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Digest Pro football B2 For the record B4 The NBA B4 Women's basketball B5 High schools B6-7 Sidelines B9 Outdoors Fitness Q4A B14 Black NFL Issue There was a time when there were no black quarterbacks in the NFL. That has changed with three blacks directing their teams today. But there still are no black head coaches in the NFL. Page B13 Washington clashes with Giants today Tackle Joe Jacoby (right) and the rest of the Redskins' offensive line faces a tough test against the Giants. See story Page B2.

Miami rips Irish Second-ranked Miami moved within one game ot another national championship showdown by defeating Notre Dame 24-0 Saturday on Mel-vin Bratton's two touchdown runs and a strong defense. Page B10 Howard controversy Howard University lawyers asked the NCAA Saturday to expand the Division l-AA toot-ball playoffs by four teams as a way of settling Howard's $9 million suit over being excluded. Page B14 Sunday, November 29, 1987 Doirtts. section Phoebus blanks Tigers crush in state semis Wilson i 4 i Yriv I itn 5fv 4 It By MIKE KEECH Staff Writer NEWPORT NEWS The Wilson High defense shut down Phoebus' best offensive weapon Saturday night at Todd Field. But unfortunately for the Presidents, Phoebus had other guns in their arsenal.

Wilson's total concentration on stopping the running of tailback David Brown enabled Phoebus fullback Tom Boddie to rush for a career-high 108 yards. Boddie's overland efforts coupled with the repeated big plays by the Petey Whitfield-led defense earned Phoebus an 18-0 triumph for its first Eastern Region Division 5 football title. The Phantoms, 10-2, advance to the state Divsion 5 semifinals against Courtland Saturday afternoon at Todd Field. "They took Brown away from us, but gave us trap plays up the middle with Boddie," said Phoebus Coach Bill Dee. "We took them, and our defense really came to play.

Everything has really jelled for us the past few weeks." Phoebus broke open a 2-0 game on a 40-yard scoring march that commenced midway in the third quarter. Linebacker Kirk Burke's interception, the second of four See Phoebus, Page D7 4 4 By MIKE MINIUM Staff Writer YORK Tabb High School unveiled a new offensive twist Saturday afternoon, but with the same old result. Terry Kirby rushed for 301 yards as Tabb rolled over Charlottesville 30-8 to advance into the Division 4 state championship game. The Tigers face Martinsville Saturday at Bailey Field at 1:30 for the title. Martinsville defeated Virginia of Bristol 30-20 in the other semifinal.

Kirby, a 6-3, 208-pound junior, became the first Group AA player to rush for 300 yards in a state playoff game. He also became the first player from the Peninsula area ever to reach career rushing yards. Playing on a rain-soaked field, Kirby scored three touchdowns and had three runs that went for over 30 yards as the unbeaten Tigers won for the 13th time. "They were overshifting," said Kirby. "We started off with a lot of motion and it confused them a little." The motion was a new weapon in Tabb's arsenal.

Blocking back Scott Courter broke early, and most of the plays went to his side, "We had put it in earlier, we just waited until now to use it," said Tabb head coach Charlie Hovis. "Everybody had been setting to our tight end side and we wanted to do something about it. "They were a big, strong team, probably the best de fensive team we had played. But we felt like we were a little bit quicker than they were." Tabb struck early. Less than four minutes into the game Kirby went over right tackle, shrugged off a pair of linemen, stiff-armed cornerback Burke Zimmerman out of the way, then sloshed 53 yards for a touchdown.

A 32-yard Kirby run set up the second touchdown, a one-yard sneak by Jimmy Thomas. Kirby added 40 more yards on a second-quarter drive that ended In a Jimmy McKechnie field goal. McKechnie's kick, from 42 yards, was a state Group AA playoff record. Kirby had 198 yards by half-time, but didn't reach 300 until late in the game. He ran the ball 35 times, establishing yet another state playoff record.

See Tabb, Page B6 1 1 A Staff photo by DAVID BOWMAN A punishing runner Tabb running back Terry Kirby dishes out a rugged stiff arm to Charlottesville cornerback Burke Zimmerman during another outstanding afternoon for the Tiger star. He scored three touchdowns and piled up 301 yards rushing in the Group AA state semifinal game. Marshall air raid sends JMU packing 41-12 By SONNY DEARTH Staff Correspondent HUNTINGTON, W. Va The forecast for Saturday's NCAA Division I-AA playoff game between James Madison University and Marshall University called for heavy rain and swirling winds just what the visiting Dukes would need to stop the Thundering Herd's high-powered passing attack. But when 68-degree termperatures, bright sunshine and an enthusiastic crowd of 15,584 permeated Fairfield Stadium, the Dukes should have realized this wasn't going to be their day.

And it wasn't. Marshall belied its 8-4 record with a 41-12 shellacking, ending the Dukes' ries, we'd have a good day. They can't beat you if they don't From the outset the Herd drew energy fromn their raucous fans and wasted little time in settling the outcome. JMU forced Marshall to punt on the Herd's first series, but Petersen, who came into the game second in the nation in passing yardage, led Marshall to 24 points in its next four possessions. Tailback Ron Darby opened the scoring with a six-yard run and Brian Mitchell drilled a wind-aided 49-yard field goal to give the Herd a 10-0 lead after the first quarter.

Early in the second quarter, Petersen connected with split end Mike season at 9-3. Marshall will host Weber State in next week's second round action. To say the least, JMU coach Joe Purzycki seemed quite impressed with the Thundering Herd. "Unequivocally, they're the best football team we've played," Purzycki said. "I didn't think we were particularly sharp, but the kudos must go to an immensely prepared Marshall team.

"I think they're one of the hotteset football teams in the country right now." JMU expected to, and did, have problems handling Marshall quarterback Tony Petersen's flying circus (22 for 34 and 387 yards and 4 touch Barber for a 20-yard scoring pass, then hit tight end Sean Doctor (nine catches for 117 yards) for a 16-yard strike to take the Herd to its half time lead. "I had no delusions that we could shut their offense down," Purzycki said. "We've played (against playoff teams) Appalachian State and Georgia Southern and this is the best offense we've seen. "We never were able to get a play that turned emotion whereas they had several. They sustained their emotional level and kept the crowd in the game.

The Herd's Keith Baxter raced 84 See Dukes, Page B10 downs), but they didn't figure that the Herd defense could hold the Dukes to two meaningless second-half touchdowns. "The theme for us all week was ball control," Purzycki said. "But Marshall took their outisde (linebackers) and would not allow (JMU quarterback Eric) Green on the flank." The Dukes didn't earn a first down until their sixth possession and they only managed 91 total yards in the first half. Meanwhile, the Thundering Herd produced its typical offensive showing: 292 yards (232 passing) and 24 points. According to Marshall coach George Chaump, "I felt if the defense held up on the first two or three se McDonald's bank shot lifts Monarchs over mfc r1 1 111 th i i Spiders ousted in playoffs BOONE, N.C.

(AP) Doug Beaty rushed for 94 yards and one touchdown and Bjorn Nittmo kicked two field goals to lead Appalachian State to a 20-3 victory over Richmond Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. It was the eighth straight victory for Appalachian State, 10-2, and marked the first time the school has won 10 games in a season. The Mountaineers will host defending I-AA champion Georgia Southern in the second round next Saturday at 1:30 p.m. The Mountaineers took advantage of one blocked punt and two fumbled punt snaps for 13 first-half points. Mickey Ray blocked an Austin Neuhoff punt early in the first quarter, setting up a 32-yard field goal by Nittmo.

Richmond's Rob Courter kicked a 41-yard field goal with 1 :59 left in the period to tie the score at 3-3. The Mountaineers took the lead for good midway through the second quarter after a fumbled punt snap gave Appalachian the ball at the Richmond 30-yard line. Three plays later, Tim See Spiders, Page B10 By DAVE JOHNSON Staff Writer WILLIAMSBURG After missing an entire year, Darrin McDonald can be excused for being a little anxious. McDonald, who sat out last season after transferring from Virginia Military Institute, canned a 6-foot bank shot with 14 seconds left to lead Old Dominion to a 72-69 win over William and Mary Saturday. It was the Monarchs' 10th straight win in the series and their 18th in the past 20 games.

McDonald's shot, which broke a 69-69 tie, wasn't what ODU Coach Tom Young wanted, but he isn't complaining. Young was yelling for McDonald to pass it back out top, but the former Southern Conference Rookie of the Year saw an opening. "We were supposed to hold the ball longer," said McDonald, who was 2 of 13 from the field before the game-winner. "But I decided to try inside, because I knew the guy on me Mark Batzel) was guarding me too tight. "I knew he wasn't that quick, so I thought I'd take it inside.

I'm just glad it went in." McDonald, a Hampton native, was called for a charge on the play and Batzel missed the front end of a one-and one. McDonald rebounded, and the Monarchs (1-0) ran the clock down to one second before Steve Trax was fouled. Trax, who scored 18 in the first half, hit one of his two free throw attempts and a length-of-the-court shot by Mat O'Reilly fell short at the buzzer. The loss spoiled the debut of William and Mary Coach Chuck Swenson. Swenson, who was a graduate assistant under Bob Knight at Indiana in the mid-1970s, threw no tirades or chairs.

His team not only stayed on the court for 40 minutes, it rallied to force a tie after being down 63-46 with 13:07 left. "I'm disappointed for the team," said Swenson, who also was the top assistant to Mike Krzyzewski at Duke. "I thought they played a good second half and didn't quit. They put themselves in a position to win and they almost did win. You have to give them credit for that.

"We gave up too many points in the first half. Once they set up in their half-court offense, we didn't do too badly. But we couldn't stop their transition game." After Greg Burzell cut the Monarchs' lead to 32-30 with a three-pointer at the 7:45 mark, ODU too over. Id by Trax, who hit three three-pointers during the stretch, the Monarchs out-scored 16-6 during the re- mainder of the half and led 46-34 at the break. After scored the first six points in the second period, ODU again took control.

A jam by Garrick Davis gave the Monarchs a 17-point lead their biggest of the night. William and Mary, however, wasn't through. The Tribe scored 10 unanswered points before Anthony Carver canned an 8-footer with 8:05 remaining. "It surprised me that they came back from the standpoint that we let them come back," McDonald said. "We let up and didn't run our offense at all." Young, who has won all three of his season openers at ODU, wasn't happy with his team's defense in the final 20 minutes.

"We did a good job in the first half for the first 30 minutes, really," he said. "They were able to penetrate easier in the second half and that's where they hurt us. OLD DOMINION in): Irii, Davit 0 1 U. Carver i 14, Vnilh 4 I 10, MtOomirJ 14 12 foytrowO I 4 4 4, Grant 04 0 9 0, Ortuwn 0 I 0-0 0, Marvan 0 0 0 0 0, Lottofl 1 00 0. Totolv WILLIAM AND MARY lt): Bart 4 10 0 01, 41 )S IJ.

Trout IS, Pna)S00S, Suroll i 0 0 14, leant I 13 Polll 17 03, cull 4 00 1, Ofil 0)00 0. Totull; 7 5 Molltlrnt OOU 44 M.ThrM point aonlv-OlrJ Oomimon 4 5 tTron 4 51. WiMiom ond Mary 41 (Bock 01, Pm I BurnHI 4 Apoi I I Total lovH Old Dominion William and Mary SO. bouri Old Dominion (Carver William and Mar JJ iBoc 7), Auittv-014 Dominion II (Smith 101, William and Mary II (Burill, Bork 41. Turnover Old Dominion 71, William ond Marv 21.

fouled out none. A 500 (ett.) "51 at-i Jl A 1 Staff photo by AORIN SNIDER ODU's Anthony Carver beats John Leone to this rebound. I.