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(S(8)Lfl tTflC NCIUS Wednesday. October 15. 1987 Svyj.Sw 2p For 11ih-ranked Paladins, there's no place like home NCAA l-AA The top 20 teams in the 1VM National Collegiate Athletic Association Division l-AA football poll conducted by the Division l-AA Football Committee with first-place votes In parentheses, records through Oct. 12, total of players would say they were feeling a little tired. I think maybe a lot of players were mentally tired of playing on the road.

No one talked about it; we had to go out and do our best, but I think it definitely had something to do with the way we played." While Western (2-3) was blasting the same East Tennessee team last weekend, Furman (3-1-1) had an open date and Moore said that should also help his team this week. "We needed that to catch our breath and relax. The open week helps you mentally, not to have to team a game plan or concentrate on Western. When we came back after the East Tennessee game, the coaches said not to start looking at the Western film yet, just to wait and go back to the routine this week, and I think it helped." While the open date helped heal some bruises, Moore said it will take a good performance to regain the mental edge. Moore, a native of western North Carolina who was recruited heavily by Western Carolina and East Tennessee in addition to Fur-man, endured his worst game of the season a 2-of-14 passing performance in that game at Johnson City.

"Just have to put it behind But to put it behind you, you have to play another game, and play it well," said Moore. "I guess I'll be able to quit thinking about the ETSU game if we can have a good game against Western. "Losing may have been a blessing in disguise; same type of effect that Newberry had last year. We realize we have our backs to the wall as far as winning the conference is con cerned. We'll have to play our absolute best to win the conference If anything was good about the loss, maybe it will make us play that much harder.

We know we have to play better." Furman takes a 2-1 league record into Saturday's game. Western is 1-1 in conference play, having lost to Appalachian (17-13) routing ETSU (43-16) last week. Furman coach Jimmy Satterfield said the open date "helped us work on some things we needed to improve on The open week was good for us, particularly since we were coming off a couple of (artificial) turf games." Several Furman regulars injured at ETSU are expected to be back at full strength this weekend, namely linebacker Jeff Blankenship and defensive tackle Al Peterson. By Abe Hardesty New staff writer After a month of road games, Paladin Stadium looks better than ever to Furman's football team. So said quarterback Keith Moore, who believes his team was hurt by a schedule that called for four consecutive traveling games.

"Playing at home will help a great deal," said Moore, referring to this week's Southern Conference clash with Western Carolina. "Playing on the road every week is no fun. You miss the support a home crowd gives you. You're not realizing it at the time, but so many road games In a row bothers you physically and mentally. "Looking back," he said, referring to a 25-13 loss at East Tennessee on Oct.

4, "I think a lot Maye Record Ptl Pv 4- 04 7 1 5- 1-0 77 3 5-0-0 49 4 5-0-0 65 5 4- 1-1 65 2 5- 1-0 43 4 50 51 9T 6-0-0 51 7 5- 1-0 48 11 6-0-0 4S 9T 3- 1-1 41 12 4- 1-0 36 13 5- 1-0 31 14 4-1-0 26 15 4-1-0 26 3- 1-1 18 8 4- 0-0 14 19 6-0-0 13 IS 4-1-0 12 16T 4-2-0 5 1. Nevodo-Reno(l) 2. Georgia Southern (1) 3. Moreheod State 4. William 8, Mary (tie) Arkansas State State 7.Holv Cross (tie) Tennessee State Eastern Illinois (tie) Nicholls State 11.

FURMAN 12. Idaho 13. New Hampshire W.Delaware (tie) Delaware State 16. Northern Iowa 17. Pennsylvonio 18 North Carolina 19 Stephen F.

Austin 20. Louisiana Tech USC's goalie coming of age rill to start for UNC 'i ni'n I mm 7 ftp jj standings ACC Virginia Clemson N.C. State Maryland Duke N. Carolina Wake Forest Conf. All I 444 10-1-2 i 2-1-0 8-3-2 1 2-1-0 7-34 2-2-0 9-2-1 1-2-0 8-3-1 1-2-0 10-4-0 044 4-7-2 i Wire reports After two frustrating seasons plagued by shoulder injuries, North Carolina junior quarterback Mark Maye will finally get the starting nod this weekend against rival North Carolina State.

Maye, who underwent shoulder surgery at the end of the 1984 sea-son, will start in place of injured District 6 All' District 444 6-14 5-1-1 4-14 2-3-1 2-44 1-24 1-3-1 1-44 0-34 USC Spartanburg Lander Presbyterian Ersklne Francis Marion Coker USC Aiken Charleston wofford Central Weslyan 9-3-1 6-4-2, 9-2-1 8-54, 3- 7-1 4- 64, 3- 44, 4- 9-1. 4-64, 344; i notes Southern Conference All Conf. 9-24 5-44 3- 7-1. 4- 6-1 3-6-2 2-94 344 344 1-24 0-14 0-24 0-24 Furman Appalachian St. Davidson Citadel Marshall VMI Thm Associated Press Georgia's Tim Worley (38) scrambles for the ball against Clemson defenders the Injured Worley Is out tor the year, and the Bulldogs need a replacement Dawgs hope to bounce back By Scott Peterson News stall writer COLUMBIA It wasn't a direct reflection on Charlie Arndt's talent in goal, but when the soccer season began for South Carolina, the development of the sophomore goalkeeper was a pivotal factor for the Gamecocks' continual success.

Arndt was untested in the college game, playing 38 minutes last year while serving as a backup to Warren Lipka, the national goalkeeper of the year who recorded 15 shutouts and a 0.75 goals against average. This year, the pressure to maintain USC's good standing on defense fell squarely on Arndt. "There was a lot of pressure. The obvious reason was replacing Warren and because we were ranked high in the preseason," said Amdt, a native of Silver Springs, Md. "My teammates and coaches took a lot of that pressure off of me and made it an easy transition for me." So easy that Arndt was named MVP in the Adidas-Metropolitan Life Classic in his second week as a starter.

Since then, he's allowed 0.93 goals per game and has registered three shutouts, including an important 4-0 South Region victory over N.C. State. Though some of the pressure on Arndt can be traced to following Lipka, so can his success. Arndt spent last year as an apprentice to the him. "I learned so much from Warren because he was a keeper that could really get his point across when he was teaching you something," said Amdt.

"He instilled in me the importance of dictating the pace of the game and the fact that it is one of the most important aspects of the goalie's job. "The hardest part about this season has been adjusting the players around me. But the first game we played against Francis Marion helped me because we played really well and then the (Adidas) tournament was a big boost." Tigers steady at 19 Clemson held its No. 19 ranking in the Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America poll for the second week despite a 4-3 overtime loss to South Carolina. The Tigers defeated Wofford 6-1 earlier in the week and appear to be playing well again after healing from a rash of injuries.

Coach I.M. Ibrahim's team is one of five Atlantic Coast Conference teams ranked in the top 20. Once-beaten Virginia is rated third, followed by Duke, ninth; 14th; and N.C. State, 15th. In the NAIA top 20, USC Spartanburg is ranked eighth for the second straight week with a 9-3-1 record.

Players of the week Mark Hill of USC Spartanburg has been named District 6's offensive player of the week after scoring game-winning goals against Berry and Covenant. Chris Weeks of Central Weslyan and USC Aiken's Mike Green share the defensive award. starter Jonathan Hall against the Wolfpack on Saturday. Coach Dick Crum said Hall suffered a sprained knee in the Tar Heels' 40-30 college football victory over Wake Forest last Saturday. The Tar Heels, 4-0-1 overall and 2-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, jumped into The Associated Press' Top 20 this week at No.

18, while the Wolfpack, 3-1-1 and 2-1 in ihe conference, dropped out after a 59-21 loss at the hands of Georgia Tech. Maye, one of the most sought-after freshman out of Charlotte Independence High School, has completed only eight of 15 passes this season and thrown one touchdown and one interception. NEBRASKA: Coach Tom Osborne said Tuesday that at least one and maybe more Cornhusker players have used steroids, but said the football program will continue to take steps to wipe out use of the drug. Osborne told his weekly news conference that recent comments about steroids by Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer had sparked a number of questions about whether Nebraska players use steroids. GEORGIA TECH: Darrell Gast, who came off the bench to lead Georgia Tech's offensive fireworks in last week's drubbing of North Carolina State, probably will start at quarterback Saturday at Auburn.

Coach Bill Curry had said No. 1 quarterback Rick Strom, who sprained his ankle in last Saturday's game, might not miss a start if he could recover this week. But the Tech athletic department Tuesday said Strom is considered "extremely doubtful" for the Auburn game. OHIO STATE: Defensive back Greg Rogan is scheduled to appear in court Thursday to face charges he assaulted a Columbus police officer Saturday night. By Mike Hunt News staff writer ATHENS, Ga.

The possibility for an offensive showcase exists Saturday. Georgia is eighth in the Southeastern Conference in total defense; Vanderbilt is last. "Their defense is somewhat like ours," Georgia coach Vince Dooley said Tuesday. "They give up a lot of big plays and a lot of yards." If the Bulldogs have an anchor for their unsound and inexperienced defense, it is senior guard Henry Harris, of whom Dooley says, "He's still one-half or two-thirds the real Henry Harris, but still at that he's better than the others there." Harris has played little this season because of a severely sprained ankle, and Georgia's defense has suffered accordingly. His official return was in Saturday night's loss to LSU, in which Harris played the entire game without significant discomfort.

The real pain for Harris has been his sideline view of Georgia's porous defense, which has yielded an average of 19.4 points and 345.6 yards a game. "We're just young," said Harris. "We can't make the big plays Georgia defenses usually make. I don't even think we're playing average up to the Georgia defenses of the past. "I hope I can come in and play like I usually have and at least try to show a little leadership." The incentive Saturday is last season's 13-13 tie against Vanderbilt, a game Dooley considered "a loss in every sense." Harris, injured on mat afternoon in Nashville, recalls it as "an embarrassment, a real disappointment.

It was a game we should have won easy, but we played with no emotion and Vanderbilt played with everything they had." It was not the first time in recent years the Commodores, historically one of the SEC's weakest teams, have made their game with Georgia competitive. "One reason," said Harris, "is Vandy always tries to prove they're smarter than us and beat us on the field, too, because of the kind of school they are. "I think they figure since they tied us last year they will come in with the attitude they can beat us. They've played Georgia tough and they feel they can pull it off. I don't think it's possible.

We're pretty ticked off around here because Vandy embarrassed us last year." Vanderbilt leads the SEC in passing offense (247.6 yards a game), a fact that reveals more about the Commodores' weaknesses than the precision of their passing game. Vandy (1-4) has been forced to throw 40 times a game because of a weak running game (No. 10 in the SEC), but the primary reason is because the Commodores normally find themselves far behind while the game is still young. Vandy is giving up a staggering 32.2 points and 437.2 yards a game. "Coach (Watson) Brown is an excellent football coach and exceptional offensive coach," said Dooley, "but if he had his way he'd prefer to have a balanced offensive team.

That's prevented Vanderbilt from being steady." At the halfway point in the season, Dooley seems more reluctant to make lineup changes. He said the best way to tighten his own defense is "to get a lineup and stay with it. But circumstances have forced us to use too many lineups, and that's not good." Asked if the loss to LSU might shake Georgia out of its complacency for Vanderbilt, he said, "I hope so, but I've seen it work both ways. Hopefully our performance a year ago could be a motivating factor for Saturday." NOTES: Kickoff has been moved to 12:38 p.m. to accommodate a telecast by Sophomore John Thomas has moved ahead of junior Cassium Osbom at split entire backfield quarterback James Jackson, tailback Lars Tate and fullback David McCluskey had only limited practice time Tuesday because of bruises suffered in the LSU game.

Meanwhile, David Henderson continues to back up at both tailback and fullback following the season-ending injury to Tim Worley. Dooley has yet to find a suitable No. 2 tailback. Competition for the spot continues between Kevin Jackson and Randy Jackson, who are not related. James Jackson is third nationally in passing efficiency with a rating of 149.2.

dunkel index Moior Leaders Mioml.FIa 112.5 Oklahoma 108.9 Alabama 103.8 Nebraska 101.6 Auburn 101.1 Iowa 100.3 PennState 99.5 Ga.Tech 98.2 Washington 97.8 Michigan 97.8 U.CL.A 97.5 ArizonaSt 96.1 Mis'sippl 95.7 Clemson 95.0 Wash.St 94.7 Arizona 94.3 L.S.U 94.2 93.8 Mich.St 93.2 Miss.St 92.2 S.M.U 91.5 FloridaSt 91.1 AirForce 90.2 Baylor 90.1 Florida 89.2 Georgia 88.9 Ohio State 88.6 NotreDame 88.6 N.Carolina 87.2 Indiana 87.1 Nev.Reno 87.0 Stanford 86.9 So.Calif 86.8 Fresno 86.3 SanJose 86.2 Pittsburgh 86.2 Brig. Young 86.2 BostonCol 86.0 Rutgers 84.8 Kentucky 84.7 Minnesota 84.5 Miami, 84.5 Va.Tech 84.1 Texas Tech 84.1 Colo.St 84.1 Arkansas 84.0 Temple 83.6 S.Carolina 83.6 Maryland 83.2 Hawaii 83.1 Minor Leaders N.DakotaSt 79.4 UCDavis 68.9 Linfield 68.8 Abilene 68.7 TexasASrl 68.4 TroySt 68.3 Miss.Col 67.5 W.Tex.St 66.3 CentralSt 65.0 W.Chester 63.2 S.Oakota 62.9 Pittsburgh 62.6 Towson 62.6 Portlands! 61.7 C-Newman 61.1 Mankato 60.6 Hillsdale 60.4 Dayton 59.1 Cameron 59.0 Cent.Okla 58.8 Albany, Go 58.5 Presby'n 58.4 Tigers. Peach Blossom AAA well represented in poll Saturday, Oct. IS TEAM DIFF 2 L.S.U. 94.2 10 Kentucky 84.7 Lafayette 63.2 35 Davidson 28.1 Lamar 55.4 1 Lehigh 54.6 8 Princeton 46.2 LonaBeoch74.2 16 N.Mex.Sf 58.1 2 Mass.U62.0 Marshall 62.7 5 E.Tenn57.7 Moryland 83.2 1 W'keForest 82.5 Mioml.FIa 112.5 37 Cinc'nati 75.9 21 W.Michlgan63.2 Mich St 93.2 14 Illinois 78.8 Mid Tenn 47.0 10 S'westMo 57.4 MssiPPl'W-J 1 S-westL0 79.3 Miss.St92.2 28 Montana 60.7 2 IdahoSt 58 6 Moreheod64.9 22 Tenn.

Tech 43.1 N.Arizona 79.6 29 MontanaSt 51.1 N.Carolina 87.2 13 N.C.State74.0 1 S.Illinois 59.6 NMexico71.9 0 Utah 71.5 NTexSt70.9 4 T.C.U.66.5 Navy 77.9 2 Perm 75.4 Nebraska 101.6 32 Missouri 69.2 Nev.Reno 87.0 5 Idaho 82 2 "olls 74 5 3 S.F.Austln 72.0 OhioStote 88.6 17 Purdue 71 4 Oklahoma 108.9 34 Okla.St75.'o PennState 99.5 17 Syrocuse82.7 ProirleV54.9 16 Tex.Luth'n 38.9 Richmond 65.5 9 V.M.I. 57 0 S.DiegoSt79.2. 11 Tex.EIP68 4 S.Houston 66.3 2 N'westLo 63.9 Houston 79:2 fan.J.?se.8i,2- 13 Nev.LosV 73.5 t0- I Memphis 67.0 SputhernU65.4 1 JocksonSt 64.3 Stanford 86.9 8 Oregon' 79 2 Tenn.St68.4 7 WesternKy61.4 93.8 4 Baylor 90 1 TexasTech84.1 19 Rice' 65.6 Toledo' 63.4 4 N.Illinois 59.4 42.4 30 Morgan 32.7 7. I9 2, i. Cent.Mich73.7 U.C.L.A.

97 5 27 California 70.3 Vo.Tech84.1 1 Temple 83 4 Washington 97.8 24 Bowl'gGr'S 73 8 Wisconsin 774 3 western' 73.8 72.3 2 Delaware 70.0 Yale 59.6 24 Columbia 36.0 1 Aus.Peay 55.8 Other Southern Saturday, October 18 1 E.N.Mexico 53.0 Ark. Tech 51.5 8 Henderson 43.7 C-Newman 41.1 11 MorsHill 50.0 Cent.Ark55 1 11 S.St.Ark' 43.7 Central, la 50.1 42 Trinity 8 1 DeltaSt55.7 4 Jax.Ala522 Dickinson 25.0 12 W.Morylond 13i3 EfwUm3? Z. 7 i Ala. A8-M 47.3 G-Webb 51 .2 9 Catawba 42 4 11.3 10 St.Peters 12 GO.SW30.9 6 W.Va.Vvelu25 0 GroveCltv21.1 0 Bethany 20 8 Guilford 41.1 25 BrlctgevVrTvo ft Hording 37.8 3 PlneBluff 34.4 Livingston 56.3 3 Vaidosta'53 5 McMurry33.6 4 SulRossMO Millsaps35jl 26 LamSmVlU Mu.n'e1n32 4 5 J.Hopkins 27.5 N.AIabama 56 3 19 Ouachlto48.9 10 Bishop 39.3 Presby'n 58.4 5 Ion 53 Savannah 40.2 8 Clark 32.5 Torleton42.0 7 Austin 35.4 TexasAS.1 68.4 27 E.Tex.Sf41.4 TrovSt48.3 1 Miss.Col 67.5 9, Ky.Wesl'n 15.1 Vlllanovp37.3 16 44.3 32 How.Pavne34.4 Wofford 47.2 4 Newberry 43.4 -Home team Continued from Page 1 0 strewn across the middle. They're hitting the ground fast but if we'd strew a couple across the field, they may not catch as many." If the Tigers turn up the pressure on the quarterback, the pass coverage would improve.

Against Virginia, the Tigers blitzed 15 times but with little effect. "The worst thing about our blitz is we didn't make anything happen," Oliver said. "It was the combination of three things: we didn't cover the receivers well enough; everybody didn't go or we didn't blitz hard enough." NOTES: Clemson's 4-1 start is its best start since the 1981 season when the Tigers won the national championship with a 12-0 record Kenny Flowers has crept to within 28 yards of becoming Clemson's all-time leading rusher Ter-rence Flagler has jumped from 28th to 16th on Clemson's all-time rushing list in two games. Flagler, with 1,531 career yards, needs just 11 yards to move into 15th place Placekicker David Treadwell has converted 13 of his last 14 field goal attempts. on, it hasn't been abused.

The deep coverage has continued to improve. Most of the passing success has come on short passes against Clem-son's underneath coverage. "People have a bit of a misconception," secondary coach Bill Oliver said. "What you want to do is win. The longest pass Virginia had against us was 21 yards.

We're still taking one phase of the game away." If the Tigers can tighten a few loose ends, they may have a grip on the second phase of the game. The pass rush, criticized by Ford after the Virginia game, earned more praise Tuesday after Ford had the opportunity to view game film. "I thought we weren't playing well defensively but most of the time we were," he said. "It was that Virginia's execution was so good. At times, our pass rush was real good." At times.

At other times, it wasn't so good. Clemson's lone quarterback sack came when UVa quarterback Scott Secules fell down. The secondary, Ford said, still hasn't put a fear into the opposition. "We've got to learn to cover people a little better," Ford said. "We're not getting beat deep at this point.

"But I haven't seen many bodies The Associated Press Riverside High has joined Carolina and Greer among the Top 10 Class AAA football teams, giving the Peach Blossom AAA Region three representatives in high school ratings by the Associated Press. Summerville, Clinton, Bates-burg-Leesville, and Lewisville remained No. 1 in their classifications. All were unanimous choices except Clinton, which received eight of 10 first-place votes and 97 of a possible 100 points. Carolina and Cheraw each was first on one ballot.

The rankings are compiled from a poll of reporters. Riverside (5-1) is rated No. 10 in Class AAA. Staying there will not be easy, however: The Warriors play Friday at Carolina, which is 6-0 and ranked No. 2.

Also new to the ratings are Pal- metto (No. 10 in Class AA after beating Woodruff) and Indian Land (No. 10 in Class A). 1 high schools CLASS A AAA School (No. 1 votes) w-L pt 1 Summerville (10) 6-0 100 2 Hortsvllle 6-0 88 3 Greenwood 5-1 76 4 Gaffney 5-1 64 5 Spartanburg 5-1 57 6 Berkeley 5-1 42 7 Sumter 5-1 40 8 Conway 5-1 40 9 Spring Valley 6-0 29 10 Rock Hill 5-1 7 CLASS AAA 1 Clinton (8) 6-0 97 2 Carolina (1) 6-0 80 3 Middleton 6-0 73 4 Thurmond 6-0 71 5 Cheraw 5.1 67 6 Greer 5.

37 7 Hanna 4-2 36 8 Marion 5.) 23 9 Daniel 5.1 20 10 Riverside 5.1 10 CLASS AA 1 Batesburg-Leesville(lO) 6-0 100 2 Pageland Central 6-0 86 3 Barnwell 64 78 4 Hilton Head 7.0 73 5 (tie) Hemingway 6-0 49 (tie) Silver Bluff 5-1 49 7 (tie) Mid-Carolina 6-1 37 (tie) St. John's, John's Island 5-1 37 9 Lamar 5.) 26 10 Palmetto 5-1 7 CLASS A 1 Lewisville (10) 64 100 2 Jonesville 5-1 84 3 Gilbert 6-0 81 4 Lake View 5-1 66 5 (tie) East Clorendon 5-1 51 (tie) Timmonsville 4-2 51 7 Ware Shoals 4-2 38 8 Blockville-Hilda 4-2 33 9 Cainhoy 4.2 12 10 Indian Land 5-1 TEAM NotreDame 88.6 Murray 54.7 Tennessee 79.9 Ala.St47.2 Flo. 48.6 Madison 65.9 OregonSt71.1 So.Calif 86.8 La.Tech 76.9 Texas 76.9 Ga.Tech 98.2 KentSt 68.0 WeberSt 64.9 Louisville 71.0 Rhodel49.3 Wyoming 77.2 EasternKy 56.5 Citadel 49.8 Duke 73.3 Bucknell51.6 Hawaii 83.1 lowaSt80.4 N'eastern 58.4 Brown 53.3 -Cook man 59.0 W. Illinois 60.4 OhioU 55.6 Cent.Okla 58.8 Rutgers 84.8 Wichita 62.3 Pacific 75.1 UtohSt66 0 W.Corolino 72.2 ECoroliim 67.0 Vanderbilt 73.9 Miss. Vol' 52.5 Dartmouth 44.0 Army 75.3 Va.

Stole 38.3 IndianaSt 59.0 Minnesota 84.5 Michlgon 97.8 KonsasSt 62.3 AirForce 90.2 Akron 60.4 Alabama 103.8 Alcorn 55.0 Appalach'n 75.3 Arizona 94.3 ArlzonaSt96.1 Ark. St 82.9 Arkansas 84.0 Auburn 101.1 BallSt71.5. BoiseSt 70.2 BostonCol" 86.0 BostonU 54.5 Brig. Young 86.2 Cent.Fla58.3 Cha'nooga 65.2 Clemson 95.0 Colgate 58.3 Colo.St 84.1 Colorado 80.5 Connect'! 61.3 Cornell 57.9 Del. State 65.4 E.Illinois 79.9 E.

Michigan 60.4 E.Wash'n'75.8 Florida 89.2 FloridaSt 91.1 Fresno 86.3 Fullerton 67.2 Furman 74.6 Ga.South'nSl.l Georgia 88.9 Grambling 58.0 Harvard 50.7 HolyCross 76.8 Howard 53.6 IlllnoisSt 65.0 Indiana 87.1 Iowa 100.3 Kansas 74.0 6 24 11 6 9 23 9 10 7 3 4 5 15 5 9 2 15 22 7 1 0 3 5 6 20 5 17 4 29 11 1 2 14 15 6 7 2 15 6 3 3 12 1.