Sun Herald from Biloxi, Mississippi • 45

iB SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6 1994 section SCORES MORE D-2 SPORT CHECK D-2 COAST SPORTS D-4 OPEN SEASON nD-10 theSunHerald Linkages renmite for circle Jr By J0HB BE1S0H BREEDERSICUPJCLASSI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Horae Win Place Show Concern $1700 $680 $440 Tabasco Cat $560 $380 Dramatic Gold $460 NUMBERGAM They were his first Cup winners since Steinlen won the Mile in 1989 Last Dec 15 Tabasco Cat got loose in the bam area at Santa Anita and ran down Jeff nearly killing him and putting him in a anna for a month Jeffs slow but steady recovery and Tabasco subsequent racing success then began to write a stray that might have been a tough sell even for Hollywood so Lukas said 87 starters including 12 winners now have earned $10844005 in the Cup Day who rode both Lukas winners now has a Cup record eight winners in all and $11630000 in prize money They nearly won the Classic too but Tabasco Cat also ridden by Day finished a head bade of Concern who won since last April 23 when he captured the Arkansas Derby Dramatic Gold was another lVi lengths back LOUISVILLE Ky Dr Wayne Lukas and son Jeff returned to the races together Saturday reuniting horse most famousTamily in the Cup cirde for the first time in five years fflffilfelS' With two victories and a 9 fnV second-place finish in the Classic Lukas and jockey Pat Day became the first $10 million men of the Cup "We have to count our blessings to have a day like Wayne Lukas said even though he just missed the one he really wanted the Cup Classic with Tabasco Cat "I wanted that one more than the Lukas said StQl he joyfully ran onto the trade after Tabasco Cat his Preakness and Belmont winner finished second by a neck to Concern and hugged winning trainer Dick Small He was like a kid bouncing out on the track and grinning from ear to ear "What a wonderful he said With Jeff at his side at a race for the first time in nearly a year Lukas saddled winners in the Juvenile Fillies the 2-year-old Flanders and the Juvenile the 2-year-old colt Timber Country A look at the top scores offo day I and other num- Tft Aers of interest in toe sports world: Z' Big 3 football No 24 MissSt17 Afkatta7 Memphis 17 OteMis16 4 Florida 55 USM 17 Little 6 football tJackson St 47 Texas Southern 41 Georgia 32 Delta St 20 Central Aik 28 Mss College 0 MiMsaps17 Rhodes 10 SEC football I-No 6 Alabama 35 LSU17 -No 3 Auburn 38 Carolina 21 Vanderbilt 24 V-' Kentucky 6 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeny Bailey celebrates Saturday on Concern after winning the Cup stark nip a storm SLIM SMITH 'Gulf Coast 15 Colin 14 High echool football MSU climbs to 7-2 by roasting Hogs in the rain Bf SUM SMITH THE SUN HERALD STARKVILLE You can lift the asterisk from Mississippi SL John 31 Loyd Star 12 NAIA women's soccer playoffs Mobile 0 WmiajnCaiBy2 NBA Sixers 107 Magic 122 Cavaliers 115 Hornets 107 The Sun Herald Pistons 114 Hawks 109 OT Pacers 112 Celtics 103 Rockets115 TWolves85 A record-setting offense makes Bullets 100 Bulls 99 Bucks 97 i Lakers 96 Mavericks 112 Nets 103 Warriors 108 Nuggets 104 CHppera vs Blazers late game Jazz at Sonics late game Florida lottery Cash 3 1-0-2 Play 4 Lotto 18-34-28-19-39-35 Pick 3 Lotto 73 05-08-17-26-27-30 ia e-3 TARKVILLE Mississip-pi State set a school record for pants in a season Saturday in a 17-7 win against -Arkansas Through nine games State has scored 303 points breaking the old standard of 301 set in 11 games by the 1974 dub You might think Bulldog players would be lining up to take credit for that achievement Yet finding a Bulldog to step forward and daim responsibility is as easy as finding somebody to take credit for voice-mail These Bulldogs are squeamish when it comes to the Stiff Concept Applaud any player for his contri- butions and look around for somebody more deserving So who gets credit for an offense that is averaging 31 paints per 8982352 896-2351 1-900-988-0098 Sports editor iTo report sports "Scoretine 95 per minute eOTClGH Despite 151 MSU points in its three previous games many had dismissed the high-scoring output as a greater indict- merit of the hor-rible defenses State had shredded than any testament to the prowess Saturday in a 17-7 win over Arkansas the 24th-ranked Bulldogs proved that their offense is no mere fluke State went Coast to Coast (Moss Point quarterback Derrick Taite to Lucedale recover Eric Moulds) for a pair of first-half touchdowns and finished with 359 total yards against a tough Razorback defense -While those statistics' may not compare to the astronomical figures the Bulldogs piled up in wins over South Carolina Ttdane and Kentucky performance against the No 2 defensive team in the SEC accomplished during an off-and-on downpour should silence tire skeptics said Bulldogs coach Jackie Sherrill "This football team is a good football SheriQ said have to give these players credit for being a good team We wanted to have a winning season and a bowL We have those things Now put ourselves in a position to do The victory boosted State to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the Southeastern Conference West Division With a minute remaining the drenched die-hards began to chant "Bama Bama in anticipation of next game here against Alabama a game the Bulldogs need to win to maintain their hopes for an SEC West tide Arkansas has proven to be anything but Road' Hogs having dropped a fifth straight SEC road game The loss eliminated Arkansas (3-6 2-5) from bowl consideration State scored on tiie open- mg possession with Moulds out-leaping Arkansas cornerback Tracy Cantlope in the end zone for a 9-yard TD The drive covered 80 yards with Moulds catching four passes for 50 yards and Kevin Bouie who fin-' ished with 142 yards rushing adding Checking in on Coastiansand other Mississippi-ans in the world of sports A state-record 59-yard goal by Lemeko Williams with 33 seconds left Friday gave the No 2 Wildcats a 24-21 i victory over Tupelo in high-school football action The field goal topped a 57-! yarder in 1993 by Jeff i Walker of Kirk Academy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mississippi Stale wkfe receiver Eric Moulds scored both of the touchdowns Saturday in a 17- product finished with seven catches for 120 yards "You have to give aD the credit to the offensive line far that "said Derrick Taite the sophomore quarterback from Moss Point Taite the only player gong on and on about offensive line Saturday StiDit reaDy have the ring of truth Maybe the Bulldog players are sensitive about tiie grunts up front After all they are a grossly overweight group who have trouble getting dates give those poor unsightly slobs tiie tiie other Bulldogs must be thinking keep the girls and Hie But ALLof the credit? Nah Give a lot maybe even a Hungry Man-sized portion But credit for MSlTs most pro- fific offense ever must be dispersed more evenly i-" 1 fi Taite whohas improved second halt holding Arkansas to 65 yards in the half and 206 for the game Junior cornerback Walt Harris had two interceptions to become tiie school's all-time leader in interceptions with 12 His second which snuffed out last real hope in the fourth quarter was tiie 21st of the season also a school record The only second-half points' came on Tim 42-yard field goal for the 17-7 margin with 9:29 left But State answered thanks in large part to Moulds (seven catches for 120 yards) With less than two minutes left Moulds grabbed a Taite pass along the Arkansas 44 spun out of the grasp of Arkansas defender Spencer Brown faked out another defender and hen outsprint-ed a final Arkansas player to the end zone to complete a 57-yard scoring day and give State a 14-7 halftime lead -t defense did the job in the 30 yards on four carries first drive set the said Taite who was 8-of-16 passing -for 141 yards and two scores "After that we got bogged down a little and had sane bad field positions Still we moved the ball enough and scored enough to Arkansas tied the game late in the first half when quarterback Barry Lunney hit Carl Johnson for a TD on 'fourtiwmd-one frT cap an 80-yard drive J- Please see SaiBht D-7 Comparative rushing statistics in toe NFL tots season: Barry Sanders 1035 yards Marshall Faulk 812 Natrone Means 790 Emmltt Smith 748 8 Jerome Bettis 723 Chris Warren 713 Johnny Johnson 592 Thurman Thomas -579 Terry Allen 573 Saints 567 I a tti Ijr- Third time is one that counts for Minnesota New Orleans iTODAYiSTG'AMEl By KAMOH SIMPSOB 33EZ3 them and they like to work against us -both hardworking rib-hon-sense forgotten a lot things about the Saints since we last saw them but been catdung up sane ways Green like going ainst the Green Bay Packers or the Chicago Bears You see each other a' fair amount you do get a good fed far each The Saints have had an extra week to prepare fot the Vikings courtesy of the bye weekend for the NFC West The Saints ended tiie first half of the season on a high beating -the-Los Angeles Rams 37-34 twlf' weeks ago in Mankato Minn with each 'offense working against the other defense Then on Aug 13 the teams met again this time in the Metrodome for the second preseason game Although the Vikings earned a 21-17 victory they were Outplayed in the first half by the Saints as Jim Everett completed 14 passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns and the Saints secondary limited Warren Moon to only five completions and 62 yards through 29:30 of the the first half Moon and the Vikings (6-2) have cleaned up their act since while the Saints (3-5) have struggled Today the Saints visit the Metrodome once again to face the team that is sitting on top of the NFC Central and has won six of its last seven games JU "I think one of tiie top five or six teams in the league right Saints coach Jan Mora said definitely one of the teams in the "I know if one of the top five teams in the Vikings coach Dermis Green said think the two top teams are stiD tiie Cowboys and the 49ers with the Chargers in the top three I think in the top 10 right Although been months since they faced each other the Saints and Vikings have had plenty of film to study to prepare for cadi other even the old tapes of the Mankato workout "That workout makes it easier to look at personnel very Green said We came away from that workout very -impressed We tike to work against THE SUN HERALD i MINNEAPOLIS not divi- sional rivals But at least as far as the 1994 season is concerned the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings may know each More Saints coverage other as D-Ht H-S" well as any i two teams in the league The first time they met nobody kept score The second time the game count This third meeting is the one that matters Cheese League neighbors in the preseason the Saints and Vikings exchanged peasantries as well as practice drills during a combined workout tins summer at the practice facility They have always had a great tradition of winning They have to come to our house though so 1 think we will be prepared for them Mississippi State quarterback Derrick Taite looking to the Bulldogs1 next game which mil be a Showdown with Alabama When: Noon TV: WXXV (Ch 25X 138) WPtol WVMr-AM (570)'.