Page 8 1989 Super Bowl: "California Here I Come" by Tony Guzzardo The theme of the Super Bowl, before it was played, was focussed on "Welcome to the Jungle' 1 as an intense Bengal faithful readied for the big game. It quickly turned to the musical hymn of "California, Here I Come”, as the 49ers of San Francisco shot down the defense and offense of the Cincinnati Bengals to win the 1989 Super Bowl 20-16. It was the third time this decade that San Francisco has had the honor of being regarded as the best team in the N.F.L. and some even say they are the team of the Bo's. The first half ended without a touchdown being scored for the first time in Super Bowl history, however two field goals has the game tied up at 3. Two more field goals after the start of the third quarter knotted the game at 6, that is until Bengals Stanley Jennings took a San Francisco kickoff 93 y ards back for a touchdown to give the Bengals the lead at 13-6 with 50 seconds left in the 3rd quarter. The 49ers then came alive, or should I say the trio of Joe Montana, Jerry Rice (game M.V.P.), and Roger Craig, came alive. Montana hit both Rice and Craig with short dips and medium passes which culminated with a 14-yard strike from Montana to Rice with only 2 minutes gone in the 4th quarter. This evened the score at 13. The Bengals then went up by 3 when Jim Breech hit a field goal with about 3 minutes left in the 1989 Ski Racing Schedule Tues. Feb. 14 Blue Mountain Tues. Feb. 21 Blue Mountain Tues. Feb. 28 Montage - Fi nal Race & Awards Party 1989 Intramurals Schedule February Swimming Carnival 2/10 2/16 Rambo II (Weight Lifting Contest) 2/10 2/16 March 5 on 5 Basketball 2/24 3/6 Badmiton Tourney 3/3 3/9 2-Man Co-Ed Hoop Shootout 3/3 3/23 3 on 3 Mens Volleyball Tournament Week of 3/27-3/31 game. This set the stage for Montana's heroics. The 49ers were forced to start on their own 8 yard line due to a penalty oh the kickoff. Montana hit Craig, John Frank, and Rice with short passes and Craig bulled his way for a few yards to put the 49ers at their own 35. Montana then hit Rice with what some people regarded as the biggest play of the drive... a 17 yard pass from Montana to Rice that put the 49ers in Bengals territory on the 48. Montana then completed al3 yard pass to Craig to put them on the Bengals 35. The Bengals got revenge; however, as the 49ers were called for an "illegal receiver downfield “ penalty which made it second and 20 with only 1:15 left in the game. It was short-lived though as Montana split the Bengal secondary with a 27 yard strike to Rice that put them on the Bengal 18 yard line. Montana then went to Craig, with double coverage on Rice, to put the 49ers on the 10. The end to this dramatic drive came on the very next play. As Rice had double coverage on him, John Taylor split the middle defenders to catch alO y ard pass with 34 seconds remaining to give the 49ers a tremendous come from behind 20-16 win. The Bengals, along with losing the Super Bowl, also felt other bad news as their All-Pro nose tackle Tim Krumrie went down 5 minutes into the first quarter with a broken leg. 1989 Ski Team Todd Rudy Chris Smith Andy Auston Matt Martinelli Mike Newman Tom Turse Silvia Cordier Coreen Evans Christina Reyes P.S.U. Hazleton Campus Basketball Schedule 1989 Wed. Feb. 8 Mont Alto Penn State (A) 7:30 Sat. Feb. 11 Schuykill Penn State (H) 1 :00 Mon. Feb. 13 Luzerne Community College (A) 1 :00 Wed .Feb. 15 Susquehanna U. J.V. (A) 5:30 Sat. Feb. 18 C.C.A.C. Eastern Regionals T.B.A. Tue. Feb. 21 C.C.A.C. Eastern Championship T.B.A. Fri. Feb. 24 C.C.A.C. State Championship T.B.A. University Park the Highacres Determined, yet frustrated. Talented, yet unexperienced. Down, but not out. These are all key words that describe this I years Hazleton Campus basketball j team. According to coach Tom i Caccese, the record doesn't show the quality of the young team, possibly the most talented team on this campus in a decade. But the team is definately unexperienced, with ten first year players, four of which are starting freshman. Although they have only won two of their sixteen games, Caccese feels that there is still a chance to have a good league record. Of course, not much is ever expected from any athletic team during a rebuilding year, but Caccese states that the team is playing, "Well above the playing level expected." Chris Biggler is scoring well over 20 points a game, while Lamont Williams is coming close to breaking the school record of 23 rebounds, with showings as close as 19 and 20. From the foul line, the team is shooting 7598. Overall, a steady improvement is evident in all aspects of play. However, a brutal opening schedule and inexperience have j proved to be the most powerful I opponents to the young team, and along with the building frustration ollegian Physical Education Building Schedule Gymnasium Intramurals Wt. Room (Club) M thru R 9:00-9:00 pm & Excercise F 9:00-5:00 pm Sat. 1:00-5:00 pm Bowling Lanes MW 2:30-5:00 pm (other hours will be scheduled later) Swimming Pool M thru F 12:00-1 :0Q pm M thru R 6:00-8:30 pm , Sat 2:00-4:00 pm Raquetball Courts MW F 12.00-12:45 pm 2:00-5:00 pm TR 9:00-5:00 pm MW 6:00-9:00 pm TR 7:30-9:00 pm ♦♦Pertains to the last seven weeks of second semester Feel free to call 450-3077 to confirm a scheduled time Highacres Basketball by Bill Reader 11 :50-12:45 pm 3:00-5:00 pm MW F TR 11 :00-6:00 pm M thru R 6:00-9:00 pm Sat. 1-.00-5:00 pm **MWF 12:00-12:45 pm 3:00-5:00 pm **T R 11:00-5:00 pm **M thru R 7:30-9:00 pm **S 1:00-5:00 pm from losing games in the last minutes only hinders them more. The pivotal game of the season could have been the infamous Scranton game. The game was going to make or break the team, more or less...that win would put them back into the bid for the championship. The game was close, very close, but the continuing frustration caused fouls to become more and more frequent, until Caccese lost his temper altogether, forcing the referee to eject him from the game. A fight almost broke out, and the final seconds of the game had both teams sitting the bench. The main idea behind this is that the fan support has been poor; the worst attendance in years. Fans can often make all th difference in the close games. The Scranton game not only had a low attendance, but even some negative fan support. Overall, it was ugly. But the team has put the past behind them, and with a devasting win over Ogontz the team is now on the rise. Perhaps the game against Scranton was pivotal - it has given the team even more reason to prove themselves as a winning team. And with a little more fan support, maybe we can help them reach their goal. February 1989
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