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THE DANVILLE REGISTER SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 13, 1977 Sports A i I I Montana-Led Irish Overcome Clemson CLEMSON, S.C. (AP)--Fifth- ranked Notre Dame may have expected to beat I5th-ranked Clemson when the teams met for the first time ever Saturday, but the Irish couldn't have known Clemson would beat itself. Clemson built a 17-7 lead, then collapsed and lost 21-17 as Notre Dame kept up the pressure and recovered fumbfes at key moments late in the game. The victory was a victory, how- ever, to Irish Coach Dan Devine. Nevertheless, he spent part of his time in a post-game news con- ference criticizing the officiating.

A mixed crew of officials from the Big 10 and the Atlantic Coast Conference worked the intersecr tional game and Devine called it the worst job of officiating he has seen. Devine was socked with a ISyard penalty a i conduct after coming onto the field twice in the third period as Notre Dame was driving for a score. Devine said never before in 25 years of being a head coach, including four years in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers, had he ever been so penalized. He went onto the fiel'd the first time after Notre Dame was called for illegal motion and penalized five yards. Two plays later, halfback Vagas Ferguson twisted his way for 12 yards to the Clemson 37, but a flag thrown for clipping nullified the gain and put the ball back 15 additional yards.

Then the penalty against Devine left the Irish with second down and 42 yards to go for a first down at their own 44-yardline. However, quarterback Joe Mon- tana threw 27 and 16 yards to tight end Ken MacAfee and directed short running plays that put the ball on the Clemson two at the end of the third period. Montana sneaked over the goal line on the next play, the first of two touchdowns he scored, and Notre Dame had it locked up. Clemson's Steve Fuller was a magician with the ball in the middle two quarters of the game as the Tigers built a lead that looked insurmountable. Then came the key mistakes.

Jerome Heavens gave Notre Dame an early lead with a Syard run late in the first period. The Tigers surged back on an 80-yard march, following a missed Irish USC Trips Deacs field goal, but had to settle for a 30-yard field goal by Obed Ariri. Fuller sprinted 10 yards around the left side late in the second period to make the halftime score 10-7. The Tigers' Lester Brown made it 17-7 with a 1-yard run into the corner of the end zone early in the third quarter, but from then on it was all Notre Dame. Notre Dame marched from its IK, following a Tiger fumble, to the Clemson two to set the stage for Montana's first score.

He dived over again midway the fourth period to cap a SOyard march after another Clemson fumble. The Irish record went to 8-1, while Clemson dropped to 7-2-1. A record crowd of 54,189 plus representatives from eight bowl games watched the inspired Tigers ahead on a drive that began on the Notre Dame 34. Fuller mixed pitchouts with keeper plays and a pass to set UD his own score. Montana completed nine of 21 passes for 172 yards.

Fuller hit 13 of 20 for 185. Notre Dime 07 00 00 H-21 Clemson 00 10 07 00-17 ND--Heavens 5 run (Reeve kick) Clem-FG Arlrl 30 Clem--Fuller 10 run (Arlri kick) Clem--Brown 1 run (Arlri kick) ND--Montana 2 run (Reeve kick) ND--Montana 1 run (Reeve kick) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) South Carolina rolled up 343 yards rushing, including a 58-yard touchdown run by tailback Spencer Clark, as the Gamecocks downed Wake Forest 24-14 Saturday in college football. The Deacons threatened in the fourth quarter as they came back from a 17-7 deficit i a touchdown by a Zeglinski on a 13-yard pass play. But South Carolina converted a Wake Forest fumble into a touchdown with 6:52 left in the game for a 10-point cushSon.

The win put the Gamecocks at 5-5 for the season, while Wake Forest dropped to 1-9. The Gamecocks' final score came three plays after defensive back Nat Veal scooped up a Zeglinski fumble on the Deacon 12-yard line. Tailback Johnnie Wright carried the ball in from the two-yard line. South Carolina 7 7 3 7-2; Wake Forest 0 7 0 7-14 USC--Bass 3 run (Parrish kick) Wake--MCGlammry 1 run (Harnisch kick) USC-Clark 58 run (Fairish kick) USC-FG Parrish 31 a i i 13 pass (Harnisch kick) USC-Wright 2 run (Fairish kick) First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles lost Penalties-yards S.Carolina W.Forest 19 21 75-343 31 11 254 S3 GO 2-1-1 38-22-1 3-39 5-27 3-2 4-3 7-38 5-17 a i a i a capitalized on another Deacon a i a a McDougald lost the ball on the South Carolina 31. Then Gamecock quarterback Ron Bass pushed his team 71 yards in 14 plays with kicker Britt Parrish booting a 31- yard field goal, making the score 17-7.

South Carolina took a 14-7 halftime lead on a three-yard run by Bass in the first quarter and Clark's 58-yard sprint. The first Wake Forest score was in the second quarter when Deacon quarterback Mike McGlammry dove in from the one. After both teams jockeyed up and down the field for 14 minutes of the first quarter, South Carolina bulldozed inside the Deacon 10 on a string of carries by Wright. With 36 seconds left in the period, fullback Steve Dorsey fumbled a handoff from Bass on the three and as the ball bounced back toward him, Bass scooped it up and scampered in untouched for the score. Wake Forest answered in the second quarter when McGlammry climaxed an ISplay drive by diving into the end zone.

With 3:21 left in the half, Clark took a pitch-out, ran around the right side and found open territory for his long scoring jaunt. The Gamecocks threatened to add yet another score in the second quarter when defensive back Bernard Grand picked up a blocked punt and headed for the end zone, but a penalty against South Carolina nullified the play. First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Return Yards Passes Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards ND-Clem 17 22 53-178 50-160 185 -7 38 23-10-0 20-13-1 7-39 4-35 3-1 5-4 7-93 2-10 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSIUNG-Notre Dame, Heavens 23-63. Clemson, Callicutt 16-57. RECEIVING--Notre Dame, MacAfee 4- 73.

Clemson, Butler 5-56. PASSING--Notre Dame, Montana, 21-9- 0, 172. Clemson, Fuller, 20-13-1, 185. CATCHING HIM LOW Steve Schmitz (19) of Notre Dame is caught around the knees by Clemson players Steve Globbs (80) and Eddie Geatjers (49) during game action at Clemson. Notre Dame won 21-17.

Tar Heels Crush Virginia 35-14 VNC Clinches Tie For Title CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Freshman speedster Amos Lawrence set Atlantic Coast Con- ference and NCAA rushing records Saturday as he piled up 286 yards here, leading Win-ranked North Carolina to a 35-14 victory over Virginia's Cavaliers. The 5-9, 170-pound tailback from Virginia Beach eclipsed the ACC single game rushing record of 279 yards set by North Carolina's Don McCauley against Duke in 1970. His total was the highest ever recorded by a freshman in NCAA competi- tion, topping the previous mark of 265 yards set by Pittsburgh's Tony Dorsett against Northwestern in 1973. Lawrence had touchdown runs of 6 and 21 yards as North Carolina clinched at least a tie for the ACC football championship.

The Tar Heels now stand 4-01 in conference play and need only to defeat or tie Duke in their season's finale next week to wrap up their first title since 1972. Their overall record is 7-21. Virginia was left with a 1-3 ACC record, and saw its season ledger fall to l-8-l. Despite Lawrence's stellar performance, victory did not come easily for the Tar Heels. Four costly penalties and two lost fumbles blunted their offense through most of the first half, and it wasn't until 44 seconds remained that they finally got on the Scoreboard.

Lawrence capped an 88-yard drive with his run from the 6. Two more long drives enabled North Carolina to build its advan- tage to 20-0 midway through the third quarter. But from that point on, Virginia matched North Carolina touchdown for touchdown, posting only the ninth and tenth sixpointers against the Tar Heels this season. Joining Lawrence, who carried 35 times, in the TD column were Doug Paschal, who scored on a 2-yard North Carolina 0 7 13 15-35 Virginia 0 0 7 7-14 6 run (Biddle kickv UNC-Paschal 2 run (Btddle kick) UNC-- I-awrence 21 run (kick failed) (JVA--Champlin 12 pass from Marks (Henderson kick) UNC--Johnson I run (Kupec run) UVA--- Neuhall 41 pass from Marks (Henderson UNC--Lcc 28 pass from Kupec (Biddle kick) plunge, Billy Johnson, who bulled in from the 1, and split end Walker Lee, who pulled in a 28-yard pass from quarterback Mac Kupec. Quarterback Chip Marks ac- both i i i a touchdowns, passing 12 yards to flanker Tom Champlin and 41 yards to tight end Mike Newhall.

a i a a a overwhelming 588-225-yard advan- tage in total offense. But this was diminished by a total of 113 yards in penalties and five lost fumbles. a i overshadowed a fine passing perfrmance by Kupec, who hit on 12 of 16 attempts for 155 yards. a i Virginia's offesnse, completing 11 of his 27 passes for 127 yards. Brown-Led Wolfpack Rallies To Beat Blue Devils 37-32 DURHAM, N.C.

(AP) Ted Brown ran for two touchdowns, his second a one-yard run in the fourth quarter that gave North Carolina State a 37-32 come-from-behind win over Duke in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Saturday. Brown's run decided a long, see- saw battle that saw Duke fall behind by 10 early in the third quarter, then roar back behind the clutch passing and running of quarterback of Mike Dunn to hold a 32-31 lead going into the fourth quarter. But Duke fell short on a final rally when Dunn was stopped on the fourth d9wn at the State eight yard line with 19 seconds remain- ing. The game ended N. C.

State's seasSn at 7-4 overall and 4-2 in the ACC. Quarterback Johnny Evans, playing his last game, threw two touchdowns. They were a 73-yarder to Elijah Marshall to put the Wolfpack back ahead 24-21 in the third quarter, and a 13-yard pass to Lin Dawson at the end of the first half. Playing before a home crowd of 28, 350, Dunn put on a brilliant effort, running 33 yards for one touchdown and throwing scoring bombs of 31 and 36 yards. Duke is now 5-5 overall, and 2-3 in the ACC.

Brown's second touchdown brought State back from a onepoint deficit after Scott Wolcott hit a 42- yard field goal. Dunn threw his first scoring pass early in the second half to Stan Broadie. Two plays later, Evans hit Marshall on the bomb at the Duke 30, and he ran into the end zone untouched. VMI Outlasts Fur-man HEAVY TRAFFIC L'VA running back Tom Vigonle. 22, runs into some heavy UNC traffic Saturday at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va.

The University of North Carolina defeated the Cavaliers 35-14. (AP Firsl Downs Rushes-yards Passing a Relurn a Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards USC Virginia 35 14 7 4 2 6 37-98 127 5 11 27-2 Ml 1-1 9-61 152 40 13-20-0 6-5 13-113 GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP)-- An 84-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Robby Clark to Johnny Gamett enabled Virginia Military Institute to withstand a second-half Furman rally and win an important 3128 Southern Con- ference football victory Saturday night over the Paladins. The vic5ory gave VMI a 4-1 record in the conference and clin- ched at least a tie for the league championship for the Keydets, who ran their overall record to 6-3. The loss was the first in the conference for Furman, leaving the Paladins with a 3-1-1 league record, and 4-4-2 overall.

VMI took a 21-0 halftime lead with touchdowns by Clark, Andre Gibson and Jeff Washington. But Furman came back in the second half with two touchdown passes from quarterback David Henderson to flanker Tommy Southard and short scoring runs by- Jimmy Kiser and Kent Woemer. a a touchdown of the game with 3:58 left when Henderson hit Southarb from 11 yards out. The duo had earlier hooked up on a 75-yard scoring play. The Paladins then tried an on- side kick, but VMI recovered and ran out the clock.

VMI 14 07 03 07--31 Furman oo 00 14 14-28 VMI--Clark I run (Jones i i VMI--Gibson 23 run (Jones i VMI--Washington 2 run (Jones i VMI-FC Jones 44 Fur--Southard 75 pass Irom Henderson (Behr Kick" Fur--Riser 4 run iBchr kicki Fur-Woerecr 2 run (Behr i 84 pass from Clark Unable to move at all, Duke then tried to punt at its own 14. Marion Gale boomed through the block the punt and State's John Hall re- covered, running in for the score. Dunn's second scoring pass went to Glenn Sandefur, and Dunn ran in for a two-point conversion. Wolcott's field goal then put the Blue Devils on top after State's Ralph Stringer fumbled the kickoff return and Duke's Mike Mann recovered at the Wolfpack 27. State carried a 17-14 lead into the half, after Dawson made a leaping catch to score on Evan's 13-yard pass.

N.C. State struck on its first possession, when Jay Sherrill hit a 24-yard field goal, and again three minutes later, after Dunn fumbled while retreating to pass. Bill Cower recovered at the Duke 12 and Brown ran three yards for his first touchdown two plays later. Duke finally scored late in the first quarter when Dunn scrambled down the left sideline. Brown, a junior running back, rushed 137 yards for N.C.

State on 20 carries. It put Brown's career total at 3,248 yards and pushed him ahead of Don McCauley as the second lead- ing all-time rasher in the ACC. VMI-Ganwll (Jones kick) Fur--Southard (Bchr kick) First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Return Yards Passes punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards 11 pass from Henderson VMI-Furman 17 19 59192 36-130 147 227 42 13 10-6-0 27-17-0 4-34 6-39 3-1 2-2 10-87 4-nO Slate 10 7 14 6--37 Duke 7 7 IS 0-32 N'CSU-FG Sherrill 24 NCSU-Brown 3 run (Sherrill kick) DUKE--Dunn 33 run (Wolcott kick) DUKK-Broadic 1 run (Wolcott kick) NCSU--Davtson 13 pass from Evans iShcmll i i OUKE-Broadic 31 (Wolcott kick) NCSU--Marshall 73 pass from Evans (Sherrili kick) NCSU-Hall 3 (Shemll kick a 36 (Dunn run) DUKE-- FG Wolcott 42 pass from Dunn rclum blocked punt 36 pass from Dunn ncsuSbrown I run (run failed) First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Relurn yards Passes Punts Furnbles-losl Penalties-yards N.C. SI Duke 20 25 43-182 57-210 217 239 14 0 11-16-0 1S-2S-0 3-31 2-27 2-2 3-2 5-43 5-W I.