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-J I -1 iJ .1 I i 1 1 I T' ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES Section Sports 0 Business Sunday. Nov. 14. 1982 Clemson Defeats Mil iA9 5 Maryland 1 iErf. 'i Doug Mead Waters Upset About Call Short Subjects: Western Carolina's Bob Waters is known as one of the more mild-mannered football coaches Jordan Cleared By NCAA CLEMSON, SC.

(AP) The NCAA has cleared Clemson's No.l quarterback. Homer Jordan, of any wrongdoing in its investigation into recruiting violations and related matters at the school, according to an Anderson, newspaper. The Anderson Independent-Mail reported Saturday that sources close to the investigation also say the National Collegiate Athletic Association has ruled Jordan eligible to play for the remainder of the season. Clemson President Bill L. Atchley had suspended the senior quarterback from the Kentucky game earlier this season for what Atchley believed was a technical violation of NCAA rules.

According to the newspaper's sources, the NCAA investigation of the purchase of Jordan's car did not affect an alleged NCAA penalty set against Clemson last week. Meanwhile, The Greenville. News said Saturday that an unidentified source claims Clemson wUl soon announce that it will be prevented from going to a postseason bowl game this year. NCAA officials had said they would not comment on the published reports. The source said the school's bowl hopes were eliminated by the alleged probation conditions imposed by the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Bowl bids cannot be made formally until Nov. 20, although several bowls reportedly are interested in the llth-ranked and defending national champion Tigers. Atchley declined comment about the NCAA or the ACC findings, or whether Clemson would be eligible to go to a bowl game this season. However, he did teU the Anderson newspaper that he has had several meetings with ACC officials during the "past few days." Concerning Jordan, one source told The Independent-Mail, "The only thing they could pin down about the car purchase was the co-signing of the loan application. And the NCAA was satisfied with the action Clemson took by suspending Jordan earlier this season." One of Jordan's attorneys, John Hagins of Greenville, said any sanctions that might be imposed by the NCAA had nothing to do with Jordan.

r3'A 4 2, fa I i Mm wjss y2j COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) The fumble recovefy: that clinched the victory for Clemson was the one Coach. Danny Ford of the Tigers had half expected aU day. Reggie Pleasant pounced on the baU after a completed. Maryland pass with 3:48 left, cunchmg a 24-22 decision'for; 11th ranked Clemson over 18th ranked Maryland Saturday.

"We felt like we might get a fumble a little earlier them coming across the field on the crossing Ford said. "But it didn't come until later, and we were'cer-tainly glad to come up with it." "Each team got some breaks and we were fortunate to come up with the last one," Ford said of Clemson's two interceptions and three recovered fumbles against a Mary-; land team that ranked 16th nalionaUy in turnover margin. "Turnovers did it, and everyone was big," said Mary-i land Coach Bobby Ross. "Give them credit, they're good hit--ters and a heck of a defensive football team." Ross said Maryland was content to run down the clock, and try for a winning field goal until a holding penalty moved them back to the Clemson 30. "Then we had to do something to get back a little tighter," Ross said.

"We adjusted to their safety blitz and completed the pass, but then lost The Terps had lost only six fumbles in nine previous games, the sixl best record in the nation. "I can't say we should have won it," Ross said, "but; we had our chances Clemson. 711 after winning its seventh straight assured itself of at least a tie for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship with a 5-0 mark. Maryland is 41; in league play, and each team has one game left Maryland, 7-3. scored on a 37-yard pass from Booifler Esiason to Greg Mill and on Rick Badanjek's second one-yard TD of the game in the fourth quarter, and added a two-point conversion.

Ij Following a four-yard Clemson punt into a 35-mile wind, the Terps took over on the Tigers' 21 and were in positioito win their eighth in a row with a field goal. But after John ite caught his lllh pass on third down, he fumbled when hit by Terry Kinard and Pleasant recovered. Tleasant also intercepted a deflected pass at ithe Clemson one early in the third period, and another interception by BiUy Davis ended Maryland's final hopes with 25 c-ondstoplay. The Tigers scored on a five-yard run by Cliff Austin arid a one-yard run by Chuck McSwain to take a 14-0 lead wjih 12:27 left in the second period before Maryland recorded a first down. McSwain's TD capped a 28-yard drive following aft'i-yard Maryland punt into the wind.

The Tigers drove on)jj42 yards in the third period after a 24-yard punt, scoring-on Kevin Mack's one-yard run to make it 21-7. The eventual winning points came on a 16-yardh-ld Turn To Page 7B in the southern Conference. He rarely criticizes the performance of his ,7 players and almost never criticizes officials. But If Waters is upset about a referee's call in Western's 24-20 loss to The Citadel last week, he's more than justified. After the Bulldogs scored their first touchdown, the Catamounts were whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct for having 12 men on the field on the extra-point attempt The Citadel ac- cepted the penalty and kicked off from the Catamount 45-yard Une.

Because of the extra 15 yards, the Bulldogs attempted an onside kick and made the recovery. The Citadel scored shortly thereafter to take a 14-0 advantage. The Bulldogs eventually increased their first-quarter lead to 21-0, before holding off a second-half rally by Western. While examining the films this week, neither Waters, nor any of the WCU assistant coaches-could spot a 12th player on the field during The Citadel's conversion attempt They ran the play back time and time again, but there were only 11. Finally a phone call was made to The Citadel to see what its film showed.

The Bulldog coaching staff bad been looking at the same play. They couldn't find a 12th man either. And the cameraman who shoots The -Citadel's games uses a wide-angle lens. "i'Z What it all amounts to is a blown catt Not an error in judgement Not a pepatty that could have gone either "way. But a mistake that, in all proband-, tty, cost Western Carolina a victory, and a possible shot at the Southern lV; Conference title.

Ed DriscoU, the athletic director at Quielev Men School in Pitts f4 4 111 Ik. i aiCZ Clemson Tailback Chuck McSwain Leaps For First Down 1 ft Blue Devils Triumph1 4 V- f-T'-i burgh, fired his football coach this season after a disappointing 3-7 record. The coach's name? Ed DriscoU. "I just felt the kids needed a new face, and I didnt produce," DriscoU, the athletic director, said of his firing of DriscoU, the coach. "This was not a spur of the moment thing.

Going into our fifth game, I told myself I wasn't going to be back as coach unless we won our next five games," DriscoU said. "Well, we lost three of them by a total of one touch-' We lost one game by 2-0." DriscoU said he has no plans to quit his other jobs, as wrestling and 'basebaU coach, athletic trainer, assist-ant principal and anatomy and physiol-'4 pgy teacher, A check with NAIA headquar ters in Kansas City confirmed that Mars HUl's 6-foot-8 Pierre Lamitte in no way violated NAIA rules when he played in the team's intrasquad scrimmage Monday night at Mountain Herit- age. Lamitte scored 26 points in the contest, leading the Blue to an 84-80 victory over the Gold. Lamitte Is a transfer from George Mason and will .1 xcr By BOBBY HAYES Staff Writer WEAVERVILLE Somelimes Ihe best offense is a good defense. That was certainly the case for Brevard's Blue Devils in their first-round 3-A playoff game with North Buncombe here Saturday night.

The Blue Devils offense was stymied during the entire second half, but the defense did enough to propel Brevard past the stubborn Black Hawks 18-6 before a frozen crowd at Reeves Stadium. Brevard, now 11-0, wUl travel to play top-ranked States-ville in the second round of the playoffs next Friday, while North Buncombe ended its Cinderella season with a 6-5 record. Brevard's offense could only muster two first downs in the second half and six for the game as the Black Hawks thoroughly dominated the Blue Devil offensive Une. But two big plays by the Brevard defense in the fourth period set up two scores to snap a 6-6 tie. With six minutes left to play, North Buncombe had driven deep into Brevard territory and was threatening to pull off a major upset.

But on second down from the Brevard 23. Blue Devil safety Marion Cnte stepped in front of Black Hawk flanker Greg Bailey to pick off Dwayne Fender's pass and return it 85 yards for the eventual winning score. Less than a minute later, disaster struck again for the Black Hawks when fuUback Sieve Eckrich fumbled on his own 15 and Brevard James woods recovered, hour plays later, on fourth and two, tailback Kevin Whilmire, whoSvas the game's leading rusher with 95 yards, bounced out otthe grasp of several tacklers in the middle of the line and scampered seven yards lor an insurance touchdown. North Buncombe played nearly the entire second Sialf on Brevard's side of the field, but could not crack the Brevard defense. The Black Hawks started their first ifrve drives of the second half on their 41, 44, Brevard's 43, 32rand 34, but came away empty handed as the Blue DevU defense gave up jusl 140 yards of total offense for the A magnificent goalluie stand silenced the Black Hawks' biggest second-half threat.

It came at the start of the final period when Fender found Bailey with a 13-yard passlhat gave North Buncombe a first and goal on the Brevard seven. Three rushes moved the ball to the one-yard line; but on fourth and goal, halfback Billy Blankenship was stopped shy of the goal line. Brevard's Joey Mehalic opened the scoring in the quarter when the Blue Devils cauglit North Runcohibe in a blitz and the big fullback swept around left endV untouched for a 42 -yard touchdown run. North Buncombe tied the score just before the hah" by capitalizing on a Kenny Edwards fumble. From the Bre(ard 37, Fender connected with Bailey for a 35-yard pass ply to put the ball on the Brevard two.

and passed to him again in the right corner of the end zone to tie the score with onfc 14 seconds left in the first half. ij StoH Plwta Bt Kwart Boll competition when the Lions take on Milligan Jan. 11. Black Hawk Steve Bass Runs After Making Catch Former Mars HiU Coach Claude Gibson is reportedly one of five Iinausis ueuig cunsiueieu iui uic inrau 11 Mn.hjnn inh at Vftot Tfuinu Tar Heels Beat Virginia KtfltP Other names being tossed around include Wofford Coach Buddy Sasser 'and Lees-McRae Coach Soudv Camo- ACC Marylondlt Virginia Fortir- CtamsonM North Carolina 27... N.C.

Statell Otorgia Teen 45 beU. Another rumor making the rounds is that Duke offensive coordinator Steve Spurrier will be named head coach of the Tampa Bay Bandits of the new United SUtes FootbaU League. Warren Wilson soccer star Bruce Liffiton has been named to the National Little CoUege Athletic Association AU-America team for the second straight vear. The junior halfback from SOUTHERN MonhoilV-? Furmon4S VMII1 Davidson 13 Wofford citaaei7r Appalachian St. fl Catawba 71 Cast Tcnntttee St.

A Dnn.afnn uci 'i 1 L-n namaA in 1 Via finally put the Cavaliers (2-7, 1-4) away after leading only 17-14 after three quarters of play. Brooks Barwick booted a 42-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to put UNC ahead, 20-14. and the Tar Heel defense went to work. Linebacker Chris Ward stopped Virginia's next drive with an interception of a Wayne Schuchls pass to put UNC in business at the Cavs' 28. Six plays later, tailback Kelvin Bryant scored on a one-yard plunge and Barwick converted for the final points of the contest with 8:32 remaining.

Carolina stopped Virginia's next drive when free safety Steve Hendrick-son intercepted another Schuchls pass, this one at the Cavalier 36 with 6:11 on the clock. But it was all academic by this time as the Tar Heel faithful were streaming for the exits, many of them headed to nearby Carmichael Auditorium to get a good seat tor the Blue-While basketball game. Bryant and Stankavage were Turn To Page 4B goals have been taken away from us," said the junior signal caller from Doylestown, Pa. "The losses (Maryland. Clemson) leave you kind of bitter and frustrated." Crum seemed to compound Carolina's frustrations at his press conference last week.

He said that if the Tar Heels did not play well in their last three games, they would not go to a bowl, even if an invitation was extended. "The players really had mixed feelings about (hat." said Stankavage. "There are so many rumors floating around. What Coach Crum said only clouded the picture even more." Among the near-capacity crowd of 49.500 at Kenan Stadium were bowl scouts from the HaU of Fame and Peach Bowls. But the hottest rumor going around Chapel Hill is that UNC wiU meet Illinois in the Liberty BowL Crum wouldn't make any comment on CMC's bowl possibilities.

Invitations wiU be issued next Saturday. The Tar Heels used a pair of fourth-period pass interceptions to By DOUG MEAD Citizen Sports Editor CHAPEL HILL North Carolina Coach Dick Crum was less than impressed with the performance of his football team here Saturday. "We played about like I thought we would play," said Crum, following Carolina's sluggish 27-14 victory over Virginia, the ACC's resident doormat. "When you have a disappointing loss like we had last week, it's tough to play weU." The Tar Heels were beaten by league-leading Clemson, 16-13 last week, which came on the heels of a 31-24 defeat at the hands of Maryland the week before. Although the Tar Heels (6-3, 3-2) can still finish with an 8-3 record and go to a minor bowl, the Peach, HaU of Fame or Liberty, the 1982 season wiU go down as a disappointing one for Carolina.

Quarterback Scott Slankavage admitted as much in the dressing room afterwards. "It was tough to get ready for this one (Virginia) because so many of our SEC Kentucky Auburn Vlrainia Tech Florida If Qtoraia If Vandcrbill 4S TenneiM Southern Mitt M. Mtttlttippt St. 37 all-tournament team at the National Little CoUege Finals. i Can things possibly get any Z'' "worse for Michigan State? 01 MiU Alabama SOUTH ATLANTIC Carton-Newman Presbyterian Georgia Southern 17 Mart Hiiu Newberry 41 Lenoir Rhyne filon 21 Wlnilon-Salem SliS irst, ine lootoau team loses 10 Northwestern, the aU-time doormat of -yttie Big 10.

Then the basketbaU team, 1879 NCAA National Chamoions. is beaten by an underdog Polish National y. team, 73-69. i What's next? Would you believe PI 4r4- ingHiglW NFL Strike College Football Prep Football How Valid Are High School No. 1 Georgia Wins, Alabama Upset Again PageiB Football Polls? Page SB Goes On.

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