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I 00qr 2B The News and Observer Raleigh NC Friday August 26 1988 A The old speed lives in UNC's revitalized Born By CHIP ALEXANDER Staff writer everything went well in the spring and I've felt great in (preseason practice" In Wednesday's night scrimmage at Kenan Dorn was close to his tantalizing best He had 71 yards in just II carries gracefully pirouetting at near full speed spinning slipping tackles weaving his way to big gainers Dorn has come back 10 pounds heavier than in '87- he said without sacrificing any of his 44 speed And at 200 pounds he added he won't be trying to avoid any defender he finds in his path "Now" he said "I get to put my head down and take some people on" Brown won't demand that macho work from Dorn of course He'll leave that kind of brutish running to fullback James Thompson What the UNC coach will ask of Dorn is that he frequently line up in the slot'' rather than his accustomed spot as the I back and give the defense more looks more to worry about "Torin's what I call a quiet type of runner" Brown said "He's the type you have to be patient with and not expect to get four yards every run He looks like he's not doing anything then Brown smiled Forty yards? Fifty? Brown didn't say He'll leave that to your imagination percent the rest of the season 'It's strange but my season high and season low came in the same game And it would hurt me as much mentally as it did physically We were playing Oklahoma the next week and I was really hyped for the game Then I didn't even make the trip "That's the worst kind of frustration the desire to play and not being able to" But Dorn wasn't sidelined the rest of the year He played and he played as hard and as best he could lining up against Georgia Tech and Auburn Clemson Virginia and Duke "But I was playing at 70 percent at best" he said "All I could do was run straight ahead and I was not very effective "But we had some injuries had some running) backs go down I think of myself as a role player and I stepped in and did the best I could I just couldn't make it back all the way" But Dorn refused to dwell on the travails of '87 on the bummer of an ailing ankle on a career so often brought to a standstill or on a season gone awry for the Tar Heels "There was so much chaos last year" he said "The best thing is to forget it to try and overcome it "It's a new beginning for Carolina football in 1988 And I'd like to think it's a new beginning for Torin Dorn" Dorn likes to visualize a season where he does his job game after game for 11 weeks Carry the ball get the yards score the touchdowns and help Mack Brown to a successful debut as head coach And of course to finally deliver to finally give the Carolina faithful all that has been expected of him since Dorn was recruited out of Southfield Mich a Parade All-America and member of the Blue Chip Dream Team who had 1200 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns in just 612 games as a prep senior Thus far Dorn has been more of a tease his days in Carolina blue filled with mere flashes of brilliance with open-field runs that fueled imaginations and then broke hearts when he stood by idly on the sideline In his first two years at Carolina Dorn played in only 12 games He started only two But he is described in UNC's 1988 media brochure as "the premier running back in the Atlantic Coast Conference" Premier back? Dorn has 620 career yards He has All-America style but where is the substance to proclaim such greatness? Dorn certainry doesn't talk in those terms He talks more of just trying to win the starting position at tailback not of 1000-yard totals "I'm just praying I can go through a year injury-free" Dorn said "Only time will tell But CHAPEL HILL Torin Dorn was in the clear running like the wind Forty yards Fifty Sixty He had the goal line in sight Kenan Stadium in bedlam Then came a jarring back-side tackle Thus was a football season blindsided For Dorn now a junior tailback at the University of North Carolina the 187 season would be one of agony the agony of not being fully healthy of not being at his best Of not being able to do his part as the Tar Heels stumbled to a 5-6 record There was the pain of being called an enigma in cleats Or as one Carolina fan put it soon to be called "The Greatest Running Back There Never Was" UNC then coached by Dick Crum never fully revealed the seriousness of the ankle injury Dorn suffered in the season-opener against Illinois that rainy day last September Dorn was smacked to the Kenan turf after a 69-yard run late in the game He limped out after collecting 165 yards and later the injury was termed a "bad sprain" But it was more than just a sprain "I pulled the ligament on the outside of the ankle and it was swollen halfway up to the knee" Dorn said in an interview this week "I was never at 100 I lue Devils face scrimmage test 1P 4 i- -k- kii4141 40 -'-c- i 3'1: Ai 4- i N-rk 'r ''i 'ir' 40t4- '44 i 4 -'''4'144'' r'- -4-31W414: frf Nr4 i tk '5 ik- 1:: 4Ss 5 0e0A FiC'-iirR':" '1--('---'z- vT A -viyltIn s--' '1 414m --04 1''' 1 l': cl Ir5 4 Football time Texas Ma's Bucky Richardson Giants Stadium in East Rutherford loosens up at NJ Thursday afternoon during the Aggies' practice for their Saturday Kickoff Classic meeting with Nebraska College football Third-team kicker Damon Hart- man had field goals of 42 and 46 yards Brown ponders QBs CHAPEL HILL A decision on who will start at quarterback for North Carolina in the season-opener at South Carolina may not be made until late next week but ever so slowly some other starting choices are being made by Coach Mack Brown and his staff Brown said Thursday that Pat Crowley has moved back into the- starting lineup at strong guard and that Jonathan Hall and Deems May are bracketed together in the No 1 quarterback spot Crowley an All-ACC selection last fall was moved up on the depth chart following a scrim- mage on Wednesday Dennis Clemons dropped to No 2 Brown also said that freshman Hamp Greene of Montgomery Ala had won the field-goal and PAT kicking job Greene and Scott McAlister are competing for the punting job The Tar Heels recently have- shown more consistency throwing and catching the ball Brown said but "we still do not have a starter at quarterback They're both go- ing to play in the game at South' Carolina next week A decision on' who will actually start will not be made until after next week's- practices" Broncos Colts 21 20 DENVER John Elway threW two touchdown passes to Ricky- Nattiel before leaving the game with a strained right leading Denver past Indianapolis 21-20 The Broncos concluding their preseason at 3-1 also got a 4-yard scoring run by Gerald Willhite in the final quarter to cap a 17-play 80-yard drive Willhite's TD gave Denver a 21-13 lead Eagles 27 Lions 9 PONTIAC Mich Randall Cunningham completed 19 of 25 passes for 225 yards including a 49-yard touchdown strike to Mike Quick as Philadelphia beat Do-' troit 27-9 handing the Lions their fourth NFL exhibition defeat Thursday night The loss concluded the Lions worst preseason since 1977 when they were 0-4-1 Detroit hoping to improve on last season's 4-11 record scored only four TDs one in each of the preseason games Bills 14 Buccaneers NASHVILLE Tenn Jim-Kelly hit on nine of 12 passes and threw for a touchdown in one half of action leading Buffalo to a 14-7 victory over Tampa Bay Kelly passed for 86 yards before leaving at halftime with a slightly sprained ankle He had returned to action only last week after-suffering elbow and ankle injuries during the off-season Cardinals 41 Chiefs 21 KANSAS CITY Mo Vai Sikahema scored on an 8I-yard punt return and rookie Tony Jeffery had an 80-yard touchdown run to carry Phoenix to a 41-21 victory over the Cardinals' for- mer cross-state rival Kansas City Chiefs Phoenix scored 21 points in the second quarter Broughton faces Lee in opener at Gregson Bulls step closer to elimination Continued from page 1 Durham scored eight runs off Popplewell in the third inning "Tonight he had better stuff and he threw strikes" Prince William broke on top 1-0 in the top of the fifth with the help of a balk a passed ball and an error Dennis Brow singled went to second on a balk by Durham starter Mike Stanton took third on David Plumb's passed ball and scored on an error by Durham third baseman Rick Morris Durham went ahead 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth With two outs Andy Tomberlin who had reached on a fielder's choice stole second and came home on Rich Casarotti's single Theron Todd followed with a two-run homer over the right-field fence to give the Bulls a 3-1 lead Prince William tied it 3-3 in the top of the sixth RBI doubles by Yanko Hauradou and Brow chased Stanton Jim Czajkowski came on to put Prince William's fire out by retiring two straight batters Czajkowski put himself in danger in the seventh inning by loading the bases With two outs and a 3-2 count he walked Hauradou to put the Yanks up 4-3 A pop fly just behind second ended the inning -The Yankees loaded the bases again in the ninth with two outs Sipgles by Ken Brown and Bob Zeihen gave the Yanks a 6-3 lead before Jim Lemasters could get the third out NOTES: If Durham Bulls second baseman Rich Casarotti hadn't listened to two friends after he graduated from high school he wouldn't be playing professional baseball -After graduating from Petaluma (Calif) High School Casarotti intended to return to the back-40 and be a rancher He had some beef cattle and was going to make a career of ranching Two friends talked him into attending Santa Rosa Junior College to play baseball He went along to appease his buddies Casarotti hit 410 and was named to the all-state team He was an All-America the next year and was drafted 17th by the Braves in the '87 draft His buddies? One flunked out and the other developed a bad arm and had to quit baseball Casarotti hit 304 last year at Pulaski and was named to the Appalachian League all-star team He was batting 280 at Burlington Iowa of the Midwest League before he was called up to Durham a month ago Baseball is a game of inches too With two outs and the bases loaded in the seventh inning Prince William batter Yanko Hauradou reached a 2-2 count He fouled the next pitch from Jim Czajkowski toward foul territory in left field As left fielder Brian Hunter settled under it to make the catch the ball hit the lights giving Hauradou further life He would later walk to the Yanks a 4-3 lead night's crowd of 5129 swelled Durham's 1988 attendance to 257189 PRINCE WILLIAM ob bi Ze'lhen of 4011 Tresh 2b 5011 Ramon ss 4010 Sparks 3b 5 1 0 0 OWiflflC 4230 Mitchell lb 5 1 2 0 Hourodou If 4 1 2 2 Brow dh 4121 Brown rt 5011 DURHAM ab bi Tomberanrf 4 1 1 0 Cosarotti2b 4 1 2 1 Todd ct 4112 Hunter If 4000 Bell lb 4000 Penningtondh 3 0 0 0 Morris 3b 3000 Dodig ph 1000 Plumbc 4000 Maloneyss 2 0 1 0 Totals 333 5 3 Totals 40 6 13 6 Prince William 000 012 6 Durham 000 030 000 3 Game winning (1) Sparks 1 William 14 Durham 5 Brow Mitchell (17)- (13) Prince William PP ER BB SO PoPplewell (W 4-11) 9 5 3 3 2 5 Durham IP ER BB SO Stanton 512 7 3 2 3 5 Czalkowski (1 8-5) 124 3 1 1 1 1 Stockam 123 1 2 2 3 0 Lemasters 13 2 0 0 0 0 Umpires: ia A-5129 High school schedule Triangle gaMeS Athens Drive at Orange County Bunn at Southern Nash Cary at East Wake Chapel Hill at Southern Durham Clayton at South Johnston Durham at Garner Enloe at Apex Fronklinton at Southeast Halifax Greensboro Ben Smith at Burlington Cummings Harnett Triton at Fayetteville Pine Forest Henderson Vance at Mill brook Lee County at Broughton Oxford Webb at Graham South Granville ot Eastern Alomance So Alarnance at Siter City Jordon-Matthews Wake Forest-Rolesville at Harnett Central Warren County at Louisburg Western Harnett ot Pittsboro Northwood Zebulon at North Duplin Eastern games Albemarle at East Montgomery Belhaven Wilkinson at Washington Camden County at Chocowinity Clinton at Southern Wayne Columbia at Jones East laden at Clarkton East Carteret at Leieune Eastern Wayne at Greenville Rose From staff and wire reports DURHAM Duke's football team will participate in a scrimmage tonight at Wallace Wade Stadium after having ended twoa-day practices Thursday The scrimmage will begin at 7:30 pm Duke head coach Steve Spurrier said he thought the Blue Devils' first game at Northwestern Sept 3 would provide the best test of the team's progress in preseason practice "We feel pretty good about where we are although you never know until you go play a game" Spurrier said "We've been fairly fortunate not to have any serious injuries to any key personnel so far "We have a lot of experience on offense but our defense will be very young We will probably start one freshman cornerback Wyatt Smith and another one Quinton McCracken will play a lot" McCracken played at South Brunswick and Smith is from Greensboro Page ECU seeking its kicks GREENVILLE With just over a week remaining before its 1988 football season begins East Carolina continues to search for a place-kicker "We have been concerned about our kicking game since Chuck Berleth graduated last fall" ECU Coach Art Baker said Thursday "We have been hoping that one of our young kickers would emerge this fall and take command but that hasn't happened so far "None of our kickers has shown any consistency We held try-outs Wednesday and I wouldn't be surprised to see one of those young men contribute this year" Among the candidates for the job are junior Jake Fine sophomore Robb Imperato and 5-foot-2 freshman walk-on Kirk McGuinn Benson gets safety job WINSTON-SALEM Sophomore Brad Benson has nailed down the starting assignment at strong safety for the Wake Forest Deacons Coach Bill Dooley said Thursday "Brad was a valuable member of our special teams last fall" Dooley said "but he saw little game action at cornerback We gave him a chance to play more as a strong safety and he has responded well" Benson a 6-0 185-pounder from Seneca SC earned a letter last fall as a redshirt freshman Wolfpack scrimmages NC State quarterback Preston Poag completed 8 of 11 passes including a 12-yard touchdown toss to tailback Todd Yarn to highlight the Wolfpack's 80-minute scrimmage at Carter-Finley Stadium Thursday night Fullback Steve Salley scored on a five-yard run for the only other touchdown in an offense vs defense controlled workout The scrimmage was marked by inactive regulars Defensive backs Joe Johnson and Michael Brooks defensive lineman Ray Agnew linebacker Fred Stone offensive tackle Scott Ade 11 and wide receiver Naz Worthen were held out of action Wide receiver Danny Peebles was used for only one play Quarterback Charles Davenport who was under center for the first series of the scrimmage completed three of seven passes Quarterback Shane Montgomery completed four of eight including a 38-yarder to wide receiver Shad Santee All three State place-kickers enjoyed success Starter Bryan Carter kicked three field goals ranging in distance from 42-46 yards as did Mark Fowl) ley Jackson may play for Yankees again The Associated Press County Stadium Edenton Holmes at Bertie Elizabeth City Northeastern ot Perquimans Fayetteville Byrd at New Hanover Goldsboro ot Wilson ike Green Sea SC at Tabor City Hallsboro at Roseboro Lakewood Havelock at New Bern Holly Ridge Dixon at Hobbton Jacksonville White Oak at Jocksonville at Williamston North Brunswick at Topsail North Edgecombeat Farmville Central North Moore at Princeton Northampton County-West at Northwest Halifax Parkton at Chatham Central Pender at South Brunswick Plymouth at Creswell Red Springs at Cameron Union Pines Roanoke Rapids at Currituck Rosewood at Bath SouthWest Edgecombe at Rocky Mount Swan Quarter Mattomuskeet at Acme-Delco Swansboroot Sampson Union Tar Heel at Midway West Brunswick at North Myrtle Beach SC West Carteret at Pamlico West Craven at North Pitt Whiteville at Scotland County Wilmington Laney at Fayetteville EE Smith Pikeville Aycock at East Duplin Walloce-Rose Hill at Ayden-Grifton Warsaw Kenan at Southwest Onslow Weldon at Northampton County-East Jackson during a two-hour chance meeting Saturday Jackson who lives in Oakland Cailf was in the New York area to appear at a baseball card show Goodstein said he talked to Steinbrenner on Monday concerning Jackson's return adding that the Yankees were considering the possibility Jackson left the Yankees for the California Angels in 1981 after New York declined to re-sign him Later Steinbrenner said one of his biggest errors as owner of the club was letting Jackson get away Since Jackson's departure the Yankees have not won a title of any kind Jackson began his major league career in 1967 with Kansas City When the Athletics moved to Oakland he helped them to world championships in 1972 1973 and 1974 In the decisive sixth game of the 1977 World Series against Los Angeles Jackson hit three home runs at Yankee Stadium to give New York the title During his years with the Yankees Jackson had his controversial moments with Steinbrenner and Manager Billy Martin He nearly came to blows with Martin on one occasion during game a Fenway Park Jackson who hit IS homers for the Athletics last season holds an honorary title as Oakland's assistant to the president but is not bound to the club Broughton hopes to begin a drive that leads to the state playoffs tonight at 7:30 when it hosts strong Lee County at Greg-son Stadium The Caps narrowly missed winning a berth last year when they tied Athens Drive and Millbrook for second place in the Capital Nine 4-A Conference but they lost to Millbrook in a drawing "The right name just was not pulled at least from our perspective" said Broughton Coach Henry Trevathan "But the kids are taking that as a sort of motivation for this year They want to make sure that it doesn't come down to a drawing again" The Caps have an experienced defense led by All-Triangle linebacker Pat Clougherty (200 pounds) and running mate Eddie Ransdell (206) Up front Broughton returns Roderick Williams (270) Chris Butler (282) and Daryl Head (185) Safety Matt Currin also is back The offensive line has been rebuilt and the offense may be quicker than a year ago Much of the new speed is represented by runners Anthony Avery Darrell Walker Dolby and veteran Wayne Bragg Clayton returns at fullback The quarterback of the Caps' Wishbone is shared by Wes Andrews and Chris "They both have ability but right now we are working on getting the right reads" Trevathan said "We know that Lee County is going to be a tough test for a lot of our young people" Lee County lost its entire offensive unit including 1300-yard rusher Roger Brown from a club that finished 10-2 and tied Richmond County for the Southeastern 4-A Conference title The Jackets do return defensive standouts Marcus Haywood (linebacker 214) Allen Davis (safety 200) and Jeff Cooke (end 200) In a big game among Triangle independents Wake Christian is at Ravenscroft Former Ravenscroft coach Ted Stefanou will be honored Ten years ago Stefanou's Ravens won their first state football title About half of the state's 330 North Carolina High School Athletic Association football teams are playing tonight The rest of the state's teams will open next week The Associated Press NEW YORK The agent for Reggie Jackson said Thursday night he has held discussions with New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner about Jackson's possible return to the club as a player Jackson 42 retired after spending the 1987 season with the Oakland Athletics Jackson has 563 career home runs sixth on the all-time list Jackson played for the Yankees from 1977 until 1981 and helped New York win three American League pennants and two World Series titles Bill Goodstein Jackson's agent approached Steinbrenner earlier this week According to Goodstein Jackson would return for the final month of the season and would make about $100000 with possible gate incentives "I have not been formally told this by our people" Yankees media director Harvey Greene said by telephone from Anaheim Calif "Bill Goodstein is a friend of the organization" "Yes we have made some inquiries" Goodstein said "We think the Yankees could use Reggie's winning attitude and his experience in the tough pennant races He may also be able to bring back some of the glory of past championship Yankee teams" Goodstein who is also the agent for Yankees reliever Dave Righetti said he discussed the idea with 'TIM STEVENS 1 0 1'.