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mffjJr DmllR S/IIIIfS Volume XXII Number 4 Western Maryland College Thursday, October 26, 2000 Terror football run over F&M 55-6 and Dickinson 27-0 MICIIAEL JENKINSON offense did. This was due to a SWjJWriler touchdown scored by Jason Wiles The Green Terror Football team on a fumble recovery early in the has proven this year that they are a second half .. "That was my first balance team. ever, at any level," said Wiles of Unlike basketball, where one lheTD. player can score 50 points or more Meanwhile, the special teams or baseball, where one pitcher can were once again outstanding on single handily shut down an entire Saturday. Senior captain' Rob team, a football team needs to do Mccracken scored a TD on a kick everything well, and needs all II return on the opening play of the players on the field to make a play second half. work. This passed weekend, The kick coverage was domi- against the Franklin and Marshall nant, and the PATlField Goal team Diplomats, the Green Terror was 100% accurate. proved this. The Terror special teams unit The team received dominant has been excellent all season. performances from the defense, the Ranking either first or second in the special teams, and the offense in the conference in almost every special 55-6 rout. teams statistic. The defense held strong once -Is it possible to quietly score4l again. The Diplomats offense was points? That is exactly what the only able to accumulate 174 yards Terror offense did against the Dips. passing. The offensive line pushed around That's not the best part how- the Diplomats defensive line, the aRADWlDNER ever. The Dips running game running game was solid as usual, French Pope displays his speed while returning a punt in the Terror homecoming victory over Dickinson. rushed for a total of negative one and QB Jamie "Boo" Harris found offense. It seems that coach Tim He is a superstar wide receiver who to a teammate, they threw one to a yard. the open receivers. Keating has settled upon his "three gets open against anyone if left Terror defensive back. in fact, the Terror defense The receiving corps is perhaps amigos" among this talented group. covered one-on-one. Therefore, he Perhaps the most revealing as- scored as many points as the F&M the most exciting element of this This all starts with Teron Powell. is often placed in a double cover- pect of this game was the several age. This gives more space and offensive players who stepped up freedom to the other pass catchers. and moved into the limelight. Then there is James Jegede. Jegede found himself wide He's stepped into the role of the open in the end zone in the second speedy deep threat. After Jegede, half. Of the play, Jegede said, "I there is the standout from knew I was open the whole play. I "I don't think it was a credit to my ability, but a credit to the ability of my offensive line. -Boo Harris Saturday's game, Joey Ellis. was hoping 800 (Harris) would Ellis scored a long TO, and find me." caught several balls across the Freshman running back Bran- middle on crucial third downs. don Brown also added some excite- One other aspect of the receiv- ment. In a seemingly basic run up ers that doesn't get much attention the middle, Brown broke a tackle is their blocking. and sprinted 48 yards for the first That's right, these receivers of hopefully many TO's of his ca- block. Down field blocks by wide reer. receivers often tum 3 yard gains The aforementioned Harris also into 8 and 15 yard gains into 30 proved his all-around abilities in plus. this game. Harris has always been Such gain is vital to a high per- quick to tuck and run past the op- formance offense. posing defense. The week before the F&M de- However, Harris proved against struction was another dominant Dickinson that he has the ability to win for the Terror. stay in the pocket, find open receiv- This one was a 27-0 homecom- ers, and deliver the football ing demolition of the Red Devils Harris is quick to pass credit, of Dickinson. however. "I don', think it was a It is hard finding something credit to my ability, but a credit to new to add to the spectacular, yet the ability of my offensive line." solid, play of the defense. Most athletes would love to One interesting note is that bask in the glory of a defining mo- Dickinson completed 6 passes in ment. But Harris shows once the game, and threw 3 intercep- again, in this simple quote, how the Coach TIm Keating and Quarterback Boo Harris discuss offensive strategy during their 27-0 Homecoming tions. Terror are a strong, balanced, Victory over Dickinson. For every two balls completed championship team.