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Honttjomenj Advertiser Ken Rogers Sports editor Phone (334) 240-0190 Fax (334) 261-1 548 200 Washington Ave. Montgomery AL 36104 Sunday Oct. 22, 2000 Golf 5C NFL J2C 14C Outdoors AUBURN 38, LOUISIANA TECH 28 Sportsline 4 Johnson, Tigers grind out win rusher since Stephen Davis in 1995. His biggest moment Saturday came late in the third quarter. Auburn was leading by 10 points when Johnson took what looked like a simple sweep and made it something special.

The hole was large. Johnson weaved down the field using his blockers as obstacles for the Bulldogs. About 30 seconds later, Johnson rambled into the south end zone as the Jordan-Hare Stadium crowd of 85,140 cheered. "It was a big run. I like plays like that," Johnson Tigers Page 11C 38-28.

The win assured Auburn of its first winning season since 1997. "We ran some people over today," said Auburn wideout Ronney Daniels. "Getting the winning season is a big goal. Getting to a bowl game is the next goal. Rudi's just like the rest of us he wants to win and accomplish things for this team.

You can see it in his eyes when he's out there running. You can't help but feed off that." Johnson's performance Saturday pushed the junior's season rushing total to 1,124 yards, making him Auburn's first THE BIG PLAY With Auburn leading by just 10 points late in the third quarter, tailback Rudi Johnson broke free for a 78-yard touchdown run that took nearly 30 seconds to complete. The score moved Auburn ahead 38-21 and finally put the game out of reach. more straight-ahead approach. It worked.

Johnson rushed for 249 yards and four touchdowns, leading Auburn (6-2) to a surprisingly close homecoming win over Louisiana Tech, I- I A 1 Auburn running back Rudi JM Mickey Welsh Staff Johnson cuts past Lou isiana Tech's Willie Sheppard during his 78-yard BASEBALL World Series Game 1 New York Yankees 4, New YorkMets3(12) TOP25 (1) Nebraska 59, Baylor 0 (2) Virginia Tech 22, Syracuse 14 (4) Miami 45, Temple 17 (5) Clemson 38, North Carolina 24 (6) Florida State 37, Virginias (7) Oregon 14, (21) Arizona 10 (9) Washington 36, California 24 (10) Kansas State 28, Texas Tech 23 (11) (12) Georgia 34, Kentucky 30 LSI) 45, (13) Mississippi State 38 (OT) (14) Ohio State 38, Iowa 10 (16) Michigan 14, Michigan State 0 (17) Purdue 30 Wisconsin 24 (OT) (18) South Carolina 30, Vanderbilt 14 (19) Oregon State 44, (23) UCLA 38 (20) Notre Dame 42, West Virginia 28 Indiana 51, (22) Minnesota 43 NHL Montreal 5, Carolina 2 Atlanta 6, Ottawa 6 Anaheim 4, Philadelphia 3 N.Y. Islanders 4, Washington 4 Toronto 2, Calgary 1 New Jersey 7, Tampa Bay 2 Pittsburgh 5, Columbus 2 Detroit 5, Buffalo 4 St. Louis 1, Chicago 0 Dallas 4, Los Angeles 3 San Jose 5, Nashville 3 Phoenix 3, Vancouver 2 BRIEFLY touchdown run in the third quarter of Saturday's game. TENNESSEE 20, ALABAMA 10 Was i A i jT- I ft i i I Hi i kill UUr By Jay G. Tate Montgomery Advertiser AUBURN Tailback Rudi Johnson spent the first seven games of Auburn's season establishing himself as a useful scoring option.

He spent the eighth game establishing himself as a hero. With his teammates struggling with Louisiana Tech's unorthodox plays and philosophies Saturday afternoon, Johnson battled the complex Bulldogs with simplicity. Johnson ran straight at Louisiana Tech, tossing aside fancy running plays in favor of a 4j wins sixth made up their minds they were going to win this game." With national championships out the window and conference championships all but out of reach, pride was at stake when the Crimson Tide and the Vols met in front of 107,709 fans at Neyland Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Tennessee came prepared. Alabama came out flat.

The Vols rolled to a Sj? jfW WORLD TUSKEGEE 38, FORT VALLEY 35 Tuskegee remains unbeaten By A.A. Moore Montgomery Advertiser FORT VALLEY, Ga. After Tuskegee walked away victorious with a 38-35 win over Fort Valley State, a distinctive chant could be heard from the Golden Tigers' huddle We came in, we got out! That celebratory chant is probably the best des cription of the entire game, especially the final sequence. Tuskegee had a 24-point lead in the third quarter but allowed Fort Valley State back into the game. In fact, the Wildcats an- peared to score the go-ahead touchdown with 37 sec- mm onds left in the game on a run by Cleo Stinyard.

But a holding penalty by tight end Augustus Gil-more nullified the score, moving the ball to the 10. Two plays later, linebacker Nathaniel Jones intercepted a Brian Villanueva pass at the 5-yard line to stunt the comeback. "It was game time, baby," an elated Jones said after the game. "I was just glad we got another chance." It was the second consecutive week that Jones made a game-saving interception for the Golden Tigers (7-0, 4-0), who took sole possession of first place in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. It also avenged a 31-28 loss from last year where the Wildcats (7-2, 5-1) scored two touchdowns in the last five minutes before winning in overtime.

"They're the comeback kids. They've been winning games like this all year long," Tuskegee coach Rick Comegy said. Perfect Page 7C Wf JX Tennessee quarterback Casey Clausen lost his helmet but not his head despite Monroe (22), Kenny King (55) and Jarret Johnson. heavy pressure from Alabama defenders Aries straight against Tide Who are you rooting for in the all-New York World Series? OMets Yankees Don't Care vote "I Online www. montgomeryadvertiser.com U.S.

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Plus, Game 2 coverage of the World Se ries at Yankee Stadium. Page edited and designed by Ken Rogers bama," Volunteer receiver Cedrick Wilson said. "As a senior I can say I never lost to Alabama. That's something I can look back on and say I did." The Vols, 3-3 overall and 1-3 in Southeastern Conference play, had not played a game this season where the offense didn't turn over the ball or the defense recorded an interception. Both happened on 10-point halftime lead and staved off the Crimson Tide's rally in the second half to grab a 20-10 victory before the third-largest crowd to ever watch a game in the state of Tennessee.

It was Tennessee's sixth consecutive victory in the series, breaking last year's school record of five. "This is the reason you go to Tennessee or Ala SERIES GAME 1: N.Y. YANKEES 4, N.Y. METS 3 (12) Tamika Moore Staff THE BIG PLAY On first-and-goal from the Tennessee 8-yard line, Alabama was trailing 20-10 with 8:32 remaining when Brandon Miree ran off left tackle. The freshman lost the ball, the Volunteers recovered and the Crimson Tide never threatened again.

Alabama, 3-4 and 3-2, was coming off a high-flying 45-7 win over Ole Miss the previous week. What- Tide PagelOC Yankees' record 13th straight Series victory, bettering the streak their Murderers' Row clubs set. Vizcaino's first-pitch single off loser Turk Wendell was his fourth hit of the game and it came at 12:04 a.m. CDT. It's been 44 years since this city had its last Subway Series.

If Game 1 was any indication of to come, New Yorkers may be talking about this one for quite some time. Game story on 2C TROY STATE 23, SAM HOUSTON ST. 21 TSU survives road test Tennessee By Tim Gayle Montgomery Advertiser KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The third Saturday in October has always been special. The Tennessee Vols know that.

"We talked about pride, we talked about honor and all the things that traditionally this game meant," Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer said. "They took something from that and Carter to overcome a sloppy offensive performance and escape with a 23-21 win in Southland Football League play. Troy State running back Demon- i( yik tray Carter L' returned after missing a game with a sprained knee to rush for 73 yards on 12 carries. The Trojans (5-2, 2-1) managed just 205 yards total offense on the night, but controlled the ball for 32 Troy Page 7C Extra-inning classic starts Subway Series Special to the Advertiser HUNTSVILLE, Texas The lOth-ranked Troy State football team knew what to expect when it came to Bowers Stadium to face 22nd-ranked Sam Houston State on Saturday night big plays, bigger hits and a propensity for special teams explosions. What the Trojans didn't count on was that they would be the ones delivering all three.

Troy State forced three Sam Houston State turnovers, had a career night from placekicker Lawrence Tynes and benefited from a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Jonathan V--: r4 1 The Associated Press VV Ill -OCT- The Associated Press NEW YORK Jose Vizcaino put the New York Yankees on the express track in this Subway Series. The ride was long and wild. Vizcaino singled home the winning run with two outs in the 12th inning late Saturday night, giving the' Yankees a 4-3 win over the New York Mets and a 1-0 lead in the World Series. The longest World Series game ever 4 hours, 51 minutes also marked the Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter runs down Mike Piazza for an out on the basepaths Saturday night. IMMM! iliflftnfl ifHi fapiUiiwmwi istwfi MiiiHni'jninmn Tiii.1,T,f,...ni i.