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sports The Jackson Sun, Jackson, Sunday, Dec. 2, 1984 3C Tigers maul 'Dogs to move into finals a I' i "i A. By DAN MORRIS Assistant sports editor -MILAN Everyone said Marshall County was quick, but mercy, that doesn't even begin to adequately describe the Tigers from Lewisburg. They were so quick here Friday night that Milan's Bulldogs were stunned from the start. The 'Dogs are still trying to figure out what hit them during a 25-0 loss In the semifinals of the TSSAA Class AA State Football Playoffs.

Smaller but much, much quicker than its opponent, Marshall County handed Milan its first shutout and worst defeat since game nine of 1982, when Huntingdon helped the Bulldogs post a 3-7 record by claiming a 28-0 triumph. The Tigers, 13-0, now advance to the Clinic Bowl at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville where they will face Marion County at 3:30 p.m. Saturday for the Class AA state championship. Marion County remained unbeaten by stopping Maryville 14-13 in the semifinals. Milan, ranked Nq.

1 in the final Associated Press poll, completes a 12-1 campaign. The '84 Bulldogs are only the third Milan squad in 64 years to win 12 games. The 1977 unit won 14 when it claimed the state crown. "I want the kids to remember the 12 they won," said Milan Coach John Tucker. "It was a good year.

There are only two (Class AA) teams in the whole state better than us, and they will be in Nashville next week. So we've got a lot to be thankful for." Beatin' the 'Dogs Marshall County 25 Milan 0 iiiiiipG "One of the things we set as a goal was to get a little better each game," said Tucker. "We did that until tonight. In fact, we might have improved some tonight, but you just couldn't tell it against such a fine team. We just got beat by a much superior, football team.

There ain't no way to move as quick as they do and hit easy. They get there in a hurry and do some damage when they arrive. "Whoever plays them ni the finals better buckle' their helmets when they get to Davidson County." Led by 6-foot, 190-pound tailback Rodney Davis, the Tigers' offense darted past Milan defenders with surprising ease. Marshall County never had to punt. It threatened to score with each possession while collecting 18 first downs.

More importantly, the Tiger defense stifled Milan's attack for three quarters. MCHS kept pressure on Bulldog quarterback Ricky Fisher and limited Milan to 15 net yards rushing in the second quarter, 18 in the third and minus-17 in the fourth; when Milan passed on nearly every down. "Davis was the best back we've faced all noted Tucker. "But he had a strong, quick line blocking for him, and we couldn't handle them." Sweeping the ends and cutting inside for big hunks of real estate, Davis gained 182 yards on 27 carries, including touchdown runs of 3 and 7 yards. Tiger fullback Petie Allen added 63 yards on 12 carries.

And quarterback Sean Whaley knifed inside on option keepers for TD plunges of 3 and 1 yards. "We knew we had to stop Milan's running game and make them throw the football," said MCHS Coach Bob Edens. "We took away the trap up the middle and did a good job on pass coverage. "All week long we preached the need to keep doing the things that have gotten us this far, and that means using our quickness to play solid football. This bunch is the quickest I've ever seen, but you better be quick when you're small like us." MCHS averaged about 185 Sun photo by Gene Mortindal P.

A. Pratt, 1 1 of Milan finds a little daylight quickly cut off by Michael Cannon, 83, and Delwin O'Neal of Marshall County. bled after being blind-sided during a passing attempt. In five plays MCHS led 19-0 with 8:18 left to play. The Tigers' final TD was set up by a flea flicker play that netted 41 yards to Milan's 7.

Davis earned the remaining yardage in one play to make it 25-0 with 1:28 remain ing. It will be Marshall County's first-ever appearance in the state finals, and that has Lewisburg buzzing with excitement. "This means that Saturday there won't be anyone left in Lewisburg," declared Edens with a grin. "We'll all be in Nashville." pounds per man in its line, compared to Milan's 215. The Bulldogs threatened to score with their first possession, marching 71 yards to the MCHS 16.

But a 15-yard penalty slowed their momentum, and a 34-yard field-goal attempt failed. TSSAA playoffs ECS routs Halls in semifinals 102 yards rushing on 19 carries. Fisher completed 9 of 22 passes for 74 yards but was sacked four times. P.A. Pratt caught five aerials for a net gain of 42 yards.

David Wade snared four passes for 32 yards. Charles McClinton's interception at the Milan 5 stopped Marshall County's game-opening drive. Then the Bulldogs sacked Allen for a yard loss at the Milan 6 on fourth down to stifle another Tiger threat. But a shanked punt gave MCHS possession at Milan's 41, and the Tigers' third drive proved fruitful when Davis motored around left end for a 3-yard tally with 2:08 remaining. His extra-point kick failed, leaving the score 6-0 at intermission.

MCHS drove 86 yards to score with its first possession of the second half. Then the Tigers got the ball at Milan's 15 when Fisher fum LINHIM? Marshall Cmtv (It- Milan (II-1) Class AAA Murfreesboro Oakland 14, Jefferson Co. 13 Memphis Hamilton 17, Nashville Overton la Class AA Marlon Co. 14, Maryville 13 Marshall Co. 17, Milan 0 Class A Gordonsvllle 12, Copoer Basin 0 Memphis fCS 41, Halls 0 MC Rodney Davit 3 run (kick failed).

MC Sean Whalev 1 run (pan (ailed). MC Whaler 1 run (Davll kick). MC Davis 7 run (kick (allaO). MCTV MILM last year's championship game will begin at noon at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville. ECS, 13-0 this season, won last year's final, 15-7.

Halls, 9-4, collected just two first downs, 44 yards rushing and minus-17 yards passing. ECS quarterback Steve Heinz ran for two touchdowns and passed for two others, directing ECS to a 27-0 halftime lead. CORDOVA Halls became the 23rd straight victim of powerful Evangelical Christian School here Friday night, losing 41-0 to the unbeaten and top-ranked Eagles in the state Class A semifinals. The victory puts the defending state champions into Saturday's state title game against Gordonsville, a 12-0 winner over Copper Basin. The rematch of II Their only other scoring threat was on the opening drive of the second half.

Milan drove to the Tiger 23 before a clipping penalty and a delay-of-game penalty pushed the 'Dogs back to the 49. Earnest Fields, who was injured in the fourth period, led Milan with First downs (total) First downs (passing) First downs (rushing) First downs (penalties) Total yards gained Rushing yards Passing yards Passas (comp-att-lnt) Punts avaraga Fumbles lost Panaltias yards 3 i I 154 0 74 a-23-g 4-3 1-1 7- S3 1 14 0 1S 1U 75 a-l-t 0- 1- 1 S- 35 Middle Tennessee tops Indiana State Three-wheelers can be easy on environment, to operate the old record of 207 yards. Indiana State, which finished its season 9-3, was led in rushing by Clardy, who had 24 carries for 99 yards. Middle Tennessee, 11-2, will play host to either Alcorn State or Louisiana Tech next week. 5 .1 MTSU 42, Indiana State 41 Middle Tenn.

11 7 7 7 4J I spence dupree But the Sycamores came back on a 12-yard pass from quarterback Jeff Miller to Terry Bell, to tie it 28-28 on the conversion. The Sycamores pulled ahead for the first time in the second overtime on a 10-yard run by Darrold Clardy. The Blue Raiders tied it 35-35 on a 1-yard run by Gerald Anderson and a conversion kick. In the final overtime, Anderson gave the Blue Raiders the lead on a 1-yard run, and the kick by Kelly Potter made the score 42-35. Clardy scored for the Sycamores on a 4-yard run to make it 42-41.

The Sycamores then faked a kick. Downing, the holder, threw to Edwards, who was stopped in his tracks at the 5-yard line by Mathis. Middle Tennessee's Hall set an NCAA playoff record by rushing 223 yards in 29 carries, topping TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) -Middle Tennessee linebacker Mick Mathis tackled fullback Jimmy Edwards to end a two-point conversion pass play and ice a 42-41 win over Indiana State after three overtime periods Saturday in the NCAA Division I-AA quarterfinal playoff. Middle Tennessee Jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter on touchdowns by Tony Burse, Vince Hall and Mike Clark.

It took the next three quarters for Indiana State to catch up. The Sycamores scored once in each period, and added a two-point conversion by junior wide receiver Joe Downing with 7:55 to go in the fourth to tie the score 21-21 with the conversion. In the first overtime period, Middle Tennessee grabbed the lead on a 12-yard pass from quarterback Micky Corwin to Burse, St. 741774 41 1.125 MT IS 45-370 14! 102 Ml 1-0 11 I Ml 23 15 ISU 31 64-275 111 45 15-350 5-41 3-1 5-40 34 15 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Time of Possession I've owned two three-wheelers since that first one was traded. They get a little fancier every year.

The one I've got now has an electric starter to placate my bursitis, but it won't do anything that the old original green machine wouldn't do. Both the new and the old vehicles will run faster than I care to go. As suspected, the Tennessee deer season has gotten off to a great start. The combination of relatively good weather and plenty of deer resulted in an apparent record harvest for the first segment. The West Tennessee counties of Hardeman 552 opening weekend Benton (219), Carroll (212), Fayette (233), McNairy (184) and Decatur (167) remained about the same as last year.

Counties showing a slight drop in opening weekend deer harvest were Haywood (171), Lauderdale (8), Tipton (16), Stewart (84) and Perry (162). These counties, except Haywood and Perry, are not considered major deer hunting counties. Counties showing an increase were Henderson (120 up from 58), Gibson (101 up for 30), Madison (182) and Hardin (139). INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING Middle Hall K-323. Anderson 9-31.

Indiana Clardy 4-ft, Dwenger 31-75, Miller II-48. PASSING Middle Corwin e-11-0-145; Indiana Miller 15-35-0-111. RECEIVING Middle Burse 1-34, Clam 3-M. Indiana Downing 4-SI. T.

Bell 4-50, Kimball This is not an endorsement for rough-terrain, three-wheel vehicles. But I have had a warm spot in my heart for these ungainly motorized tricycles since 1970, when I bought the first one I laid eyes on. That machine had a 90 cc engine and was painted an awful chartreuse green. The first thing I did was paint it an olive and brown camouflage design. I wonder why manufacturers don't offer such a factory paint job as an option rather than the bright colors they seem so fond of.

Because of a handicap, I cannot ride a horse or trek into the depths of bottomlands where I wish to hunt. With a three-wheeler I can follow the dogs into quail coverts and hunt a deer stand as deep in the woods as I choose. The vehicle can cYoss streams up to a foot deep with no problems, and run the middle of a freshly cut beanfield and leave little more than a footprint. They will mire to the axle in some instances. I buried mine to the frame one late January day in a field that had undergone successive thaws.

For the most part, the three-wheeler is kind to the country. If driven properly it won't cut ruts, Carson-Newman rolls over Concord and its low-pressure tires resist spinning. I primarily use the three-wheeler as a transportation machine rather than a vehicle for recreation. Though I am a careful rider, I've still had my share of memorable experiences. Once, I was following a two-track bridge over what I thought was a shallow ditch filled with water.

The plan was to let the back tires follow the tracks and run the front tire between them. The small weed I saw sticking out of the water was actually the top of a small tree, as I saw when I submerged the machine up to the seat In a running creek. Most of the time the three-wheelers are pretty forgiving. We took the spark plug out and dried it. A few minutes later the engine was running like nothing ever The Eagles, of the Southern Athletic Conference, improved their record to 9-2, while the West Virginia Conference Mountain Lions dropped to 8-3.

Tyson was named most valuable player offensively, while Tim Fouts took the honor for the Eagle defense. Fouts, who intercepted two Concord passes, led a stern Carson-Newman defense, which allowed only 170 yards of total offense. JEFFERSON CITY (AP) Carson-Newman running back Kenneth Tyson rushed for 85 yards on 13 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead the fifth-ranked Eagles to a 42-6 victory over seventh-ranked Concord College Saturday in the first round of the 1984 NAIA football playoffs. Carson-Newman, the defending national champions, advances to a semifinal contest against Saginaw Valley State of Michigan here Dec. 8.

IOC meeting hashes over sanctions against boycotters which would alienate. independence of judgment," he said. "We fought over this principle in order that the Games take place in Moscow in 1980. We did the same for Los Angeles in 1984. "We will do the same again in order that the Games of the 24th Olympiad take place as planned in Seoul In 1988," he said.

Seoul has spent millions of dollars on Olympic preparations since it was selected as the 1988 site three years ago. The choice was opposed at the time by Soviet IOC members Vitaly Smirnov.and Constantin Andrianov and by other Soviet bloc members. The communist-ruled countries have no relations with South Korea. The Soviet news agency Tass reported from Havana that Cuban leader Fidel Castro wrote to Sa tional should be barred from at least two subsequent Olympics. The Games are held every four years, with IOC financial support to all participating teams.

IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch opened the session with a pledge to proceed with the Seoul Olympics despite the Soviet bloc boycott threats. Samaranch said the IOC was determined to maintain Us Independence despite the political pressures to which It was subjected by some governments and even by some of Its own members. He denounced the American-led boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games and the Soviet-led boycott of the Los Angeles Games as attempts to undermine the IOC's Independence and Integrity. "We must not give in to any pressure, even internal, maranch to denounce the choice of Seoul because of what he called the "international situation there." Cuba was one of the nations which joined the Los Angeles boycott. The heaviest presure came from the Soviet Union itself.

In a Joint letter to Samaranch prior to the IOC session, Smlrnov and Andrianov told the IOC president In thinly veiled terms that the Soviet bloc would boycott the 1988 Games unless they were moved to another country. At the same time, Smirnov and Andrianov, backed by other Soviet bloc members, declared that the executive board's sanctions proposals were "obviously unacceptable." LAUSANNE, Switzerland (APJ The International Olympic Committee opened a special two-day meeting Saturday, sharplv divided over proposals to punish countries which boycott future Games. Opposition to the proposed sanctions came not only from the Soviet bloc which is threatening to boycott the 1988 Seoul Olympics but from many non-communist countries which warned that sanctions would harm the athletes more than their governments and threaten the Olympic movement. The 88-member IOC opened the first extraordinary session in Its 90-year history to consider amending the Olympic charter to make participation In the Games obligatory and to punish absentee nations. The nine-member IOC executive board proposed during the Los Angeles Games that boycotting na.