Young Man With A Failing Heart Waits For A Transplant

Anna Kutyana 
Nov. 18, 1993 
Anna Yanchick Kutyana, Formerly Of West Wyoming, Died Thursday Night At 
Dorrance Manor, Kingston, Where She Had Been A Guest.

By JERRY KELLAR; Times Leader Sports Writer
 Sunday, November 21, 1993 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 10C QUICK WORDS: ARCHIE FILLS THE SHOES 





EVANSTON, Ill. -- Sometime early Saturday evening, you had the suspicion
that Ki-Jana Carter's leg must have started feeling a whole lot better. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 For the second consecutive weekend, Penn State's talented starting
tailback, who is sidelined with a bruised muscle in the right knee, watched as
his replacement ran roughshod over, around and through an opponent. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; And if Mike Archie keeps this stuff up, he might not be a replacement for
too much longer. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "That kid is one heckuva running back," Northwestern coach Gary Barnett
said of Archie, who ran for a career-high 173 yards on 27 carries and scored a
pair of touchdowns in the Nittany Lions' easy 43-21 victory over the Wildcats
Saturday at Dyche Stadium. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Last week, Archie stepped into the ailing Carter's shoes and ripped off 134
yards on 30 carries and two TDs in a 28-14 decision over Illinois. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We knew we had to stop Mike Archie's running and force them to pass,"
Barnett added. "But it didn't work because we couldn't tackle Archie and we
couldn't put them in third-down passing situations." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The compact 5-foot-8, 200-pounder from Sharon, Pa., scored Penn State's
first touchdown Saturday on a five-yard blast which capped a powerful
nine-play, 80-yard drive. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Archie's second TD romp, however, was undoubtedly his most impressive this
season. Taking a handoff from Kerry Collins at the Northwestern 23, Archie
sprinted left down the sideline and, with two Wildcat defenders hanging on for
dear life for the last five yards, bullied his way home. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I saw them coming and I didn't want to go out of bounds," Archie
explained. "I just got lower and drug them in." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 For the season, Archie has run for 705 yards on 115 carries, just under a
seven-yards per pop average. He's had 100-yard-plus games against Southern
California and Maryland. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "You can't say enough about Mike Archie," Collins said. "He's a great back
who would probably start anywhere else in the country." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Maybe. But Archie's not complaining. He's too humble for that. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Smart too. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Following Saturday's win, he deferred all the praise to his offensive line,
a unit that paved the way for State's 569 yards of total offense against the
undermanned Wildcats. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "They did a great job," he said of the O-line. "Their goal is to get us 100
yards every game." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The guys up front are meeting their weekly obligations, too, evidenced by
Carter's 1,026 yards in a shade over nine games. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We try to go out there on every play and make key blocks," said center
Bucky Greeley, who's made more than his share of those in 1993. "That stuff
adds up in a ballgame." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 With Carter's status for next week's regular-season finale at Michigan
State in doubt, Archie could be adding up even more carries. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The more the better, he said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "The more carries I get, the more I can break things down and read
defenses," he said. "After a while, I get in a nice rhythm." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Not that Archie doesn't want to see his backfield buddy get better. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I'm hoping he recovers fast," he said of Carter. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Archie was asked if he really meant that. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He smiled. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Of course!" &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Mike Archie &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Penn State tailback

Archie Fills The Shoes Of Psu's Ailing Carter