Page 8 By Kevin Spiegel It was slated as the C.C. Reader As the Nightriders broke their hud- Game of the Week, and it featured the dle, Player Coach Jack McEntee couldn't guys from Capitol Campus vs. their believe his team was losing. There rivals from Hershey Medical Center. The wasn't a good feeling amongst the Nightriders from Capitol and the Zero Nightriders, because they had never Squad from Hershey both entered the been in a losing position before. game with impressive undefeated One fan who was sitting on the records. It would be a showdown of the sidelines rooting her favorite guv on was titans. Lyne Dee DeLallo. She was so "into" the The first quarter was scoreless, but game that she felt like she was a part of contained its share of spectacular defen- the Nightriders. But "Babe," we all know sive plays. For the Zero Squad, Andy that you are too cute for this brutal game Evancho picked off a Nightrider pass. called football. The Nightriders played inspired defense themselves, led by their pair of book ends, Steve Cremo and Mark Furman. ' With a little over two minutes left in the first half, Hershey's Marty DeFran cesco intercepted a Jerry Weiss pass and brought it back to about the three-yard line. The Nightrider defense dug in and penetrated their opponents' line. Names like Cremo, Furman, Foltz, and Wolf performed outstandingly on the goal-line stance. But,-on the Zero Squad's third attempt, QB Marty DeFrancesco scamp ered around right end for the game's first score. The extra point was blocked by someone's gorilla arm, and it was 6-0. Feeling down and stunned, Mark Wolf took things into his own. hands. s.. He took a reverse hand-off and raced 60 yards to the Zero Squad's 30. As time was running out in the first half, QB Jerry Weiss connected with Wolf on a beautiful post pattern in the end zone, but referee Frank Notturno ruled the play out of bounds. So at the half the score was 6-0 in favor of the Zero Squad. At the half-time intermission, the 1.M.F.F.C.&5.1.D. (Intramural Flag Football Commissioner & Sports Infor mation Director) Tony Beccone--who loves his title-- was pacing up and down the sidelines worrying about the game and his job. Whether or not the Night riders would come back in the second half, and whether or not Bud Smitley would retire from the Athletic Director position, were the two questions Tony and I were discussing. (You see, Tony thinks that now he has a title and an office, his next challenge is Bud Smit ley's job.) Capitolizing on Sports Nightriders O'd uad Quarterback M. continued on Page 7 3 Offensive Stars Marty DeFrancesco * Mike Watson * Jerry Weiss 3 Defensive Stars Mark Wolf Russ Oakley • Mark Furman * Denotes players from the Zero Squad Editors' Note: We regret any inconven ience caused by the appearance of the article written by "The Coach" last issue on the Sports page. The policy designed by the Editors is to promote the athletic activities held here at Capitol Campus, of those through the Penn State system. If we would concentrate our efforts solely on national sports items covered in the numerous dailies across the country, that would defeat the whole purpose of a sports column in a biweekly newspaper. The post-season trade predictions and weekly college football polls can best be read in yoyr favorite daily paper or be seen every Sunday on CBS with Jimmy The Greek. We always welcome sports articles that adhere to this basic policy, so feel free at any time to contribute. —Sports Editors ;y DeFrancesco unleashes a st Thursday, October 29, 1981 [Above]: Nightriders Quarterback Jerry Weiss, under heavy pressure from a quick defender gets a pass off just in time. Meanwhile, in some indoor athletics4Below], John Portz pulls up for a jumper during practice last week. It's That Time Again . The Penn State Capitol Campus Basketball team kicks off its 1981 cam paign Monday, November 16, at Alvernia College in Reading. The Lions are looking for a productive season this year with many new players ready to see plenty of action. However, players are still needed for the squad as Coach Dan Phillips looks to rebound from an 8-22 record last year. Returning members Jim Flateb , , Greg Gaudi, Ed "Imp" McDonald, John Ports, Sal Sebastiani, and Mike Smith should provide the necessary expertise for a winning season. Of course, Tony Beccone will be leading the cheers with the Capitol cheerleaders at all the home games, and screaming at the "Blind" referees. The C.C.Reader will cover an in-depth report on the upcoming basketball season in the next issue, complete with photos from the practice sessions. Don't miss it! C.C. Reeder
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