C6 SPORTS THE HOME NEWS MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1992 the Spartans fall to No. 8. SERIES THE TOP 10 1. Sayreville (6-0) 2. Immaculata (5-0) 3.
Bishop Ahr (5-0-1) 4. Edison (3-1-1) 5. Carteret (5-0) 6. Dunellen (4-1) 7. Woodbridge (3-2) 8.
Madison Central (3-2) 9. J.P. Stevens (3-2) 10. (tie) Metuchen (4-1) 10. North Brunswick (3-1-1) Brazilian captures marathon three situations could have changed the game." Unbelievably, as if Hollywood writers had scripted this game, there was more of the same tension and hope and tears in the 11th inning before the Braves ultimately came up one run short, 4-3.
They had every reason to believe they might do it again in the 11th, despite Dave Winfield's double off Charlie Leibrandt that gave Toronto a 4-2 lead. Second-guessers might well ask why the left-handed Leibrandt was even in the game against the right-handed Winfield, who was .302 with four home runs lifetime against him. Right-hander Jeff Reardon, who had given up one bit in 13 lifetime matchups with the right-handed-hitting Winfield, was ready in the bullpen. But Reardon had allowed two game-winning hits already in this Series, so Cox, rightly or wrongly, stuck with Leibrandt With the runners going on a 3-2 pitch, Winfield grounded a shot between third baseman Terry Pendleton and the bag to score both runs, his first extra base hit in 44 Series at-bats. "The reason I left Charlie in is he was getting people out" Cox sail "He gave up a ground ball, and you can't fault a guy for giving up a ground ball base hit" You can if it's the winning run.
The setting was the same, even if the disadvantage was greater, as Blauser led off the bottom of the forts to date Friday in a 31-0 win over South Hunterdon, rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns. He scored on runs of 80 and five yards. It was his fourth 100-yard game of the season. The only team to hold Thompson under 100 yards so far this season was Immaculate, which limited him to 52 yards on 20 carries. Upsets, particularly in the Red Division, continue to cause havoc with the Top 10.
Behind John DiMuzio's 206 yards and two TDs passing, unranked J.P. Stevens upended former No. 3 Woodbridge 21-19. While not receiving as much clamor as Sayreville's Harry Nak-ielny or Woodbridge's Joe Kirk, Di-Muzio proved that he is just as good as any quarterback in The Home News Area. The senior riddled a tough Woodbridge defense by completing 8 of 8 passes.
It was also his second 200-yard passing game of the season. The Hawks moved back into The Top 10 as a result of the win, while Woodbridge drops to No. 7. Another mild surprise was No. 7 Edison's 14-9 win over previous No.
4 Madison Central. It was not surprising that the Eagles won, but how they did it with the pass. After struggling in four prior games to mount a passing attack, the Eagles gained 148 yards and scored once in the air. The Eagles jump to No. 4, while 11th, this time against left-hander Jimmy Key.
Blauser singled again to left and took third on a ground ball by Berryhill that shortstop Alfredo Griffin booted. Fans roared at that blunder, seeing in it the makings of another Toronto choke. But these are different Blue Jays, and the baggage of past failures doesn't weigh them down. Pitcher John Smoltz came in to run for Berryhill, and Rafael Bel-liard pinch hit for Smith. Belliard's sacrifice moved Smoltz to second, and Atlanta suddenly had the tying run in scoring position and the winning run at the plate with one out Brian Hunter pinch-hit for Leibrandt and grounded to first scoring Blauser and allowing Smoltz to take third.
But the Braves ran out of miracles. Mike Timlin came in to replace Key and ended it quickly, getting Nixon on a bunt between first and the mound. "I couldn't get it where I wanted to," said Nixon, who was bunting on his owa "I wanted to hit it a little harder down the first base line so Joe Carter could field it I didn't think he could beat me to the bag. After I fouled off the first pitch, I made up my mind to put it down. All I wanted to do was tie it up.
I knew I wasn't going to hit a home run. I just didn't get it where I wanted to." At the same time Nixon squared to bunt Timlin heard Carter yell to him "break off' the mound. "So I busted my butt to the line and picked up the ball," Timlin said "I looked at it I was going to try and tag him, but then I just flipped it over his shoulder. I had to go all the way back to A ball in Dunedin and think of it as a single A game and make the play." For a moment there was silence everywhere but on the infield where the Blue Jays whooped in victory. The fans, standing throughout the inning, stood in disbelief.
Some sank to their seats. Then, as if they suddenly realized that the season was truly over, that their team had gone down fighting gallantly, they began one final proud chant, "Braves, Braves, Braves." DEFENSE Continued from Page CI him, fullback Anthony DellaVentura scored two TDs and rushed for 88 yards. "I'm sure they were keying on Derek," Dunellen Coach Pio Penni-si said "They look to stop the toss, so we rushed DellaVentura inside. He got a couple of scores." Playing for a struggling 1-4 team, Bound Brook's Ray Thompson has gone unnoticed but that has not stopped the senior running back from piling up some impressive numbers. Thompson had one of his best ef Continued from Page CI comebacks, had seen the big one, and knew they still had another out heft That was all Otis Nixon needed "I wanted a shot at tying it I wanted to be the guy.
And I got the big hit I felt like a finally contributed," said Nixon, who missed the playoffs and Series a year ago while in rehab for cocaine addiction. He, too, fell behind 0-2 against Henke, but then singled to left, scoring Blauser to tie the game and sending Smith to third. Nixon took second on the wild throw home. Smith didn't try to score while catcher Pat Borders chased the ball to the backstop. Would he have made it with the winning run? Would he have been thrown out? Smith, whose base-running blunder a year ago may have cost the Braves the Series, 'wasn't talking.
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