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  • Gaines, Hackett Spark Offense THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Thursday October 19, 1972 page 7 Let's go back to the middle and late sixties. Remember the Cleveland Browns? The Browns were not the best, but they won several division titles and were occasionally considered a threat for Super Bowl honors. Those Brown teams featured two of the NFL's best offensive threats of modern times, Paul Warfield and Leroy Kel- ley. Warfield, since departed for the Miami Dolphins and an even more omnipotent position of eminence, was the speedy wide receiver who was sometimes brought down, but other times hardly seen, much less stopped. Kelley, still the mainstay of the Brown offense, was a consistent player with a multitude of skills. Those scintillating bursts in which he often carried three or four of the opposition with him for chunks of extra yardage are masterpieces of football artistry—material for those picturesque slow motion features you see on the groove tube. There is a likeness between those Browns and the present Western Carolina football contingent. The Cats as a team are near the top, and the luster of the shining offense more often than not is in toe blurred form of Jerry Gaines darting through the enemy secondary or the militant precision of David Hackett steadily forcing the opposition to retreat deeper into its territory. Of course this is not to put Gaines and Hackett on the same level as Warfield and Kelley— not yet anyway. But their styles and contributions (relatively speaking) are remarkably similar, Gaines, a Chesapeake, Virginia native who is in his third year at WCU as a business- marketing major, is also one of the country's top rated triple and long jumpers in the off season. With his 9.6 speed and fine pair of hands he is well on his way to erasing a Catamount jjecord of 1020 yards in 48 reception; so far this year he has accumulated 698 yards from 28 catches. Jerry set single game records in the recent Florida A&M setback for most yards gained and the longest non-scoring pass. He put six grabs to use for 178 yards, one of them for 66 yards. Then a week later against Furman, he again broke the total yardage record, amassing 182. Ironically, it is WCU's present backfield coach Don Dalton who, with Steve Spradling, previously held both of the records which Jerry has broken. ' 'Gaines is a great athlete who goes real hard at every play. He runs his patterns very well and complements the abilities of Eagle Moss (the other wide receiver) to fit well into our Parking .... FROM Page 2 job, Smith stated that there just are not enough to handle all the tasks. When asked about the possibility of using students for part- time work on the force, Smith commented, "their use has been considered in the past, They could be very useful, but there have been no results, and it is not being considered now." "Many problems would be solved both for us (the Security Force) and for the students," said Smith, "if students would come in earlier and park legally." offensive maneuvers. What Jerry lacks In size he sure makes up for in desire," says Dalton. Perhaps if Jerry did not lack oro football size, though, he would not be of national calibre in track and field. A- chlevements to date include the national high school triple jump championship in 1970 and the North Carolina State long-jump title last year. His best distances to date are 50'9" in the triple jump, and a 25*4" long jump, almost of Olympic standards. Jerry's advancement to athletic success was initially stymied by his small stature (5'9", 160 lbs.). "I tried to play football as a freshman at Crestwood High School (in Chesapeake) but the coach told me I was too small. With the encouragement of my older brothers I came back out the next year and made the team at defensive back, where I also played my last two years of high school at Churchland," he said. Interestingly, Jerry still insists he likes defense better than offense. He goes on to wryly explain, though, that he is not unhappy with the way things have turned out. "I was a little wary of Western as a school with a small minority of blacks, but I really like all phases of campus life here now," beams Gaines, who came to WCU because none of his other scholarship offers included the opportunity to participate in both football and track and field. Whereas Gaines floats like a butterfly, Hackett stings like a bee. Says Dalton, "David uses a combination deceptive speed and power to run with good balance. A lthough not real fa s t, he runs hard, picks his holes well, and follows the blockers properly. "That's not all though. Hackett Is the best faker of all the backs, and makes the play- action passes go welL And he Is a steady performer," adds Don. This consistent quality of play that has resulted in 478 net yards rushing, 10 pass receptions and other contributions don't make him the record threat that Gaines Is, But there Is no one player on the 72 man Cat squad more responsible for WCU's 4-1-1, nationally ranked season than Hackett, Like Gaines, Hackett didn't play much as a freshman. Unlike his flanker comrade, he has always been an offensive workhorse going back into high school campaigns in Greenwood, South Carolina. David's pigskin future was almost stifled when he went to Winston- Salem Memorial Hospital during the WCU kickoff campaign to be operated on for an enlarged heart. Fortunately the surgeon discovered that in David's case the size wasn't abnormal. As in the case of Gaines, there has been nothing normal about the exploits of Hackett on the gridiron. 00 BILL HEWITT SEARCHES for running room at full stride asLivingston University defenders attempt to follow his moves. WCU and Livingston tied 14»14 in last Saturday's Homecoming battle. Photo by R.Paul Smith Band Festival To Host 3,000 More than 3,000 students from five states are expected to gather here Saturday, Oct. 21, for the third annual Western Carolina University Marching Band Festival. High School bands from North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia will compete in the festival for ratings and trophies. The festival will begin at 1 p.m. at Memorial Stadium, with awards scheduled to be presented at 6 p.m. Bands will compete In two classes: A for smaller bands, and AA for larger bands. Ratings will awarded as follows: Division I for outstanding performances, Division II for excellent performances, and Di vision in for good performances. Bands will be judged on the basis of their playing, marching, and showmanship. A sweepstakes trophy will be awarded to the band rated highest on all judging points. Top name band directors from throughout the country are being chosen as judges for the festival. The first WCU Marching Band Festival two years ago attracted 10 bands. This year's festival has mushroomed to more than 30 bands and is rapidly becoming one of the best known band festivals in the Southeast. Expected to compete in the festival are bands from Webb Intramurals Tag Football Results Wednesday, October 11 Fraternity League Pi Kappa Alpha 22 - Lambda Chi Alpha 7 Kappa Alpha 18 - Delta Sigma Phi 6 Pi Kappa Phi 49 - Theta Xi 0 Thursday, October 12 International League Results Frazier's Day 33 Animals 16 Webster 13 Hunters 13 (Webster won on yardage) Graduates 38 Foons 0 Hunters 20 Fat City 7 Frazier's Day 51 Foons 0 Monday, October 16 American League BSU 27 - 2nd Moore 6 l-2-3New Hall 33 - 8-9 New Hall 0 3-Moore 38 - Meth.&Presby. 7 6-7 New Hall 12 - 1 Terrace MooreO HS in Oxford, Sylva-Webster HS, Burns HS in Lawndale, Gamewell - Collettsville HS In Lenoir, West Wilkes HS at Millers Creek, Erwin, Owen and North Buncombe high schools from Buncombe County, Granite Falls HS, Monroe HS, East Henderson HS in Henderson- vllle, Wilkes Central HS in North Wilkesboro, and Pisgah HS in Canton. From Georgia, North Hall HS in Gainesville, and White County HS in Cleveland. From Virginia, Coeburn HS, Galax HS, George Wythe HS in Wytheville, Pulaski HS, William Byrd HS in Vinton, J.S. Battle HS in Bristol, and Cave Spring HS in Roanoke. From Kentucky, Oldham County HS in La Grange, Rowan County HS in Morehead, Pleasure Ridge Park HS in Louisville, Johns Creek HS in Pikeville, and Glasgow HS. From Tennessee, Cocke County HS in Newport, Church Hill HS, and Unicoi County HS in Erwin. The festival is being sponsored by the WCU Department of Music of which Dr. James E. Dooley Is head, and will be conducted under the direction of Robert B. Welch, WCU director of bands. HOWARD PORTER PHOTOGRAPHY 4A W»«t Main, SYIVA »«g-«t«|_4 'Call Us For.All Your Photographic Needs APPLICATION AND PASSPORT PHOTOS COHIERCIAl. - PORTRAITS , WEDDINGS - CANDIDS ADVERTISE Tor food distinctlyg| different from courvf try cuisine, the ub'r-, quitous burger orj other customaryj ~" quickies, come* to Court Hil' Jnn.... 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