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4 Campbell said we hold oiir own against their line get Working from the I formation Alcoa fea tures a small solid fullback in Mike Tyson and primary receivers Marcus White and Ka reem Coffin have hauled in passes from quarr terback Ben Watkins when needed On the plus side for the Region 1 champion the Tornadoes are a little lighter from tackle to tackle Campbell says Alcoa has had some trouble with physcial hard nosed teams and Hamp ton fullbacks Jason Davenport and Mark Wat son have the bulk to make a difference we can get in there and put Watson and Photo by David Crigger BJ Taylor (32) and the put their 10 0 record on the line fourth place finish while respectable was notex i i a little disappointed in how the season turned Satter field said did have to fight injuries illnesses and one of the tougher class A schedules in the state (Trousdale Co and South Pittsburgh) We had some tough competition in our own Satterfield said the fist of positives the Highlanders have is fiPAminorlv anHlpflfl (Continued from Page IB races at Bristol Bobby Davey Donnie and Clifford Allison have all raced in Bristol and all except for Clifford have Won races at the fastest half mile would be honored to have a speedway like Bristol recognize his family in this said Bobby the patriarch of the Allison family fans at Bristol have always been aw fully nice to our family and Donnie Davey and I were all able to win races there Johnson Who first won a rdce at Bristol in 1965 has owned a total of 21 cars that have made the trip to victory laneatBMS Kulwicki and Yarborough are both recognized as racing leg ends and both have won Win ston Cup championships unprecedented string of three straight champi onships (1976 78) and Kulwic accomplishments made them both obvious Choices for the honor Kulwicki died in a plane crash in 1993 on his way to Bristol to defend his 1992 ood City 500 victory accomplishments in NASCAR are well known and the all time leader in NASCAR wins was an easy choice for BMS officials carefully looked at the record books looked at the hu man side' and selected the Alli son family Junior Johnson Alan Kulwicki Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough to be the first to receive this tribute at said Byrd Plaques will be placed on each grandstand with high lights of each honoreqs accom plishments The improvements at BMS continue arid Byrd said there is still talk about the possibility of a roof over the track and an ac cess tunnel to the infield has spent $20 million in renovations and improve said Byrd PageBB STAR THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7 1996 (Continued from Page IB) ZLANDERS 4 A 1 4 if vvviiuiiiwu irumr ago 7 he said familiar with the programat Cloudland and this year is no different: They are big fast and hard nosed It will our only hope 'C Taylor used his elusiveness to chalk up big task it will be indeed stopping a potent offense that 2096 all purpose yards and 30 touchdowns as scored an average of 385 points a game and featured a tailback a senior (Qnrnn Rflmfttt) thatgained over 1000 yards and Joey Johnson Ending the season ranked second in the who amassed over 900 yards this season state in 2 A the Bulldogs allowed only 73 fourth place finish while respectable was notex points this season with defensive ends Adam actly what was hoped for Griffey and Ross Campbell pacing in tackles (83) and quarterback sacks (85) respectively Linebacker Charves Revels is a defensive leader for the Tornadoes kind of honored to come to Hampton and ploy the No 2 team in the state Phelps size is as big as any School he said huge up front and theskifi people are impressive Johnson two different teams meeting really RamAtt Tsromv finncrA Adam Heaton and Travis Chambers all Davenport blocking for BJ (Taylor) and mus impressed with their (Hampton) defense from j0 well They are also solid with Robbie Turbyfifi at quarterback cle (Alcoa) out of the way some control the ball what seen on film I think it will be a great free safety They seem to be solid in all the places that matter and keep it away from Campbell said 0 1 the Ji £mj At Unaka High Hampton 50 Little Milli Games gan24 Girls Hunter 42 Unaka 37 Johnson County 22 Johnson County 39 Hampton 20 Cloudland 26 Keenburg 32 Central Games 31 Girls Happy Valley 55 Johnson County vs Range 1 2 Happy Valley 5 pm Boys Unaka vs Hunter 7 Happy Valley 84 Cen pm tral 25 Boys Hampton 58 Keenburg Happy Valley vs 34 Hunter 6 pm Games Johnson County vs Girls Hampton 8 pm Unaka 35 Little Milli Games gan 30 Girls Consolation 5 Johnson County 18 pm Cloudland 16 Boys Consolation 6 Hunter 33 Keenburg pm 20 Girls Championship 7 Boys pm Happy Valley 59 Boys Championship 8 Range 29 pm CYCLONES (Continued from Page IB) ways probably as good as anybody played this said Rider in a class with Greeneville Johnson City and Cocke got good size and good added Rider league in is a good league down there in Leading the Cyclones onto the field will be quarterback Steve Hyder The senior con cluded a masterful regular sea son throwing for 1124 yards and 16 touchdowns His main is sopho inore Shawn Witten The speedy receiver caught 30 passes for 488 yards He also leads the team with 13 touch downs Elizabethton also has sure BC hands in Andy Loving Stephen Phipps Matt McKinney and Lee reeman The four have combined for 495 yards receiv ing dominant of fense is no surprise to Duncan He feels that his team will shut down both the passing and the rushing attack in order to be successful run the ball well they throw the ball said Dun can Rider has a funda mentally sound team and you dorilt have to watch the films tri know that We knbw go ing to be a good football team riday The Panthers have sus tained injuries to their quarter back Jason Stobksbury arid running back Josh Lewis but both have returned to top form and pose a serious threat to Elizabethton Stooksbury has thrown for 1063 yards and nine touch downs Lewis leads the team with 610 yards rushing and seven touchdowns Lewis rushed for 133 yards against the Cyclones last season Teammate Evan Hawkins has rushed for 494 yards and has crossed the goal line three times Stooksbury calls two num bers 90 percent of the Seth Estep and Matt Mercer have 543 and 517 yards receiv ing respectively The Orange and Black wrecking crew will have their hands full in halting Knox offensive firepower but Billy Weems Smith Wes Johnson Jason Witten and Phipps are all big playmakers and will be able to shine against the potent Panthers defensive line consisting of: Patrick Biddix JaSbn Shell David Campbell Justin air Craig Wilcox and Loving have also shined this season using speed as their greatest weapon in clearing out the offensive linea'and terroriz ing the opposing backfield In the secondary Elizabeth ton has the advantage with Witten Justin Gass Travis Jeffers and Anthony Lunce ford Each have excellent abili ties to break up passes and de ny the long run The Cyclone rushing has developed to full speed in' the last half of the season Ryan Presnell has been raging and has compiled 724 yards this season dong with nine touchdowns Demitrius Turner and ree man are also deadly with 400 and 384 yards each Phipps has also shown skill in the running game with 189 yards front line will once again have the opportuni ty to prove their gutsiness against a larger Panther defen sive fine The Cyclones though have ousted their' larger oppo nents all season7 and look to continue their fine perfor mance Adam Howell Daniel Prof fitt Benji Whittemore Tom Holly Dunford and McKinney have done a tremendous job in the trenches and deserve men tion as one of the fop offensive lines in the area The Panthers are 70 on the season with losses to Cocke County Anderson County and Knox Halls The three arefetrong teams so the Panthers have not had a letdoWn all sea son just a good football added Rider go ing to have to play our best to stay with them It will be a tough The two will collide at 7 pm at Brown Childress Stadium riday night and the game will be between two potential state champions not a game be tween first and fourth place teams going to be a tough game even though in fourth finished Dun ford (Continued from Page IB) The suspended players include starting tight end Scott Dragos and linebacker Jermaine Monks and linebacker Brian Maye who was a starter before he dislocated his elbow against Syracuse Other suspended players were identified as running back Jamall Anderson offensive line man Marcus Bembry defensive back Paul Cary defensive linemen John Coleman and Dan sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in fix ing six basketball games during the 1978 79 sea son Initial reports indicated there could be a simi lar problem this time but Henning took solace in the fact that most of the players involved did not betray their teammates Reilly said his office does not plan to file criminal charges a common decision With misdemeanor gambling have violated rights McBride said Speight might choose not to play on Saturday feels he was maltreated by his coach by his teammates and by the McBride said is keeping his options open and one of those options may be leaving Athletic director Chet Gladchu was not available to respond to comments Damien Woody said the team was trying to focus on the ighting Irish favored by three touch downs just wish those guys Woody said de clining' to criticize his suspended teammates Reilly commended the school and Henning in particular for the way the matter has been han dled Collins wide receivers Chris Cosenza Steve Everson and Brandon King center Kyle Geisel man and tight end Rob Tardio There was no way to tell from the list of sus pended players which ones bet from $25 to $1000 on the World Series college football or pro football and which two placed $200 and was very dear to me from the very begin ning that he (Henning) was putting the interests of Boston College the interests of his team and the interests of his sport ahead of his own per sonal the district attorney said 1L a 1 proven huu at great personal eacruice Henning said rumors of gambling or point shaving first surfaced after the Syracuse game in which the Orangemen trailed 14 7 before ral for 1 7 points in thermal of the first half Syracuse got the ball for those three scores on two BC punts and an interception a thankful that this university has passed At the news conference in the basketball practice gym Gladchuk was non commit tal on whether the school would rescind the scholarships or take further action against theathlAtAs Rut hp Rflid that mipstinn arisps time a student athlete genders himself ineligi ble it comes to the moral and ethical con duct of our players and when it pertains' to the integrity of bur Gladchuk said will be no Everson already had been suspended for dis guys know the NCAA rules and they made mistakes But this is an said John McBride a lawyer for three of the suspend ed BC players are 18 and 19year old kids and they out there throwing games obeying request to re enter DOt game at Httebm Ktog pialattai inteneifle after the Black Sox of boxmg promoter Don Kinjj and" Andetson A McBride repreienM four'plaxere: Andeieon lmve mi played 'gg 11 pointe Monk King and defensive back Kiernan Henning whose job was already jeopardy A and Kjng werl Speight who denied he placed any bets and was because of hi? 15 17 1 record said he wnuld deal on Sati not suspended with the 13absences as he deals withinjunes clearly established that the rumor ftifil He has clrised practices this week as the team was 'wrong when it was focusing on these four prepares for archrival Notre Dame "Later dayGladchuk announced that the Henning' said can play without at taint this Last year Maryland quarterback Scott Mi lanovich was suspended by the NCAA for eight games for gambling on college basketball The NCAA later reduced the suspension to four $250 on Syracuse giving 13 points against their games own team on Oct 26 But in early editions and in a late brqadcast Wednesday the Boston Globe Boston Herald and WBZ TV reported that Bembry and Anderson' were the two who bet on their own school The Globe tited close to the in Henning conceded it was unfair that players with varying degrees of culpability were being suspended 7 he said like having your Hand in the cookie jar When they rob the cash regis Boston College was at the center of a point McBride adding that the initial Most players leaving practice On Wednesday school would investigate the nimorswith thQ shaving scandal 1982 when Rick Kuhn was 4 interrogation supervised by Reilly might filed past porters wiffiou commentingCenterx god of clearing the proVmerS? 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