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Found November 09, 2009 on SportingNews.com:
PLAYERS: Shaun Draughn,  Ryan Houston
TEAMS: North Carolina Tar Heels

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Sporting News staff reports North Carolina junior running back Shaun Draughn, the team's leading rusher, will miss the rest of the season after fracturing his left shoulder blade Saturday against Duke, according to a report by The News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C. Draughn, who leads the Tar Heels with 567 yards, was hurt on the first play of the game, a 9-yard run. He was replaced by Ryan Houston, who ran for a career-high 164 yards on 37 carries. Houston's rushing attempts were the most by a North Carolina player since 1990.
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