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COLLEGE FOOTBALL D6 Daily Press, Sunday, Nov. 12, 1989 T7 VTTZP Wooten rallies Holdes, mrippb ii.T vfimMVl 9: Si Jb2hJ tern 1 If I VJ I A Ife-v I m. 1 VkV -Mjtrtirtlii 4 a "We were lackluster. weren't getting the job done. We were down 24-0 and if 'didn't look good.

We hadn't been 'scoring a lot of points lately." Wooten guided the Hokies. to two more touchdowns. "Field position in the first half limited what we were doing," said flanker Marcus Mickel. "We weren't able to 'do what we wanted. We were conservative because we wanted to stay away from a big play that might cause a fumble.

"When Rodd came in, there wasn't a letdown. Rodd was calm when he came in. He ran the plays very casual." With Young in a monster slump since the Hokies upset victory over West Virginia, Wooten has been getting increasing playing time. After Tech's 14-10 loss at East Carolina three weeks ago, ECU Coach Bill Lewis said he expected to see Wooten because his coaches "told me their No. 2 guy was better than their starter." But Wooten never took off his baseball cap.

Wooten is aware that he will make his first collegiate start, next week against North Carolina State. That fact, he insists, doesn't faze him. "I'm just glad I had the chance to get some experience the last three-or-four weeks," he said. "I'll need it against N.C. State." his right arm.

Trainer Eddie Fer-rell said Young probably broke two bones in the lower part of his right arm. Wooten expected to play Saturday, but not at that point. After a miserable first half, Tech's offense finally begun to move the ball on its first possession of the third quarter. After Young's injury, Wooten entered with the Hokies facing a fourth-and-one at the Virginia 21. Tech played it simple: A pitch to tailback Vaughn Hebron, who picked up eight yards and a first down.

But four plays later, Wooten completed his first attempt to wide receiver Myron Richardson in the end zone for the Hokies' first touchdown in six quarters. Tech's offense became a complete contrast to what it had been in the first half. The Hokies had only 79 yards and four first downs at halftime. After one of its worst 30 minutes of football this season, Tech trailed 24-0. In the second half, the Hokies gained 196 total yards, effectively moving the ball on the ground and in the air.

Wooten appeared sharp and poised. "That's easy to do when the line is blocking and the receivers are getting open," Wooten said. "We were pretty down on ourselves at halftime. We had a very bad first half By DAVE JOHNSON Staff Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE Although his relief performance drew praise from his "coaches, teammates and opponents, Virginia Tech quarterback Rodd Wooten couldn't shake a nagging feeling of frustration. Wooten, who was third on the Hokies' depth chart seven weeks ago, completed 9-of-16 passes and helped lead Tech to three second-half touchdowns in a 32-25 loss to Virginia Saturday.

His last attempt, he believes, may have cost him the greatest moment of his life. With 1:13 remaining, Wooten badly underthrew wide receiver Bo Campbell and Virginia defensive back Jason Wallace intercepted at the Cavalier 39. Tech's improbable rally was ended. "I thought we had a really -good chance to get in the end zone," Wooten said. "They were playing two-deep and I threw a very bad pass.

It's disappointing to have it all end that way." Although he didn't know it at the time, Wooten became the Hokies' starting quarterback midway through the third quarter when senior Cam Young went down with a season-ending injury. While struggling to make the first-down marker, Young fell on I. Gamecocks hand Heels 9th setback Late TD holds off UNC bid for upset CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Harold Green raced 19 yards for a touchown and Scott Windsor returned an interception for another score a minute later as South Carolina held off North Carolina 27-20 on Saturday. The victory assured the Gamecocks (61) of their third consecutive winning season.

North Carolina fell to 1-9, losing its ninth straight game. The Tar Heels led at half time for the first time since their season-opening victory over VMI and took a 13-12 lead into the fourth quarter. But from there two key plays turned the contest around. South Carolina gained a first down early in the fourth quarter when, on a third-and-5 play from the North Carolina 45, a controversial interference penalty was called on the Tar Heels. The call was made by the side judge standing about 30 yards from the play.

North Carolina Coach Mack Brown was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty as he waved is arms and yelled at the official near the sideline. Both penalties took the ball to the 25, where three plays later Green ran around left end for the score. SO. CAROLINA 17, UNC JO 111 I 1 iim 4- 1 1', 1 jew V)' KENNETH SILVERStatf photographer Virginia Tech quarterback Cam Young is taken off the field on a stretcher after suffering a broken arm during Saturday's game. ander recovered, giving the Hoc kies a first down at the Cavaliers' 16.

Defensive end Chris Slade tackled Marcus Mickel for a 6-yard loss on a reverse, and two incompletions later, Tech had to settle for Mickey Thomas' 385-yard field goal. i VIRGINIA 32, VA. TECH 15 .7 I IS 17 .7 7 10 South Carolina North ,.0 0 16 915 ,.7 17 8 831 Virginia Virginia UVa Greggs 4 run (Mclnerney kick) UVo S. Moore 11 run (Mclnerney kick) UVa FG Mclnerney 27 UVo Kirov 1 run (Mclnerney kick) Tech Richardson 8 pass from Wooten (McCall from Wooten) UVa Greggs 22 run (Doolev from S.Moore) Tech Mickel 14 run (Brvant from Wooten) Tech Fox 1 run (pass failed) USC S. Williams recovered blocked punt in end zone (Mockie kick) UNC Staples 1 run (Gwaltnev kick) USC FG Mackie 43 USC Safety Punt blocked out of end zone UNC Jauch 90 pass from Burnett (pass failed) USC Green 19 run (Brooks pass from De-Masi) USC Wlndson 60 Interception (Mackie "We knew they weren't going to quit." Virginia answered with a 74-yard drive on its next possession, the big play a 44-yard Moore-to-Finkelston pass on third-and-eight to the Tech 17.

Following a Virginia offsides penalty, fullback Durwin Greggs found a hole up the middle and chugged 22 yards for a touchdown. A 2-point Moore-to-Derek Dooley conversion made it 32-8. "It turned out to be a big play," Finkelston said of the long pass. "But at the time, we figured we'd get the ball back and be able to score some more, because of what we'd done in the first half. It didn't work out that way." Wooten led Tech to two touchdowns on its next three possessions, while Virginia's offense went three plays-and-out.

Rich Fox's 1-yard plunge with 5:25 to play cut the lead to 32-22, before Tony Covington broke up 2-point conversion pass. Kirby then fumbled the ensu-' ing kickoff and Tech's Kirk Alex by scored two plays later to give the Cavaliers a 24-0 lead with 46 seconds left. Tech found some offensive momentum to start the second half. But on third-and-two from the Virginia 21, Young rolled out and, diving for a first down, broke two bones in his right arm and was carried off on a stretcher. Enter Wooten, a redshirt sophomore who had thrown just 23 passes in mop-up duty in four games.

With nothing to lose, Tech played four-down football most of the second half. Behind Wooten, the Hokies converted on fourth-and-two. Wooten, who finished 9-for-16 for 102 yards, hit Myron Richardson in the end zone on fourth-and-five from the 8 for Tech's first touchdown in six quarters. He then hit tight end Brian McCall for two points. "We were beating them so badly in the first half that they came out in the second half like a wounded animal, and that made them dangerous," Cook said.

sions and would have scored on five, but kicker Jake Mclnerney plunked a 36-yard field goal attempt off of the right upright, his first miss after converting 14 straight kicks. Mclnerney hit a 27-yard field goal, and Virginia had one long drive for a touchdown and one short one of 27 yards, set up by Tim Finkelston's 28-yard punt return, to lead 17-0. Virginia Tech, meanwhile, generated no offense. The Hokies had just one first down in the game's first 29 minutes and just 79 total yards at half-time. The backbreaker for the Hokies appeared to come late in the first half.

With a minute to play, Virginia quarterback Shawn Moore and wide receiver Herman Moore hooked up on a simple sideline pattern that became a 56-yard gain when cor-nerback Roger Brown missed Moore. Safety Damien Russell finally chased him out of bounds at the Tech 2. Freshman tailback Terry Kir- U.Va. Continued from Dl clock on the game's last play, Tech's Jimmy Whitten sucker-punched Virginia tight end Bruce McGonnigal and had him down on the turf, prompting an on-field melee. Both benches emptied, and Beamer, trying to pull players out of pileups, caught an elbow in the mouth that knocked out a tooth and left him bleeding from the mouth.

"We came up short, but we fought down to the last play," Beamer said, in one of the day's poorer choices of words. "I couldn't love my players more. They showed everyone in the stadium what kind of character they have. I hated to see it end on a bad note." The scuffle marred what evolved into a typically tense battle between the two state rivals. The Cavaliers had things all their way in the first half.

They scored on four of their six posses kick) 10 pass from Burnett UNC Felton Tech fg Thomas 39 i A 44,300. Tech First downs 17 Rushes-yards 35-119 Passing 156 Return Yards -4 Comp-Att-lnl 16-32-1 Punts 6-34 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-58 Time of Possession 27:33 UVa 18 49-173 188 49 12-21-0 4-38 i 1-1 4-30 32:27 (Gwaltnev kick) A 44,200 First downs Rushes-vords Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards USC UNC 18 16 52-230 34-85 54 201 167 I 5-18-1 16-36-1 -39 10-36 2-2 1-0 9-87 8-85 32:39 27:21 Time of possession INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS I RUSHING Virginia Tech, Hebron 1341, Kennedy 9-43, Bryant 6-22, Mickel 2-8, Fox 1-1, Young 2-(mlnus 5), Wooten 2-(mlnus 11). Virginia, Wilson 17-63, Greggs 12-57, S.Moore 10-34, Kirby 5-20, Bryant 2-2. i PASSING Virginia Tech, Young 7-15-0-54. Wooten 9-16-1-10Z Bennett 0-1-04.

Virginia, S.Moore 12-21-0-188. i RECEIVING Virginia Tech, Richardson 5-72, Hebron 4-33. Mickel 2-28, Brvant 2-11, McCall 1-6, Fox 1-5, Kennedy 1-1. Virginia, H.Moore 4-96, McGonnigal 2-23, Wilson 2-7, Finkelston 1-44, Dooley 1-11, Kirby 1-7, Greggs 14. RUSHING South Carolina, Green 19-63, Dingle 10-48.

North Carolina Blount 16-50, Staples 8-45. PASSING South Carolina, DeMasI 5-18-1-54. North Carolina Burnett 4-10-0-79, Burnette 10-26-1-122. RECEIVING South Carolina, Brooks 3-36. North Carolina, Felton 6-86, Blount 5-28.

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OYSTER POINT RD.) DENBIGH OYOTA 874-6000 15198 Warwick N.N. Deacons deck Tulsa with passing WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Phil Barnhill threw four touchdown passes to lead Wake Forest to a 29-17 victory over Tulsa Saturday, ending a four-game Wake Forest losing streak. Barnhill had two scoring tosses to Ricky Proehl and one each to Steve Brown and Scott Cli-nard as Wake Forest Jmproved to 2-7-1, possibly ending Tulsa's (5-5) hopes for a bid to the Independence Bowl. Wake Forest took a 7-0 lead when Barnhill passed 54 yards to Brown in the first quarter.

Tulsa tied the game when quarterback T.J. Rubley threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Dan Bitson midway through the first quarter. Barnhill then hit Proehl with 56 seconds remaining in the first quarter for a 13-7 lead. The teams traded field goals in the second quarter and Wake Forest led 16-10 at halftime. Barnhill hit Proehl on a 33-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to make it 23-10.

Tulsa pulled within 23-17 with 12:32 but Wake put the game out of reach with 4:21 remaining when Barnhill hit Cli-nard with a 4-yard touchdown pass. WAKE FOBSST 29, TULSA 17 SERVICE HOURS MONDAY thru FRIDAY 7:30 AM TO 6:30 PM "The tight end went to the flat, so I knew my receiver would run a curl," Smith said. "I just read the play. I literally guessed. That was the big play of the game." State cut the lead to 35-26 on Montgomery's 65-yard pass to Reggie Lawrence with 6:42 left in the game, but Montgomery's 2-point conversion pass was incomplete.

"Twenty-six points should be enough to win on an average defensive day," State Coach Dick Sheridan said. "But we weren't playing an average offensive team." Duke had a chance to blow State out earlier, but Brown fumbled a snap on State's 2-yard line, and Jesse Campbell recovered for the' Wolfpack, which then drove 93 yards in just five plays to take a 10-7 lead. Montgomery hit Al Byrd for 25 yards; Anthony Barbour sprinteJd 57 yards on a draw, and Todd Varn capped the march with an 11-yard touchdown run with 1:00 left in the first quarter. But the Blue Devils scored touchdowns on their next three possessions to take a 28-10 halftime lead. Brown passed 37 yards to Keith Ewell for the first score.

Erwin Sampson intercepted Montgomery on State's next series, and two plays later Brown hit Hines for a 35-yard score. Hines ran a simple streak up the left sideline and beat State outside linebacker Bobby Houston, while 'Cuthbert showed he's a complete back by leveling the blitzing Campbell to give Brown the time he needed. Trailing 21-10, State marched smartly to Duke's 12, but Sampson intercepted Montgomery's off-balance throw into the end zone. The Blue Devils then drove 97 yards in 16 plays over 8:01. Cuthbert carried eight times and caught three passes in the drive.

On third-and-four from State's 16, Hines fooled cornerback Barry Anderson with an inside fake, cut outside and caught the record-breaking pass for a 28-10 lead with 2:22 remaining in the half. "The record is something to be proud of later in life," Hines said. "Right now I'm so happy to be 7-3 and going to a bowl. We let this slip away from us last year." Spurrier: "That might have been my best first half ever of play calling and my worst second half. Fortunately the defense was ready in the second half.

They did all the playing." After they were finished, the goal posts came tumbling down. TOYOTA QUALITY SERVICE MINOR TUNE-UP CDCriAl AP Install Toyota brand spark nliirjA check air. fuel A fl 1 Duke's Clarkston Hines hauls in a TD reception. 95 emissions filters. Inspect Total TL1U Toyotas ignition wires, distributor Price I I Only cap, roior, Dens, noses ana 6 cyl.

ft platinum plugs PCV valve. i slightly higher Duke THE DO IT YOURSELF Oil Filter CHANGE KIT ft Inrliirips ftAnnina Tnvnta DM I Filter and 5 Quarts Tovota Brand Oil. 111 I iliiil I $95 ,78 717 .11 1 7 629 I) Tulsa Wake Forest WF Brown 54 pass from Barnhill (Hovle kick) TUL Bitson 21 pass from Rubley (Puess kick) WF Proehl 14 pass from Barnhill (kick failed) WF FG Hovle 28 TUL FG Puess 13 WF Proehl 33 pass from Barnhill (Hoyle kick) TUL Malloy 10 pass from Rubley (Puess kick) WF Cllnard 4 POM from Barnhill (pass failed) Continued from Dl and that's a giant step for Duke football." The biggest strides Saturday were made by backup quarterback Dave Brown, receiver Clarkston Hines and tailback Randy Cuthbert of Duke and quarterback Shane Montgomery of N.C. State, which fell to 7-3 and 4-3 in the ACC. With Billy Ray sidelined for the second consecutive week with a sore shoulder, Brown passed for 374 yards and four first-half touchdowns.

Two of those scoring passes went to Hines, giving the senior an NCAA-record 35 for his career, one better than Houston's Elmo Wright, who played from 1968-70. Cuthbert, a sophomore who began the season on the bench, became the first Duke, back ever to rush for 100 or more yards in five consecutive games. He gained 151 yards on 37 carries and caught nine passes for 75 yards. With State trailing 28-10 at halftime, Montgomery attempted 52 passes in the second half and an ACC-record 73 in all. He completed 37 for an ACC record 535 yards.

But Montgomery also threw five interceptions, the fourth of which was returned 64 yards for a touchdown by cornerback Wyatt Smith. The Wolf-pack had cut the Devils' lead to 28-20 and was at the Duke 46 when Smith scored with 3:18 left in the third quarter. Toyotas Only DUKE 15, N.C. STATE 16 616 035 ,.10 0 10 7 11 7 N.C. Duke Duke 30 46-142 374 114 27-42-1 4-33 3-2 7-57 A 41,200.

NCS First downs 30 Rushes-yards 19-88 Passing 535 Return Yards 35 Comp-Att-lnl 37-73-5 Punts 2-26 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-35 Time of Possession 24:20 WFU 20 mmarouai MUST PRESENT COUPON AD FOR SPECIALS TU First downs 21 if 3. OFFER ENDS NOV. 30 TAX NOT INCLUDED Rushes-yards 36-153 47-230 Yeur? 35:40 Duke Colonna 15 pass from Brown (Gardner kick) NCS FG Hartman 28 NCS Varn 11 run (Hartman kick) Duke Ewell 37 pass from Brown (Gardner kick) Duke Hines 35 pass from Brown (Gardner kick) Duke Hines 16 pass from Brown (Gardner kick) NCS FG Hartman 29 NCS Jurgens 7 pass from Montgomery (Hartman kick) Duke W. Smith 64 Inter- ception return (Gardner kick) NCS Lawrence 65 pass from Montofnery (pass failed) itt(fnei Passing yards 276 148 Return yards 17 15 Passes 20-43-0 9-21-0 Punts -17 5-41 Fumbles-lost 2-10-0 Penalties-yards 8-47 8-58 Time of possession 30:51 29:07 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Tulsa, Adams 27-133, Phelps 1-11 Woke Forest, Rogers 21-104, Barnhill 10-44. PASSING Tulsa, Rubley 20-43-0-276.

Wake Forest, Barnhill 9-20-0-148. RSCEIVING Tulso, Bltsjn 8-150, MeVay 3-44. WiJe Forest, Proehl 3-59, 'own 1-54. TOYOTA QUALITY WHO COULD ASK FOR ANYTHING INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING N.C. State, Barbour 5-71, Varn 3-14.

Duke, Cuthbert 37-158, C.Brown 2-7. PASSING N.C. State, Montgomery 37-73-5-535. Duke, D.Brown 27-42-1-374. RECEIVING N.C.

State, Ka-vullc 6-98, Byrd 5-126, Lawrence 5-129. Duke, Cuthbert 9-75, Hines 6-131. 4,.