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The Daily Tar HeelTuesday, October 9, 19905 P0D8Y! Linebackers starring By JASON BATES Staff Writer WINSTON-SALEM The Tar Heels have cut the Wake Forest lead to 24-17 with 29 seconds to go in the first half. On the ensuing kickoff, Wake's Tony Rogers has beaten the initial coverage and is on the UNC 48-yard line about to break into the open. The one Tar Heel left in his path brings him down, and the half ends before the Deacons can capitalize on the excellent field position. In the second half, UNC has tied the score at 24-24 with 3:07 to go in the third quarter. After the kickoff, the Deacons move from their 3 1 to the Tar Heel 37 in five plays and look ready to regain the lead. The next three Wake plays go for two net yards. On fourth down, the Deacons' Wade Tollison is short on a 52-yard field goal attempt. Those key defensive stops were just two examples of the many times the UNC linebacking corps rose to the oc casion in the Tar Heels' 31-24 come-from-behind win over Wake Forest Saturday night. Redshirt freshman Rick Steinbacher was the man who tripped up Rogers on the kickoff return. Sophomore Tommy Thigpen and junior Dwight Hollier were responsible for stopping the Deacon drive in the third quarter. The linebackers accounted for 47 of the Tar Heels' 79 tackles during the game, including all three special teams hits and three of the top four UNC tacklers were linebackers. Thigpen, normally a starter, was questionable for the game for most of the week after suffering a thigh bruise Sept. 29 against N.C. State. He didn't start, but then came off the bench to lead the team with nine solo tackles and five CC-Footbsill Stats RUSHING PLAYER, CLASS, SCHOOL G ATT YDS AVG TD Terry Kirby, SO, Va. 5 78 521 6.7 7 Nikki Fisher, JR, Va. 5 50 463 9.3 6 Anthony A. Williams, JR, WF 5 87 459 5.3 4 Ronald Williams, FR, Cle 5 66 456 6.9 6 T.J. Edwards, SR, GaT 3 35 174 5.0 0 Randy Cuthbert, JR, Duke 5 63 269 4.3 2 Troy Jackson, JR, Md. 6 82 318 3.9 2 Eric Blount, JR, UNC 6 81 315 3.9 2 Aubrey Shaw, SO, NCS 6 73 281 3.8 6 Natrone Means, FR, UNC 6 56 280 5.0 6 PASSING LEADERS PLAYER, CLASS, SCHOOL G ATT CMP PCT INT YDS TD Shawn Jones, SO, GaT 4 86 50 .581 4 800 4 Shawn S. Moore, SR, Va. 5 120 68 .567 1 1121 13 Billy Ray, SR, Duke 4 55 31 .564 3 385 1 Scott Zolak, SR, Md. 6 256 140 .547 13 1597 5 Charles Davenport, JR, NCS 5 81 43 .531 4 538 2 David D. Brown, JR, Duke 4 119 62 .521 5 636 2 Todd T. Burnett, JR, UNC 6 119 59 .496 4 780 3 DeChane Cameron, JR, Cle 6 98 46 .469 1 571 4 Phillip Barnhill, SR, WF 5 141 63 .447 4 758 5 RECEIVING LEADERS PLAYER, CLASS, SCHOOL G REC YDS AVG TD Herman H. Moore, JR, Va. 5 20 409 20.5 7 Barry Johnson, SR, Md. 6 21 409 19.5 1 Frank Wycheck, FR, Md. 6 45 397 8.8 1 Terry Smith, FR, Clem 6 21 290 13.8 1 Marc Mays, SR, Duke 5 19 238 12.5 1 Aaron Shaw, JR, Duke -5 18 196 10.9 0 PUNTING PLAYER, CLASS, SCHOOL G NO YDS AVG Scott McAlister, JR, UNC 6 42 1854 44.1 Ed Garno, JR, Va. 5 17 735 43.2 Preston Poag, SR, NCS 6 20 841 42.1 Chris Gardocki, JR, Clem 6 29 '1216 41.9 Dan DeArmas, JR, Md. 6 41 1653 40.3 Kim Sheek, SO, WF 5 22 870 39.6 Scott Aldredge, SR, GaT 4 22 854 38.8 FIELD GOAL LEADERS PLAYER, CLASS, SCHOOL G FGA FGM LONG PCT Clint Gwaltney, JR, UNC 6 16 12 0 .750 Chris Gardocki, JR, Clem 6 12 10 0 .833 Scott Sisson, SO, GaT 4 9 6 0 .667 Damon Hartman, JR, NCS 6 10 8 0 .800 Jake Mclnerney, SR, Va. 5 8 6 0 .750 HQ jJE (E 35D VaiKSEiEIElSlGEfiEJi Dwight Hollier assists. He also broke up one pass and had a sack for a 10-yard loss. "I knew I was going to play,"Thigpen said. "I just didn't practice any this week. Coach Brown kept me off my feet, but we knew the whole time I was going to play." Sophomore Jonathan Perry, a starter at outside linebacker, collected six solo tackles and three assists while breaking up one pass. Dwight Hollier, a second team All ACC performer last season after lead ing the conference in tackles with 159, had five solo hits, two assists and re covered a fumble. Despite the linebackers' statistics, the UNC defense had a shaky first half. The Deacons seemed to be able to move the ball at will, jumping to leads of 7-0, 14-3 and 24-10. LEADERS LEADERS as UNC's if A Tommy Thigpen "It looked like the old Carolina," Thigpen said. "It was a long one, then another long one, then another long one. They were running a track meet against us." Said junior outside linebacker Eric Gash, "Coming out in the first half we weren't prepared mentally. I know I made a few key mistakes that led to a few touchdowns. But we came back in the second half and found ourselves." In the second half, the linebackers led a rejuvenated defense which held Wake scoreless. "Up front we got a lot more pressure on them," Hollier said. "We just got back to basics. We busted a lot of things in the first half, but in the second half we put it together. "If we stopped them offensively, we knew our offense could score points on Means garners ACC rookie honors From staff reports North Carolina freshman tailback Natrone Means was named Atlantic Coast Conference football rookie of the week Monday for his performance in the Tar Heels' 3 1-24 victory over Wake Forest. Means, a 5-foot-10, 231 -pounder, carried 24 times for 134 yards and two touchdowns while catching three passes for 78 yards and another score. After the Demon Deacons had jumped to a 24-1 7 halftime lead, Means scored both of UNC's touchdowns in the second half to propel the Tar Heels to the win. He burned the Wake secondary late in the third quarter, taking a 35-yard pass from quarterback Todd Burnett and turning it into a 72-yard scoring play with 3:07 left in the period. Then, in the fourth quarter. Means capped a 51 -yard Tar Heel drive with a 1-yard run for the go-ahead tally at 4:59. Saturday's numbers give Means season totals of 280 yards on 56 carries for a 5.0 average, good enough for a No. 10 ranking in the ACC. His three touchdowns give him six for the year, tops on the Tar Heel squad and third in the conference. A Harrisburg native, Means rushed for 4,399 yards and scored 63 touch downs during his three-year career at Central Cabarrus High School. This season, Means has been splitting time in UNC's backfield with junior Eric Blount and fellow freshmen Malcolm Marshall and Michael Watkins. The 5-9, 187-pound Blount was listed first on the depth chart Saturday, but, ACC Standings Conference W L T Pet. W L T Pet. Virginia 2 0 0 1.000 5 0 0 1.000 G.Tech 2 0 0 1.000 4 0 0 1.000 Clemson 3 1 0 .750 5 1 0 .833 N.C. State 2 2 0 .500 4 2 0 .667 UNC 1 1 0 .500 4 2 0 .667 Maryland 1 2 0 .333 3 3 0 .500 W.Forest 0 2 0 .000 2 3 0 .400 Duke 0 2 0 .000 2 3 0 .400 ContMental Favorites Sweet & Sour Scampi Burrito Pasta Kabobs AuGratin Chapel HillDurham HWY 54 at 1-40 493-8096 967-8227 Raleigh Atlantic Ave. at Spring Forest Rd. 790-1200 Lunch 11:30-2:00 Sun.-Fri. Dinner 5:00-9:00 Sun.-Thurs. 5:00-10:00 Fri.-Sat hit men them. That was our main objective in the second half." The performance of the linebackers is not a new phenomenon to Tar Heel football. The linebackers are considered by many to be the strength of the im proving defensive unit. "I don't look at it as pressure; I look at it as motivation," Hollier said. "It's a great motivator to have people look at us as the top linebacking corps in the ACC or maybe close to the top." For the season, linebackers hold five of the top seven spots on UNC's tackle list. Hollier and Thigpen are tied for the lead with 5 1 apiece. Gash is third with 34. Perry's performance against the Deacons moved him into fourth place with 27, and Gash's backup, senior Reggie Clark, is tied for sixth with 23. As a unit, the Tar Heel defense leads the ACC in sacks with 27 and is on track to set a new school season record for sacks. Of those 27, the linebackers have 14. Thigpen leadswith six sacks for minus-33 yards. Perry is second with four for minus-18 yards. Gash is third with three sacks, but he leads the team in total tackles for losses with eight. And what are ACC offenses going to do to contend with a group that just seems to know where the ball is? "Running the ball, (offenses) are not going to avoid us,"Thigpen said. "We're going to be there. We're just hoping that people start respecting us and go ahead and try to pass the ball, because the run is not going to be there. "Right now we're still young. This year we're still getting together and molding together. By the end of the year, hopefully we'll play better as a team. Gash, Dwight and Perry are as good as anybody in the ACC." A V. V.VVilV.V, Vn'.V Natrone Means according to Rick Brewer, assistant athletic director for sports information, head coach Mack Brown opened the game with plays designed for the larger Means, and once Brown saw that Means was hot, he elected to stay with the freshman. Blount did not carry in the game but did return four kickoffs and three punts. IDI There is good news and bad news on the Tar Heels' injury front. For the good news, starting quarter back Todd Burnett, who exited Saturday's game in the fourth quarter after bruising his elbow on the helmet of Deacon defenderTony Hollins, will not miss any action. Overall ;.. sx&w- f r" ILamdILaiibihjiei'S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Eta receive Bis-East invitation From Associated Press reports CORAL GABLES, Fla. The University of Miami on Monday re ceived an invitation to become the 10th member of the Big East Confer ence, and the school's board of trust ees will decide Wednesday whether to accept the offer. Big East officials have been court ing the independent school for several months, and had reportedly been awaiting a signal that Miami would accept an invitation before extending one. But Miami athletic director Sam Jankovich and university president Edward Foote declined to predict how the 55-member board would vote on the matter. If the invitation is accepted, the role of Miami's juggernaut football pro gram in the Big East would be decided later, Jankovich said. Boston College, Pittsburgh and Syracuse are the only Big East schools that play major-college football, and they're independent in that sport. As a B ig East member, Miami mi ght remain independent in football, at least for the time being. There has also been talk of the Big East adding other football schools, or of the league aligning with the Southwest Confer ence or Atlantic Coast Conference in football only. "There would be a number of op tions if this thing took place," Jankovich said. "But there would be no timetable, and we would just take bur time." Burnett's injury proved to be a minor one, and the junior should be at full strength when the Tar Heels resume practice on Wednesday. As for the bad news, senior defensive tackle Dennis Tripp, who went out in the second half Saturday with an injury to his right knee, is listed as doubtful for UNC's next game, an Oct. 20 home contest against Georgia Tech. Tripp's injury was diagnosed as a sprain, similar to setbacks suffered this season by offensive linemen Kevin Donnalley and Scott Falise. Tripp should be reevaluated some time in the next week, Brewer said. nan After resting with an open date this weekend. North Carolina (4-2, 1 -1 ) will face the first of three Top 25 opponents left on its schedule when the Yellow Jackets come to Kenan Stadium on Oct. 20. Tech, now at 4-0 and 2-0 after a 35 3 drubbing of Maryland Saturday, earned a No. 18 ranking in this week's Associated Press poll. The rating is the Yellow Jackets' highest since 1984. Also remaining on the Tar Heels' schedule are No. 15 Clemson (Nov. 3) and No. 2 Virginia (Nov. 10). me mi STE 6S ML B 153 E. Franltfin St. (across from UNC) rwo6w rsZrii) any Of OUT purchase of any small, I fresh bagels rTV I w I cream cheese smaiur six free One Coupon per Person ? f One Coupon per Person I Not Valid with any I I Not Valid with any I I other Coupon other Coupon Expires 103190 Jj Expires 103190 J Say It In Co When you have that big idea, why copy it in black and white? Our new Canon Color Copier can make full copies at a price that's really affordable. So the next time you have a big idea, bring it to Kinko's and copy it in full color. 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As Weiss out of playoffs ' OAKLAND, Calif. Oakland shortstop Walt Weiss, injured in a collision at second base Sunday night, will miss the rest of the American League playoffs with a sprained left knee. ; Weiss status for the World Series, if the Athletics advance that far, will be determined at that time. But the former UNC star said Tuesday that doctors had told him it was "doubtful? he would be able to play any more this year. - ; ap Top 25 Record Pvs 1. Michigan (34) 3-1-0 3 2. Virginia (14) 5-0-0 4 3. Miami, Fla. (6) 3-1-0 9 4. Oklahoma (1) 5-0-0 7 5. Tennessee (1) 3-0-2 6 6. Auburn 3-0-1 5 7. Nebraska (2) 5-0-0 8 8. Notre Dame 3-1-0 1 9. Florida (1) 5-0-0 10 10. Florida St. 4-1-0 2 11. Illinois 3-1-0 13 12. Houston (1) 4-0-0 13 13. Brigham Young 4-1-0 11 14. Colorado 4-1-1 12 15. Clemson 5-1-0 16 16. Southern Cal 4-1-0 15 17. Washington 4-1-0 - 17 18. Georgia Tech 4-0-0 23 19. Oregon 4-1-0 22 20. Texas A&M 4-1-0 19 21. Arizona 4-1-0 25 22. Indiana 4-0-0 23. Wyoming 6-0-0 24. Mississippi 4-1-0 25. Iowa 3-1-0 Others receiving votes: Texas 76, Ohio St 47, Texas Christian 43. Stanford 25, Michigan St. 24, Syracuse 16, South Carolina 15, Alabama 5, Toledo 4, Arkan sas 3, California 3, Louisville 3, Missouri 3, Colorado St. 2, Penn St. 2, S. Mississippi2," LSU I.N. Illinois 1. - i!yMI!lilMili.ti.L. P 1 J TTAK Laser color n 0 :0 U n 0 967-0790 D 24 Hours V'' i . ' III 7 : C3 tn E3 E3 EES E3 E3 n ES E3
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