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Thursday. October 23 1997 - Page 16 SPORTS Team unbeaten unified and untouchable: Green Terrorfootball 1997 Continued/rom page 20 defense, AND it was only halfway into the Sermarini drove the Terror 44 yards in season. four plays afterWMC received the second- As WMC went on to pummel Dickinson half kickoff, hitting Herb for an II-yard 41-7, Sermarini set school and Centennial touchdown. Conference completion percentage records Sophomore Greg Dubell had a four-yard for the second consecutive game. touchdown run in the final minute for Serrnarini connected on 15 of 17 passes WMC, which ran just 5S plays to for an 88.2 completion rate. The Green Ter- Muhlenberg's 76 and had the ball for just ror signalcaller opened the scoring with a 24: 19compared to the Mules' total of 35:41. one-yard sneak up the middle, as WMC After defeating Muhlenberg. the Terror drove 71 yards in nine plays after receiving moved on to Dickinson College in Carlisle, the opening kickoff. Pennsylvania. Sermarini then hit Donte Abron with a Aside from Sermarini, several other three-yard touchdown pass on the visitors' players have been key to the Terror's wins. second possession. Without considering the Dickinson game, The Green Terror extended its lead to 24- the Green Terror passing attack includes o in the second quarter on a three-yard run five receivers with nine catches or more. by Gavin DeFreitas and a 25-yard field goal Junior running back Gavin DeFreitas of by Brent Sandrock. Junior center Brian Weersing (#50) along with teammate Scott Christi (#//) and Seabrook, MD, is atop the receptions list Western Maryland held Dickinson to others attempt to push the Ursinus Bears back during a early season game in which the Terror with 14, followed by junior Tim Herb of three plays to start the third quarter, and then won 20-10 at Scott S. Bair Stadium here at Western Maryland. Westminster with 13, freshman Ryan Smith added a special teams score as Jeff Garza If WMC continues their string of victaries on Saturday, October 25 (the Green or Aston, PA with II, and freshman Mike scooped up a punt blocked by Jeff Groff and Terror's Homecoming game), they will reach 7-0. They will remain 3-0 in the Centennial Starke of Waldorf, MD, and sophomore returned it one yard for a touchdown. Conference, though, because the Franklin & Marshall game is a non-conference one. Marc Alegi of Germantown, MD with nine Sermarini threw for 178 yards and ran for each. 31 more. DeFreitas rambled for 104 yards DeFreitas leads rushing at this point on 16 carries, and caught six passes for an- Quarterback Sermarini wins with 550 yards on 125 carries with three other 104. touchdowns. . Dickinson avoided a shutout when Mike Junior Jay Tharpe of Churchville, MD Meagher hauled in a 2 t-yard touchdown pass offensive player of the week honor had added 181 yards with a team-high four from reserve quarterback Sam Miller in the scores. final minute of the third quarter. Quarterback Ron Sermarini of Toms em Maryland history in passing yards with The inside linebacker duo of sophomore Sandrock tied a Western Maryland single- ~iver, N.J. is one of three Centennial Con- 2,767 after JUSI a season and a half, is a ma- Tommy Selecky of Claymont, Delaware, game record for points by a kicker with II erence football players to share the Cen- jor contributor in Western Maryland's first and junior Joey Garrison of Clarksville, on two field goals and five exira points. ennial Conference Offensive Player of the 5-0 start since 1968. He has completed 76 MD, held the top two spots on the Green This win, other than being the Terror's ~eek honor for the games of October 4. of 116 passes (65.5 completion percentage) Terror tackles chart. sixth, was also their firs! at Dickinson since Sermarini connected on 18 of 23 passes for 953 yards. The second-year starter has Selecky had 42 tackles thus far, includ- 1983, and snapped a string of six straight o set Centennial and school records for thrown for 11 touchdowns, while tossing ing a team-best seven sacks, while Garri- losses at Biddle Field. ompletion percentage at 78.3 percent, as only-three interceptions. His passing effi- ~C remains unbeaten with a 44-9 win at ciency rating of 160.65 places him in the son was next with 37 tackles, including The Green Terror men look for their sev- top 20 in the updated NCAA three for losses. enth straight win on Saturday, October 25 at ~uhlenberg. The sophomore threw for 264 Division III statistics. Also, freshman nose guard Kevin Scott S. Bair Stadium as they meet Franklin ards and four touchdowns, tying the West- Sermarini, the Centennial who earned Kramer of Port Charlotte, Fla., was first in & Marshall in their annual homecoming m Maryland record for touchdown passes Conference Player of the Week honor for total tacldes for loss with 11, among his 21 game. nagame. 3-0 at the overall stops. It is a non-conference game and it will With the Green Terror leading caught fire. the first time this season career, and the third time the is sharing in his brief IS-game All of these accomplishments were begin on the Hill at 1:00 p.rn. nd of the first quarter, Sermarini this week with quarterback 'lrretc· more scores in the ~uarter. and two Dickinson Courtesy of Sports Information made from all aspects of the offense and He threw a 12-yard pass on the first play of designation and wide receiver Mike Bright Dan of McGee he second period, and went on to complete tries for 107 yards even of eight College. • Interview with headfootball in your career at WMC? who IS in fifth place in West- Sermarini, coach Tim Keating from page 20 Continued By far. Keating: staffs ever had, and I feel everyone, And so, in his fifth season at WMC, self, is finally on the same page. IV/Sleep Sedation of the best coaching coaches, I've players, my- Coach Keating finally feels he's on the right Do you think other teams are in- Phoenix: Pint &: Mid· Trimester Abortion Services timidated by your team and it's nationally page. In the interview he seemed humble, ranked defense, and does this have anything almost shy (although proud) about discuss- Free Pregnancy Testing to do with your success? ing the team's success. (Perhaps he really Sonograms Keating: I don't think intimidated is the is superstitious.) ommunily Education & Gues: Speaking right word. They [other teams] know they When asked, who down the road poses have a challenge and a half out there on the biggest threat to his undefeated season, Services Saturday, but their god-given talents aren't he simply replied, "The next game." He 24·Hour Emergency Call lesser than ours, we've just developed ours feels the difference this year is that the main more. priority of this team, second only to educa- FOR APPOINTMENTS CALL: Phoenix: Who would you say are some of tion, is football. factors which may this season? Despite heroes any outside your unsung 410-788-4400 Keating: The offensive and defensive line, or may not playa role in the success or the SuburlriaBuilding as always. Without doesn't them it doesn't click, team, he insists that the team's success lies throw touchdown Ron [Sermarini] 5802 Baltimore National Pike, Suite 600 passes, Gavin [Defreitas] doesn't run ... But, solely in the hard work, dedication, and the attitude of both his players mental strong Baltimore, Maryland 21228 Sophomore Marvin Deal catches a punt and we've accomplished so much and nobody and coaching staff. Throughout the inter- Conveaient 10 Baltimore Beltway (695) gets set to run for a return. Deal was cares who's getting the credit. This team view he couldn't stop emphasizing the "we" (OutalAloa) 1-800427·2813 recently shown on ESPN for an outstanding has a real "we" mind set. mentality, which is so important to success punt return Phoenix: Is this the best team you've had of any kind.