November 18,1993
Sports
Christians take Bulldogs by the leash
Elon wins homecoming game 37 - 25
Elliot Armstrong breaks 3000 yards nishinp
Tony Carrick
Sports Reporter
rhe Fightin' Christian's homecom
ing weekend held a victorious day
for the football season finale. Elon
blew away Wingate 37-25.
It was also the last game for se
nior halfback , Elliott Armstrong,
who was hoping to become only the
fourth Fightin' Christian to break
3000 yards rushing in his college
career. He would need a big game,
exactly 156 yards, toreachtherecofd.
He reached 171 yards as his team
beat Wingate.
Elon started the scoring on their
opening drive with a 33 yard run by
Elliott Armstrong that led to a nine
yard touchdown run by Erik
Whiteside.
Wingate scored on their next pos
session with a 19 yard touchdown
pass from Vernon Buck to Mike
Rasin. Elon denied Wingate on
their two point conversion pass, and
kept the lead 7-6.
Armstrong was on the move again
at the end of the first quarter, with a
47 yard run that led to an 8 yard QB
run by Maurice Blakeney, making
the score 14-6, Elon.
Rod Clark gave Elon a 20-6 lead
early in the second quarter when he
returned a punt 46 yards fora touch
down.
Wingate rebounded with a rush
ing attack led by Joey Huffstetler,
that led to a one yard touchdown run
by Huffstetler, cutting Elon's lead
20-13.
Elon's next drive took them to the
Wingate 21, where Jamie McQueen
gave Elon a 23-13 lead with a 38
yard field goal.
Wingate was on the verge of scor
ing on their next possession when
Elon's Darryl Everette intercepted
Vemon Buck's pass at the Fightin'
Christians goal line, setting up an
other scoring drive for the Fightin'
Christians.
With a run of 21 yards, Elliott
Armstrong crossed over the three
thousand yard mark for his college
career. The run set up a 49 yard
touchdown pass from Maurice
Blakeney to Rod Claric to give Elon
a comfortable 30-13 lead at half-
time.
Wingate received the kickoff for
the second half, and began with a 15
play drive that lasted more than half
the third quarter, and ended in a one
yard touchdown run by QB Vemon
Buck on fourth and goal, cutting
Elon's lead to 30-19.
Elon took a commanding 37-19
m
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Elliot Armstrong, halfback, is the fourth Fightin' Chris
tian to break 3000 yards rushing
lead at the end of the fourth quartet
on a 37 yard touchdown run by
Quentin Mitchell.
Wingate scored again with two
minutes left in the game on a six
yard touchdown run by Joey
Huffstetler, to end the scoring at 37-
25.
Elliott Armstong led the offense
for Elon with 171 yards on only 16
carries. Maurice Blakeney was 3 for
6 for 99 yards and a touchdown pass.
Rod Clark had 1 catch for a 49 yard
touchdown and a 46 yard punt return
for a touchdown.
Joey Huffstetler lead the rushing
for Wingate, with 151 yards rushing
on 32 carries, including two touch-
Stewart Wllliams/rhe Pendulum
downs. Vemon Buck was 16 of 31
for 235 yards, one touchdown, and
two interceptions, while rushing for
51 yards on II carries. Elon's de
fense was led by Spencer Carter
whohad'I4 tackles, and a quarter
back sack.
Elon ends the season with an 8-3
overall record, and a 5-2 conference
recOTd.
MOi
Congratulations to the Fighting Chris
tian Football team for a 8-3 record!
Congratulations to the Lady Fighting
Christian Volleyball team for a 32-5
record!
Nov 19-
20
Nov. 23
Women's Basketball at Carolina Clas
sic, High Point, time TBA.
Women's Basketball at Longwood,
Farmville, VA, 6:30.
First year Cross Country
team finishes fifth in regionals
Bob Grimmie
Sports Reporter
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One year, that's how long it took
Elon's cross country team to capture
its first conference championship.
Competitive but not dominate in
all their races, the men's team sur
prised the South Atlantic Confer
ence by taking first place in the final
meet on Saturday, October 30.
In fact, the only people they didn't
surprise were themselves, and head
coach Bill Moraingstar.
"Before our first match he made
it clear Uvit his goal was to win the
conference," saidfreshmanMichael
Rodgers. " At first I think a lot of us
were skeptical, but as the season
progressed we began to realize that
it was an attainable goal."
The following weekend was the
Southeast regionals. They finished
second among North Carolina teams,
and fifth overall.
The women also had a successful
season. They finished in the top 50
percent, three out of seven matches,
despite having key runners injured
during the season.
"We were really happy with bow
the season went," said senior Ma
rina Hanbury.
Two first team All-Conference
runners will be returning, junior
Chris Barnhart and freshman Brian
Keller, and three second team All -
conference runners will be return
ing, freshmen Scott Breslin and
Michael Rodgers, and sophomore
Malissa Butkovich.
Andy Hughes was named first
team All-Conference and SAC first
Union Scholar.
To add some more depth to an
already talented squad, coach Bill
Momingstar, who was named SAC
CO-Coech of the year, is actively
pursuing four to five high school
prospects.
The cwifidence level of the team
is very high. "Though no one has
actually said it yet, the underiying
feeling is that the national r^ is an
atiainabk:goal fornextyear," stated
Michael Rodgers.