PREP FOOTBALL
STATE FINALS
DIVISION I
At Fawcett Stadium, Canton
(1) Cin. St. Xavier (14-0) vs. (3) Massillon Washington (13-1), Tomorrow, 7 p.m.
DIVISION II
At Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Massillon
(2) Canfield (14-0) vs. (2) Central Catholic (13-1), Tonight, 7 p.m.
DIVISION III
At Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Massillon
(1) Steubenville (14-0) vs. (3) Cols. DeSales (10-4), Today, 11 a.m.
DIVISION IV
At Fawcett Stadium, Canton
(1) Youngs. Mooney (12-2) vs. (2) Coldwater (14-0), Tomorrow, 11 a.m.
DIVISION V
At Fawcett Stadium, Canton
(1) Patrick Henry (14-0) vs. (1) Cin. Hills Christian (14-0), Today, 3 p.m.
DIVISION VI
At Paul Brown Tiger Stadium, Massillon
(3) Steubenville Cath. Cent. (11-3) vs. (5) Delphos St. John s (12-2), Tomorrow, 3 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Boys
(All games at 7:30 unless noted)
City League
TONIGHT
Springfield at Bowsher
Clay at Stritch
Sandusky at Libbey
St. Francis at Perrysburg
Maumee at Waite
Southview at Whitmer
Woodward vs. Hilliard Darby at Zanesville tourney
TOMORROW
Findlay at Rogers
Scott at Eastmoor Academy
Waite at Fremont Ross
Woodward at Zanesville tourney
Northern Lakes League
TONIGHT
Fremont Ross at Bowling Green
TOMORROW
Maumee at Northview
Rossford at Perrysburg
Springfield at Anthony Wayne
Southview at Bowling Green
Suburban Lakes League
TONIGHT
Genoa at Oak Harbor
Danbury at Gibsonburg
Woodmore at Port Clinton
TOMORROW
Oak Harbor at Lake
Old Fort at Lakota
Swanton at Otsego
Woodmore at Liberty-Benton
TAAC
TONIGHT
Northwood at Bettsville
TOMORROW
Emmanuel Baptist at Monclova Christian
Toledo Christian at Holgate
NWOAL
TOMORROW
Archbold at Wauseon
Van Wert at Bryan
Pettisville at Delta
Evergreen at North Central
Liberty Center at Tinora
Montpelier at Hicksville
Midland Athletic League
TONIGHT
Carey at Riverdale
Fremont St. Joe at Mansfield St. Pete
North Baltimore at Van Buren
Monroeville at Seneca East
Tiffin Calvert at Sandusky St. Mary
Hopewell-Loudon at Vanlue
TOMORROW
Vanlue at Bettsville
Sandusky St. Mary at St. Wendelin
Cory Rawson at Hopewell Loudon
Wynford at Mohawk
New Riegel at Margaretta
Miller City at North Baltimore
Edison at Seneca East
Sandusky Bay Conf.
TONIGHT
Western Reserve at Margaretta
TOMORROW
New Riegel at Margaretta
Blanchard Valley
TONIGHT
Ft. Jennings at Arlington
Cory Rawson at Ottoville
Holgate at Leipsic
Ayersville at McComb
TOMORROW
Arlington at Ada
Columbus Grove at Hardin Northern
McComb at Bluffton
Pandora-Gilboa at Allen East
Green Meadows Conf.
TONIGHT
Edgerton at Hamilton, Ind.
Miller City at Tinora
TOMORROW
Fayette at Antwerp
Ayersville at Ft. Jennings
Edgerton at Stryker
Wayne Trace at Parkway
Putnam Country
TONIGHT
Paulding at Columbus Grove
Ft. Recovery at Kalida
TOMORROW
Columbus Grove at Hardin Northern
Continental at Paulding
Miller City at North Baltimore
Ottoville at Lincolnview
Other NW Ohio
TONIGHT
Defiance at Napoleon
Findlay at Fostoria
Monclova Christian at Cornerstone Christian
Lima Sr. at Ottawa-Glandorf
Tiffin Columbian at Clyde
TOMORROW
Bellevue at Huron
Lima Sr. at Defiance
Girls
LAST NIGHT
Maumee 8 12 15 18 10 63
Swanton 11 8 17 17 2 55
Maumee: Diegel 5-1-4-17, Kolbow 2-7-11, DeAngelo 4-2-10, Matyi 1-4-0-14, Haas 2-2-1-11. Totals: 14-7-14--63.
Swanton: Willson 2-3-4-17, Dominic 0-1-0-3, Hilton 3-0-6, LaVigne 7-5-19, Wilson 2-6-10. Totals: 14-4-15--55.
JV: Swanton 26-14
Holgate 12 16 25 20 73
Toledo Christian 14 15 6 14 49
HOLGATE: Kristi Rothman 2-1-0-7, Clady 2-9-13, Beth Giesige 4-1-2-13, Rohrs 1-0-2, Carli Rothman 1-3-0-11, Cassie Giesige 0-6-2-20, Becca Giesige 1-1-2-7. Totals: 11-12-15-73.
TOLEDO CHRISTIAN: Emmenecker 6-2-14, Cellier 4-1-4-15, Longenecker 4-0-8, Duvall 0-5-5, Beauch 2-0-4, Cuckler 0-1-1, Schad 1-0-2. Totals: 17-1-12-49.
JV: Holgate, 19-14.
Ottawa-Glandorf 13 9 15 19 56
Defiance 11 12 9 18 50
OTTAWA-GLANDORF:Kiracofe 2-4-8, Gerdeman 3-1-7, Bingley 4-0-8, Ducey 3-2-2-14, White 5-4-14, Shalter 0-1-1, Ellerbrock 2-0-4. Totals: 19-2-12-56..
DEFIANCE: Hillman 3-1-1-12, Jackson 0-5-0-15, Gallagher 1-1-2-7, Parsosns 3-0-6, McDonald 2-0-4, Schrag 1-0-2, Mick 2-0-4. Totals: 12-7-3-50.
Continental 5 8 19 6 38
Hicksville 10 12 3 16 41
CONTINENTAL: McKean 2-1-0-7, Streicher 1-2-4, Spitnale 4-1-9, Karhott 1-0-2, Hanefeld 1-0-2, Jones 2-0-4, Coble 1-1-3, Spitnale 2-1-0-7. Totals: 14-2-4-38.
HICKSVILLE: K. Johnson 2-1-5, L. Jones 3-0-6, Headley 1-4-6, Turnbull 2-0-4, Rosebrock 1-0-2, Katschke 0-4-4, Miller 3-2-2-14. Totals: 12-2-11-41.
Genoa 15 21 17 15 68
Northwood 19 11 16 14 60
Genoa: Eli 1-1-3; Imbery 3-0-6; Traver 1-0-2; McWatters 1-1-3; Schaenwald 0-1-0-3; Kontak 9-1-2-24; Nissen 4-1-9; Darling 6-2-14; Robertson 2-0-4. Totals: 27-2-8-68.
Northwood: Reighard 4-3-11; Ziegler 3-2-6-18; Porter 1-2-4; Shaneck 3-0-6; Bogart 5-9-19; Klenke 2-0-4. Totals 17-2-20-60.
JV: Genoa 41-22.
Rossford 21 14 10 9 54
Maumee Valley 0 12 22 3 37
ROSSFORD: Mullins 1-0-2, Obrock 6-0-12, Wagner 2-0-4, Keller 9-4-22, Sloan 0-2-2-8, Miller 3-0-6. Totals: 21-2-6-54.
MAUMEE VALLEY: LeSage 1-0-2, Yechoor 0-2-2, Choka 1-3-0-11, Rorick 2-0-4, Micham 1-0-2, Holman 5-1-3-16. Totals: 10-4-5-37
JV: Rossford, 49-4.
Hopewell-Loudon 8 9 8 12 37
Carey 13 14 9 13 49
HOPEWELL-LOUDON: Chapman 4-0-8, Kreals 4-0-8, Carrie Ritzler 0-1-3-6, Courtney Ritzler 1-2-4, Hohman 3-1-2-11. Totals: 12-2-7-37.
CAREY: Jacoby 5-1-3-16, Spurlock 5-2-12, Putnam 1-2-4, Watson 3-2-8, Windau 3-3-9 Totals: 17-1-12-49.
NFL
SUNDAY
Buffalo at Miami, 1
Minnesota at Detroit, 1
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 1
Green Bay at Chicago, 1
Houston at Baltimore, 1
Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1
Atlanta at Carolina, 1
Tampa Bay vs. New Orleans at Baton Rouge, La., 1
Jacksonville at Cleveland, 1
Washington at St. Louis, 4:05
Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05
Denver at Kansas City, 4:15
N.Y. Jets at New England, 4:15
Oakland at San Diego, 8:30
MONDAY
Seattle at Philadelphia, 9
Injury Report
Sunday
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (8-3) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (4-7) Jaguars: OUT: QB Byron Leftwich (ankle). PROBABLE: S Deon Grant (shoulder); RB Fred Taylor (ankle); LB Patrick Thomas (hamstring); T Maurice Williams (shoulder). Browns: QUESTIONABLE: G Joe Andruzzi (calf); G Cosey Coleman (knee); QB Trent Dilfer (knee); DT Ethan Kelley (knee); DE Alvin McKinley (ankle); S Brodney Pool (ankle); DE Orpheus Roye (knee). PROBABLE: RB William Green (ankle).
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (6-5) AT DETROIT LIONS (4-7) Vikings: OUT: G Toniu Fonoti (groin); CB Fred Smoot (shoulder). DOUBTFUL: DT Kevin Williams (knee). PROBABLE: DT Spencer Johnson (knee). Lions: OUT: S Terrence Holt (elbow). QUESTIONABLE: LB Donte Curry (thigh); RB Paul Smith (hamstring). PROBABLE: QB Jeff Garcia (lower leg); RB Kevin Jones (thigh).
GREEN BAY PACKERS (2-9) AT CHICAGO BEARS (8-3) Packers: OUT: S Jeremy Thornburg (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: TE Bubba Franks (concussion/back); RB Reshard Lee (ribs); LB Robert Thomas (quadriceps); DT Corey Williams (calf). Bears: OUT: RB Cedric Benson (knee). PROBABLE: CB Jerry Azumah (hip); G Ruben Brown (chest); DT Tommie Harris (knee); C Olin Kreutz (elbow).
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (7-4) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (3-8) Buccaneers: QUESTIONABLE: S Will Allen (knee); TE Anthony Becht (knee); K Matt Bryant (hamstring); LB Marquis Cooper (chest); DE Dewayne White (hamstring). Saints: OUT: TE Ernie Conwell (knee); LB Courtney Watson (knee). QUESTIONABLE: S Steve Gleason (neck); WR Az-Zahir Hakim (back/ribs); WR Lance Moore (hamstring).
ATLANTA FALCONS (7-4) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (8-3) Falcons: QUESTIONABLE: DE Brady Smith (toe). PROBABLE: WR Brian Finneran (illness); DT Antwan Lake (back); WR Dez White (knee). Panthers: QUESTIONABLE: S Idrees Bashir (thigh); LB Dan Morgan (ankle). PROBABLE: TE Kris Mangum (knee).
BUFFALO BILLS (4-7) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (4-7) Bills: QUESTIONABLE: TE Mark Campbell (hamstring); CB Terrence McGee (hamstring); S Lawyer Milloy (foot); T Mike Williams (chest). Dolphins: DOUBTFUL: LB Zach Thomas (shoulder/ankle). QUESTIONABLE: WR Marty Booker (calf); DE David Bowens (ankle/hamstring); G Rex Hadnot (knee). PROBABLE: T Anthony Alabi (elbow).
CINCINNATI BENGALS (8-3) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (7-4) Bengals: DOUBTFUL: DT Bryan Robinson (foot). QUESTIONABLE: CB Patrick Body (ankle). PROBABLE: T Willie Anderson (knee); CB Greg Brooks (tooth); DE Duane Clemons (ribs); S Anthony Mitchell (thigh); WR Tab Perry (knee); LB Brian Simmons (hip); DE Justin Smith (arm); WR Kelley Washington (tooth). Steelers: OUT: T Marvel Smith (ankle). DOUBTFUL: QB Charlie Batch (right hand); LB Andre Frazier (hamstring). PROBABLE: RB Jerome Bettis (knee); LB James Farrior (knee); QB Ben Roethlisberger (right thumb); DE Aaron Smith (back); CB Deshea Townsend (knee); DE Kimo Von Oelhoffen (knee).
DALLAS COWBOYS (7-4) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (7-4) Cowboys: QUESTIONABLE: CB Anthony Henry (groin); C Al Johnson (knee). PROBABLE: LB Scott Shanle (ankle). Giants: OUT: DT William Joseph (elbow). DOUBTFUL: CB William Peterson (back); S Shaun Williams (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: DT Kenderick Allen (hamstring); LB Nick Greisen (ankle); RB Chad Morton (ankle).
HOUSTON TEXANS (1-10) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (3-8) Texans: DOUBTFUL: S Jason Simmons (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: CB Demarcus Faggins (hamstring). PROBABLE: RB Domanick Davis (knee); DE Gary Walker (knee). Ravens: OUT: S Will Demps (knee); RB Justin Green (wrist); RB Musa Smith (lower leg). QUESTIONABLE: T Orlando Brown (back); LB Ray Lewis (thigh); CB Chris McAlister (thigh); S Ed Reed (ankle); RB Chester Taylor (foot); G Keydrick Vincent (thigh). PROBABLE: TE Todd Heap (foot); PR B.J. Sams (lower leg).
TENNESSEE TITANS (3-8) AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (11-0) Titans: OUT: WR Brandon Jones (knee); WR Sloan Thomas (groin). QUESTIONABLE: WR Drew Bennett (knee); RB Chris Brown (ankle); WR Tyrone Calico (calf); TE Erron Kinney (thigh); DE Travis LaBoy (elbow); QB Steve McNair (back); LB Cody Spencer (concussion). Colts: QUESTIONABLE: CB Nicholas Harper (groin); S Joseph Jefferson (knee). PROBABLE: DE Raheem Brock (thigh); CB Marlin Jackson (thumb); LB Cato June (groin/knee); LB Rob Morris (head); LB David Thornton (knee); K Mike Vanderjagt (right calf/right groin); WR Troy Walters (shoulders).
ARIZONA CARDINALS (3-8) AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (2-9) Cardinals: OUT: G Elton Brown (knee); G Alex Stepanovich (shoulder). DOUBTFUL: CB Antrel Rolle (knee); RB Marcel Shipp (neck). QUESTIONABLE: G Jeremy Bridges (ankle); RB James Jackson (hamstring). PROBABLE: T Leonard Davis (neck); CB Lamont Reid (knee). 49ers: DOUBTFUL: RB Fred Beasley (neck); RB Frank Gore (hip); CB Ahmed Plummer (ankle); DE Bryant Young (knee). QUESTIONABLE: WR Arnaz Battle (knee); K Joe Nedney (hip/groin). PROBABLE: RB Steve Bush (knee).
WASHINGTON REDSKINS (5-6) AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (5-6) Redskins: DOUBTFUL: DT Joe Salave a (foot); WR James Thrash (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: RB Ladell Betts (knee); TE Mike Sellers (ribs). PROBABLE: DT Cornelius Griffin (hip); T Chris Samuels (knee); S Sean Taylor (ankle). Rams: OUT: QB Marc Bulger (right shoulder). DOUBTFUL: T Alex Barron (thumb). QUESTIONABLE: S Adam Archuleta (concussion); CB Travis Fisher (groin); QB Jamie Martin (concussion); G Blaine Saipaia (concussion). PROBABLE: CB Dejuan Groce (concussion); T Orlando Pace (hamstring/hip flexor).
DENVER BRONCOS (9-2) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (7-4) Broncos: DOUBTFUL: T Cornell Green (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: LB Keith Burns (knee). PROBABLE: CB Champ Bailey (hamstring); RB Tatum Bell (chest). Chiefs: OUT: S Jerome Woods (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: RB Ronnie Cruz (knee); DE Carlos Hall (hamstring); S Sammy Knight (ankle); DT Ryan Sims (foot); C Casey Wiegmann (ankle). PROBABLE: DT John Browning (knee); LB Boomer Grigsby (abdomen).
NEW YORK JETS (2-9) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (6-5) Jets: OUT: RB Derrick Blaylock (ankle); QB Jay Fiedler (right shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: DT Sione Pouha (calf). PROBABLE: CB David Barrett (eye); RB Curtis Martin (knee); S Rashad Washington (hip/quadricep). Patriots: DOUBTFUL: T Matt Light (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: T Tom Ashworth (knee); RB Corey Dillon (calf); RB Kevin Faulk (foot); WR David Givens (knee); TE Daniel Graham (shoulder); WR Bethel Johnson (pelvis); LB Willie McGinest (finger); RB Patrick Pass (hamstring); S James Sanders (ankle); QB Michael Stone (ankle). PROBABLE: QB Tom Brady (right shoulder).
OAKLAND RAIDERS (4-7) AT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (7-4) Raiders: OUT: G Langston Walker (abdomen); CB Charles Woodson (fibula). DOUBTFUL: RB John Paul Foschi (foot). QUESTIONABLE: DT Edward Jasper (back). PROBABLE: T Robert Gallery (shoulder); DE Tommy Kelly (ribs); WR Randy Moss (groin/ribs/pelvis); S Stuart Schweigert (ankle). Chargers: QUESTIONABLE: LB Steve Foley (neck); WR Vincent Jackson (hamstring); S Terrence Kiel (ankle); T Roman Oben (foot); TE Justin Peelle (shoulder); DE DeQuincy Scott (fibula).
Monday
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (9-2) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (5-6) Seahawks: OUT: CB Kelly Herndon (knee); S John Howell (hamstring); WR Darrell Jackson (knee); LB Jamie Sharper (knee). QUESTIONABLE: DE Bryce Fisher (foot). PROBABLE: DT Chartric Darby (knee); LB D.D. Lewis (knee). Eagles: QUESTIONABLE: G Artis Hicks (knee); DT Sam Rayburn (shoulder); LB Dedrick Roper (elbow/hamstring). PROBABLE: K David Akers (right hamstring); RB Lamar Gordon (concussion/ankle); RB Reno Mahe (back); TE Stephen Spach (foot).
Team Statistics
TOTAL YARDAGE
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
OFFENSE
Yards Rush Pass
Cincinnati 4167 1327 2840
Indianapolis 4165 1421 2744
Kansas City 4038 1519 2519
San Diego 4030 1469 2561
Denver 3968 1822 2146
New England 3825 918 2907
Oakland 3652 938 2714
Tennessee 3640 1107 2533
Jacksonville 3469 1335 2134
Miami 3467 1286 2181
Cleveland 3372 1134 2238
Pittsburgh 3249 1388 1861
Baltimore 3063 1061 2002
New York Jets 2737 883 1854
Buffalo 2687 1198 1489
Houston 2614 1185 1429
DEFENSE
Yards Rush Pass
Jacksonville 3096 1196 1900
Indianapolis 3131 1127 2004
Baltimore 3157 1127 2030
Pittsburgh 3273 969 2304
New York Jets 3415 1506 1909
San Diego 3437 872 2565
Tennessee 3468 1140 2328
Denver 3506 870 2636
Buffalo 3550 1610 1940
Miami 3553 1337 2216
Cleveland 3574 1414 2160
Cincinnati 3575 1343 2232
Kansas City 3616 970 2646
Oakland 3653 1299 2354
Houston 4212 1744 2468
New England 4249 1307 2942
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
OFFENSE
Yards Rush Pass
Seattle 4247 1722 2525
St. Louis 4096 1050 3046
New York Giants 3933 1411 2522
Philadelphia 3857 936 2921
Atlanta 3837 2014 1823
Arizona 3795 768 3027
Dallas 3670 1271 2399
Washington 3658 1339 2319
New Orleans 3564 1286 2278
Green Bay 3463 831 2632
Tampa Bay 3354 1226 2128
Carolina 3321 994 2327
Minnesota 3166 1006 2160
Detroit 2998 1002 1996
Chicago 2874 1458 1416
San Francisco 2392 1067 1325
DEFENSE
Yards Rush Pass
Chicago 2796 1019 1777
Tampa Bay 2966 1060 1906
Carolina 3134 904 2230
Dallas 3139 1095 2044
Green Bay 3287 1329 1958
Washington 3391 1271 2120
New Orleans 3450 1504 1946
Detroit 3453 1355 2098
Atlanta 3489 1265 2224
Arizona 3618 1299 2319
New York Giants 3630 1031 2599
Philadelphia 3631 1245 2386
Seattle 3648 1195 2453
Minnesota 3720 1244 2476
St. Louis 4143 1409 2734
San Francisco 4408 1316 3092
AVERAGE PER GAME
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
OFFENSE
Yards Rush Pass
Cincinnati 378.8 120.6 258.2
Indianapolis 378.6 129.2 249.5
Kansas City 367.1 138.1 229.0
San Diego 366.4 133.5 232.8
Denver 360.7 165.6 195.1
New England 347.7 83.5 264.3
Oakland 332.0 85.3 246.7
Tennessee 330.9 100.6 230.3
Jacksonville 315.4 121.4 194.0
Miami 315.2 116.9 198.3
Cleveland 306.5 103.1 203.5
Pittsburgh 295.4 126.2 169.2
Baltimore 278.5 96.5 182.0
New York Jets 248.8 80.3 168.5
Buffalo 244.3 108.9 135.4
Houston 237.6 107.7 129.9
DEFENSE
Yards Rush Pass
Jacksonville 281.5 108.7 172.7
Indianapolis 284.6 102.5 182.2
Baltimore 287.0 102.5 184.5
Pittsburgh 297.5 88.1 209.5
New York Jets 310.5 136.9 173.5
San Diego 312.5 79.3 233.2
Tennessee 315.3 103.6 211.6
Denver 318.7 79.1 239.6
Buffalo 322.7 146.4 176.4
Miami 323.0 121.5 201.5
Cleveland 324.9 128.5 196.4
Cincinnati 325.0 122.1 202.9
Kansas City 328.7 88.2 240.5
Oakland 332.1 118.1 214.0
Houston 382.9 158.5 224.4
New England 386.3 118.8 267.5
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
OFFENSE
Yards Rush Pass
Seattle 386.1 156.5 229.5
St. Louis 372.4 95.5 276.9
New York Giants 357.5 128.3 229.3
Philadelphia 350.6 85.1 265.5
Atlanta 348.8 183.1 165.7
Arizona 345.0 69.8 275.2
Dallas 333.6 115.5 218.1
Washington 332.5 121.7 210.8
New Orleans 324.0 116.9 207.1
Green Bay 314.8 75.5 239.3
Tampa Bay 304.9 111.5 193.5
Carolina 301.9 90.4 211.5
Minnesota 287.8 91.5 196.4
Detroit 272.5 91.1 181.5
Chicago 261.3 132.5 128.7
San Francisco 217.5 97.0 120.5
DEFENSE
Yards Rush Pass
Chicago 254.2 92.6 161.5
Tampa Bay 269.6 96.4 173.3
Carolina 284.9 82.2 202.7
Dallas 285.4 99.5 185.8
Green Bay 298.8 120.8 178.0
Washington 308.3 115.5 192.7
New Orleans 313.6 136.7 176.9
Detroit 313.9 123.2 190.7
Atlanta 317.2 115.0 202.2
Arizona 328.9 118.1 210.8
New York Giants 330.0 93.7 236.3
Philadelphia 330.1 113.2 216.9
Seattle 331.6 108.6 223.0
Minnesota 338.2 113.1 225.1
St. Louis 376.6 128.1 248.5
San Francisco 400.7 119.6 281.1
COLLEGE HOCKEY
CCHA
OVERALL RECORDS: Miami 9-2-1, Michigan 9-3-1, Ferris St. 7-3-4, Alaska-Fairbanks 6-4-2, Ohio St. 7-5-1, Lake Superior St. 6-5-3, Neb.-Omaha 7-6-0, N. Michigan 7-7-0, Michigan St. 5-6-4, W. Michigan 3-7-2, Notre Dame 3-8-1, Bowling Green 3-9-1.
TONIGHT
Bowling Green at Michigan St.
Ala.-Huntsville at Ohio St.
Alaska-Fairbanks at Lake Superior St.
Ferris St. at Nebraska-Omaha
Michigan at Miami
Notre Dame at W. Michigan
TOMORROW
Michigan St. at Bowling Green
Ala.-Huntsville at Ohio St.
Alaska-Fairbanks at Lake Superior St.
Michigan at Miami
W. Michigan at Notre Dame
SUNDAY
Ferris St. at Nebraska-Omaha
Ala.-Huntsville at Ohio St.
NOTES
Northwood High School has an opening for a HEAD GIRLS VOLLEYBALL COACH. Interested applicants should contact Ken James at 419-691-4651 or send resumes to Northwood H.S., 700 Lemoyne Rd., Northwood, 43619.
The Toledo Sparks (Notre Dame Academy) will be hosting TRYOUTS for next summer s 14-and-under fast pitch softball team Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Dec. 11 from noon to 2 p.m. in the ND gym. Ring the doorbell on the southwest door for admittance. Bring your gloves, tennis shoes, and a water bottle. For more information contact coach Jordan at 419-882-6190 or coach Stevens at 810-344-1183.
The Toledo Division of Parks & Recreation is REGISTERING PLAYERS for its Youth & Adult Basketball League and its adult volleyball leagues. For details call the athletic office at 419-936-2877.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
LAST NIGHT
MAC Championship
Akron 31, Northern Illinois 30
Akron 10 0 0 21 31
N.Illinois 0 10 14 6 30
Akr FG Swiger 47, 11:54.
Akr Kennedy 3 run (Swiger kick), 2:55.
NIU Wolfe 1 run (Nendick kick), 11:14.
NIU FG Nendick 21, 2:21.
NIU Wolfe 11 run (Nendick kick), 5:03.
NIU Hurd 19 pass from Nicholson (Nendick kick), 1:43.
Akr Biggs 3 run (Swiger kick), 13:53.
NIU FG Nendick 52, 10:49.
Akr Getsy 7 run (Swiger kick), 7:35.
NIU FG Nendick 46, 3:28.
Akr Hixon 36 pass from Getsy (Swiger kick), :10.
A NA.
TEAM STATS
Akr NIU
First downs 27 19
Rushes-yards 32-105 52-250
Passing 413 110
Comp-Att-Int 30-52-1 7-17-0
Return Yards 0 13
Punts-Avg. 5-38.0 5-46.6
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 8-70 3-10
Time of Possession 26:56 33:04
INDIVIDUAL STATS
RUSHING Akron, Biggs 20-70, Hixon 1-20, Kennedy 3-8, Getsy 8-7. N. Illinois, Wolfe 42-270, A.Davis 4-10, Team 1-(minus 1), Nicholson 5-(minus 29).
PASSING Akron, Getsy 30-50-1-413, Biggs 0-1-0-0, Team 0-1-0-0. N. Illinois, Nicholson 7-17-0-110.
RECEIVING Akron, Hixon 8-144, Kasparek 6-81, Montgomery 6-69, Biggs 4-53, Long 3-20, Arthur 2-26, Kennedy 1-20. N. Illinois, Bri.Davis 2-41, Hurd 2-26, Nordin 2-22, Raleigh 1-21.
Bowls
Tuesday, Dec. 20
New Orleans Bowl
Payout: $750,000
Arkansas State (6-5) vs. C-USA, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 21
GMAC Bowl
Mobile, Ala.
Payout: $750,000
C-USA vs. Toledo (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 22
Las Vegas Bowl
Payout: $750,000
BYU (6-5) vs. Pac-10, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Poinsettia Bowl
At San Diego
Payout: $750,000
Colorado State (6-5) vs. Navy (6-4), 10:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Friday, Dec. 23
Fort Worth (Texas) Bowl
Payout: $750,000
C-USA vs. Big 12, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
Payout: $750,000
C-USA vs. WAC, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Dec. 26
Motor City Bowl
At Detroit
Payout: $750,000
Akron (7-5) vs. Big Ten, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Champs Sports Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Payout: $862,500
ACC vs. Big 12, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Insight Bowl
At Phoenix
Payout: $750,000
Arizona State (6-5) vs. Rutgers (7-4), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Dec. 28
MPC Computers Bowl
At Boise, Idaho
Payout: $750,000
Boise State (9-3) vs. ACC, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Payout: $1.65 million
Big Ten vs. Big 12, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Dec. 29
Emerald Bowl
At San Francisco
Payout: $750,000
Utah (6-5) vs. ACC, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
At San Diego
Payout: $2 million
Pac-10 vs. Big 12, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Dec. 30
Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.
Payout: $780,000
ACC vs. Big Ten, Noon (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
At El Paso, Texas
Payout: $1,575,000
Big Ten vs. Pac-10, 2 p.m. (CBS)
Independence Bowl
At Shreveport, La.
Payout: $1.2 million
Big 12 vs. SEC, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Peach Bowl
At Atlanta
Payout: $2.35 million
ACC vs. SEC, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Dec. 31
Meineke Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.
Payout: $750,000
Big East vs. ACC, 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.
Payout: $1.5 million
Fresno State (8-3) vs. CUSA first selection, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Houston Bowl
Payout: $1.2 million
TCU (10-1) vs. Big 12, 2:30 (ESPN2)
Monday, Jan. 2
Cotton Bowl
At Dallas
Payout: $2.5 million
SEC vs. Big 12, 11 a.m. (FOX)
Outback Bowl
At Tampa, Fla.
Payout: $2.85 million
Big Ten vs. SEC, 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Gator Bowl
At Jacksonville, Fla.
Payout: $1.6 million
ACC vs. Louisville (8-2), 12:30 (NBC)
Capital One Bowl
At Orlando, Fla.
Payout: $5.312 million
Big Ten vs. SEC, 1 p.m. (ABC)
Fiesta Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.
Payout: $14-17 million
BCS vs. BCS, 5 p.m. (ABC)
Sugar Bowl
At Atlanta
Payout: $14-17 million
BCS vs. BCS, 8:30 p.m. (ABC)
Tuesday, Jan. 3
Orange Bowl
At Miami
Payout: $14-17 million
BCS vs. BCS, 8 p.m. (ABC)
Wednesday, Jan. 4
Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
Payout: $14,998,000
BCS1 vs. BCS2, 8 p.m. (ABC)
LOCAL BOWLING
The Queens
Presented by Dunn Chevy-Buick
At Interstate Lanes
STANDINGS: Toledo Sports Center 34; Ginger & Company Salon 31; Interstate Lanes 24; Twin Oaks 22; Church s Chicken 21; Bay Center Recreation 20; KJ Excavating 17; Empire Pro Shop 16; Tri County Tire/Drago Trucking13; Steven s Disposal 12.
Empire 717-702-795-2214
Interstate 768-746-847-2361
EMPIRE: Karen Corum 199-203-254-656; Mary Jo Anderson 183-182-190-555; Pam Cousino 161-168-165-494; Tonjia Hartle 174-149-186-509
INTERSTATE: Trica Rettig 161-173-246-580; Kathy Askins 199-189-202-590; Brooke Summers 208-185-197-590; Sheri Verespej 200-199-202-601
Tri County/Drago 742-629-801-2172
Bay Center Rec. 756-730-742-2228
TRI COUNTY/DRAGO: Dawn Wagner 187-204-156-547; Stephanie Snyder 187-152-204-543; Rachel Johnson 177-123-173-473; Katie Hahn 191-150-268-609
BAY CENTER: Dawn Becker 202-188-214-604; Karen Woelfl 171-157-173-501; Chris Zimmerman 169-198-157-524; Tracy Autman 214-187-198-599.
Toledo SC 829-889-869-2587
KJ Excavating 758-808-815-2381
TOLEDO SC: Ann Lawson 204-220-225-649; Connie Fairchild 147-238-204-589; Shelley Ditmyer 189-222-236-647; Mary Minnick 289-209-204-702
KJ EXCAVATING: Shelley Akeman 184-222-159-565; Renee Davis 173-195-189-557; Stephanie Plocek 164-227-225-616; Wendy Erdmann 237-164-242-643
Steven s Disposal 739-712-833-2284
Ginger & Co. Salon 853-799-829-2481
STEVEN S: Emily Kosier 202-207-210-619; Bobbi Jo Perry 207-151-206-564; Linda Starr 162-160-203-525; Gail Whalen 168-194-214-576
GINGER: Joanna Kosier 226-216-204-646; Kathy Taber 233-169-182-584; Shellie Stone 172-200-206-578; Jodi Woessner 222-214-237-673
Twin Oaks 695-762-800-2257
Church s Chicken 769-746-828-2343
TWIN OAKS: Jacke Kowalski 158-214-205-577; Deb Hensley 155-171-181-507; Justina Kuhnle 166-141-202-509; Marcia Riffle 216-236-212-664
CHURCH S: Rita Stockard 179-206-210-595; Joyce Jones 184-162-158-504; Maria Griswold 215-243-247-705; Shaun Staples 191-135-213-539
Next week: 9 p.m., at Miracle Lanes
Honor roll
300 games
Bob Schnuth, Toledo SC 280-246-300-826
Robert Osby, Jug s 223-246-300-769
Jim Meridith, Jug s 300-245-205-750
Gary Quaintance, For. View 170-215-300-685
John Stevens, Eastrn 160-184-300-644
High series
Men (750 or better)
Moose Royce, Southwyck 817
Dan Hayes, Toledo SC 817
Mark Hankenhof, Jug s 806
Dale Ellis, Southwyck 800
Steve Jakubowski, Jug s 787
Bob Parisi Jr., Interstate 786
Tom McGinnis, Toledo SC 783
Chuck Close, Toledo SC 783
Greg Townsend, Forest View 781
Tom Spaulding, Rossford 779
Steve Snyder, Jug s 776
Tom Bird, Toledo SC 776
Domenic Petruso, Forest View 772
Rob Young, Interstate 771
Tony Andreano, Imperial 766
Bryan Johnson, Forest View 766
Rick Snyder III, Toledo SC 766
Ritchie Marsh, Toledo SC 762
Denny Kirk, Toledo SC 760
Don Bates, Rossford 760
Bob Hill, Toledo SC 758
John Putman, Forest View 758
Steve Roznoski, Timbers 757
Ken Wilkes, Toledo SC 757
Pat Tayler, Forest View 756
John Putman, Eastern 756
Dave Evans, Rossford 754
Jim Mowrey, Jug s 751
Paul Slate, Toledo SC 751
Wayne Bagrowski, Jug s 750
Frank Lizcano, Jug s 750
Sam Addis, Jug s 750
Dave Fournier, Toledo SC 750
Women (650 or better)
Charlene Grabarczyk, Jug s 730
Maria Griswold, Interstate 705
Mary Minnick, Interstate 702
Jodi Woessner, Interstate 673
Rae Kelley, Bay Center Rec 668
Marcia Riffle, Interstate 664
Karen Corum, Interstate 656
Jennifer McKee, Bay Center Rec 654
ECHL
LAST NIGHT
Wheeling 6, Charlotte 3
Las Vegas 3, Phoenix 0
WEDNESDAY
Pensacola 4, Augusta 3
Bakersfield 2, Johnstown 1, SO
Alaska 5, Utah 1
TONIGHT
Wheeling at Toledo
Augusta at Columbia
Gwinnett at Florida
Johnstown at Fresno
South Carolina at Greenville
Idaho at Las Vegas
Alaska at Long Beach
Bakersfield at Pensacola
Dayton at Reading
Charlotte at Trenton
Utah at Victoria
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX Acquired RHP Jermaine Van Buren from the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named or cash. Named Mike Reinold assistant athletic trainer, David Page strength & conditioning coach and Don Kalkstein director of performance enhancement.
SEATTLE MARINERS Named Dave Brundage manager for Tacoma of the PCL, Darin Brown manager, Henry Cotto coach and Brad Holman pitching coach for San Antonio of the Texas League, Gary Thurman manager, Rafael Santo Domingo coach and Matt Toth trainer for Inland Empire of the California League and James Horner manager and Dave Myers coach for Everett of the Northwest League.
TEXAS RANGERS Named Scott Servais director of player development, Charlie Kerfeld special assistant to the general manager and Tim Ireland manager for Oklahoma of the PCL.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS Agreed to terms with RHP Jimmy Journell and LHP Tommy Phelps on minor league contracts.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS Agreed to terms with LHP Jason Kershner on a minor league contract.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Agreed to terms with C Sal Fasano on a one-year contract.
SAN DIEGO PADRES Agreed to terms with OF Brian Giles on a three-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Agreed to terms with RHP Tim Worrell on a two-year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DENVER NUGGETS Suspended G Voshon Lenard one game for conduct detrimental to the team.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS Signed LB T.J. Howell to the practice squad. Released OL Rob Droege from the practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS Signed OT Victor Rogers from the practice squad and OT Clint Stickdorn to the practice squad.
GREEN BAY PACKERS Placed RB ReShard Lee on injured reserve.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS Activated G Jean-Sebastien Giguere from injured reserve. Placed D Sandis Ozolinsh on injured reserve. Loaned G Michael Wall to Augusta of the ECHL.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Recalled F Andy Hilbert and F Shawn Thornton from Norfolk of the AHL. Assigned F Mark Cullen to Norfolk.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Recalled RW Joe Motzko and C Geoff Platt from Syracuse of the AHL. Activated G Marc Denis from injured reserve. Placed C Gilbert Brule and C Manny Malhotra on injured reserve. Assigned D Aaron Johnson to Syracuse.
DALLAS STARS Assigned D John Erskine to Iowa of the AHL.
MINNESOTA WILD Assigned D Scott Ferguson to the Houston of the AHL.
NEW YORK RANGERS Recalled D Dale Purinton from Hartford of the AHL.
PHOENIX COYOTES Assigned G Brian Boucher and D Matt Jones to San Antonio of the AHL.
SAN JOSE SHARKS Assigned G Vesa Toskala to Cleveland of the AHL. Recalled D Doug Murray from Cleveland.
NFL
(Sunday)
MIAMI 4 Buffalo
PITTSBURGH 31/2 Cincinnati
BALTIMORE 81/2 Houston
INDIANAPOLIS 15 Tennessee
Jacksonville 3 CLEVELAND
NY GIANTS 3 Dallas
CHICAGO 7 Green Bay
Minnesota 21/2 DETROIT
CAROLINA 3 Atlanta
a-Tampa Bay 31/2 NEW ORLEANS
Arizona 3 SAN FRANCISCO
Washington 3 ST. LOUIS
NEW ENGLAND 10 Ny Jets
Denver 11/2 KANSAS CITY
SAN DIEGO 11 Oakland
(Monday)
Seattle 4 PHILADELPHIA
a-at Baton Rouge, LA.
College Football
FRESNO STATE 221/2 Louisiana Tech
(Saturday)
Louisville 15 CONNECTICUT
b-Navy 6 Army
SOUTHERN CAL 21 U.c.l.a.
HAWAII 3 San Diego State
West Virginia 9 SOUTH FLORIDA
Middle Tenn St 7 FLA INTERNATIONAL
Big 12 Championship
at Reliant Stadium-Houston, TX.
Texas 27 Colorado
SEC Championship
at Georgia Dome-Atlanta, GA.
L.s.u. 11/2 Georgia
Conference USA Championsip
at Florida Citrus Stadium-Orlando, FL.
CENTRAL FLORIDA 1 Tulsa
ACC Championship
at Alltel Stadium-Jacksonville, FL.
Virginia Tech 14 Florida State
b-at Philadelphia, PA.
NBA
WASHINGTON 51/2 Milwaukee
ATLANTA 31/2 Toronto
BOSTON 1 Chicago
Philadelphia 31/2 NEW ORLEANS
MEMPHIS 8 Orlando
DETROIT 11 New York
PHOENIX 71/2 Denver
Indiana 61/2 PORTLAND
SACRAMENTO 4 Miami
Cleveland 3 SEATTLE
Minnesota 1 LA LAKERS
GOLDEN STATE 81/2 Charlotte
College Basketball
George Mason 3 GEORGIA STATE
ARKANSAS 13 Missouri
Stanford 71/2 MONTANA
Price Cutter Classic
Hammons Center-Springfield, MO.
Opening Round
South Florida 1 Texas A&M Corpus
SW MO. STATE 111/2 Georgia Southern
Hawkeye Challenge
Carver-Hawkeye Arena-Iowa City, IA.
Opening Round
Valparaiso 41/2 Tulane
IOWA 21 Fairfield
Home Team in CAPS
GOLF
PGA European/Asian Tour-Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong, Par 70
Kang Wook-soon, Korea 64
Jyoti Randhawa, India 65
Rick Gibson, Canada 65
Martin Erlandsson, Sweden 65
Francois Delamontagne, France 66
Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark 66
Richard McEvoy, England 66
Scott Barr, Australia 67
Marcus Both, Australia 67
Ian Garbutt, England 67
KJ Choi, South Korea, 67
Chris Williams, South Africa 67
Chang Tse-peng, Taiwan 67
Jose Manuel Lara, Spain 67
James Kingston, South Africa 68
Edward Loar, America 68
Barry Lane, England 68
Gaurav Ghei, India 68
Gary Murphy, Ireland 68
Lin Keng-chi, Taiwan 68
Damien McGrane, Ireland 68
Marc Cayeux, Zimbabwe 68
Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand 68
Kenneth Ferrie, England 68
Miles Tunnicliff, England 68
Adam Le Vesconte, Australia 68
Prayad Marksaeng, Thailand 68
Pablo Del Olmo, Mexico 68
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
EAST
Hillsdale 63, Mercyhurst 52
Siena 68, Holy Cross 63
St. Peter s 79, Lafayette 76
Suffolk 69, Curry 55
Tufts 91, Mass.-Dartmouth 74
UMBC 85, Delaware 84
W. Virginia St. 118, Concord 92
SOUTH
Appalachian St. 87, Methodist 69
Auburn 91, McNeese St. 76
Belmont 88, ETSU 85, OT
Charleston Southern 74, The Citadel 57
Fla. International 72, Florida Tech 54
Marshall 66, Md.-Eastern Shore 56
Richmond 60, Seton Hall 49
S.C.-Upstate 47, Francis Marion 46
SE Louisiana 79, Spring Hill 65
Tenn.-Martin 80, Arkansas St. 77, OT
Tennessee Tech 78, Austin Peay 61
MIDWEST
Ashland 93, Lake Superior St. 68
Dayton 63, Pepperdine 45
Ferris St. 88, Northwd, Mich. 71
Gannon 53, Wayne, Mich. 48
Grand Valley St. 86, Saginaw Valley St. 67
Minn.-Crookston 97, Minn.-Morris 84
Nevada 72, Kansas 70
SOUTHWEST
Houston Baptist 106, Arkansas Baptist 95
McMurry 101, LeTourneau 70
SMU 78, Texas St. 67
SW Oklahoma 61, E. New Mexico 43
Sam Houston St. 51, Alcorn St. 50
Texas-Arlington 79, Texas-Permian Basin 65
Trinity, Texas 77, Southwestern, Kan. 58
FAR WEST
Denver 78, N. Arizona 63
Idaho St. 88, Boise St. 79
Montana St. 83, N. Colorado 69
1947 Notre Dame quarterback Johnny Lujack wins the Heisman Trophy.
1952 Oklahoma halfback Billy Vessels is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1958 Army back Pete Dawkins is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1977 Veterinarian Mark Gerard is indicted in a horse-switching scandal. Cinzano, a purportedly dead 4-year-old champion colt, wins a race on Sept. 23 at Belmont Park under the name of Lebon, a 57-1 long shot..
1993 The Houston Rockets tie the NBA record for the best start to a season, improving to 15-0 with a 94-85 victory over the New York Knicks. The Rockets matched the start of the 1948-49 Washington Capitols.
1995 Notre Dame advances to the NCAA women s soccer championship by becoming the first team to beat 13-time champion North Carolina in the national semifinals. The lone score comes when Tar Heels forward Cindy Parlow accidentally heads a ball into her own net.
2002 Oakland s Tim Brown and Jerry Rice take turns rewriting the NFL record book in a 26-20 win over the New York Jets. Brown becomes the third player with 1,000 receptions and the third with 14,000 yards receiving. Rich Gannon ties an NFL record with his ninth 300-yard passing game of the season. On the very next play after Brown s 1,000th catch, Rice scores on a 26-yard catch, giving Oakland a 13-10 lead. It s Rice s record 192nd TD catch and puts him over 1,000 yards receiving for a record 14th season.
TENNIS
USTA Challenger of Orlando
At Sanlando Park
Orlando, Fla.
Singles
Second Round
Bobby Reynolds d. Scoville Jenkins 6-2, 7-5.
Zach Fleishman d. Razvan Sabau 7-5, 6-0.
Justin Gimelstob d. Aleksandar Vlaski 6-2, 6-3.
Michael Russell d. Hugo Armando 6-1, 6-2.
Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands Antilles, d. Alex Boganovic 6-2, 7-6 (4).
Todd Widom d. Lesley Joseph 6-4, 6-4.
Henry Adjei-Darko, Ghana, d. Rajeev Ram 6-4, 6-3.
Benedikt Dorsch d. Phillip King 7-5, 6-1.
Doubles
First Round
Mirko Pehar and Roger Wassen d. Eric Butorac and Chris Drake 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
Scott Lipsky and David Martin d. Lesley Joseph and Kiantki Thomas 6-2, 6-4.
Goran Dragicevic and Aleksandar Vlaski d. Nick Monroe and Jeremy Wurtzman 7-5, 6-2.
Florin Mergea and Eric Nunez d. Scott Humphries and Kevin Kim 6-1, 7-5.
Amer Delic and Robert Kendrick d. Santiago Gonzalez and Jean-Julien Rojer 6-3, 6-4.
Alex Kuznetsov and Mihail Zverev d. Scoville Jenkins and Scott Oudsema 6-2, 7-5.