Booker boosts Clemson over Virginia
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03/03/2009 -
Clemson, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trevor Booker scored 13 points and grabbed 15
rebounds as 18th-ranked Clemson dominated Virginia, 75-57, during senior night
at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Terrence Oglesby finished 10-of-10 from the foul line on his way to 18 points
for the Tigers (23-6, 9-6 ACC), who snapped a two-game skid and avenged an
85-81 defeat in overtime to the Cavaliers on February 15.
With the victory, Clemson secured back-to-back winning seasons in ACC play for
the first time since 1965-66 and 1966-67. The Tigers also improved their all-
time senior night record to 69-29.
This was the final home game for Clemson seniors K.C. Rivers, Raymond Sykes
and Jesse Yanutola. The seniors improved their record to 91-40, which is a
school record for wins by a senior class. Rivers has played in all 91
victories and is the winningest player in Clemson history overall and in ACC
play.
Sykes ended with 14 points and five boards. Rivers tallied just two points,
while Yanutola failed to score.
Virginia (9-17, 3-12) was paced by Calvin Baker, who finished with 18 points.
Mike Scott added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers, who have lost
four consecutive outings. Jeff Jones poured in 11 points in defeat.
After Virginia hung tough in the first half, the Tigers took control of the
contest in the final frame. Following a Baker jumper and a Sykes free throw to
start the second half, Clemson put together a 17-2 run to break open the game.
Booker's slam capped off the flurry to put the Tigers ahead 50-35 with over 12
minutes remaining.
The Cavaliers never got closer than 14 points the remainder of the way.
Clemson outscored Virginia 43-26 in the final 20 minutes.
Trailing 13-9 over seven minutes into the game, Clemson rattled off 13
unanswered points to go ahead by nine, 22-13. Oglesby, who had seven points
during the run, made a pair of foul shots to culminate the surge with just
over nine minutes until halftime.
The Cavaliers responded with 10 consecutive points to regain the lead. Jones'
jumper topped off the spurt with about 5 1/2 minutes left. The remainder of
the half was a back-and-forth affair. The Tigers took a 32-31 edge into the
locker room. Baker led all scorers at the break with 12 points.
Game Notes
Clemson shot 50 percent from the field, while Virginia hit just 40.8 percent
of its shots...The Tigers grabbed 36 rebounds, compared to 27 for the
Cavaliers...Virginia holds a 65-50 advantage in the all-time series.
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The NFL preseason is approaching. Time for players, coaches and teams to turn over a new leaf. General managers have hired some new coaches, while coaches have added some offensive and defensive assistants to try and improve things. Here’s a look at some changes to look for in the preseason.
New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall).
The Jets have added balance to the offense for QB Chad Pennington with RB Thomas Jones, essentially stolen from the Bears. He will upgrade a New York ground game that was 20th in rushing with a weak 3.5 yards per carry. They have their first true feature back since Curtis Martin. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer prefers ball control, like his father Marty. In preseason, behind Pennington you’ll see second-year QB Kellen Clemens and mobile newcomer QB Marques Tuiasosopo.
Jacksonville Jaguars: The heat is on Jack Del Rio in Jacksonville as the Jaguars flopped last season despite a ton of talent. Keep in mind that under Del Rio the Jaguars have been outstanding in preseason with a 12-4 SU, 11-5 ATS August mark. online football betting Their defense is loaded, it’s the offense that has been stuck in first gear the last few years.
Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason.
Arizona Cardinals: Word out of Arizona is that the players like new coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers offensive coordinator last year. We think of Arizona as all-passing because their running game has been awful of late because of a poor offensive line. However, keep an eye on the running game in preseason as they’ve made a lot of changes.
The new coach brings in Russ Grimm to coach the offensive line (Grimm did a marvelous job building the Steelers line). They took Penn State OT Levi Jones in the first round and signed two offensive linemen, Mike Gandy and Al Johnson, to provide depth. Reggie Wells was moved from right tackle to left guard and they want more speed out of the offensive line for pulling and traps, a Pittsburgh staple under Bill Cowher.
Atlanta Falcons: While all the attention has been focused on QB Mike Vick’s off-field problems, new coach Bobby Petrino is revamping the Falcons from an all-running team to a more balanced one. Petrino likes the experience of backup QB Joey Harrington and he has veteran backup Chris Redman, who used to play for Petrino at Louisville and knows his offenses better than anyone. Petrino wants Vick to be more of a pocket passer.
The addition of FB Ovie Mughelli is a sign Petrino wants a power rushing attack behind a physical fullback and newcomer WR Joe Horn should upgrade what was a below average wideout corps. Petrino is changing their old zone-blocking scheme to a more traditional in-line blocking scheme and the offensive line is bigger. Rookie DE Jamaal Anderson was grabbed in the first round and the secondary got younger with former Auburn cornerback David Irons, who the Falcons think was a steal as a sixth-round pick.
Cleveland Browns: The 2007 Browns look like a double-edged sword. There was the excitement of the offseason, trading for RB Jamel Lewis, upgrading the offensive line with Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas (the No. 2 pick in the draft) and free agent LG Eric Steinbach, then trading for Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn when he fell to No. 22. GM Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel feel they have a talented, balanced offense with these new pieces, plus TE >Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards.
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The Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Rob Chudzinski. This is a young offense and Quinn looked tentative, indecisive and inaccurate early in camp. Crennel will play Charlie Frye, Quinn and Derek Anderson in preseason. And there is a mixed bag for rookie QBs receiving significant starts: Tim Couch (14), Kerry Collins (13), Ben Roethlisberger (13), Vince Young (13), Joey Harrington (12), Matt Leinart (11) and Kyle Boller (nine). While all the focus will be on the Browns new-look offense, I’m more concerned with the defense.
Carolina Panthers: Coach Jon Fox loves the ground game, but Carolina has made some interesting changes for 2007. Fox fired offensive coordinator Dan Henning and brings in Jeff Davidson to run the offense. Davidson has brought in zone-blocking schemes to the Panther offense, a dramatic change for a system that's been built around a power-running style.
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Dallas Cowboys: WR Terrell Owens is still here, but QB Drew Bledsoe and Bill Parcells are gone. New head coach Wade Phillips takes over, replacing Parcells. He ran the Chargers defense last season. Phillips was chosen by teary-eyed owner Jerry Jones partly because he is one of the best 3-4 coaches in football and the Cowboys have loaded up on players for that scheme.
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