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  • SEPTEMBER 8, 1977/THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN/Page 3 SPORTS Cats to face Tennessee Tech Sat. It may take a track team to operate the sideline chains and down-marker at WCU's E.J. Whitmire Stadium when the Catamounts host Tennessee Tech this Saturday Tech's Eagles, of the Ohio Valley Conference, will make their 1977 debut against WCU with what is billed as an "explosive, high-powered backfield" and an offensive line that borders on being gargantuan. Western, 0-1 after a disappointing 21-16 loss at Jacksonville State last weekend, still figures it has a pretty formidable offense itself. The Catamounts cranked out 282 yards against Jacksonville's rugged defense and would have topped the 300 mark had it not been for 35 yards lost to the sack. Without a doubt, it figures to be an offensive evening when the two teams collide at 8 p.m. (EDT). "Tennessee Tech is big and strong offensively." said WCU head coach Bob Waters. "Coach Don Wade thinks he may have his best offensive team ever and I don't think anyone on our staff will disagree with him from what we've seen on film." Tech, which finished 8-3 last season and in second place in the OVC, has been picked to finish no worse than second in their conference again this season. Last year, the Eagles set a school scoring record with 25.1 points per game and averaged 378 yards of total offense per Only four starters are gone from that devastating offensive unit and Wade figures that this season's team could "score even more points than it did last season." Headlining the potential scoring barrage is sophomore quarterback Milton Jenkins, who in one game last season hit nine of nine passes for 181 yards, rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown in a come-from-behind win over Eastern Illinois. Cecil Fore and Jesse Dorses will likely line up at the running back spots, but Tech is deep in running backs have no less than six which they feel can start. Junior Craig Rolle grabbed 38 passes last year for 909 yards and an average of 23.9 yards per reception and heads an equally impressive list of wide receivers. On the offensive line, Tech will be nothing short of awesome with an average weight across the front of 233 pounds. Tackles Lance House and Jack Cunningham check in at 245 each, and Cunningham stands a towering 6-foot-7. That will be matched up against WCU's defensive front that will average less than 200 pounds. Tech's weakness may be defense, which was a problem area last season and has Wade concerned again. Western certainly must counter the Eagles' scoring punch with a versatile attack to win. WCU quarterback Keith Scoggins hit 16 of 29 passes for 184 yards against Jacksonville State. Two of the passes went for scores to tailback Darrell Lipford, who also rushed for 102 yards. Western went to five different receivers against Jacksonville with Lipford catching five for 39 yards and split end Wayne Tolleson hauling in five for 39 yards. But, the WCU offensive line left plenty of room for improvement. Of real concern was two missed scoring opportunities, once at the five yard line and once at the 15. "We made too many mistakes," said WCU's Waters. "1 really think you could number them in the hundreds rather than the tens. We have some players who don't understand the tempo it takes to win and we've got to try and explain it to them. Even with our poor play, we had a chance to win." Defensively, Western yielded 234 yards to Jacksonville and the unit remains a critical concern. "We did bounce back and play hard in the third and fourth quarter after almost giving up in the second," Waters said. "But we made too many mistakes with poor tackling and missed assignments." "We're one game older now." Waters said. "Hopefully by Saturday, we'll be one game better." Darrell Lipford Only 133 yards from record ^ ■ by JOHN BURSON Sports Editor Webster's dictionary defines determin ation as, "a firm intention" or "a firmness of purpose", but a lot of WCU football fans and players define determination as a 5'8, 175 lb. running back by the name of Darrell Lipford. For the past three years, Darrell Lipford has been breaking a great majority of the WCU rushing records and is presently creeping up on the remaining ones. For example, Lipford is only 133 yards away from the existing WCU record for most career yards gained. Lipford started his football career in the midget leagues in his hometown of Lenoir, NC; but Darrell did not start his career as a running back. Lipford started his first game as an offensive guard and defensive end on defense. However, Lipford was moved to offensive halfback after the first game and that has been his position ever Darrell had this to say about his midget league career. "1 held all the midget league rushing records, until my younger brother broke them all." After his midget league career Lipford went on the junior high and showed promise for a great high school career. But things did not go as smoothly as they might In Lipford's sophomore year in high school, he received a serious knee injury that required surgery, temporarily putting a halt to his football career. "I had torn cartilage in my left knee, which had to be removed. I had to sit out my sophomore season, but I really worked hard the summer before my junior year in order to get it back in shape." Lipford said. Lipford's efforts during that s paid off. In his junior year Lipford 1,800 yards rushing. After such a s ful junior season Lipford faced a problem every time he set foot on the playing field in his senior football season. "I was keyed on a lot in my senior year and I didn't gain as many yards as I did in my junior season." Lipford esplained. Despite being keyed on all his senior season, Lipford gained 1,500 yards and also had one outstanding game worth mentioning. Against Hibritten High, Lipford scored seven touchdowns, or 54 points. "We hadn't been scored on all season and when Hibritten did, the coach got mad and told us to run up the score on them, so that's what I did," Lipford said. Lipford won All State honors in football that year and also made All Conference on both offense and defense. After Lipford's high school career, he had to consider what college to attend. "I wasn't sure if I would get the chance to play college football because of my size. At the time I was 5'7,155 lbs.," Lipford said. Scholarship offers from twenty or more colleges started to come in in spite of Darrell's doubts. "Appalachian State and WCU were the two schools that seemed to want me most, but I decided to come to WCU because I came to one of the football games up here and I believed 1 could play here at WCU," Lipford said. During Lipford's freshman year at WCU, he got the rare opportunity to start at the tailback position all season. "Things were pretty slim for me when I first came in at the beginning of the season, because I was third string at the time. But due to injuries to the guys ahead of me, I got my chance to start. I knew it would be hard being my size, but I got myself ready mentally and physically," Lipford said. Lipford took advantage of that chance and had an outstanding season. He gained 983 yards rushing and scored seven touchdowns. "After my freshman season, I went into my sophomore season more satisfied and prepared," Lipford added. As Lipford entered his sophomore year, it appeared he would have another outstanding season, but misfortune paid Lipford another visit. A calcium deposit formed on Darrell's left knee, which sidelined him after five games. Before Lipford was injured, he broke the WCU record for most yards gained in a single game with 231 yards. He also tied the single game scoring record with three touchdowns. During the off-season after his sophomore year, Lipford underwent j surgery on his left knee to remove the calcium deposit. Once again he had to work hard to re-strengthen his knee in order to be effective in his junior season campaign. By the Darrell Lipford's junior season was very productive. He gained 1,076 yards in 273 carries averaging 119 yards a game. Lipford also tied the WCU record for the most carries in a single game with 45. Lipford's ultimate achievement of his junior season was when he was selected to the 1976 College Division All American football squad. This year, Lipford has gotten off to a good start gaining 102 yards in 20 carries in Western's last effort to Jacksonville State in Alabama last weekend. "I thing we made too many mistakes against Jacksonville, but if we cut down on that problem we'll be okay. We are at a disadvantage this year because of our size, but we will be playing some teams in the same predicament, so we should come up with a winning season. Plus we will be quicker than a lot of teams we will play," Lipford commented about this year's season. Lipford's main goals at the present are pretty obvious. "My main goal right now is to help the team have a winning season. My next goal is to gain 1,500 yards this year." Lipford When asked about his future plans, Lipford replied. "If I put on some more weight and stay away from serious injuries this year, I would like to play pro football. If I don't get drafted, I will return to school and get my degree in industrial technology. As this season progresses, Lipford will aopefully add more to his long line ot achievements in the WCU record books as he closes in on the career total-yard; rushing record. ino'isQ v/is^t}-)? #him2 bna
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