Sports
Women's
Op ens With
by Scott Genualdi
In their season opener, the
Quakers breezed to a 75-35
victory over Bennett College
last Wednesday evening.
The game never was really
in doubt. Midway through the
first half, Guilford took
command with a run of twelve
points which increased the lead
from 13-9 to 25-9.
Three players scored in
double figures. Kelly Bailey led
all scorers with fourteen points.
Tar a Marnie added thirteen, while
Heidi Meroth finished with
eleven. Marnie led all
rebounders with fourteen.
Coach Jerry Cornwell was
pleased with her team's
performance: "I was slightly
worried about our team's
conditioning but we pushed the
ball up-court well. We forced
turnovers and played good
defense. You have to give
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Saturday, November 12 Football 26, Salisbury State 29
Sunday, November 13 Golf first with 591, Francis Marion second with 604
Wednesday, November 16 Women's Basketball 75, Bennett 35
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Tuesday, November 22 Women's Basketball v. Mt. Olive Way at 5:30
Bennett credit for playing as
hard as they did in the second
half when they were down by so
many points."
The team looked shaky only
at the beginning of the second
half. Cornwell cites offensive
mistakes as the problem: "We
were committing far too many
turnovers in the early part of the
second half. We will have to cut
down on that to be successful."
While observing that "no
one is a dominant player" and
that "everyone contributes,"
Cornwell singled out the play of
Bailey and Marnie. "Kelly kept
the game under control. sh e
passed the ball well and had a
good night shooting. Tara is a
good team leader."
This past weekend, the team
played in the Catawba
Tournament. Tomorrow, the
team plays at Mt. Olive in a
District 26 game.
photo by Eric Buck
Sea Gulls Down Quakers 26-7
by Mike Grossman
The Guilford football team,
with fourteen seniors playing in
their last college game, tried to
salvage a disappointing season
last weekend in an exciting game
against the Sea Gulls of
Salisbury State.
The seniors got more than
a little help on both sides of the
ball from their younger
teammates to put together a 26-7
lead in the third quarter. But the
Quaker offense and defense
sputtered from then on, giving
up 22 points while scoring
none. The last game of the
season was spoiled, and the
Quakers lost, 29-26.
Salisbury State got on the
board first with a touchdown at
12:18 in the first. But senior
quarterback Jay Vannoy, playing
in his last game as a Quaker, tied
the game on a two-yard
touchdown run with 7:26 left in
the quarter.
The Quakers went on from
there to put on their finest
display of offense of the season.
They mounted an 80-yard drive
which culminated in a 12-yard
touchdown pass from Vannoy to
junior Buddy Cunningham at
14:08 in the second quarter.
Guilford regained possession
when freshman Clarence Inscore
recovered a Salisbury fumble at
the Guilford 32. The Quaker
running game moved the ball
down the field, with senior
runningback Cedric Ellison
starting the drive with a 21-yard
run. Vannoy and Cunningham
made the drive count when they
hooked up again for a
touchdown, this time on a 29-
John Holloman takes
pass on sidelines
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Rodney Alexander sacks a Sea Gull
yard pass.
The Quakers took a 20-7
lead into the locker room at
halftime. But they did not let up
defensively or offensively in the
start of the third, as junior
linebacker Scott Garner
intercepted a Salisbury pass to
give Guilford the ball JII the Sea
Gull 36.
Jabo Knotts, sophomore
runningback from Lexington,
N.C., ran it in from the five-yard
line to put the Quakers ahead 26-
7. A two-point conversion try
that would have put Guilford
ahead by 21 points failed, and
then the Sea Gulls took over.
Salisbury put on a show of
its own, mounting three scoring
drives in a period of 16 minutes.
They scored touchdowns at 6:37
and 1:07 in the third, and took
the lead with 3:47 left in the
Quaker Noats
by Mike Grossman
---Senior cornerback Mike
Green and senior running back
John Holloman were named
the McDonald's Offensive and
Defensive Players of the Game in
last Saturday's 29-26 loss to
Salisbury State. Green had nine
tackles and an interception, and
also broke up three passes.
Holloman had his best game of
the year, with 93 yards rushing
on 14 attempts, and 66 yards
receiving.
- - - Attend the upcoming home
basketball games and win prizes
if the number in your program is
chosen or if you can make one
out of two shots from the free
throw line. Domino's pizzas and
coupons for other products will
be the prizes.
- - - Tune in to Guilford's two
sports radio shows every
Wednesday night for the latest in
Quaker athletics and exciting
interviews with players and
coaches. The first show airs at
6:35 p.m. on WKEW, AM 14,
while the second begins at 9:00
photo by Eric Buck
game. The two two-point
conversions which the Gulls
added to those touchdowns put
them up 29-26 with just over
three minutes left to play.
Vannoy and the Quaker
offense took over from their own
25. Senior runningbacks Job.i
Holloman and Cedric Elliscn
helped move the ball to the
Salisbury State 14-yard line,
where the Quakers had a first
down with one minute and
twenty seconds left to score.
Chased by three Salisbury
defenders, Vannoy passed to
Buddy Cunningham. But Sea
Gull Tony Sposato got to the
ball first, and came up with the
interception. Salisbury protected
the ball on their last possession,
and Guilford suffered a
heartbreaking 29-26 loss.
p.m. on WQFS, 90.9 FM.
Fall sports at Guilford saw a
couple of all-time records
broken. Senior linebacker
Daniel Cole set the new record
for total tackles with 141; while
senior striker Chris Jenkins
set a new soccer record with his
career totals of 39 goals, 36
assists, and 114 total points.
- - - Correction: Last week's
football article only mentioned
one of the Quakers' touchdowns.
Senior Jay Vannoy also
scored in that game, on a 15-
yard touchdown run in the first
quarter.
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