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San Diego, Tuesday, January 5, 1982 C-3 Torero spurts not enough; Lions pull out another one By TR Reinman Tribune Sportswriter cent in the second half when Southeastern was shooting 52 percent, guard Rusty Whitmarsh scored 16 pomts, and 1 THE TRIBUNE

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center Dave Heppell added 12. But the other three start- ers, Jones, forward Robby Roberts and guard John Prun- ty, totaled only nine points. . Meanwhile, forward Jerry Kelly was busy scoring 27 pomL for the Lions, mostly on layups and turnarounds of the 10-foot vanety, plus nine-of-nine from the free-throw line. r· h If" ''They forced us out of our game plan m the irst a , Kelly aid of the Toreros. "We never could get. the ball into the post or the corner." But that was m the first half. In the second half they dominated the inside game." Why? , '·Well,'' said Kelly, "coach (Ken Fortenberry) chewed us out." , h "We didn t do a good Job on the boards and thats w .Y we got down." offered Forten_berry. "This US~ team 1s one aggressive ballclub. This 1s the most physical game we've been in this year" . The Lions figure to be in another one tomorrow rught , when they play U.S. International Universitv at Mira Mesa High. Southeastern opened its season with a 67-66 win at home against USIU, which last mght Jost on the road to No. 9-ranked Wichita State 92-67 ''They are a very talented ballclub," said Fortenberry of the Gulls. "They shoot the ball well ancl handle it well. We'll have to play a good ballgame. Their guy (Don) , Robinson can play with anyone" ., . It'll be another physical ballgame, said Kelly. ·'Thef 11 (USIU) be much better than th1 team (USD), I , know that I'll have my hands full with the man I'll be watching, that Robinson." 'They're (the Lions) a good team, very patient," re- called lJSIU Coach Freddie Goss after his loss in Wichita , last night "They were like a mirror image of us We were in control, leading by seven to 10 pomts for most of the second half. Then we took some bad shots that cost us and a last-second shot dribbled around the rim and out and we lost."

It was precisely the kind of ~asketball ~ame the Uni- versity of San Diego had to wm but d1dn t a year ago when it lost nine one-point ballgames on its way to a 10-16 record. . . It was precisely the kind of game Southeastern Lou1~1- ana has come to play this season, a one-point game decid- ed m the final minutes. This was the Lions' seventh such game of the 10 they ve played. and their fourth such win of the five they've claimed It was 60-59 in favor of Southeastern, a development that made it clear who had fallen, at least for the time being from USO Coach Jim Brovelli's favor. ''They deserved to beat •1s. Simple," he sai~. "They played aggressive basketball and made us turn rt over. I thought we were standing around when we shouldn't have been We didn't shoot well. I thought we had some good shots, but they didn't fall. We've got t_o play 40 min~tes ~t our peak We cannot go in spurts which we did tonight. l SD led 28-24 at halftime after leading 26-12 with 4:10 o play m the half. But a few USD substitutions and a 12-2 theastern spurt later, it was a ballgame agam. ,, . ' 1 m never concerned with bemg up 12 or down, said Brovel11. "It's a 40-minute game. Anything can happen." In the second half it did. There were three ties and nine lead changes until Lion guard Bo Bo Mc~air hit a layup to put his team on top for good at 50-49 with 4:12 left. •·We're a much better team than 5-5," insisted USD forward Gerald Jones. "We just have to play like we're capable of playing. We play good at times and then maybe we just get overconfident. We'll pla:, tough and hen slack up. I iust hope we can be ready by conference 1me., Its been up and down since the Santa Barbara game a blowout loss on the road followed by a close loss to Califorma here and a close win over Northern Arizona there before last night's loss)," Brovelli said. "We have to get back to where we can put 40 minutes together For the Toreros, who shot 41 percent, including 34 per-

mght at USD's gym. The visitmg Lions pulled off a 60-59 victory their fourth one-pomt wm of sea- son - Tribune photo by Don Bartlett1

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Sentinel Wednesday, January 20, 1982 Local cornerbacks ponder future (Continued from page B·1) the country as he was named the runner-up for top defensive player honors.

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year I didn't have any idea how good we were going to be," Herbert said. "Usually it takes a few games to see what type of talent you have . After the first couple games, we knew we had the chance for a good season." "The thing that made Dan a super player was his player intelligence," said Williams. "He played free safety for us and his intelligence was the key. "He's the type of person that I would hope my two sons would grow up to be like." Dan Herbert has passed his football test. Now he will try to prove himself as a student, the main reason he went to USD. For Vernon Dean, his story started out like Herbert's. He was playing football at U.S. International University before they dropped the program in 1979. He was considered one of the top players on the USIU squad after he intercepted 10 passes in that last season. The following year he transferred to San Diego State, where he promptly was injured in the team's second game and was redshirted. After shaking all the injuries he became one of the top defensive backs in the country this season. That was proved by the fact that he was selected to play in three post season all-star contests. In addition to the Gold Bowl, he was showcased in the Blue-Gray game in Mont- gomery, Ala. and the East-West Shrine Game in Palo Alto. In the first two contests, Dean gained support from scouts around

"The one thing I've gotten from playing in all three games is a lot of experience," said the 5-11, 185-pounder from Los Angeles, who was a first team Western Athletic Conference cornerback. "Also I felt I played pretty good in all the games, and when you play good it gets your confidence up.'' During the beginning of the season the Aztecs confidence level was sky high. They won their first four games, including an upset over highly rated Iowa State. Things went drastically downhill from there. They proceded to lose five of their las1 seven games to finish 6-5. "The season went about how I expected," said Dean after playing most of the Gold Bowl. "It was coach (Doug) Scovil's first year, and we started out hot, but it finished ahQ_Ut the way Ithought it would." · Dean feels like Herbert in response to playing in the first Gold Bowl. "It was a lot of fun to play in it, especially in front of a home crowd," he said. "But I look at it as just another game, it's no different from any of the others." He said each of the post season games has helped him. "Each game I've had .more confidence when I went out into the field." He's gained more than confidence during the last three games. He's gotten the attention of pro scouts, many who rate him as one of the top cornerbacks coming out of college. As far as the draft goes, Dean says he can't worry about it anymore. "There really isn't any thing else I can do," he said.

ELouisiana 60-59 Victor Over Toreros By GLAE THIEN, Times Staff Writtr

SAN DIEGO-The University of San Diego basket- ball team appeared quite good at times but also looked the opposite on occasions Monday night. From owning a 26-12 lead in the opening half, the Toreros fell nine points behind after halCtlme and even- tually dropped a 60-59 decision to Southeast Louisiana before 235 fans at the USO Sports Center. "We just don't have consistency yet," Torero Coach Jim Brovelli said before repeating a familiar line. "We do well in stretches, but we have to put 40 minutes together." USO trailed, 52-49, when It called timeout with 3:15 remaining to plot a comeback, but the Lions' Troy Hall ruined those plans with two consecutive steals leading to baskets. Wayne Booker scored the first on a dunk, Hill took care of the next one, and the Toreros signalled again for a halt in play. Two free throws by Booker followed to cap a IO-point streak by Southeast Louisiana and give the Lions a 58- 49 edge with 2: 19 left. Yet, USO rallied and had a chance to close within two points with more than a minute to play. But the Toreros missed a shot and saw the ball go out of bounds to the L ons on the rebound. With 50 seconds to go, Bo Bo McNalr then connected on the front end of a bonus free-throw situation to score what proved to be the difference. USD's Rich Davis tightened the margin with a basket with 37 seconds to go and then stole the ball back. However, he missed on another attempt. The Toreros were forced to foul again and regained possession when a free-throw attempt by Hall didn't connect, but two e throws by David Heppell with nine seconds left ren'tenough for USO. • In our situation, we have to be at our peak all the me," Brovelli said. "We Just don't have the great indi- 1dual that can carry us." Jerry Kelley was such a man for the Lions, at least In the second half when he scored 19 ofhis8 game-high 27 pomts. Both schools now have 5-5 records. USO will play at home at 7,35 p.m. Wednesday against Fresno Pacific.

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