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pass. And mean-spirited play by
game,” hitting eight aces on
the day.
“They stayed with them,”
sword fight with Pasadena
Memorial.
But if any team deserves to
enjoy a victory, Ross would be
the one.
Aaron Rodgers threw for 208
yards and a touchdown to help
California pull away from Air Force
in the second half.
Air Force knocked off Cal the
last time the Bears were ranked
in 2002 and another upset
appeared to be brewing when the
Falcons were within seven points
at halftime.
<B>No. 17 Auburn 31,
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threw for 183 yards and ran for
60 yards and one score.
No. 21 Wisconsin 34,
Central Florida 6
No. 25 Minnesota 63,
Toledo 21
No. 22 Maryland 23,
Northern Illinois 20
No. 18 Missouri 52,
Arkansas St 20
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No. 2 Oklahoma 40,
Bowling Green 24
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Kejuan
Jones rushed for a career-high
148 yards and a touchdown and
No. 9 Ohio State 27,
Cincinnati 6
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lydell
No. 16 Virginia 44, Temple
14
PHILADELPHIA (AP) —Wall
Lundy ran for 104 yards and
three touchdowns, and Alvin
Pearman returned a punt 70
yards for a score to lead the
Cavaliers to an easy opening win.
The Owls had more fumbles
(four) than thirddown conversions
(two) and lost to a Top 25 team
for the 18th straight time.
Marques Hagans finished 17-
for-22 for 211 yards and rushed
and threw for a touchdown for
Virginia, which began the season
with its highest ranking since
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Boating safety course
The Galveston Bay Power
Squadron will'offer a public safe-
boating course beginning Sept. 11
at the Eddie Gray Wetlands Renter
across from Lee High School.
on the fourth Saturday. Classes
are 9 a.m. tq 1 p.m. Sept. 11,
18 and 25. The exam is on '
Saturday, Oct. 2. The course
touchdown, and Ohio State’s
swarming defense stymied
Cincinnati.
Justin Zwick threw two intercep-
tions and had four fumbles in his
first start for the Buckeyes. He
completed 14 of 26 passes for
213 yards and a touchdown.
Backup Troy Smith played far less
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attack continued the
Mountaineers' recent dominance
of East Carolina in the opener for
both teams. The Mountaineers
compiled 478 yards on the
ground. In the two previous sea-
sons. they ran for 361 and a Big
East-record 536 against the
Pirates.
against Cooper to start the reg-
ular season.
Sterling team lost in the open- ' .
victory, the Jordan Wooddell and Greg
‘ “sraves.
Offensively, in addition to
Sterling High School
“Overall, 1 thought we played
Savannah Powers led in kills very well at this tournament,”
No. 8 Michigan 43, Miami,
Ohio 10
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) —
Freshman Chad Henne threw two
touchdowns in a surprising start
for Michigan, helping the
Wolverines to an easy victory over
Miami of Ohio that ended the
nation’s longest winning streak.
Matt Gutierrez was supposed
to start, but he was relegated to
holding on kicks because of a
sore arm, creating an opportunity
for Henne. Rick Leach is the only
other quarterback to start as a
freshman in a season opener for
the Wolverines. Leach led
Michigan to a victory on Sept. 13,
1975, at Wisconsin.
drives, including a TD pass.
Bearcats coach Mark Dantonio
lost his debut to his former
employer. He was defensive coor-
dinator for the Buckeyes for three
years.
has gone over 200 yards in four
of his last six games. After his
32-yard touchdown run for a 17-6
lead in the third quarter, he
needs two more TDs to tie Ell
Roberson for the Wildcats’ career
record of 40.
Dylan Meier, a sophomore mak- 1998.
ing his first start at quarterback
as Roberson’s replacement,
seemed to come together as a game,” Home said.
unit.” The team had to wait the day
Next up for Lee is Pasadena out, but came off the bench
at home at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday; with “the best game we played
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No. 15 Clemson 37,
Wake Forest 30,20T
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Charlie
Whitehurst threw an 11-yard
touchdown pass to Kyle Browning
in the second overtime that lifted
Clemson to an Atlantic Coast
Conference victory.
The Tigers led 19-3 eariy in the
second quarter, but the Deacons
rallied for 24 straight points and
led 27-19 after Chris Barclay's
50-yard touchdown run with
12:20 to go in the game.
Yusef Kelly’s short TD run and
Kelvin Grant’s tying two-point con-
version catch with 1:52 left in the
regulation tied it at 27 for
Clemson.
No. 12 Kamas SL 27,
W. Kentucky 13
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) —
THURSDAY
VOLLEYBALL
• JV: Baytown Christian
Academy vs. Second Baptist,
4:3Q, BCA
• Varsity: Baytown Christian
Academy vs. Second Baptist,
5:30, BCA
• Varsity: Anahuac at
Woodville Tournament, TBA,
Woodville
FOOTBALL
• Lee varsity at Clear Lake, 7
p.m.
• Crosby vs. Lumberton,
freshmen at 5 p.m., JV at
6:30 p.m.
Ranger caps available
The Sterling Booster Club is
offering a special commemorative
cap available only to former Ranger
football players. The cap was
deigned by former Rangers and the
artwork was done by Chris
Roberts, Rangers 1978.
A special designation on the
back proclaims the wearer a "for-
mer varsity player."
This cap is only available
through the Sterling Booster Club
for $20. Proceeds go directly to the
Ranger football program.
This event will help gauge inter-
est in the formation of a Sterling
Ranger Alumni Association. For
information, br to place an order,
call Scott Griffin at 281-851-5968.
No. 10 West Virginia 56,
East Carolina 23
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -
Mark Clayton caught two of Jason Kay-Jay Harris rushed for a
“ ■ • ■ school-record 337 yards and four
touchdowns for the Mountaineers.
The loss still made for some
bright points. “I was pleased
with our passing,” Bond said.
“We’re going to have to try to
keep the ball in play.”
The girls face Episcopal at
4:30 and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at
Lee College. On Thursday
they’re up against Second
Baptist at home and this week-
Finley:
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Minyard, who got an ice and
water bath from his fired-up
team when it was over, was
every bit as excited as his
Rangers. Who could blame
him'?
"I know that right now it
won’t sink in as much as it will
later on,” he smiled. “It’s (win-
ning) sweet. It always is.”
The romp past the Trojans ball game and this is how ‘we’
1 are going to play it.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
• Syracuse at Purdue, Ch. 13,
12:30 p.m.
• Kentucky at Louisville,
ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
• Fresno St. at Washington,
FSN, 4:30 p.m.
• UNLV at Tennessee, ESPN,
7 p.m.
AUTO RACING
• NHRA qualifying for U.S.
Nationals, ESPN, noon
• NASCAR Nextel Cup, Pop
Sercret 500, Ch. 2, 6 p.m.
GOLF
• Champions Tour at Pebble
Beach, Calif., Ch. 2, 3 p.m.
• PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank
Championship, 4 p.m.
BASEBALL
• Atlanta at Montreal, TBS,
noon
• Chicago Cubs at Florida,
WGN, 2 p.m.
• Anaheim at Cleveland,
ESPN2, 7 p.m.
TENNIS
U.S. Open, Ch. 11,11 a.m.
MOTORSPORTS
• MotoGP 250, SPEED, 11
a.m.
• AMA Superbike, SPEED, 2
p.m. ‘
• FIM World Superbike,
SPEED, 3 p.m.
• FIM World Superbike,
SPEED, 4 p.m.
• FIM World Superbike,
SPEED, 8:30 b.m.
• FIA World Rally, SPEED,
8:30 p.m.
Athletes sought for
new Sun column
Next Wednesday, The
Baytown Sun will begin a
new sports feature called
The College Report.
Written by Daniel L.
Chamness, the report will
feature local athletes now
competing in college. To be
featured, an athlete must
have graduated from one of
the area high schools —
Lee, Sterling, Barbers Hill,
Anahuac, Crosby or Baytown
Christian Academy — and
must be involved in intercol-
Family members or coach-
es can contact Chamness
about athletes. Call
Chamness at 217-892-1027,
fax him at 217-892-1028 or
e-mail him at
dan62293@cs.com
Area high schools or any-
one with any knowledge of
the whereabouts of any of
the area’s former residents
competing in college also
I are invited.
The College Report will be a
weekly feature and will run
during the next 40 weeks.
the contest with question marks fumbles, two of which Texas
on defense, particularly in the fumed into points. With each
front seven. touchdown, Longhorns defend-
The Longhorns would appear ers played more aggressive, fly-
anticipated his first game as
Ross Boss, he told a visitor to
ry. That bodes well for the
future.
For sure, they’re not ready to
break into the Top ip, but the
mental trapdoor that has consis-
tently sprung open on them for
more seasons than we’d care to
mention was securely locked
tight this night. It was an oh so
sweet way to begin picking up
the broken pieces of a once
LSU 22, Oregon State 21
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU
can thank an Oregon State kicker
who could not make extra points
for its seasooopening victory.
Alexis Serna missed three extra
points Saturday night, including
one that would have forced a sec-
ond overtime, and No. 4 LSU
escaped with a 22-21 victory.
The defending BCS champion
Tigers trailed throughout the
game, were shut out in the first
half, and behind 15*7jwith 1:38
left. ' (
The Tigers seemed sure to lose legiate athletics,
when they drove to the Oregon
State 2 and failed to score with
3:39 left. But their defense gave
them another shot.
The Tigers got the ball back for
their final possession of regula-
tion with 1:38 left. After JaMarcus
Russell threw two incompletions,
he hooked up with Dwayne Bowe
for a 26-yarder then a 38-yard
touchdown to cut Oregon State’s
lead to 15-13.
IVIMINnm IMI1, Mil, \t\Ff —
Darren Sproles ran for 221 yards
and a touchdown on 42 carries,
leading Kansas State past FAA
Western Kentucky.
Sproles, the nation’s leading
rusher with 1,986 yards last sea-
son, extended his school record
with his 20th lOOyard game. He
igation and seamanship. Topics
covered include boat terms and
types, boat handling, marine
radiotelephone, piloting, knots i
and hitches, anchoring, required
I equipment, and navigation aids,
rules and emergency procedures.
There is no charge for instruc-
tion, but textbook and instru-
ments are $35. Texas Parks and
Wildlife charges $10 for its certifi-
cate, pecessary for those
younger than 18 operating a
power boat with more than 10
Horsepower or sailboat longer
than 14 feet.
For information, call Charles
Cody at 281-424-7060 or Lee
College at 281-5256311.
TUESDAY
VOLLEYBALL
• Baytown Christian Academy
vs. Episcopal, JV at 4:30
p.m., varsity at 5:30 p.m.,
Varsity at 6:30 p.m.
• Anahuac vs. Tarkington,
freshmen at 5 p.m., JV at 6
p.m., varsity at 7 p.m.
• Barbers Hill at Crosby, 6:30
p.m.
WATER POLO
• RSS vs. Clear Brook, 6 p.m.
I
Ware rushed for 135 yards and
three touchdown in his college
debut for the Bulldogs.
Ware was the first freshman
running back to start his first
game at Georgia since 1943. He
opened the scoring for Georgia
with a 10-yard touchdown run. He
added a 3-yard scoring run early
in the third quarter, helping the
Bulldogs pull away from a close
game at halftime.
Tyson Browning had a 72-yard
punt return and Reggie Brown
caught a 43-yard pass from David Saturday in the Santa Fe
Tournament.
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) —Jason
Campbell passed for two touch-
downs and Camell Williams ran
for 103 yards as the Tigers
unveiled a new West Coast
* offense.
Auburn's new system sputtered
at times but still fared better than
in last year’s opening shutout
defeat to Southern California that
set the stage for a disappointing
season.
Williams carried 23 times and
caught a 9yard touchdown pass.
Steven Jyles was 16of-22
passing for only 96 yards with an
interception for LouisianaA/fonroe.
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Pick 3 Day:
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defeating Santa Fe 25-21, 27-
25, Alief-Elsik 25-20, 25-19
and Texas City 25-12, 25-20
Sunday, Septmber 5,2004
White’s three touchdown passes
for the Sooners.
White, the returning Heisman
Trophy winner, completed 21 of
31 passes for 238 yards, but
also threw an interception that
was returned for a touchdown.
Adrian Peterson, the Sooners'
top-rated high-school recruit,
OpOllS DilclS flashed brilliance with a 35-yard
touchdown run and finished with
100 yards on 16 carries.
Charles Sharon had two touch-
down catches and Keon
Newson’s 28-yard interception
return for a touchdown helped
Bowling Green stay in the game.
<B>No. 3 Georgia 48, Ga.
Southern 28<P>
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Danny .
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The course includes three four- marked the first opening-season
hour classes followed by an exam win for Ross since 1999, which
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victory, the 25-point spread, is block ‘em,” he went on, almost Minyard’s response when asked ing week. The junior varsity and
each had seven kills. “We were lost its bid for the bronze in the
Roberts said. “They got ahead pretty much doing what we Pearland Tournament Saturday,
but coach Kelle Bond said
there still were some good
points to the match.
The team dropped two
games, 25-27 and 17-25, to
Alvin.
Bond said, however, that
junior Carrie Fisk, who also
plays junior varsity ball, start-
ed for the team in the match
and was the second highest kill
leader with six. “She had good
ball control and she served
aggressively,” Bond said.
RuthAnn Feist led the team
with nine kills.
But, Bond said the team
committed “a lot of hitting
errors.”
In the first game, BCA was
tied with Alvin, but lost the ties
because of three or four con-
includes additional training in'nav- the largest in who knows when, poetically. “1 just want to do it about the injury. “Don't know, ninth grade “A” wop, while the
for all four quarters.” and 1 don’t want to make any sophomores and ninth grade
He got that and more, but had unknown diagnosis.” “B” were tied).
good reason for making such Naturally, in a win so big, Minyard knows one week
demands of his team. As defen-
Harris broke the school record
of 291 yards set by Kerry
Marbury in 1971 against Temple.
It also was a Big East record,
eclipsing the mark of 299 set by
Miami’s Edgerrin James in 1998
against UCLA.
Jason Colson added two scores
as West Virginia’s platoon rushing yards and three touchdowns, and
When Benson wasn’t carry- to have some of them answered, ing around the field to tee off on .
ing the ball, the Longhorns gave although a much tougher test North Texas runners at every
it to Selvin Young, who rushed likely comes next weekend
for 102 yards and two touch- against Arkansas,
downs on runs of 16 and 48 1’ -----"
Friday, the team opens its regu- all day,” according to Home. In
lar season at Spring. the first game against Port
Neches, Mason had 14 kills and
Cabrera had nine. The team led
the whole way. “We were
focused,” Home said. “If we
could play like this the entire
match we would be a really
hard team to beat.”
Unfortunately, the Lady
Rangers couldn’t get it together
for a repeat performance.
On defense, Home noted Liz
Wallace and Brittany Bean, and
said Michael Heinrich had
“tons of assists.” Candace
Machicek did “a good job at the
net and in the back court,”
Home said.
The Lady Rangers next play
at 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday at St. Agnes. They
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in all three matches with 13 Sterling coach Nadine Home
kills against Santa Fe, 15 kills said Saturday. Sterling lost to
against Alief-Elsik and 12 kills St. Agnes 16-25, 9-25 in the
Ross rushed for 141 yards and a against Texas City, earning her first match, won against
“It gets us off to the start we goal line. tallied on a 13-yard blast and
want.” Painful late-minute losses to Mike ------- —---------
Earlier in the day, as Minyard Clear Creek and Alvin brought with Narcisse on an 11-yard
nothing but more darkness. And scoring pass
probably sealed the deal on
his office that he would accept Sterling’s third straight 1-9 sea-
nothing less than an all-out
effort. Plus this: “1 expect us,
No. 1, to play four quarters of
football, with the attitude and
But who’s counting? for a)| four quarters.” and 1 don’t want to make any
Most importantly, the He got that and more, but had unknown diagnosis.”
Rpngers competed, and good reason for making such Naturally, in a win so big,
scratched, and clawed about as demands of his team. As defen- there were standouts. Make that does not a season make, and
hard as they have in this centu- sive coordinator a year ago, he many standouts. he’ll work his troops hard for
and the Sterling staff watched On defense, Trey Whitley Friday’s Stallworth Stadium
hopelessly as three Winnable recovered two fumbles. Gatson
games slipped down thidrain in Murphy intercepted a pass and
the waning moments, f
Possibly the most hurtful of down. Aaron Collins blocked
those was the 2003 opener ' "
opposite La Porte. To score a
stinging 7-0 victory, the Jordan Wooddeil and Greg Jim Finleys regular column
Bulldogs put together what is Narcisse drew Minyard’s raves, appears Tuesday and Friday.
believe to be ttje shortest drive Offensively, in addition to His e-mail address is jfin-
in recorded schoolboy history - Murray. Cade Augustine had ley 114@houston.rr.com.
, won against
all-tournament honors, ’ Angleton 26-24, 25-11 in the
Kendall Jackson had nine second and lost to Port Neches
kills in the Santa Fe match, 25-20,20-25,13-25 in the third.
Autumn Duhon had seven in Against St. Agnes, Destiny
the Alief-Elsik games and Mason led with five kills, while
Tawny Hollaway had eight Emmylou Cabrera had four and
against Texas City. Celina Rocha had three. “We
“They got up there ... took were still half-asleep,” Home
but produced two scores in three |ast night’s game and put it in said of the early morning
the past,” coach Leslie Roberts match,
said. “They played great defen-
sively and offensively.”
chance.
Patrick Cobbs, the Mean
downs on runs of 16 and 48 New co-coordinator Greg Green running back who led the
yards. The first made it 17-0 Robinson and former Arizona Sun Belt Conference with 1,680
when he juked a defender at the head coach Dick Tomey were
5 and ran over another at the brought in to shore up a defense eight carries as the Longhorns’
goal line. that had slipped to 25th nation- defensive line seldom gave him
While the rushing attack was ally in 2003. a chance to get to the line of
The defense forced three scrimmage.
respected program. approximately three-quarters of fields goals of 37 and 28 yards,
“It’s great to win your first a inch, after a costly, costly Jeremy Williams returned a
football game,” Minyard said. Ranger fumble at the lip of the punt 72 yards for six, Murphy
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The list could on.
It should be noted that the
son. Rangers broke out brand new
The only thing dark and omi- work clothes for this contest,
nous against South Houston going to all white uniforms with
was an injury to starting tail- a blue hard hat. So in addition to
demeanor that this is‘our’foot- back Rickey Murray,1 who being impressively aggressive,
* " ‘ ’ accounted for 94 yards on 13 they were also stylish.
carries in the first half, when he There was another bit of good end starts a big tournament
“I know we’re going to hit was carried to the sideline in the news that brought a smile to the
in the last century, if we’re *em, | know we’re going to tack- third period with a knee injury.
mistaken. The margin of |e cm ] know we’re going to “We’ll wait and see,” was
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