Elizabethton Star from Elizabethton, Tennessee • 9

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QB 1j7" f' on his game 7 if fl fty 7 C1 1 Paqe SB 1 i 4M r'ni! wl Hr i 7 "j'1 V) 7 I if vis I 3 i i '5i Elizabethton aware of potential our said Cyclone coach said Duncan any given (See CYCLONES Page 8B) 6 By Roger Snodgrass II Star Staff think in the playoffs you for 1124 Knox Powell has scampered for 1223 yards and have 1202 yards in the air showed last year that they can surprise even the mightiest of teams Coming to Elizabethton last season as the fourth seeded team in their region the Pan thers bit the heels of the Cy clones and knocked them out of the playoffs by a score of 19 6 A year later the Cyclone players still have a bitter taste just came off another emotional win pver Greeneville and hopefully get ready for Knox Watch out for number one step in number two be mindful of number three but by all means do not overlook number four This is the Cyclone approach as they play host to the fourth seeded team in Region 2 4A Knox Powell in their mouths and they have Although the fourth place the opportunity riday night to team in the region the team avenge the loss and advance to night anyone can win Our re gion is extremely competitive and being fourth place go ing to make a The statistics forecast Panther coach Clark Dun thunderous game Both of the just think we Dave Rider ready to play last said lineman Chad Dunford were in fourth place last vear and we take them seri With emotions running high can a former Unicoi County squads have strong running the Cyclones are wary of the native and player feels that his and throwing abilities dangers of living in the past team will be prepared for the Elizabethton has rushed for thing that hurt us last Cyclones despite their 9 1 1934 yards and have thrown vear was that we had the emn rernrd luaer tional win over Greeneville and the second round of the play the nexf riday it was still on usually have four good teams' Harrick out at suspends 13 UCLA (See HARRICK Page 3B) By MICHAEL WHITE STAR Staff BC lays down law BRISTOL Va The changes continue at Bristol Motor Speedway 5 LOS ANGELES (AP) The scan dal leading to Jim downfall began with a steak dinner attended by several players and recruits Then camethe port By Wednesday UCLA chancellor Charles Young was comparing Har riets lies to Watergate and Har riets attorney was branding the firing a witch hunt Nineteen months after guiding the Bruins to their first NCAA title in 20 years the first since the John Wooden era Harrick was dis missed for an alleged violation in volving extra benefits to current players and lying about an expense report Asked if he lied to athletic director Peter Dalis about the expense ac count Harrick said did butTcor rected He also said the punishment weighed the crime by mountains and The pink slip came just two weeks before the start of the 1996 97 sea son and a week before the critical fall signing period Steve Lavin a 32 year old assis tant will be the interim coach this year the school will look for a succes sor during the season Harrick said he had turned in hundreds of expense reports for eight seasons without any being ques tioned Buf the 'one he filed Oct 15 would prove his undoing The report includ ed a dinner attended by three re and five current players two more players than NCAA rules allow Each recruit is allowed only one play er qs an official host NEWTON Mass (AP) College sports' has seen scandals that in volved more serious charges and it has seen those that involved more money But no known gambling investiga tion has implicated more athletes from one team than the one that cul minated Wednesday when Boston College suspended 13 players includ ing two who bet against their own team will not and the team will not accept back to the program anybody that has bet against Boston coach Dan Henning said want every player on our team this week end to be those that are interested in winning the football Middlesex County district attorney Thomas Reilly said he was confident that the two players did not influence the outcome of the Oct 26 game which Syracuse won 45 17 Although the two players were not identified separately from the others Reilly said one did not play against Syracuse and the other played briefly on special teams have found absolutely no evi dence no indication of any game the outcome of any game the score of any game being compromised in any way by players at Boston he said Gambling on professional or col lege sporting events is against NCAA rules All 13 suspended players will miss game against No 17 Dame biggest of the year Those whom Henning will allow to retum can apply to the NCAA for reinstatement realize that there are rules Tney realize thatfthey made a mis Reilly said they realize that there are consequences for their mistakes and they will be held ac (See BC Page 8B) This arial diagram shows the renamed grandstands and their locations at Bristol Motor Speedway The announcement of the change came at a Wednesday press conference in Bristol Va More improvements Bristol Motor Speedway still changing for fans BMS The changes include the renaming of five grandstands to honor the legendary Allison amily car owner Junior Johnson former Winston Cup champion Alan Kulwicki all time record holder for NASCAR race wins Richard Pet In a Wednesday press conference at Restau ty ahd racing great Calc Yarborough rant officiafs from Bristol Motor Speedway and Speedway Remaining grandstands will carry the names of BMS Motorsports the ownersaof BMS announced the renaming sponsors Winston City and Headache Pow of several grandstands at the Bristol track to honor great ders performers in NASCAR history Dedication ceremonies for the renamed sections will a part of dur continuing goal to make Bristol Motor take place in time for the ood City 500 next April Speedway more we wanted to pay tribute to or the Allison amily the renaming of the stands is some of the competitors whose achievements here and greatly appreciated No other racing family has had more throughout history standout to our competitors in Winston Cup and Busch Grand National said Jeff Byrd vice president and general manager of oho1 ffl cScSSSs (D gates 0 ACCESSIBLE SEAT! 41 1 1 BRISTOL nlKM SWBBDHMK 7KM Crouover CroMOVW jnfonnBtiorVSouwnlni il I iM 1 a Lunsford wary of Cherokees By Richard Lovette STARStaff After being picked to win Region 2 A the Greenback Cherokees instead finished with a 6 4 record and in fourth place" not too bad until the have a good fullback and tail back and are pretty fast Greenback lost to 1 A power South Pittsburgh 14 12 but had more first downs and yards than They also lost to another singly A power Cop per Basin this year but the game was close are not your typical fourth place team 1 I sjt 5'A I Lunsford reward for such a finish is ex Lunsford does see some amined: A first round playoff problems thjit the Cherokees berth and a trip to Roan Moun might pose tain to take on Cloudland ri defense blitzes a day beginning at 7 pm have eight or fourth place finish is nine on the line ftf scrimmage weeks not played a full foot ball game in a Lunsford said had the ju pnior 'Varsity in early against ivortn ureene ana me weex oe not to be taken with a gram of and they play the wide re rm fore we were off Before that salt as the Cherokees are a bet ceivers man to man Their de the garters early acrainst Cherokees coach Bill Satter 'cu Lx xt irth place Cloudland Also a potential problem assignment or nlavmtr the tnira ranked 1 A team in Tennessee' glad to be in the play (See Page 8B) 7 's tar team them their reconi indi fense is a lot like North tuples i 7 uiccucp lucj pia pm uuwiuc fIhey are" not your typical' guys man to 1 jfiforth place Cloudland Also a potential problemi? fcqach Mike Lunsford said might lie inr the fact thatiThey are probably as good as Cloudland' exactly faced? apy team in Region 2 They stiff competition the lastfevr to face speedy Alcoa By Jamie Combs Set us this You just hope STAR Staff enou Set ou a tie bit It looks like Alcoa arid Hampton' will wage a classic battle of speed versus strength Bulldogs coach JC Campbell says let it ridfe time has cOme for the to either live or die withpower football when they put their 10 0 record on the line against the Tornadoes (6 4) in the first round of the state 2 A playoffs at Campbell Stadium riday night Kickoff is 7 pm a half hour earlier than usual Start Campbell said You have to dance with who brung you you start changing you confuse anybody but yourself It was good enough to Alcoa the No 4 seed put of Region 2 try to cast any illusions about how it at tempts to get the job done Led by seniortailback Korey Con ner who turned it op for 1400 yards rushing this season it bother moving the chains that much try to hide said Alcoa coach Ronnie Phelps a big play team We try to break long runs or try to get the ballto one of our ret? ceivers Sometimes? it works and sometimes it Having whipped up qn sec ond seeded Sweetwater 48 7 last week Alcoa finished the season with a three game win we hold our own against their line gel JC Campbell ning streak kind of put us on a lit tie bit of a said Phelps frhose team started" 1 3 this season but had setbacks to 5 A William Blount and 4 A Maryville? Campbell meanwhile sees a foe with a record that advertise its ability and four is a whole lot 1 (See Page SB) Control 1 7.