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ST. PETERSBURG TIMES SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1983 1 1 cirtuiDses pastt uOSSDSSDppD whip Beacons 30-10 SOUTH or I 'J Of Compiled from AP. UPI wires OXFORD, Miss. Keith Montgomery scored two touchdowns on short runs and Barry Young sprinted 54 yards for another as llth-ranked Georgia ground out a methodical 36-11 victory over Mississippi in a Southeastern Conference football game Saturday.

Georgia quarterback John Lastin-ger hit 12 of 18 passing attempts for 161 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown completion to Herman Archie. Young, a blocker through his first three years of college football, was the game's leading rusher with 83 yards on eight carries, including his 54-yard third-quarter touchdown sprint. Montgomery, sharing tailback duties, finished with 55 yards on 18 carries. David McCluskey, another tailback, had 48 yards on 11 carries for Georgia (4-0-1, 2-0). Georgia's defense got the initial score of the game when a lineman knocked the ball loose from Mississippi's Buford McGee and the ball bounced into the end zone to be covered by Mississippi center Nubbin Ross.

Kevin Butler booted field goals of 30 yards and 28 yards for Georgia. A 35-yard field goal by Neil Teevan in the third quarter and a five-yard touchdown burst by Nathan Wonsley with 1:22 left in the game were the only scores for Mississippi (1-5, 0-2). It was a rough afternoon for Mississippi's starting quarterback, Kent Austin. He was sacked six times for 65. yards in losses in the first 30 minutes of play.

His first sack came on Mississippi's fourth play of the game. He was dropped for a loss of 17 yards, back to his own 4-yard line. On the next play McGee fumbled. The ball was batted around by at least eight players, winding up in the end zone where Mississippi's Nubbin Ross outwrestled three. Georgia defenders to recover the bouncing ball for a safety that averted a cheap Georgia touchdown.

Austin did manage to get Mississippi untracked in the second half but it was too little, too late. He led Ole Miss to its first score on Mississippi's first possession of the second half, by Teevan, a walk-on kicker He again had Mississippi on the move midway through the final quarter. But after driving from Mississippi's own 14 to the Georgia 30, he threw an interception that Knox Culpepper returned 55 yards to set up the Lastinger-to-Archie touchdown. Ga 18 53-237 161 92 12-16-0 3-38 4-2 12-94 28:01 Mist 19 55-121 17 4 f-13-2 4-38 4-1 2-20 31:59 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Time of Possession Georgia Mississippi 9 10 10 736 00 00 1 011 GA Safety, Mississippi's Ross recovers fumble in end lone GA Montomery 5 run Butler kick GAFG Butler 30 A Montgomery 2 run (Butler kick) GAFG Butler 28 MISS FG Teevan 34 A Young 54 run Butler kick I GA Archie 15 past from Lastinger (Butler kick) MISS Wonsley run Wonsley, past from Powell) A 29,363 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSNING Georgia, Young 8-83, Montgomery 1- 55, McCluskey 11-46. Mississippi, Humphrey 17-91, Hendrlx 6-25.

PASSING Georgia, Lastinger, 12-9-0, 161 yards. Mississippi, Austin 0-11-1, 74 yards. Powell I- 2- 1, 13 yards. RECEIVING Georgia, Wisham 4-47; Archie 2-46. Mississippi, Rodgert 3-29, McGee 2-15.

Compild from AP. UP! wlroe CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Fourth-. ranked and undefeated North Carolina, iU passing attack having gone cold, turned to its running game Saturday to whip Wake Forest 30-10 in Atlantic Coast Conference football. Eddie Colson, Tyrone Anthony and Ethan Horton each rushed for more than 100 yards as the Tar Heels claimed their sixth victory without a loss.

North Carolina is 2-0 in the ACC. "I was a little surprised at the way we ran the ball on them," North Carolina coach Dick Crura said. "I think they worked to take the pass away from us and that opened up our running game." Colson rushed for 119 yards on 13 carries and scored two second-half touchdowns as the Tar Heels rallied from a 10-10 halftime tie. It was the first time in his collegiate career that Colson had rushed for more than 100 yards. "Their ends were dropping back real deep," Colson said.

"When they did, we ran." Tailback Ethan Horton rushed for 116 yards on 13 carries, including a 20-yard scoring run with 25 seconds left in the third period to give the Tar Heels a 24-10 lead. "They're obviously a very strong and powerful team, and efficient in so many areas," Wake Forest coach Al Groh said. "They're the No. 3 or No. 4 football team in the country It probably would have taken No.

2 or No. 3 to beat them on a 60-minute span today." Tyrone Anthony led North Carolina with 157 yards rushing on 19 carries, 112 of those yards coming in the first half. It was the first time in Tar Heel history that three running backs have run for 100 yards or more in the same game. Colson '8 4-yard touchdown reception from Scott Stankavage with 8:07 left in the third period enabled the Tar Heels to break a 10-10 tie. Colson, who had the first 100-yard game of his collegiate career, scored on a 12-yard run with 9:10 left to play to cap a 56-yard drive in which he carried on all three plays.

North Carolina, fourth in the nation in total offense, gained 440 yards rushing and had a total of 488 The Demon Deacons were held to 27 yards in the second half andnabled the Tar Heels to break a 10-10 tie. Colson, who had the first 100-yard game of his collegiate career, scored on a 12-yard run with 9:10 left to play to cap a 56-yard drive in which he carried on all three plays. WP NC 14 28 46-133 40-440 102 48 30 9 11-21-0 7-15-0 7-39 3-39 0-0 3-2 4-30 M0 28.51 31:09 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Time of possession Wake Forest 3 7 0 010 0 10 14 430 N. Carolina vvF FG Newsome 30 NCFG Berwick 33 NC Horton 12 run (Berwick kick) WF Owens 7 past from Schofield (Newsome kick) NC Colson 4 pass from Stankavage (Bar wick kick) NC Horton 20 run (Barwick kick) NC Colson 12 run (kick failed) A 51,171 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING Wake Forest, demons 24-111, Daugherty 1 1-30. N.

Carolina, T. Anthony 19-157, Colson 13-119, Horton 13-116. PASSING Wake Forest, Schofield 11-21-0102. N. Carolina, Stankavage 7-1 5-0 48.

RECEIVING Wake Forest, Ryan $-39, Richmond 2-35. N. Carolina, Franklin 2-15, T. Anthony Georgia Tech's Reginald Rutland 1 6) tries to steal pass from Joe Greene. HoEdes pound winless Duke Golden Eagle: stonewall Miss.

State Associated press JACKSON, Miss. Quarterback Robert Ducksworth and tailback Tracy Gamble each threw a first-quarter touchdown pass Saturday, starting the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles to a 31-6 victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Ducksworth hit tight end Mike Landrum over the middle for a 21-yard scoring pass, while Gamble rifled a halfback pass to wide receiver Lyneal Alston on a 62-yard touchdown play later in the quarter. Meanwhile, the Golden Eagles' defense, led by nose guard Jerald Baylis and defensive tackle Richard Byrd, frustrated the Bulldog offense throughout the afternoon, yielding a touchdown with 1:28 to play. The Golden Eagles thus extended their victory streak over Mississippi State to nine, counting two forfeits, while improving their record 4-1.

Mississippi State dropped to 2-3, Steve Clark kicked a 51-yard field goal in the second quarter, tailback Sam Dejarnette dived a yard for a touchdown late in the third quarter, and Clemon Terrell blasted one yard in the fourth period to complete the Southern Mississippi scoring. Dejarnette finished with 96 on 23 carries. MsSt SoMs First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Time of Possession 16 17 49-147 188 2 12-24-3 4-28 1-0 t- 85 29:10 56-219 132 5-40 2-1 0- 52 30:50 Mississippi St. 0 0 0 64 14 3 7 731 S. Mississippi SoMs Landrum 21 past from Ducksworth (Clark kick) SoMt Alston 62 past from Gamble (Clark kick) SoMs FG Clark 51 SoMs Dejarnette 1 run (Clark kick) SoMt Terrell I run (Clark kick) MsSt Lowe 32 past from Parenton (run failed) A 58,311 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING Mississippi Wilson 9-50; Bond 19-, 47; Edwards 7-35.

S. Mississippi, Dejarnette 23-96; At-, xander 8-41; Terrell 8-34; Ducksworth 10-35. PASSING Mississippi Bond 7-19-2-111. Mississippi, Ducksworth 4-0-1-70. RECEIVING Mississippi St, Wonsley Knight 4-40; Lowe 1-32.

S. Mississippi, Lipps 3-49; Al-. tton 1-42, Landrum 1-21. 30; Appalachian State 9 BOONE, N.C. Steve Baker's 100-yard kickoff return to start the third quarter 6parked Tennessee--Chattanooga (3-2, 1-0) to a Southern Conference stomping of Appalachian State (4-2, 3-1).

The Moccasins held a 9-3 lead before Baker sprinted to the score, breaking the record of 94 yards set by Bucky Wofford against Mis-, sissippi. A pass for the two-point con-, version failed. Appalachian State cut the gap to 15-9 on Alvin Parker's I-yard run midway through the period. The two-point conversion effort failed. Clemson capped the scoring on a 17-yard pass form Eppley to Terrance Roulhac with two minutes to play in the game.

Clemson head coach Danny Ford said his Tigers lacked consistency. "We're still lacking a killer instinct," he said. "We had a chance to put them out early and we had a chance in the third quarter. But mistakes, fumbles and way too many penalties kept us from doing it." Clemson scored the first three times it had the ball and the first two times in the second half. Bennett, who had 5 completions in the drive.

But it was Mike Grayson who scored from the 3 and became the first player to record a rushing touchdown against Tech's defense in 45 quarters. The last touchdown on the ground against Tech's defense had come in the 1982 game against Duke. The Blue Devils completed the scoring on a 71-yard drive in the final quarter as Bennett again completed 5 passes, including a 32-yarder to Gary Frederick for the touchdown. The victory leaves Virginia Tech with a 4-1 record while Duke dropped to 0-5. Duke 14 VT First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumoles-tost Penalties-yards Time ot Possession 16 56-259 120 72 4-13-1 7-42 1-0 3-30 31:08 22-4 234 25-51-1 10-45 0-0 4-5t 21:52 Duke Virginia Tech 0 0 7 7-14 14 7 0-27 VTech Copeland run (kick failed) VTech Bowe 7 run (Wade kick) VTech Howell 70 pass from Cox (Wade kick) Paige 15 run (Wade kick) Duke Grayson 3 run (Harper kick) Duke Frederick 32 past from Bennett (Harper kick) Eastern Kentucky 14 Middle Tennessee 7 MURFREESBORO, Tenn.

Eastern Kentucky flanker Tony James made a 64-yard, fourth quarter touchdown dash to lead the undefeated Colonels (5-0, 3-0) to an Ohio Valley Conference victory over Middle Tennessee State University (4-1, 2-1). Keith Montgomery slams in I 4. James' game-winning ramble came 10:09 into the fourth quarter, to cap a four-play, 75-yard drive. It was James' only run in the game. Eastern Kentucky opened scoring in the first quarter when quarterback Pat Smith hit wide receiver Tron Armstrong for a 39-yard strike.

MTSU, ranked 17th in Division I-AA, tied the score 8:35 into the fourth quarter, driving 42 yards in eight plays. Running back Tony Burse carried the ball into the end zone with a 3-yard run. Smith had 78 yards passing in 10 completions as Eastern Kentucky extended the nation's longest winning streak to 18 games, including 22 consecutive conference victories. MTSU quarterback Mickey Corwin, the nation's leading passer, had eight completions for 70 yards and one interception. E.Ky MTSU 17 II 13-250 12-181 78 70 42 44 16-104 25-8-1 5-37 5-31 2-0 2-0 7-50 2-20 30:39 029:21 First Downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Time of possession E.

Kentucky Middle Tenn. 7 0 0 7-14 0 0 0 7-7 E.Ky. Armstrong 39 past from Smith (Lovetf kick) MTSU-eurse i run Potter kick E.Ky. James 64 run (Lovetf kick) N.C. Central 47 NorfolkState 6 DURHAM, N.C.

Gerald Fraylon passed for three touchdowns and ran for two more scores as North Carolina Central (5-1) trounced Norfolk State (4-2). x-r AP for Georgia TD. ,1 I Compiled from AP, UPI wires BLACKSBURG, Va. Virginia Tech's defense, led by tackle Bruce Smith, stopped winless Duke cold in the first half and propelled the Hokies to a 27-14 victory Saturday. Tech, which has allowed 236.5 yards a game to rank fourth in NCAA Division I-A statistics, held Duke to 27 total yards in the first half, including minus 16 rushing.

Meanwhile, Tech scored three times for a 20-0 lead. The Hokies' first touchdown came on a 44-yard drive set up by a short punt. Otis Copeland scored from the 5 after quarterback Mark Cox hit tight end Mike Shaw with a 27-yard pass. Don Wade missed the point after. Virginia Tech had another 44-yard touchdown drive midway through the second quarter after forcing Duke to punt from the 5.

Nigel Bowe scored from the 7 after his and a 13-yard scamper by Cox set uo the touchdown. Tech completed the first hlf scoring on the next series when Cox hit Terrence Howell with a 70-yard touchdown pass. Smith sacked Duke quarterback Ben Bennett three times in the first half and was in on another sack in the second half. After Tech scored its final touchdown in the quarter on a 15-yard run by Tony Paige, Duke's offense finally started rolling. The Blue Devils put together a 78-yard march behind the passing of State's Don Wilson at the Wolfpack 33 and marched to the Wolfpack 8 to set tip Ron Rice's 24-yard field goal his first in four attempts this season with 10:45 left in the opening period.

After the Wolfpack faltered, the Ramblin' Wreck took an N.C. State punt and moved 50 yards in nine plays before stalling at the Wolfpack 10. Rice made it 6-0 with a 26-yard field goal at the 2:06 mark. Early in the second period, N.C. State drove 58 yards in 14 plays to the Georgia Tech 22, where Mike Cofer's 39-yard field goal made it 6-3.

On Georgia Tech's next drive, flanker Daryl Wise faked a reverse and passed 34 yards to Richard Salem to the Wolfpack 2, setting up Ronny Cone's 1-yard touchdown plunge with 5:17 remaining in the half. An apparent 19-yard touchdown pass from Esposito to Phil Brothers was nullified because Brothers stepped out of bounds before the catch. But the two teamed up for a 4-yard touchdown pass three plays later to end a 14-play, 70-yard drive and pull within 13-10. CaT 20 55-217 111 21 10-16-0 4-148 3-0 4-70 31:38 NCI 14 39-131 147 01 14-28-1 5-147 32 S-35 28:22 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Time of possession Georgia Tech 4 7 0 10 0 720 0 0-10 N. Carolina St.

GT FG Rice 24 GT FG Rice 24 NCS FG Cofer 39 GT Cone 1 run (Rice kick) NCS Brothers I past from Esposito (Cofer kick) GT Lavette 29 run Rice kick A 40,800 Georgia Tech shocks North Carolina State Clemson continues mastery of Virginia with 42-21 victory Afar---'' Compiled from AP, UPI wires RALEIGH, N.C. Robert Lavette dashed 29 yards for a touchdown and Ron Rice kicked two field goals as previously winless Georgia Tech defeated North Carolina State 20-10 in Atlantic Coast Conference Saturday. Lavette rushed 31 times for 125 yards as Georgia Tech (1-4, 1-1) won its first official conference triumph since joining the league three years ago. The Ramblin' Wreck took a 13-10 lead at intermission arid held the sputtering Wolfpack offense scoreless in the second half. Georgia Tech scored the only second-half points, with 13:46 left After N.C.

State (2-3, 1 -2) drove to the Georgia Tech 25, Joe Mcintosh fumbled and Dante Jones recovered for Georgia Tech. The Ramblin Wreck moved 45 yards in four plays before Lavette, a 6-foot 195-pound junior tailback, burst over right tackle and raced 29 yards for the touchdown. Rice added the extra point. An ineligible receiver penalty wiped out a Wolfpack first-down pass at the Georgia Tech 45, and Jack Westbrook intercepted a Tim Espo-sito toss at the Wolfpack 30 with 1:40 left. A roughing the kicker penalty cost the Wolfpack a key fourth-quarter possession.

Mcintosh, the ACC's second leading rusher averaging 113.5 yards per game, gained 92 yards on 19 carries. Georgia Tech had 335 yards total offense to 298 for N.C. State. Georgia Tech's Reginald Rutland recovered a punt dropped by N.C. Associated Prett CLEMSON, S.C.

Kenny Flowers scored three touchdowns and Kevin Mack two as Clemson continued its dominance over Virginia, 42-21 in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday. Flowers, a freshman tailback, scored on an 8-yard run in the first period and Mack had touchdown runs of 8 and 21 yards to give Clemson a 21-6 halftime lead. Virginia scored on two field goals by Kenny Stadlin in the first half. Saturday's victory was Clemson's 23rd straight win over Virginia against no losses in the series. Clemson is now 3-1-1, while Virginia lost its second straight, after winning its first four games.

The Tigers took advantage of Virginia miscues to build its first-half advantage. An interception by Henry Walls led to Flowers' first score while a Virginia penalty for roughing Clemson quarterback Mike Eppley was a key play in the Tigers' second touchdown drive. A roughing-the-kicker penalty on fourth down kept Clemson's third touchdown drive alive. Flowers scored twice in the third period to put the game out of reach. Virginia scored touchdowns on a 59-yard pass play from quarterback Wayne Schuchts to receiver Billy Smith in the third period and on 3-yard run by Antonio Rice in the fourth period.

Vir Clem 25 30 38-164 00-310 250 199, 15 $4 18-34-1 12-18-Ot 3-40 3-43, 3-1 4-2- S-55 0-85 ,26 45 33:15 IS 1 021 14 1 14 742 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumblet-tost Penalties-yards Time of possession Virginia Clemson Clem Flowers 8 run (PauWng kick) Clem Mack 18 run (Pausing kick) Vir FG Stadlin 20 Clem Mack 21 run (PauWng kick) Vir FG StadHn 34 Clem Flowers I run (PauMng kick Clem towers 34 past from Eppley (Pauling kick) Vir Smith 59 pass from Schuchts (Stadlin kick) Vir Rice 3 run (Malkowskl run) Clem Roulhac 17 past from Eppley (PauMng kick) A 70,500 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING Virginia, Rice 14-93, Petty 0-24, Maf- -kowskl 3-14; Clemson, Mack 13-109, Flowers Driver 13-98. PASSING Virginia, Schuchtl 14-31-J-220, Mat-' kowskl 2-3-0-30, Clemson, Copley 12-14-0-199. Parete 0-4-0-0. RECEIVINO-Vlrglnla, Smith S-12S, Petty, Clemson, R. WlHier, 3-34, Dunn 2-47 yards.

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