SPORTS _« --.. -- The Michigan Daily Wednesday, November 18, 1981 Page 7 ,, . ,; ; SINCICH AND OTHERS PROVING WORTH Froshpay) By DREW SHARP Al Sincich, Michigan football's 1981 Rookie of the Year? It sounds strange considering most of the freshmen hoopla went to the likes of Greg Washington, Clay Miller, and Brian Mercer. But, Sincich has played a pivotal role in the rejuven- ation of the Wolverine defense the last few games. SINCE TAKING over the middle guard position for the Northwestern game, the 6-1, 220-pounder from Cleveland has been cemented into the position. "There were a lot in injuries on the defense this year," said Sincich. "So, I guess they decided to go to the underclass and see how they would react under the pressure. I was very sur- prised at first when they put me into the starting lineup. The guy who was ahead of me (Doug James) got injured against Iowa, so they told me I was going to play. I had the whole week to prepare for it so it wasn't like I was just thrown into the fire." Sincich looked like a seasoned veteran against Purdue last Saturday, combining seven tackles with four assists. "LAST WEEK, was definitely my best game of the season. Our intensity was really good down in Purdue. Our defense came together when it had to and we were able to pull it out. It's good that we're playing this well going into the Ohio State game. "I'm from Ohio so I'm naturally excited about the game. It would be nice beating my home state. For us to come back from those two losses and be in a position to go to the Rose Bowlis a great accompjishment. e grid roles Although Sincich has made the most noticeable con- tribution to the Wolverines this season, other first-year per- formers have made their presence known. RICK ROGERS, a freshman running back from Inkster, has rambled for 125 yards this season in 21 carries for a six yard average and one touchdown. Rogers was recruited as a tailback, but Michigan coach Bo Schembechler looks to have plans of turning Rogers into a Stanley Edwards-type fullback. "I just wapt to play," said Rogers. "If they want to use me as a fullback, that's fine with me." Tight end Eric Kattus is another freshman who is raising the eyebrows of the Michigan coaching staff with his quickness and hustle on the specialty teams. THE 6-6, 220-pounder from Cincinnati possess speed (4.6 in the 40) which hasn't been seen in a Michigan tight end since the days of Doug Marsh. "Norm(Betts) and Craig (Dunaway) aren't really slow," said Dunaway. "They can get down the field when they have to. The fact that I do have a good speed may help my chan- ces, but all I'm going to do is try my hardest to get the job done.' You've just got to set goals for yourself, and then go out and achieve them." Two highly regarded freshmen who are having disappoin- ting seasons are Mercer and Miller. Disappointing because they both have suffered injuries which finished them for the season.- MILLER INJURED his knee against Purdue and had AP Top Twenty 1. Pittsburgh (63) .....9-.0-0 1,354 2. Clemson (5) ....... 10-4-0 1,290 3. Georgia ........... 9-1-0 1,169 4. Alabama .......... 8-1-1 1,128 5. Nebraska......... 8-2-0 972 6. So. Methodist......91-0 924 7. MICHIGAN.......8-2-0 875 8. Texas...........7-1-1 873 9. So. Mississippi.....8-0-1 810 10. Southern Cal......8-2-0 678 11. Miami (Fla.)-...... 7-2-0 661 12. North Carolina ..... 8-2-0 521 13. Penn. St............ 7-2-0 509 14. Washington St.......8-1-1 461 15. UCLA..............7-2-1 457. 16. Arkansas............8-2-0 320 17. Washington ........ 8-2-0 320 18. Brigham Young,. 9-2-0 184 19. Iowa.............7-3-0 166 20. Arizona St.........7-2-0 165 UPI Top Twenty 1. Pittsburgh (40) ..... 9-0-0 628 2. Clemson (2).........10-0-0 584 3. Georgia ............ 9-1-0 515 4. Alabama............8-1-1 505 5. Nebraska .........8-2-0 '452 6. MICHIGAN ........ 8-2-0 387 7. Texas,.... .... 7-1-1 383 8. So. Mississippi.....8-0-1 321 .9. Southern Cal........8-2-0 214 10. Arkansas............8-2-0 195 11. North Carolina ..... 8-2-0 185 12. Washington St......8-1-1 169 13. UCLA ............. 7-2-1 162, 14. Penn St ............ 7-2-0 145 15. Brigham Young .... 9-2-0 66 16. Washington.........8-2-0 62 17. Iowa .............. 7-3-0 42 18. Ohio St ............. 7-3-0 18 19. West Virginia ...... 8-2-0 17 20. Missouri.........7-3-0 13 Daily rhoto Dy KIMm "I FRESHMAN AL SINCICH (53) lays a hit on an opponent in a 38-0 victory -over Northwestern earlier this season. Women blast JCC in By LARRY MISHKIN Michigan coach Gloria Soluk and her. women's basketball squad moved one step closer to the beginning of its regular season last night. The Wolverine women hoopsters faced the Jackson Community College Golden Jets in a pre-season warm-up at Crisler Arena. The event consisted of five scrimmages. In the first scrimmage,' with both teams playing their starting five, Michigan handily defeated Jackson 54- 38 as the Wolverines outplayed and outran the Golden Jets. In the other four scrimmages, with each team using different combinations of players in order to give everyone some court time, MIichigan dominated all four winning by scores of 19-6, 34-9, 18-9 and 16-9. HIGH SCORERS for the Michigan women were Lori Gnatkowski, 25 poin- ts, Diane Dietz, 24 points, and fresh- man Peg Harte 18 points. Veronica Ruff led all Jackson scorers with 22 GRIDDE PICKS A new twist has been added to this week's Griddes contest. Games 19 and '20, involving the Daily Libels and Libelles are actual games. Therefore, for this week only, there is a possibility (but hardly a probability) that the Daily squads could go down to defeat. So, if you would like a chance to win a free one-item Pizza from Pizza 'Bob's and to compete with the Daily football "experts," get your picks in to the Daily (420 Maynard) by midnight Friday. 1. OhioState at MICHIGAN (pick score) 2.Wisconsin at Minnesota 1,4llinois at Northwestern 4.-Michigan State at Iowa 5 . Purdue at Indiana 6. 8MU at Arkansas 7. Washington State at Washington 8. UCLA at USC 9. Clemson at South Carolina 10. Notre Dalme at Penn State 11. Nebraska at Oklahoma 12. Harvard at Yale 13: Virginia at Maryland 14:' Miami (Fla.) at North Carolina St. 15. Mississippi at Mississippi State 16. Oregon State at Oregon it. Ball State at Illinois State 18. California at Stanford 10; Ohio State Lpnternettes at -DAILY LIBELLES 2.0. Ohio State Lantern at DAILY LIBELS points. "We looked good tonight," said Soluk. "Our shooting was good but our defen- se was a little suspect. We didn't get in- to our offense very much because we were almost always able to run the fast break against them." Soluk indicated that her starting five for this season will probably consist 'of Freshman June Hardy at the post position, Katie Harte and Gnatkowski at guards and Dietz and Peg Harte at forwards. Freshm who was the player last year, will also. playing time. "THIS IS probably team I've ever coac "We are way ahea ever been at this sta kids have been wor were together over1 really helped.". According to Soluk f scrimmages Zan Connie Doutt, to have to rely on speed and running the of the yearin Ohio fast break as well as blocking out be seeing a lot of because they will be weak up on the boards. y the best Michigan "We'll be playing a running passing shed," said Soluk. game," Soluk said. "We'll use a no cen- d of where we've ter offense. Our players play better ge in the past. The around the paremeter." I rking hard. They Michigan's final pre-season scrim- the summer and it mage will be Monday night when the Wolverines will host Adrian in a 6:00 ;, the team is going contest at Crisler. DIANE DIETZ (left) leaps for a rebound against Jackson Community College. Dietz scored 24 points in last night's scrimmage. surgery earlier this week, while Mercer has been redshirted after injuring his kidney on the lone carry he had this season. "I hurt it against Notre Dame and everyone thought that it would be best for me to sit out the remainder of the season, so I was redshirted," said Mer- cer. "I'm just going to have to work hard next season and hopefully, I'll get in there. But, chances are, they'll probably be some good freshmen coming next year. - -I NOW ...0 HAVE BLATZ DRAFT BEER ANYTIME, ANYWHERE! ATTENTION Juniors, Seniors, Grad Students BUILD YOUR CREDIT " Picnics " Bar-B-Qs " Parties Beach." Tailgate." 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