Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, September 16, 1993 TAG: 9309160082
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Doug Doughty
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
William and Mary, which trailed 35-7 with 10 minutes remaining, had closed to 42-21 when Mark McCain fumbled into the end zone with 2 minutes, 26 seconds left.
"I just jumped on the ball and [the rest of the line] jumped on top of me," said Light, a 6-foot-4, 270-pound tackle. "The officials were sorting things out - one of them said McCain advanced the fumble across the goal line - but then [the referee] signaled touchdown.
"I was still holding the ball and he grabbed it away from me. . . . I hadn't scored a touchdown since my sophomore year in high school."
Light, who played tight end as a sophomore at Salem, has started in parts of three seasons and helped William and Mary gain 463 yards against the Blue Hens. The Tribe offensive line has not given up a sack through two games.
\ IN THE ACC: Duke will be looking to extend one of the most unusual streaks in college football when the Blue Devils entertain Army on Saturday. Duke has won 16 consecutive home games against non-conference opposition since South Carolina won in Durham, N.C., in 1983.
Something has to give at Wallace Wade Stadium because the Blue Devils have lost eight games in a row, four by three or fewer points. In another week, Duke will take a 14-game ACC losing streak to Virginia, which set the record with 18 consecutive ACC losses from 1958-60.
Junior quarterback Spence Fischer has regained the starting job at Duke, where Ohio State transfer Joe Pickens started the first two games. . . . At Wake Forest, starting quarterback Rusty LaRue has been immobilized this week by a sprained ankle. He will be replaced by Jim Kemp, son of Jack Kemp, the former NFL quarterback and secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
\ LOCAL UPDATE: Aaron Lange, projected as a linebacker when he came to Lenoir-Rhyne, was moved to fullback and carried 14 times for 102 yards and a touchdown in a 56-0 season-opening victory over Guilford. Lange, from North Cross in Roanoke, had a long run of 25 yards.
Another North Cross graduate, Andy McDonald, helped Mary Washington win the recent Blue Ridge Soccer Classic in Lynchburg. McDonald, a junior midfielder, had two goals in a 4-2 overtime victory over Salisbury State in a semifinal and came back with a goal and an assist as Mary Washington beat Bloomfield College 3-1 to win the championship.
\ PARKER STANDS OUT: Cornel Parker, a senior at Virginia this year, was the leading scorer and second-leading rebounder for an ACC basketball team that played six games in Canada this summer. Parker averaged 17.5 points and 6.0 rebounds, and he shot 56.2 percent from the field.
\ FORK IN THE ROAD: Virginia Tech and Virginia are two schools that have shown considerable interest in 6-foot-8, 250-pound DeMarco Johnson, who was the most valuable player in the AAU 19-and-under basketball national championship this summer.
Johnson did not qualify for a scholarship as a senior at North Mecklenburg (N.C.) High School and has enrolled at Fork Union Military Academy. Two of the schools that recommended him were Virginia Tech and North Carolina Charlotte, Fork Union coach Fletcher Arritt said.
"They're close to him and Virginia is close to him," said Arritt, who usually likes to protect the interests of the schools who recommend a player. "The boy's got to tell me what he wants to do."
Arritt's newcomers include 6-10 J.J. Lucas, son of former Ohio State and NBA star Jerry Lucas, who is virtually committed to Ohio State. Uncommitted Division I prospects at Fork Union include second-team All-Group AAA guard James Pelham from Hopewell and 6-7 1/2 Clint Crosston from Elkins, W.Va.
\ HOKIES RECRUITS: Fitzgerald Barnes, Louisa High School's basketball coach, said Wednesday that Virginia Tech informed 6-4 Robert Shelton in a recent home visit that he was their "priority" guard recruit.
Shelton, who hit 92 3-pointers as a junior, established himself as a national top 100 player with his play at the Nike all-star camp in Indianapolis. Barnes said he is scheduled for home visits from Tech, Wake Forest, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina Charlotte and others.
"Tech did a hell of a job on the home visit," said Barnes, noting that Shelton is likely to sign early. "Right now, I'd say they're [the Hokies] as high on his last as anybody."
Tech also has expressed interest in 6-2 Mike Byers, a late bloomer from William Monroe in Greene County, northeast of Charlottesville. New NCAA rules require a prospective student-athlete to make 700 on the Scholastic Assessment Test before taking any paid recruiting visits, so it is unlikely that Byers, who is just under the 700, will sign early.
\ UVA MAKES CLARIFICATION: The coach of 6-foot-9 Bob Lazor, a prime UVa recruiting target from Norwich, N.Y., said the Cavaliers have been quick to point out that a commitment from Inus Norville is not as ironclad as opposing coaches would like to have Lazor believe.
"We've heard that name many, many times," Norwich coach Mark Abbott said. "My impression is that Inus Norville will not be signing with Virginia until he gets the necessary test scores, contrary to some of the reports we've had."
Norville, a 6-foot-9, 250-pound post player from Fayetteville, N.C., and Hargrave Military Academy, is preparing to take the Scholastic Assessment Test for the first time. Lazor, who has a 94 grade average and scored 1,000 on the SAT, was the 1993 player of the year in Class B, New York's second-largest classification.
by CNB