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1 0B Sports ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES Sunday. Oct. 5. 1986 Section ScoresStandings Outdoors Recreation The Heat's On Points Leader Earnhardt Today At Charlotte "Now, based on the way I've run in the past, I think I've got the upper hand at Riverside. There's one thing about It, I can't be behind in pouits by the time we get to Atlanta.

"I'd like to be ahead by 20 points. If I'm behind by the time we get to Atlanta, then that's too late. Richmond has to pass two of us, but a victory by Earnhardt in one of these last four races could be very deflating." Earnhardt, who won the title in 1980, is See HEAT, Page 6B we've been through this plenty of times. We all know we can do it." With four races remaining, Waltrip, a three-time season champion who has become known for his late-season charges, said of the points race: "I'd have to say Dale, Tim and myself all are fairly equal at Charlotte. We've all proven we can run here.

Maybe Dale and I have an edge at Rockingham (next Sunday), but none of us has ever done that well at Atlanta (Nov. 1), so it's a tossup there." hardt, who leads the Winston Cup series by 122 points over Darrell Waltrip and 144 over Tim Richmond. The National Weather Service is forecasting a high temperature of 94 degrees for the start of the 500-mile race over the 1.5-mile, high-banked oval "All you can do is try to keep your concentration up and not think about the heat," Waltrip, the defending Winston Cup champion, said. "We're professional race drivers and Today's NASCAR Lineup. Page SB Earnhardt Wins Again.

Page SB The Associated Press HARRISBURG A scorching season-points chase and a searing October sun will turn up the heat Sunday in the Oakwood Homes 500 NASCAR stock-car race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. "Driving 500 miles in about three hours isn't easy in the best of weather, but with this heat it's going to be a bear," said Dale Earn Doug Mead Perkins Holds Key To Cats lfc.lt tWEbr 'tx -1 Crushes Western AUBURN, Ala. After tliree straight solid performances, Western Carolina quarterback Willie Perkins hit rock-bottom here Saturday. It was a disastrous all-around showing for the veteran signal-caller from Robbinsville, N.C. Perkins threw three interceptions and fumbled the ball away twice.

"It was pretty bad," said Perkins, following WCU's 55-6 loss to Auburn. "In fact, it was terrible. I gave them 21 points in the first half alone with my turnovers." Perkins knew early in the game that the Catamounts were in over their heads. The War Eagles defense applied constant pressure, and that meant Perkins was throwing on the run more often than not The result was 22 completions in 47 attempts for 172 yards. "Auburn was so much bigger -v.

xf 1 $44 Zsl A N4- North Carolina's Derrick Fenner Hurdles The Georgia Tech Defense For A Seco'nil-Quarler TD Heels Nip Tech To Stay Unbeaten Settle's 5 TDs Lift Appalachian Stale. Page 4B By DOUG MEAD Citizen Sports Editor AUBURN, Ala. It was over by the end of the first quarter, this lopsided college football mismatch between Western Carolina and Southeastern Conference power Auburn. The seventh-ranked War Eagles were every bit as strong as advertised, dominating the Catamounts on route to a 55-6 victory before a Jordan-Hare Stadium homecoming crowd generously estimated at 63,000 here Saturday. Auburn, which scored on its first six possessions, led 17-0 at the end of the first quarter and 41-3 at halftime.

The 49-point defeat was the worst In Coach Bob Waters' 18 seasons at Western. Turnovers handcuffed the Cats, particularly in the first half. WCU quarterback Willie Perkins threw three interceptions and lost the football twice on fumbles. Four of Perkins' turnovers came in the opening 30 minutes. Things got so bad for Perkins that Waters inserted junior quarterback Kenny Edwards early in the fourth quarter.

Edwards played two possessions before Perkins returned for WCU's futile final drive. Waters said that Perkins' dismal performance will not change his status as the No. quarterback. "Willie is still the starter," said Waters. "I just took him out of the game so he could catch his breath." Auburn (4-0) moved the ball almost at will against Western (1-3), but the War Eagles also capitalized on the Cats' generosity.

A Perkins fumble late in the first quarter gave Auburn possession at the WCU 13. Three plays later, quarterback Jeff Burger hit wide receiver Lawyer Tillman with a 19-yard touchdown pass. Tillman went high between WCU defenders Fred Davis and Calvin Gist to make the catch. Chris Knapp's extra point increased the Auburn lead to 24-0. WCU's next possession ended when Perkins floated a pass into the flat that linebacker Russ Carreker intercepted and returned to the 1-yard line.

Reserve quarterback Reggie Slack scored on a sweep around the right side on the next play, and Knapp's conversion put Auburn ahead 31-0 at the 12:57 mark of the second quarter. The Cats' first-half woes weren't over, however. Free sarety Carlo Cheatlon intercepted another Perkins pass to give Auburn possession on the War KagJes 46. The drive stalled befoi Knapp kicked a 27-yard field goal for a 34-0 lead. The Cats finally got something going, driving from their own 24 to the Auburn 11 before the War Eagles stiffened, and Kirk Roach kicked a 28-yard field goal to make the score 34-3.

Western stopped Auburn's next drive when Davis picked off a Slack pass to give the Cats possession on their 13. But disaster struck WCU once again as Perkins was hit by linebacker Brian Smith, who forced a fumble into the end zone that tackle Nate Hill recovered for a touchdown. Knapp's point made the score 41-3. "I'm disappointed that we didn't make a better showing," said Waters. "We had loo many turnovers and they came in bad spots.

Auburn might have scored that many points anyway, but I would have liked to have made them earn them. "If we're going to play good football teams like Au-See WESTERN, Page 4B yard field goal in the waning seconds instead of a first down out of confidence in kicker David Bell. "He's perfectly capable of kicking from that distance," Curry said. "He had nailed a 44-yarder before and it looked like it would have been good from 54. Fourth-and-5 is a long way to go when they know you've got to get 5." North Carolina (1-0, 3-0-1) was up 14-3 at halftime only to see the Yellow Jackets (1-2, 1-2-1) storm to a 17-14 lead with 6:01 left in the third quarter when quarterback Rick Strom found Jerry Mays with a 5- yard scoring pass and split two defenders to hit See HEELS, Page 4B gave Jonathan a little more time.

Once he completed one, he got a little confidence." In the first half, Georgia Tech ran consistently against the Tar Heels defense, rated tops in the ACC. But scoring opportunities were often lost in pass attempts and Yellow Jackets Coach Bill Curry said his team went back to basics. "That's exactly what we realized we needed to do," he said. "We had probably outsmarted outselves a little bit by trying to do a few more things than normal. So we decided to simplify things and go back, hit people, come off the ball.

The results were better. Not what we want, but they were better." Curry said he decided to go for a 55- ACC Round-Up, Standings. Page4B The Associated Press CHAPEL HILL When Georgia Tech appeared to find the answer to Derrick Fenner's running, North Carolina worked him into the passing game Saturday afternoon and came away with a 21-20 Atlantic Coast Conference football victory. Jonathan Hall hit Eric Lewis for an 11-yard touchdown with 58 seconds left while Fenner rushed for 113 yards and another score. But the final drive started with a 14-yard pass reception by Fenner, who had no receptions in the first half.

"Then they got soft with their pass rush," said Tar Heels Coach Dick Crum. "They were only bringing three guys. That Missed Field Goal Dooms Deacons, 30-28 and stronger than anybody we're used to playing against," Perkins said. "They didn't do anything we weren't' expecting. They just did it better than we hoped they would." The Cats relied heavily on their short passing game entering this game, particularly All-America tight end Alonzo CanriichaeL the team's leading receiver.

However, Carmi-chael was held to five receptions for 40 yards, forcing Perkins to look elsewhere for some o.ffeasive production. "Auburn did a good.job of ping Alonzo at the line of scrim-' mage," said Perkins. "And that meant I had to go to the outside a lot more than normal." The big question now is where do Perkins and the Cats go from here? They'll be back in their league next week, hosting Southern Conference foe East Tennessee State. And they still have a chance to salvage the seasoa "I told the team that my bad game was over with and that I wasn't going to have any more," said Perkins. That easily could be the case.

Despite their 1-3 record, the Cats are not a bad football team. They are not in Auburn's class, but few are. "We're just going to have to go back and regroup and try and correct our mistakes," said Perkins. "We've just got to get consistent." Perkins had an up-and-down season in 1985. When he was good, he was very, very good, but when he was bad, well, you know the rest.

Perkins was much improved over last season in WCU's opening three games against Appalachian State, South Carolina and Newberry. And there's no reason to think that he can't return to form next week. Coach Bob Waters experimented with a two-quarterback system last season Perkins one week and Kenny Edwards the next. It didn't work as the Cats struggled to a 4-61 mark. So far this season, the job belonged almost solely to Perkins until Waters briefly benched him in the fourth quarter, giving Edwards a chance to run the offense for two possessions.

The first one ended in a punt, the second in an interception. Back came Perkins for the final minutes of Western's last drive. It might have seemed like a meaningless gesture at the time, but it could pay big dividends for the Cats. Perkins needs to know his coach has confidence in him. If the Cats are going to have a successful season, Perkins is going to have to lead the way.

If Perkins can rebound from his worst performance ever, the Cats can become competitive in the Southern Conlerence. If not. Waters will be forced to use a two- or perhaps even three-quarterback system. That wiU almost certainly mean a second-straight losing season, something the Cats have experienced only once under Waters. It won't take the jury long to decide.

East Tennessee has long been the doormat of the Southern Conference. A victory by the Cats next week will get them headed In the right direction. A loss? That would be tough to overcome. After Gaffney's kick culminated a 10-play, 60-yard drive, the Demon Deacons marched from their 13 to the Virginia 12, but Hoyle's effort missed. Hoyle is two of four in field goals this season.

"We had an opportunity to win," Wake Forest Coach Al Groh said. "I thought we played a rather gutsy game. As a football team, we did not play well enough to win." The Cavaliers (1-2, 2-3) converted four Wake Forest turnovers into 17 points in the first quarter, including a 40-yard field goal by Gaffney. He missed an earlier effort from 26 yards. A 5-yard scoring run by Antonio Rice and a 1-yard dive by Kevin Mor-See DEACONS, Page 4Bf kick, then I decided it was time to get determined about it," said Gaffney, who is six of eight on field goals this season.

"I went out there with a lot of confidence, thinking I'm not gonna chip the ball like I did on the first kick," Gaffney said. "I'm gonna hit it well and if I miss it, I know I gave it my best. I was definitely going out there with the idea that I was going to make the kick." Virginia Coach George Welsh particularly was pleased with the victory because injuries have decimated much of his defense. But he admitted that he was holding his breath on Gaffney's attempt. "I'm never confident with kickers," Welsh said.

see so many misses." The Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM Virginia place-kicker Jeff Gaffney, who wanted a second chance after his first field-goal attempt failed, got three more tries and hit them all, including the game-winner in a 30-28 Atlantic Coast Conference victory Saturday over Wake Forest. Gaffney's 36-yard attempt with 56 seconds remaining put the skids on a Wake Forest rally that died when Wilson Hoyle's 29-yard field-goal attempt was wide to the right with two seconds left. "I was hoping that I'd have a chance to make up for my earlier miss and once I found out we were running the ball to the middle to set up the best situation for the Newberry Hands Mars Hill First Defeat, 13-10 i SAC-8 Conlerence Round-Up. Page4B out the first quarter and the early stages of the second quarter. He was intercepted three limes before reserve quarterback Wayne Scott stepped in with about 11 min Saturday' Games ACC N.

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SL 25 Furman 13 SEC 7. Georgia 14 Tennessee 26 UTF.P16 LSU 28 Florida 17 Alabama 26 Notra Oame 10 Kentucky 32 Sou. Mis 0 Mis. St 34 Memphis St 17 By CHRISTOPHER HORETH Staff Writer NEWBERRY, S.C. Mike Perm kicked a 24-yard field goal with 3:40 remaining to give Newberry a 13-10 upset of NAIA nationally second-ranked and previously unbeaten Mars Hill In a SAC-8 Conference college football game Saturday night.

Mars Hill standout quarterback Joe Pizzo, hampered by a sore right (throwing) shoulder, was intercepted six times. Newberry's Drew Watson set up the winning kick with his interception of Pizzo at the Newberry 35. Seven plays later, Perm attempted a 29-yard field goal. The kick was deflected and fell short, but the Lions (1-1, 3-1) were penalized for being offside, and the junior place-kicker got another chance. Penn split the uprights on his second chance.

Pizzo missed 20 minutes of action. But with Newberry (2-0, 2-2) leading 10-7 at the half, he rallied the Lions to a 10-10 tie early In the fourth quarter. He drove Mars Hill 46 yards to the Newberry 1 before the Lions stalled In the face of the Indians' stiff defensive front. David Shealy then booted a 20-yard field goal, lying the score with 13:17 left to play. Pizzo, who hurt the shoulder two weeks ago in the Lions' 43-39 victory against Catawba, struggled through utes left In the first half.

Two of the interceptions set up Newberry's first-half scores. Newberry opened the scoring after strong safety John Masaracchia picked off a Pizzo pass at the Mars Hill 21. The Indians, however, were unable to move the ball. Instead settling for Penn's 3e yard field goal with 2:50 remaining in the first quarter. While Pizzo may have had trouble hitting his receivers, punter Randy Whilson did not.

Facing fourth-and-two at the Newberry 40, Whitson was called on to punt. But Lions Coach Steve Pallon hud called for a fake, and WhiLson looped the ball deep lo Pete Manscll along the right sideline. Mansell pulled in the ball inside the Indians 20, then cut back inside and oulraced defenders tor the end zone. Shealy's extra point handed Mars Hill a 7-3 advantage with 1:24 left In the first quarter. Newberry free safety David Gold Intercepted Pizzo early tn the second quarter and relumed the ball 23 yards to the Mars Hill 22, enabling the Indians to quickly regain the lead.

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