Page 12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 2, 1983 mwmmmmmmm.- w - io"% eWNer 0Lbeerf.nd e" knSw o ,o ยข,l produces a inbr rahp hQ bre d Aq y Q w % d 0 t i0e k u N , t f n n n f S p Q d o v , ~ h v % Bruiers bouce Atrck'tion I Another intramural football season is now history..The new champions have been crowned, the footballs, along with the cheap shots, muddy laundry and minor injuries inherent to such under- takings have been stored away until next fall. Thoughts now turn to post- poned term papers, and finals; to Christmas and to the inevitable IM basketball season which follows... Before we place football in mothballs, however, it deserves a last hurrah. In this vein followsra recap of the cham- pionship games of 1983, which took place the week of Thanksgiving. IM Roundup Independent Bruisers 12, A'track'tions 8: If ever there was an IM matchup made in gridiron heaven, the Independent championship game was it. Featuring the speed and strength of the A'track'tions pitted against the highly disciplined and organized Bruisers, the contest was every bit as even as the score indicates, with the Bruisers nip- ping the A'track'tions 12-8. The Bruisers are one football team which leaves no one wondering whether or not they take the game seriously. The season started early in the fall for the eventual champs, tryouts for the team were held, and the roster was eventually whittled down to a sufficient number of Bruisers - 19. Yes, 19 - just enough for seperate offensive, defen- sive, and special team squads. The impressive team body-count wise showed itself to be just as impressive talent-wise. The Bruiser offense opened the game by marching down the field on their first posession, capping the drive with a six-yard touchdown pass from Tony Zambelli to Rick Katz. The A'track'tions, comprised mainly of speedsters and shotputters of the Michigan track team (hence their thinly-veiled monicker), came back to take the lead, 8-6. Alas, their aspirations for victory were thwarted by, a bruising Bruiser sweep right, with Tony Zambelli scoring the winning touchdown. Even a hint of a weakness could not be discovered on this year's Bruiser team. The offensive line of Garry Venable, Mike Fink and Dan Stakoe was stalwart, to say the least. Defen- sively, Allan Peaks and Ken Detloff kept intense pressure on the 'track' quarterback for the game's duration. According to Ross (The Bruiser) Good, organization and cohesion were essen- tial for success. "Some of us have been playing together for four and five years now," he remarked. "We know each other well, and we recruit new guys for the team every year." The Bruisers, all 19 of them (not in- cluding cheerleaders, managers, mascots, etc.) are holding their 1983 championship party somewhere in Ann Arbor tonight. While they're celebrating, dejected Independent footballers can worry about the Return of the Bruiser in 1984, and look up the definition of the only term which can describe them adequately; For- midable, with a capital 'f'. to "kill the quarterback"), defensive back Carol Patrick was given the op- portunity to pick off two passes. According to TKO, their winning. formula consisted of "a little book of plays" and a little practice. In addition, the revenge factor added an impetus, driving TKO to the champion- ship of the Women's division. Residence Hall champs of 1983, proving that the team was deserving of their name. Graduate/Faculty/Staff Legal Soul 20, D1-'B' 6: Hard to believe, but true: future barristers do get out of the Law Quad on occasion, and Legal Soul obviously put their time to good use, evidenced by their 20-6 dusting of D1- B' in the G/F/S title game. D&D (desire and defense) was the rallying flag for the Soul of 1983, ac- cording to team member Michael Wilson. The six points given up in the final were the first of the playoffs by the defense, anchored by the tenacious rush of Marty Dunn and James (Don't Call Me Stephan) Humphries. Punter A.J. Silas was extremely effective, put- ting the D1- B' offense in a hole more than once. Derrick Mayes and Michael Wilson were credited for Legal Soul's scoring. with Mayes hauling in one Milton Williams pass for a touchdown and Wilson three. Women's Bursley Elitist 28, Taylor 'A' 0: Defense was the key all season to the success of the Bursley Elitist, and it showed in their 28-0 stomping of Taylor 'A' in the Residence Hall championship contest. In fact, the Elitist was not only undefeated but also unscored upon all season, a remarkable feat in a league overrun with teams resembling (or trying to resemble) the San Diego Chargers. "Our defense wasn't complicated, but we worked well together," Elitist John Swierczewski explained. With the defensive line of Dave Sheasley, Mark Madias, and Steve Faris harrassing the Taylor quarterback, backs Chris Bookout and Swierczewski were able to each intercept a pass and Chuck Trese and C.J. Skinner knocked down several others. On offense, quarterback BIookout guided his team with two touchdown runs and six-point passes to Chad DeWeerd and Dan Cafferty. Doug Johnson also grabbed several Bookout aerials for key first downs. The Bursley Elitist thus became the Residence Hall TKO 19, Hunt 'SMA' 0: Once again, the annual feud in the Women's division has been settled, with this year's win- ner TKO gaining revenge at the expen- se of Hunt SMA with an 18-0 victory. This rivalry has been going on for several years now, according to TKO member Jody Humphries. "This is definitely a rivalry," Hum- phries remarked. "The year before last we creamed 'em, but they came back last year and did the same to us. This season it was our turn again.' And cream them they did. Alicia Seegart and Martha Rogers scored for the TKO offense, Seegart on a 50-yard run and Rogers on a pass from quarter- back Tammy Sanders. Sue Peel tallied six for the defense on a fine runback af- ter intercepting a wayward Hunt pass. Meanwhile, TKO's defense was allowing the SMA offense to do very lit- tle. Led by the imposing rush of Carol Hutchins and Humphries (whose task, Humphries stated matter-of-factly, was F'raternity Phi Delta Theta 6, Evans Scholars 0: The Phi Delts captured this year's IM Fraternity championship on the strength of a 6-0 victory over the Evans Scholars in the title game. Sean In- salaco scored the games only points on a 20-yard touchdown pass from quar- terback Mike Walker in the first half. The second half was a defensive bat- tle, marred by three Scholar's tur- novers. Scott Waldinger, Matt Troy and Paul Nolan each intercepted passes for the Phi Delts. Coach Rollie Zagnollic credited his team's success to "house enthusiasm." "We had 40 guys go out for football," said Zagnollic. "We were able to hold two, sometimes three practices a week." ................. X X ........ . . ......................... .............. ... ............... ....... .......... I Winter Term In tram urals Final Football Rankings Sport Entries Due Fraternity 1. PhiDelta Theta 2. Evans Scholars 3. Sigma Apha Mu 4. Alpha Delta Phi 5. gigma Nu Residence Hall 1. Bursley Elitist 2. Taylor 'A' 3. Little 'A' 4. Rotvig Rammers 5. Bursley Crush Independent 3. HB's 4. Needs Plus 5. W.D. Awesome Grad/Faculty/Staff 1. Legal Soul 2. D1-'B' 3. Penal Action 4. Wonkas 5. Baggies IM Scores Independent Championship: Bruisers 12, Atrack'tions 8 Women's Championship TKO 18, Hunt 'SMA' 0 Residence Hail Championship Bursley Elitist 28, Taylor 'A' 0 Basketball.. ......................... too late Ice Hockey . . . ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 10 Innertube Water Polo ................ Jan. 24 Foul Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 26 Swimming/Diving . . . . . .... Individual Paddleball .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 2 . ............Feb. 9 Mini Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 104 13 Volle yball .........................Feb. 14, 15 Team Paddleball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar. 6 Badminton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar. 8 R elays . .. . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... .. . .Mar. 12 1. Bruisers 2. A'track'tions 3. Crib 4. Lakers 5.G.~ I