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fgports Simla Jtess Newport News-Hampton, September 21, 1980 Dl Last-Minute TD Beats Scrappy in Gobblers Eke.Out.,7-3 nbeate Victory 4 J' By CHARLES KARMOSKV Daily Press Sports Writer BLACKSBURG If heart-swallowing generated by the excitement of athletic events were- a terminal disease, then William and Mary's gutty football team might have claimed close to 27,500 victims Saturday afternoon before Virginia Tech rallied to save them with a 7-3 victory with 37 seconds to play. -1 The Williamsburg Tribe's tenacious and alert defense shocked the highly-fa- irnroH ftrthtilnrc raruiatarilv nachincr nna of two pass thefts by Jimmy DiNardo into a 38-yard field goal by Lazlo Mike-Mayer in the third quarter and led 3-0 until the hosts drove 42 yards to victory. Whife the Gobblers were offensively monarino mnct nf tho afiannnnn anrl tho lO" 1 momentum which would not be denied. It wasn't. Giacalone caught two more aerials netting 17 yards and Cyrus Lawrence of Southampton, who tied a Tech record for rushing attempts (34), added 21 and his last two rushes put the ball at the 1 from where Casey launched his short but decisive throw.

It was truly a hard-earned verdict for the hardpressed Gobblers, whose performance was deplored byJ)ooley despite great praise for because the invading Tribe almost made good on two more chances to pull an upset which at best best had to be graded at odds of a trillion to one. The Indians came close with another field goal attempt following the day's longest run from scrimmage by Tommy Franco. With 6:30 left in the third quarter, Laycock's determined gang blunted another Tech thrust which reached just across midfield. Starting from their 20 after a punt, on a third and 10 situation Garrity pitched out to Franco who circled right end and dashed 58 yards before he was hauled down from behind at Tech's 22. attack again sputtered, however, and Mike-Mayer's three-point bid from the 28 flew wide right.

Right after that, the Gobblers marched 56 yards. This time Tech went for a field goal as defense stiffened, but Eric King's shot from the 28 fell terribly short to the accompaniment of heavy host crowd boos. Before the final series, Tech again seemed to be gaining momentum with two first downs oh passes of 15 and 13 yards to Snell and Tony McKee, but Tribe linebacker Lonnie Moore hit Johnnie Edmonds hard when the hosts' tailback needed only half a yard for a first down. While Tech avoided the embarrassment of defeat by the manpower-shy Indians, the victory did not come without some great cost. Two of Tech's defensive standouts in Us secondary, Jerome Pannell and linebacker Ron Luraschi, suffered knee injuries and are out for the season, Both will undergo surgery this morning.

Tribe again was reduced to working hard for paltry yardage, the "big play" combination of quarterback Steve Casey and Sidney Snell delivered the winning punch a short pass negotiating only one yard. The victory, culminated by the 10-play drive, was Tech's third without defeat, and for it was a third straight loss under new coach Jimmye Laycock, who twice broke down emotionally during post-game interviewing when lie said: "I couldn't be prouder. This team did everything it was told to do (if it was going) to win, and didn't win. (See added comment in Sportscope, D-2). "It was a shame a game (like this) must end on a questionable call," Lay-cock added, alluding to the second of two penalties which contributed greatly to Coach Bill Dooley's Gobblers gaining favorable field position for the winning touchdown drive highlighted by three passes to split end Mike Giacolone.

had taken possession with 6:27 remaining in the fourth period after blunting a Tech drive which had posted two first downs, providing an ex-' cellent opportunity for the Tribe to protect its slim 3 0 advantage for an upset. i Two plays after an aerial connection for eight yards from Chris Garnty to Kurt Wrigley got a first down at the 28, misfortune struck. i The Indians went to third down with three yards needed for another first a whistle sounded a delay of game penalty setting back to its 30. Garrity then cut loose a long pass to Ed Schiefelbein. The latter and Tech cornerback Lawrence Young collided, after which Schiefelbein ran off jumping with joy and feeling interference was called against Young, but instead man was charged with the offensive infraction (interference).

That cost 15 yards and John Lisella's punt was returned 11 yards by New Kent product Paul Davis to the Tribe Immediately, Casey connected with a sideline pass to Giacalone, and from then on it looked like the Gobblers had UPI Telephoto) Virginia Tech's Cyrus Lawrence flies through the air on way to game-winning touchdown against William Mary 'Pack Rips UVA 2 7-1 Avery, Quick Victimize Favored Cavaliers' Defense VPI 17 58-188 78 31 9-17? -43 2-1 WSM 37-117 47 28 5-16-0 1-1 2 20 First downs Rushes-vords Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards through the middle for 27 yards and Avery carried the last 23 on an option sweep of the right side. Ritter's 32-yard field goal midway was academic so far as the game was concerned, but raised his statistics to 26 for 30 over three seasons. Kirtley, relieved for several series in the second half by Pittsburgh transfer Lindsey Delaney, amassed much of his yardage in the final quarter when the N.C. State secondary backed off to prevent "the bomb." Except for Vigorito's TD catch, it worked for them as well as Kirtley. The junior passer finished with 227 yards (144 yards in the fourth) on 17 completions of 30 tosses.

Avery helped celebrate his own 19th birthday this day by outrushing his top running back two yards. Jackson had 13 carries for 86 yards, while only Rickey Callinder (15 yards) and Mark San-ford (2) were plus yardage besides Vigorito for See Vigorito, D-10, Column 3 Virginia's defense gave up just three yards on three plays before Nathan Ritter connected on a 33-yard field goal. The Cavaliers then marched from their 28 to the State 18 in a drive helped along when the 'Pack was called for having 12 players on the field when UVA punted. As it was, Wayne Morrison missed his first of two field goal attempts, this one 35 yards out and the other in final period from 48 yards away. The Wolf pack, behind the passing of Avery, put the game virtually out of reach with an 80-yard drive.

Avery connected on five passes good for 63 yards this time before fullback Dwight Sullivan plunged over from the 1 for a 17-7 lead. It was a scoreless third quarter. Following Morrison's second miss, which was long enough but wide to left like the first try, State struck quickly. In the 69-yard series, Eddie Jackson scooted The Cavaliers, who entered the struggle favored (by two points) over the.Wolfpack for the first time, capitalized on a fumble recovery midway in the first period to go 25 yards in six plays for an early lead on Tommy Vigorito's eight-yard right end run. Vigorito, who rushed 23 times for 68 yards, got UVA's other TD on an over-the-shoulder catch of a pass from Todd Kirtley for 36 yards with less than six minutes to play.

However, in between those heroics the Wolf-pack was able to run its present winning streak over the Cavaliers to seven. Following Virginia's opening score, N.C. State went 74 yards in eight plays, including the final toss of 29 yards from Avery to Quick to square accounts. Prior to that, Perry Williams intercepted one of Kirtley's passes and returned it to the UVA 20. BY TOMMY SEWARD Associate Sports Editor CHARLOTTESVILLE Avery was too Quick for the University of Virginia.

Tol Avery passed and ran and Mike Quick had the sure hands when needed to lead North Carolina State to a 27-13 Atlantic Coast Conference football victory Saturday at Scott Stadium. Avery, a 6-foot sophomore, picked apart the Cavaliers' secondary with 12 completions on 20 attempts for 120 yards. When he wasn't passing, he ran for 88 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown sprint in the final period that was more than enough for the Wolfpack's second straight win of the season, while Virginia fell to 1-1. Although Virginia scored its first touchdowns of the year after winning a 6-3 field goal duel with Navy last week, the scores came before and after N.C. State had erupted for its points.

William Mary 4 Virginia Tech I -7 PG Mike-Mover 47 VPI Snell 1 pass from Casey (Loury kick) A 25.700 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING William Mory, Franco 15-83, Cory 15-39, Garrity 6-3. Virginia Tech, Lawrence 34-134, Dovel 8-34, Edmunds 7-23. Casey 8-13. PASSING William Mary, Garrity S-16-0-47, Virginia Tech. Casey 9-17-2-78.

RECEIVING William Mary, Wriglev 3-28, Cory 2-12, Franco 1-15. Virginia Tech, Giacolone 4-29, Snell 3-28, McKee 2-21. Hit Crbmartie Field Goal At :00 Lifts Notre Dame Over Wolverines xs if -v -ft TTJ In Ninth Sparks Expos By Cards SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Harry Oliver's 51-yard field goal on the final play of the game Saturday lifted eighth-ranked and undefeated Notre Dame to a 29-27 victory over No. 14 Michigan in a see-saw battle of Midwest football powers.

Only 41 seconds earlier, the Wolverines had scored on a one-yard pass from quarterback John Wangler that was deflected by Butch Woolfolk into the. arms of Craig Dunnaway for a touchdown that seemingly had given From Wire Services -ST. LOUIS Warren Cromartie singled to right in the ninth inning to score Rowland Office and give the Montreal Expos a 54 victory over the St Louis Cardinals. With the score tied 4-4, Office reached first on a fielder's choice. Gary Carter moved Office to second with a single off loser John Littlef ield, 5-5, and Cromartie delivered his hit.

Bill Lee, 4-6, pitched four scoreless innings of relief to gain the win, his J- a I I I Michigan a come-from behind victory. Oliver's successful kick touched off one the largest and loudest celebrations in Notre Dame Stadium history as most of the 59,075 fans roared their approval in unison. Phil Carter's four-yard touchdown run with 3:03 remaining gave the Irish a 26-21 lead, but Michigan roared back with a 79-yard touchdown drive highlighted by the running of Woolfolk. His 37-yard run to the Irish 4 set up Wolverines' final score. Notre Dame's attack in the second half was stymied, but the Irish turned a pass interception and a fumble into touchdowns to stay in the contest John Krimm intercepted a Wangler pass late in the third and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown, but Oliver's point-after kick was wide and Michigan held a 21-14 lead.

IT; V. fir Iirsi victory since uue wueii iic ueai bases before pinch-hitter John Tamargo lined another single to score two runs. ASTROS 3, GIANTS 2 SAN FRANCISCO Pinch-hitter Jeff Leonard's one-out double in the ninth inning scored Scott Loucks with the winning run to lead Houston to a 3-2 victory over San Francisco. Luis Pujols led off the ninth with a single and was replaced by Loucks. Craig Reynolds sacrificed Loucks to second and Leonard delivered the winning run with his double to lift the second-place National League West contenders.

The hit came off loser Gary Lavelle, 6-7. who took over for starter Ed Whit-son in the sixth. The victory went to Dave Smith, 7-5, who pitched two scoreless innings. Joe Sambito finished to earn his 17th save. Houston tied the score in the eighth when Terry Puhl singled with one out and scored on Cesar Cedeno's single.

PHILLIES 7, CUBS 3 CHICAGO Mike Schmidt crashed a three-run homer and Garry Maddox added a solo shot, leading Philadelphia to a 7-3 victory over Chicago. See Phillies, D-8, Column 5 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Michigan Notre Da me 17 14 47-221 42-127 '109 107 37 79 12-24-1 -tM 5-44 4-43 J-47 S-39 Punts Fumbles -lost Penoities-yards Michigan I 17 19 Notre Dame St Louis 10-3. The victory allowed Montreal to maintain a game and a half lead over Philadelphia, in the National League East The Phillies kept pace by defeating Chicago 7-3 Saturday. The Cardinals scored three runs in the fifth to take a 4-2 lead. With one out Tony Scott singled and raced to third when Tommy Herr singled on a hit and run.

Scott then scored on Durham's hit. Two more runs came in on Terry Kennedy's two-out double. Montreal came right back to tie it in the sixth when Carter, Larry Parrish and Chris Speier all singled to load the niiuway in iiic iuui 111 (fudrier, nuui- NO P. Corter run (Oliver kicio NO Holohon 10 poss from Courev (Oliver kick) UM Ricks 8 poss from Wangler (Haii-Sheikh k) UM Belts poss from Wongler (Haii Sheikh k) UM Edwards 2 run (Haii-Sheikh kick) NO Krimm 49 poss interception (kick foiledl ND P. Corter 4 run (poss toiled! UM Ounnawav 1 poss from Wangler (oass failed) folk fumbled and Dave Duerson recovered for the Irish on the Notre Dame 26.

The Irish then marched 74 yards in nine plays with Carter banging over from the four to put Notre Dame back in the lead: See Irish, D-4, Columns 34 NO FG Oliver SI 59,075 (AP Loserphoto) Notre Dame's Phil Carter drags Michigan defender Into end zone.