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...despite its limited opportunities, the Harvard offense effortlessly converted four-on-three opportunities with a quick passing attack. Twice Crimson midfielders scooped up loose balls faced downfield and set up the two-man show of Peter Follows and Martin Garcia...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Laxmen Stymie Princeton | 4/23/1984 | See Source »

...Angeles Rams was "the new Marcus Allen," and the old one registered just one 100-yd. rushing game all season until the playoffs. With breezy 121-and 154-yd. games against Pittsburgh and Seattle in the tournament, Allen and the Raiders are on a sprint. Plunkett throws downfield mostly to Christensen or Cliff Branch. But when the Seahawks concentrated on those two, Malcolm Barnwell caught 100-yds.' worth of passes in the first half alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Tangy Super Bowl for Tampa | 1/23/1984 | See Source »

...They [Restic and Gizzi] picked a screen pass, because Brown had been playing aggressive defense all day," Ernst recalls, "We ran it to the sideline and God, there was a huge hole. There were some good downfield blocks. I'm in range for Jim now and I think I'll get out of bounds. But then I cut in and backed out and scored...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Steve Ernst | 11/17/1983 | See Source »

...with four minutes left in the first half Saturday at the B-School field, Adelphi University's laxmen were making hints of a comeback from a 9-4 deficit, applying pressure at the Crimson end. Suddenly, Harvard defender Brian Edmonds stole the ball, led a fast break downfield and forced the Panthers' Bob Cook to take a penalty to stop the play...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: Laxmen Pummel Adelphi in 16-10 Rout; Double-Digit Offense makes its Debut | 5/9/1983 | See Source »

...Winthrop defense, which allowed no first downs in the first half, recovered a fumble just one minute following Bechtold's score. Slack immediately found Corman McLeod 34 yards downfield, to put the ball at the K-Land I. But Kirkland stiffened, and after four attempts, Winthrop went back on defense...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Winthrop Stops K-Land for Title, 14-8 | 11/24/1982 | See Source »

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