Post by Banana Cat on May 9, 2012 6:31:26 GMT -5
Andre White was the owner of the Steel and he was just another deadbeat owner who left a wake of debt behind him with players, coaches, arena, and shelter. Andre White also runs the Chattanooga Generals who have taken over the Steel's road schedule and will play in their place for the rest of the season.
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Cape Fear Heroes win easily after two weeks off
May 6, 2012
By Al Myatt / Correspondent
The retooled Macon Steel arrived at Crown Coliseum on Saturday like a kid bringing home a bad report card.
They apparently were in no hurry to get to their destination - arriving about an hour before the scheduled 7:30 p.m. indoor football contest.
The kickoff was postponed 20 minutes, only delaying the inevitable for a team tangling with the unbeaten Cape Fear Heroes (5-0).
Their malaise was well-founded as the Steel was subjected to a 99-26 beating from Cape Fear, which hadn't played in two weeks.
The Heroes had stomped the Steel 53-29 at the Crown earlier this season when former North Carolina quarterback Oscar Davenport was directing the offense.
The first clue that Macon had undergone a makeover was when the quarterback took the field wearing a Duke helmet.
Marcus Jones, who played quarterback, receiver and linebacker for the Blue Devils from 2005 to 2009, was the visitors' signal caller but said his team was actually the Chattanooga Generals.
"We've taken over the Steel's schedule," Jones said.
Jones was pursued like the last biscuit on the boarding house table for most of the night.
Jones completed 15 of 32 passes for 160 yards with two interceptions by Roger Williams.
His 37-yard scoring run on the second snap of the fourth quarter cut the Heroes' lead to 77-20.
Jones' counterpart, former Pine Forest and East Carolina quarterback Patrick Pinkney, had a shorter and less bruising night.
Pinkney completed 6 of 7 passes for 73 yards with three touchdowns.
His backup, Garrett Sutphen from UNC-Pembroke, connected on 12 of 16 tosses for 175 yards with four scores.
Cape Fear running back Wilmont Perry took a 12-yard pass from Pinkney to finish the game's first possession. Perry also scored on an 8-yard run in the second quarter.
Jay Jackson hauled in scoring passes of 12, 20 and 47 yards.
Pinkney said he is getting closer to finding his rhythm.
"It's gradually coming along," he said. "When you're in college, it's year-round, 365. It's coming back - just keep practicing hard and then show out here on the game field."
Pinkney said the Heroes handled their layoff effectively.
"We knew we were off two weeks," he said. "We knew we had to come in with the mindset that we've got to stay focused. We couldn't come in here and play to our opponent's level.
"Our veterans stepped up and we played to the best of our ability. We played a whole 60 minutes."
Leonard Moore had two fumble returns for touchdowns for the Heroes. Leeron Boykin also had a fumble return for a score.
Quincey Malloy was among the defenders who were continually knifing into the Macon/Chattanooga backfield.
"We knew they were having some problems up front with new offensive linemen so we decided to apply some pressure and help the defesive backs out a little bit," he said.
May 6, 2012
By Al Myatt / Correspondent
The retooled Macon Steel arrived at Crown Coliseum on Saturday like a kid bringing home a bad report card.
They apparently were in no hurry to get to their destination - arriving about an hour before the scheduled 7:30 p.m. indoor football contest.
The kickoff was postponed 20 minutes, only delaying the inevitable for a team tangling with the unbeaten Cape Fear Heroes (5-0).
Their malaise was well-founded as the Steel was subjected to a 99-26 beating from Cape Fear, which hadn't played in two weeks.
The Heroes had stomped the Steel 53-29 at the Crown earlier this season when former North Carolina quarterback Oscar Davenport was directing the offense.
The first clue that Macon had undergone a makeover was when the quarterback took the field wearing a Duke helmet.
Marcus Jones, who played quarterback, receiver and linebacker for the Blue Devils from 2005 to 2009, was the visitors' signal caller but said his team was actually the Chattanooga Generals.
"We've taken over the Steel's schedule," Jones said.
Jones was pursued like the last biscuit on the boarding house table for most of the night.
Jones completed 15 of 32 passes for 160 yards with two interceptions by Roger Williams.
His 37-yard scoring run on the second snap of the fourth quarter cut the Heroes' lead to 77-20.
Jones' counterpart, former Pine Forest and East Carolina quarterback Patrick Pinkney, had a shorter and less bruising night.
Pinkney completed 6 of 7 passes for 73 yards with three touchdowns.
His backup, Garrett Sutphen from UNC-Pembroke, connected on 12 of 16 tosses for 175 yards with four scores.
Cape Fear running back Wilmont Perry took a 12-yard pass from Pinkney to finish the game's first possession. Perry also scored on an 8-yard run in the second quarter.
Jay Jackson hauled in scoring passes of 12, 20 and 47 yards.
Pinkney said he is getting closer to finding his rhythm.
"It's gradually coming along," he said. "When you're in college, it's year-round, 365. It's coming back - just keep practicing hard and then show out here on the game field."
Pinkney said the Heroes handled their layoff effectively.
"We knew we were off two weeks," he said. "We knew we had to come in with the mindset that we've got to stay focused. We couldn't come in here and play to our opponent's level.
"Our veterans stepped up and we played to the best of our ability. We played a whole 60 minutes."
Leonard Moore had two fumble returns for touchdowns for the Heroes. Leeron Boykin also had a fumble return for a score.
Quincey Malloy was among the defenders who were continually knifing into the Macon/Chattanooga backfield.
"We knew they were having some problems up front with new offensive linemen so we decided to apply some pressure and help the defesive backs out a little bit," he said.