80 - CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, September 26 - October 2, 1997
People
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son casual athletes like you and
me fall in and out of shape. There
are exceptions, like Bobby Adair
who has been working out at The
Firm pretty much uninterrupted
for 10 years. "Most people live in
their bodies but athletes live
through their bodies," Bobby told
me recently while throwing
around more weight than the
bouncer at a Jenny Craig en-
counter group session. Last year I
walked 1,500 miles with a month-
ly goal of 100 miles. My life is
built around these walks. But
sometimes now I feel like quitting
because I'm a normal person and
my gutters need cleaning out. The
solution to a wavering commit-
ment is to bear down and power
through the workout days when
it's all you can do to get out of the
car. Mental health through physi-
cal conditioning is the best way
this side of Coors Light to relieve
stress. It works, but sometimes it
ain't fun.
SNIPPETS- The Slam Dunk
To The Beach extravaganza bas-
ketball tournament has been ana-
lyzed and dissected seven ways
from Sunday by sports writers
and fans alike. This year's May-
or's Cup looks like easy pickin's
for Cape with an opener against
Milford then facing the winner of
Sussex Central and Loyola of
Baltimore, a school more noted
Gt eyhounds land in Lewes after rough ride
Football team finds
Lewes anything but
Pleasantville
By Dave Frederick
LEWES- The Pleasantville,
N.J., football team was tossed
around in the Delaware Bay last
Saturday morning then thrown
around on the Cape football field
in the mid-afternoon.
A visiting team that coach Bri-
an Donahue labeled "scary" went
"into the tank" early as Cape's
offense amassed nearly 400 yards
on the ground while holding
Pleasantville to minus yardage.
"I don't think we were sharp in
the first half," Donahue said after
Cape led 14-0. "We played hard
but the intensity wasn't there. In
the second half we picked it up."
Cape's trio of running backs -
Elijah Worthy, Deshon James
and Carl Floyd - all rushed for
over 100 yards. Quarterback
Theron Pavlik completed six
passes including a touchdown
strike to Deshon James who had
three touchdowns in the after-
noon. And all-purpose two-way
player O.J. Wilson rattled more
bodies with bone-crushing colli-
sions than a crash test dummy co-
ordinator at General Motors.
"We're three and 0 and you
have a lot to be proud of," Coach
Donahue told his players after the
Angle Moon photo
Elijah Worthy rips through a hole in the Plesantville defense as defenders grab and tear
at his clothing. Kenny Stevenson follows, looking for a clean hit.
game. "But Friday night the real
season begins in Georgetown as
we begin our jouruey through the
Northern Division."
The Cape-Georgetown Battle
of Route 9 was moved three
years ago from a season-ending
game to the early season because
the neighborhood rivalry some-
times produced emotions too
strong and a focus too bright.
Sussex Central matches Cape
with an undefeated record but
neither club has beaten a team
that is going anywhere in the
post-season except early Christ-
mas shopping. Friday night is a
reality check for both clubs.
"Central has the complete
package," Donahue said. "They
play lots of people, have great
size and have added speed they
haven't had the last two years. I
know both teams will be ready to
play a four quarter football
game."
The emergence of Cape's large
but untested offensive line has
been part of the early season suc-
cess for the Vikings. Center Matt
Graviet, guards Wrix Mcllvaine
and Matt Cornelius and tackles
Brad Travis and Robert Hahn
have been "getting hats" on de-
fenders allowing the running
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for lacrosse players. But things
seldom work out as planned as
Cape has sustained two of the
worst whuppin's in the short his-
tory of the Slam losing to Pleas-
antville by 50 and Colonel
Richardson by 39 at the half. New
Cape Coach Ed Waples will feel
the pressure of being the host
coach, but a Mayor's Cup trophy
will make life much more fun in
the Hospitality Room...Sussex
Central's all-purpose athlete Bri-
an Polk is reported to be back out
for the football team and may see
action this Friday night against
Cape. Direct from the Slam Dunk
To The Beach Press Guide. "The
tournament dates will be Friday,
Dec. 26 thru Tuesday, Dec. 30
with a total of 39 games being
played over a five-day span bring-
ing together 38 teams." Many of
my friends will be receiving a
Christmas gift of tickets from
their wives with this loving mes-
sage: "Honey, I know you love
basketball so much and can't get
enough so please enjoy. Go on
now, git."
Long Neck Lions tourney
set at Old Landing Oct. 15
There's still time to register for
the sixth annual Long Neck Lions
golf tournament, set for Wednes-
day, Oct. 15 at Old Landing Golf
Course.
The tournament will feature a 7
a.m. shotgun start, and prizes for
low gross, closest to the pin and
longest drive.
Call 945-2480 for information.
Cape Region Athletes Of The Week
RICKY THOMPSON
Ricky is blessed with all
the attributes of a great ath-
lete except for size. He is
mercurial and explosive and
takes a lickin' and keeps on
tickin'. Ricky's inside run-
ning led to a second quarter
conversion folowing a Tom-
my Sheehan touchdown re-
ception as the JV football
team closed to 12-8 against a
physical Sussex Central
squad. In the second half
with both teams fighting for
position, Rieky picked off a
pass and returned it for a
touchdown as Cape hung on-
to win 14-12.
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KENNY STEVENSON
Sometimes called Popeye
because of his muscular
forearms developed in the
mmuner tossing furniture in-
to a truck for Beshe's, Benny
is a two-way player who also
plays special teams. Kenny
is a great example of you
don't have to be big to be a
good blocker," said former
coach George Glenn while
watching the Pleasantville
game tape. "He's a hitter."
Stevenson never let up dur-
ing the Pleasantville game
and twice was the first tack-
ler on the kick-off team.
JOSH WYATT
A full field 80 minutes of
soccer is what coach John
Myers has learned to expect
from senior Josh Wyatt. Wy-
att often takes on the job of
shutting down the enemy's
top scorer. Last Thursday
night Wyatt played his usual
strong game as the Vikings
shook off nemesis Sussex
Central 3-0.
AMANDA HOPKINS
Amanda has blossomed in-
to the Viola Kulak of the 1997
Cape Henlopen field hockey
team. Like last year's Ger-
man exchange student,
Amanda has that knack for
scoring around the goal and
pushing the ball to the open
area. Amanda had two sweet
goals last Thursday as Cape
ran away from a good
Seaford team 5-0. "Amanda
is playing well and making
the people around her better
players," said coach Mike
Eisenhour.
