The Daily Tar HeelFriday, September 2, 19883B
IT
Yt- tin
- T , St
- - ,
. 1- V
j v - n - I
f hi J -
- ' n ' X
s" j - , -
DTH file photo
Senior Andrea Wells leads a very experienced Tar Heel squad
Football
from page 1B
North Carolina must try to stop
Ellis and Co., or at least slow them
down, with a young defense ripped
apart by graduation losses. Seven
starters off last year's inspirational
defensive unit are gone, including the
entire defensive front wall of Carlton
Bailey, Tim Goad and Reuben Davis.
Also using up their eligibility were
linebacker Brett Rudolph, corner
backs Derrick Donald and Howard
Feggins, and the irrepressible safety
man, Norris Davis, who somehow
found his way into the end zone five
times last year.
"We will have to be a movement
defense, a bend-not-break defense,"
Brown said. "We can't give up the
big play. We are not going to be a
dominant defense, by any means.
Well have to hang in there and force
turnovers. And I'm still very con
cerned about our lack of speed on
defense."
It's a good thing for Skeet Baldwin
and Larry Whiteside, a pair of juniors
; ,who inherited the starting cornerback
j positions, that Sterling Sharpe,
. USC's All-American wingback, grad
uated to the NFL after last year as
well.
The offensive reins have been
-.passed from Mark Maye to a two
headed quarterback affectionately
: known as Jon Deems May Hall.
Jonathan Hall, a redshirt junior who
;!sat out all last season following
;.career-threatening shoulder surgery,
back near 100 percent. But itH be
: Deems May, a redshirt freshman,
j:frho will start Saturday.
May is a big (6-5, 205), agile athlete
1 whose experience in running the
. option at Lexington High School has
. helped him adjust to Brown's A-Z
: playbook. Hall, who has looked good
, in scrimmages but been overly sore
. after them, will also play.
Whichever player takes the snaps,
hell be goosing one of the nation's
top centers in senior Jeff Garnica,
who recently was rated the top pro
prospect at his position by ESPN
draft analyst Mel Kiper, Jr. Garnica
is flanked by experienced players all
down the line, as Brown figures to
start four seniors and junior right
guard Pat Crowley, who made All
ACC last season.
Most all of UNC's "skill position"
players are back, too, including
fragile tailback Torin Dorn, he of the
165-yard Illinois performance and the
subsequently balky right ankle, and
fleet flanker Randy Marriott, he of
the school-record 93-yard TD recep
tion against Georgia Tech and the
last-second dropped TD (?) pass
against Clemson.
The man to really look out for,
though, may be converted split end
Reggie Clark. The speedy sophomore
from Charlotte with the O.J. Simpson
moves started several games at
tailback last year for UNC, but
Brown and his coaches made Clark
a full-time pass catcher in the spring.
If Clark's hands soften up some, he
could become the Tar Heels' answer
to Auburn All-American Lawyer
Tillman. - -
Scott McAlister, a redshirt . fresh
man, will handle the punting chores,
while true frosh Hamp Greene, a
Parade High School All-American
from Montgomery, Ala., has won the
placekicking job.
An upset by the Tar Heels Satur
day night could prolong Brown's
"honeymoon" a little longer, but not
by much. UNC's second game, and
home opener, will be against powerful
Oklahoma, which was ranked third
in the AP's preseason poll. Then, after
an off week and a home tilt against
Louisville, North Carolina gets to
travel to Auburn, Ala., home of the
seventh-ranked Tigers.
A 1-3 Tar Heel start is more than
possible; it's expected.
"We don't talk about the schedule
very much as a team, because we can't
do anything about it," the ever
positive Brown said. uWe only worry
about things we can control. could
sit around and gripe about the
schedule all the time, but it doesn't
matter. We're still going to play it.
"The way weVe approached it with
our team is to tell them, 'You're
playing the best teams in America.
If you get beat, that just means we're
not in the top 10, which most people
think we aren't anyway. So let's do
the best we can do, improve as we
go and well be better prepared to take
on the conference teams than we
wouldVe been if we hadn't played
anybody."
. With an attitude like that, it's hard
to imagine Mack Brown or his team
failing at any endeavor.
r
I 4v
' w
SCHOLARSHIPS
AVAILABLE
Looking for a scholar
ship? Air Force ROTC has
two- through four-year scholarships
that can cover tuition and other expenses,
plus $100 per academic month, tax free
Find out if you qualify
MAJOR JOHN KOZDRON
919-962-2074
, --r a i
m m m
M
Leadership Excellence Starts Here
I nju ry-plagu ed '87 leaves Tar Hee Is
deep in 'SS; VVel Is, German wi II lead
By LANGSTON WERTZ
Staff Writer
UNC ' volleyball coach Peggy
Bradley-Doppes is excited about this
year's edition of the Tar Heels, with
good reason.
The Tar Heels return their entire
starting unit from a year ago, and
lost no one to graduation. It is a
powerful starting unit that includes
first-team All-ACC selection Sharon
German and All-Region pick Andrea
Wells. Also, only three of the players
on the 16-member roster are under
5-foot-8.
So the good news is that UNC will
field it's greatest team in school
history. But the bad news is that they
are still in the process of building a
program that will hopefully rise to
national prominence in the future.
Strong recruiting may help them do
just that in about four years, but for
now, they will have to be content with
their strong role in the region.
- "The only player we lost was Sara
Wilson, and she was injured most of
last year," said Doppes, whose team
went 24-13 last season. "We aren't
missing anybody and we had a strong
recruiting year.
"The kids feel this our best team
yet." '
The kids Doppes speaks of are now
a year older and more importantly,
they have a year's more playing
experience under their belts.
"Last year, we played without any
seniors in the lineup," said Doppes.
"This year we have some seniors out
there. As a coach you expect just a
bit more out of the seniors. So I
expect that extra effort this season."
The season of which she speaks
begins on September 2, when the
team welcomes Liberty University to
Carmichael Auditorium.
Doppes will look to German and
Wells as well as Liz Berg, a second
team All-ACC pick to push the team
to the new heights she demands. But
the thing that keeps Doppes smiling
these days is that in addition to those
those three standouts, she also returns
Ann Schildmeyer, a 5-10 senior hitter
from Cincinnati, Ohl, and All
conference senior setter Sherri Vogel
from Wheaton, II.
"WeVe got our nucleus back from
last year," Doppes said. And a strong
freshman crop to add to an already
potentially offensive powerhouse.
But Doppes has recruited aggres
sively during the off-season, paving
the way for another youth movement.
Freshmen Hannah Hill (Greenville),
Trudy Higginbotham (New Smyrna
Beach, Fl), Miriam Fulford (Green
ville), Missy Mrdczek (Bethesda,
Md.), and Alison Sommerstad ( Port
Jefferson, NY) and Rachel Feichter
(Waynesville) will all make their
debuts as Tar Heels this season. -
The five freshmen carry an impres
sive bundle of accomplishments with
them. , Hill was a first-team All
Conference player, Higginbotham
was a first-team All-State player,
Fulford was the. 1987-88 N.C. Female
Athlete of the Year, Mroczek played
in the 1986 A AU National Junior
Olympics, Sommerstad was an All
League and All-Conference player,
and Feichter was also an All
Conference player.
But Doppes is going to bring them
along slowly, and allow them to
adjust to college life first. "Overall,
I'm pleased with the freshman,"
Doppes said, "But they've been taking
exams and getting themselves
adjusted and I haven't had a serious
look at just what they can do. But
I'm pleased with all " of the kids'
conditioning."
Conditioning is high on the Tar
Heels' list of ideals. Last season,
Doppes watched her team play the
ACC tournament with four scholar
ship athletes seated on the bench next
to her.
"Our first goal this year is
obviously to stay healthy," she said.
"Our second goal is to play every
match to the best of our ability and
if we do that we can play with
anybody."
Well, almost anybody. The Tar
Heels have a difficult 30-game season
ahead, but since UNC. is located on
the east coast and not the west coast,
only about three of their 1988
opponents have a realistic shot at
cracking the top 20 national rankings.
The toughest regional games will
likely come a gainst Louisiana State
and Georgia. Within the ACC, the
Volleyball Schedule
SEPTEMBER
2 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
9- 10 ALL CAROLINA CLASSIC
9 va Appalachian State -
10 vs. UNC-Asheville
10 vs. East Carolina
13 at Virginia
16 at Miami
1 7 Illinois State, at Miami
20-DUKE -
23-24 Penn Tournament, at Philadelphia
27 UNC CHARLOTTE
30 at Houston ' .
OCTOBER
1 at Lamar
4 at N.C. State
7-8 TAR HEEL CLASSIC
. 7 vs Maryland
8 vs. George Washington
8 vs. William and Mary
12 at Duke
14 GEORGETOWN
15 RICE
Tar Heels' toughest battles will come
against Duke and N.C. State.
To help achieve her high hopes for
the team, Doppes will switch the Xar .
Heels' game plan and emphasize
defense instead of offense.
"In the past weVe been an offensive
team. Offensively, we can play with
anybody," she said. "This year we
concentrate on defense." ;
Doppes said health and defense
were her team's two biggest wea
knesses last season. . ;
Doppes is making defense her
highest priority this year, and she has
to rely on luck to make sure that
injuries don't delay her year-by-yejar
improvement plans. If the team stays
healthy, it may be the strongest year
in the team's history. '
'" """-"'- "i u.iiui., muii lUMm i ii in nil i MnMMMaava9i i. i in i I
IMMPML IHTTTTT JTi
306 W. Franklin St.
Friendly
Hometown Service
Walking Distance
To Campus
942-3116
mm
litis-. Granville Towers i i
UNC . l I
Campus r f L Tl,
Franklin St. Hardee's Pop's Textbooks
Spanky'i ; Fowled 1 . .
' '" L J Cert ha
Fowler's Famous Walk-In Cooler!
Featuring Chapel Hill's Largest Selection of your Favorite Beverage!
ote (DdDILUDIESTr IBIEWTEIEACBIES m vwm
Coors Coors Light
Extra Gold
12 pk
12 oz. cans
Suitcase
24 pack rmagi)
12
oz. cans
QJ7
J
Bud weis er Bud Light
QV
12 pk
12 oz, cans
Budweiser 'Long Neck'
24 pack 12 oz. returnable bottles
SAVE
$1.00!
m AAA AAA
JJy plus deposit
Old Milwaukee
Old Milwaukee Light
Qj)
12 pack12 oz. cans
Miller Miller Lite
Miller Genuine Draft
Aim
12 pack12 oz. cans
Molson Golden Ale
Molson Light
oD
6 pack 12 oz. bottles
Sprite Diet Cherry
COKE
SDSDcg
2 liter
limit 4 pleaSe
S chaffer
Suitcase
24 pack
12 oz. cans
Herman Josephs
ORIGINAL DRAIT
6 pack
12 oz. bottles
Rolling Rock
Long Neck
aeposu
24 pack
12 oz. returnable bottles
Natural Light Suitcase
I WIS
do
24 pack12 oz. cans
Bus ch Suitcase
D4
24 pack12 oz. cons
prices good through Sept. 11, 1988