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•The West Georgia n-Wednesday, October 21, 1992
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Braves come from behind to burn Blazers 42-28
By Gid Rowell
Sports Writer
It was a tale of two halves for both
the West Georgia Braves and the
Valdosta State Blazers Saturday
night at Grisham Stadium.
After trailing 28-7 at halftime,
the Braves scored 35 unanswered
points to defeat the Blazers 48-28.
The win, which ended a nine game
losing streak against the Blazers,
coupled with recognition of the 82'
national championship team at
halftime, made for a special night.
‘The win makes a great day
complete,” head coach Ron Jumey
said.”
VSC controlled the first half,
amassing 348 total yards and 28
points compared to 81 total yards
and seven points forWGC. However,
in the second half, the Braves re
sponded by compiling 325 total yards
and 35 points while the Blazers were
held scoreless and only gained 144
yards.
“Defensively, I thought we played
Conference win vaults Braves
over four teams into second place
By Eric Wewers
Sports Editor
Last Saturday’s win over
Valdosta State did more than give
West Georgia another victory. The
win pushed the Braves into second
place in the Gulf South Conference.
“This is possibly the biggest win
“A play here
and a play
there, and we
could be 6-1.”
-Ron Jumey
in the program’s history,” Jumey
said. “This is definitely a big boost
for this club.”
The win put the Braves at 2-2 in
the conference. Jacksonville State
leads the conference with a 4-0-1
mark. Had the Braves not dropped
the 17-10 contest to the Gamecocks,
they would be in first place with a 3-
1 record.
The Braves have dropped two
other games by seven or fewer points.
pretty solid, I really believe our
coaches did a good job making ad
justments in the second half,” Jumey
said.
“On offense, our protection got
better in the second half with the
one-back set as we spread them out
and put more people in passing
routes.
VSC opened the scoring by driv
ing 66 yards on 10 plays, culminated
by a three yard touchdown run by
running back Dominique Ross. Fol
lowing an interception by VSC free
safety Gary Thornton, the Blazers
struck again for seven points with a
39-yard touchdown strike from VSC
quarterback Chris Hatcher to split
end Calvin Walker.
VSC extended its lead to 21-0
early in the second quarter when
Ross raced six yards for his second
touchdown.
After a WGC interception by free
safety Deon Wilks and return of 44
yards to the VCU 21, the Braves
struck for a 16-yard touchdown on a
pass from quarterback Chris Teal to
Gulf South
Conference Standings
GSC Overall
Jacksonville State 4-0-1 5-0-1
West Georgia 2-2 3-4
Delta State 1-1 2-3-1
North Alabama 1-2 4-2
Livingston 1-2 4-2
Valdosta State 1-2 2-4
Miss. College 1-2-1 2-3-1
Conference foe Mississippi College
beat West Georgia 42-35 and Claik-
Atlantabenefitted from amissed field
goal late in the game by Adam
Campbell to pull out the win 28-26.
“A play here and a play there, we
could be 6-1,” Jumey said. “This
year has been part of a learning ex
perience for this team.”
“ The lesson learned this year is to
never quit believing in yourself.”
And that is just what the Braves
did this past week. Down 28-7 at
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Mark Evans runs by VSC’s George Parsons in last Saturday's (Oct. 17) win.
wide receiver Chris Bennett with pass.
4:24 remaining in the half.
VSC lengthened its lead to 21
points once again before the half on
a 11-yard touchdown pass from
Hatcher to Walker. The drive con
sumed 3:50 on eight plays and 75
yards.
In the only score of the third quar
ter, WGC cut the lead to 28-14 on
12-yard Teal to Bennett touchdown
halftime, the Braves could have just
as easily folded, but they came back
for the big 42-28 win.
The Braves, now 3-4 overall with
four games remaining, have a shot at
making the playoffs for the first time
since moving up to Division 11.
“We just need to take each game
one at a time,” Jumey said about his
team’s chances. “Right now we are
worried about Knoxville College
(their next opponent).”
But in the fourth quarter, WGC
went into a scoring frenzy. The
Braves scored three touchdowns on
their first four offensive plays. The
first came on a 52-yard pass from
Teal to wide receiver Orondus Mons.
The second came only two minutes
later on a 74-yard touchdown pass
from Teal to running back Mark
Evans, fumble recovery on the The
Lady Braves show
promise early in
volleyball season
By Charles Fuqua
Sports Writer
Almost a third into the season,
the Lady Braves continue playing
competitive volleyball.
The Lady Braves possess a
record of 3-4 (1-2 inGSC). They
started the season with wins over
Huntingdon and LaGrange Col
leges in LaGrange on Oct. 7.
From there, they traveled to
Alabama to play Montevallo Col
lege. While there they suffered
their worst defeat of the season,
losing in three straight games and
never earning over nine points in a
game.
Coming off that type of defeat
is hard enough, but with division
1-A Georgia Tech next on the
horizon, things looked bleak for
the Lady Braves.
However, they showed the
character and determination that
prompted head coach Robbie
Cameron’s optimistism in the pre
season. The Lady Braves fought
the Yellow Jackets hard, winning
two of the first three games by
Braves scored their third touchdown
as Teal hit Bennett for his third
touchdown reception on a 25-yard
pass.
WGC extended its lead late in the
fourth quarter to 42-28 on a 23-yard
run by fullback Delmas Watkins.
The win improves WGC’s record
to 3-4 overall, amd 2-2 in the Gulf
South, while VSC drops to 2-4
overall, 1-2 in the conference.
scores of 15-13,10-15, and 16-14,
but the Yellow Jackets took over
and won the match 3-2.
Entering into the conference
schedule, the Lady Braves stood
with an overall record of 2-2.
Jacksonville State proved to be a
tough opponent, as Cameron had
foreseen, beating West Georgia 3-
1.
The Lady Braves came back
against Mississippi College with a
dominating 3-0 victory. They won
the games 15-13,15-5, and 16-4,
but then took another loss at the
hands of conference foe North
Alabama 3-1.
The Lady Braves did show
some promise according to
Cameron in the match against
North Alabama. In previous
matches, they would win the early
games, but fade in the end. Against
North Alabama, they played bet
ter towards the end of the match.
Cameron believes that this is a
sign that the team is gaining much
needed stamina for the remainder
of the season.
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