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Wanted: cmBR IlifecI Sports writers TeffjJr and photogra- phers Call x8600 Volume XX, Number 3 Western Maryland College Thursday, October 21, 1999 Terror football destroys Dickinson, almost fumbles Muhlenberg MIKE JENKINSON ~~~~~~~~~ regular season in the last fWO and a Staff Writer half years. The team continued to trail ~ Throughout Centennial Confer- throughout the third quarter and ence history, no team has had more most of the fourth. The Terror de- wins or conference titles than Dick- fense came up big at these points inson. However, the torch for Cen- and kept Muhlenberg off the score- tennial Conference dominance has just been passed to the Green Ter- board. Eventually, the offense took a cue from the defense and mounted Just in case you live in a cave, the Terror football team has won 25 their comeback. led a late drive which Sermarini straight regular season games. spanned 99 yards. On a long third Included in that consecutive down play, sophomore Chris game streak are two Centennial Hamilton caught a 12 yard pass' Conference titles and tWO playoff across the middle to keep the drive trips. alive. If the Terror won this season Then, 29 yards out of the end against Dickinson, the current se- ball 'nior ctass would be the only people, zone, the Terror threw a jump caught pass to Powell, who easily from any school, to go undefeated against Dickinson in Centennial the pass over the much smaller de- 'Conference history. fensive back for the score. The game appeared to be head- The game, played at Dickinson's Biddle field, was ex- Sermarini and his offensive line prepare 10 run over Dick.inson. ing into overtime when SermarinJ._ hit Powell from 36 yards out with tremely one-sided. The Terror's the game winning pass and only 56 Brent Sandrock started the game off senior quarterback, and two time never able to mount any offense. the last two games were ridiculous. seconds left on the clock. by kicking deep into Dickinson ter- Centennial Conference offensive That can be attributed to the Terror Two weeks before their overpow- This win is very important for ritory, and the kickoff coverage player of the year, Ron Sermarini defense more than any problems ering dominance at Dickinson, the the Terror. The squad has made the team kept the Red Devils inside connected with junior flanker Matt with Dickinson's offense. Terror had a scare at Muhlenberg. playoffs for two straight years but their own 25 yard line. Jackson for the score. The Terror offense was on point The Terror scored first on a then lost. On Dickinson's first play from After a brief possession by as well, since touchdown's were short pass from Sermarini to Pow- The Terror haven't had a close scrimmage. freshman Kurt Dickinson, the Terror began a long scored by Serrnarini, Jamie Harris, elL regular season game in the past two Simpson knocked the ball loose drive which was capped off by a and two by Teron Powell. The fi- After that score, the offense' and a half years. from the Dickinson running back, touchdown run from junior run- nal score was 42-0. sputtered. Muhlenberg quickly Perhaps this nail-biting win will and sophomore Brian Fogelsonger ning back Joe Kendorski. A football season is long, and took advantage and scored twice help the Terror cope with tougher picked it up. The game remained one-sided teams go through emotional ex- before the half. It was the first time post-season opponents, providing After only two offensive plays, throughout, as Dickinson was tremes. The differences between that the Terror had trailed in the they make it again this season. Women's Soccer Bashes Bryn Mawr 8-0, 9th straight win AMY BITTINGER half, including Blasi's third at the Staff Writer 50 minute mark of the game, gave her a third hat trick for the year. On Saturday in women's soccer The defense didn't see much action, the Green Terror (9,3 6,0) action because Bryn Mawr had unloaded its offense in an 8-0 vic- only rive shots in the game. But, tory over conference foe Bryn junior goalie Bccca Lyter had one Mawr. This increases several Ter- outstanding save to increase her ror records broken this season in- record shutout streak to 410 min- eluding consecutive wins at 9 and utes and 29 seconds. consecutive shutouts at 6. The day before the scoring bar- The first goal, which turned out rage, the Green Terror was held to be all that was needed to secure scoreless in the45 remaining min- the victory, came in the second utes of the September 9th game minute of play by senior Marci against non-Conference team Villa Short who received a pass from Julie. _- sophomore Tracey Castor. The game on September 9th Just three and a half minutes was postponed after the first half, later, senior Beth Blasi, last week's at which time Villa Julie was lip 2- All Conference player of the week, 0, because of lightning. However, scored her first of three, off of a pass the loss is counted toward Septem- from senior AJaina Herndon. This bcr 9th and not October 15, thus goal increased Blasi's personal the winning streaks continue. record of consecutive scoring In the game, the Terror held games to 9. Blasi got her second Villa Julie nearly shouess with two goal later in the half, which ended and had 14 shots of its own but with a fourth goal by Castor. couldn't get any in the goal. Four more goals in the second Continued on page J 4 A Lady Terror runs past the competition.