The Roanoke Times from Roanoke, Virginia • 37

Jennifer Capriati advances to fourth round of US Open C7 WLT'nir Jiri miiiimm A The Roanoke Times UVa reloads on defense slows Cuny CHAPEL HILL NC Virginia coach George assessment of one of his erstwhile football prospects was shorter than Ronald Curry's Satur day scrambles a lot of offense out of one Welsh said of Curry North Caroli quarterback hope he holds In a season opening road win the Cavaliers got a lot of defense out of a lot of guys Welsh hopes they hold up have anybody left on de Welsh said going to cancel the Clemson game next Defense is supposed to be a ques tion mark for the Cavaliers this season ollowing a 20 1 7 tripping of the Tar Heels the main question might be: Who are some of these guys? Shemard Newby? Jerton Evans? Chris Williams? Colin McWeeny? got a bunch of no said linebacker Shannon Taylor from Roanoke lose guys you reload and hope people make names for them Although Todd foot work provided the ultimate big play at wind whipped Kenan Stadium it was the defense that refused to let the only man who could beat them do it guy like Curry will wear you Taylor said stop him He going to beat us with his arm but with his feet You play defense you attack You want to make him throw the ball Then you attack too much and by Taylor said committee style defense was destined even before veteran tackle Monsanto Pope went down with a left knee ligament tear on the sixth play of the game and defensive backs began to have leg cramps in the Hurricane Dennis delivered humidity The Cavaliers played eight defensive linemen and seven defensive backs from scrimmage In a battle of two air challenged quarterbacks advantages over Dan Ellis were game experience and athletic ability The problem for UNC is that Cuny locks onto one receiver So UVa knew where Curry was go ing to throw even if it know where the former Hampton High School next step would take him The Cavaliers brought new meaning to the term After hav ing players in the recent past like Wali Ranier Jamie Sharper Anthony Poin dexter and James arrior loading up on tackles UVa won this huge ACC date with eight players owningfive to seven stops The dashes of Curry left the Cava liers grasping for air However solo third down shoestring stop with four minutes left at the UNC 1 1 was as big a hit as UVa had all day It set up the game deciding drive a seam Taylor said got outside our leverage guy and I was left one on one with him You have to remember a basketball player too He plays with his hips You watch Iris head his waist his hips tackle Thomas Jones every day in practice hips too great hips You watch legs going to overrun Chris Williams and Newby a red shirt freshmen in the secondary tallied interceptions Jerton Evans playing at Jefferson orest High School a year ago was on the back line too McWeeny his father played at Boston University for UVa defensive coordina tor Rick Lantz filled in up front we blitzed with six we were said Lantz whose banty bluster fits with his rebuilt unit we went with four or five Curry was better than any single one of our guys was had a decent game on defense that a plus minus? We just never lost faith Pope goes down we throw an interception before the half We worry about it an Jack Bogaczyk can be reached at 891 3124 orjackbroanokecom JACK BOGACZYK Hi Sportsunday GAME 1 Virginia 20 North Carolina 17 Cavs brave out opener ASSOCIATED i'HESS Todd Braverman (right) signals that he has silenced his critics after kicking a 50 yard field goal Saturday to beat North Carolina If MBU Todd 50 yard field goal with 279 seconds remaining gives Virginia an ACC victory on the road By DOUG DOUGHTY THE ROAXOKE TIMES CHAPEL HILL NC All is forgiven Todd Braverman can be as sured of that after kicking a 50 yard field goal with 279 seconds remaining Saturday to lift 23rd ranked Virginia over North Carolina 20 17 at Kenan Stadium were a couple of different ways we could have won this UVa co captain Noel Lamontagne said could have clicked and we could have run up and down the field on them but not sure that would have been any sweeter than this a lot to be said for Braverman had missed Quarterbacks disappointed in themselves C6 last minute field goals in two of three losses last year including a 48 yarder in the Peach Bowl when he was 0 for 2 on field goals and also missed an extra point never entered my mind before the kick" said Braver man whose longest kick before Saturday was a 47 yarder in a 30 1 3 victory over the Tar Heels last season think you could BAD LUCK IRISH Tom Brady cements himself as jh quarterback and the 'fh Wolverines score a controversial touchdown with less than two minutes left to beat Notre Dame 26 22 C2 I oi hri tell from my reaction what I warf thinking after the ad Braverman held a finger tw his pursed lips as if to say hcLt had silenced his critics dT think like a lot trfl PLEASE SEE UVACfa wiJ GAME 1 Virginia Tech 47 James Madison 0 oh Expected rout brings unexpected HST 11 A 1 'qSj ft wa If 1 I rt YS 4 1 I JU 1 1 6 I 1 bWV K'f i i 12R ft I i 1 1 ir I Jr 10 A jMfl' 7 UH1 a 1 Js fisA if Pt 'Or wigB GENE DALTON I HOANOKE TIMES Virginia Andre Davis jumps into the end zone before Ron Atkins can stop him on a 22 yard run in the third quarter at sold out Lane Stadium Impressive Vick leaves with injury By RANDY KING THE H0AX0KE TIMES BLACKSBURG credit James Madison but Virginia Tech got the scare of its life Saturday afternoon at Lane Stadium While their season opener went as expected a 47 0 hammer job of the Dukes the llth ranked Hokies nearly as ready for the unexpected In a sobering second quarter scene that immediately hushed a sell out crowd of 51907 fans Tech starting quarterback Michael Vick was on the ground clutching Ids lower left leg and writhing in pain Seconds earlier Vick had scored his third touchdown It was highlight film stuff a 7 yard run in which Vick got Vick jack knifed by two for next defenders turned a game C3 complete flip then landed awkwardly on his feet in the end zone As Vick a redshirt freshman lay sprawled on I he ground Tech players and fans undoubtedly saw this possi ble dream season pass before their eyes was just thinking All America defensive end Corey Moore said it happened to our starting quarterback last year when Al Clark went down in the Mi ami game I was just thinking it be happening The bad news was Vick was hurt The good news is that he escaped with only a contusion of his lower left leg PLEASE SEE TECHC3 Sports 2 C7 12 The Browns help change the face of the NLC7 W' lod I 1 i GENE DALTON THE H'MMthE Corey Moore chalks up two points tackling 4 Curtis Keaton in the end zone for a safety 1ioi cArn SUNDAY 'SEPTEMBER ft 9'.