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.* * ■ ' * I lt;I ft 4 'ft*Dutchmen AreKENYON CONNECTS—Jim Kenyon Ml), quarterback for HopeCollege’s football team,was on target for all eight of his passes. Kenyon, a drop back passer from Wyoming Cod win, hit for 121 yards and two touchdowns.(Sentinel photo by Dave Sundin UiNDA * EP1 iiaVAbfcn u% tifiE HOLLANin Mid-SBy Leo Martonosi Sentinel Sports EditorThe Hope College Flying Dutchmen want to go “ bowling at the conclusion of the regular season.And if their regular season opening football romp over DePauw, 55-7 Saturday afternoon at Riverview Park is any indication, the NCAA Division III officials, will have a hard time in keeping the Dutchmen out of post-season bowl action. Especially if Coach Ray Smith’s outfitwdominates the rest of their opponents like they did the Tigers.This is the first vcar that MIAA schools, will be allowed to participate in post-season action.Smith still mentions his opening road show loss at Hope to Franklin and first year Tiger Coach Boh Bergman, w ill never forget his either.Bergman, probably wondered why he ever left Kose-Hulman Institute, as his Tigers were never in the game. Before the home crowd hardly even had a chance to get comfortable in their seats, the Dutchmen had the contest locked up.With the Dutchmen scoring at will, DePauw found themselves trailing by 28points at the conclusion of the first quarter. Even though Smith went to his bench early, the margin climbed to 41 at the intermssion.Smith and his team took it easy on the Tigers in the third period, as they ONLY scored14 points. DePauw' managed to score its lone touchdown of the day with time running out in the final stanza And the score came against the Hope third string defense.“We definitely thought that DePauw would give us a much tougher battle, * insisted Smith.Smith said earlier in the week that if the Dutchmen won the toss, that he would take tin* wind and kick off And that's just what hap pened.Defensive tackle Kurt Droppers fell on a DePauw fumble on the visitors eight-yard line to set the stage for the game’s first touchdown.On the first play from scrimmage, Mike Skelton ran into pay dirt and Bergman should have known right then, it wasn’t going to be his day.The first of seven extra point kicks was good by sophomore Todd DeYoung, a sophomore from Holland. With only 53 seconds gone in the game, the Dutchmen already had seven points.A fourth down pass to KentSuchecki set up Hope's secondtouchdown moments laterThe “Golden Arm” of quarterback Mark Boyce foundSuchecki for six points for thesecond score of the game.Senior, John Bonnette ofHolland recovered anotherI iger miscue to set up Boyce's19-yard TI) flip to JimHolwerda. And by no meanswere the Dutchmen threw.With 4:30 left in the openingqua rter, Tim J ohnsonrecovered a fumble in the endzone to put the game out ofreach at 270Local fans found out thatyou don’t have to go to AnnA r I)or ( U n i v ers i t v of••Michigan) to find out what the outcome of the game is going to be after only 15 minutes Another Holland High product. Boss Nykamp (No 30) was like a ’Blue Missle' onkickoffs, as time-after-time he went down the field to upset the DePauw backs.A pass interference play helped the Dutchmen register their fifth TD in the second period. Boyce eventually tin I)e Young, who was all alone in the right flat for six points The play covered 12 yards Jim Kenyon, who started last year’s season opener for Hope against DePauw at quarterback, show«*d w hatkind of depth the* Dutchmenhave. Kenyon was on targetfor all eight of his passes forthe dawBovce, showed what kind ofa team player he is by beingthe first to congratulateKenyon, after he passed fouryards to John VandeGutche *tor another 1 lope touchdown Hope completed the rout as Boyce hit Bill Blacquiere from two yards out and Kenyon did Ins thing from seven yards out moments later to Dave Brasehler of South Haven.DePauw finally got on the board with onlv 11 seconds left, as Tom Kleinschmidt plunged two yards for the TD. Jim Patarini added the PAT.Kenyon passed for 121 yardsand Boyce 69. Suchecki•»grabbed three passes and Blacquiere, John Van Aren donk and VandeGutche two apiece Bonnette led all rushers with 40 vards. Blacquiere had 39 and Skelton, 36.The 55 points was the* most points scored by Hope since 1971 when they punished (b and Valiev, 60-6.Smith said that his team w ill have* to be sharp againSaturday when they host* «►Wabash The Albion Britons had their long winning streak snappcxl Saturday by Wabash,19 17.
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Holland Sentinel
Holland, Michigan, US
Mon, Sep 12, 1977
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