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1 -1 i i i 6D COURIER-POST, Thursday, Octobtf 15, 1987 HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS rS Additional penalties due in soccer disqualifications AL TALLMAN Camden Catholic HEATHER McDEVITT Cherry Hill East Harper's eligibility appeal pondered By WALT BURROWS Of the Courier-Post ROBBINSVILLE The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) heard an appeal behind closed doors here yesterday on the eligibility of a high school player who, according to the Eligibility Committee, transferred for athletic advantage. The player in question is Craig Harper, who transferred from Washington Township High School to St Augustine Prep amidst the rhubarb that led to the firing of Skip Given as Washington Township's head basketball coach. Harper, who has scored 626 points in a two-year career, is considered one of the top returning guards in South Jersey. During all the activity surrounding Given's firing dilemma at Washington Township, Harper's dad, Craig, who is football coach at Pitman, was against retaining Given, and his stand received much publication in the media. Thus, when young Craig was enrolled at St Augustine at a time when Given was still coach at Washington Township, his old school refused to sign the necessary waiver for him to play basketball at St.

Augustine. The purpose of the waiver is to disavow the transfer is being made for athletic advantage and that no recruitment was involved. That's where the snag developed. The refusal on the part of Washington Township authorities to sign the waiver prompted an immediate appeal to the NJSIAA. Article Section Item 6 on eligibility of athletes includes: Any evidence of a transfer for athletic advantage shall subject the athlete to prompt determination of eligibility by the Eligibility Committee and may subject the school and athlete to appropriate disciplinary proceedings.

A transfer for athletic advantage is defined as, but not limited to: Seeking a superior athletic team. Seeking relief due to a conflict with the philosophy or action of an administrator, teacher or coach relating to sports. Seeking a team consistent with the student's athletic abilities. Or seeking a means to nullify punitive action by the previous school. The Eligibility Committee ruled the case fell under the second issue and said the student-athlete in question was ineligible.

The Executive Committee's ruling is expected in a couple days, but similar cases have usually ended up in court. By WALT BURROWS Of the Courier-Post ROBBINSVILLE Additional penalties could be forthcoming if high school soccer disqualifications continue to increase in number. Last year, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) approved legislation that required a high school boy or girl thrown out of an athletic contest to miss the next game. Previously, the rule was implemented for soccer only, since conduct had become a major concern of school authorities. Last spring, it was amended to cover all sports.

Now, after a month of monotor-ing, soccer is still leading all other sports in disqualified players. "We've been keeping an eye on the disqualified player situation," said Bob Kanaby, executive director of the NJSIAA, yesterday at the association's monthly meeting. "And soccer has the highest number of disqualifications. "Some conduct is unacceptable. We may have to extend the number of games a player must sit out if he or she is thrown out of a game." The Commissioner of Education has approved the JSIAA's handling of fines and the penalty of forfeiture in the use of an ineligible player, with slight modifications.

The rules with modifications: In no event shall a fine exeeding $1,000 be handed down against any offending school, coach or other individual. Although the penalty of forfeiture for the use of an ineligible player is mandatory and unappealable to the Executive Committee, the school may appeal the determination of eligibility. No definitive news on the location of the 1987-88 public school basketball tournament yet. There is likely to be some finals played at Monmouth College and Trenton State. With nearly 1 00 high schools fielding scholastic sports teams throughout South Jersey this fall, many outstanding individual performances go unnoticed each week.

Here are just a few athletes who caught the attention of the Courier-Post staff and were considered worthy of spotlight mention. GINA CAREY, a senior forward, has scored 20 goals while helping the Florence field hockey team to a 7-1-1 record. Carey has scored four goals twice this season and has a pair of three-goal games. "She started as goalie her sophomore year," said Coach Carol Ballay. "Last year was the first time she had a stick in her hand, and right now she's dominating.

She has a nice, hard, very accurate shot and she's a real hard worker." EDDIE HESSON, 6-0, 175-junior quarterback, had an outstanding game in Burlington City's 17-8 upset victory over Florence. Hesson was 7-for-12 for 101 yards passing in helping mix up the Blue Devils' attack. "Eddie is playing with a lot of confidence," said Coach Tim Reardon. "He has become a lot smarter. He doesn't throw the ball away like he did.

He's not afraid to take a hit." TOM JOHNSTON, a 5-10, 160-pound senior cor-nerback for Deptford, turned in key plays in a scoreless tie with Overbrook. Late in the second quarter, he stopped receiver Morris Sparkman as he appeared headed for a touchdown. On the next play he tackled a running back two yards short of the goal line, and late in the game halted the last Overbrook theat when he intercepted a pass and returned 27 yards to midfield. "His improvement this year can be measured in leaps and bounds and can be traced to hard work and determination," said Coach Joe Corbi. HEATHER McDEVITT, a senior goalie and captain of the Cherry Hill East field hockey team, has registered six shutouts, including four in her last four games.

She stopped 18 shots in a 4-0 loss against Bishop Eustace and made 14 saves in a tie against Lenape. "Her strongest asset is that she's always calm under pressure," said Coach Sue Schooley. "The rest of the defense has lots of confidence in her. She's the leader on defense and a very, very positive force on the team." AL TALLMAN, a senior forward on the Camden Catholic boys' soccer team, was having a fine season with 10 goals in six games when he tore the cartilage and ligaments in the knee and will be out for the remainder of the season. "He's a big part of the team," said Catholic coach Chris Snyder.

"I thought he was playing good soccer. He wasn't scoring garbage goals; some of his goals were really good goals." GERRY KRIVDA, a senior guard and nose-guard on the Penns Grove football team, had a great defensive game in his team's 6-0 loss to Del-sea. Krivda was credited with 16 initial tackles, three assists and a quarterback sack that resulted in a 10-yard loss early in the game and set the tempo for the defensive battle. "Krivda is probably the best I've ever had at that noseguard position," said Coach Jack Prigger. "He was all over the field and had a heck of a game." LATHAN ATKINSON, a senior fullbackinside linebacker for Burlington Township, was practically a one-man show in defeat during his team's 20-0 loss to Delran.

He rushed for 126 yards on 11 carries, caught a screen pass for 21 yards, intercepted a pass and contributed eight solo tackles to cap a fine all-around performance. "Lathan has been my most consistent player this year," said Coach Tim Hadden. "I have come to expect that kind of performance from him week in and week out." MORRIS SPARKMAN, 5-11, 165-pound junior wide receiver for Overbrook, played well in a scoreless tie with Deptford. He was on the receiving end of a 49-yard pass which almost produced a touchdown and received high marks for his blocking from Coach Larry Mauriello. "He was graded at 98 percent for efficiency for his blocking said the coach.

"He goes downfield and hits people. As a receiver, he has great hands and good speed. He is getting better every day." KIM ROSS, the senior captain of the Camden Catholic cross-country team, has run a personal best of 21:25 this season and helped lead her team to a fourth-place finish in Division I of the South Jersey Open. Ross also excels in spring track. "Kim is a very dedicated runner who runs even when she is hurting because she knows the team needs her there," said Coach Linda Bednar.

"She leads by example and is constantly encouraging the younger girls on the team." ROB KLOPP, a 5-9, 165-pound junior quarterbackfree safety on the Haddon Heights football team, was outstanding the entire game in a losing effort as Heights fell to Woodbury, 28-15. Klopp completed all 13 of his passes for 135 yards, one touchdown and one two-point conversion. On defense he was credited with seven unassisted tackles. "Rob was outstanding both ways," said Coach Butch Gale. "We moved him to free safety this year because he is our best tackier, and he did a great job.

He never came off the field." MATT SORBELLO, a 6-2, 240-pound, two-way tackle for the Kingsway football team, turned in an outstanding effort on both sides of ball as Kingsway downed Clearview, 34-26. Sorbello made several unassisted tackles and his blocking opened holes for the running of Ed Yurgin and Julian Holmes. "Matt gave us another steady effort," said Coach Tony Barchuk. DON REIGHN, a senior co-captain for the Had-donfield cross-country team, placed sixth in helping his team to a second-place finish in Division I of the South Jersey Open. Reighn also placed eighth overall earlier in the year at the Shore Coaches Invitational as Haddonfield was second to Delaware Valley.

"Don was a JV runner last year who made a commitment to running over the winter and emerged as an All-Conference miler in track and has really made a contribution to this team," said Coach Nick Baker. DAVID GARRETT, a 5-8, 170-pound senior, played both ways in Gloucester's 27-3 victory over St. James on Saturday. As a defensive back, Garrett had one interception, nearly picked off two more and was instrumental in breaking up five other pass attempts. He also had four solo tackles.

After his interception, he came back to snare a 19-yard pass in the Lions' final scoring drive. Coach Leon Harris described Garrett as "a real heady guy. He always seems to be around the ball to come up with a key play for us." BOXING the NJSIAA at its Special Sports Awards Banquet Dec. 14, in the Pines Manor, Edision. Rancocas Valley's Don Danser with be honored for track, Millville's John Bar-bose for football, Washington Township's Harvey MacNeill, Moorestown's Lynn Schilling for Lacrosse, Vineland's Tony DiTomo for wrestling and Camden County Vo-Tech's Barry Adamson for swimming.

Mater Dei sought ruling on one of its football players winning $50 in a newspaper's football selection contest Would it affect his eligibility? Answer: No, but there was a concern for including high school games in such contests available to student-athletes who could be embarrassed in winning by selecting an opponent as the winner in said Other possibilities are Wm. Pater-son College and Elizabeth High School. "Right now we're trying to find a site for the Group 4 games," Kanaby said. "We're looking for a place with a large seating capacity and a centralized location." The casinos representative hasn't replied to Kanaby regarding its possible sponsorship of the 1988-89 wrestling and basketball championships. St.

Joseph High School was denied permission to participate in the United States Field Hockey Association High School Division tournament Nov. 26-28 in Los Angeles at the University of California at Irvine. Reason: It is out of season. Five present or former South Jersey coaches will be honored by Tyson-Biggs fight on TV CHERRY HILL Joe Hand Productions announced today that they will be showing the Tyson-Biggs fight tomorrow evening at Garden State Park on the big screen. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $10 or $15 at the door.

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