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page 10 September 25, 1991
SPORTS
THE STREAK IS OVER
CAU WHIPS MORRIS BROWN
By Anthony George 2U
Sports Editor
It took 16-years, three
coaches and three stadiums, but
Clark Atlanta University
defeated Morris Brown 29-6 in
the Bill Lucas Memorial Classic,
August 30, at Atlanta Fulton-
County Stadium.
Not since 1974 when the
Panthers defeated Morris Brown
17-6 on their season finale, had
the Panthers accomplished such
a feat. That same year, Clark
was awarded the SLAC Division
II championship.
"This is a very special
victory for us,” said second-year
head coach Willie Hunter. 'We
have been training for this game
since the Morehouse game last
season. We felt in order to get off
on the right foot, we had to beat
Morris Brown. It is a real good
feeling, and all the coaches and
players made it possible."
One of the keys for the
Panthers was their stingy
defense, which only allowed 24
yards rushing for the
Wolverines. In contrast, the
Panthers' running back Charles
Evans rushed for 81 yards on 20
carries, being the primary work
horse for the Panther offense.
The Panthers finished with 173
yards on the ground, which
helped take the pressure off
first-year quarterback Charles
Parks.
Parks completed seven of
19 passes for 91 yards and two
touchdown passes. He also ran
for 17 yards on seven carries,
and accounted for two rushing
touchdowns.
"It was a team effort,,"
Hunter said. "I think Charles
Parks played an extremely good
game for his first start. Charles
Evans ran the ball hard and also
Tim Lowery. The offensive line
created holes for our backs, and
our defense, especially our
secondary, played well."
The Panthers took an
early 8-0 lead on a 12-play drive
that started on the Panthers 41
yard line. The big play was a 19-
yard pass from Parks to senior
wideout Felix Lewis. Parks
compieted the drive with a 1-
yard quarterback keeper.
Wideout Sedrick Austin caught a
2-yard pass for the two-point
conversion.
Later that period, the
Panthers drove 65-yards on
seven plays for their second
touchdown. Austin, who moved
from defense to offense this
season, made a leaping catch in
the end zone, giving the
Panthers a 15-0 lead.
"Austin made one of the
greatest catches you will see all
year on that play," said offensive
corordinator, Robert Haygood.
The Panthers recovered a
fumble on the Wolverines next
possession, and scored on Lewis'
19-yard touchdown reception,
going into halftime leading 22-0.
According to Haygood,
the Panthers ran more than
planned to settle down their
young quarterback. He also
praised the offensive line and
how the offense converted their
third down opportunities.
"We played well with a lot
of savvy.," Haygood said. 'We
took what the defense gave us
and that allowed us to be
successful. We were also strong
defensively, and we won the
kicking game."
CAU
MBC
First downs
17
13
Rushes-yards
42-153
30-24
Passing yards
91
129
Pass/att/comp/int
7-19-1
13 -29-1
Total offense
244
153
Fumbles/lost
0-0
3-2
Sacks by
2
1
Penalties/yards
10-95
8-70
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING- CAU: C. Evans 20-81, C. Parks
7-17, Wiggins 3-20, Yarbrough 1-4, Mans
2-1, Lowery 9-30. MBC: Griffin 10-(-43),
Boyd 8-11, Dalton 1-16, Hitson l-(-l), K.
Jones 4-11, Morgan l-(-6).
PASSING- CAU: C. Parks 7-19-91-1-2,
Smith 0-1-0. MBC: Griffin 8-19-79-0, K.
Jones 2-4-23-1, Morgan 3-6-27-0.
RECEIVING- CAU: Austin 2-27, Neal 3-
32, Lewis 2-26, Evans 1-6. MBC:
Robertson 3-26, Boyd 1-14, Withers 4-40,
Heard 1-6, Cambridge 1-11, Battle 2-23,
Johnson 1-9.
HOW THEY SCORED
CAU- Parks 1-yard run (Austin 2-point
conversion)
CAU- Austin 7-yard pass from Parks (Jones
kick)
CAU- Lewis 19-yard pass from Parks (Jones
Kick)
MBC- Mills 13-yard run (kick failed)
CAU- Parks 1-yard run (Jones kick)
A-6,000
CAU
MBC
PANTHERS ROLL OVER BEARS 33-14
Start Season 2-0
PHOTO BY ANTHONY GEORGE HI
CAU Fans are enthused after the Panthers 2-0 start
By ANTHONY GEORGE UT
SPORTS EDITOR
After trailing 7-0
early in the first quarter,
Clark Atlanta University
Panthers scored 33
unanswered points as
they defeated the
Livingstone Bears 33-14
at Herndon Stadium,
Saturday.
The Panthers
improved their record to
2-0, and the Bears fell to
1-1. This is the first time
in 13 years that Clark
has won their opening
two games. The last Lime
occured in 1978 when the
Panthers won the SLAC.
’We came into the
season with intentions of
being a contender and to
do that, you must win
games," said Panthers'
second-year head coach
Willie Hunter. "Getting
off to a good start really
helps the teams'
confidence, and it's better
to be 2-0 than 0-2."
The Panthers got
their first break early in
the second half when the
Bears' center snapped the
ball over the punters
head. CAU gained
possession at the Bears'
13-yard line. Six plays
later, quarterback
Charles Parks scored on
a 1-yard keeper, giving
'That was the big
play for us," Hunter said.
"From there, we just wore
them down."
After several key
defensive stops, the
Panthers drove 74-yards
on nine plays, scoring on
a 1-yard run by running
back Tim Lowery. The
big play of the drive was a
22-yard run by Parks on
a third-and-eight from
the Panthers 28-yard
line. The Bears were
penalized an additional
15-yards for a personal
foul.
After halftime,
the Panthers switched
gears form their run-
and- shoot offense to a
wishbone. CAU finished
with 212 net yards
rushing, with senior
runningback Charles
Evans finishing with 112
yards with 25 carries.
The Panthers put
the game out of reach
early in the fourth period
on defensive back
Michael Neal's 50-yard
interception, giving the
Panthers a 33-7 lead,
with 12:18 left.
"That play
basically put the game
out of reach," Hunter
said. "Also, we swithed to
our wishbone to run time
off the clock and we just
the Panthers a 13‘7.lead. wore them down.