Staff Sports Editor Matt Bryant Patrick Stutts Liam Connor George Lawrence Brent Taylor 13 November 1998 tCJjc Ca&et Page 4 Sports Briefs Keydets look to regain Silver Devils, Wrestlers debut in Cats fight , Coppin State open Shako in annual Military Classic Seven Kcydct wresllcrs made Haskins' record day performance in forteam- their season debut in the Coppin Open at Coppin State College in Baltimore, 1996 2-OT thriller against The Citadel Maryland.All seven VMI grapplers of-the-90's wrestled independently to preserve marks last VMI win in the SC the integrity of the upcoming sixteen Uam Connor be about. The game wound up go­ date schedule. ing into overtime where the honors Matt Erwin at 137, Austen Sports Writer VMI faithful would watch Tomiriy Palmer at 174, and Isaac Moore at 197 Haskins’ last play at home go for a George Lawrence led the Keydets with first place fin­ Let's take a trip down memory game winning 25-yard TD. That was ishes, Gill Decher placed in second lane for just a moment. The year was then, this is NOW! VMI has failed Sports Columnist at the 165 weight class, and Brian 1996. and it appeared that the VMI jo w'in a game within the SC since Toney came in fourth place. Fresh­ football program was on the rise. this memorable, historic contest. The time has finally arrived;.'. man Brandon Bentley, who won his Coach Bill Stewart was at the Earlier this week VMI released After many weeks and months of wait­ first match, suffered an ankle injury helm of an ever- improving team lead Coach Ted Cain of his coaching du­ ing, I finally get to write my articlc on in the second match. by VMI Hall of Famer Thomas ties. leaving the program with no the upcoming college basketball .sea­ The wrestling season officially Haskins. clear relief in sight. Coach Cain be­ son. ' - • begins this Sunday in Lexington at the In November of 1996 The Cita­ came the third head football coach I believe the first order of busi­ Keydet Invitational All Freshmen del packed their bags for a contest who has been fired in the nineties for ness is to give a realistic evaluation of tournament. that is still remembered as one of the VMI. Cain accumulated just one win the Heels. Sorry “V”, there are just too The Good 01' Days: Thomas Haskins {No. 10), VMl's All-Tune leaciinf’ ••••••••••••••••• greatest games witnessed by many. for VMI while losing twenty, a whop­ many holes to fill. Jamison, Carter» and rusher, displays the Silver Shako following the 1996 victory in Lexington. Both teams battled hard, shed blood ping .047 winning percentage. Not Ndjaye are gone. That leaves Cota and This was the last lime VMI had possession of the trophy. FSU's Weinke will and fought tooth and nail for every only have the Keydets lost their head Okulaja with all of the burden on iheir yard. Tommy Haskins, in his last ap­ man, but they must also try to find a shoulders, Cota is up to the challenge, total offense on the day, while giv­ team led by Antonio Smith who needs miss rest of season pearance in front of his own home cure for this ever-growing cancer but Coach G is hurting everywhere else. ing up 365 yards on defense. just 51 yards rushing to break the crowd, rushed for 277 yards and four called VMI football. The Keydets Carolina is Carolina .so they can’t be Doctors said Florida State Among the few bright spots for thousand-yard mark this weekend. touchdowns, leaving the VMI faith­ w'ill look to Athletic Director Donny completely overlooked, but I think they quarterback Chris Weinke will un­ the Keydets were the return of fresh­ This appears to be a concern for the ful to woniler if we will ever have White to act as head coach and to find ate a year or two away from being a dergo neck surgery and miss the man Stillman Clark to the lineup, and Keydets since they rank dead last in such a dominant player like Haskins a remedy before this weekend. legitimate national championship con­ rest of the season. the ironman play of Darius Parker. defense in the SC. However, again. Last weekend the cancer grew tender. X-rays revealed Weinke suf­ Clark got his first playing time in four VMI may be able to match The Cita­ When the fourth quarter began. as the Keydets fell to Appalachian As the decade comes to a clo.se, fered a herniated disk, ligament in­ weeks and responded by picking off del on the score board. VMI’s pass­ VMI and the Citadel were separated State 51-0. From the get go. ASU it is fitting that the duel for “team ()f juries, and a small bone fragment his first collegiate pass. Meanwhile, ing attack should be able to find the by a mere seven points; the crowd was in charge as they rushed to a 17- the 90’s” will find both teams loadeti. in his right arm when he was sacked Darius Parker who played most of the holes in the bulldogs pass defense was hysterical in hopes of keeping 0 first quarter lead, which was then I am talking about Duke and Kentucky. during FSU's 45-14 win over first half at fullback, exhibited ex­ that is ranked second to last in the the Silver Shako, and snow began to extended to 37-0 at the end of the Duke dominated the first half of the Virgina last Saturday. traordinary team play when the SC. fall. This is what watching college half Little went right for the Key­ decade, and the Cats have controlled Doctors said Weinke, a 26 linebacking corps began to get There is much more riding on the football in November is supposed to dets, who could only amass 108 yards the la.st half. I think their December year old sophomore who took over banged up. Parker was inserted into game this weekend than just the Silver meeting in Maui could be a preview of (he starting job for FLorida State the defensive lineup for sixteen plays Shako. When VMI and The Citadel the National Championship game' in t.his year, could return to action next and contributed with five tackles. square off this Saturday it will be the This Week's Game at a Glance: April. While Kentucky will be a-for­ August. Weinke had emerged as a Now it is November 1998, and 58"' meeting between the.se two teams, midable foe for Duke, the Devils {ire team leader, completing 145 of 286 The Citadel is once again packing with VMI holding a 28-27-2 advan­ The M ilitary Classic of the South the team to beat this year. Coach K's passes for 2,487 yards and 19 their bags in attempt to defeat VMI. tage. A victory by the Keydets will boys have a couple more weapons, they touchdowns. This weekend is not Just a football ensure two more years of VMI hold­ are a year stronger, and also a year Marcus Oulzen will replace game, but rather a contest for brag­ ing the series lead. More importantly, wiser. There isn’t a more dangefotis Weinke at Quarterback for the ging rights, pride and to determine a win this weekend by the Keydets inside/outside threat in college basket­ ..Seminoles. Out/.cn had only who is the better southern military would be the first step in curing a pro­ ball than Brand and Langdon, but those .thrown 13 collegiate passes before college. Somehow the Keydets must gram that continues to be ailed by what two are proven and won’t be the force •Saturday, but was 5 of 6 for 67 find a way to put this week's distrac­ seems to be an incurable disease. that pushes the Devils ahead of the , y^rds against the Cavaliers. vs. tions behind them, rather the Keydets Kickoff time this weekend at pack. If Shane Battier develops into a need to find a way to put the entire Alumni Memorial Field will be at consistent 15 points per game contribu: season behind them. 12:30 due to television coverage. Let’s tor and maintains his intensity on th^ Bonilla traded to Despite VMI’s 1-9 record, a just hope the Keydet’s decide to take a boards, Duke will win the National victory this weekend would mean a trip down memory lane to 1996, and New York Mets Championship. Simply, there will be successful season in terms of pride. hand the bulldogs a disappointing loss. too many weapons. Game over; cham­ The , The Citadel will roll into VMI carry­ A Keydet victory will only give pions crowned. .seeking to better their bullpen, ing a very respectful 4-6 record de­ validity to Gen. George S. Patton's fa­ Opponent: Citadel Bulldogs (4-6, 3-4) Yeah, the thought of Duke’s traded third baseman spite a loss to University of Florida tuous quote, "Give me an army of Cita­ third National Championship creates to New York for right-hander Mel Last meeting: Citadel won 28-6 and a near upset of nationally top del men and I’ll win a battle. Give me for me a euphoric high and potential Rojas and cash. History: Series dates back to 1920 ranked Georgia Southern. a handful of VMI men and I’ll win a eternal bli.ss, but I am not a fool, so I The switch-hitting Bonilla, Series Record: VMI leads 28-27-2 The Citadel is a run- oriented war.” hampered by injuries last year, bat­ realize that Murphy hardly ever allows ted .249with 11 homers and 45 Series in Lexington: VMI leads 15-5-2 what should be to actually come about. RBI's in 100 games following The 90's: Citadel has won 6 of 8 Who are the other contenders? I think offseason surgery. TV: FOX Sports South UCONN and Maryland are the mo.st serious threats to a Duke/Kentucky Bonilla was traded to the Time: 12:30, Alumni Memorial Field Dodgers on May 15 along with National Championship match-up. , Charles Johnson, UCONN returns all five starters from and Jim Eisenreich for a team that went to the regional finals and as part of the Florida last year. Huskie guard Khalid EI- 1998 Catott Amin is one of the top three in the coun­ Marlins' payroll purge. Piazza was traded to the Mets try at his position. The huskies should a week later and recently signed a win the Big Ea.st, at a minimum, and $f^l million, seven-year contract Grudge Match look to March to prove who they are. with them. The Terps will pose serious competi­ Bonilla played for the Mets Thanks to Commander Iversen (adviser to the (£ab»t) and his 7-8 tion for Duke in the ACC and will join for 3 1/2 years before being traded performance last week, the faculty is officially out of the race. Way to go the Devils in the que.st for a national to the Baltimore Orioles midway Kurt! It is now a race to the finish between the Corps and the sports edi­ championship. LeRon Profit and through the 1995 season. He is tors. Obinna Ekezie will carry Maryland a under contract for two more years New England at Buffalo Hills Matt & Pat (80-42) long way. at $5.9 million per season. NY Jew at Indianapolis Jcl.s I can’t tell you who the next Piltsburgli at Tennessee Stcelers Valparaiso will be, but after all, it is only Philadelphia at Washinglun Deadskins Cincinnati at Minnesota Vikings November. But this basketball season Lockout helps Miami at Carolina Panthers will be filled with ups and downs as San Franci.sco at Atlanta 49ers they always are. The only constant will Jordan's chances St. Louis at New Orleans Saints Ballimurc at San Diego Ravens be the dominance of the Blue Devils. Seattle at Oakland Raiders The Keydets were 1-20 in two seasons luuler Cain, the only victoiy Cameron will be crazy for sure! of returning Dallas at Arizona ' Boys coming against Division II Lenoir-Rhyne in this year's opener Green Bay at NY Giants Packers Michael Jordan's brother be­ Tampa Bay at Jacksonville Jags lieves the Bulls' superstar is lean­ Chicago at Detroit Lions Cain Fired ing toward returning to the NBA. tVnver at Kansas City Broncos Cont'd from page 1 The Ted Cain PmfUe Larry Jordan said the short­ New England at Buffalo Pats Corps (76-46) ened season, caused by the lockout, NY Jct.s at Indionapolis Jets Wolfpack as the offensive coordina­ Year Team CQaghineFosition R s£fi£d is more appealing to his brother Pittsburgh at Tennessee Steeler.s tor. While guiding some of the Philadelphia at Washington Redskins .1999 VMI Head Coach 1-9 (0-7 SC) than the regular 82-game grind, Cincinnati at Minnesota Vikings school’s most prolific passing at­ 1998 VMI Head Coach 0-11(0-8 SC) plus playoffs. Miami at Carolina Dolphins tacks, Cain coordinated a Wolfpack 1986-96 NCSU Offensive Coordinator 74-53-2 ! Had the NBA not locked out, San Francisco at Atlanta 4‘)ers offense that posted a 74-42-2 record St. Louis at New Orleans Sainfs Larry said that there was no way and played in 8 bowl games. 1977-85 Furman Asst. Coach 73-28-3 Baltimore at San Diego Raven.% Michael was coming back. Seattle at Oakland Seahawks Cain has shown appreciation The NBA regular season was Dallas at Arizona Boys towards VMI for receiving the oppor­ scheduled to begin last Tuesday. Green Bay at NY Giant.s Packers tunity to be a head coach at the Divi­ Tampa Bay at Jacksonville Jags The earliest estimated starting date sion I level. In an interview with the Chicago at Detroit Lions VMI Coaching in the 9 0 's is now December Sth. 63 total Denver ut Kansas City Broncos Mike "Flower Child" Purdy Roanoke Times Cain said, “I do feel Year Coactf ] Pts. Scored Pts. Against games have already been missed, New England at BufTalo Bills Faculty (66-56) like some progress was made, with and the season will likely be short NY Jets at Indianapolis Jets the staff we put in place this year, Jim Shuck 4-7 251 3461990 ened by 20 games. Pittsburgh at Tennessee Oilers some facilities improvements, and 1991 Jim Shuck 4-7 243 373 But if the lockout svipes out Philadelphin at Washington Rcdi>kins my first full recruiting class.” Cincinnati at Minnesota Vikings 1992 Jim Shuck 3-8 245 315 the entire season, Jordan would Although VMI football has Mionii at Carolina Dolphins 1993 Jim Shuck 1-10 139 , ,'396 probably never play pro basketbi San Francisco ut Atlanta 49en struggled over the past declide, again, his brother said, St. Louis at New Orleans Saints Bunting and White remain firmly 1994 Bill Stewart 1-10 153 437 Baltimore at San Diegu Ravens committed to competing in Division 1995 Bill Stewart 4.7 269 350 ••••••••••••••••a Seattle at Oakland Seahawks All naiiomil Sports Hriefs weiv Dallas at Arizona Boys I-AA. According to Bunting, the pro­ 1996 Bill Stewart 3-8 189 298 compikit from the liSHN wrh pujii Green Bay at NY Gionts Packets grant is not where it should be "But 1997 Ted Cain 0-11 93 384 located at http:// Tampa Bay at Jacksonville Bucs my confidence in our ability to fix it Chicago at Detroit Lions Col. "Uncle Ron" Williams 1998 Ted Cain 1-9 137 432 ESHN. Sports'/.oiif. i om remains as high as ever,” Denver at Kaii!ias City Broncos (Deputy Commatidant) V

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