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10 THE COURIER-JOURNAL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1979 KENTUCKY COLLEGE FOOTBALL Morehead falls 16-3 to Madison Eastern wins 27-21 to retain its hopes If or playoff berth By PHIL COFFIN Cevrler-Jaornal Staff Writer Special te The Caurler-Jeurnal HARRISONBURG, Va. James Madison and Morehead universities put the foot back into football yesterday as Madison defeated Morehead 16-3 in a non-conference football game here. James Madison got three field goals from Scott Norwood, one of 51 yards, for all the points needed for the victory. A 29-yard pass play gave Madison its touchdown. Morehead's only score came on a 32-yard field goal by Nick Rapier and the goal put the visitors ahead 3-0 with 5:54 left in the first half.

Norwood sent the teams to the locker room at halftime tied 3-3 after booting a 22-yard field goal with 23 seconds remaining in the first half. With five seconds left in the third quarter, Norwood boomed his 51-yarder to send James Madison ahead to stay. Midway in the final quarter, James Madison broke the kicking spell when Frankie Walker tossed a 29-yard scoring pass to tailback Butch Robinson. When Norwood kicked the extra point Madison took a 13-3 lead with 7:26 left in the game. Norwood closed out the scoring with 41 seconds left in the game when he kicked a 42-yard field goal.

The offensive star of this first meeting of the two teams was Robinson, who not only caught the scoring pass but ran for 119 yards on 20 carries. For More-head, the bright spot on offense was fullback Bernard Mcintosh, who gained 93 yards on 16 carries. James Madison, which ended its season with a 4-6 record, gained 265 yards on 64 running plays to 162 on 41 carries for Morehead. Madison had 105 yards passing to Morehead's minus-1. Morehead takes a 5-3-1 record into this week's game at home against Eastern Kentucky.

Eastern was a long-shot when yesterday's game began, though. Three of its regulars on the offensive line were injured and did not start; Neal and guard Danny Hope were injured but did start Miller, a former fullback who has moved to tailback because of injuries to others, gained 100 yards in 16 carries. Fullback Dale Patton ran 11 times for only 41 yards, but he scored two touchdowns. Hughes passed only eight times, but he completed five for 126 yards and a touchdown to Cris Curtis. The other four passes 112 yards worth went to Jerry Parrish.

Eastern scored on two of its first three possessions to stake out a 14-0 lead. Patton ended a 48-yard drive with a 2-yard run for the first score. A 48-yard pass to Parrish set up the second, which came on a 14-yard pass to Curtis. Then Jackson State began its grinding ground game. It moved 80 yards in 15 plays none of them a pass and scored on Larry Cowan's 2-yard run.

Eastern scored again in the third quarter. Two more Hughes-to-Parrish passes one for 15 yards, another for 36 helped Eastern move 78 yards for Patton's second touchdown run. Again, though, Jackson State's wishbone broke the Eastern defense with another 15-play, 80-yard drive. Perry Harrington scored, and with 2:04 left in the third quater. Eastern led only 21-14.

Jackson State got very little in the fourth quarter, though. Eastern went 55 yards for another score, a 1-yard sneak by Hughes. Miller gained 33 of the yards on three carries. Eastern missed the extra point because kicker David Flores thought a fake bad been called and holder Hughes thought otherwise. Hughes expected Flores to kick; instead he got Jackson's Frank Thompson on bis back.

Statistics (RICHMOND, Ky. The croupier bad "raked in almost all of Eastern Kentucky's chips, but Eastern still had to Jroll the dice against Jackson State. "It's just like gambling in a crap ogame," Eastern tailback Alvin Miller Jsaid. "You've got $500 and you've got your last bet, and it's a die-or-die situation. "We knew if we lost, we were out of If we won, we were right back in the game." Miller was more concerned with a 'football game than gaming.

The game 'Eastern played yesterday against State was for a shot at the NCAA Division I-AA's big pot, the division play offs. The winner would not be assured a playoff position, but the loser would assuredly miss the playoffs. Eastern retained its chance to hit the jackpot yesterday at Hanger Field, cashing- in a 27-21 victory over second-' ranked Jackson State. 1 "it was the most exciting game I've ever played in," said quarterback Bill Hughes, a senior who has seen 26 victor-ties at Eastern. "This is the most fired-up I've ever seen us," said center David Neal, who 'has played in four Eastern Kentucky-L' Western Kentucky games.

"You could Just feel the excitement" Even poker-faced Roy Kidd, the East-l ern coach, reveled in the bonanza. "Shoot yeah, I got excited," Kidd said. you play the No. 2 team in the count-try and don't get excited, you ought to get out of coaching. Dadgum, I was excited." But shucks, fifth-ranked Eastern (8-2) Still has to win an Ohio Valley Conference game at Morehead State next Saturday to retain any hope of making a J3Jasjs, at the playoffs.

And top-ranked 3 rambling and fourth-ranked Murray cState can wipe Eastern out if they don't Hose any of their own bets. JSjjj No matter. Diagramming the playoffs -was as much a part of Eastern's game lan as the option pitch to Miller. believe we talked about it," Kidd said. "Somebody gave us a sec-tond opportunity, and here it is.

The way felt about it, even if Murray beats Western (next Saturday at Bowling Green), if Grambling loses we could both get in it." i. 1,1 MOREHEAD JAMES MADISON 0 3 0 0 -0 3 3 10 Mere FG, Rapier 32; JM FS Norwood 22; JM FG Norwood 51; JM Robinson 29, pass from Walker (Norwood kick); JM FG Norwood 42. Attendance 4,800. Morehead 9 0 7 7 1 11 7 7 7 a JACKSON STATE EASTERN KENTUCKY JMU 19 64-265 105 21 $-14-0 4-35 4-1 10-84 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards 41-162 -1 4 1-9-2 4-2 4-37 OVC Standings Eastern Dal Pattln, run (David Floras kick). Easter Crli Curtis, pats from Bill Hughas (Flo-rat kick).

Jack ten Larry Cowan, 1 run (Randle Law-Is kick). Eattarn Patton, 7, run (Floras kick). Jack-San Harry Harrington, 4, run (Lewis kick). Eastern Hughes, 1, run (run. failed).

Jackson Michael Stewart, run (Lewis kick). Attendance 10,000 (estimated). Jackson Eastern First downs 21 13 Rushes-yards 68-300 43-168 Passing yards 29 126 Return yards 0 14 Passes 3-10-1 5-8-0 Punts 3-387 Fumbles-lost 4-0 2-1 Penalties-yards 2-22 4-30 Staff Photo by Pam Speuldlng Cenf. All WLTWLT Murray St. 5 0 0 8 1 1 Eastern 4 1 0 8 2 0 Morehead .41) 531 Cenf.

All WLTWLT Aust. Peay 2 4 0 .6 4 0 Tenn. Tech 0 4 2 1 7 2 M. Tenn. 0 4 1 .0 8 0 in the end zone yesterday.

Eastern's Charles Branson (29) helped defend. Eastern won 27-21. Western 3 2 0 5 4 0 George Floyd (8) of Eastern Kentucky intercepted a pass intended for Jackson State's Robert Willis 'Akron 0 0 0 4 5 0 not eligible for conference championship. Kentucky State, Centre defeated; Georgetown whips Indiana Central Ii lie, capped Mike Shannon's one-yard smash. Shannon's run for a two-point conversion was stopped short.

For the game, Centre gained 252 total yards to Maryville 259. Shannon, who carried the ball 27 times, accounted for all but 23 of Cen tre's 138 ground yards. Maryville full WINTER IS ON THE CHECK YOUR TIRES TODAY! back Ken Adair led all rushers with 169 5vil 3Sfs tela mllWfcsOI yards on 20 attempts. Centre gained only 54 yards in the air 51 by split end Tont Curnutte on three receptions. Maryville has won 18 consecutive games at home.

Neither team mounted another threat until Kentucky State took over at the winners' 45-yard line with 9:07 to play. Seven plays later, Francis hit Hardy with the scoring pass. The game drew only 1,900 fans, but Kentucky State is expecting a sellout next Saturday afternoon when it takes on archrival Tennessee State. Tennessee State lost 36-28 at Nevada-Las Vegas Friday night Winston-Salem closed out its regular season at 8-2-1 and is hoping for a bowl bid. MARYVILLE 14, CENTRE 6 Centre played host Maryville (Tenn.) to a statistical standoff but lost on the scoreboard to close out its season with a record of 1-8.

Maryville, which finished at 7-2, opened the scoring on an eight-yard run by tailback Alvin Nance with 6:19 remaining in the first quarter. Carey Starnes kicked the extra point. With 11:35 to go in the second period Maryville's Steve Moffett received a punt and raced 56 yards for a touchdown that put his team on top 14-0 at halftime. Centre got on the board with 8:41 remaining in the game on a 90-yard drive GEORGETOWN 23, INDIANA CEN From AP and Special Dispatches Winston-Salem State turned back two Nearly scoring threats by Kentucky State yesterday and went on to a 14-6 college football victory in Frankfort, Ky. 1 Winston-Salem's scoring came on 1ouchdown runs of one yard by Jones and 21 yards by quarterback JKermit Blount.

Kentucky State, which fell to 6-4, JTscored its only points in the fourth quarter on a 10-yard pass from quarterback Charles Francis to Anthony Hardy. A "Tipo-point conversion pass failed. Kentucky State twice drove deep into Winston-Salem territory in the first quarter. The first march took State to a 'J first down at the 20-yard line. In three "plays.

State lost two yards and Mark "Stoute missed a 39-yard field-goal try. Later in the period Stoute missed an---trther attempt from 40 yards. After State fumbled at midfield, Win-ston-Salem helped by a 23-yard run rby Blount drove for the go-ahead touchdown. It came on on Jones' plunge -with 12:26 left in the second period. An-" tonio Howard added the extra point.

On their second possession in the JTthird quarter, the winners raised the lfiad to 14-0 on Blount's touchdown run. K. TRAL 14 Quarterback Dennis Ash- worth threw a 55-yard touchdown pass and ran for another score to lead Georgetown to victory in Indianapolis, 90 DAYS SAME AS CASH (Approved Credit) 75.00 Minimum Purchase Georgetown cornerback Scoot Smith sAfTtnr TISSES intercepted four passes in the final peri od to stymie Indiana Central. Statistics 0 7 7 14 0 0 4 a WINSTON-SALEM KENTUCKY STATE Winston-Salem Arington Jones, 1, run (Antonio Howard kick); WInsten-Salem Hermit Blount, 21, run (Howard kick); Kentucky St. Anthony Hardy, 10, pass from Chsrles Francis (run failed) Attendance 1.900 winstan-saiem 14 4-PLY POLY WHITE SIZE I REG.

SNOW A78-13 25.95 27.95 B78-13 26.95 28.95 D78-14 28.95 30.95 E78-14 29.95 31.95 F78-14 30.95 32.95 G78-1415 32.95 34.95 H78-1415 34.95 36.95 J78-15 37.95 L78-15 35.95 38.95 RADIAL WHITE SIZE I REG. SNOW 15580R13 37.95 AR78-13 36.95 39.95 BR78-13 37.95 40.95 DR78-14 40.95 43.95 ER78-14 42.95 44.95 FR78-1415 44.95 46.95 GR78-1415 46.95 49.95 HR78-1415 49.95 52.95 LR78-15 I 51.95 54.95 Ky. St. 14 38-138 105 31 8-24-2 2-1 5-32 First downs Passing Return yards Passes Punt: Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards 51-221 74 52 4-13-0 6-418 2-2 8-85 fCaldweWs 58-yard TD caps Western's comeback victory CENTRE MARYVILLE 4-6 7 7 All Tires Plus F.E.T. of 1.62 to 5.44 Maryville Alvin Nance, 8.

run (Carey Starnes kick); Maryville stave Moffett, 56, punt return (Starnes kick); Centra Mike Shannon, run (run failed). Centre M'vllle First downs 17 13 Rushes-yards 138 205 Passing yards 114 54 Passes 7-12-2 2-6-1 Punts Fumbles-lost 2-1 4-2 Penalties-yards 5-45 13-99 ALIGNMENT SHOCKS $1 195 MOST pass interference call against Western's Carl Brazely at his own 15. Northern Iowa's John Neuhoner recovered a blocked punt by Western's Ray Farmer in the end zone to put Western behind 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. Terry Lang added a 42-yard field goal in the second quarter to put Northern Iowa ahead 17-0 before Western began its comeback. Northern Iowa's Kenny Ellis, who gained an NCAA-record 382 yards against Western Illinois last week, was held to 43 yards on 14 carries before leaving with an injury shortly before halftime.

Ellis still managed to set a school single-season rushing record of 1,090 yards. 95 MUD SNOW RV WHITE LETTERS 10- 15 4 PLY 54.95 11- 15 4 PLY 61.95 12- 15 6 ply 69.95 OVC statistics NEAVY DUTY 1 in 1 AMERICAN CARS M0NR0E-MAT1C AKRON 1 3- TEMPLE 21 7-42 Duckett recovered fumble In end lone (Fiora-vantl kick); T-Broomell 6 run (Fiorevanti kick); Pitts 7 pass from Broomell (Fioravantl kick); T-Brlght I run (Fioravantl kick); A FG Graham 49; T-Lucear 64 pass from Broomell (Fioravantl kick); T-Stark 3 run (Fioravantl kick); A FG Graham 44. PolyesterFiberglass Cord Since 1923 Special te Tna Caurstisfaunial CEDAR FALLS, Iowa Western Kentucky trailed 17-0 shortly before "halftime last night but it brought out a Secret weapon in the second half, and as a result raced to a 24-17 victory over JSorthern Iowa. Elmer Caldwell, a 6-foot-4, 185-pound sophomore, didn't play in the first half, Irtit Western coach Jimmy Feix inserted im in the second half and he have been happier with the re- Caldwell raced 58 yards for a ourth-3fliarter touchdown to snap a 17-17 tie end give the Hilltoppers their fifth vic-tory against four defeats. Caldwell car-nrted the ball 18 times in the second half utuid gained 153 yards.

Western got on the scoreboard shortly iSefore halftime, when Barry Skaggs scoted from the two-yard line to cap a 66-yard drive. Western cut the deficit to 17-14 in the I third quarter on another long drive. 'John Hall's five-yard pass to Ricky iGwlnn capped a 12-play, 67-yard scoring drive. Caldwell's 37-yard run to the Iowa 10-yard line set up Ricky Anderson's tying 24-yard field goal early in 'the fourth quarter. Northern Iowa scored its first touchdown on Mark Fullbright's two-yard run, which was partially set up on a Statistics TIRE WESERN KY.

NORTHERN IOWA 7 7 24 1 0 0 17 AUSTIN PEAY 7 7 7 8-21 TENNESSEE TECH 87 7-14 APSU-Deflllppis 2 run (Meador kick); APSU-McCollum 4 pass from Defllippls (Meadors kick); APSU Cochran 35 pass from Defllippls (Meedors kick); Tack Kron 32 pass from Maynord (Anderson kick); Tech Hawkins recovered fumble punt in end zone (Anderson kick) SERVICE Mark Fullbrlaht, 2, run (Terry Lana kick); Northern John Neuhoner, recovered blocked punt In end tone (Lang kick); Northern Lang, 42, FG; Western Barry Skaggs, 2, run (Ricky Anderson kick); Western Ricky Gwlnn, 5, pass from John Hall (Anderson kick); Western Anderson, 24, FG; Western Elmer Caldwell, 58, run kick), Attendance 12,500 iil DOWNTOWN I I J-TOWN I MIDDlETOWNl OKOIONaT If At Jehnsen City MIDDLE TENN ....0 7 7-14 EAST TENN 14 17 7 14-52 BTTSU Thonui 4fl njnc frnm Mntll fUiin kirk 4th St. Catherine 587-6811 OPEN DAILY 7:30 A.M.-5:30 P.M. SAT. P.M. 9514 Toy lorsville Rd.

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8 00 A.M.-3 00 P.M. 17 47-301 47 75 7-15-0 4-2 10-146 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passe Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards ETSU Ferrell 4 run (Hunt kick), ETSU Cornelius 3 38-Tit pau fram Hutll (Hunt kick): MTSU Bryant 3 pass ,73 from Sanford (Robinson kick); ETSU McFall 1 run '01 (Hunt kick); ETSU FG 33 Hunt; ETSU Hutseil 1 run 7-15-0 (Hunt kick); ETSIJ Reeves 65 run (Hunt kick); MTSU I Miller 1 pass from Purvis (Robinson kick); ETSU Dill 1 run (Hunt kick). Jr.