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'raMVrt gljt AWjmti lamrwd AND CONSTTTltK) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1986 I 1 14 10-45 By Rachel Blount Staff Writer 0 Seutrasm GSCHam run (Foley kick) i I3rmtyl JMU WDkhson 16 pass from Green kick) GSC-Q. Harris 6 run (Foley kick) JMU-WHkkwon 31 pass from Green kick) ourselves we had the opportunities in the first half. We just didn't act on them. If we didn't make any mistakes in the second half, we knew we could go back into the lead. They were a hungry team, but we were hungry, too." jmJ osc (Oarifr terback Eric Green caught the Eagles' secondary off guard and threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to wide-open tight end Neal Wilkinson in the end zone.

Georgia Southern answered with a six-yard touchdown by fullback Gerald Harris, but the defense faltered again when defensive backs Nay Young and Chris Aiken let a 31-yard Green pass slip through their hands to a waiting Wilkinson in the end zone. Georgia Southern's offense made the next mistake when Ham threw a weak, high pass into the hands of James Madison linebacker Dan Ko- goal is to do that all the time, to play that well consistentlyBut no matter how frustrated, a win is a win." The defense of the Eagles (8-2) got off to a strong start when linebacker Flint Matthews recovered a fumble by James Madison running back Warren Marshall at the Georgia Southern 2. Eight plays later, Eagles quarterback Tracy Ham ran nine yards for the game's first touchdown and a 7-0 Georgia Southern lead. James Madison (5-5) got its revenge on the next series when quar bosko. And again, the defense did nothing to help.

This time, Marshall ran seven yards through two tack-lers and into the corner of the end zone to put James Madison ahead 21-14. Ham countered with a 29-yard scoring pass to wide receiver Monty Sharpe, but James Madison kicker Tim Garritty hit a 39-yard field goal with two seconds left in the half to put the Dukes up 24-21. "We weren't really worried," said Ham, who led the Eagles with 121 yards rushing and 12-oM8 passing for 258 yards. "We just said to 26 53-218 219 38 47-310 258 JMU-Marshall I run (Garritty kick) I GSC M. Sharp 29 pass from Ham ifFoJjy kick) JMU-FG Garritty 39 GSC M.

Sharpe 51 past horn Ham Fole kick) GSC-Ham 2 run (Foley kick) 'H-A JMU Stocked 2 run (Stockatt pass from Sim-. man) i GSCHam run JMU-FG Garritty 29 GSC FG Foley 17 A 16.133. 0 0 First downs Rushes-yards Passing Return Yards Comp-Att Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-Yards Time ol Possession 13-20-0 12-18-1 0-0 4-3 0-0 4-1 3-30 28:27 4-25 31:33 STATESBORO For an old master of defense like Georgia Southern coach Erk Russell, this season has been positively unbearable. All year long, the Eagles' defense has been out to lunch, breakfast and dinner, frustrating Russell game after game with blown coverages and missed tackles. 1 On Saturday, the defense finally showed up, just in time for Georgia Southern's homecoming.

Before a record crowd of 16,135 at Paulson Stadium, the defense held off James Madison in the second half while the offense reeled off its usual big plays. The 45-35 win kept the Eagles in. contention for a return to the Division I-AA playoffs. "I'm so frustrated that we can't stop people from scoring so many points," said Russell. "But I guess I Can't feel too frustrated because our own guys score so many.

We didn't stop them very often. Time after time, we had them third-and-long and we let 'em out. We weren't able to make that play. "But at times, our defense played like crazy. They'd swarm the ball and do everything right.

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