POSITIVE
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that night for the second time last
season.
So far this year he is averaging 11.8
points per game, including 9.7 dur
ing Oregon's three games in confer
ence play.
"I think in Andre's case, from a
rhythm standpoint, he is a guy that
needs to get his shots because he is a
very good shooter," Oregon head
coach Ernie Kent said.
Jackson took up the slack left by
Joseph's slow night offensively, but said
that he felt his 39 points may have tak
en away from the team's offensive
rhythm because he took so many shots
toward the end of the game.
"He doesn't need to feel respon
sible because it's not a blame thing
as it is we all — coaches, players,
Luke, too and even the fans; even
Oregon State's fans — we all got
caught up in the moment of a great
player in the midst of a great ball
game," Kent said. "It was great to see
and great to watch."
"The reality of it is it did knock us
out of rhythm a little bit. We were
aware of that. At the same time, it
was a spectacular basketball game
on his part."
Jackson revisited
Jackson's night against the Beavers
didn't come close to setting a record
in the Pac-10. UCLA's Lew Alcindor
and Arizona State's Eddie House both
hold the single-game points record
with 61.
His 16 rebounds were no closer to
setting a single-game record. Oregon
State's Swede Halbrook set that record
in 1955 with 36 against Idaho.
What his career-best night did was
move him up on Oregon's all-time
list within striking distance of top
five records.
He needs 12 points to tie Blair
Rasmussen for seventh all-time on
Oregon's scoring list. Rasmussen,
who scored 1,554 points from ^BI
BS, was drafted 15th overall in 1985
by Denver.
With 11 more steals, Jackson will
move into a tie for fourth all-time
with Anthony Taylor at 147.
Finally, he needs three three
pointers for 128 in his career, which
would tie him for eighth with
Kenya Wilkins.
Yet, that won't mean anything to
him unless he can get the Ducks
the win.
That was the case Saturday against
Oregon State
"That game really hurt because
there were just a few things that cost
us the game" he said. "It was just real
disappointing. I hate losing."
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"Of the three teams, Army was the
best team," head coach Chuck Kear
ney said. "Due to a couple of injuries
we had our worst lineup, but we com
peted. That is a positive. What doesn't
kill you makes you stronger."
Kearney was speaking of injuries to
freshman Cyle Hartzell (shoulder),
sophomore Joey Bracamonte (undis
closed) and junior Dustin Fisher, who
has a sprained ankle. Kearney strug
gled to find what worked well Friday
in the Oregon Classic, where Oregon
finished 1-2.
"We didn't wrestle with confi
dence," Kearney said, "We came out
flat against California State-Fuller
ton. We can't afford to have let
downs. We need to come out emo
tionally up and ready to compete
against every opponent."
Not quite there... yet
The Ducks received a strong per
formance from many of its wrestlers
in its win over Army on Friday. One
particular match has seemed to earn
more attention than the others.
Freshman Cody Parker entered the
final match between the Ducks and
the Black Knights knowing that a vic
tory by the freshman would earn his
team its first team win of the year.
Parker defeated his opponent to give
the Ducks the 23-21 victory.
However, it wasn't the first time
Parker had faced James Hollis of Army.
"I knew a lot was on the line,"
Parker said. "I had faced Hollis be
fore and lost."
This time the results were different
and in Parker's favor. But Kearney
wouldn't put any more emphasis on
the Parker victory than he would any
other during the match against Army.
"Every point is the same," Kearney
said. "If, say, (Luke) Larwin doesn't do
his job, Cody can't (be in position to)
win the dual meet. And it was no
more different than (Chet McBee) get
ting a fall (earlier in the match). The
only difference was the order, but he
knew he had to win. It is a little differ
ent when everyone in the gym knows
what he needs to do."
So, while Parker and the team
must be excited about the win, it
was a team effort that made it possi
ble for the victory that put the Ducks
over the hump.
However, Kearney isn't ready to
hype up his freshman wrestler quite
yet. Kearney added that Parker still
needed to work on staying in focus
and not taking any time off during a
competitive match.
But, as individual as wrestling is, if
one person doesn't step up, it doesn't
matter how the others fare.
Hectic schedule
The Ducks are in the heart of their
schedule, and it won't get any easier
anytime soon.
Oregon travels to Stanford on
Thursday, followed by matches
against UC-Davis on Friday and the
Aggie Open on Saturday.
Oregon then has two home
matches against Fresno State and
No. 21 Bakersfield on Jan. 23 and
Jan. 25, respectively.
It will be the first home match since
Oregon hosted No. 1 Oklahoma State
Dec. 14 and is the second-to-last
home match before Oregon State
comes to McArthur Court Feb. 15.
February will be a less strenuous
month with only three matches.
However, each match becomes more
critical for the Ducks as they prepare
for the Pacific-10 Conference Tourna
ment in March.
Scott Archer is a freelance reporter
for the Emerald.
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market or qualified for the playoffs
can quickly make one forget about
the day's problems.
Sports can also reinstate a sense
of hope into one's life. Whoever in
vented the often-overused cliche
"there's always next year" was right
on the money. Nothing will prove
this statement more than cheering
for a perennial loser. As soon as I
start to think about how bitter I am
over Seattle's most recent loss, I
start counting the months until
training camp.
Same goes for Oregon football
fans. For anyone who had their 2003
end badly on account of Minnesota,
just think about what the Ducks
have coming back next year.
For those out there who have
been fortunate enough to experi
ence a favorite team winning a
championship or making repeated
playoff, tournament or bowl ap
pearances, think back to how beau
tiful those moments were whenever
frustration mounts.
For tortured souls like myself
who watch helplessly as their team
finds a way to screw things up by
season's end, just remember that it
won't be that way forever. One day,
a player, a coach or an owner will
make a move that sends the team in
the right direction.
When that day comes for me, and
the Seahawks, Cubs or Blazers hoist a
championship trophy high into the
air, it will taste oh-so-sweet knowing I
stuck through all the losing.
"It will all pay off someday."
Wise words from a wise woman.
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