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She tlffi Ktomr a Dec. Section OUSUiESS: DESC1S Oil PAGE 5S nn r-' 31, 1983 zmefa itas3 LJ Photo by WARREN TAYLOR Turnovers prove costly in 'Gator' SLjf, 'y6 1 Cyclones hold off Ball State 72-64 triumph was ISU's pooest, show yet: Orr INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (AP) It was a victory that Coach Johnny Orr wasn't giving away, because the 72-64 Iowa State decision over Ball State gave the Cyclones consolation honors in the Hoosier Classic basketball tournament Friday. But, Orr said, "I think that was our poorest game of the year." Terrence Allen and Barry Stevens scored six points apiece during a 20-2 scoring spurt that gave Iowa State a lead it never lost late in the first half. The 6-foot 5-inch Stevens had 13 of his team-high 21 points in the second half, including six in the final 4 minutes when the Cyclones had to hold off a late comeback bid, and Allen tied a career high with 20 points.

"Our spurt (in the first half) helped us tonight like it hurt us last night," Orr said, referring to a 2 -minute dry spell that allowed Boston College to take command of their first-round game with the Cyclones. "We got some good steals, but we could have stolen the ball more if we had put some real pressure on them." "I guess you might say we lost our concentration," said Ball State Coach Al Brown. "We made some turnovers on the half-court pressure, but not on the press." Ball State was down by 14 after a Stevens shot from the corner with 10:47 remaining in the game. Rick Rowray, who had 21 to share game scoring laurels, pulled Ball State to within five points three times in the final 5:00. But the Cyclones were able to hold off the threat by connecting from the free throw line hitting 10 of their last 12 as Ball State was forced to foul in a bid to regain the basketball.

The Cyclones (8-2) trailed, 20-14, when Stevens hit a jumper from the free throw line with 8:50 left in the first half. Another Stevens fielder and an Allen layup after a steal tied the game at 20-20. Another Allen fielder tied the game for the eighth time before a dunk by Allen put Iowa State ahead to stay at 24-22 with 5:08 left in the half. Ball State (3-6) then went more than 4ft minutes without a field goal as the Cyclones were chalking up 14 unanswered points to take a 34-22 lead. The Cardinals trailed, 40-26, at half-time but pulled to within five points five different times in the second half.

Late in the contest, Rowray missed a lay-up and the Cardinals were whis bounced off his helmet and then he was unable to make the recovery. Neither could fullback Norm Granger, who was blocking for him. The ball rolled through Granger's legs and Florida linebacker Doug Drew finally fell on it for a touchdown with a little more than one minute left in the half. Iowa marched deep into Florida territory on its second possession. The Hawks had a first down at the 17-yard line, but Long's pass was intercepted by Tony Lilly and returned 39 yards to the Gator 44.

Fortunately for Iowa, or so it seemed, there was a clipping penalty against Florida, shoving the Gators back to the 13. However, the Hawkeyes couldn't benefit from this break, because on first down Florida tailback Neal Anderson broke free over left tackle and rambled 47 yards before he was finally run down by Keith Hunter. The Gators went on from there to their first touchdown behind the slashing runs of Anderson and fullback John L. Williams. Anderson went the final yard off right tackle, and Bobby Raymond's conversion put the Gators ahead, 7-0, with 40 seconds remaining in the first quarter.

Early in the second period Iowa was again on the prowl in Florida terrain, but another Long pass was picked off by Gator linebacker Mark Korff at his 26. Florida went into the game with one of the nation's leading punters, Ray Criswell, but you couldn't prove it by his first two efforts. Both were low line drives. He got the benefit of a big roll on the second one, though, and it turned into a a 51-yarder that penned the Hawks in at their two-yard line. They then rolled downfield to their only points of the half, a 32-yard field goal by Nichol.

Iowa got a break early in the drive when Owen Gill appeared to be stopped one yard short on a third-down attempt. He fumbled the ball forward out of bounds for an overall 12-yard gain to the Iowa 19. A 15-yard pass completion from Long to tight end Mike Hufford and a 16-yard burst by Gill moved Iowa out to midfield. Then Long unleashed a deep pass down the middle and Ronnie Harmon made one of his patented acrobatic catches, going high in the air to snare the ball between two Florida defenders at the Gator eight. After a delay-of-the-game penalty moved Iowa back to the 13, Long threw two incomplete passes, followed by a short three-yarder to Harmon.

When Nichol went out for a 27-yard field-goal try, Iowa drew another penalty for taking too much time. Nichol then booted his 32-yarder with 5:45 to go in the half. A little later Iowa linebacker Kevin Spitzig sacked Florida quarterback Wayne Peace for a 21-yard loss, forcing the Gators to punt Dave Nardone replaced Criswell and kicked to Harmon, who made a twisting, turning runback to his 32. However, the Hawks were called for clipping, moving them back to the six, and this is what set up Nichol's disastrous fumble. Anderson finished the half with 61 yards in eight carries for the Gators, and Williams had 24 in six tries.

Long had nine completions in 20 attempts for 140 yards, but was victimized by the two interceptions. Peace hit four of 10 for 53 yards, with one interception. Fry made it a point to visit with the referee at halftime about Iowa's costly delay of game penalties. Fry maintained the officials were starting the 25-second clock too soon. HARMON DOES IT AGAIN Iowa wingback Ron- Bowl.

He snared this Chuck Long aerial at the Flori-nie Harmon makes another of his tremendous circus da 8-yard line between Tony Lilly (18) and another catches in first-half action of Friday night's Gator Gator defender. Seminoles win Peach, 28-3 By BUCK TURNBULL Rcotsttr Stiff WrtHt JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Florida capitalized on several Iowa mistakes Friday night to win the 39th renewal of the Gator Bowl Classic, 14-6. Particularly costly to the Hawkeyes were two first-half interceptions and an end zone fumble by Iowa punter Tom Nichol that was recovered for a Florida touchdown. Iowa quarterback Chuck Long also was intercepted twice in the second half.

Neither team had been able to conduct its schedule of workouts because of unusually cold and rainy Florida weather, and the lack of preparation showed. Both teams were whistled for numerous penalties the two teams established a Gator Bowl record for penalties and there were several injuries on both sides. Iowa lost defensive end Mike Hooks in the first half and nose guard Howard "Hap" Peterson in the second half. Florida had five players go to the sidelines with injuries. The loss left Iowa with a 9-3 record and just short of its goal of becoming the first Iowa team ever to win 10 games in a season.

It also is expected to knock the Hawkeyes of the final Top 10 ratings. Iowa entered the game ranked 10th; Florida was No. 11. The record crowd of 81,293 included an estimated 20,000 disappointed Iowans. There were few empty seats GATOR BOWL even though temperature dropped below freezing during the game.

All of Florida's scoring occurred during the first half on a long drive after an interception and on the fumble recovery. Iowa got a field goal in the second quarter and another in the third. Both teams attempted to mount drives in the second half. Most were thwarted by either mistakes or penalities, however. Iowa's final scord came after Devon Mitchell intercepted one of Peace's passes and returned it 29 yards to the Gator 30.

A face-mask penalty on Florida gave the Hawks a first down at the 11, but still they were forced to settle for the field goal. Eddie Phillips managed only three yards on two runs in the drive. After Florida tackle Roy Harris sacked Long for a six-yard loss, Nichol kicked a 31-yard field goal, slicing Florida's lead to 14-6. Midway in the quarter, Iowa began a long march after David Nardone's punt rolled out of bounds at the Hawk-eye nine-yard line. Gill and Norm Granger contributed runs of 20 and 17 yards on successive carries.

But once again the Hawks were stymied after reaching a first down at the Florida 24, and this time they got no points for all their work. Nichol's 40-yard field-goal try fell short of the goal posts. Thus, although Iowa had the ball for 10 minutes 1 1 seconds to Florida's 4:49 in the third quarter, the Hawkeyes entered the final period still trailing by 14-6. It was windy and a chilly 35 degrees at the kickoff not too bad considering what the weather had been during the week. In fact, the field was in amazingly good condition.

More than five inches of rain fell on Jacksonville from noon Wednesday to noon Thursday, and if the game had been played on either of those nights it would have made things much more difficult for the two teams. Iowa gave Florida a touchdown late in the second quarter when Nichol fumbled a center snap in his end zone, letting the Gators go off at half time with a 14-3 lead. After Nichol had bobbled the baU, it DAE) TnAHsannear Mayb Not bring it to Expert. FZIZi 1 1 Minor Adjustments 1440 Locvtt 213-2446 32 Ytars Servac to Dm Moines tled for a foul in the scramble for the loose ball. Jeff Hornacek, who had 13 for the winners, then hit one free throw to give Iowa State a 66-60 lead and David Moss gave more breathing room by making both ends of a one and-one situation with :47 to play.

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He was playing in place of injured starter Kelly Lowery and backup Bob Davis, who was passed over in favor of' Thomas by Coach Bobby Bowden. Thomas kept Florida State on the ground for eight consecutive plays in the opening drive before lofting the scoring toss to Thompson after only 3:59 was gone. Greg Allen, who rushed for a game high 97 yards on 17 attempts, had 30 yards on four rushes in the drive. The Seminoles scored only 3:55 later after stopping North Carolina on downs and forcing a punt. Florida State moved to the 18 on the ground before Thomas beat a Tar Heel blitz to find Thompson on the 10.

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AVC. Ct MOINtS, 320 t.tlNToH toWA CITY ATLANTA, GA. (AP) Florida State sophomore Eric Thomas, making his first collegiate start, shocked North Carolina with a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes to Weegie Thompson to pace the Seminoles to a 28-3 victory over the Tar Heels Friday in the 16th annual Peach Bowl. Thomas hit Thompson on an 18-yard toss in the end zone to cap a 69-yard drive in nine plays following the open- PEACH BOWL ing kickoff. He then connected with Thompson on a 15-yard score less than four minutes later.

Florida State, making up somewhat for its 53-14 embarrassment in its season finale against Florida, made it 21-0 at the half when Roosevelt Snipes dove into the end zone from the 1-yard line following a fumbled punt that was recovered by the Seminoles on the North Carolina 16. North Carolina's only score came on a 36-yard field goal by Brooks Bar-wick early in the fourth quarter after the Tar Heels marched 71 yards to Florida State's 20 before stalling. Thomas closed out the scoring by sneaking over from 1 yard out with only 31 seconds remaining in the game. The Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference managed only 85 yards in OIL, LUBE AND FILTER Kendall 10W-40 motor oil This offer good for most cars and light trucks. fd RUAN TIRE SALES SERVICE 2040 HULL AVE.

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The Tar Heel tailback duo of Ethan Horton and Tyrone Anthony were held to 30 and 27 yards respectively. Horton led the fACC in rushing and Anthony was third. Statistics NC P1I.St Flril downs 14 23 Rutlwt-vardt 24-32 3-265 Pilng yardt 164 09 Rtlurn yardt 0 9 PMt 11-40-0 7-13-1 Punt 4-45 4-39 FumWn-loit 4-1 3-0 Ptnaltta-yardi 7-40 4-34 SCORING Nartti CaraWna 0 0 0 3-3 FMrMaSa 14 7 0 7 -20 FSU Thompson 15 past from Thomas (Had kick) FSO Thompson 10 pass from Thomas (Had kick) FSU Snlpts 1 run (Had kick) NC FG Barwick 34 FSU Thomas 1 run (Hal kick) A 25 441 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rusnfcf Norm Carolina: Horton 0-30, Anthony 0-27; Florida State Allan 7-07, C.Jonas 20-7. Passkit North Carolina: Stankavaga 17-30-0-150, Anthony 1-1-0-14; Florida State Thomas Rscatvkia North Carolina: Wlnlltld 4-55, FrankHn 3-34; Florida Stata: Panton 3-40, Thompson 2-33. Wood Doors Can't Reduce Your Fuel Bills Ljke InsulaUd Steel Replacement Doors Eliminates diafts and heat loss through the door ft Factor oU5.49 Qualities tor tax credit(s) Five times more energy Lit DO RK1 efficient than wood doors and storm doors combined! DES MOINES CASHWAY LUMBER CO.

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