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Oregon quarterback Kevin Lusk recovered from his precarious position to complete a first down pass to Harry Billups
Spring game leaves big question unanswered
By Steve Turcotte
Of the Emerald
Oregon football coach Rich Brooks
wanted to establish his top quarterback
by the time the end of spring drills ar
rived
That time has come and gone, and
Brooks has yet to pick his No 1 signal
caller, or the pecking order behind him
Brooks was hoping to get an indication
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Oregon’s defense put the heat on alumni
quarterback Jack Henderson
who would become the top choice going
into fall drills following his squad s game
with the Oregon alumni Saturday at Aut
zen Stadium But by the time the final gun
had sounded, Brooks was still unsure of
finding any anwers
“I am not pleased with our quarterback
situation right now," Brooks said, fol
lowing the varsity's 24-0 victory over the
alumni. “I still don't know who the No 1
quarterback is yet. I will look at the films
today and make a decision from that."
Saturday, Brooks used his three
healthy quarterbacks — Senior Kevin
Lusk, sophomore Mike Jorgensen and
sophomore Edmund Rivera Jorgensen
got the nod for the starting spot on
Saturday, but he and Lusk both played
extensively, with Rivera coming into the
game in the fourth quarter
It may have been the fact that the Duck
offensive line went up against the likes of
Terry Dion, Neil Elshire and Scott Set
terlund, but the quarterback position for
the Ducks is definitely up in the air
Both Lusk and Jorgensen each
showed signs of being the top man, but
both were plagued by inconsistencies
On the day, Jorgensen completed just
one of two passes for 15 yards and
rushed for 11 more Lusk completed
three of six aerials for 30 yards.
"I felt a little rusty out there,” Lusk
admitted "We weren't as intense as we
needed to be
“I hope that when the Arizona State
game (the Duck opener next fall) rolls
around that we will have one guy (calling
signals),” Lusk said “Everyone wants
one guy As a team, you want to have a
No 1 quarterback.”
Jorgensen agrees with Lusk
"I really don't think all that much about
being the No 1 quarterback, but it would
be nice to have one guy,” Jorgensen
said The sophomore spent last year
alternating at quarterback with Lusk and
injured sophomore Mike Owens. "It's
going to be wide open next fall. I'm just
going to have to go out and work hard
The Ducks showed some good and
bad signs against the alumni Saturday
The defense, which has been
Oregon's trademark the past few sea
sons, was sharp, picking up two inter
ceptions and putting pressure on alumni
signal-caller Jack Henderson
"Our defense finished spring drills
pretty consistent,” Brooks said "The
defense was a a bright spot for us
today.”
Statistically, Harry Billups was the
leading Duck ball carrier, gaining 46
yards, including one burst of 37 yards
Sophomore Todd Bland, who Brooks
had not expected to be a factor this
spring, was impressive in short yardage
situations, gaining 26 yards and scoring
two touchdowns Junior Ladaria John
son picked up 40 yards on nine carries
for the varsity
Henderson completed five passes in
18 tries for 30 yards for the alumni, while
Ed Radcliff picked up 38 yards to lead the
alumni rushing department
The Oregon kicking game, led by
place-kicker Paul Schwabe appears to
be solid
Harry Billups want this way. . .
.. .and then back that-a-way. ..
... on his way to a 37-yard burst.
Crew wins regionats
SEATTLE — The Oregon men s crew claimed the Pacific
Northwest Regional Championship this weekend in Seattle,
besting traditional rowing powers University of Washington
and Oregon State University
Oregon captured first place in both the men’s
heavyweight and lightweight four events, besting 14 other
teams, ft's the first time that Oregon had ever beaten the
powerhouse Huskies in any event
Oregon's winning teams qualified for the Westernation
als to be held in California next week.
Other top finishes from Oregon teams included a second
place for the women's light novice four, and a third for the
mixed eight.
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sportfolio
Oregon Stale limited Oregon to just one run as they swept a
Sunday softball doubleheader in Corvallis. 2-1 and 3-0
The Ducks, who could only tag OSU pitchers for 5 hits all day.
saw their record drop to 6-11
Stephanie Hiesler went the distance for Oregon in absorbing the
loss in the first game The Beavers pushed across both runs in the
second frame, and then held on as Oregon tried a last-gasp rally in
the fifth
With two out. Sue Tuggle started the rally with a single Tuggle
was safe at second on Marci Sowa s fielder s choice grounder that
followed
After Krista Parent walked to load the bases, Molly Barnes
delivered the RBI single for Oregon s only tally
Lindsay Bartlett advanced to the AIAW national singles
tournament and the Oregon women s tennis team posted a strong
second-place finish at the Northwest College Women's Sports
Association (NCWSA) Championships held here Thursday through
Sunday
In the team competition, the Ducks rebounded from a 6-3 loss to
Washington (the eventual winners) to take a 9-0 victory over
Washington State Thursday and a 6-3 win over Montana State Friday
to earn second-place honors
In the singles qualifying matches. Bartlett displayed dominance
over lellow Northwest players
Bartletl began with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Sue Kelso ot WSU, and
followed with a 6-4. 6-1 win over Bridgid Malee of MSU Next was a
6-2. 6-1 win over Robin Coverdale of MSU, and finally a 6-0. 6-0
pasting of MSU's LaVonne Davis
She now advances to the AIAW national championships June
2-9 in Iowa City. Iowa
Meanwhile, the Oregon men s tennis team lost an 8-1 match
against a strong Southern Oregon team last Thursday Only the
doubles team of Wade Judy-Bob Coron could post a win However,
the win by Judy and Coron set an Oregon record lor most doubles
wins in a season. 18
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