ROCKY MOUNT--The Leafs' playoff chase took a devestating blow yesterday, as
the visiting Wilson Tobs posted a fall-from-ahead, come-from-behind upset.
"A great win for the Tobs on the road against a big rival," an emotionally
exhausted Matthew Vaughn said after the game. (In the pressbox during the
tumultous fourth quarter, the famously weak-stomached Tobs owner had
complained of nausia.) "It helps in such a disappointing season." ...
ROCKY MOUNT--The Leafs' playoff chase took a devestating blow yesterday, as
the visiting Wilson Tobs posted a fall-from-ahead, come-from-behind upset.
"A great win for the Tobs on the road against a big rival," an emotionally
exhausted Matthew Vaughn said after the game. (In the pressbox during the
tumultous fourth quarter, the famously weak-stomached Tobs owner had
complained of nausia.) "It helps in such a disappointing season." ...
WINSTON-SALEM--Garfield Soft wasn't ready. Neither was Alan Crossen. ...
A great win for the Tobs on the road against a big rival it helps in such a disappointing season. This is a huge loss for the Leafs who were trying to keep pace with the Eagles, but this loss knocks the Leafs out of the playoff race.
Wilson
Jeff Gray 15/27 216yds 1TD
Ken Haslip 17car/47yds
John Justice 10tt/7rec/101yds 1TD 1Fumble
Parry Yale 6 tackles 1 knockdown 1 Int 1TD
Rocky Mount
Mike Ramsey 18/32 237yds 2TDs 2Ints
Juan Elswick 10car/41yds
Nate Iverson 10tt/6rec/47yds
John Alexander 3tt/3rec/96yds 1TD
Christopher Dahl 7 tackles
An easy win for the Eagles who dominated this game, especially on defense. The Twins are a better team than they were last season, but they were unable to matchup against the Eagles who simply have more talent spread around. If Kinston and Charlotte hold on to win their Divisions that should make a tough tough playoff game.
Kinston
Robert Ramos 17/23 211yds 1TD 1 Fumble
Bernie Hall 25car/116yds 2TDs 2 Fumbles
James Meier 8tt/8rec/121yds
Pat Mlot 1 tackle 4 sacks
Winston-Salem
Alan Crossen 12/36 115yds 1Int
Brandon Brown 6car/22yds
Wortham Wainright 11tt/7rec/74yds
Garfield Soft 10tt/2rec/18yds
Larry Caplan 5 tackles 1 sack 2 fumble recoveries 1TD
The Raleigh defense played a great game, but the Charlotte defense played an even better game to stay on top of the Mountain Division.
Charlotte
Royce Scott 15/26 186yds 1TD 1Int
Maurice Bloom 19car/25yds 2Fumbles
Richard McLeod 6tt/3rec/73yds 1TD
Paul Snyder 7 tackles 1 knockdown 1 Int
James Iverson 4 tackles 2 sacks
Kenneth Anaya 3 tackles 4 knockdowns
Raleigh
Jon Query 13/37 111yds 1Int 2Fumbles
Carl Farris 10car/34yds
Mark Scott 6tt/2rec/35yds
Sid Pagel 5 tackles 1 sack
Kenny Case 1 tackle 3 sacks 1 knockdown
Steve Rowe 6 tackles 1 Int
Royce Elliott 7 tackles 1 fumble recovery
Russell Booker 8 tackles 1 fumble recovery
RALEIGH--The Raleigh defense played a great game, but the Charlotte defense
played an even better game to stay on top of the Mountain Division.
1. Robert Stokes, Raleigh, 14
2. Jay Debat, Wilson; Andrew Lowdermilk, Raleigh, and Kyle Lowery, Rocky Mount, 11
5. Ernie Girt, Burlington, 9
6. Robert Tello, Wilson; Tony Tice, Asheville, and Lane Turnbull, Burlington, 8
9. Earnest Nelson, Greensboro; Lee Olson, Kinston; Jarred Romine, Asheville; Arnie Smith, Winston-Salem, and James Varnado, Burlington, 7
ASHEVILLE--The Greensboro Patriots made long trip west to Asheville today, shut out the Tourists 17-0 and claimed a half-game advantage over Durham and Winston-Salem in the hotly contested Piedmont Division second-place race.
"We're No. 2!" said victorious Greensboro signal-caller Derrick Smith. "All the haters are going to say we should be 6-6 and competing for the playoffs. All I know is we won today, and, for the moment, we're in second place alone. It feels good." ...
Big plays made the difference in this one. Greensboro got big plays on defense and offense. Asheville on the other hand got no big plays. Even near the end when it looked like they would have a long punt return to setup a score, it was called back on a penalty. That's just the way the game went, and the way the whole season has gone for the Tourists. The Patriots are happy with the win, but their season has already been a bust once again playing below expectations.
Greensboro
Derrick Smith 20/38 254yds 1TD
William Adams 17car/72yds
Ken Strzelczyk 10tt/7rec/161yds 1TD
Whitney Gadson 3 sacks
Tim Copeland 3 sacks
Derrick Herrera 5 tackles 4 knockdowns
Asheville
Erik Waters 18/36 206yds 2Ints
John Jackson 13car/38yds
Igor Walsh 10tt/6rec/72yds
Tony Tice 10 tackles
The Pirates haven't been that impressive this season, but they keep winning. A great game for the Pirates defense.
Gastonia
James Martin 22/38 187yds 1TD
James Carter 21car/61yds 1Fumble
Timothy Rodriguez 12tt/8rec/52yds
Robert Lee 12tt/6rec/58yds 1TD
Marty Rodenhauser 2 tackles 5 sacks
Ian Black 1 tackle 3 sacks
Greensboro
Derrick Smith 11/27 179yds
William Adams 22car/-7yds 2Fumbles
Carl Caldwell 6tt/5rec/70yds
Derrick Herrera 9 tackles 2 knockdowns
PLAYERS ATT YDS AVG LG TD
Dur D. Snider 2751 14516 5.2 90 103
Bur G. Caufield 1529 8517 5.5 72 69
Sal D. Harley 1535 7131 4.6 59 57
Wil K. Haslip 1324 5612 4.2 80 27
Kin B. Hall 1152 3695 3.2 63 17
Sal J. Willis 1066 3537 3.3 57 21
Gas J. Carter 768 3385 4.4 71 29
Cha M. Bloom 1107 3256 2.9 41 21
Cha T. Sessions 913 2379 2.6 37 15
Wil C. Davey 684 2254 3.2 37 6
Ass J. Jackson 497 2022 4.0 36 19
Ass B. Stinson 591 1775 3.0 64 8
Kin E. Debow 642 1688 2.6 33 12
Ral J. Alli 646 1621 2.5 45 7
RM D. Grace 514 1506 2.9 35 5
Dur J. Clark 439 1341 3.0 26 4
Gre G. Dixon 430 1283 2.9 25 6
Bur J. Adorno 176 1041 5.9 33 10
Wil A. Bailey 252 990 3.9 32 3
RM J. Elswick 341 968 2.8 37 5
The Twins played well, but the Charlotte defense was simply too much for them dominating the second half of the game. The Twins defense wore down and the Charlotte offense put up some good numbers netting 343 total yards.
Charlotte
Royce Scott 19/28 261yds 1Int
Maurice Bloom 30car/49yds 1Fumble
Gordon Carson 6tt/5rec/106yds
Roman Fontenot 2 tackles 3 sacks
Winston-Salem
Alan Crossen 12/20 138yds
Brandon Brown 4car/33yds
Wortham Wainright 7tt/3rec/58yds
Myron Collins 11 tackles
Arnie Smith 7 tackles 1 fumble recovery
