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I'PASCO 2- Area THE TAMPA TRIBUNE, Wednesday. November 8, 1978 Pasco-Hernando-Citrus In Floyd, Byrd, Darby Kentucky Finds Hernando Goldmine Walter Ri RICHMOND, KY. Homecoming in college is something special for the coaching staffs of football teams. It's the one time of year when a majority of graduates make it back to the campus. They have an opportunity to see the new faces recruited for football.

Two weeks ago, Eastern Kentucky head coach Roy Kidd put two young men on display from an area of Florida he recruited for the first time. A small Hernando County town called Brooksville. He was fortunate enough to pull two big plums off the tree of Hernando High School. They were George Floyd and Rodney Byrd. In the process he also took Tom Darby, who coached Floyd and Byrd for three years, back to Kentucky as a graduate assistant coach.

And Floyd, Byrd and Darby showed what they were made of as Eastern Kentucky beat Murray State 24-21 in a Ohio Valley Conference game that kept alive their hopes of a conference championship. It also enabled the Division-1AA school to keep its national ranking. The Colonels are rated ninth in the country. It was a special day for Floyd. It was his first start of the season.

All George did was lead the defense from his rover-back spot with 12 tackles and was named runner-up as defensive player of the week in the conference. Byrd was pressed into service at free safety in the third period when starter Joel Scrafton went out with an injury. Murray State led 15-14 at the time. Quarterback Mike Dickens went after Byrd on the very Pasco Intervention? Possible On Permit 4 By JEFF HIXDMAN Tribune Staff Writer i NEW PORT RICHEY The Pasco County Com- mission voted Tuesday to intervene in yet another consumptive use permit application even though this one is not in Pasco County. Pasco County Attorney Jerry Figurski said the ap: plication, by Criterion Corp.

of Hillsborough County; is for a permit to pump water next to a public welt-field. Figurski said how the Southwest Florida Water Management District rules in the matter will affect Pasco County. "It sets a precedent," Figurski said. Commissioner Mike Olson said the decision of the' district could have an impact on future growth in the county if the small developer is denied the right to pump water. The location of the wellfield is adjacent to a public wellfield in Hillsborough County and Figurski said the permit will probably be heard sometime after the first of the year.

Figurski said the district's decision will determine whether private individuals will be able to withdraw water. Figurski said at this point the county is not taking sides one way or another. He said the county wants the district to know that Pasco is interested in' a "happy balance bewtween the developer's interest'' and the public in general." In other action concerning water, the County Commission authorized the hiring of Richard Darby, a cer-" tified public accountant and Charles Knight, an ap-'" praiser, to help the county in negotiations for the puT-' chase of the private utilities. Figurski said both men are experienced in water negotiations and will be meeting with officials from Pasco Water Authority, the private utility the county has been negotiating with. Figurski said Darby has "worked with and against Stanley Cohen," who represents Pasco Water Authority.

Currently the county's $41.5 million water-sewer' bond issue is tied up in the state Supreme Court. The high court has heard the case but so far has not rendered a decision. The suit against the county's bond issue brought by Roy Speer, Aloha Utilities, Bill Boyce and Colonial Hills Service Co. Speer and Boyce are presidents of the repective water companies. They also are part owners in Pasco Water Authority.

The suit has challenged the water-sewer bond issue on the grounds its enabling ordinance was passed on an emergency basis when no emergency existed. The Circuit Court ruled in favor of the county's bond issue, but the case was appealed to the high court. In his ruling on March, 29, Circuit Judge Edward Bergstrom Jr. said the county could decide what constituted an emergency. He said the fact that 78 percent of the people in Pasco County voted in favor of the bond issue tended to ratify the emergency siuta-.

tion. County officials have said they want to be ready when the state Supreme Court renders its decision. "The quarterback reads us at the line of scrimmage," said Byrd. "One mistake on my part, and he calls another play at the line of scrimmage and burns you. Things are more complex in college on defense." Byrd said it took only the first day of practice for him to realize he could compete in college.

"I knew (I could) when they signed me to a scholarship," laughed Floyd. "I have always had confidence in my ability." Both said classroom work is a great deal tougher in college. "You have to stay on it every day, or fall behjnd," pointed out the 17-year-old Byrd. Floyd, who turned 17 in August, added: "It's not like high school where you could take it easy and then cram for exams. I was able to do this in high school, but not college.

"We love living up here. Making friends has been easy for both of us." Floyd has seen action in every game the Colonels have played, while Byrd played his first game the fourth week of the season. "George got his chance to start when our free safety broke his arm and is out for the season," said Coach Darby. "We moved the rover back to free safety and started George. I haven't noticed one change.

George can play for anyone. Rodney is playing a little more each week. "He is getting in the game earlier and playing longer. He had two solo tackles and one assist last week. Darby said Floyd and Byrd are two of five freshmen on the traveling squad.

"Eighteen were signed and five made the traveling squad," Darby pointed out. "We have a veteran squad. We play our last two games at home and will be favored to win. We are, one game back of Western Kentucky, who beat us the conference." Another freshman standout for Eastern Kentucky is Jerry "Lightning" Parrish of Auburndale High School of Polk County, who returns kickoffs. Parrish returned one kickoff for 99 yards and a touchdown against Murray State and finished the day with 202 yards in kickoff returns.

Parrish, who has 4.35 speed in the 40, said being only a freshman makes him work harder in an attempt to make something happen every time he has the opportunity to return a kickoff. "We knew with Jerry back there, we could break one against Murray," said Coach Kidd. "He's super fast." With Floyd, Byrd and Parrish doing their thing more and more every week, it appears the Colonels will continue to be a power in Division 1AA in the future. And it will benefit the other football players in Hernando and Polk counties. "We are looking at several young men in that area this year," said Darby.

"We hope to sign at least two from Dunnellon and one from Citrus High School at this time and are looking at several more." first play. He shouldn't have. Rodney picked off the pass and electrified the crowd as he zig zagged upfield for a 37-yard return, which set up a 23-yard field goal by David Flores. Kidd has had faith in Darby since he joined the staff in August. He's in charge of the defensive ends and is treated more like a coach then a graduate assistant.

The play of Floyd and Byrd might have surprised some folks in attendance Oct. 28, but not to players and coaches who had to face the former Leopards for three years in high school. Floyd made The Tribune's All-Area team three straight years, becoming the first player to accomplish this. Byrd made it one year. George and Rodney were the backbone of the Hernando secondary that Darby coached for three years.

Coach Kidd said the No. 1 priority for Eastern Kentucky last year was finding four defensive backs with speed. "We have had young men from Central Florida on our team in the past and also now," said the coach. "However, the Brooksville area was new to us. "Coach Darby and one of my other coaches are personal friends.

So we checked out Rodney and George. I couldn't believe that they hadn't signed with major schools. I knew Florida State was after George until the last minute. "Both can run. George is a real hard-nosed kid.

A lot of backs complained in pre-season practice because he hit harder then they were used to. The offensive coaches would get on George's coach about this, because he was banging everyone up. "Rodney has a lot of range. He's learning a new position, as is George, but it took us a little longer to find the right place for Rodney. Both are doing great in the classroom and are no problems at all." Byrd, who stands 5-11 and weighs 173, and Floyd, who is 5-11 and weighs 180, agreed the biggest change from high school to college was learning new positions.

Byrd going from cornerback to free safety and Floyd from free safety to rover. "There is more contact at rover," said Floyd, who followed up his superior performance in his first start by collecting five solo tackles and seven assits in the team's 20-16 victory over Tennessee Tech last Saturday. Byrd said there is more concentration at free safety. Tom Darby, former Hernando coach accompanied his Leopard 'plums' to Eastern Kentucky, where he is now defensive-end coach. Hudson Wins DQAA I nKegional Pass-Catch-Run Trio Puts Life Into Pirates i 4 A mm Mining Operations Target Of Protest Before Commission.

By JEFF HINDMAN Tribune Staff Writer NEW PORT RICHEY After several residents around the Hicks Road mining operation in Hudson complained to the Pasco County Commission Tuesday, action was taken by the commission to try to resolve the problems. Residents of the area told commissioners the dust was so bad many of them could not go outside, trucks were speeding up and down the road at all hours and garbage was being dumped in the area. But Pasco County Attorney Jerry Figurski said although the mining operation did not conform to the current zoning regulations, it could not be stopped because it was grandfathered in. "If I could go out and find any reason to stop it I would," Pasco County Commission Chairman John Fuller said. When the problem came before the commission several weeks ago, the staff was asked to review the status of the mining operation and recommend 1 changes in the temporary permit that was issued.

After meeting with Steve Booth, who represents the owners of the mine and residents of the area, Jon Martin, director of Development and Code enforcement for the county, made his recommendation to the commission which passed. The stipulations set down by the commission states that the operator of the mine, Coral Construe- tion Co. of Port Richey "must use effective measures, including watering to reduce dust on the west exten-'; sion of Harper Hamilton by Thursday," and hours of operation "shall be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday." In addition, the developer must block all entrances when work is not being done, 'No Trespassing' signs must be posted, the developer will request assistance from Sheriff John Short in controlling dumping and "in the event the developer fails to comply with these requirements, the building officials shall be authorized to revoke the temporary permit and order all work stopped." The commission also ordered the developer to apply for a mining permit within seven days, post a $2,000 per acre bond, agree to deed the property needed for extension of Hicks Road north and Hamilton Harper west and finish grade elevations. Within 30 days a full reclamation plan must be submitted.

"The buck stops here," Fuller said. Figurski said the county has two options if these stipulations are not met. He said the county could ask Short to cite the de-. veloper or go to court and ask for a temporary restraining order until a hearing could be set. By NICK PUGLIESE Tribune Sports Writer HUDSON There is no truth to the rumor that the Hudson girls volleyball team wants expecting head coach Kathy Rulison to have her baby courtside.

But after a tough comeback-victory over the Auburndale Bloodhounds in a Class 3-A regional volleyball match-up in Hudson, Rulison said, "There should have been an ambulance on standby." After dropping the first game of the best two-of-three match to Auburndale, 15-13, the Cobra spikers, encouraged by a small but enthusiastic home crowd, swept the next two games, 15-12 and 15-8. The win sent Hudson into the sectional for the second year in a row. The Cobras will meet Tampa Catholic in Tampa on Saturday at 4 p.m. Rulison had hoped to play Fort Myers, "Because Tampa Catholic has a psychological edge over us. They beat us (in the sectional, last year)," she explained.

"It took the first game for us to warm up, but once we got going, the girls did a good job, the Cobra coach added. "We were setting up Terri (Hartmann) real, and Marilyn Dodge also did an excellent job." After splitting the first two games, the Cobras completely dominated the rubber game. Behind Hartmann and Jeannie Magyar's steady serving, Hudson jumped out to a 9-4 lead. Eventually, the Cobras increased their lead to 12-4 before an Auburndale rally cut the margin to 13-8. Hudson finally won the game on a Dodge spike.

In the first game of the evening, Auburndale -nped out to a 9-6 lead, only to see Hudson come take a 13-9 lead. The Hounds, behind Linda Van Drimmeln and Theresa Aderholt, finally won 15-13. Hudson battled back in the see-saw second game with Barb Fraize, Denise Evans and Deanna Hollendeck, each serving three points each. The leading scorers for Auburndale, in the second game were Rachel Mike and Carla Smith with three points each. In the second game, the Bloodhounds had jumped off to a 4-1 lead, thanks to Molly Baker's spiking.

In fact, one of her hard spikes actually knocked Hartmann down. Auburndale, which finished the regular season 8-3, had defeated Haines City for the District-9 title. From top to bottom: Crystal River quarterback Mike Rash puts oomph in hie rueese JL glue-like pas-catching hands, while Jeff Carnahan is a rocksteady runner. Tribune Photos by Robert Rogers By JACK NAST Tribune Sports Writer CRYSTAL RIVER The passing arm of junior quarterback Mike Rash has added a new dimension to the Crystal River Pirate offense. In the last three football games, Rash has hit favorite receivers slot back Jim Rook and end Kelvin Richardson for 22 of 43 with one interception for 346 yards and two touchdowns.

Development of the passing game has balanced the Pirate offense and opened up the ground game. Like most high school coaches, Dave Hickey would rather run the ball because it's surer and easier. For a high school team to do well passing, they have to do too many things great, according to Hickey. Your line has to hold the defense for about five counts and you need at least two or three good recievers. "This year I didn't have much choice.

After the first three games I knew I had to do something. That's when we moved Jeff Carnahan to running back and Rash to quarterback. We knew Rash had a good arm and Carnahan is a solid runner," he said. "Richardson was a great reciever in the ninth grade, he's a sophomore now, and Rook is a diamond in the rough. He has super said in praise of his also have Bill Polazzo and Mike Deem to shuffle in and out.

They both have great hands too." Rash praised the offensive line. He said once he and his receivers began to improve their timing, the line began to do it's job. He said he is now able to send out more than one pass catcher and has time to find his secondary receiver. Rook, a 5-8, 155-pound senior, says the success of the passing game has opened up the middle allowing Carnahan and him to make yardage on off-tackle plays. He said he and Richardson run opposite patterns so one of them has a chance of getting open.

"1 like the out pattern best. If I catch one, I've got a chance to go all the way," he said. Richardson, a 5-11, 156-pounder, says his favorite pattern is the slant-in. "It's usually open and after I take two steps off the line, the defender doesn't know where I'm going," He said. Richardson also likes to run an out-pattern off the slant and a deep post pattern.

"Last year when we sent out two flankers, the other people still played an eight or nine man front against us. Now when we put two wide-outs over there, they have to cover them," Hickey said. "We could always use some more speed, but the kids are running the patterns as well as they can." "We also have a flood pattern sending the full back, slot back and end to the same side of the field. This floods the zone and gives Mike three recievers to look at," Hickey said. "I hope it will be good to us this week." The Pirate head mentor feels the game with Clearwater Catholic this Friday, will be one of the biggest games on his team's schedule this season.

Clearwater is perhaps the largest and best team (7-2), with the exception of Hudson, taht the Pirates have faced this season. They have won their division and will go to the state play-offs. "This will be the last game of the season for them and they'll want to win. We'll be playing them on their home field and that's giving them a few points," Hickey know they'll be gunning for us because they didn't like losing to us last year." Hickey said his offensive line played it's best game of the season against South Sumter last were moving people off the line of scrimmage," he said. If the offensive line continues to play well and if mistakes are held to a minimum and his "sand knats" swarming defense has a good night gang-tackling, Hickey believes his team can win.

'This game could be a stepping stone for us. I want to go to Inverness with a win over a good team," Hickey said looking toward to the season finale with Citrus High. lis tf Jii- XT 111-W 5 dMML. iff, Hand In Hand Dade City Building Increases DADE CITY The value of new construction here for the first 10 months of the year was ZVZ times higher than the value for the similar period last year, Building Official Wesley K. Ward reported Tuesday.

Ward said the building figure for thisyear's 10-; month period was $5,259,260.32, an increase of 029,289.77 over the $2,229,970.55 for 'the first 10 months of 1977. However, the value of new construction last month was down slightly from the figure for October 1977. Last month's value was $278,746.33 and the figure for October 1977 was $282,742.58. I Building permits issued last month included one. for $220,000 for Dade City's first" McDonald's fasf-fqcd restaurant.

jt Watch for an interesting Land O'Lakes story behind these hands in Thursday's Tribune. PASCO.