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Uhr Datlij (Ear HM Tar Heels Look to Stop Virginia's Running Attack The North Carolina football squad has not won a game at Scott Stadium since 1981, a span of nine contests. Game and time: North Carolina at Virginia. Kickoff is at noon. Site: Scott Stadium. TV/radio: The game will be tele vised by Jefferson Pilot Sports. The Tar Heel Sports Network will provide live radio coverage; its flagship station is WCHL 1360-AM. Records: UNCis 3-4, 1-4 in the ACC. Virginia is 4-3,3-2. Series: UNC leads 55-45-4. Personnel: UNC - RB Rufus Brown (shoulder), PJohn Lafferty (mononucle osis) and LB Merceda Perry (broken right ankle) are out. CB Anthony Anderson (shoulder) and WR Chesley Borders (hamstring) are questionable. LB Robert Harris (hip contusion), CB Errol Hood (right thigh) and LB Brandon Spoon (strained quad) are proba ble. Virginia - OT Brad Barnes (back) is out. The key matchup: George Welsh-coached teams have always relied on running the ball behind a strong Virginia tailback Antwoine Womack gains 101.3 yards rushing per game to lead all ACC running backs. offensive line. Seven former Virginia linemen currendy play in the NFL, and 21 have since 1980. This year’s group is no exception and might even be better. Even without Barnes starting at right tackle, the behe moths heading the Cavalier charge average 302 pounds a man and stand nearly 6-foot-6. “Their offensive line is a typical Virginia line in the fact that they’re big, strong and athletic, and several of them will be in pro ball,” UNC coach Carl Torbush said. “I’ve never been around a Virginia football team that didn’t have a good offensive line.” That kind of muscle has put six Virginia tailbacks on current NFL ros ters, including 2000 first-round pick Thomas Jones, who rushed for 180 and 2000 OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER 7, 2000 U.S. PRESIDENT. MEMBER OF CONGRESS, STATE, DISTRICT AND COUNTY OFFICES READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE VOTING - MARK ONLY WITH PEN PROVIDED BY THE OFFICIAL. FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER 1 * * ;rsr:-L:* j and vice president*^ ARE : <ELUDED FROM THE STRAIGHT PARTY TICKET THEY MUST BE VOTED ON SEPARATELY | FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT There are other OF THE UNITED STATES DEMOCRATIC pro - environment, al gore lOELIEBE pro-education, REPUBLICAN * GEORGE W. BUSH DICK CHENEY j candidates on the ballot LIBERTARIAN HARRY BROWNE WHO VVj I I WOrk fOT ART OLIVIER I REFORM a r campaign finance reform. EZOLA FOSTER I j ca fIA 16TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT (You may vote lor TWO) ELLIE KINNAIRD DEM HOWARD N. LEE DEM BILL BOYD REP VICKIE HARGROVE REP | . ■ ■ ' : . And don’t forget the University and Community College bonds ... ... to pay the cost of renovating laboratories, classrooms, academic buildings, and worker training facilities and providing other capital improvements ... Paid for by the Kinnaird and Lee for Senate campaigns The Lowdown on Saturday's Game North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Cavaliers w (3-4,1 -4 in the ACC) Scott Stadium, noon (4-3,3-2 in the ACC) Head to Head Virginia's Rush Antwoine Womack is the ACC’s second-leading ws UNC's rusher, and UVa. has a huge offensive line. If ■ _ UNC puts eight men in the box to stop him, it Front Seven: cou |(j | eave corners vulnerable. Edge: UVa. ' C t :r Virginia's Pass 0 hasn't lit up the UNC secondary this year? jj vs UNC's Virginia QB Dan Ellis will use his two 6-foot-4 \// . ‘ . wideouts, Kevin Coffey and Billy McMullen, to secondary b urn UNC’s smaller corners Edge: UVa. UNC's Rlfsh UVa - a N° ws 4.5 yards per carry. This could be the us Virninia'c week Brandon Russell finally tops the 100-yard dHTw ' mark. Plus, you've got to factor in a few long Front Seven: scrambles for QB Ronald Curry. Edge: UNC. UNC'S Pass Cu "V hft 1 3 completions of more than 40 yards; AaA vs Virainia's he’s hit four wideouts and TE Alge Crumpler with “ such a pass. UVa.’s comers are inexperienced; Secondary Ahmad Hawkins was aWR last year. Edge: UNC Special teams mistakes hurt the Tar Heels again yr Special last week, and now they've lost punter John Teams Lafferty to mononucleosis. UVa/s Mike Abrams averages 43 yards per punt. Edge: UVa. The Bottom Line UNC 30, Virginia 27 149 yards in his last two meetings with North Carolina. Antwoine Womack replaces Jones in the backfield. He leads all ACC running backs with 101.3 yards rushing per game and ranks second in the con ference behind Clemson quarter back Woodrow Dantzler. Like Jones, Womack runs well against UNC. Womack, who sat “N.C. State hasn’t beat us in seven years but ended up beating us this year. Streaks are meant to be broken. ...” Ronald Curry UNC Quarterback out last season, racked up 108 yards against the Tar Heels as a true freshman in 1997. Sports COMPiLED BY WILL KIMMEY “He’s one of the premier backs in the league," UNC defensive tackle Ryan Sims said. “We’ve got to come in like we did last week and stop the run first. He’s a great back, we can’t give him much because if we give them the run, it sets them up for the pass.” If Womack has a big day, North Carolina will be forced to put more men at the line of scrimmage to slow him down. That would leave the defen sive backs in one-on-one coverage like they were against Clemson when back- DTH Picks of the Week The DTH and GoHeels.com’s Evan Markfield pick the winners of this weekend’s best college football games. We’ll see if Evan, a former DTH assistant sports editor and picker, remembers how he did it in the good ol’ days. T. Nolan Will Rachel Mike Bret James Matt Evan Hayes Kimmey Carter Ogle Strelow Giza Terry Markfield Last Week 10-2 9-3 12-0 8-4 2-10 11-1 9-3 8-4 2000 Record (69-27).719 (62-34).646 (69-27).719 (69-27).719 (49-47)i10 (69-27).719 (58-38).6Q4 (66-30).688 UNC at Virginia UNC UNC UNC Virginia UNC UNC UNC UNC FSUatNCSU FSU FSU FSU FSU N.C. State FSU FSU FSU Ga. Tech at Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Ga. Tech Ga. Tech Clemson Clemson Clemson Maryland at Duke Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Duke Maryland Maryland Duke Nebraska at Oklahoma Nebraska Oklahoma Nebraska Nebraska Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Tenn. at S. Carolina Tennessee S. Carolina S. Carolina Tennessee S. Carolina S. Carolina Tennessee S. Carolina Georgia at Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Georgia Florida Florida Florida Ohio State at Purdue Ohio State Purdue Purdue Purdue Purdue Purdue Purdue Ohio State Kan. St. at Tex. A&M Kan. St. Kan. St Kan. St Kan. St. Tex. A&M Kan. St Kan. St Kan. St UCLA at Arizona UCLA Arizona Arizona Arizona UCLA UCLA Arizona Arizona N’Westem at Minn. Minn. Minn. Minn. N’Westem N’Westem Minn. Minn. N’Westem Oregon at Ariz. St. Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Arizona St Oregon Oregon Oregon up quarterback Willie Simmons threw four touchdowns in three quarters. Virginia quarterback Dan Ellis, who hasn’t played since he pulled a ham string Oct. 7 against Maryland, is not as mobile as Simmons. The injury should slow him down even more. A strong pass rush from the Tar Heels, who lead the ACC in sacks with 34 (almost five per game), should take some pressure off a secondary that ranks seventh in the league against the pass. Final analysis/prediction: While Virginia has one more win than UNC, that’s largely because of the Cavaliers’ unc women’s soccer ©Wachovia Corporation YOU’U LIKE WHAT WE’VE GOT LINED UP FOR OUR GRAND OPENING... ..AND WHAT WE’VE GOT IN STORE AFTER THAT. upto7o % off DEPARTMENT STORE PRICES. Stop by the Grand Opening of our new Cary Rugged Wearhouse Superstore and have fun saving money. You’ll find all your favorite name-brand casual apparel, accessories and shoes for men, women and kids, plus lifestyle products. All at savings up to 70% off department store prices every day. iimm HMMLIBI h'( xjsk I NOW OPEN INCARY South Hills Mall & Plaza 1297 Buck Jones Drive Open Mon-Sat 9:3oam-9pm, Sun 11am-6pm $lO, $25 and SSO gift certificates available for purchase. schedule. The Cavaliers have beaten up on ACC also-rans Duke, Wake Forest and Maryland, as well as Division I-AA Richmond. North Carolina has collected all of its victories against similarly weak oppo nents but has been competitive in loss es to No. 21 N.C. State and fifth-ranked Clemson. “Each week with at least nine minutes to go, we have a chance to make a play and don’t make it,” Torbush said. “Because of that we get beat.” Expect that to change this week. North Carolina has learned from those October 29, 2000 UNC vs. MARYLAND at Fetzer Field 1 p.m. Bring a friend and enjoy the game Our attendance goal is 3,000. The first 1000 people get a free T-shirt Ticket prices are $4 for adults and S2 for students and senior citizens All kids 12 and under are admitted free. UNC students admitted free with their One'Card Faculty and staff admitted free with their faculty/staff pass Friday, October 27, 2000 close losses, and Virginia isn’t as good as those teams. Ronald Curry should have a big game through the air against a sec ondary that boasts just one player with more than two years of college experi ence. He’ll lead the Tar Heels to their first win in Charlottesville since 1981. “N.C. State hasn’t beat us in seven years but ended up beating us this year,” Curry said. “Streaks are meant to be broken, and hopefully Saturday it’ll be broken.” UNC 30, Virginia 27. Compiled by Will Kimmey 7
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