D6 SCOREBOARD
TENNIS U.S.OPEN
At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center In New York Purse: $22.7 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor
MEN QUARTERFINALS
Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Gael Monfils (17), France, 7-6 (2), 6-1, 6-2. WOMEN
QUARTERFINALS
Vera Zvonareva (7), Russia, def. Kaia Kanepi (31), Estonia, 6-3, 7-5. Doubles
MEN SEMIFINALS
Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Marcel Granollers and Tommy Robredo (12), Spain, 6-1, 6-4; Rohan Bopanna, India, and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (16), Pakistan, def. Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos, Argentina, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
WOMEN QUARTERFINALS
Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, and Zheng Jie (7), China, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy (15), United States, 6-4, 6-4; Liezel Huber, United States, and Nadia Petrova (2), Russia, def. Lisa Ray- mond, United States, and Rennae Stubbs (5), Australia, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.
MIXED SEMIFINALS
Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan (1), United States, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Daniel Nestor (4), Canada, 6-3, 7-5.
SHOWCOURT SCHEDULE
THURSDAY AT ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM
PLAY BEGINS AT 11 A.M. Vania King, United States, and Yaroslava Shvedova (6), Kazakhstan, vs. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Anastasia Rodionova (9), Australia Mixed Doubles Championship: Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan (1), United States, vs. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan
NOT BEFORE 2 P.M.
Stanislas Wawrinka (25), Switzerland, vs. Mikhail Youzhny (12), Russia NIGHT SESSION
PLAY BEGINS AT 7 P.M.
Exhibition: Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Anna Kournikova, Russia, vs. Pat Cash, Australia, and Mats Wilander, Sweden
NOT BEFORE 8 P.M.
Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, vs. Fernando Verdasco (8), Spain
SOCCER MLS EASTERN
ATLANTA FALCONS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Falcons: DNP: G Joe Hawley (hip), WR Michael Jenkins (shoulder). LIMITED: CB Brent Grimes (hip), DT Corey Peters (knee). Steelers: DNP:QBByron Leftwich (knee).
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS
Dolphins: DNP: LB Channing Crowder (groin). LIMITED: T Jake Long (knee). FULL: C Jake Grove (shoulder). Bills: DNP: LB Antonio Coleman (hamstring), LB Reggie Torbor (chest). LIMITED: LB Kawika Mitchell (foot). FULL: S Jairus Byrd (groin).
DETROIT LIONS AT CHICAGO BEARS W L T
Columbus .................. 13 5 5 New York .................. 11 8 4 Kansas City ................. 7 9 6 Toronto FC .................. 7 9 7 Chicago ....................... 6 7 8 New England .............. 7 12 3 Philadelphia ................ 5 11 6 D.C. ............................. 4 16 3
WESTERN W L T
Los Angeles .............. 13 5 5 Real Salt Lake .......... 12 4 7 Dallas ........................ 10 2 10 Colorado ..................... 9 6 7 San Jose ..................... 9 7 5 Seattle ........................ 9 9 5 Houston ...................... 6 12 5 Chivas USA ................. 6 12 4
WEDNESDAY’S RESULT Toronto FC 0, at Chicago 0
THURSDAY’S GAME Real Salt Lake at Seattle FC, 11
FRIDAY’S GAME New England at Chivas USA, 10:30
SATURDAY’S GAMES
D.C. United at Toronto FC, 4 Colorado at New York, 4 Chicago at Philadelphia, 6 Dallas at San Jose, 10 Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30
HIGHSCHOOLS BOYS' SOCCER
MARYLAND Meade 4, Glen Burnie 1 Bladensburg at Eleanor Roosevelt C.H. Flowers at Northwestern DuVal at Oxon Hill High Point at Parkdale Wise at Suitland PRIVATE DeMatha 2, Gonzaga 1 Flint Hill 3, John Paul the Great 1 Avalon at The Heights Cristo Rey Jesuit at Carroll St. Mary's-Annapolis at Spalding Washington International at Field OTHERS Wilson at St. Albans
FIELD HOCKEY
MARYLAND Meade at Glen Burnie VIRGINIA Osbourn 5, Gar-Field 0 PRIVATE Holy Cross 3, St. Mary's Ryken 1 Good Counsel at Elizabeth Seton St. John's at Stone Ridge OTHERS Severn 3, Arundel 0
GIRLS' SOCCER
MARYLAND Bowie 5, Arundel 1 Meade 2, Glen Burnie 0 Northeast 3, Laurel 0 Bladensburg at Eleanor Roosevelt C.H. Flowers at Northwestern DuVal at Oxon Hill High Point at Parkdale Wise at Suitland PRIVATE Stone Ridge 4, Flint Hill 1 Indian Creek vs. Calverton at Calverton OTHERS Notre Dame Prep 2, Centennial 1 School Without Walls at Episcopal
GOLF Langley 198, Jefferson 204
VOLLEYBALL
VIRGINIA Kettle Run at Osbourn Park Louisa County at Spotsylvania Riverbend at Courtland Stafford at Hylton PRIVATE Oakcrest def. Field, 23-25, 8-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-8 Good Counsel def. O'Connell, 27-25, 25-15, 25-18 Paul VI Catholic def. St. John's, 25-15, 25-22, 27-29, 25-15 Carroll at St. Mary's Ryken Elizabeth Seton at Ireton Holy Cross at McNamara Model vs. Grace Christian Academy at Grace Christian OTHERS Good Counsel def. Magruder, 25-23, 25-18, 25-15 St. Mary's-Annapolis def. Annapolis, 18-25, 25-22, 28-26, 25-20 Annapolis Area Christian at Meade
COLLEGES
SOCCER MEN
Catholic 2, Shenandoah 0 Prince George’s CC 16, Fredericksburg CC 1 George Washington 4, Longwood 0 WOMEN
George Mason 7, VMI 0 Gettysburg 3, St. Mary’s (Md.) 1 Maryland 3, Seton Hall 2
VOLLEYBALL Bowie State def. Cheyney 25-9, 25-16, 25-9 G. Mason def. Loyola (Md.) 25-21, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22
LOCALGOLF
SR. GOLF LEAGUE OF NOVA FINAL
Evergreen 6, International 3 Army Navy—Barbara Drake and Beckie Owen won the three-day Irish open. Bethesda—Joe Rafferty, Jr. and Karl Miller won the senior Ryder cup with 61. Chevy Chase—In the ladies’ medal play championship, Pressie Hoffman won with 76. Kenwood—In the KWGA board of governors event, Harreit Moss won class A with net 75. Dana Peterson won first gross with 98. Patuxent Greens—Tom Whitehead won the senior men’s individual by flight event with 74. South River—In the GC Scramble, Kevin Watt, Kevin Kreider, Billy McGee and Jim Watson tied with Bob Skuza, John Thrift, Todd Pratt and Steve Rowland. Woodmont—Don Rogers and Mike Fisher won the two-man team tournament. Woodmore — Marisa Grandonoco won the WDCGA evening star cup with 71. Jingping YangwontheWDCGA coffman cup with 86.
Pts GF GA 44 37 27 27 25 24 21 15
32 27 22 22 28 24 26 15
33 37 29 28 24 26 28 23
20 24 24 26 29 36 38 37
Pts GF GA 44 43 40 34 32 32 23 22
17 16 17 21 23 29 38 29
Lions: DNP: S Louis Delmas (groin), LB DeAndre Levy (groin). FULL: S C.C. Brown (forearm), CB Jonathan Wade (finger). Bears: DNP: S Craig Steltz (ankle). LIMITED: LB Lance Briggs (ankle). FULL: WR Earl Bennett (hamstring), LB Nick Roach (knee), S Major Wright (finger).
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT N.E. PATRIOTS
Bengals: DNP: CB Brandon Ghee (head), RB Brian Leonard (foot). LIMITED: DT Geno Atkins (knee), WR Andre Caldwell (groin), DE Jonathan Fanene (ham- string). Patriots: DNP:WRJulian Edelman (foot), T Nick Kaczur (back), RB Laurence Maroney (thigh),WRRandy Moss (illness), CB Terrence Wheatley (foot). FULL: CB Kyle Arrington (groin), DT Ron Brace (ankle), QB Tom Brady (right shoulder), DE Jermaine Cunningham (an- kle), DE Brandon Deaderick (toe), TE Aaron Hernandez (knee), DT Myron Pryor (knee), WR Matthew Slater (hamstring).
CLEVELAND BROWNSAT T.B. BUCCANEERS
Browns: OUT: LB D’Qwell Jackson (chest). DNP: S Nick Sorensen (head). LIMITED: LB Marcus Benard (shoul- der), LB David Bowens (knee), DT Shaun Rogers (ankle), TE Robert Royal (ankle), G Floyd Womack (knee). Buccaneers: LIMITED: QB Josh Freeman (right thumb). FULL: LB Niko Koutouvides (neck), DT Brian Price (hamstring),WRMaurice Stovall (ankle).
G.B. PACKERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Packers: DNP: LB Brady Poppinga (knee). LIMITED: CB Brandon Underwood (shoulder). FULL: LB Desmond Bishop (hamstring), T Bryan Bulaga (hip), DE Cullen Jenkins (calf), LB Brad Jones (shoulder), LB Clay Matthews (hamstring). Eagles: Practice not complete.
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS
Cardinals: DNP: RB Beanie Wells (knee). LIMITED: CB MichaelAdams(shoulder),LBWill Davis (knee),LBJoey Porter (back), WR Andre Roberts (shoulder), RB Jason Wright (toe). FULL:WRLarry Fitzgerald (knee), TE Ben Patrick (knee). Rams: LIMITED: S James Butler (knee).
DALLAS COWBOYS ATWASHINGTON REDSKINS
Cowboys: DNP: T Marc Colombo (knee), G Kyle Kosier (knee), TSamYoung (knee). FULL: S Gerald Sensabaugh (shoulder). Redskins: DNP: S Kareem Moore (knee), LB Perry Riley (foot). FULL: T Jammal Brown (hip), QB Donovan McNabb (ankle), RB Mike Sellers (knee).
LATESTLINE
NFLREGULARSEASON THURSDAY’S GAMES
FAVORITE at New Orleans
SUNDAY Dallas
at N.Y. Giants Miami
Atlanta at Chicago
at New England at Tampa Bay at Jacksonville Indianapolis at Tennessee Green Bay
San Francisco Arizona
MONDAY’S GAMES at N.Y. Jets San Diego
LINE 5
31/2 61/2 3
21/2 61/2 41/2 3
21/2 21/2 61/2 3 3 4
21/2 41/2
UNDERDOG Minnesota
at Washington Carolina
at Buffalo
at Pittsburgh Detroit
Cincinnati Cleveland Denver
at Houston Oakland
at Philadelphia at Seattle at St. Louis
Baltimore at Kansas City BY GREG SCHIMMEL At least once during every
field hockey practice during the preseason, Paint Branch Coach Daniel Feher blew his whistle and called for his players to work on executing self-pass. Upon hearing the whistle —
BASKETBALL
WNBAPLAYOFFS EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS DREAM DEF. LIBERTY, 2-0
Game 1: Atlanta 81, at New York 75 Game 2: at Atlanta 105, New York 93
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS STORM DEF. MERCURY, 2-0
Game 1: at Seattle 82, Phoenix 74 Game 2: Seattle 91, at Phoenix 88
FINALS
STORM VS. DREAM Game 1: Sunday, Sept. 12: Atlanta at Seattle, 3 Game 2: Tuesday, Sept. 14: Atlanta at Seattle, 9 Game 3: Thursday, Sept. 16: Seattle at Atlanta, 8 x-Game 4: Sunday, Sept. 19: Seattle at Atlanta, 3 x-Game 5: Tuesday, Sept. 21: Atlanta at Seattle, 9
FIBACHAMPIONSHIPS
QUARTERFINALS WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
Serbia 92, Spain 89 Turkey 95, Slovenia 68
THURSDAY’S GAMES United States vs. Russia, 11 a.m. Lithuania vs. Argentina, 2
TRANSACTIONS NBA
Atlanta Hawks: Named Nick Van Exel assistant coach. Golden State Warriors: Signed G-F Rodney Carney.
NFL
Buffalo Bills: Signed TE DajLeon Farr to the practice squad.WaivedTEDerekSchoumanfrom injured reserve. Carolina Panthers: WaivedGC.J. Davis after reaching an injury settlement. Detroit Lions: SignedTEJoe Jon Finley to practice squad. Miami Dolphins-Signed Kr Clifton Smith. Waived Ol Joe Reitz. New Orleans Saints: Re-signed TE Tory Humphrey. Waived CB Leigh Torrence. San Franciso 49Ers: Signed QB Nate Davis to practice squad. Released QB Jarrett Brown from practice squad. St. Louis Rams: Signed RB Allen Patrick to the practice squad.
NHL
Detroit Red Wings: Signed F Kirk Maltby to a one-year contract.
COLLEGES
NCAA: Suspended Georgia juniorWRA.J. Green for four games for selling a jersey to someone the NCAA said qualified as an agent. Green sat out the season opener and must miss three more games before regaining his eligibility. East Carolina: Named Jesse Lancaster volunteer base- ball coach. Michigan: Announced sophomore S Vladimir Emilien is transferring. Virginia Tech: Named Mike Kunigonis and Patrick Mason assistant baseball coaches.
BY GREG SCHIMMEL AND JAMESWAGNER
TheWashington DistrictFoot-
ball Officials Association denied an appeal Tuesday to reinstate North Point All-Met senior line- backer Conner Crowell for Fri- day night’s game against Lackey. North Point was hoping to
overturn the flagrant personal foul penalty that led to Crowell’s ejection from the Eagles’ 38-7 win over Northern on Friday night. The ejection occurred after an
on-field altercation with an op- posing player at the end of a play
meant to signify a stoppage of play in a game—Feher’s players would drop the nearest ball to their feet and start dribbling. The drill simulates game condi- tions created by the rule that did not exist at the high school level a year ago but, coaches and players from around the area agree, will be vital this year. The new self-pass rule, adopt-
ed by the National Federation of State High School Associations, will be in effect for all high school games this season, and is expected to have a major impact in the way high school field hockey is played. The rule comes with a lengthy
list of stipulations that high school players, coaches and offi-
NOTEBOOK Crowell’s suspension upheld by district officials
during the first quarter and car- ries an automatic one-game sus- pension under Charles County rules. “He was ejected from the
game for a flagrant personal foul by the rule, and that’s it. That’s the end of us,” said Al Ferraro, commissioner of the WDFOA. The school has filed a second
appeal to the Charles County Board of Education. The school is contending offi-
cials on the field failed to see the opposing player’s actions — the Northern player allegedly pushed Crowell to the ground and yanked his helmet off—and only caught Crowell’s retaliatory
punch to his opponent’s leg. Crowell, one of the area’s top
recruits, was the only player ejected from the game. “Conner said he was just try-
ing to get up but the officials saw it another way,”North Point Ath- letic Director A.K. Johnson said. “We’re disappointed with it but we have to honor that decision.”
All-Met Henke sidelined Severna Park (1-1), which be-
gan its volleyball season last week, will be without All-Met outside hitter SamHenke for the season. The senior tore her labrum and rotator cuff in her right
shoulder three months ago, like- ly when hitting a ball over the higher men’s nets used at a summer volleyball tournament in Arundel, she said. Henke had arthroscopic surgery at the end of July, followed by rehabilita- tion and a sling for her arm. “I wasn’t sad for myself be-
cause I know that I’ll be able to bounce back and I’m going to play in college,” saidHenke, who is being recruited to play at the next level but did not disclose her offers. “I just feel bad for the team that I am letting them down and wasn’t reliable.”
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FIELDHOCKEY Rule change is having a major impact
The new self-pass rule debuted at college and club level a year ago
cials are all still trying to keep straight, but its defining aspect is this: After all starts and re- starts (except for penalty corners and penalty strokes), a player can dribble the ball into play as soon as she sets the ball down where the stoppage occurred, or she can pass to a teammate to restart. Previously, a player would
have to wait for both the offense and defense to set up and could only pass the ball in to restart play. Play was much choppier, and in games with a lot of fouls players struggled to get into a rhythm. Feher and his fellow area
coaches know that whichever teams can adapt the quickest to the faster pace of play, and take advantage of the increased stra- tegic options the new rule cre- ates, will have a clear advantage. “The better teams have situa-
tions they use it for,” said West- field Coach Starr Karl, one of the top coaches in the area during a 20-year run at Fairfax and Cent- reville. “It’s understanding what to do with the ball instead of just taking the ball. You see teams that are not using it to their advantage.” Under the newrule, defenders
cannot engage the self-starting player within seven yards of the
re-start, and while the attacker does not have to wait for the defender to get seven yards away, she cannot charge directly at the defender to earn an addi- tional foul. On whistles that occur inside
the attacking 25-yard area near the goal, all players must be seven yards away and the attack- er cannot pass the ball directly into the circle around the goal. “Sometimes it’s hard to get
used to,” Marriotts Ridge junior midfielder Anne Zabel said. “It will take time to get used to everything, but overall it’s a lot better.” The self-pass rule was adopt-
ed as a mandatory experimental rule in international competi- tion in the spring of 2009, and it debuted in NCAA field hockey games last fall and was also used in youth club leagues. The NFHS liked the rule be-
cause it created more scoring chances and limited the down time between a stoppage of play and the ensuing restart. In February, the body an- nounced the rule would be in place for high school games starting this fall. “It was very successful at the
international and college levels and really opened up play,” Field Hockey Chairperson of theHow-
ard/Carroll Officials Association Karen Dye said. Previously, “there was a lot of stoppage of play, and people don’t like all those whistles. Now they just keep going.” Besides having less time to
catch their breath after awhistle, the major challenge for players in this early stage is trying to learn when it is advantageous to use the self pass, and when it is smarter to pass it in the old way. “We’ve been working on it a
lot, but the hardest thing about it is that when we self-start, the ball usually goes to the other team,” Paint Branch junior mid- fielder Lindsey Janoskie said. “I like it, and I think it makes everything faster. We just need to work on it more to make it more effective.” Teams featuring players who
play club field hockey, such as Quince Orchard, and have expe- rience with the rule are finding they have a major advantage, while everybody else is scram- bling to get up to speed. “It wasn’t a huge change for
us,” QO Coach Laura Williams said. “All the girls on my squad play club hockey year-round. I think anyone who has that ad- vantage this season; it’s only going to work for them.”
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FOOTBALL NFL
INJURY REPORT THURSDAY’S GAME
MINNESOTA VIKINGS ATNEWORLEANS SAINTS
Vikings: OUT: CB Chris Cook (knee), DT Jimmy Kennedy (knee). QUESTIONABLE: RB Toby Gerhart (knee), CB Cedric Griffin (knee). PROBABLE: QB Brett Favre (an- kle), S Jamarca Sanford (ankle), C John Sullivan (calf). Saints: OUT: LB Stanley Arnoux (ankle), RB Christopher Ivory (knee). QUESTIONABLE: T Zach Strief (knee). PROBABLE: WR Marques Colston (kidney), TE Jimmy Graham (ankle), DE Anthony Hargrove (knee), CB Tracy Porter (knee), S Pierson Prioleau (knee), LB Jonathan Vilma (groin).
SUNDAY’S GAMES
OAKLAND RAIDERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS Raiders: DNP: LB Travis Goethel (back), CB Walter McFadden (hamstring), WR Chaz Schilens (knee). LIM- ITED: DT Desmond Bryant (elbow), RB Michael Bush (thumb). Titans: DNP: DT Tony Brown (knee), T Mike Otto (knee), LB Will Witherspoon (not injury related). LIMITED: LB Colin Allred (ankle), DE Jacob Ford (back). FULL:WRJustin Gage (hand), G Leroy Harris (ankle).
CAROLINA PANTHERS ATNEWYORK GIANTS
Panthers: DNP: T Jeff Otah (knee), RB Tyrell Sutton (shoulder). FULL:DETyler Brayton (ankle). Giants: DNP: LB Phillip Dillard (hamstring), S Michael Johnson (not injury related). LIMITED: C Shaun O’Hara (ankle, Achil- les), CB Aaron Ross (foot), LB Gerris Wilkinson (groin). FULL: LB Chase Blackburn (knee), DT Chris Canty (groin), CB Corey Webster (groin).
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS
Colts: DNP: LB Cody Glenn (hamstring), CB Jacob Lacey (head), T Tony Ugoh (foot). LIMITED: T C. Johnson (foot). FULL: C Jeff Saturday (knee). Texans: DNP: CB A. Molden (ankle). LIMITED: T Duane Brown (hamstring), TE Owen Daniels (knee), DE Mario Williams (groin). FULL: CB K. Jackson (eye), RB S. Slaton (toe).
DENVER BRONCOS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
Broncos: DNP: T Ryan Harris (ankle), S Darcel McBath (forearm). FULL: RB Andre Brown (toe), TE Daniel Graham(chest),RBKnowshonMoreno (hamstring),WR Demaryius Thomas (foot). Jaguars: DNP: CB Scotty McGee (shoulder). LIMITED: RB Deji Karim (thumb).
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KLMNO COLLEGE FOOTBALL
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
TONI L. SANDYS/THE WASHINGTON POST Maryland’sKenny Tate stopsNavy’s Ricky Dobbs at the 1-yard line. TheMidshipmen practiced short-yardage plays onWednesday.
Navy moves on by getting back to work dwell on Maryland loss
With Georgia Southern up next, no time to
BY GENEWANG Before the start of the season,
senior co-captain and safetyWy- attMiddleton talked about leav- ing a legacy unmatched in the history of Navy football. Includ- ed in those aspirations were win- ning an eighth straight bowl game and Commander-in- Chief ’s Trophy as well as getting to double-figure wins for a con- secutive time. The loftiest ambi- tion of all was the program’s first undefeated season of the mod- ern era. While the quest for perfection dissolved on Monday in a 17-14 loss to Maryland at M&T Bank Stadium, the Midshipmen’s oth- er objectives remain well within reach. That was the point of emphasis as they began practic- ing for Saturday’s game against Georgia Southern in Navy’s shortest week of preparation of the season, when it plays twice over six days. “The sting of a loss, it ends
once you watch film the next day,” Middleton said after Wednesday’s practice. “Once you
watch film the next day, you’ve got to move on or else you’re going to carry it on throughout the week. You’re not going to practice and prepare like you should and get ready for the next opponent. As of right now we’re looking atGeorgia Southern. I’m not even thinking about Mary- land.” That Navy isn’t stewing over
the loss has a lot to do with how the team responded after a heartbreaker against Ohio State in last season’s opener, when a two-point conversion attempt to tie the game was intercepted by the Buckeyes and returned 100 yards to secure a 31-27 victory. After that agonizing defeat, the Midshipmen went on to win six of seven en route to a 10-4 record that included a 35-13 victory over Missouri in the Texas Bowl. By then, the loss to Ohio State was all but forgottenamidtheeupho- ria of one of themostmemorable seasons in programhistory. So, the blueprint for this sea-
son is in place afterNavy unchar- acteristically committed one blunder after another in a na- tionally televised game against their in-state neighbors before nearly 70,000. “As big asthatgamewasfor us,
all of the hype, the in-state game, a game we feel like we should have won, that we had some
opportunities, we have no time to hold our heads down, sulk or complain,” Coach Ken Niumat- alolo said. “We’vegot toget ready togo,butwedidlookto lastyear.” Against Maryland, the Mid- shipmen lost two fumbles, both by quarterback Ricky Dobbs, but were in position to win at the end, having driven to the one- yard line in the closing seconds. Onfourth and goal, Niumatalolo elected to go for the win rather than kick a short field goal to tie and presumably force overtime. TheplanwentawrywhenDobbs, who set an NCAA single-season record last year with 27 rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, was unable to get past safety Kenny Tate around the left side. That final failed offensive
snap diminishedwhat otherwise was a statistically exceptional game from the Midshipmen. They amassed 485 yards to 272 for Maryland and ran for 412 yards, marking the third time in school history Navy rushed for more than 400 yards and lost. The Midshipmen had nearly a two-to-one advantage in time of possession and 26 first downs to the Terrapins’ 11. “When it comes down to it,
whenever we run for 500 yards or whatever, how many yards we run for, that’s supposed to be automatic win,” said senior slot-
HIGH SCHOOLS
back Andre Byrd, who had a 10-yard touchdown run. “If we did all that and still lost, that’s notNavy football.” To clean up short-yardage de-
ficiencies, Wednesday’s practice included plenty of repetitions from the goal line. On Monday, Navy had five chances from Maryland’s 7-yard line or closer, and only one yielded points. The other four resulted in a pair of lost fumbles by Dobbs, time ex- piring before the end of the first half as Navy was trying to set up for a field goal and theTerrapins’ goal-line stand to secure the win. Healing mentally from the
loss is just the half of it for Navy this week. Perhaps even more daunting is the physical toll — Maryland ranon34of39plays— thegametookonthe players and to what degree they will have recuperated by Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. kickoff at Navy-Marine CorpsMemorialStadium.Yetthe coaching staff did not pull back during practice despite the late afternoon sun. “We actuallyhadto turn it up,”
Niumatalolo said of practice in- tensity. “Just from the stand- point of it’s ournormal[Wednes- day].We gotonepaddedpractice day. We gave them off [on Tues- day], so hopefully that was their rest, and we just got to go.”
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