The Daily Advertiser from Lafayette, Louisiana • 61

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i- v.v '4v-y I A I 14 I I "I if 5" I I I 4. A i On Kings first scoring toss, a 32 yard shot to tight end Curtis Calhoun that erased a 3-0 NLU lead and helped the Cajuns to a 10-3 halftime edge, King said We had been getting four and five yards a crack inside, and Coach (Don) Smith was setting up that pass I faked into the line, and Curtis was wide open He and I just had to play catch then, and he turned ft on Then NLU began to stuff the home team offense, and Kirg said We got away from our play action passes, and Northeast got our number on our rushing game Then we just decided to go back to what V- i Yv iY-- j' 'Y Ai i -4 A 3 X. YiZi r' A A f-rJ- RyCriV-Hi -J A-, Vv p' ft' V- I -6 'V; i AX4r ONE DOWN AND 10 TO YS CAJUN QB HAL KING ASr-lZT CAJUNS' ROD SMITH. AND RUNNING NIP NL IN DRAMA TIC OPENER By BRUCE BROWN Advertiser Srts Eduor Accord, ng to the USL roster, sophomore ide receiver Kevin Sigue is 5-7 and weighs around 157 pounds In a locker rocm full of taker, heavier, more in, posing teammates, it almost looks as if those measurements are stretched a bit S.gue, a walk on from New Iberia High School via bis native Jeanerette, may be small by some standards but that didn stop him from erjovmg a bg thrill It was the diminutive Sigue who snared quarterback Hal Kings square out pass with just over a minute to go against the Northeast Indians at Cajun Field Saturday night and sped into the end zone with the winning score in a 17 13 opening victory That 19-yarder his total catches for the right, but he didn't seem to m.nd was hs first word as teammates celebrated the wild trmmpn a game that seemed lest just a minute before when Northeast as set up to run out the clock on a 13-10 win "I guess it was just the right play at the light time, Sigue shrugged We were going for a wn, and not a tie On his scoi mg catch, Sigue lost his defender and scampered ino the northeast corner 1 a bit of unplanned irony of the end zone with juonant team-maes hot pursuit Their defensive backs were playing us deep all night, he said We wanted to establish the run against the hnenackers, because they plav so deep off the oall Being 18 point underdogs. it felt that much better to win it King who had his share of sai-ks but drilled two scoring passes in hs fir'-t game in ihe USL Veunilion and White, credited his offensive hue fur the win Our oftensivc hr-3 won the gam for us, he praised They nex t-rguVeup We never gave up hope as a team we ju't got iw ay from our ide running fl Crazy Cajuns Pull It Out Part of that success was re-generated by tiny tailback Rusty Miller, who broke for gains of 12, 12 and 30 yards in the final stanza to set up one of two missed John Roveto field goals Those plays were draw plays to Rusty off our pass fake, King noted The offensive line just blew em away, and Rusty is quick enough to make it go But Millers heroics, and the earlier ones by King and Calhoun would have gone in vain had it not been for a persistent Cajun defense that held true wben it looked bleakest On (he night, that yourg but inspired unit held NLU to 148 total yards and helped force five turnovers The final turnover, coming when tne ill-fated deep srapper for the launched his second rockPt of the night over punter Bill eimer head merely gave King and Sigue a chance to put the finishing touches on a strange curtain raiser That they did so llb'con-siderati!" crma and panache is a credit both to the of 'he of-ferse, and to ifrc stibborn defense wlrcn gave them the han.e to shaie Advertiser, Lafayette, Sunday, Sept.

2, 1979 61 recovered by the Indians Kenneth Poole But a 15-yard sack of NLUs Bud Cepwa saved the Cajuns and forced a punt Then worse yet. Jay Maise barged through to block a John Royelo punt, ith tne Indians Haiold Thompson recox ering at USLs four at 2 5b of the tirst period But three plays later the Indians were at the seven and Mr.ing up foi an apparent field goal try John Santonello was haui ed down on the four on a fake try by the ready Cajuns After a Cajun punt NLl took a i-0 lead xxhtn Bubba Toaps luted through i4J yard fieki goal with li 35 lemain mg in tlm hah The drne we, set uo on the LSJ 42 and as keyed an 13-y ird scramble by Cespiva to the 29 But on the ensuing kicKoit By BRUCE BROWN Advertiser Sports Editor A never say-die band of Ragin Cajuns suffered numerous frustrations, bdt somehow took advantage of enough Northeast Indian gifts to come back for a wild 17 victory over the visitors before 19 150 fans Saturday night at Cajun Field The Cajuns, heavy underdogs in some preseason analyses to the Indians, saw a 10 3 halftime advantage amsh under the weight of of fensive ineptitude to a 1510 jeficit early in the final priod But I'SL defense set up the offense for one more thrust the season opener foi both teams, and the final try wds dramatically successful After John Itoveto missed his second long field goal try elpctric Rodney Smith scampered 48 yards to tne Northeast 4C, putting bs club in prime frelu position to recapture the momentum in the defensive struggle RU'tv Msber gamed rice yards to the 37 on thud down on a Statue of Lberv play, then broke around end on fourth dow for fry ards and a first doxv at th 32 with an assist from Kevin Sigue throwing a block Then the Cajun? new face on obelise, tr trader quarterback da! King, soft toucred a post pattern to frght ena Curtis Caihoun at the Indian 15 just beyond the reach of an NLU defender Calhoun easily trot ted fdo tie' erd zone lu Id brnoi- halftone compute the 32 aid ID Rovt to added the point aftr and it was 7 3. LSI. Cortmuert On Page 64 of the night from 47 yards ith 2 43 left in the game. Northeast appeared ready to run out the dock with a three-point margin The defense held and with Bill Vi eimer back to punt nh just over a minute to play the center snapped the ball high over the kickei head for the second time the contest In tne ensuing scramble for the ball.

IM, took over at the Indian 19 with 1 18 remaining on the clock With the stands shaking from loud encouragement. transfer quarterback Hal King spotted walk-on wide receiver Kevin Sigue on a wide pattern and speared him for a 19 ai touchdown ua't Rove os extra pond at 1 11 boosted the exhumated home team to its final 17 13 r.d-vantae, and put the Indians back in operation one more of little mistakes, big plays, and frustrating turnabouts time Starting from their 42 af-r a USI. penalty on the kickoff, the Indians tried in vain to match the Cajuns crav magic That try ended when Indian quaiteihack Bud Cespivas pas intended for for Tony Morrison as pu ked off by ajuo coi nerbaok due Alien at 16 Oil the clock Until tho- nod! dramatics, both seb of tans had been treated to a season opener full The first half was most significant for two things One, the ISL defense proved stern under pressure And tWO, th 1979 VHS.ell of the Ragin Cajuns outsvored tneir 1978 two game output fighting to a 10 jead Firs, to test the young ISL defense was a fumble bv iJavin Chatman at his own 45, Lafayette Futurity Field Competitive pears 5-1 on the mot mr.g line Pu Ciip.j 1 ell i he kr.g Stick assigned Arrogant Bov, Skv fans starting at 1130 am Coiiip'eimg the cast are Power, Ann Kan. (row tied Hempen, ard Axe The Judge each morning, or two hours Galapping Jim, Mm For Cas'le, and 'xeThe Jmige C'harlote, Punttss uado stale thimuig free I ouisi a born rookies are Kaoei Native, Royal Cachii, Bold And Active, Little Truck and Guo Mary Javilt XiS is repitsented by Level Io The Cause Here's Murca. o' Bill.

Kingo, Brave Ruler, and Native Fasrey Highweiuht 119 mauds is racing, gates ill he open to Rial race 5. 5 51 AI Yf 4 li Nathan Broussard of Bieaux Brd ye KdcPgoois prcieimg advance table sonorous can t. i 9 6 8 5 Lafaye.te To- Clubhouse ot Lee is open 9 11 a oil Sun oav memping and Labor Dav Before 1'imniiig toe fai huAfccr me Big Es main event Sunday afternoon otfer, twelve more out id.ng two ye ir-olds the i-t, aoo Del Mar Industnes purse This ninth match torlav reaches tip and vt 5 1 4 i 4 The two imaders arWr Head Nurs-- Loin in hen tucky, and Fhcka, a Florida bred 4 4C. It, ft SC'- i is ftJ-x 'i Since 'neir racing careers began last Spring Kajun one-half furlongs i tf a ri-3 (. I i Bernard I bai Arrogant Might 7 2 favorite Point comes while Dalton -skv Hempen ap Native and Bold and Active each have setred five vie tones piling up earnings of $34, 54(1 and $41 32 respectne-ly Kajun Na've trail, by LAFAVlfTc FUTURITV Boy is a Pau DJe next LeBiai.cs Evangeline Downs is near mg the finish of the ITy season, one of the mosr sue eessfu! ever for the Lafawt'e thoroughbred trad.

Only two race raids lemain in th no date meeting Kurd and Labor Dav The Downs I Ith season ends Monday (Laboi Day with the traditional running of the Lafayette Futurity which offers a $06 100 purse for the six furlongs feature Post-tmies for the holiday weekend ill be 1 30 bolh Sunday and Monday afternoon The Lafayette Futurity field is comprised of 12 outslandmg two year-olds It shapes up as the most competitive Lafayette Futurity ever stated Big racing secretary Merv in Muniz Contenders for the tup share of $53 0 50 werp decided when three trial races produced the 12 finalists Winners oi their respective heats were La Places Loyal To The Cause, WilliamS Kilroy Roval Cachet, and Paul Trosclair's Kajun Native Lov ai To he Cause clocked the h-Jest mark the sx hmlrng trials one minute and courts Hal hajun alive st mevvasl 14 2 5 Lov C. In! 1 14 3 5 Nine more Lafayette Futun ty qualifiers include Ricn.iid Hirvaths Mr Read Nurse, Michael re Margaict. Dak Vine! Bold And Active William Alien and Birnard Flint Little Truck, Marilyn Hues and Paul Atkins' Billy Ringo Fx-alton Broussards Ilicha Garys Native Pastry, Bn! Jones Brave kulei and i) Reeves Guns Mary Jayne Three oi these babies are (rained by Junius Lielahoussaye the 72-year-old horseman from Lmlcambie, La Delai.oussaye conditions Loyal To The Cause, a gelding, also Bold And Active and Brave Ruler, both colts Delahoussaye saddled a La'avette Futuritv vvimiei 1972 JD Nunneleys Fussy Girl She is one of the four filfres to wm this Labor Day fealuie I6 cither distaff leaders were Tuit Lady, 1 Tina Kate. 1969 and mdcape. 1975 There are five fillies Mondays lineup Rcya' Cachet Native PaJry, Flicka, Hero'? Maigaret and Gun's Man Jayne Ejch will carry 117 puiinds.

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