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i "OTP Sunday, November 15, 1981 D-l VPI Loses; WSlM Shocks East Carolina PO 2 Passing Garrity Sets Miami's Early Lead Too Big For Gobblers Marks In 31 i 1 i An I .4 Cr I 1 i -21 Victory against Virginia Tech in 1971. Leading nearly all the way, the Indians (4-6) fell behind following a 79-yard Pirate drive which ended in Leon Lawson's one-yard plunge just 12:41 before the final gun. The 21-17 deficit lasted just two minutes 35 seconds, Because Garrity wound up and hit for 20 yards to Jeff Sanders. 24 to Mike Sutton. 13 more to Sutton and 14 to Kurt Wrigley, who scored his second touchdown of the battle.

Wrigley made it three scoring grabs when the Tribe put the game away with a 60-yard series which ended at 2:01 and upped the score to its final margin. "We decided before the game we would try a ball-control offense," said Sutton, who nabbed eight of Garrity 's record-setting 34 and totaled 101 yards. "Usually, when you think of ball control, you think of running, but we knew we could keep the ball this way." The secret to success was that ECU had its defensive backs well off the line. "We went in with the idea we would throw the football," Coach Jimmye Laycock said. "They were big and quick.

If we tried to run, we'd be in trouble. They play their safeties very deep. We had the underneath stuff and See Page D-2, Cols. 2-3 He picked apart North Carolina's injury-weakened secondary almost at will. Whitehead put the ball up 8 of Virginia's first 10 plays, then completed touchdown passes of 37 yards to Greg Taylor on a beautiful scramble, pass and catch play and of 30 yards to See Whitehead, D-5, Columns 1-2 AP Photo William and Mary quarterback Chris Garrity looks for running room against East Carolina vercomes Tenacious Cavaliers UNCO controlled the 13th-ranked Tar Heels for much of the first half.

Virginia led 14-7 at halftime and had a third touchdown taken off the board because of an illegal procedure penalty. "To say I'm disappointed would be the understatement of the said Coach Dick Bestwick. "We got a great, great effort from our young people. I feel that this is a step in the right direction for us despite the So what happened in the second half which enabled North Carolina to eventually tie, then win the By LYNN BURKE Daily Press Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE As the game's last few seconds blinked solemnly off the scoreboard clock, the most disconsolate fellow in Scott Stadium occupied a seat at the far end of Virginia's bench. En route to what could have been the greatest day ever by a UVA quarterback, Gordie Whitehead more than likely had his season end prematurely.

He could only watch at the end as North Carolina savored. breathed -'Cfp MIAMI (AP) Jim Kelly threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns Saturday night as 12th-ranked Miami of Florida held on for a 21-14 college football victory over Virginia Tech in a rematch of last season's Peach Bowl. Kelly, a junior from East Brady, hit on 20 of 27 attempts, including scoring tosses of 14 yards to wide receiver Mike Rodrigue and 3 yards to flanker Larry Brodsky. Fumbles helped set up the first two touchdowns as Miami built a 14-0 lead. The Hurricanes first scoring opportunity came on the opening kickoff when Rick Cochran fell on a Virginia Tech fumble at the Ho-kies' 18-yard line.

Two plays later, Kelly lofted his 14-yard strike to Rodrigue, a former quarterback from Tallahassee, in the right corner of the end zone. The next scoring drive looked like it was over when defensive end Rick Miley picked off a Kelly pass at the Tech 34. But Miley dropped the ball and halfback Mark Rush recovered, giving the Hurricanes a first down exactly where they had had second-and-nine of the previous play. Miami moved the ball to the Tech 4 and as the Space Shuttle See VPI, Page D-2, Col. 4 VPI 14 31131 172 24 13240 439.5 43 6 73 23:29 Miami 26 15171 209 26 20-272 240.0 42 518 36:31 First downs Rushes-vords Passing vords Return vords Posses Punts Fumbles-lost Penolties-yords Time of possession Virginia Tech 0 7 Miami 14 7 7 014 0 021 Mio Rodrigue 19 pass from Kelly (Miller kick) Mio Brodsky 3 pass from Kelly (Miller kick) VPI Lawrence 1 run (Wade kick) Mio Neal 3 run (Miller kick) VPI Casey run (Wade kick) A 22,257 What's Inside Hampden-Sydney and rival Randolph-Macon fight Top-ranked Pittsburgh remains unbeaten, blasting Army 48-0 D-3.

Clemson captures ACC title by downing Maryland See D-2. Basketball previews on state college men and women's teams a See D-7, D-8. Undefeated Tabb dominates Group AA All-Region See D-ll. Wake Forest bombards Richmond 34-22 with aerial attack See D-2. A's Hike Skein In Final Tilt By BOB MINGS Daily Press Sports Writer The script went virtually unchanged and so did the outcome at the Apprentice School field Saturday.

The Builders, misfiring a couple times after a quick start, went to the big play in demolishing Mas-sanutten Academy 39-7. Coach Norm Snead's A's thus ended the season with eight straight victories after an opening 21-7 loss to Ferrum College. Bogging themselves down with penalties after taking a 6-0 lead, the big-play A's got a lift from the defense that pushed them into a 25-0 halftime lead. First, defensive back 'Ronnie Stidham set up a touchdown when he blocked a Flying Colonels punt midway in the second quarter. Four minutes later Tim' Bean returned an interception 65 yards for another score.

"Tim's interception was the See Defense, D-10, Columns 1-3 Massanutten Apprentice First downs Rushes-vords Possing vords Return vords Posses Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-vords 9 16 32 96 78 12 5-183 6-72 40-167 178 125 10- 18-2 11- 41.0 2-1 12-92 Apprentice ..0 0 00 ..6 Hi 14,: 039 Furman Captures SC Crown By Defeating Key dels 33-21 By ALAN IIIRSCII Daily Press Sports Writer GREENVILLE, N.C. William and Mary gave new meaning to the term "ball-control offense" Saturday afternoon as Chris Garrity smashed a pair of passing records and the Tribe shocked three-touchdown favorite East Carolina 31-21. Garrity completed 34 passes to amass 399 yards both record numbers and tied a school mark for TD tosses with four in the wild contest at Ficklen Stadium. Both marks were posted by Steve 26 32-50 403 -3 35452 0-0 3- 34 00 4- 35 31:49 ECU 21 65 333 219 0 1-7 0 2 20 3 40 2 2 4-30 28:11 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Sacks by Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Time ol Possession William Mary 10 East Carolina 0 14 7 Wngtev 24 poss from Gorritv (Micke-Maver kick) FG Micke-Maver 28 ECU Blue 1 run (Bushbeck kick) Sanders 41 poss from Garrttv (Micke-Maver kick) ECU Lowson 3 run (Bushbeck kick) ECU Lawson 1 run (Bushbeck kick) Wrigley 14 pass Irom Garrity (Micke-Maver) kick. Wriglev 8 pass from Garrity (Micke-Maver kick) A 15.842 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING Towell 19-44.

Wriqht 9-24. ECU. Wiley 17-88. Lawson 17-81, Nelson PASSING Garrity 34-44-2, 399. ECU, Nelson 0-6-0.

Ingram 1-1-0. 19. RECEIVING Sanders 6-123, Sulton 8-101, Wriglev 8-98, Towell 10-53. ECU, Pope 1-19. game on Brooks Barwick's 34-yard field goal with 1:45 left in the third quarter? One point was Whitehead's absence.

He's been the regular quarterback since Todd Kirtley went out at the end of the second game and is the only UVA quarterback with game rhythm now. Tar Heels' Kelvin Bryant Stoff Photo By Michael Asher much easier. its 17-14 victory. Whitehead completed 18 of 31 passes for 243 yards befpre going out with five minutes remaining in the third quarter. He suffered what trainer Joe Giech termed "a possible broken distal clavicle" of his left shoulder, came back for one play, but retired to the bench after that with his pads completely off.

It was that kind of a day for Virginia. The Cavaliers, winners of one game in nine tries now, actually wald), but he didn't seem quite clear," Raber said. "So I unloaded it (for Tom Radle). the wrong time." In a game that meant everything had VMI prevailed it would have been the outright SC champion for the first time since 1974 a rash of turnovers played havoc. The Paladins overcame five turnovers, four of which were fumbles.

VMI, in looking losing the football twice, made the day's most telling error. "It wasn't meant to be," Raber said, addressing the disappointment more philosophically than most. "I threw the ball behind him (Radle). The defender stepped in front of him and made a good play." The interception sealed the Keydets' third straight loss as they fell to 3-1-1 in the SC. 5-3-1 overall.

VMI Coach Bob Thalman, close to tears, paced his office like a caged animal. "It didn't come down to Kelly's pass," he said. Thalman let out a deep sigh. "It's like a wake in here," he said. "I can't help it.

I had a heart and soul on that one." VMI, however, had no defense for Furman. which rolled up 27 first downs and 464 ards total offense. The Paladins ran up the middle with success. They ran outside See Furman's, D-10, Columns 1-2 By TOM KNOTT Daily Press Sports Writer LEXINGTON Virginia Military Institute's Southern Conference championship hopes ended with 5:09 left in Saturday's exercise here. Rudely so.

Under immense defensive pressure, VMI quarterback Kelly Raber threw a pass into the hands of Furmafn defensive back John Zemine. Seven plays later, running back Stanford Jennings scooted three yards around left end for a touchdown as Furman capped its second consecutive SC crown by defeating VMI 33-21. "I was looking for Teddy (Gott- UPI Photo eludes Virginia's Ed Reynolds ww mm wwk 'uuii i 4 "01- M-iJ i I' I i i v. i if i Pirates Regroup For Win By TOM FOSTER Daily Press Sports Writer For a while, it didn't look like Hampton Institute was destined to finish its 1981 football campaign with a six-game winning streak. The Pirates could do little right in the first quarter.

A pass interception and two fumbles ended three of five drives that provided only six yards in total offense. HI regrouped, though. Fardad Sayyarpour's 43-yard field goal put the Pirates on top for good and the defense "made things happen" to stop visiting Virginia State 17-14. The triumph gives HI an 8-2 overall record, its best since the hist time it won as many In a row bac in 1958. It was only the fourth time in the 79-year history of football at the Peninsula school HI has won eight See III.

D-4, Columns 2-5 App Cullen 5 pass from Topping (kick (oiled) App Carlton 5 run (pass (ailed) App Bean 65 pass interception (Schenk kick) App Hudgins 6 pass front Topping (kick failedl i App Carlton 63 poss from Stefanowicz (Schenk kick) App McCahan 6 run (Schenk kick) Pirates' Dennis Mahan fights for yardage in first quarter on his way to breaking the 2,000 mark.