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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 2002
Page
17
The opening round features Carlyle visiting Alton Marquette in Class 3A and Robinson traveling to Newton in Class 4A as the Illinois playoffs start across the state.
The Saluki football team travels Saturday for a pivotal Gateway Conference game against Youngstown State. Nine local teams are in action as prep cross country sectionals run at Benton for Class A and Centralia for Class AA. The NFL Rams aim to extend their streak at Arizona, while the Bears host the Eagles.
Notable Southeast Missouri St cross country runners Lindsay Zeiler and Chad Sierman pace the season. Zeiler, a Massac County freshman, led the women to a SIU Invitational title with an 8th place 19:04.52 while Kaci Pilcher of Harrisburg ran 19:07.31 for 10th. Zeiler won Southeast's only home meet in 18:39 and Pilcher was sixth in 19:13. Sierman, Murphysboro junior, finished 21st in 26:46.29 at SIU and was third at the Southeast home meet with 15:44. The Ohio Valley Conference championships are Saturday in Morehead, Kentucky.
SIU tailback Curtis Jones prepares for his first Saluki start in Ohio while a string of past top runners met off field or injury setbacks. Karlton Carpenter rushed 1892 yards in 1998 before off field issues ended his SIU career, Tom Koutsos burst in 1999 then broke a wrist, and Mo Abdulqaadir stepped in as the next replacement.
Carterville senior Michael Prince has emerged as the top rusher in the area after moving to fullback in an option offense. With 144 carries he has gained 1,252 yards and 18 touchdowns behind a strong offensive line led by Andrew Dalzell, Ashton Ellett, Matt Lyle, Tommy Simmons and Tim Wilkins.
West Frankfort High School has rebuilt its defense through maturity and weight-room work. Coach Jeff Rush notes a shift from a porous unit to a disciplined, tougher squad led by Dale Newlin Kendall Browning and Gabe Yordy. Last year the Redbirds yielded 43.2 points per game.
Missouri Valley Conference preseason media day in St. Louis sees Creighton top the poll with 290 points and SIU second with 274. Illinois State is third as Wichita State, Drake and others trail. Bruce Weber cautions that preseason picks rarely predict the title, injuries and surprises alter the race.
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