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Section Page 6 Fort Worth I Tuesday November 281995 le High SchoolsMotorsports Lamar has faith in its kicker Il le z1 I 1 I 1 '41 I LW- Art -444 Xr'1leS-' 41114 'ft :7 i'-- ireig liklik- 41- -1 1 4 2 7-4 ----LKI 'F i 7 V' 7 i-- -riT' 24 4- "41 i iVithr 12- -r'4--- :0 4 4'57'-': '1- 7- 44 'f'' '4- 7 40 d-'50-7-t' --r '-f4'-tt'' -i 4 'Ai- 44 NC 0: i er7 4' tN4i 1010-ax 1714r7 '11-i: (ii' 4' A 46' ''-7 7 3- 'w T'N Ai ----r- 44 --L 1" c''''-iiiiir-7 In': 'isik r41444 'il- ''''4 7 0 2 1 -a -7r li -tc- I T'': zr7J ''ki 41041" r- '7 4 Alr )' A '1'-' ''''T voro' ez v4t A'' 4 5 11'" ef4i: 7:: --z1 1v 4 t117 '1' 415-41 4 off'Z'N-Zti-04''! -77-z: ''''''''j: 1: extra points in 52 tries and has averaged 37 yards on his 26 punts Forty-seven Mc New kickoffs have reached the end zone and three sailed through the uprights Mc New's devotion to football though is secondary to soccer a sport he's been playing for 14 years Even during football season Mc New plays for the Dallas Texans white team in the first division of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce Classic League "I don't make it football a big deal so I can play for fun" said Mc New who never kicked a football until the ninth grade Staying on course isn't a problem for this 18-year-old though When Mc New maxed out at 96 sticker awards on his helmet he started handing them out to his holder Kevin Anderson and deep snappers Taylor Gilliand and Brian Schuster and huddled near the sideline before the kick "1 think our specialty teams won the football game for us Saturday" Lamar coach Eddy Peach said "The best things we did Saturday were on the specialty teams" Lewisville's average field position was its own 27-yard line after Mc New's four kickoffs and two punts "That means great field position for us when they kick it back" Lamar tailback Barry Jackson said "Matt's great at that" After making the 48-yarder Mc New put his hands together in prayer and gazed through the hole in the Texas Stadium roof "He's a real strong believer in God and he handles himself real well" Jackson said "He goes exactly by what he says He's real dedicated" This season Mc New has made all eight field-goal attempts and 51 Fort Worth Star-Telegram I PAUL MOSE Ey' dation for the grandstands and suites located near the starting-finish line Workers drill holes for support piers at Texas Motor Speedway The piers will provide the foun 4 9 0 0 0 0 Se Se Se Se Oc Oc Oc Oc Nc Nc Nc Nc Nc De De De Se Se Se Se oc 0( 0( 0( Nc Nc ft Nc De De De De School Results Schedules BY ERIC ZARATE 4 Fort Worth Star-Telegram ARLINGTON The Lamar football players call him "Father McNew" and "Ironfoot" That's because Vikings kicker ktatt Mc New has a strong right left atd an even stronger religious foundation Last week Mc New kicked a 48- yard field goal with seven seconds runaining to give Lamar a 20-18 victory against Lewisville in a Class 5A Division II area playoff game The Vikings I 1-0-1) play Midland Lee (1 1-0-1) at 3:30 pm Saturday at Texas Stadium in a Division II regional semifinal ''Yes I did feel the pressure but McNew said of the game-winner "When I start to get krvous I pray I change the nerlcpusness to excitement" aThat might be why his teamfriates left him all alone on the field 1-2 '14 Basketball i BOYS Today's games Nondistrict Cisco at Clyde 730 pm Mart at Grandview 730 pm Brownwwod at A Central 730pm Valley Mills at Godley 700 pm West at Cameron 800 pm Polytechnic at SenSet 7:30 pm McKinney at Gainesville 7:30 pm foal Dunbarat Witerson-Gelies Marcus at Mansfield 730 pm Spnngtown at Kennedale 7:30 pm Clifton at Glen Rose 730 pm Denton West at Brewer 800pm Boyd at Valley View 730 pm Nodh Side at Diamond Hill 800 pm Cader-Riverside at FW Christian 7:30 pm Bridgeport at Lake Dallas 7:30 pm Midlothian at Poteet 8:00 pm Seymore at Jack shoo) 7:30 pm Texas Chnstian at Lutheran 7:30 pm Arlington Heights at Burleson 800 pm Graham at Wichita Falls Hirsch i 730 pm Weatherford at Mineral Wells 7:30 pm An Heights at Burleson 800 pm -Fiticthsicie at Diamond Hill 8:00 pm Polytechnic at Daltas Sunset 7:30 pm Negev at Milisap 7:30 pm tedHeanat St Jo 7:30 pm Carroll at Allen 730 pm Trinity at Coppell 7:30 pm Azle at Aledo 730 pm i't- GIRLS Today's games Nondistrict Chnshan at Oakndge 600 pm 4arid Prate at Lamar 730pm Spongtown at Azle 730 pm Venus at Country Day 730 pm Breckenridge at Graham 710 pm Bridgeport at 4orthwest 630 pm format 730 pm Diamond Hill at North Side 800 pm Boswell at Decatur 800 pm Cien Rose al Mineral Wells 730 pm Seth Houston at Carter 7:30 pm Pritisay at Turner Okla 730pm Everman at Arlington Heights 800 pm Gainesville at Denison 7:30 pm Grapvine at Martin 730 pm Trinity at Nortz 7:30 pm levasvilleat Duncanville 7:30 pm Texas Chnsuan at Lutheran 600 pm Sacred Heart at St Joe 730 pm Duoleson at Keller 730 pm Railer at Millsap 730 pm tato at Clyde 730 pm NATIONAL POLL -ficie top national high school basketball teams as selected by scholastic sports expert Doug Huff and a national panel of 35 prep sponswmers with hometown school and final 1994-95 records: 1 Jersey City NJ Si Anthony (30-2) won '95 state 7Thirrn of Champions 2 Frederick Md St John's (22-1) coach Stu Vetter has 478 wins 3 Mouth of Wilson Va Oak Hill (31-3) won 1993 and 11994 national titles 4 Middle Village NY Christ The King (24-4) ranked No 1 lin state 5 Compton Calif Dominguez (32-3) top team on West Coast 6 Montgomery Ala Jeff Davis (32-1) seeks repeat state Class 6A crown -1 7 Elizabeth NJ St Patrick's (20-7) led by A-A guard Shaheen Holloway 8 Johnson City Tenn Science Hill (37-3) won 3 of last 6 state 3A crowns 9 Baton Rouge La Glen Oaks (33-2) led by 6-9 All1 America Lester Earl 1 10 Zanesville Ohio (26-0) top-ranked in Midwest region 11 Los Angeles Fremont (27-4) ranked No 1 fluty poll 12 New York Rice (21-6) akna mater of Felipe Lopez of St 1 John's 13 Springfield If Lanphier (22-6) top-ranked in state Class 2A poll 14 Dallas Carter (32-7) rated atop state 5A poll 15 Tulsa Okla Washington 126-1) on 26-game victory 1 streak High Sundown (8-2-1) vs Winters (12-0) 730 pm Friday Sweetwater semifinals Electra (9-2-1) vs Goldthwaite (10-2) 7:30 pm Friday Maverick Stadium Arlington Celina (11-1) vs Rosebud-Loh (12-0) 7:30 pm Friday at lumpluns Waxahachie Region III semifinals Arp (931 vs Alto (12-0) 730 pm Saturday Wildcat Stadium Palestine New Diana (11-1) vs Grove ton (11-1) 7:30 pm Friday Wildcat Stadium Region IV semifinals Schulenburg (11-1) vs BAJO (11-1) 7:30 pm Friday El Campo Vanderbilt Industrial (11-1) vs Three Rivers (10-2) 7:30 pm Saturday Bobcat Stadium San Marcos Class A Region I semifinals Shamrock (11-01 vs Wink (11-1) 7:30 pm Friday Lowery Field Lubbock Sunray (10-2) vs Sudan 17-4) 7:30 pm Friday Kimbrough Stadium Canyon Region II semifinals Bronte (8-3) vs Crawford (9-1-1) 7:30 pm Friday Brownwood Roscoe 110-11 vs Hico(9-0-2) 7:30 pm Friday Memorial Field Stephenville Region 111 semfinals Lindsay (11-01 vs Burkeville (7-0-1) 7:30 pm Friday Whitehouse Muenster (8-3) vs Overton (11-1) 6 pm Saturday Kaufman Region IV semifinals Thomdale (1 2-0) vs Runge (6-4-1) 7:30 pm Friday Lockhart Granger (11-1) vs Charlotte (8-2-1) 7:30 pm Friday Seguin Six-man Region I-11 third round Whrtharral (11-1) vs Klondike (12-0) 730 pm Friday Lamm Amherst (12-0) vs Acker ly Sands (11-1) 730 pm Friday New Home Region third round Panther Creek (9-2) vs Gordon (12-0) 7:30 pm Friday Early Mullin (10-2) vs (11-1) Friday Hamilton TAP PS STATE PLAYOFF PAIRINGS Super 3A State Championship Dallas Bishop Lynch (10-2) vs Nolan 110-1) 3 pm Saturday Floyd Casey Stadium Waco Class 3A State Championship Dallas Christian 112-0) vs Fort Worth Chhstian (10-2) 6 pm Saturday Floyd Casey Stadium Waco Class 2A State Championship Hallertsville Sacred Kean (10-2) vs Tyler TK Gorman (11- 1) noon Saturday Floyd Casey Stadium Waco Six-man State Championship Midland Christian (11-1) vs Abtiene Christian (11-1) 7:30 pm Saturday Westbrook Soccer GIRLS Yesterday's result Noodistliet Nolan2Greenhill0 Yesterday's box score Nondistrict Noian 2 Greenhill 0 Greenhill 0 0 0 Nolan 1 1 Goats Nolan: 1 Holly Gohstuer (Becky Mauk) 2 Beth Mahony (Nealeigh Mitchell) maybe up to 70 feet because of the: configuration of the tri-oval" FM Carroll director of opera tions at Texas Motor Speedway said the design offers a unique challenge to project contractors "There's care that has to be taken when you make that tion break" Carroll said "and ths only place you see that break is in of" the turns because the straight- aways are both 5 degrees I won't say it's never been done but that transition is a little different here than at any other racetrack "It gives both series a surface on which their drivers seem to be comfortable and their fans histm cally like to see" The 45-feet of racing surface figures to leave little room for error: As a comparison the 212-mile In: dianapolis Motor Speedway varies in width from 50 feet down the straightaways to 60 feet through the sweeping turns The corners at the Speedway are banked 9 degrees 12 minutes The 1-mile Phoenix International Raceway varies from 56 feet at its narrowest' point down the front straight to 71" feet Turns one and two at Phoenix are banked at 1 1 degrees and turas three and four are banked at 9 de- grees "Forty-five feet will be a little narrower than we're used to" said Bobby Rahal a three-time IndyCar series champion winner of the 1986 Indy 500 and a team-owner "Could you pass somebody in 45 feet? You'd just have to try I guess "As for the barriers I don't know how they would anchor them all and keep them from moving if somebody hit it But it works in a street race so there's no reason they shouldn't be able to work anywhere else It's an idea We certainly would not want to run on 24- degree banking" Gossage said he has outlined the concept for Andrew Craig president and chief executive officer the Championship Auto Racing Teams and its IndyCar series "He wants to see the project and where it's at" said Gossage who also presented the idea to In- dianapolis Motor Speedway president Tony George founder of the fledgling Indy Racing League last week Texas Motor Speedway's man- agement has not committed to either IndyCar or the IRL "We certainly want to work with the people in Texas and others who are building new tracks to get our product in the marketplace" said Keith Ward chief steward of the IRL and the Indy 500 "A facility like that fits our oval only pro- gram The high-banking presents a problem with the speeds we run but if they can adapt it to our cars that'll be great" Aware that the Fort Worth- Dallas market consistently tops network TV ratings for IndyCar ries races Gossage said the run- fling ofopen-wheelers at Texas Motor Speedway is a "done deal" "What kind of Indy-car race is yet to be seen" Gossage said The same might be said for the racetrack with the schizo personal ity "I hope this track has its own character I hope it has its own soul I really do" Gossage said "I hope it becomes a living breathing thing" "But the truth is I got wind that Johnny was disappointed we were doing a track that wouldn't work for Indy-cars An Indy-car on a 24- degree banked turn on a mile and a-half track will run about 235 or 240 mph And that's not racing That's just holding on and hoping something doesn't break hoping that you don't make a mistake We're dealing with a life-anddeath situation Speed doesn't necessarily make a good race To race each other wheel-to-wheel is in our book the answer to putting on a better show" Gossage said Rutherford's initial disappointment "weighed on my mind" so much so that he met with Smith on the subject During a brainstorming session in July the idea for dual-banking emerged As speedway construction continues it will incorporate three transitions in the turns from 24 degrees down to 8 degrees down to I degree at the apron at the bottom ofthe tarmac "From the top of the outside wall it will be 50 feet down to the break where it goes to 8 degrees" Gossage said "The straightaways 5 degrees will feather together and the Indy-car wall will slowly feath Fort Worth Star-Telegram I PAUL MOSELEY Workers use a huge auger to dig the speedway's pier holes er onto the straightaway From 8 degrees to the inside is another 45 feet and then you've got an apron that's probably I degree for drainage It's probably 25 feet wide" The wall at the 8-degree banking Gossage said most likely will be formed by 2000-pound three-foot high rectangular concrete blocks typically used to outline temporary street courses like the Long Beach Grand Prix and the Grand Prix of Dallas "So it's not an entirely new concept" said Wes Harris vice president of development at Charlotte Motor Speedway "I guess the issue is how much of a barrier is needed That has not been defined yet" Smith chose to define the barrier wall as "interlocking" rather than "temporary" "It'll be a very substantial wall We will build these to accommodate what we want" said Smith who added that the huge blocks would not damage the track surface "unless you dropped one" Rutherford said the concept is as solid as those concrete barriers "I would rather see 50 or 60 or 75 feet of racing surface" Rutherford said "but then you're talking a great expense It will probably be wider down the straightaways :) 6147 7:7101 14: 1 4 kt 1 1 ss' ''ti---: 4( 36A rit1 -11 11k 0 11 '''i "''''1 Ti opi11ss: 'i 'U It Alst I skiiti i Speedway From Page 1 "This will be the only speedway in the world that will have this dual-banking feature" said Eddie Gossage vice president and general manager of Texas Motor Speedway "To me the allure of Texas is it gives you the best of both worlds" To accommodate stock cars the track will feature 24-degree banked turns That is consistent with the banking at Smith's acclaimed Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord NC and Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton Ga That banking produces Cup qualifying speeds in excess of I 85 mph and does not require use ofa carburetor restrictor plate to keep speeds down But turns banked at 24 degrees qualify as the "ragged edge" for Indy-cars For example with its lighter weight (1550 pounds) and track-hugging "ground-effects" aerodynamics an Indy-car can produce qualifying speeds in excess of235 mph through the I 8- degree banked turns of the two-mile Michigan International Speedway More banking equals more speed So for the sake of safety and a better show Indy-cars will compete at Texas Motor Speedway on turns banked at 8 degrees The Indy-car portion of the speedway will be separated from the high-banked stock car portion by a portable barrier "I don't know why people haven't done this before Seems logical to me" said Gossage whose extensive stock-car background belies the fact he was public relations representative for Danny Sullivan when he "spun-and-won" the Indy 500 in 1985 "Eddie has a soft spot in his head for Indy-car racing" said Rutherford who began pleading for the open-wheelers here shortly after Smith decided upon building at Alliance Airport in far north Fort Worth "A track that accommodates stock cars only gives you a couple of race-date opportunities a year maybe three given the position of the sanctioning body You've got to have Indy-cars" That has not been a consideration for Smith in Charlotte home to most Winston Cup teams There is no Indy-car history in the Carolinas "I don't think Indy-cars would work there no matter what in the world you ever did" said Gossage the former vice president for public relations at Charlotte Motor Speedway and a new Texan "This state has such a heritage with Indycar racing particularly with AJ Foyt and Johnny Rutherford that it makes sense" Foyt of Houston owns the all-time record of 67 Indy-car victories He was the first four-time winnerof the Indy 500 Rutherford scored 27 Indy-car victories during his career But even without the public promise of a race date from NASCAR president Bill France Jr Texas Motor Speedway's raison d'etre is to play host to major-league stock-car racing "Good old Southern-fried stock-car auto racing is done on high-banked ovals" Gossage said "There's something magical about a high-banked oval where a car is kind of up on its side 0 16 Harvey III Thornton (30-2) No 1 in Chicago metro area 17 Detroit Pershing (22-4) state Class A runnerup last season 18 Phoenix Shadow Mountain (27-4) led by Henry Bibby's son A-A guard Mike 19 Tilton Ga Trft Coumy (22-5) led by 6-10 pivot Pablo Machado 20 Miami Senior (31-5) top state program Football LIIL STATE PLAYOFF PAIRINGS Region I final Odessa Permian (11-1) vs Arlington (8-4) 2 pm Saturday Maverick Stadium UT-Arlington Region II final Garland (10-21vs Klein (11-1) 3 pm Saturday Pridgeon Stadium Cypress Fairbanks Region III final Houston Yates (11-1) vs Aldine Eisenhower (10-1-1) 7 pm Saturday Astrodome Region IV final Converse Judson (11-1) vs Eagle Pass (11-1) 7:30 pm Friday Alamo Stadium San Antonio Class 5A Division I Region I semifinals Abilene Cooper (6-4-1) vs Flower Mound Marcus (12-0) noon Saturday Texas Stadium Midland Lee (10-0-1) vs Arlington Lamar (11-0-11 3:30 pm Saturday Texas Stadium Region II semifinals Richardson Lake Highlands (11-0-11 vs Jersey Village (8- 4) 7 Saturday Texas Stadium North Mesquite (10-2) vs AKM Consolidated (7-4-1) 7 pm Friday Memorial Stadium Mesquite Region III semifinals Houston Madison (10-2) vs Humble (7-3-2) 330 pm Saturday Astrodome Fort Bend Elkins 19-2-1) vs Galveston Ball (9-2-1) 12:30 pm Saturday Astrodome Region IV semifinals Austin Westlake (11-0-1) vs Alice (9-3) 2 pm Saturday Alice SA Roosevelt (12-0) vs Harlingen South (9-2-1) 7:30 ern Saturday Buccaneer Stadium Corpus Christi Class 4A Region I semifinals Pampa (10-1)vsDenison(12-01 2 pm Saturday Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls Borger (9-2) vs Stephenville (11-1) 7 pm Friday Memo-sal Stadium Wichita Falls Region II semifinals Seagoville (8-3-1) vs Sulphur Springs (11-1) 7:30 pm Saturday Homer Johnson Garland Dallas Hillcrest )1 1-1) vs Mount Pleasant (9-3) 8 pm Friday Texas Stadium Region III semifinals Jasper (10-2) vs League City Clear Brook (10-1-1) 2 pm Saturday Thorne Stadium Aldine West Orange-Staik (11-11 vs La Marque (12-0) 7:30 pm Friday Astrodome Region IV semifinals Bastrop (6-6) vs Uvalde 110-2) 7:30 pm Friday Gustafson Stadium San Antonio Corpus Christi Calallen (12-0) vs New Braunfels Canyon (11-1) 8 pm Friday Buccaneer Stadium Corpus Christi Class 3A Region I semifinals Springtown (9-3) vs Abilene Wylie (11-11 2 pm Saturday Shotwell Stadium Abilene Littlefield (12-0) vs Ballinger (11-1) 730 pm Friday Snyder Region It semifinals Alvarado (12-0) vs DeKalb (10-2) 7:30 pm Friday Homer Johnson Stadium Garland Commerce (11-11 vs Tatum (12-01 2 ern Saturday Penrengton Field Region III semifinals Waco Robinson (11-1) vs Sealy (12-0) 7:30 pm Friday Huntsville Bowers Rusk (11-11 vs Sweeny (11-1) 730 pm Friday Moorhead Stadium Conroe Region IV semifinals Burnet (8-2-2) vs George West(9-31 7:30 em Saturday Seguin Cuero (11-1) vs Ingleside (12-012 pm Saturday Seguin Class 2A Region I semifinals West Texas (I 1-1) vs Hamlin (10-1) 7:30 ent Friday Wolff onh has personal bests of 22 and jump respectively e't' Se SE 0( Oroc oc Nc Nc Nc Nc DE DE OE Se Sc Sc Sc Oc Oc Oc Oc Nc Nc Nc Nc De De De De Sc Dc Sc Sc Sc Oc Oc Oc Cc No No No Nc De De De De Da Sc Sc Sc Sc Cc Cc Oc Cc No No Nc No De De De De Da Sc Sc Sc Sc Cc Cc Cc oc Nc No No No De De De De Da Sc Sc Sc Se Oc Cc Oc Oc Nc No Pic Pk De De De De Da Sc Sc Sc Sc Oc Oc Oc Oc No Nc Nc Da Da Travis Hull EMPEASTERMIN Basketball Junior Forward Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 Notable Scored an area season-high 55 points and had eight rebounds and eight steals in a 97-74 victory against Diamond Hill on Friday Totaled 89 points in two games last week Averaging 318 points per game in Run-and-Gun offense for the fourth-ranked team in the Class 2A state coaches poll Selected second team all-region and most valuable player of District 10-2A last season after averaging 232 points per game and leading Peaster to the district title and the area finals Honorable Mention Rosalyn Reades Martin girls basketball: The sophomore guard was selected to the Wichita Falls Fantasy of Lights ad-tournament team after averaging 125 points and 58 rebounds per game for the third-place Warners Tricia Altoonian Lamar girls basketball: Averaged 14 points per game dunng the Vikings' 2-0 week Chris Martinez Arlington football Led the Colts to a 21-14 playoff victory against Grapevine rushing for 142 yards catching sin passes for 54 yards and scoring three touchdowns Mike Lemmonds Arlington football: The senior linebacker made 11 tackles (three for losses) and intercepted a pass against Grapevine Matt McNew Lamar football: Kicked a 48-yard field goal with seven seconds left to give the Vikings a 20-18 playoff victory against Lewisville London Rollins Temple Christian basketball: Averaged 257 points and had 14 steals and 12 assists in three games at the Dallas Chnstran tournament David Ellen Marcus The sophomore linebackw Rode 14 tackles and tree sacks and caught a touchdown pass Jr the Marauders' 35-7 incur against Wyatt Senecca Wall Eastern Hills basketball: Averaged 22 points eight assists and four steals in three games at the Northwest Tournament leading the Highlanders to the COnSOlatiOn title Steve Smith Marcos football: The senior Noe-backer had 14 tackles a sack and an interception and recovered a fumble in the Marauders' 35-7 victory against Wyatt Masonic Home football: In tor first appearance ma state-dernpoondip football game since 1932 the Mighty Motes won the school's fest state tree in the scot in beating SwierSt PaA 7m the TAPPSDass A finale Wyatt defense: Heid 8te slate's leafing passer ass Sanders to eight COMpletiOnS in 25 attempts and Intercepted the Minus quarterback ewe times ma 35-7 loss Garret Heflinger lindsay football: The quarterback ran for four TOs Ina 34-0 victory against Blue Ridge Personal On the A-B honor roll Competes in track and field and 43 feet in the long jump and triple Quotable "He wasn't being selfish at all Every shot he took was a good shot I wouldn't be surprised if he beats that He's a great player" Peaster coach Danny Henderson on Hull's 55-point performance FORT WORTH'S ONLY PRO TEAM HOCKEt CALL 336-1992 FOR INFO Frt Worth Star-Tele ram I.