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Barclay to test UNC defense
BY DANIEL BLANK
assistant sports editor
North Carolina just finished its
brutal stretch of facing seven ranked
teams in its last eight games, which
culminated with a last-minute loss
to No. 16 Virginia Tech.
Although no top-25 teams
remain on the schedule, UNC could
be facing its most pressure-packed
two-game stretch of the season.
If the 4-5 Tar Heels can win then
final two games, they’ll be bowl eli
gible and could play in their first
postseason game since the 2001
Peach Bowl.
But before UNC wins two games,
it must first win one, and that will
be a challenge as the Tar Heels
head to Winston-Salem to face a
tough Wake Forest team.
“Last time we went over there,
we were pretty much embarrassed,”
said UNC coach John Bunting of
Wake’s 31-0 thrashing of the Tar
Nothing faaan-tastic at Bobcats’ opener
I was bumming around my
room Thursday afternoon
when my boy Phil presented
me with an intriguing last-minute
activity attending the inaugu
ral game of the NBA’s Charlotte
Bobcats.
I had several other plans but
immediately knew I would cancel
them and go to the game.
It’s the kind of irrational thing
you do when you actually enjoy
watching the NBA.
Three hours later, the boys
and I arrived at the Charlotte
Coliseum to watch the Bobcats
play the Washington Wizards, a
squad my friend Colin, a lifelong
fan, described as a perennial
expansion team.
About 7:15, the lights went
down and lasered logos began
to crisscross the court. The
Jumbotron showed a computer
generated monster of a bobcat
tromping around Charlotte
before mascot Rufus Lynx came
onto the court riding a motor
cycle as pyrotechnics flashed
into the air.
Rufus hyped up the crowd as
the Bobcats were introduced, with
hometown hero Steve Smith and
rookie Emeka Okafor gamering
the loudest cheers.
Seeing Charlotte’s starters
Okafor, Gerald Wallace, Jason
Kapono, Brevin Knight and
Primoz Brezec made me wince.
World beaters, they’re not.
Smith and owner Bob Johnson
then gave short speeches thanking
the fans.
“The NBA has come back to
Charlotte,” Johnson announced.
“And we’ll never leave.”
Yeah, as long as he doesn’t
alienate his fans to the point that
they stop coming to games.
Focus shifted to center court as
Charlotte lost its first tip-off.
However, the Bobcats quickly
got the ball back, and Brezec
dropped in a layup for the first
bucket (and lead) in team his
tory.
To spare you the gory details of
a painfiil game, here’s the Clifts
Notes version:
■ The Jumbotron showed
the “Bojangles Chicken Coop”
—a group of fans sitting placidly,
unaware they were on camera
for 30 seconds during a time
out with no evident connection to
Bojangles.
Colin then quipped, “This is
going to be the first franchise to
fold after one game.”
■ Gerald Wallace is a walking
turnover.
■ A white guy won the “Shake
it for your shoes” dance contest.
■ Okafor used an up-and
under move to get free for a thun-
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dous motivation for all of us, there’s
a lot to play for, and we know what
we’re up against —a very physical
team that has a lot of talent.”
The Demon Deacons (4-4) are
also a very rested team as opposed
to UNC, whose last two games have
gone down to the last minute. Wake
is coming off a bye week.
“They’ve had a week off, they’ll
have something extremely new for
us, I’m sure, some deviation off of
a formation or a motion,” Bunting
said. “If you’re able to line them
up, post motion, they’re basically
going to come off and hit you in the
mouth and play rough-and-tumble
football.”
Bunting said he is anticipating
that Wake will run a lot of mis
directions, the type of plays that
gave the UNC defense fits against
Virginia Tech.
The Tar Heels gave up a school
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The “Okafor in ’O4” campaign is
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■ The übiquitous “Kiss Cam”
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record 243 rushing yards to Hokie
back Mike Imoh.
Wake features its own star
running back in junior Chris
Barclay.
Barclay, who ran for 160 yards
and a touchdown in last season’s
42-34 loss to UNC, is third in the
ACC in rushing with 89 yards per
game.
He’ll be going up against a rush
defense that has sunk to the bot
tom of the conference by allowing
234.9 rushing yards per game.
“The guy that probably is as
tough as any of the backs (in the
ACC) is Barclay,” Bunting said.
“That guy is tough, and he’s strong,
and he’s quick, and he’s explosive.”
On the offense, Bunting said he
will continue to ride the hot hand
of RB Chad Scott, who was the first
Tar Heel to run for 100 yards in
consecutive games in seven years.
Both Ronnie McGill and Jacque
promotion provided high comedy
when it focused on two referees.
One was staring away from the
camera and was taken by sur
prise when the other ref violently
snogged him from behind. After
being released, the ref threw his
arms up and shrugged. A good
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■ My boy Stevie wondered
where Brezec was during crunch
time.
“Wheezing on the sidelines,”
Phil answered. “He’s never played
more than five minutes in his
life.”
■ With the game tied at 85
late in the fourth, the Wizards
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5 seniors selected for bowls
Madison Hedgecock, Jonas
Seawright, Gerald Sensabaugh,
Darian Durant and Jason Brown
have been chosen to participate in
postseason exhibition games.
Hedgecock, a fullback, will play
in the Hula Bowl. Seawright, a
defensive tackle and Sensabaugh,
a strong safety, were selected in the
Las Vegas All-American Classic.
Durant will be taking the snaps
in the Gridiron Classic and Brown,
a center, will represent UNC at the
Senior Bowl.
Said Bunting, “I’m thrilled to
be able to help those kids get into
those all-star games because they
are great kids.”
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scored six straight points to open
a lead they wouldn’t relinquish on
the way to a 103-96 victory.
When the game finally
ended, I was exhausted. I had
witnessed the worst basketball
game I’d ever seen live and
faced three hours in Colin’s
cramped car.
But I got to see the first game
in Bobcats history. I’m one of
only 23,319 people who can claim
that.
The NBA. It’s faaan-tastic.
Contact Ben Couch
at bcouch@email.unc.edu.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2004
UNC will host
first 2 rounds
No. 1 seed awarded to Tar Heels
FROM WIRE REPORTS
The top-ranked North Carolina
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will host first and second round
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In the other first-round game at
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Richmond (18-2) is No. 10 and Old
Dominion (13-7) is No. 12.
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off six times with the Tar Heels
winning all six.
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in 2001, when UNC won 8-0 in
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“We’re looking forward to play
ing the Spiders after not having
faced them for a couple of years,”
Shelton said.
North Carolina is more familiar
with the other two teams playing
in Chapel Hill. UNC has faced Old
Dominion twice this year, winning
1-0 in Chapel Hill on Sept. 18 and
4-1 in Norfolk, Va., on Oct 30.
The Tar Heels beat ACC rival
Duke 2-1 in Durham on Sept. 25.
Storey earns All-ACC honor
GREENSBORO - North
Carolina senior forward Marcus
Storey earned first-team All-ACC
men’s soccer accolades for the
second straight season to high
light five Tar Heels honored by the
league office TXiesday.
Senior defender Tim Merritt
and sophomore midfielder/for
ward Corey Ashe were named
to the second team, while rookie
defenders Andre Sherard and
Adam Sloustcher were selected to
the All-ACC Freshmen Team.
Storey, who garnered all-con
ference accolades for the first time
in his career a year ago, is the Tar
Heels’ leading scorer for the second
consecutive season.
He has 18 points on the year on
six goals and six assists. A native of
Missouri City, Texas, Storey was the
2001 ACC Freshman of the Year
and helped the Tar Heels to their
first national title that season.
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