The Atlanta Journal from Atlanta, Georgia • 94

HIO riday Oct 132000 SPORTS The Atlanta Journal Constitution Va Tech roars back ASSOCIATED PRESS Blacksburg Va Wide receiver Andre Davis forced to find other ways to score in the face of triple team coverage found three Thursday night Davis scored on a run a pass and a punt return in a span of 6:06 in the third quarter and No 3 Virginia Tech (6 0 4 0 Big East) overcame its first deficit of the season to beat West Vir ginia 48 20 Davis scored on a 30 yard reverse that gave the Hokies COLLEGE OOTBALL the lead a 64 yard pass from Michael Vick and a 76 yard punt return his third this season as the Hokies made quick work of a 14 7 halftime deficit teams know about me and Mike now so going to do what they can to stop the deep said Davis who had just one touchdown reception in five games after getting a school record nine last year Davis finished with 273 all purpose yards 30 rushing 127 on six recep tions and 116 on four punt returns Vick who has had trouble connecting on deep passes all year also hit Bob Slow ikowski with a 72 yard scor ing throw and had a 47 yarder dropped been throwing great deep balls all week so I knew tonight was going to be the night" he said just had to get the right ALSO: Virginia Tech West Vir ginia summary 1 1 hi a 4 nti 1 94 STEVE HELBER Associated Press Virginia Andre Davis (88) scored three touchdowns in a 6 minute span of the third quarter Duke guilty of bias jury rules ASSOCIATED PRESS Greensboro NC A jury awarded a female kicker $2 million in punitive damages Thursday ruling Duke Univer sity cut her from the team because of her gender Jurors deliberated just more than two hours before deciding the school discrim inated against Heather Mercer who graduated in 1998 They met briefly after arguments on damages to rule Duke must pay a $1 compensatory penalty and the larger amount as punishment feel great I consider it a com plete victory Any monetary award is completely icing on the Mercer said 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 kickers The university claimed Mercer now 24 talented 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 about an appeal disappointed by it Like they say in football I left everything on the he said In closing arguments Thursday Mer lawyers said she wanted to be treated like any other member of the foot ball team exactly what happened the attorney for Duke said He said the case was not about discrimination but about a young woman naive to the cold reality of Division I football Villa Byrd remains on leave HS OOTBALL GAMES TO WATCH HIGH SCHOOL OOTBALL Play The Corners Like A Pro 7mo IS300 39 Month Lease HENNESSY In stock for immediate delivery! 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Australia Weakened by call ups to next Presidents Cup the United States lost 2 1 to Australia at the Dunhill Cup in St Andrews Scot land and needs to beat a strong Argentine team to stay in the com petition John Daly lost by three strokes to Stephen Leaney then Aussie left hander Nick carded a seven birdie 65 to beat Larry Mize by six strokes before Tom 68 salvaged a five stroke victory over Peter Tom Byrum shot his second consecutive 7 under 65 on Thursday to take a one stroke lead over Blaine McCallister after two rounds of the Invensys Classic at Las Vegas Byrum is at 14 under a stroke ahead of McCallister and two shots in front of Lee Janzen Casey Martin shot a 70 that left him tied with first round leader Bruce Lietzke at 10 under Lietzke shot a 71 LPGA our tied in Samsung Annika Sorenstam holed a 35 foot birdie chip on the 15th hole en route to a 3 under 69 and a share of 2001 $20390 299 it build from Byrd is Villa third coach in the past four years rank Vohun who led the Wildcats to the playoffs in each of his eight season left in 1998 to coach Washington Wilkes Rick Tolleson took over that fall and led the team to the AA quarterfinals but accepted the Bremen job after going 6 4 in 1999 The Wildcats (1 5) are stumbling toward their worst record in more than a decade Their only win has come against Class A Bowdon hard for us defensive end Lavorous Shackleford said been Many Unreasonable Offers Accepted A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity Ask to See The Invoices Pick Your Model and Pick Your Payment inancing Available NORTH GWINNETT AT BROOKWOOD When where: Today 7:30 pm at Brookwood Community Stadium Snellville Records rankings: The North Gwinnett Bulldogs are 3 2 The Brookwood Broncos are 5 0 ranked No 6 in AAAAA Noteworthy: North Gwinnett is a physical team that likes to run the ball QB Wes Turner leads the team in rushing (338 yards) and passing (45 1 yards) The Bulldogs are playing Brookwood at the right time given that the Broncos are coming off a tough 11 10 overtime win over Collins Hill and could be looking forward to next big showdown against rival Parkview Brookwood's offensive line has steadily improved and RB Anthony DiNardo has responded by rushing for more than 1 00 yards in each of the past three games of ATLANTA 114 mik inode 1 285 PeadurwliMbitrialBM 77tM5MaWMM 76M3J3 HENNESSY When Villa Rica takes on Hiram tonight it will play a game for the second consecutive week without its first year coach Keith Byrd The Carroll County School Board placed Byrd on voluntary paid adminstrative leave last week one week after a locker room altercation with senior lineman Josh Arline No reason was given for the action but Carroll County Schools issued a statement that said concerns have been reported to school administration and an investigation is being no guarantee when or if Byrd will be back He is potentially the third coach to lose his job this season following David McKnight and Lakeside Billy McHenry are trying our best to bring this to a said Carol Stone Denney coordinator of school and community relations for Carroll County Schools Arline said his physical encounter with Byrd on Sept 29 following a 24 21 loss to Haralson County may have contributed to the suspension But he also said that Byrd already was under scrutiny had been telling him watching you Coach Arline said just added to After the Haralson game Arline said senior teammate Bai Dobbs was highly upset and that he tried to restrain him Byrd thought the two were fighting and tried to break it up Arline said really a misunderstanding in a he said actuality I was trying to calm Dobbs down We fighting like best friends As I was trying to calm him down Coach pushed me against the wall and said I said get off Arline slipped free but Byrd grabbed him a second time on his left collarbone he said was Arline said brought his other hand over but somebody grabbed his arm and that was that It looked like he was trying to choke me He been I think he Byrd 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