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6 Wednesday, April 17,1996 Jones Takes Accolades, Fears Into Saturday’s NFL Draft BY JOSEPH ROUSON ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Almost everyone suffers occasionally from irrational fears. Some children worry that the monster under their beds will attack them in the night. Likewise, some people won’t tide in elevatore for fear the cables might snap. Marcus Jones, North Carolina’s All- America defensive tackle, harbors some illogical fears of his own. Despite being one of the most decorated players in Tar Heel football history, Jones can’t help but worry that somehow, some way, he might be overlooked at this weekend’s NFL draft in New York. "You don’t want to just sit there and be anxious the whole time waiting to hear your name,” he said. “What if they don't call my name, and I’m just sitting there? I think those are fears everybody has.” But that appears to be a far-fetched sce Bizarro font Of fAY AUNTS FAVORITE PLhNTS^ ( WEB ip LIKE TO SENP HEP- A of ="fl p f L'fA *WST A FLORIST. e 1/ THERE'S A HUMANIST I THE NEXT SLOCK J jfgg Dilbert OH (AYJ § HO% OF ALL SICK DAYS i CJHAT KINO THIS IS and TAKEN BY YOUR STAFF j OF IDIOT DO SHOCKING! I ARE FRIDAYS AND ■ THEY THINK 1 (JHAT? pi '' ONOAYS, ! fT AN IDIOT\ 8 i savant. THtY i CAN PO NATH ) On Saturday, April 20t% at exactly 1-pm CHARLOTTE,3IORTH CAROLINA will host tHe Second Annual MKEtHMf SUMMIT INDEPENDENCE ARENA will be the setting for an * EPIC BATTLE* of comple #ly contrasting basketball styles. ON ONE SIDE, . a team of 12 of the top senior prep basketball stars In the country, a team of athfetle, leaping, aggressive scoring machines who already have college coachee drooling like babies and promising Hlto politicians VS. THE OTHER SIDE, an internatieiial learn of culturally dlveree role nhSdMKe. well schc 'Oled in the fundamentals of the game, who,- . Socks pulled up to their knees and hands up on D, have taking a charge and moving without the ball into art laMßSygi 9 This clash will certainly, almost chemically, resuhyjjjll9£ lopsided, run-and-gun game with ■Hpoatic rim-shaking helicopter slam dunks, (multilingual trash talk, and the ever-hoyming Hr of a smashed backboard or an internaflOnal jiSHpr AND WHO KNOWS WHIfijITEAM WILL EMERGE V§fWOUS. The Nike Hoop Summit, presiflHH (Eh t (Charlotte (PbseMft Tickets cost $5 and SB. Call Ticket Master at t|mS22-6500, or call for more information. Proceeds benefNßP* Basketball Hall of Fame. KM RB3R USAir nario in light of Jones’ record. Last season, he racked up 94 tackles, 19 for losses, and broke Lawrence Taylor’s school record for career sacks with 24. In fact, Jones’ gaudy numbers and domi nating play garnered him co-ACC Defen sive Player of the Y ear honors for the 1995 season. Jones accomplished all those feats while facing double- and triple-teams each time he took the field. And that has analysts and coaches alike projecting him as a high first-round pick on Saturday. “I really feel like he’s got all the tools," said Carl Torbush, North Carolina’s de fensive coordinator. “I’d be shocked if he’s not one of the top 10 or 15 picks.” While Jones would fit well on most any professional franchise, a handful of teams with high picks have approached him in recent weeks. He visited Jacksonville, which picks second, and New England (seventh), and Baseball Falls to Seahawks For Seventh Straight Loss STAFF REPORT The North Carolina baseball team dropped a 4-2 decision to UNC-Wilmington at Wilmington’s Brooks Field on Tuesday night. The loss was the Tar Heels’ (21-21) seventh straight and dipped their record to .500 for the first time since Feb. 17. Down 3-0 in the top of the fifth inning, the Tar Heels sent leftfielder Antawan Smith to the plate with the bases loaded and no outs. The Seahawks (18-23) pulled pitcher Brandon Hall for reliever Kevin Walston. Smith promptly lined into a triple play— UNC-W’s first trifecta since the late 1950 s—and the UNC threat was nullified. The Tar Heels’ Josh Potter (1-2) surrendered seven walks and yielded three runs (one earned) in three and one-third innings to take the loss. The Seahawks scored three of their four runs on a wild pitch and passed ball by Potter in the second, a bobble by UNC rightfielder Tyrone Brown on a fourth-inning base hit, and a solo home run by UNC-W rightfielder Bryan Britt off UNC reliever B.J. Finnerty in the seventh. The Tar Heels got on the scoreboard in the eighth when pinch hitter Mitch Jones drove in Smith on a two-out single. UNC had another rally squelched in the ninth, when Seahawk pitcher Jason Roach set the Tar Heels down in order with the bags juiced. “What if they don’t call my name, and I’m just sitting there? 1 think those are fears everybody has. ” MARCUS JONES UNC All-American football player Cincinnati coach Dave Shula had break fast with Jones. Still, the process is an agonizing one for Jones, if for no other reason than he is unsure about his future. While it seems more than logical that Jones would be a top selection, the draft has been notoriously unpredictable in the past few years. “You don’t know what (pro teams) are going to do,” Torbush said. “I’ve thought some guys who went in the fourth or fifth rounds would go in the first and second.” SPORTS But this year, several squads have ranked defensivelinemenatornearthetopoftheir wish lists. Tampa Bay, Seattle and Detroit, in ad dition to the Jaguars, Patriots and Bengals, each list defensive linemen as their top priorities. Surprisingly, the Panthers have not ex pressed tremendous interest in Jones. With so many teams vying for Jones, he hasn’t formed too many opinions about where he’d like to play. “I really don’t have a preference,” he said. “I would like to stay at home just because of the fact that I love North Caro lina.” In addition to Jones, the Tar Heels might land a few more players in the NFL. Fuzzy Lee, a power-hitter who manned comerback for North Carolina in 1995, could be one of the first comerbacks cho sen. Sean Boyd, Lee’scohortintheTarHeel secondary for the past four seasons, might also be snatched in the later rounds of the Women’s Netters Destroy Davidson ■ Led by seniors Ariana Cervenka and Marianna Land, UNC bageled the ’Cats for an ACC warmup. BYPAULSTRELOW STAFF WRITER Tuesday’s 9-0 rout against Davidson couldn’t have come at a better time for the North Carolina women’s tennis team. Two of UNC’s top six players are nurs- ing injuries. The Tar Heels were caught on the wrong side Women's Tennis Davidson 0 UNC 9 of a 9-0 drubbing by Clemson last Sunday. And the squad was in search of much needed momentum entering this weekend’s ACC tournament. UNC coach Kitty Harrison said she only saw positives come from Tuesday’s triumph overthe Wildcats at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. “I think it’ll be a confidence booster,” Harrison said. “It keeps them in a playing mode. I always hate it when we go almost a week without anything before we hit the ACCs.” But Davidson was little more than noth ing, as the Tar Heels romped through singles play with little difficulty. Seniors Ariana Cervenka and Marianna Land, playing in their final home match, led the way as UNC (11-10, 3-5 in the ACC) didn’t drop a set. Top-seeded Cervenka rolled through the first set against the ‘Cats’ Dana Casner. Cervenka used her quickness to keep balls in play while capitalizing on Casner’s abun dance of errors. The Ontario, Canada, native went down 3-2 in the second set before cruising past Casner for a 6-1, 6-3 win. Cervenka said the match helped her gain confidence after losing hard-fought singles matches against N.C. State and Clemson. “I had to really regroup and concentrate on every point," Cervenka said. “I think it would have been easy to underestimate a team like this, and it was just as important SPRING 1996 COURSE UST AFAM 40.3 ANTH 41.5 ANTH 48.1 ASTRO 31.111 810 11.1 810 11.2 810 45.1 810 50.7 ; Its'* draft. But UNC’s biggest surprise in the draft could be receiver Marcus Wall. Wall, whom most opposing defensive backs dwarfed during his collegiate career at North Carolina, made a name for him self in 1994 with explosive kickoff returns and special teams play. “Some people are going to worry about his size, but they don’t make them any tougher than Marcus (Wall),” Torbush said. Come Saturday, North Carolina could send its share of players to the professional ranks. And, of course, Jones highlights the Tar Heels’ list of probable pros. Despite the accolades and lofty pros pects, however, Jones relishes having to work his way up the ladder. “I always feel myself to be the the under dog,” he said. “I love being the underdog. I love hav ing to go out there and bust my hump to get better.” , I I ' 4 .Jj&S .1 i l oth/imwebb Top-seeded Tar Heel Ariana Cervenka whips a forehand in Tuesday's match against Davidsop. Cervenka drubbed Dana Casner 6-1,6j3,as UNC cruised. to focus and stay focused no matter what.” Land experienced similar ease in singles, crushing Amber Bradford 6-2, 6-0. The senior tandem also combined to defeat Casner and Bradford at No. 1 doubles 8-2. Davidson’s duo couldn’t handle an areay of topspin lobs and passing shots from Cervenka and Land. Both said they experienced mixed emo tions entering their last home match. “It’s kind of sad playing your last home match, but it doesn’t really hit you,” said Land, who transferred from the University of Georgia for her senior year. f\vV Ctass /Votes} L Nationsßank. Piaza t Suite 102 A Q 325222 • THIS UST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE • CHEM 62.2 GEOG 20.3 COMM 108 GEOLOGY 11.3 DRAMA 16.1,2 HIST 15 ECONIO HIST 18.1 ECON 10.8 HIST 21.2 ECON 100,3 HIST 22.4 GEOG 10,1 HIST 69 GEOG 20.1 LSRAIO 810 54.7 810 63.1 810 73.1 BUS 24 BUS 71.1,2 CHEM 11.1 CHEM 11.2 CHEM 21.1 8* on your way to on "A"witl Ctoss Notts/ ALL Easy-Hang Shelving on SALE 10% OFF Hold Your Own Tar Heel defensive tackle MARCUS JONES broke Lawrence Taylor's record for career sacks. In other singles play, third seed J. C. Biber clobbered Clara Monks 6-1,6-1; No. 4 Sarah Hawkins used strong net play to win quick points and topple Lynne Shone 6-3, 6-1; fifth singles seed Robyn Gurney routed Claire Cheatwood 6-0,6-3; andNo. 6 Kim Diehl knocked off Jane Stubbs 6-1, 6-3. In doubles, the No. 2 duo of Biber and Hawkins converted on their many over head opportunities to outduel Monks and Cheatwood 84, while the third-seeded team of Gurney and Diehl handed Shone and Stubbs an 8-3 loss. MUSIC 46.1 PHIL 22.2 PHYSICS 25 POLI 41.6 PSYC 10.3 PSYC 10.4 PSYC 10.6 PSYC 33.6 CALL 933-8222 Organization and Storage Solutions Eastgate Shopping Center, Chapel Hill Mon-Sat 10-9 • Sun 12-6 sljr Bailg (Tar Hurl RELI 22.1 RELIG 30.1 SOC 23.1 WMSTSO.I
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