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2C 000 SPORTS^e Charlotte Thursday, August 31, 2006 FinaUy a winner, JCSU goes for second straight Continued from page 1C on, something last year’s squad couldn’t do. “The important thing is the victory” said defensive end D.J. Haynesworth. “Words can’t express how we feel as a team and a coaching staff Fm so proud of everybody” “After two and a half years, we just got the monkey off our ¥‘'4^ i|SjH back,” McNeEl said. “It’s so Wk great to know that these guys h. know they can win a footbaE game, (Senior receiver) Belton Marquis Belton has won only one football game in his whole career. Now he’s won two.” Smith’s reserves came up big for several starters who weren’t cleared to play academi cally The offense, which averaged 10 points a game last year, exceeded that on the Bulls’ first two possessions, ‘We’ve got a lot of work to do,” McNeill said. “They had the ball pretty much the whole quarter. We had the ball for three series the whole second half We’ve got some improving to do.” Smith got all its points in the fii^ half, amassing 279 of the Bulls’ 344 yards in the first 30 minutes. Starting quart^back Carton Richardson ran 67 yards for a touchdown and completed 7-of-lO passes for 117 yaids, while badmp Donja Goodson hit Belton on a 56- yard pass for a score. Backup tailback Kevin Allen, subbing for projected starter Marco Kirven, ran for 61 yards on 19 carries and a 2- PANTHERS Williams yard score. ‘We knew we could beat (Edward Waters),” said Belton, who was named CIAAreceiver of the week after catching six passes for 159 yards. ‘We game-planned aU week but this is just a start. We've stUl got a long way to go. We’U start preparing ...for Glenville State.” Defensively, Smith’s conver sion to a 3-4 schane worked weU.and the defense came up with the big plays at the right time, capped by free safety Steve Williams’ deflection of Kamau Leitner’s fourth-down pass at Smith’s 25 with 1 minute, 31 seconds left. ‘We worked hard as a defense,” said Haynesworth, who had five tackles and half a sack. “The whole first half we dominated, the second half we got tired, but we got the win.” Haynesworth ‘Is able to use his talent a lit tle more” in the 3-4, McNeill said. “You can get doubled a lot, but you can get fi-eed a lot.” McNeiQ also praised the outside lineback ers, especially Fred Williams, a junior trans fer fium Southeast Missouri State who led Smith with 15 tackles, including three for losses. He was named national defensive player of the week by D2Football.com. “From what I’ve seen, Fred Williams played an outstanding game at linebacker,” McNeill said, but “we’ve got a long way to go and we’ve got to keep working and make sure we stay on top.” Diggs’ absence temporary Diggs Continued from page 1C Thursday’s preseason game, and thinks there’s a chance he could play in the season opener Sept. 10 against Atlanta. ‘T’m hoping, but we’re just taking it day-to-day,” said Diggs, who sat out Sunday’s practice. It was a day of good news for Carolina, as starters Steve Smith, Kris Mangum and Dan Morgan aU. returned to practice after missing time vdth injuries. '^Ihings looked bad when Diggs went down ip a heap after getting tangled up with a Miami player on the line of scrimmage during a punt in the first quarter Thursday Diggs stayed on the groimd for several minutes and was eventually put on a cart and taken to the locker room. He was on crutches and wearing a large knee brace after the game. It was uncomfortably simi lar to last October when Diggs, then playing for Green Bay, sprained his MCL against Carolina and missed five games. ‘T knew just fiom th€‘' feel ing that it wasn't as bad,” said Diggs, who also sprained his MCL in training camp last year and missed the first two regular season games. 'T knew right away in that game last year what had happened. The other night was totally different, just a GOLF Hamilton wins Par Busters tournament Chris Hamilton won the Par Busters tournament Aug. 19-20 at Crystal Creek Golf Course in PinevOie. Hamilton won the championship fli^t with a two-round total of 143, topping Mike Wallace in a playoff. Harold Varner El fin ished thdM at 147. * The pairing of James Boul^ and Robert Evans won the Revolution summer 2-man captain’s choice at Revolution Park July 30. Bouler and Evans combined for a score of 59, three strokes better than Flight A rivals Richard Degree and James Black. Bobby Ellis and Don Palmer also carded a 62 to finish third. ♦ The foursome of Dennis Summers, Curtis Baxter, Jake Massey and Don Palmer won the Greater Gethsemane AME Zion tournament at Olde Sycamore Aug. 24. The quartet finished with a score of 57, two shots in fiont of 'Em Beamer, Doug Beamer, Matt Strickland and Bernard Parker. Championship local sports coverage ®I)e Cliarlotte different feel.” But it stUl made him ner vous. Diggs, who signed with Carolina in the offseason, appeared to have beaten Keith Adams and rookie James Anderson for the starting outside linebacker spot vacated when WEI Vfitherspoon signed with St. Louis. After Diggs went down, Adams played with the fii^t team against the Dolphins. “I wasn’t beating myself up, but I was pretty upset,” said Diggs. ‘Tt was really frustrating sitting on the sideline with the expecta tions that I had. It shocked me more than anything.” Diggs isn’t sure when he’ll be able to return to practice. He only did some push ups on the sideline Sunday Morgan, the Panthers’ starting middle linebacker, return^ to practice after sit ting out Thursday’s exhibi tion game. Fox had only said that Morgan was “dinged up” in the win over JacksonvEle Aug. 19. Morgan said he had a cut on his face and did not suffer a concussion. ‘T coiEd have played if it was (the regular season),” said Morgan. “I’m out here practicing this week and I’m just getting ready for Atlanta.” The Panthers also wel comed back two offensive starters. Smith practiced after missing most of last week with an ingrown toe- naE. That was after he missed 17 days of training camp with ■ a strained left hamstring. Mangum, who missed aU but the first couple of days of camp with plantar fascutis in his left foot, also worked out. “We were cautious with both of them,” coach John Fox said. “They’ve both been on the shelf for a whEe, and they made it through pretty good.” It’s possible both players could play in today’s exhibi tion finale at Pittsburg. 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