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THE BRUNSWICK$ftACON Thursday. September 29, 1 994 Inside this section : ? Calendar Of Events, Page 6 ? Court Docket, Page 9 Trojan Horses Outrun Staiiions BY DOUG R UTTER Quarterback Eric Johnson rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns Friday as West Brunswick bashed South Columbus 34-6 in the Wac camaw Conference high school football opener for both teams. Fullback James Morgan also scored twice as West ran for a sea son-high 309 yards, using its out standing speed to beat the linger, stronger Stallions at Tabor City. "We made a big step tonight Up ward becoming a good football team," said West Brunswick head coach Yogi Hickman. "This is a big win for us, but had we lost it wouldn't have been the end of the world." Hickman's troops held a 14-6 lead at halftimc and scored on their first three possessions of the second half to bury the Stallions. It was the third straight win for the Trojans, who are 4-1 overall. Johnson, who has rushed for 232 and scored five touchdowns in the last two games, carried the ball just six times against the Stallions out of West Brunswick's option offense. But the senior quarterback ? who also completed 3 of 5 pass attempts for 46 yards? made the Stallions pay each time he called his own number. "The linemen did a good job. The times I broke it they had a big hole for me. Once I saw a hole I just ex ploded," Johnson said after the biggest rushing night of his career. "They couldn't stop that option. Eric's a great player and we blocked it right," Hickman said. "You get a great athlete with his hands on the bail on the pctirnetcr and just watch him play." The Stallions (0-1, 3-2) watched the Trojans rush 28 times for 309 yards, an average of 11 yards per carry. Morgan finished with 57 yards and tailback Timothy Daniels added 65. West Brunswick's defense, which has yielded just one touchdown in the last six quarters, made 1 1 tackles behind the line of scrimmage and held South Columbus' powerful ground attack to 3.8 yards per at tempt. Senior linemen Jonathan Faulk and Kelly Wooten each had one quarterback sack, and freshman de fensive back Ahmed Green inter cepted two passes in the fourth quar ter. "These kids got a lot of pride on suw photos rr oooc tumi WEST TAILBACK TIMOTHY DANIELS (right) rushed for 65 yards against South Columbus. Block ing art James Morgan (46) and Kelly Wooten (65). defense," Hickman said. "We played with emotion tonight. If we're going to be good we have to play with great emotion and we did tonight." Hickman said West Brunswick's offensive game plan was to spread out the South Columbus defense and turn the game into a track meet. "We can hurt you a lot of ways offensively, and that's what makes us tough to handle," he said. "If we keep improving and get some big plays we'll be all right." The Trojans came out of the gates quickly, with speedy sophomore Cory Hill returning the opening kickoff to the South Columbus 42 yard line. On the first play from scrimmage, Johnson passed 38 yards to Derek Frink down the left sideline to set up a first-and-goal at the 4-yard line. Morgan bulled his way into the end zone three plays later, and Frink's kick gave the Trojans a 7-0 lead just 1:56 into the game. After an interception by Janell Todd ended West's second posses sion, the South Columbus offense put together its only scoring drive of the night. The Stallions held the ball for nearly seven minutes, using 14 straight running plays to march 85 yards. A 28-yard keeper by quarterback Cecil Soles was the big play. Corey Lewis, who led the Stallions with 61 yards rushing, carried seven times for 4F yards in the drive. Senior fullback Chad Turbeville scored on a 1-yard dive with 10:38 left in the first half. South Columbus went for a two-point play, but Daniels stuffed Lewis short of the goal line and West Brunswick led 7 6. The Trojans bumped their lead to 14-6 with 2:57 left in the first half on the first of Johnson's three TDs. Three straight runs by Daniels, in cluding a 37-yard sweep, moved the ball from West's 29-yard line to the South Columbus 21. Johnson took it Grissett: State's Goal Is ACG Title BY DOUG RUTTER After ? late-scason collapse in 1993, Jimmy Grissett says North Carolina State University's football team his something to prove this year. The Wolfpack was blown out in its final two games last season, los ing 62-3 to Atlantic Coast Confer ence rival Florida State and 42-7 to Michigan in the Hall of Fame Bowl. "We didn't like the way we fin ished last season," said Grissett, a former football star at West Bruns wick High School 'Wc were real disappointed. We're just happy to be playing again." Grissctt and the Wolfpack have opened the 1994 season strong, beat ing Western Carolina 38-13 last Saturday night in Raleigh to im prove to 3-0 for the season. The Wolfpack has climbed to No. 22 in The Associated Press college football poll, and Grissett is excited about the role he's playing in N.C. State's offense. The sophomore flanker caught two passes for 30 yards against Western Carolina, and has six recep tion? for A7 yards through the first three games. Grissett, one of four receivers who rotate in and out of the Wolf pack lineup, is averaging about 28 plays per game. He was used pri marily on special teams last season. "It feels good to know you're go ing to play more when you're preparing all week, knowing you're going to get to play on Saturday," Grissett said after last week's game. "Before I didn't really feel like 1 was doing anything for the team. Now I feel like even if I'm not catching many balls, I'm making blocks." Grissett and his teammates have high hopes for the 1994 campaign. "We feel good. We feel if everybody can stay healthy we at least have a shot to win the ACC championship. That's our first goal." To win the ACC championship, the Wolfpack will probably have to beat Georgia Tech this weekend. N.C. State has already knocked off Clemson to go 1-0 in the ACC, but still has games against Wake Forest, North Carolina, Maryland, Duke, Florida State and Virginia. Florida State, the defending na tional champion, will visit Raleigh Nov. 19. The Seminoles have never lost an ACC game. "We feel like we can play with them. We feel like if we play a good game we can beat them," Grissett said. "They're coming up here. We feel STAW PHOTO BY DOUG Rl/TTW JIMMY GRISSETT (right) talks with teammates Steve Videtich (left) and Greg Addis in the closing minutes of N.C. State's 3S-13 win over Western Carolina last Saturday. good about that. We're not really looking at that game right now be cause we have a long way to go." Grissett is curre-'y N.C. State's second-leading receiver behind se nior Eddie Goines, one of the top pass-catchers in Wolfpack history. Last Saturday, Goines caught sev en passes for 92 ya?? and became the 15th player in ACC history to go over 2,000 career receiving yards. "You can learn a lot just watching Eddie. Plus ?vith him out there, there's so much attention on him we get opportunities to make big plays every night," Grissett said. "We'll miss Eddie as a team and at that position when he graduates, but I'm sure it won't hurt my stats any," he added. N.C. State will host Georgia Tech gtborr Corrugated Asphalt Roofing OnflOAA Tho Now W a*o In WooWwg JM Parker & Sons Hwy. 17 & 211, Supply, 754-4331 ROOFING SALE ?Fast, easy installation ?Goes directly over old roof ?Won't rust or corrode ?Reduces noise ?Provides added insulation ?Lifetime warranty ONLY $1 36? ^ Sheet (26.3 Sq. Ft.) 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On fourth-and-11, Daniels broke up a pass intended for Turbeville and the Trojans took over on downs. What followed was the most ex citing play of the night for West Brunswick fans. Johnson ran right, burst through a hole in the offensive line and sprinted 89 yards down the sideline for his third TD. West Brunswick will play its third straight road game Friday night at Pender, while South Columbus trav els to Whiteville. THE YARDSTICK W. Brunswick S. Columbus 15 First Downs 15 28-30 9 Rushing 49-188 4-6-7 6 Passing 5-9-33 2-1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1 Ints. Thrown 2 1-36 Punts(No-Avg) 4-48 5-3 5 Penalties- Yards 6-51 Score By Quarters W. Brunswick 7 7 6 14 ? 34 S. Columbus 0 6 0 0 ? 6 Scoring Summary (WB) Morgan, 2-yard run, (Frink kick) (SC) Turbeville, 1-yard run (ran failed) (WB) Johnson, 21-yard run (Frink kick) (WB) Morgan, 17-yard run (kick blocked) (WB) Johnson, 23-yard run (Frink kick) (WB) Johnson, 89-yard run (Frink kick) Individual Rushing West Brunswick: E. Johnson, 6 172; Daniels, 7-65; Morgan, 9-57; Bland, 2-11; Hill, 2-4; M. Johnson, 1-1; Vaught, 1-minus 1. South Columbus: Lewis, 17-61; Todd, 5-33; Turbeville, 10-33; Eller by, 12-32; Soles, 5-29. Individual Passing West Brunswick: Johnson, 3-5 46; Frink, 1-1-30. South Columbus: Soles, 5-9-33. Individual Receiving West Brunswick: Frink, 1-38; Brown, 1-30; Hewett, 2-8. South Columbus: rurbeville, 2 21; Todd, 3-12. OUTBACK SHOOTING RANGE Indoor Range Firearm Sales & Accessories < Firearm Safety Classes NRA Certified Instructors LYMEMBERSI DISCOUNTS thru October 1 5 Open To The Public Corner Simmons Rd. & Babson Rd., Ash 287-6851 1'Ki4TMf HHUNiiWiCK HtACOf. hk/^rirl/v^ fZ\ ljr WffJ '^" "Vy^ VJI -JUI || Xs?r PEST CONTROL, INC. Free Estimates ? Residential ? Commercial B Moisture and Fungi Control I Specializing In Beach Cottages ?Termites "Roaches ? 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