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ww i nryrnmn o'oweeywwsMfte yTit oitn nmy nmr vrnmfrrtTonrrrm oittirr1 4 Hidjmonb Simw-Blspafclj SECTION OUTDOORS E4 SCOREBOARD Ej8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL E9 Editor Jack BarnfaiaBr I (804)649-6445 pHringMMmeafispatcftcom FRIDAY OCTOBER 13 2000 A Montrel Coley has come up Mg with 13 TDs for the 4-1 Pirates E7 Davis9 three touchdowns lead third-quarter barrage BY JOHN PACKETT TimeDisfatch St aft Write blackssurg In the first five games of the season No 3 Virginia Tech barely was tested The Hokies got all they wanted and more from old rival West Virginia last night but passed their mid-semester quiz with a seo-ond-half rally With a national television audience watching on ESPN Tech erupted for four touchdowns in the thud quarter three of them by flanker Andre Davia and went on to whip the Mountaineers Ul TEP IS 48-20 in a Big East matchup before a sellout crowd of 56272 at Lane Stadi- WVU 20 urn Trailing 14-7 at halftime the Hokies WMyHoyi tied it before Davis scored on a reverse nol8Srafr a touchdown pass and a punt return in a span of 6:06 to give Tech a 34-14 bulge WVU never recovered It took the Hokies only four plays to get even in the second half After a holding call on Tech pushed the Hokies back to their 28 quarterback Michael Vick found tight end Bob Slowikowski at WVlTs 30 The junior pulled away from a would-be tackier and won a foot race to the end zone for his first career touchdown Tech regained the lead for good mi its next possession going 81 yards in eight plays A 16-yard scamper by tailback Lee SuggB and a 17-yard pass from Vick to Dava preceded a 30-yard scoring run by Davis on a reverse at 8:30 Carter Warley who had converted his first 33 of the season shanked the extra point to the left leaving Tech ahead 20-14 It matter as the Hokies stopped WVU on fourth down at 36 on the ensuing possession Vick and SEE TECH PAGE E6 sideshow pushes Vick into background Davis for the Heisman? Just kidding (We think) Michael Vick's campaign being in frill swing as it is Davis will never be billed as more than a vital cog (not exactly a shabby calling mind you) for Virginia Hokies a flanker you know a catcher of passes and returner of punts on the side and he's mostly dependent on Vick to make him part of the highlight footage Not last night though Last night Davia took his cue from no (me He was the scene-stealer He was Joe Lieberman knocking dead at a whistlestop in the Midwest He was dashing and dazzling and lightning in a jar Mostly he was the difference Playing from behind for the first time this season the 1 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEE UPPER PAGE E6 Virginia Tech linebacker Ben Taylor smothers West Virginia naming back Aran Cabotime in the first quarter of their game in Blacksburg Gades start season i i i I I I i Piazza Hampton reverse poor history with overtime win BY JERRY LINDQUIST Timks-Dispatch St att Write If the first game is the toughest then there will be kits of smooth sailing for the Richmond Rene- 2:54 into the five-minute extra season On assignment from the Washington Capitals better known for defense than offense Pitirri had all right moves after Greensboro goaltender Sergei Naumov blocked a blast from the Idt point by Chad Ackerman The puck glanced off pads directly to Ktirri driving freon the right for the rebound When none (ft die Generals picked him up the 6-0 211-pound native of Misaiaaugua Ontario faked this way then that way and at the end had Naumov at his mercy The puck was kind (ft rolling go I didn't want to one-time Pitim'said Hampton pitched seven scoreless innings for his first win in five playoff starts as New York beat the St Louis Cardinals 6-2 in the opener of the NL championship series Wednesday night There had been some doubt cast over Mike Hampton because of a small sample of his postseason play" Mels manager Bobby Valentine said think he erased those Perform in October and the rest of the year doesn't count Just ask postseason heroes like Leyritz Mark Lemke and Brian Doyle But don't reach your lofty regular-season numbers come playoff time and for see NLCSl PAGE E5 The Associated Peek st ukjis For six months of the year Mike Piazza is file greatest power-hitting catcher in baseball Come October not Jim Leyritz Mike Hampton is one of the toughest starters to hit in the National League pitching his team into the playoffs the past four years Yet he has as many postseason wins as Bob Wolcott Right or wrong reputations can be made and tarnished in highest profile month Piazza and Hampton two of the atari on the New York Meta took the first step to shedding their negative October labels Piazza had two hits and an RBL and GADES5 GENERALS 4 TOOAYiat Roanoke 7:30 pm RADIO: Wlif (990) 7:15 pm gades this season Penalty-prone at the beginning unable to hold a three-goal lead the home team nevertheless prevailed in the East Coast Hockey new version of sudden- CLtMtNT BMIIriMtS DISPAICH death overtime Richmond's George Awade introduces his elbow to the nose of Greensboro's Mike Feme ki the Renegades' 5-4 shootout victory The Renegades edged Greensboro 54 last night on Richard Pitirri's goal SEE RENEGADE PAGE E5 IRSMM sports Female kicker wins discrimination suit vs Duke On right track: Dale Earnhardt i and Mika Skinner have had iw4 in the past at Talladega Superspeedway Pags E2 A leg up: Redskins kicker Kris Heppner released earlier this season by the Seahawks looks to make the most of he second chance the NFL Page E3 Tip-off time: The Virginia Commonwealth University men's basketball team starts practicing tomorrow and the University of Richmond men's squad begns preparing for the upcoming season Monday Page E9 ented enough to play for a Division I football team The jurors ruled sex was the motivating factor in the way she was treated and that Duke officials informed of her complaints failed to act Duke lawyer John Simpson said no decision has been made on whether to appeal the federal ruling "We're disappointed by it Like they say in football I left everything on the he said During deliberations jurors asked to see videotapes of Mercer and other kickers practicing: They also reviewed the transcript of a conversation between Mercer and assistant football coach Fred Chatham that compensatory penalty and the larger amount as punishment feel great I consider it a complete victory Any monetary award is completely icing on the cake" Mercer said "I wanted to be told what they did was wrong and it Lawyer Burton Craig said Mercer who now works for Charles Schwab Co in New York will use the award to finance a scholarship for female place-kickers Her football career is over he said but she will continue with fencing The university claimed Mercer now 24 wasn't tal- Punitive damages amount to $2 million against school The Associated Press i Greensboro nc A jury awarded a female place-kicker $2 million in punitive damages yesterday ruling Duke University cut her from the team because of her gender Jurors deliberated more than two hours before deciding the school discriminated against Heather Sue Mercer who graduated in 1998 They met briefly after arguments on damages to rule Duke must pay a $1 SEE KICKER PAGE 2 JJM Wee I liWMumsMmMi u'i IAAAARAAAAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAAIJA444444i.