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THE DANVILLE REGISTER OCTOBER 10,1976 Sports SCORING RUN Greg Payne (42) runs 70 yards on a punt return to score a touchdown for Virginia Tech's Gobblers during Three TDs In Four Minutes the second half of their game here Saturday with Virginia Military's Keydets. Tech defeated VMI, 37-7. (AP Wirephoto) VPI Routs VMI 37-7 RICHMOfilD. Va. (AP) Virginia Tech's Gobblers erupted for three touchdowns over a four-minute span in the second, half, highlighted by Greg Payne's 70-yard score on a punt return to break open the game, and posted a 37-7 college victory over Virginia Military's Keydets.

The victory in the 28th annual Tobacco Festival game im- proved the Gobblers' record to 3-1. while VMI fell to 1-4. Trailing 10-0 at intermission. the Keyriets scored the first time they -got their hands the ball in the second half on Steve run. The 26-yard, scoring drive was set up Gary McNeal's 43-' punt return and helped out by a pass interference call that gave the Keydets the ball on Tech's 2.

But the Gobblers took the en- suing kickoff and went in 15 plays, with Paul Adams going over from the one with 2:05 to go in the third period. A minute and a half later. Payne fielded Kerry Mullin's punt on his own 30. cut to his right and went down the side- lines-for a touchdown. Tech quarterback.

Mitch Barnes seared the victory with 1:45 gone in the fourth period when he went 46 yards on an option play. The Gobblers got on the board first when Paul Engle kicked a 47-yard field goal with 3:58 to go in the first period. They made it 1(H) with to go in the second period when George Heath scored on an 11- yard run. Tech rounded out the scoring with 4:53 Jo go when Dennis Scott went 37 yards for the Gobblers' fifth touchdown. The Gobblers blew a golden scoring opportunity early in the first half as they had driven 50 yards to the Keydets' two.

The drive died when Barnes fum- bled and. Dale Ogg pounced on it for VMI on the one. Midway through the second period; VMI quarterback Bob- bie Clark hit Johnny Garnett with what appeared to be a 59- yard scoring pass. But the Key- dets were guilty of illegal procedure and the play was called back. The Gobblers rolled up 369 yards in total offense, all on ground.

They didn't throw one 1 pass. Roscoe Coles led the Tech at: tack with 111 yards on 24 car- ries while Adams ran 22 tithes for 86 yards. Heath rushed for 67 yards OB '13 carries and Barnes had 41 yards on seven attempts. The Keydets were held to 177 yards in total offense, 94 on 44 rushing plays and 83 through the air. Tech 3 7 13 1 Virginia Military 0 0 7 WI-FG Engle 47 VPI-Healh 11 ran (Engle kick) VMI-Oddi 2 run Jones kick) VPI--Adams 1 run (Engje kick) VPI-Payne 70 run (kick failed) VPI-Bames 46 run (Engle kick) VPI-Scott 37 run (Engle kick) First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes 1 Punts Fumbfe-lost Penalties-yards VMI 23 12 77-369 0 108 5-17-0 4-38 9-34 4-1 (H) Late Rally Decides Game Chatham Rips Dan River 14-6 Byl-ARRYOLARK Sports Writer Chatham, looking uninspired for most of the game, found its spark at just the right time, pushing across two touchdowns in the game's final four minutes and escaping with a 14-fi Pied- mont District victory over Dan River last night at Dan River.

trailing 64) since late in the third period, the Cavaliers took the lead for good with 3:58 remaining on Quinton Martin's keeper for a two-point con- version. This followed a 51-yard touchdown run by Tony Thomp- son that capped a 92-yard drive. Chatham scored again with 1:11 remaining, after taking over the ball on downs at the Wildcats' 34. Billy Beck plunged three yards to put the Cavaliers ahead 14-6. This culminated a five-play drive that was aided by two major penalties against Dan River.

The victory evened Chatham's record at 3-3, while the Wildcats fell to 1-4-1 on the season. Chatham coach David Lyoas. while admittedly pleased with his team's comeback effort, par- ticularly the 92-yard go-ahead drive, expressed some concern with its showing most of the game. "We looked kinda flat at times." he said. "I didn't think we looked as good as we should have.

Bui I was pleased that we were able to come back like we did. "The thing I was proud of was that our kids, when they (Dan River scored) came back and were able to move the football." he added, smiling. Dan River gained its 6-fl lead with only 2fiseconds remaining in the third period when Jo Jo Cohbs niftily sidestepped a would be tackier and ran 13 yards for the game's first touchdown. Cobb's run culminated a 43- yard scoring drive that was aided by a pass interference call against the Cavaliers. Chatham, unable to move the ball most of the night and with its back seemingly agaiast the wall after a Dennis Foster punt gave it possession on its own eight yardline.

suddenly came alive offensively. Thompson and James Walker started bursting thmugh the Wildcats' line for huge chunks of yarrlaee that carried the ball to Chatham's 49 in seven plays. Then Thompson burst off left Second Game This Afternoon Reds Win Over Phils 6-3 PHILADELPHIA (AP) Don Gullett pitched eight in- nings of two-hit ball and drove in three runs, and George Fos- ter homered Saturday night, giving the Cincinnati Reds a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the opening game of the National League'playoffs. The second game of the best- of-five series will be played here Sunday afternoon. Gullett, a sometimes sore- armed left-hander who recov- ered from mid-season shoulder miseries to post an 11-3 record for the defending world cham- pions, struck out four Phils and walked three.

Gullett was al- most flawless after the first in- ning when he gave up his only run. In the sixth, Foster put Cin- cinnati ahead 2-1 with a pic- ture-perfect swing that sent a Steve Carlton pitch rocketing over the wall in the left-center field corner. Moments, later, Gullett ripped a line single to drive in the Reds' third run. Gullett wasn't finished, peared the Phils, East Division champions and in their first post-season game since the 1950 World Series, might jump on him for a bunch of runs. Dave Cash opened the bottom of the inning with a double that soared over Foster's glove and landed at the base of the left- center field wall.

Cash took third on Garry Maddpx' grounder to Dave Conception at shortstop, then came home when Mike Schmidt, the major league home run leader with 38, drilled a sacriifce fly to cen- ter field. Then Gullett really worked himself into a hole. He walked Dick Allen on a full-count pitch. He walked Greg Luzinski on a full-count pitch. And after being visited by Reds pitching coach Larry Shepard, he walked Ollie Brown on another full-count pitch, loading the bases.

That got Pedro Bprbon warming up in the Cincinnati bullpen, but he sat down when Gullett got Tim McCarver on a routine fly ball to left. The three runs in the eighth seemed to be unnnecessary the way Gullett was pitching. They turned out to be anything but that. Bench led off with a double to left, and Conception walked. That was all for Carlton.

On came McGraw, who fanned Geronimo, but followed that by moving the runners into scoring position with a wild both scored on Gul- lett's bullet down the right-field line, then the Reds' pitcher- turned-hitter, came in on Rose's double to left. tackle, shook off two would-be tacklers and raced to the end to tie the score. Martin then kept the ball on a rollout and moved inside and across the goal line for the two- point conversion that was destined to put Chatham ahead for good. Dan River, now finding itself with its back to the wall, gambled and lost on a fourth down situation at its own 34 on its next possession, and the Cavaliers took over again. A four-yard Thompson run and a 15-yard personal foul penalty gave first down at the Wildcats' Ifi.

Another Thompson run. this one about six yards, and a five-yard penalty against Dan River put the hall on the six. Then the two exchanged penalties, around a Martin keeper that lost two yards, and that put the hall on the four and set the stage for Beck's touch- down run. Dan River almost appeared ready to salvage at least a tie on the same's final play, when quarterback Davirl Finney threw a perfect strike to Tim who was all by himself down the right sideline. However.

dropped the pass, and Chatham its third victory wrapped up. Lyons was admittedly not unaware of how close a call his team had on that last play. "He was all by himself." he said musingly of Logan. "There wasn't anybody near him. We're going to have to do something about our pass coverage." Actually, on the surface.

Lyons' worries there appear mere rhetoric. Finney. who was razor-sharp last week in leading DR to a 29-22 victory over Tun- stall, only completed four of his ai pass attempts last night." However, he was on target most the way. and his receivers were setting open but weren't hanging on to the ball. CINCINNATI ab bi ab bi Rose3b 5 1 3 1 DCash2b 4 1 1 0 Griffeyrf 4 0 1 0 GMaddoxcf 4 1 2 0 Morgan2b 2 0 0 0 Schmidtsb 3 0 0 1 Eastwickp 0 0 0 0 Luzinskilf 3 1 1 1 1 Worezlb 3 0 0 1 HAIlenlb 3 0 1 0 GFoslerlf 5 1 1 1 OBrownrf 2 0 0 0 Benchc 5 1 2 0 Johnstoneph 1 0 1 1 yet In the eighth inning, after cncpdonss 3 2 1 0 McCarvrc 3 the Reds had chased Carlton, Gerpnimoct 4 0 0 0 McGrawp Gullett punched a pitch from reliever Tug McGraw past first baseman Dick Allen and down the right-field line for a two-run Tunstall, Carver Battle To Scoreless Deadlock Gullellp Flynn2b 4 1 2 3 Tolanph 0 0 0 0 Bowass Hullonph Carlton Boonec 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 double.

He came home on Pete base hit, a 3 5 6 1 0 6 Total 3 1 3 6 3 0010020.W-6 Cincinnati 9. Philadelphia 5. ffi-Rose 2, RawlV Eastwick came in to D.Cash, Conccpcion, Bench Gulleu, Lu- rt 7inslci nnffivu HR--fi pitch the final inning and gave TM.n-jj»i.! W0 runs, sch'mjiji, T.Pcri'Z. RBI ble ou Eastwick Carlton aiid pinch hitter Jay John- gtone'S run-producing single. -'Gulfett was very shaky in the fcastwiok, A- bpening inning, when it ap- McGraw ER BB SO 1 1 3 4 2 2.

0 0 5 4 5 6 I 1 1 4 Tunstall and G.W. Carver sloshed their way to a (H) tie last night at Carver. The Piedmont District clash, moved up from Friday because of rain, was a defensive struggle from start to finish, with neither team able to mount a sustained offensive drive. Just say I was, pleased with the way our defense played inline second half and not too pleased with our offense," Tunstall coach Wiley Ashworth afterwards. The much smaller Tunstall team found it hard to maneuver on the rain-soaked turf and could manageonly 65 yards rushing for the game.

Carver wasn't much more effective on the ground, however, collecting only 132 yards in its 36 carries. Tunstall was a little more effective through the air, com- pleting seven of its 18 pass at- tempts for 86 yards. "It was pretty close, really," Ashworth understated. "We'd move the ball a little, then they'd move it a little. Neither one of us got anywhere." Tunstall, now 2-3-1, has its homecoming game scheduled for 7:30 p.m: Friday against Drewry, Duke Beats Miami 20-7 MIAMI AP Duke took advantage of'penalties Satur- day night to score touchdowns on short runs by Art Gore and Tony Benjamin and claimed a victory over error- plagued University of Miami.

Benjamin's second period tnuchdown. on a one-yard plunge, was the most dam- aging. It followed an off-sides penalty by Miami on a success- ful ffiWd field goal attempt by Vinee Fusco, The Blue Devils, now 3-2, elected to take a first down at the Miami 3 instead of the field goal. Miami was called for a face mask penally at its 2 on third down and Benjamin scored on the next play. Gore's three-yard scoring run.

at the start of the second quarter, completed a 73-yard drive aided by a personal foul penalty on Miami which gave the Blue Devils a first down at the 7. Fusco kicked a 37-yard field goal in the third quarter after the Hurricanes were called for pass interference at the Miami 41 nn a third down play. Fusco then added a 20-yard field goal in the final period after Miami's John Turner fumbled a punt at his own 20 and Duke's Bill King Averett Improved Despite 4-1 Loss Although'seeing her team lose its fifth match in as many starts. 4-1 to High Point College. Averett's women's field hockey coach Joyce Weiblen seemed almost cheerful.

"We were much improved." Miss Weiblen said afterwards. "We moved the ball very well, especially in the first half." The match was one of the Danville college's festivities scheduled for this weekend's salute to parents. A few minutes later. Miss Weiblen good- naturedly paraphrased one of her players' fathers, who. she said had remarked.

"We, were sporadically brilliant." In perhaps its strongest showing to date, Averett trailed only 1-0 as the first half ended. High Point put the match out. of reach early in the second half, when Allison Wilke and Patty Wooten scored breakaway goals. Still, the Danville team wasn't quite finished for the day. A few moments later.

Laura Rose scored to narrow the gap to 3-1, and the momentum appeared to have swung back to Averett. Then High Point scored its fourth goal on a penalty, and that. Miss Weiblen said, turned oiit to be'the real neartbreaker. FOOTBALL VIRGINIA COLLEGES Va. Tech 37, VMI 7 South Carolina 35, Virginia 7 Delaware 15.

i 13 Randolph-Macon 0. Davidson 0. tie Richnwnd24. Villanova 7 Maryville 11. Hampden-Sydney 10 Hampton Inst.

19. Bowie State 11 Southwestern 28, 3 AptirendceatLiberty Nov. 20 Madison 35. Cal. State 17 10, Concorde N.C.CentraH4.Va.StatP7 Fayetteville St.

9. St. Paul's 0 Chowanl4.Feirum2 Bluefield 10, BridgewaterO Va. Unionei. Elizabeth City 14 CAROL1NAS COLLEGES Appalachian 14, Furman 14.

tie Maryland 16. N.C. States Wake Forest 20. Clemson 14 East Carolina 49. So.

Illinois 14 N.C. A 4 T13, Norfolk State 7 The Citadel 14. Chattanooga 10 Duke20. Miarai7 W. Carolina 14.

Jacksonville 13 Gardner-Webb 76, Lenoir Rhynee EAST Howard 32. DelawareSt.0 Fla State28, Boston Col. 9 Massachusetts 33. Boston U. 6 Cornells, HarvardS Penn7.Brown6 Princetons.

Columbia 3 Johns HopkinsS, UrsinusS 20, Susquehanna 6 Virginia 42, Temple 0 Moravtan28.W.MarylandO BucknellS.Lchigho Maine 10, New HampshireO Pittsburgh 27. Louisville 6 Syracuse 3, Tula neO Yale 18. Dartmouth 0 Hamilton 7, Bates 0 PennSt. 38, Array 16 Rutgers 38, Connecticut 0 SOUTH Morgan E. Shore, rain Alabama 24.

S. Mississippi 8 Mississippi 21. Georgia 17 Tenn.St. Morris Brown 27, Morenouse 10 Ohio Northern 17, Georgetown 0 Tuskegee24, Livingston St. 20 Tennessee 42, Ga.

Tech 7 Car SL 28. J.C. Smith 0 Glenville St. 7, W.Va. Wesleyan 0 LSlj33.Vanderbilt20 MIDWEST Marietta 7, Kenyon 6 Kent St.

24, W.Mich. 12 Iowa St. 44. Utah 14 N. Mich.

14. W. III. 7 Indiana SL N. III.

10 Purdue 18, Wisconsin 16 Michigan 42, Mich. St. 10 SOUTHWEST Texas Tech 27. Texas AiM 16 Alcorn 47. Texas Southern 6 Texas6.0klahoma6.tie McMurray 21, Trinity 16 Baylor 20 HoustonoO.W.Tex.SL? Missouri 28, Kansas State 21 FAR WEST Air Force 13, Navy 3 California 27.

Oregon 10 Colo.StatelO.UtahSI.7 N.Arizona 23. Montana 21 Washington 24, Oregon St. 12 Wlntticrll). SanD.i'RoO Brigham Young 29 SCHOLASTIC SCORES TunslaLO.CarverO Laurel Park 20, Fieldale-Collinsville 7 Martinsville 74. Patrick County "I Chatham 14, Dan Rivers Anthers! 14.

Alavisui 6 VES9, Norfolk Academy 7 Menchville 47, Phoebus 15 Brookville9.Appomaltox7 Bassctl at Drewry Mason, Monday Warwick 42, Lafayette 28 Charlottesville 33. Albcrmarlc 6 Andrew Lewis 21. Lord Botelourt 20 William Campbell at Rustburg, Monday Floyd 24, Narrows PocahoniasW.GardcnS Northslde 13, Patrick Henry 3 William Fleming 13. Pulaski 6 Covinslon 13, William Byrd 10 BlacksDUrK27, GlenvarO Rural Retreats Freeman WILSON WINDS TO END ZONE Maryland fullback Tim Wilson breaks a tackle on. his way to an 18 yard gain and a touchdown against N.C.

State in Atlantic Coast Conference game. Maryland went on to win 16-6 to remain (AP Wirephoto) Upset-Minded N. C. State Bows To Maryland 16-6 RALEIGH. N.C.

(AP) --Sev- enth-ranked Maryland came from behind on a well-balanced attack engineered by quarter- back Mark Manges to defeat upset-minded North Carolina -State 16-6 in an Atlantic Cost Conference football game Sat- urday. The win gives the Terrapins their 16th consecutive ACC vic- tory, a record, and a 5-0 season performance. N.C. State is now 'In a defensive game marked by fumbles and pass inter- ceptions at crucial points. Marvland moved from a six- point first quarter to a 13-6 halftime lead which stood until the last minute of the game when the Terps added a field goal.

The Wolfpack marie the open- ing score about midway the first quarter when Ted Brown crashed through left guard for three yards and the six points. The conversion failed on a bad pass from center. The drive began with a 33- yard run over left tackle by quarterback Johnny Evans to the Marylznd 42. Three plays later, reserve quarterback Ke- vin Scanlnn lobbed a 28-yard pass to Brown, giving the Wolf- pack a first and goal at. the Man-land eight.

Brown scored three plays later. Maryland came back on its next possession to tie the score The Terps marched 76 yards in 13 plays with Steve At- kins going over left guard for two yards and the touchdown. The extra point kick was wide. Terns struck again nine minutes later nn an 18-yard burst up the middle by fullback Tim Wilson. With 54 seconds left in the game.

Mike Snchko kicked a 19- yard field goal, capping a 33- yard drive that began on an in- ierceptinn of an Evans pass. Maryland's first scoring drive was highlighted by a 28-yard pass from Manges to tight end Bob Raha. giving the Terps a first down on the Wolfpack 38. Wilson and tailback Alvin Mad- riox provided most of the power on short runs to bring the ball to the three from where Atkins went over. With just 30.seconds left in the first half.

Maryland at- tempted a 30 yard field goal hut it was blocked by corner- hark Richard Carter. Then in the fourth quarter the Terps at-' tempted a 44-yard field goal but it failed when it hit the cross bar and bounced back onto the field. Maryland 0 13 0 3-16 N.C. State fi 0 0 0-- 6 NCS--Brown 3 run (run fails) MB--Atkins 2 run (kick fails) MB-Wilson 18 run (Sochko kicks) MB--FG Snchko 19 Maryland N.C. State First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles'lost Penalties-yards 19 13 61-240 48-2(18 48 147 41 10-1M 5-36 4-2 4-63 -7 3-17-2 548 4-2 446 Deacons Turn Back Tigers W1NSTON-SALEM, N.C.

lAP) Freshman running back James McDougald. in his first starting appearance for Wake Forest, ran for 24ft yards and one touchdown as the De- mon Deacons struck early and hung on to beat. Clemson 2014 in ah Atlantic Coast Conference football game Saturday. McDougald broke Wake For- est records for number of rush- es and yards rushed in one game, and set up both of Wake Forest's first-half touchdowns including his own which came on a one-yard run. McDougaid carried the ball 45 times, breaking the old record of 36.

His 249 yards rushine surpassed the old record by three yards. Deacon coach Chuck Mills moved 'McDougald from his role as backup, tailback to starting flanker for Clemson. Wake Forest scored both its touchriowas in the second quar- ter nn a two-yard run by run- ning back George Ervin. also a freshman, and MeDougaid's run. Field goals of 32 and 25 yards by Deacon kicker Bob Hely in the first and third quar- ters made the winning margin.

Clemson's louchrinwas came in the second quarter on a one- yard run by Harold Goggins and in the fourth period on a 40-yard pass from quarterback Steve Fuller to split end Jerry Butler. Clemson's trailed the entire game and was foiled in its at- tempt for a fourth-quarter touchdown when Wake Forest free safety Bill Armstrong in- tercepted a Fuller pass at the Deacon 16. Wake Forest scored on its first three possessions first coming on Hely's field coal which capped a 67-yard drive that took 14 plays. MeDougaid's running took the hall to the Clemson 4 but a fumble.by the freshman was recovered by quarterback Mile McGlamry back at the 15, bringing on Hely's fourth-down kick. Clemson was unable to move the ball and Wake Forest then went 51 yards in 12 plays.

Wake Forest got the ball back two plays later when de- fensive end John Sabia recov- ered a Clemson fumble at the Tiger 42. Ervin scored seven plays later. Ciemson's second touchdown came with 12:41 left in the game when Fuller's bomb to Butler, on third down.with 20 to go, capped an 83-yard drive in 12 plays. Clemson 0 7 0 7-14 Wake Forest 3 14 3 00-20 WF-FG 32 Hely WF-McDougald 1 ran (Hely kick) WF-Ervin 2 run (Hely kick! CL-Goggins 1 run (Russell kick) WK-FCS Hely C'L-Butler 40 pass from Fuller i Russell kick) Clemson Wake First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Forest 12 23 44-161 65-307 91 97 0 5 7-20-1 8-134 7-215 2-1 2-10 4-123 4-1 3-2S Gamecocks Whip Cavaliers 35-7 COLUMBIA. (API-Clar- ence Williams ran for a fiR-yard touchdown and quarterback Ron Bass 'hit nn 13 out of 16 passes to spark South Carolina past winless Virginia 35-7 Sat- urday night in an intersectional football The pesky Cavaliers staved even with the Gamecocks until Bass hit receiver Phillip Logan nn a 45-yard scoring pass near the end of the first half, and Williams' run in half put the game out of reach.

South'Carolina led by only 13- 7 at the half before -Williams sprinted 68 yards without a hand touching him on the first play from scrimmage for the Gamecocks. Kevin added a two-point conversion run; to give South Carolina breathing room. South Carolina then used a punishing 82-yarri drive in is plays to take the rest of the life out of Virginia. Williams scored the touchdown on a one-yard run. victory snapped a two- game losing streak for the Gamecocks.

South Carolina had lost on successive weekends to ranked foes Georgia and Bay- lor. The Gamecocks are now 3- 2 for the season. Virginia lost its fifth straight came of the year and 14th straight over the past two sea- sons. Zion McKinney relumed the game's opening kickoff 56 to Virginia's 38 to set up a 39-yard field goal by Britt Parrish, giv- ing the Gamecocks an early 3-0 lead. Virginia took the load for the only time in the game when the Cavaliers marched 52 yards in six plays early in the second period.

The drive was climaxed by a 23-yard scoring pass from Andy Hitt to David Sloan'. South Carolina ased another 39-yard field goal by Parrish to cut Virginia's lead to 7-6. and took the lead at the half on a spectacular catch by He caught the ball in the end zone after it had been Vir- ginia defender Mike Brancait. Fayetteville Beats Averett Soccer Team, 5-1 Fayetteville chalked up a soccer victory Saturday against Averett. It was the second loop verdict for the local team in as many starts.

Edwar Shabshoun scored the lone goal for Averett in the second quarter. Averett goes to Virginia Wesleyan Wednesday for its next, contest..