1986_01 The Daily Collegian January 1986

              Sports
Page 6
January 23 j 1986
.The Daily Collegian
Future looks bright for FSU frosh
The tiny hamlet of Easton, a speck on
the map that dots the outskirts of Fresno,
harbors one of the best Division II
high school basketball programs in the
state — the Panthers of Washington
Union. But while "The Union"liesjust ten
miles from the campus of Fresno State
sity. tl
siofct
Bulldogs' and Panthers' li
tion is light years apart.
For FSU freshman forward Jervi
Cole, the transition from high school It
Division I college basketball has bee
about as easy as jumping on Highway 4
vingtc
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According Boyd Grant, Cole's itinerary
has been void of obstacles.
"We felt that with Jos Kuipers, Fred
Emerson, Mark Gustin and Kenny Cook
on our forward line, we might not need
Jervis so much this season," Grant said.
"But we needed Jervis and his quickness
and his outside shooting ability."
and accurate. While these two
are found in abundance in I
basketball. Cole possesses am
thai allows him to make the n
Being a starter as a freshman is not an
easy task, there is always going to be a
veteran player fighting for your job. Just
ask Mike Mitchell, the Bulldog's talented
6-foot-6-inch freshman forward from
Mater Dei High School in. Southern
California.
Mitchell, who has started 15 of the
'Dogs 16 games — sitting out only the
San Jose State game due to injury — feels
there is always competition for starting
Like teammate and best friend Jervis
Cole, Mitchell has just come off a spar¬
kling high school career, going 29-0 at
Mater Dei in his senior season and win¬
ning the Stale 5A title on a team which
also featured high school All-American
Tom Lewis, now playing f6r USC.
Mitchell was also named lo play on the
first team in the All-CIF All Star Game.
To follow that up Mitchell is a starter in
his freshman season at FSU and is making
his presence felt. A starting freshman at
FSU
nil :h
relaxed,"said Cole.
Cole recalls the first game of his
collegiate career — an exhibition win over
the Yugoslavian Nationals — as a nervous
"It hyped me up s
fans there and the h
said. "After the gam>
all over you."
Media attention is
grewa<
i something that Cole
while at Washington
Union as he led the Panthers to a 29-0
record his senior year. He was teammate
to another Bulldog, freshman defensive
back Tony Harris, who was in the same
starting lineup  with  Cole for three
"1 talk to Tony just about every day,"
Cole said. "He's a great point guard "
Sh COLE, page 7
heavily recruited in not
only basketball but football as well. An
all-league season at wide receiver his jun¬
ior and senior seasons made Mitchell
much in demand. Such powerhouse foot¬
ball programs as Notre Dame, Miami,
Georgia, and Boston College all wanted
his services as a pass catcher.
"I didnt want to get killed," Mitchell
said when asked why he didn't choose
football over basketball. "1 watched a
USC practice and decided no way," he
added. Mitchell wasdefinitely involved in
recruiting wars throughout his senior year.
Texas, Washington, and San Jose State,
along with FSU were all after him for his
basketball abilities. Mitchell is definitely
an all-around athlete. He chose FSU, he
says, because "The coaches dealt straight
forward with me." It was the only school
which Mitchell felt did that.
Mitchell credits his high school pro¬
gram in helping him make rapid progress
in the 'Dogs' system. His high school
coach Gary Mc Knight is similar in coach¬
ing philosophy to Coach Boyd Grant.
Both arc discipline and intensity oriented
coaches. The biggest adjustment Mitchell
had to make was to the 'Dogs intricate
style of defense. Like Mater Dei, most
high school teams don't stress defense the
way FSU does.
As far as adjusting to the higher level of
St. MITCHELL, page 7
Mike Mitchell
Bowl scenario one for Spielberg
Bulldog Bark
Mike Butwefl
With the Super Bowl XX show¬
down just two days away, I
wonder if the actual contest will
be as spectacular as the media has built it
up to be? -
Imagine a confident team (the Chicago
Bears) that make a music video entitled
"The Super Bowl Shuffle" before they
even entered the unpredictable NFL play¬
offs. Opposing these arrogant gents are
the fiesty, Cinderella New England Patri¬
ots whose owner has the guts to poor
mouth (to their face) the two biggest play¬
ers of the nasty Los Angeles Raiders.
Forget the game for a minute and
imagine what a great movie this would
make. I can see it now, "Super Bowl XX
and the Dome of Destinations"or"Rambo
and the Terminator meet Rocky and the
your seat.
Start with tbe favored and dominating
Bears (the Rambos). An overweight, but
athletic Mr. T portrays the famed "Re¬
frigerator" (William Perry) who scores
touchdowns by run or pass and starts
"Frigemania" all around the city. Even
Clara Pellers asks, "Where's the Frige!"
Next, enter the cxhuberant and wacky
Bear quarterback, Jim McMahon, played
by Sylvester Stallone (with a mohawk).
McMahon docs peculiar things like stick¬
ing his tongue out at TV cameras, chang¬
ing the coaches plays sent in whenever he
disapproves. He also wears a headband
with the written name ROZELLE to rebel
against the commissioner (who earlier had
fined him for wearing a headband with
Adidas on it), and most bizarre, when he
cant sleep, McMahon can be found
swinging from twentieth floor hotel
balconies. , "     ■
Maybe these insanities are due to the
tightness of his jersey, but, more likely
these acts occurred because of the unusual
habit he has of banging helmets (with his
head enclosed) against the heads of his
offensive linemen after his team scores a
touchdown, thus loosening up a few scores.
But, whocan complain? He has guided his
team to a 17-1 mark and a trip to the title
game.
The cast also consists of Richard Pryor
playing Walter Payion, the practical joker,
but also the league sail-time leading rusher.
Beef up the Delta House from "Animal
House" to act as the Bear offensive line,
and then throw in Jake, Elwood and the
gang, but this time as the Bears'defensive
line (The Bruise Brothers). Put the troops
together and you got the monsters from
the midway, THE CHICAGO BEARS.
Can anyone stop them? (Indiana Jones,
where are you?)
Dont engrave the trophy yet, because
lo and behold, as Cinderella would say,
"It's not midnight yet!" Enter, the under¬
dog New England Patriots, starring Sean
Penn as the gutsy Patriot General Man¬
ager Patrick Sullivan, who entices Howie
Long (Arnold Schwarzeneger) and Matt
Millen (Dick Butkis) throughout the whole
crucial final bout vs. the LA Raiders. To
spite the fact the PatrioU prevailed 27-20,
Sullivan collected numerous stitches after
taunting Millen and Long with some cruel
post game comments.
After taking two road playoff victories
(the New York Jets and the flagrant Raid¬
ers), bad luck strikes when all-pro receiver
Irving Fryar ("The Shining's" Jack Nich¬
olson) misuses a knife and severely cuts a
finger. Still confident as ever, tbe wounded
PatrioU take their traveling show to
Miami's Orange Bowl, where they havent
With their spirits on cloud nine, Quar¬
terback Tony Eason (Robbie Benson) and
Running back Craig James (Tom Cruise)
gallop past Quarterback Dan Marino
(John Travolta)and his stunned Dolphins
coached by the subtle Don Shula (Paul
Newt
,n).-
The final scene is set. Will the -Patriots
resemble Rocky and overcome the stronger
opposition, or will the Bears take the field
like a fleet of gung ho Rambos and blow
away the New EngUnders? Ill never tell.
Watch for the movie.
January 23, 1986   SPORTS
FSU women run away from
St. Mary's, 79-57
The Daily CoJJegian   Page 7
The No Smoking signs were posted in
the South Gym last night, but the Fresno
State University women's basketball team
decided to go ahead and smoke the Gaels
of St. Marys University anyway, 79-57.
A crowd of 468 fans watched the Bul¬
ldogs struggle momentarily with.Division
III power St. Mary's before forcing 28
Gael turnovers and converting most of
them into easy layups.
Two Bulldogscameoff the bench in the
first haltjind proved they weg not to
young to smoke, igniting the 'Dogs to turn
a 19-16 deficit into 39-27 halftime lead.
Freshman guard Alice Solis and 6-foot-
5-inch Laurie Heinrichs entered a tight
COLE
continued from page 6
With an abundance of talent at
Washington Union and a dedicated
coaching staff, it's no wonder the high-
powered Panthers reigned supreme in the
state. Cole's prep coach, John Pestorich,
designed his game plan after Coach
Grant's, one factor lhat weighed heavy in
Cole's decision to come to FSU. The
second facior was being able t6 stay close
lo home, near family, friends and loyal
"The fan support here is great," Cole
said. Despite the fact the 'Dogs arc
struggling with a 10-7 record. Cole is often
approached  by supportive students on
"Students come up to me and say '1 saw
you're game last night and you looked
good.' "he said. They're noL coming up .
and saying 'Man, that's was a bad game.
You guys a,re sorry." I dont think it's
because we're bigger than therrrand well
beat them up or something," he added,
Jervis Cole may have chosen to stay to
home, but before he is finished at FSU, he
will go a mighty long way.
contest and sparked a 21-6 FSU scoring
spree which included  13 unanswered
Heinrichs, who scored a career-high 17
points, added strength in the middle while
Solis demonstrated confident ballhandl-
ing ability.
"This was the best game to date for
Laurie Heinrichs," said Spencer. "It
should help with her confidence level a
lot."
Wendy Martell led the Bulldogs with 18
points while Tami Towle and Yvette
Roberts scored 12 and 10 points, respect-
The Bulldogs will take to the road for
seven consecutive NorPac games They
will return to FSU Feb. 21 to host San
Jose State.
MITCHELL
continued from page 6
competition, Mitchell was prepared. Last
summer Mitchell was fortunate enough to
have the opportunity to play in the Junior
Olympics in Florida. He also participated
in the Pro-Am League in Los Angeles.
Everything seems to be paying off for
Mitchell who is second only to Brian
Salone in scoring, averaging 11.1 points a
game going into tonight's clash with Utah
State at Selland Arena. He also leads the
team in steals with 35 and in dunks with
10. Mitchell's best game as a Bulldog was
against Eastern Washington when he
scored 24 points and had six rebounds.
Against Utah Slate, Mitchell feels that
stopping Greg Grant who is scoring 25
points a game, is the key to winning. "We
have to put the clamps on him," Mitchell
-saidv- '■—-—	
It looks as though Mitchell has a long
and unforgettable career ahead of him at
FSU and the best is yet to come. Mitchell
has no regrets about coming to FSU and
praises the tremendous fan support that is
accorded to the 'Dogs. It's to be sure the
fans have no regrets either.
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