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Johnson City Press WHAT THI MOTH DON'T KNOW Will HURT THIM yt 1 Nil Sunday November 25 1990 Dennis to miss i 4 weeks CCenitudfcy Kelly Pickens Carter too tough for Wildcats By Jimmy Smyth Prats Executive Sports Editor KNOXVILLE Kentucky gave Tennessee more than it could handle in the first half but the Volunteers came out steaming in the third quarter as they usually do when challenged by the Wildcats and kept possession of the Beer Barrel for another year with a 42-28 victory Saturday at Neyland Stadium The Vols have owned the barrel for the past six years Tennessee scored 21 points in the third quarter after trailing the Wildcats 21-14 at halftime Tennessee after Kentuckytook a 14-0 lead in the first quarter went to the air lanes with junior quarterback Andy Kelly having a record-breaking single-game field day throwing for five touchdowns three of them to Carl Pickens and the others to Alvin Harper and Anthony Morgan Tennessees seventh win against two losses and two ties leaves only one other obstacle Vanderbilt in a regular-season-ending battle next Saturday in Nashville The Vols passed their Sugar Bowl test taking an inside track to a now probable trip to the Superdome in Newsr leans Kentucky finished its season at 4-7 overall and 3-4 in SEC games The win was Johnny Majors 100th victory in his 14th season aB head coach of the Vols "The victory was not mine it was a team win Majors said "We got great help from the coaching staff No team that has ever worn the Orange jersey played with more pride than they did today When you come from behind and win its a highly significant performance of the right Game A aLla fn IaI far far left By Doug Janz Press Sports Writer In a still-young season of high notes East Tennessee State University heard a sour one Saturday The basketball team will lose 6-11 center Greg Dennis for at least four weeks Dennis a senior suffered a fracture to the fifth metatarsal bone on the outside of his right foot It came during a Saturday morning practice as the team prepared for Mondays home opener against George Mason "Yesterday we felt like we were on top of the world said ETSU head coach Alan LeForce "Now it feels like the worlds on top of us Dennis rolled on the foot after intercepting a pass during the practice at Memorial Center but ran back down the floor before realizing it was a serious injury "He said he heard it pop said LeForce "and I knew it was broken then LeForce admittedly the total pessimist said he hoped Dennis would be back by the time the Buccaneers begin their Southern Conference schedule in early January If Dennis has a perfect recovery he could be back for ETSUs much-awaited rematch with North Carolina State and former Buc coach Les Robinson set for Dec 29 in the mini-dome It will be a new experience for the man whos been ETSUs top eun the last three years Dennis-had never suffered a serious basketball injury and never missed a start since coming to ETSU He averaged nearly 20 points a game last year but had started this season slowly on offense storing a combined 23 points in ETSUs opening win over Brigham Young and its narrow -loss to Arizona in the Preseason NIT His absence makes the already small ETSU squad even shorter "Greg hadnt scored a lot in the first two games but he does so many things for us said LeForce "Just the presence of a 6-11 guy in the middle is reassuring- "Without him Id say were probably the smallest Division I school around The team will be forced to shuffle the lineup for the next month with 6-9Vi sophomore Darell Jones probably moving into the starting center spot Now the team must deal with the loss of Dennis both psychologically and physically Its the first time in recent years the Bucs have lost a starting senior to injury although last season transfer Avery Marshall missed the entire season save a few minutes of action with the Please see DENNIS Page 25 Tennessees Charles McRae celebrates after blocking a AP LaserPhoto Kentucky field goal Faldo grabs lead of 3-wood shots one up to play to the right and double-crossed himself the only man who has played Skins Games made no money for wants to get skunked Strange think golf has been his No 1 priority while Norman said just went to the practice tee in something that will enable him to embarassment over Sundays final nine Please see SKINS' Page 25 usually wouldnt even think about" Strange said That however was hardly the reason Nicklaus produced some highly uncharacteristic efforts over the first nine holes Saturday in this gathering of four of the worlds finest players The reason was found in his plaintive wail of "Jack after a particularly distasteful pull-hook with a 3-wood It was Jack that did it And did it with something approaching consistency He hit three drives out of play two into the water and anqther into an unplayable lie He Ttw Associated Press LA QUINTA Calif Nick Faldo benefiting from a missed 8-foot putt by Jack Nicklaus set the first-day pace Saturday with $70000 in winnings in the Skins Game Curtis Strange was next with $65000 ih-eluding skins on the first and last holes of the day and Greg Norman won $30000 with a 45-foot birdie putt Nicklaus had a terrible day and was shut out The of this made-for-TV event Strange and Norman agreed forces players to hit shots they wouldnt normally attempt "You know pars wont do it You have to make birdies so you take some chances you Carl Pickens stuff As for the first half Majors said "Kentucky used a lot of mobile sets with a different look on defense Tennessee safety Dale Carter electrified the crowd of 92243 fans with his kickoff returns including one for 69 yards He also had a 41-yard interception return for a touchdown and four punt returns for 62 yards "This season has been like a dream come true for me Carter said "Kentucky put some fear in my heart in the first half but when we needed a big play we came up with it Kentucky head coach Bill Curry gave Carter a lot of credit "Dale Carter was the obvious key to the game Curry said "He had a phenomenal day I dont know how many points resulted from his big plays but it had to be 21 or more Carter said "every time I get the ball I want to see how far I can go Please see VOLS Page 25 Inside College'bowl game glance22 Virginia Tech knocks off Cavs22 Detmer sets NCAA record22 DeBusk helps Furman win23 Ole Miss gets ninth victory24 Germany wins golf's World Cup21 Oak Ridge had little trouble With Science Hills pressure in the first half Scotty Redmond a 6-3 senior with all the moves was a force that the Hilltoppers had a lot of trouble with He scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds He was a big reason that Oak Ridge turned a 17-16 deficit into a 32-25 lead at the half "He takes the ball to the basket said Pitts "He took it to us" But the second half was a different story Science Hill limited Redmonds effectiveness with all-out hustle and pressure "I told the kids (at the half) they needed to gt more jrore on the ball said Pitts "I told them they had to do a better job on the boards And I told them they needed to get the ball inside some" Science Hill did all three of those things and turned the tide with an 11-0 run to start the second half and a 10-0 run to end the third quarter Science Hill outscored Oak Ridge 27-10 in the third quarter "I dont think they made any major adjustments" said Wildcat coach Chuck Carringer "But they are relentless in their pressure Its tough to attack that especially this early in the season Williams keyed the 'Topper Please see TOPPERS Page 25 Chuckey-Doak makes statement in victory Science Hill gets 30th straight win in Skins 1 1 should be okay for the rest of the season ETSUs Nicole Hopson had 18 points 13 rebounds six assists and six steals but shot only 5-for 13 She was named to the tournaments all-conference team Mae Louallen came off the bench to score 14 points and Kim Fryar added 10 points 12 re-Please see LADY BUCS Page 25 hit a pair when he set As a result in all eight the day "Nobody said "I dont for a Nicklaus search of avoid holes last two nights Broyles said "I guess hitting our outside shots (was the difference) because we didnt hit anything last night because Chad had over half our points last night" The Black Knights now 4-0 had knocked off Elizabethton in the semifinals Chuckey-Doak led East (3-1) 15-9 at he end of the first quarter and was on top 30-19 at the halt After intermission the Patriots cut the lead to 31-27 before the Knights came back to life and held a 52-39 advantage heading in the fourth As the third-quarter buzzer sounded Broyle nit a 3-pointer from an estimated 70 feet out "I thought tune was going to run out said Broyles "I was trying to grab it (off the inbounds pass) East cut it to 67-60 with 39 Please see KNIGHTS Page 25 Successful rematch By Douglas Fritz Pra Sport Writer Science Hill got pushed Saturday night Last year that was eye-opening news This year Coach George Pitts said it will happen more often Looking quite impressive in the first half Oak Ridge dealt Science Hill a seven-point halftime deficit Looking quite impressive in the second half Science Hill sent the Wildcats home with a 69-58 loss in the Little Caesars Best of Basketball Classic played at Freedom Hall Science Hill won its 30th straight game improving to 3-0 -this season Oak Ridge slipped to 1-1 In the opening contest Sullivan North made 26 of 40 free throws to pull away from Chattanooga Baylor 71-56 The Raiders are 1-1 while Baylor slipped to 0-2 Science Hill was a blowout machine last year rarely recording' wins of less than 20 points After two blowouts to start this season it looked like things would continue in that direction "Im very proud of us for coming back said Pitts "Were not going to beat people this year like we aid last year Were not as good right now and the competition is better "Theres going to be mope (games like this) By Rick Sheek Press Sports Writer Chuckey-Doak made one thing clear in the inaugural Hardees Classic at David Crockett it can compete just as well on the Class AAA level as in its own Class AA Watauga Conference The Black Knights whipped an undefeated Class AAA team for the second straight game Saturday night beating Sullivan East 71-60 for the tournament championship Sam Broyles poured in 22 points and earned tournament MVP honors Broyles performance followed two straight 26-point outings by Chuckcy Doak center Chad Wampler Wampler scored 13 against East but found himself double-teamed all night "We knew they were going to pack it in after what he did the Lady Bucs From tuff report ATLANTA A cold shooting touch doomed the Lady Buccaneer basketball team Saturday as Georgia Tech downed East Tennessee State University 89-62 in the final of the Georgia Tech Comfort Inn Downtown Classic ETSU 1-1 this season strug- to 23 percent shooting in the irst half managing only one of LSUs Shawn Griggs center battles Viiianovas Ron Wilson for a loose ball as Villanova avenged last years loss to the Tigers in the NCAA Tournament's first round with a season-opening victory See college roundup on Page 20 (AP LaserPhoto) fall to Georgia Tech ih tournament eight 3-pointers and making just eight of 20 free throws For the game the Bucs shot a paltry 30 percent from the floor and 083 from 3-point range Georgia Techs relentless defense forced 26 ETSU turnovers and the Lady Jackets were never threatened despite making less than 40 percent of their shots ETSU fell behind 40-27 in the first half then got even worse in the second half when Tech ran off 14 straight points before the Bucs scored The lead ballooned to 31 points in the second half "It isnt really reflected in the score but the point spread didnt show our intensity said ETSU head coach Debbie Richardson: "Im not unhappy with the girls effort We can leam from this and eta 4e a law.