The Macon Telegraph from Macon, Georgia • 13

Showing some signs of life passing game is slowly emerging under Lewis By Kamon Simpson The Macon Telegraph ATLANTA Bill Lewis watched game against Clemson from the sideline studied it closer on film Sunday and announced his evaluation of Georgia pass ing game on Tuesday getting the first year Georgia Tech coach said not quite there Shawn Jones HE a If there was one aspect about Lewis that seemed to spark more curiosity and excitement than anything else when he was hired in January then it was the slick passing at tack that he craft ed in three years at East Carolina And when Lewis brought along most of his offensive assistants from East Carolina Tech fans hoped that quarterback Shawn Jones would become another Jeff Blake the star quarterback last year Instead the Yellow Jackets had to use their rushing game to rally against Division IAA opponent Western Carolina in the season opener were beginning to won der if we would ever be the kind of passing team we were expected to Jones said just living up to our advance billing the first couple of games In 20 16 win over Clemson rushing game was Airing it out Georgia Tech Shawn passing statistics from the first three games of 1991 compared to the first three games of this year Date Opponent Att CompYds hit TD Result 8 31 91 Penn State 31 15 155 1 0 Lost 34 22 9 14 91 Boston College 29 15 234 2 0 Won 30 14 9 19 91 Virginia 29 14 214 2 1 Won 24 21 Totals 44 89 603 5 1 9 12 92 Carolina 26 15 196 0 1 Won 37 19 9 19 92 Virginia 43 25 224 0 2 Lost 55 24 9 26 92 Clemson 34 21 260 0 2 Won 20 16 Totals 61 103 680 0 5 shut down: 62 yards on 34 carries But there was no need for Tech fans to worry The long awaited Lewis passing game showed its first signs of life as Jones completed 21 of 34 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns the most solid perfor mance received from our passing game so Lewis said definitely made a lot of progress We know still a ways to go but the big thing is the players have confidence in the new offensive system now seen the Confidence is most apparent these days in Jones who has shown rapid improvement over his performance from just a season ago After three games in 1991 Jones had completed 44 of 89 passes for 603 yards and one touchdown year it seemed like there was just too much pressure on Shawn from the Tech senior guard Woodie Milam said have any big name backs we had young backs They matured but Shawn still had to carry too much of a load This season the running back sit uation is much improved even though the return of fullback Wil liam Bell has been delayed due to a knee injury Even without Bell transfer Dorsey Levens and a healthy Jeff Wright have improved the depth at the position Most importantly a rebuilt offen sive line has' provided Jones with better protection than he expected The Jackets had no returning start ers on the offensive line but Jones has found plenty of time to target his receivers Jones attempted a career high 43 passes against the Cavaliers com pleting 25 for 224 yards and two touchdowns Jones has eclipsed his 1991 numbers by completing 61 of 103 passes for five touchdowns finally comfortable with the new Jones said after the Clemson game starting to show people what this offense is ca pable of doing exciting because we know going to be doing even more passing once everyone gets used to JACKETS HONORED: Two Geor gia Tech defensive players received weekly honors from the ACC on Tuesday Senior defensive tackle Coleman Rudolph was named ACC defen sive lineman of the week He had two sacks in 20 16 upset of Clemson Junior outside linebacker Marlon Williams was named ACC defensive back of the week He graded 81 percent with 15 tackles including a sack and a tackle for a 9 yard loss INJURIES: or William Bell just been one injury after another been keeping him out of the lineup In preseason drills it was a hamstring pull After the first game it was a knee injury Now it is his elbow Bell who came back sooner than expected to play against Clemson carried twice for 11 yards but on his second carry a 2 yard gain he was slammed to the turf and suffered a dislocation of his elbow He did not return and will miss some practice this week Tech also has lost defensive line man Brian Baxter with a severely sprained ankle Cornerback Cur ley Day is questionable for Satur game because of a hamstring injury Tight end Jeff Papushak has a shoulder contusion but should be ready to play as will flanker Bobby Rodriguez who is suffering from a sprained toe Jackson signs contract with Dolphins Wednesday Sept 30 1992 The Macon Telegraph Sports 3C NASCAR standings 1992 NASCAR SCHEDULE Pos Driver Car Pointe Wins Top 10 1 Bill Elliott ord 3490 4 15 2 Davey Allison ord 3378 4 15 3 Alan Kulwicki ord 3299 2 14 4 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 3284 2 13 5 Mark Martin ord 3212 1 14 6 Kyle Petty Pontiac 3194 1 7 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 3136 1 16 8 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 3099 3 11 9 Morgan Shepherd ord 3010 11 10 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 3000 1 10 11 Terry La Bonte Oldsmobile 2992 0 13 12 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 2981 1 13 13 Emie Irvan Chevrolet 2958 3 8 14 Brett Bodine ord 2945 0 11 15 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 2887 0 9 16 Sterling Marlin ord 2884 0 8 17 Geoff Bodine ord 2844 1 8 18 Ted Musgrave Chevrolet 2754 6 19 Dale Jarrett Chevrolet 2577 0 6 20 Dick Trickle ord 2635 0 8 21 DerrikeCope Chevrolet 2439 0 2 22 Hut Stricklin Chevrolet 2388 0 4 23 Rick Mast Oldsmobile 2369 0 1 24 Wally Dallenbach Jr ord 2338 0 1 25 Richard Petty Pontiac 2324 0 26 Michael Waltrip Pontiac 2262 0 2 27 Bobby Hamilton Oldsmobile 2224 0 1 28 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 2019 0 29 Jimmy Hensley ord 1857 3 30 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 1695 0 0 Oct 4 Tyson Holly arms 400 North Wilkesboro NC ESPN Oct 11 Mello Yello 500 Charlotte NC WTBS Oct 25 AC Delco 500 Rockingham NC TNN Nov 1 Pyroil 500 Phoenix TNN Nov 15 500 Atlanta ESPN COMPLETED RACES Daytona 500 (Davey Allison) Goodwrench 500 (Bill Elliott) Pontiac 400 (Bill Elliott) Motorcraft 500 (Bill Elliott) TranSouth 500 (Bill Elliott) ood City 500 (Alan Kulwicki) irst Union 400 (Davey Allison) Hanes 500 (Mark Martin) Winston 500 (Davey Allison) The Winston (Davey Allison) Coca Cola 600 (Dale Earnhardt) Budweiser 500 (Harry Gant) Save Mart 300 (Emie Irvan) Champion Spark Plug 500 (Alan Kulwicki) Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Davey Allison) Pepsi irecracker 400 (Ernie Irvan) Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Darrell Waltrip) Diehard 500 (Emie Irvan) Budweiser at the Glen (Kyle Petty) Champion Spark Plug 400 (Hany Gant) Bud 500 (Darrell Waltrip) Mountain Dew Southern 500 (Darrell Waltrip) Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Rusty Wallace) Peak Anti reeze 500 (Ricky Rudd) 500 (Geoff Bodine) Labonte drove a ord in the Winston 500 The Winston and Coca Cola 600 Results not counted in pointe standings The Associated Press MIAMI Keith Jackson one of the first players to benefit from the court enforced move to ward more lenient free agency signed a four year deal Tuesday with the Miami Dolphins A three time Pro Bowl starter at tight end for the Philadelphia Ea gles Jackson signed a series of one year contracts worth a reported $6 million including a $19 million signing bonus Among his new teammates only quarterback Dan Marino makes more money Jackson 27 sat out first three games because he was unsigned He and three other play ers were declared unrestricted free agents last week by US District Judge David Doty look at myself as a pio Jackson said at a news con ference a situation of wrong and right and right has to prevail Doty put me in the right situation Things working out in Philadelphia so why can't I go to another Jackson immediately was added to roster and the team re leased veteran receiver Jim Jen sen for the second time this fall Jackson will report for practice to day and likely play Sunday at Buffalo or that AC East showdown Miami also will have veteran re ceiver Mark Clayton for the first time this season Clayton has re covered from a neck sprain he sus tained in a preseason game OILERS: The Houston Oilers on The Associated Press 7 A Al Newest Dolphin Keith Jackson talks to the media in Miami on Tuesday NL Tuesday reached an agreement on a two year contract with free agent Webster Slaughter Oilers spokesman Chip Namias said the Oilers and Slaughter for merly with the Cleveland Browns had agreed on the contract but would not disclose its terms The Houston Chronicle reported Tuesday that the two year contract is worth about $22 million JETS: Jason Staurovsky who made only three of eight field goal attempts for the winless New York Jets was waived Tuesday and re placed by Cary Blanchard Staurovsky was signed during the offseason as a Plan free agent from the New England Patriots NL SUIT: Compensation of $1000 a week was ample for prac tice players Washington Redskins general manager Charles Casserly said Tuesday in federal court Casserly in testimony before US District Court Judge Royce Imberth also said the 235 play ers involved in a lawsuit against the league had limited talents and would have been considered for promotion to the active roster as a last The players are suing the 28 NL teams for a total of $10 million say ing their fixed $l000 a week salaries as members of developmental squads during the 1989 season was far less than what they would have received had they been able to free ly negotiate contracts BENGALS: His third knee injury as an NL player may have ended the career of Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Kevin Walker Walker 26 tore the anterior cru ciate ligament in his left knee dur ing 7 loss to the Minne sota Vikings In his five years with the Bengals he has suffered the same injury before to both knees and both were surgically rebuilt COLTS: Jeff George not only ex pects to return to the Indianapolis Colts lineup on Sunday at Tampa Bay He might even shut George who stretched a ligament in his throwing hand during the preseason began taking snaps in practice this week felt pretty good throwing the ball and the snaps were pretty de George said not go ing to make a decision until Wednesday or Thursday but pretty positive about it I feel very Prep softball CENTRAL 4 BALDWIN 3 Lori RBI hit scored Deme trice Sams with the game winning run in the bottom of the seventh as Central beat Bal dwin in a Region 2AAAA game Sams Ano dra Smothers and Toshiba Watkins each had run scoring hits for Central (9 3 7 2) MOUNT DE SALES 3 1 STRATORD 2 0 Mount de Sales improved to 15 6 by sweeping a doubleheader Jennifer Joyner and Christa Timms both went 2 for 3 for Mount de Sales while Bonnie Haygood hit a two run homer in the first game for Stratford In the second game Melanie Koch was 2 for 2 and scored only run for Mount de Sales WINDSOR 10 5 IRST PRESBYTERIAN 4 0 Hollie Donald and Melissa Little each went 2 for 2 as Windsor 7 5 in region IMA swept irst Presbyterian in a double header Toshia Haddack was 3 for 3 for PD Julie Murphy paced Windsor in game two going 2 for 2 at the plate Amy Gaines went 2 for 3 for PD PD drops to 2 10 in region play PIEDMONT 7 4 TWIGGS 60 Piedmont (8 4) swept a doubleheader from Twiggs Academy (12 4) Brandy Powell led all hitters for Twiggs going 4 for 7 with two doubles and two runs batted in NORTHSIDE 10 SOUTHEAST? Northside improved to 12 5 6 1 in region 2AAAA by defeating Southeast in eight in nings Candice Respress went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI while JJ Justice and Shannon Birmingham each went 2 for 5 with 2 RBI to pace Northside Jennifer Maddox went 2 for 3 with a triple and 1 RBI Jennifer Wall was 3 for 4 with a double and 2 RBI and Brandie Tompkins was 1 for 1 with a triple and 1 RBI to lead Southeast 8 6 and 5 4 WESTIELD 15 5 MONROE 74 Westfield swept a doubleheader from host Monroe in GISA 2 AAA In the first game April Horsting was 3 for 4 with a three run homer a grand slam homer and eight runs batted in In the second game Horsting doubled in the go ahead run in the top of the eighth Prep soccer TATTNALL SQUARE 2 IRST PRESBYTERIAN 1 Hiroki Takahira and Jonathon Trieste scored goals to lead Tattnall Square (1 3 2) to its first win Brad Pscoe scored for PD ft Book Now! Last Charters Were A Complete Sell Out! 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