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Maryland Struggles PastUVA Seminoles D- 11 1" Downs VPI Late Surg -1'V V- A Maryland First downs 24 Rushes-verds 51-222 Passing yards 227 RMura yards 1' Passes 17-32-4 Punts 5-43 Fumbles-lost 1-0 Penalties-yards 4-5 SPORTS Section Sunday, Nov. 12, 1978 tP Laserpftoto) WILLIAM AND MARY RUNNING BACK ALVIS LANG FINDS HOLE FOR SHORT GAIN IN EAST CAROLINA DEFENSIVE LINE Holes Weren't Very Common For Runners Saturday, As Pirates Took 20-3 Decision. Billy Ray Washington, D.T. Joyner Defend Pirates Defense 20-3 pw 14 54-277 25 17-30-1 4-1 First doom Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penaitias-yards TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Run- ning backs Mark Lyles and Homes Johnson carried the offense Saturday, night as Florida State pulled out a 24-14 victory over Virgina Tech.

Johnson's 3-yard touchdown with 10:20 to go in the fourth quarter, gave FSU the lead, and Lyles added a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:54 left. Johnson's run followed a scoreless third quarter and capped a 66-yard," 11-play FSU drive. Lyles' second 1-yard touchdown came after nose guard Ron Simmons recovered a Gobblers' fumble at their 4-yard line. The Seminoles, eyeing a bowl' bid, climbed to 6-3, while Virginia Tech fell to 3-7 with its fourth straight loss. Tech ended 11 straight scoreless quarters in the second period on a 57-yard run by Kenny Lewis, who has 10 of the Gobblers' 17 touchdowns, this season.

Quarterback Steve Casey followed with a 5-yard scoring pass to Paul Watkins. Eric King added the extra points, giving Tech a 14-3 lead. Lyles' plunge from six inches out with five seconds in the half cut. the Tech lead to 14-10. Johnson, a sophomore tailback, ran' for 152 yards on 27 attempts, while senior fullback Lyles gained 79 yards on 16 attempts.

Lewis gained 126 yards in 19 at-, lempis 10 ieaa Virginia lecn. Dave Cappelen, a junior placekicker who is closing in on a pair of school records, opened scoring on a 37-yard field goal with three minutes left in the first quarter. Cappelen now has 27 career field goals, one short of the school record nem Dy urani uutnne ot me isw-ss team. Cappelen has scored 153 points, three short of the Guthrie's scoring record. FSU has lost three top players for the season.

They are defensive back Ivory Joe Hunter out with a broken leg and offensive tackle Lee Adams and 'linebacker Paul Piurowski who have undergone recent knee surgery. Virginia Plorida 014 14 24 7 FSU FG Cappelen 37 VPI Lewis 57 run (King kick) VPI Watkins 5 pass from. Casey (King kick) FSU Lyles 1 run (Cappelen kick) FSU Jotinson 3 run (Cappelen kick) FSU Lyles 1 run (Cappelen kick) A 31,654 Inside College Football Houston tops Texas; Perm State beats North Carolina State; Alabama rips LSU; Oregon State upsets UCLA; Notre Dame, Michigan romp; D-4: Gardner-Webb crushes Hampton Institute, D-2. Pro Football Redskins hope to end string of jour straight losses to Giants; Steelers-Rams top NFL slate today. Basketball Old Dominion University men's and women's teams give fans preview in annual Blue-White games, D-3.

Baseball Billy Martin charged with assault after brawl with reporter, d-3. Horse Racing "Seattle Slew wins final race, D-8. VaTedl 11 It -17-1 7-444 1-1 "defense. don't know that I can say they were as good as Navy but they sure were more physical," said the former Bethel High School star. "And their pursuit was really strong." While the Pirate defenders were receiving most of the accolades, defense grabbed its share of the limelight, too.

Except for a couple of big TD plays, the kept, the explosive ECU attack pretty much under wraps, including turning in one superlative goal line stand. However, the Pirates did break loose for two long scoring plays and that was the difference. The first came with 1:15 left in the opening period when halfback Eddie Hicks burst through the. left side of the line and sprinted 71 yards for the touch down. Bill Lamm's kick made the score 7-0.

Hicks, a senior speedster who broke a 95-yard scoring run against the Indians last year, managed dhly 28 more yards on 14 more attempts. After got on the scoreboard 46-170 14 73 1-4 1 1-1 0-70 By TOMMY SEWARD Associate Sports Editor CHARLOTTESVILLE The University of Maryland, ranked 13th in the nation, almost didn't shake off a pesky University of Virginia before coming away from Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference scrap with a 17-7 triumph. The Cavaliers, 2-7 and 0-4, stunned the vaunted Terrapins with long gainers and the defense came up with four interceptions, all of which wasn't enough. Maryland, still 5-0 in the ACC and 9-1 for the season, had to rally after Virginia freshman Sean McCall returned the opening kickoff 85 yards to the Terps' 15. The hosts scored in three plays with Dan Hottowe plunging in from the 3 and Russ Henderson adding the point-after.

Maryland tied the count in the same period, marching 67 yards in 14 plays. Tailback Alvin Maddox tallied from the 2. He was to score on the third play from the end of the game, too. Maryland didn't take the lead, however, until senior Ed Loncar made good on a 30-yard field goal after the second half was eight minutes and 13 seconds old. The Terps had to settle for that field goal when the Cavaliers gave up only nine yards in three downs following a lost fumble at their 21.

Besides McCall's brilliant opening return, Virginia had a career best 70-yard run from scrimmage by sophomore Tom Vigorito, and a 45-yard punt return by freshman Pat Chester. Both long gainers went for naught because each time the threat ended when Henderson missed fieldgoal tries of 40 and 33 yards. The first boot was far short and the second bad the distance but not the aim. "It's too bad our players had to come away a loser after the fine effort they gave," said UVA Coach Dick Bestwick. "We knew we had to not have any fumbles, interceptions or penalties, particularly penalties.

at killing times, in order to win. "And we felt we could win, too," he added, pointing out that most of the players in Saturday's game "will be back for the next two or three years." He wouldn't comment about the penalties that went against Virginia "at least until after I see the game films." See Terps, D-10, Columns 5-6 717 0- 7 Vlr Hottowe 3 run (Henderson kick) Md Maddox 2 run (Loncar kick) Md FG Loncar 30 Md Maddox 4 run (Loncar kick) A 19,074 Chattanooga Rolls Over Spiders 30-3 First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Return Yards' Passes Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards 12 51-120 01 10 0-17-2 -3 4-3 2 30 20 50-314 140 34 0-15-1 4-30 5-1 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee-Chattanooga, with quarterback Tony Merendino connecting for three touchdown passes, upset powerful Richmond 30-3 in football action Saturday night to move back into the running for the Southern Conference football championship. The victory, coupled with Western Carolina's 20-7 loss to Furman, left the Mocs tied with Western Carolina at 4-1-0 in conference play. Even though Richmond is no longer a conference member, the game was counted as a conference game for Chattanooga, which joined the league last year.

However, Western Carolina has a sixth conference game next week. After a scoreless first quarter, Merendino put the Mocs on the scoreboard at the end of the second quarter with a pass to tight end Jim Schoepfer in the end zone. Richmond's only score came after 6:21 of the third quarter on a 23-yard, field goal by Steve Adams that capped off a 68-yard, 12-play drive. Later in the third period, Merendino connected with David Cunningham in the end zone and connected the next quarter with Schoepfer also in the end zone. Mike Smith went for 74 yards to score early in the fourth quarter and 30-yard field goal by' Joe Zeman capped off the Mocs', scoring.

The two teams battled fairly evenly in the first half, with Richmond netting 96 yards on the ground to Tennessee-Chattanooga's 86 while the Moccasins piled up 88 yards passing to the Spiders' 38. But by the end of the game the Mocs had piled up an impressive 314 yards on the ground and 160 through the air compared to 120 and 81 for the visitors. Quarterback James Short was the outstanding, offensive player for the Spiders, netting 59 yards on the ground and completing 7 of his pass attempts. Two of Short's throws were intercepted. Tennessee Richmond 10- I 1430 UTC Schoepfer It pass from Merendino (kick, tailed) Rich FG Adams 73 UTC Cunningham 32 pass from Menendlno (Merendino 3 run) -UTC Smith 74 run (kick failed) UTC FG Zeman 30 UTC Schoepfer 9 pass from Merendhw (Zeman k'" Irian -f-V I A m1' By GEORGE WATSON Daily Press Sports Writer GREENVILLE, N.C.

Coach Pat Dye and his East Carolina football team won't win an Emmy Award for their, Saturday afternoon TV performance with William and Mary." But the Pirates claimed an even bigger prize in front of a Ficklen Stadium homecoming crowd of 26,231 and a regional television audience with a 20-3 victory over the visiting Indians. It was the Pirates's defense that (For comment, see the Sports-1 cope, Page D-2) grabbed the center stage spotlight, completely throttling any semblance of a attack. i The Indians managed only 139 yards total offense, 35 of those coming on a second-quarter run by tailback Clarence Gaines, against the nation's fifth-ranked defense. The output was by far the Tribe's lowest 'of the season, some 70 yards less even than they churned out against Navy's No. 1 rated defensive unit.

By, ED RICHARDS Daily Press Sports Writer LEXINGTON Virginia Military Institute's offense broke its "Great Saturday afternoon scoring a touchdown for the first time in 15 quarters but that was the Keydets' only accomplishment. Appalachian State, on the other achieved all its goals and more in handing VMI a 31-10 thrashing in the Southern Conference clash. First, the Mountaineers snapped a two-game losing spell and assured themselves a winning ledger by hiking their season record to 6-4. The Mountaineers' biggest feat, however, came on defense. Though regarded as one of the most porous defenses in the country coming into the game, they fooled a lot of folks by making two gallant goal-line stands in' the fourth period.

With the score 31-10, the Mountaineers put up a cement wall twice. (AP Laserphoto) VMI Falls To Appalac -1 r- ft Jr via a 39-yard Sieve Libassi field goal with 11 :03 left in the second quarter, the Pirates came right back with their only sustained scoring drive of the game. It was a six-play, 75-yard march that culminated with a 21-yard scoring pass from quarterback Leander Green to Billy Ray Washington Green also hit Terry with a big third down pass good for 23 yards on the drive. "On that first touchdown they broke (Hicks' run), they just knocked us on our backs," Coach Jim Root said. "On the touchdown pass, we had a blitz on and just didn't make the play.

"Overall, I thought we played good defense but they were just exceptionally good," the Tribe skipper added. Root also lauded the punting of freshman Chris Garrity whose kicking kept the Pirates prettv much bottled up See Page D-10, Col 1 William East CamiM ECU Hicks 71 run (Lamm kick) FS Libassi 39 ECU Washington 21 pass from Green (Lamm kick) ECU FG Lamm 71 ECU FG Lamm 27 A 24,231 Oklahoma 13 41-330 0 4 0-2-0 4- 33 5- 41 Nebraska 10 62-2S0 111 2 0 7O-1 7-33 2-1 S-35 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost -Penalties-vards 82 minutes. Billy Sims, the nation's leading rusher, fumbled at the Nebraska 20 and again at the 3-yard line, the latter with 3:27 remaining. Nebraska then ran out the clock. Sims, who was averaging' 155.2 yards per game, carried 25 times for 153 yards and scored Oklahoma's touchdowns on runs of 44 yards in the first period and 30 yards in the third quarter.

But he saw his national record-tying streak of three consecutive 200-yard games ended by a gang-tackling, hardhitting Nebraska defense. 7 014 7 17 Okla Sims 44 run (von Schumann kick) Neb Berns run (Todd kick) Neb Hipp 8 run (Todd kick) Okie Sims 30 run (von Schamann kick) Neb IB' Todd 24 A-7 wum 3I-12S 11 51 -3 cam. 17 60-2M 2 37 4-13-0 -34 41 S-75 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost' Penalties-yards Most harrassed on the muddy stadium turf was Tribe quarterback Tommy Rozantz, who managed just five completions in 26 attempts for 11 net yards against the country's second best pass defense! "Overall I don't think their defense was as good as Navy's but their secondary was better. was quicker than Navy," Rozantz said. "Plus, they just wouldn't let us get outside at all." Rozantz, who slipped on the muddy turf on several, occasions, also admitted having trouble handling the ball.

"I just couldn't throw it at all," he explained. "The officials did a good job trying to keep it dry but it always seemed to be -sitting in the mud, especially in the second half." Center Bobby Rash, who suffered what was tentatively diagnosed- as a torn ligament in the knee during the -second half, also praised the Pirates' 31-10 Appala St 21 51-15 182 18 15-27-0 7-33 1-0 4-71 First downs Rushes-yards -Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards The Keydets couldn't crack the ASU end zone after four tries from the 2 on one occasion. This followed a 72-yard scamper by halfback Jeff Washington, the longest run of the year from scrimmage by a VMI player. Then with 3:51 left, freshman Floyd Allen blocked his third punt of the season and VMI gained possession at the ASU 4. Four running plays later, the Keydets.

came away empty-handed again. "That was the most fun I've had all year. I loved it!" exclaimed ASU cor-nerback Jeff Vincent about the goal-line stands. The Apps actually haven't had that much fun on defense this year. They came into the game yielding an average of 30.4 points an outing: The Apps' offense actually played a little sub-par falling short of their 420.1 yards a game with 377 but that more than enough.

Senior halfback Scot McConnell led the Way with 110 yards rushing on 18 carries. He also hauled in a 16-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quar-t terback Steve Brown and got his mates on the scoreboard first with a five-yard halfback pass to tight end John Keeton. After finding themselves down 24-3 with 4:51 left in the third period, VMI's offense launched its first touchdown march since the third quarter of the "Richmond game. The Keydets went 76 yards in 12 plays, with a 23-yard dash' by wide receiver Robert Savage on a reverse spicing the drive. Still, the Keydets almost didn't get it in.

Washington finally broke the ice, though, oo a fourth-and-goal from the 1 by ramming over right That came with two seconds left in the third period. Craig Jones, who booted a 34-yard field goal in the first period, added the extra point to complete the VMI scoring. "We had a lot of opportunities' to score, but just didn't capitalize on moaned VMI Coach -Bob See Defense, D-10, Columns 13 Appalachian State Virginia 10 7 7-31 I 10 Anp Keeton 6 pass from McConnell (French kl VMI FG 34 Jones Add McConnell 14 pass from Brown (French kl App Cunningham 2 pass from Brown (French k) Apo FG 36 French VMI i Washington 1 run App McCorkle 20 run kick) A 4.6O0 3-16-3 47 (AP Lasserphotol SOONERS SURROUND NEBRASKA RUNNER KENNY BROWN Freddie Nixon, 11, Steve Fitzgerald Hold Gain To Three Yards Nebraska Slips By Fum ling So oners LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Fourth-ranked Nebraska ended six years of frustration Saturday at the hands of Oklahoma, defeating the top-rated and previously unbeaten Sooners 17-14 on short touchdown runs by Rick Bernsi and I.M. Hipp, and Billy Todd's tie breaking 24-yard field goal with 11:51 to play.

The victory, Nebraska's ninth in a row following an opening-game loss to Alabama; thrust the Cornhuskers into 'the driver's seat for an Orange Bowl bid. They clinched at least a tie for the Big Eight title, taking a one-game lead over Oklahoma with one game left. Todd's field goal marked the first time Nebraska had scored against Oklahoma in the fourth quarter since the Cornhuskers' classic 35-31 triumph in 1971 en route to a second consecutive national championship. Fumble-plagued Oklahoma, which hobbled the balL-away six times, blew two scoring oppglunities in the final I i 1 I -4JaiV jt0 VMI's FLOYD ALLEN (47) GETS FIRST DOWN Appalachian State's Stef Rice (93) Comes In.