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Basketball B-3 College B-4-5 Prep B-7 Sports SECTION Sunday, November 22, 1992 USL can't weather ASU, storm or season Ark. St. vs USL Tuilame ws LSUi away," he said. "It was the Alabama-Auburn game one year, and you never thought about calling that game." Considering the two seasons the Cajuns and Indians have endured, though, it was best for all concerned to call it a year. The Cajuns fell behind 20-0 with starter Tyjuan Hayes at quarterback before Freeman registered one first-half score and had other chances in the ill-fated second half.

ASU's offense controlled the ball for 8:06 starting the third period not scoring but not giving the Cajuns an opportunity with the ball, either before giving it up. One series later, Freeman gave it a shot, scrambling 13 yards to his 46 and hitting tight end Ryan McGrath for 20 to the ASU 34. But Damon Denaburg fumbled the ball away on the next play. Then, after the Indians punted into the end zone, the Cajuns mounted another drive. A 21-yard pass to Buck Moncla reached the ASU 28, but two runs netted one yard and two Freeman passes fell incomplete with 9:43 to go.

The weather was already deteriorating, but the two teams played on. The Cajuns had just gotten the ball back, with Tori Williams returning a punt 15 yards to his 39 and Freeman scrambling for seven to his 46, when the end came to the ragged season. Despite a spirited welcome for the 16 USL seniors that started the Please see Cajuns B2 By BRUCE BROWN Sports Editor It began with a hurricane and ended with a near tornado, and USL's Ragin' Cajuns got KO'd by both. The 1992 season, stunned in August by Hurricane Andrew, came to a fittingly bizarre end Saturday night at Cajun Field, as Coach Nelson Stokley's Cajuns fell 20-7 to the Arkansas State Indians in a game that was called to a halt with 7:30 to play by potentially dangerous weather conditions. "All I know was, I rolled out and got about eight yards," said senior quarterback James Freeman, "and the next thing I know it got real dark and started thundering and lightning.

"I looked up and everybody had started running for the tunnel. So, I decided to save myself and run for the tunnel, too." "I guess it was a fitting end to our season," said Stokley, who saw both teams drop to 2-9 for the year and saw his team become the only 1-A one in the nation having no wins over another 1-A program. "The officials told us at half-time that there was the probability of lightning and hail coming our way, and that they might have to call it. I certainly understood that. You have to be concerned with people's safety.

It's their call." ASU Coach Ray Perkins wasn't as shaken by the swirling winds and rain as other were. "I've played in conditions that demolished houses four blocks Hk was "Wm Arkansas St 20 USL 7 LSU 24 Tulane 12 West Virginia 23 La. Tech 3 Northwestern 24 SFA 10 Northeast 45 North Texas St 27 McNeese 23 Weber St 22 THE ADVERTISE RBrad Kemp USL head coach Nelson Stokley shows his disgust with the way his team's playing after Arkansas State scored its second touchdown. Butler's absence fitting end to bad year Bruce Brown 1 Miami 16 8 Syracuse 10 4 Texas 37 TCU 10 Washington St 42 5 Washington 23 6 Michigan 13 17 Ohio St 13 9 Florida 41 Vanderbilt 21 11 Colorado 31 Iowa St 10 20 Tennessee 34 Kentucky 13 prospective coaches about replacing him without telling good old Jerry about it. Nice, huh? Seems Ron Dickerson of Clemson is the latest name in front, but I'm sure Jerry could care less right about now.

THEN you have the case of Johnny Majors at Tennessee. Tell the truth. When the season began, would you have figured Stokley's job was safer than Majors? Yeah, right. I'll bet Johnny a playing legend for the Vols who was fee Please see LINE B2 IT FITS. When the USL Ragin' Cajuns lined up for their season finale against Arkansas State Saturday night at the echo chamber called Cajun Field, the most prolific receiver in school history was not in uniform.

That would be senior wide receiver Wayde Butler, owner of 172 catches worth 2,076 yards and a certain look from an NFL team. BUTLER wasn't injured. It was a disciplinary move. Now, Butler is about as close to being bad company as I am to winning the lottery, but he missed a Monday night class one time too many and, under new athletic department policy, the penalty is a one-game suspension. The one game just happened to be his last in a Cajun uniform.

SO, a season that began with a hurricane in August drills ended with the Cajuns' best player merely an interested observer. No NCAA or University policies were violated. The policy was strictly for student-athletes. This is the same program that had to suspend players at midseason for an after-curfew bar fight, and felt the need for tighter policing of its players' student lives than in the past. the streets, and certainly not the school's administration.

Dr. Ray Authement told The Advertiser last Thursday that discussions would be held this week about the program's direction. Among the topics will be Stokley's ability to and perhaps desire to juggle the duties of head coach and athletic director at the school. WHATEVER tone those talks take, that's a lot more notice than Temple gave Jerry Berndt. Berndt's team won one game all year, and as the season wore on the school began talking with THE MOVE was a fitting end to the 1992 season, the second straight disasterous one for Head Coach Nelson Stokley.

No one is happy with the results not Stokley, his staff, the players, boosters, people on Redskins vs Saints 6-4 7-3 LSU 'waves' bye to dreary season Knicks, Ewing shackle Shaq NEW YORK (AP) The New York Knicks shackled the Shaq and the Orlando Magic. Charles Smith scored a season-high 26 points and helped Patrick Ewing give rookie sensation Sha-quille O'Neal his first lesson in NBA defense Saturday night as the New York Knicks defeated the Orlando Magic 92-77. The Knicks, second in the NBA in fewest points allowed and next-to-last in scoring, led by as many as 18 points in the first half and held O'Neal to seven points. But Charles Oakley, who helped Ewing keep O'Neal away from the basket, was ejected at the 3:42 mark of the second quarter with his second technical foul, a call that came Please see Shaq B2 ed about this win," said LSU Head Coach Curley Hall man. "It's been a long time coming.

LSU (2-8) stopped a seven-game losing streak and won for the first time since a 24-3 victory over Mississippi State September 12. Tulane, meanwhile, lost for the seventh consecutive time and finished 2-9 in its first season under coach Buddy Teevins. LSU put the game away with 5:52 remaining on Robert Toom-er's two-yard run for a 24-12 following Matt Huerkamp's extra point. "It's been a long dry spell the longest of my life and I'm sure the longest for some of these young men," said Hallman. "Hopefully this will relieve some of the frustration the trying times and help By WILLIAM WEATHERS Staff Sports Writer BATON ROUGE It was an apt setting for a pair of teams having rather drab and dreary seasons.

For LSU and Tulane, two teams that brought in combined 3-16 records and a 13-game losing streaks, a steady third quarter rain made for both sloppy conditions to go along with a less-than-perfectplay. LSU, which took advantage of three Tulane miscues, emerged with a 24-12 victory here at Tiger Stadium before a soggy crowd of 59,919 Saturday evening. "I promise you I'm very excit ff. jl. Sunday, Nov.

22 Atlanta at Buffalo, Noon Cleveland at Minnesota, Noon Detroit at Cincinnati, Noon Green Bay at Chicago, Noon Houston at Miami, Noon Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, Noon Philadelphia at New York Giants, Noon New York Jets at New England, 3 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 3 p.m. Denver at Los Angeles Raiders, 3 p.m. San Francisco at Los Angeles Rams, 3 p.m. Tampa Bay at San Diego, 3 p.m.

Kansas City at Seattle, 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23 Washington at New Orleans, 8 p.m. LSU's Gabe Northern (88) hangs onto Tulane's Brad Ducre (32) as LSU's Kimojha Brooks (44) moves in to help on the play. Tulane turnover when LSU line get rid of it." That score, like two others in the first half, came courtesy of a Please see LSU B2 Saints try to rebound against reeling Redskins top 10 sackers in the NFC linebackers Rickey Jackson with 9.5, Pat Swilling with nine and defensive end Wayne Martin with seven.

Despite their offensive line problems this year, however, the Redskins have allowed just 14 sacks, third fewest in the league behind the Saints and Dolphins. 'Right now, we are just trying to get through this and find a way to win. Coach Joe Gibbs. weeks, the Saints have rushed for 356 yards on 113 attempts, an average of just 3.2 yards a carry. "Washington may have some problems offensively, but they are as tough as ever defensively," Saints running back coach Jim Skipper said.

"They will give us a lot of different fronts, a lot of different looks. They have excellent personnel." The biggest problem for offenses facing the Redskins this year has been linebacker Wilbert Marshall. Marshall is leading the team in sacks with five and forced fumbles with three and ranks third in tackles. He is the strength of a defense that has held opponents to two touchdowns or less in eight of the last 10 years. The biggest scoring weapon for both teams so far this season has been the kicker.

Chip Lohmiller, who hit three field goals against the Chiefs and has converted 11 of his last 13 kicks to lead the NFL in scoring with 79 points. Lohmiller has been one of the NFL's most accurate kickers for his five seasons, but in domed stadiums, he's almost perfect, having made 24 of his 27 field goal attempts. That's an 88.9 percent Please see Saints B2 By MARY FOSTER AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) Washington, ravaged by injuries, and New Orleans playing minus a running game, play Monday night in a game that could well be all defense and kicking. The Redskins are still in the playoff picture with a 6-4 record, but a bundle of injuries including cornerback Martin Mayhew, who is out for the game after suffering a broken arm in last week's 35-16 loss to Kansas City, have hobbled them. "Right now, we are just trying to get through this and find a way to win," said Redskins coach Joe Gibbs.

Washington has scored just two touchdowns in the last 19 quarters. Last week they could mount only a sporadic attack against the Chiefs, rushing for 81 yards, 33 of which came on a fake punt by Brian Mitchell. The passing game netted 199 yards, but quarterback Mark Rypien was limited mostly to short throws to running back Ricky Er-vins who had 10 catches for 66 yards. Now the Redskins face the third ranked defense in the NFL and the best against the pass. New Orleans has three of the Golden State at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Detroit at Portland, 10 p.m. Denver at LA Lakers, 10:30 p.m. I "We are going into one of the toughest places in the league to play against one of the best teams," Gibbs said. "I don't remember many bigger challenges." The Saints (7-3) are coming off a loss to San Francisco on Sunday a game in which they blew a 20-7 third-quarter lead.

New Orleans' anemic running game, which has struggled all season, racked up a season-low 43 yards total on 15 attempts against the 49ers. Over the last three THE ADVERTISE RBrad Kemp Saintly trio Saints receivers Eric Martin (84), Torrence Small (83) and Quinn Early (89) have been featured a lot lately in the New Orleans offense. With the running game struggling, the passing game has flourished. Atlanta vs Boston at Hartford, 7:30 p.m. Seattle at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m..