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Like Marino, , *v * y k t.N ?' +Mount Tabor running back gets a little help from his friends during record-setting season v> Walter Hauler MEAC Basketball Tournament Moves to Tallahassee ?Florida city host tourney for the first time Tallahassee will host the 1996 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basket ball Tournament for the first time in the 25-year run of the tourney when member institu tions invade the Florida city ment will include both men's and women's competition. Men's and women's quarterfi nals and champi onship games will be played at the Talla hassee L e o n Ken Free County Civic Cen ter, while both semifinals will be held on the campus of mem ber institution Florida A&M University. I "The conference looks to continue its success story on the campus of Florida A&M University and in the city of Tallahassee/' MEAC commis sioner Ken Free said. "It is a great, historic place with a sports-minded population." The previous two MEAC tournaments were held in Bal timore, which also hosted the tournament in 1974 and 1975. Other sites were Durham, N.C. (1972 and 1973), Greensboro, N.C. (1976-79, 1983-84 and 1987-90), Winston-Salem, N.C. (1980-82), and Philadel phia (1985-1986). ESPN has televised the men's tournament champi onship gfttttijl tte past seven years and is SiffcdiHed to con tinue in 1996. The conference created, sponsored, and will offer a regular season telcxU - sion package for the third straight year. It will be pro duced by Fosstone Produc tions, Inc. "The MEAC Directors of Athletics found it necessary to provide sponsorship dollars until exposure causes TV spon sors to approach the networks the and major cable outlets that the product is good And they find that investing in MEAC basketball makes good busi ness sense," Free said^ see MEAC page 24 By JEROME RICHARD Chronicle Sports Editor To the makers of Isotoner gloves: If you and Miami Dol phins quarterback Dan Marino ever ^Ifct eOmpany and you are in tfcemarket for a spokesman to take h|s place in those clever^ television commercials you run around Christmas, you know, the ones where Marino praises his offensive line and gives each lineman a pair of your gloves as a Christmas present. Yeah, that commercial. Well, if you need a spokesman in the future there is a running back at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina who believes in his offensive line the way Marino docjs* You wouldn't even have to ttprfiit the script, but the c|irara angles would have t0 be<restart because, 5-7; Hauser is than the' 6'-4 Mdrhicr^l^pt %y Hauser has turned heads this year, not to mention other body parts of would-be tick lers, as a freshman running back for the Mount Tafcbr junior varsity football team. The 15-year-old set the record for the longest touchdown run in school history earlier this year with a 96-yard dash against South Stokes. Two weeks ago he shredded a very good West Forsyth defense for 201 yards, including back-to :back touchdown jaunts of 92 'and 83 yards. * "We tried to shut him rdown, but he is heck of a run ning back/* West Forsyth coach Randy Pope said after watching Hauser rip through the Titan defense. Hauser hears the compli ments, but like Marino, he see LIKE page 24 Pfcmobjf lutaiay Walter Hauser says the Breathe Right strip om the hMg* of Ms helps him perform better and is mot merely a fashion Photo by Johnny Wilson Tight end Jason UUman (35) of Gienn draws a crowd afUr catching a pass from quarterback Josh RusselL + Defensive struggle finally turns lively in final 3 minutes and in overtime .? ByJEROf 1Chronicle SporaBdhor . Glenn and Parkland bat tled each other in junior varsity football Oct 19 like two proud prize fighters unwilling to suc cumb to defeat, but unable to deliver the knockout punch. The two North Piedmont 3-A Conference rivals matched each other touchdown for touchdown ] and extra point for extra point until Park la n d stopped Glenn's PAT attempt in the third overtime to pre serve a 26-24 victory. The game was rather dull or more appropriatelyva defen sive struj quarters. utes of regiagattotf ani overtimes w ere ?nyth?g dull. Regulation ended %ra 12 12 tie before the fireworks flew in overtime Parkland had the first shot at scbctaj| .from the 10-yard line under North Carolina high school rales, but was intercepted by William Miller on second (town'ta the ?? ?i? see PARI Plwio by RtgfettM Campbell A Waiktrtown ballcarrier eludn a would-be LcwitviR* defender. Pop Warner Teams Jockey for Playoff +Playoffberths are up for grabs heading into the final week Of By JEROME RICHARD Chronicle Sports Editor Wins and loss become more critical than ever in the North west Midget Football League as teams jockey for playoff posi tion and others fight to qualify for postseason play as the Pop Warner football season heads in the final week of the regular sea son. Postseason play will feature competition in the Junior Pee Wee, Pee Wee, Junior Midget, and Junior Bantam Divisions with the top two teams in each conference meeting Nov. 4 to determine the American and National Conference champions. Conference champions will play for the league title Nov. 11 at South Stokes High School with winners advancing to regional Postseason aspirations went haywiit like a loose football for some clubs Oct. 21, the second to last weekend of the regular season, while others solidified their playoff position. A look at each division offering postsea< son play after Oct. 21 games. JUNIOR FEB WEE Lewisville clinched the top spot for the National Conference playoffs with a 19-0 shutout of Walkertown Oct. 21. The Titans are the only undefeated team in conference pity at 4-0. They stand 64ta The Wii hounds remained ' ican Conference disposing of tfefe. Rams, 42*0. The Gray hounds are 3-0 in the conference and 6 '''-win i? POP pag*23
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