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The Sunday Tismgram Sp.r'y'S Golf Basketball Football Woods Waters Pirates Win Big Still In Bowl Race tavs Hand UNC IThird Straight Defeat, 17-14 iMYJ CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. TAP) Virginia Coach NEWSPAPERS I. XVVT George weisn saia me faun am' 17.1J At anrii really took charge on the line of scrimmage. "We had to play an excellent game and needed for them to make some mistakes. -Neither happened," he said.

Emory hailed his defense, but said he was worried about the team's Walden and flanker Ricky Nichols had to leave with groin injuries and their status for next week's regular season finale at Southern Mississippi is uncertain. Coast Conference football fistft ai mm 1Qthian1rArf A The Pirates scored on their first possession, built a 27-0 lead at intermission and coasted to their seventh victory against three losses. The Indians fell to 5-5. Byner scored his second touchdown with 3:33 left in the third quarter, boosting East Carolina's lead to 33-0. The Pirates took a GREENVILLE (AP)- East Carolina unleashed a powerful offensive attack Saturday, piling up 566 rushing yards en route to a 40-6 college football victory over William Mary.

Running backs Earnest Byner, Jimmy Walden and Tony Baker scored two touchdowns apiece, while quarterback Kevin Ingram ran and passed for 154 yards and threw a touchdown pass. So convincing was the Pirates' seventh victory that coach Ed Emory said it should keep them in the running for a post-season bowl appearance despite their three losses. "What does it do for a bowl game? 1 sure hope it does a lot," Emory said. "I just hope the press and the networks don't dictate with politics who goes to a bowl. I just hope the best qualified teams will go and if one goes from this state, East Carolina is the best team to go." William Mary coach Jimmye Laycock shied away from declaring the Pirates the best team in North Carolina.

"I really don't want to get into a comparative discussion on ECU, UNC and VPI," Laycock said. "Each team has its strong points and all of them are very good football teams. How's that for a non-answer?" However, he didn't hold back when praising East Carolina's performance. "The Pirates played an exceptionally fine game," Laycock said. "Their offensive line North Carolina Satrurday yds "one of be greatest wins for hie personally and is the Biggest win for this team since my regime." 1 The Cavaliers, led by Quarterback Wayne Schuchts, struck for two quick touchdowns in the third quarter and held the Tar Heels scoreless in the second lialf to pull off the upset.

'This was one of the "giittsiest performances I fiave ever seen," said Welsh, -in- his second year at Virginia. "I think we did a great job. We got an outstanding performance defensively." simply, Virginia deserved to win," said North Hnrnlina Flirt Oiim punt at their own 23 and, keyed by Baker's 44-yard drove to the William Mary 1 before Byner dove for the score. A two-point conversion try failed. The Indians finally scored with 13:10 left.

They drove 80 yards in 13 plays, ending with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Dave Murphy to tight end Glenn Bodnar. Dave Scanlon's conversion run failed. East Carolina responded with an drive. Baker took a pitch and 'ran 1 yard for the touchdown with 8:30 left. Jeff Heath kicked the extra point.

Defensive end Donald Reid thwarted a late Indian drive with an interception at the Pirate 10. tackle by Virginia strong safety Lester Lyles forced Carolina tailback Ethan Horton to fumble at the Tar Heels' 19: Cavalier defensive end Mark Wiley recovered. Schuchts, who was 15 of 25 for 187 yards, connected with split end Billy Smith for a 15-yard gain to the Carolina 4 on first down, and tailback Howard Petty scored from the 1 two plays later to give Virginia a 17-14 lead with 7:49 left in the third quarter. i 'North Carolina, which had beaten Virginia nine straight times, had the ball on six occasions after falling: behind but could not get the go-ahead score. Virginia's defense stopped the Tar Heels twice on downs in Cavalier territory at the 16 and 37 in the fourth quarter and with just over a minute to play, Wiley intercepted a Scott Stankavage pass at the UNC 31 to preserve the victory.

The Tar Heels scored on: two of their first three possessions in the game to take a 14-0 lead. They marched 67 yards in 15 plays for their first score, tailback Tyrone Anthony scoring from the 1. Anthony, who finished with yards on 29 carries, carried 14 times on the drive. 1 After turning the ball over-on downs at the Virginia 16 the next time thfy had the ball, the Tar Heels went 58 yards in nine plays on their third possession for their final Anthony scored from 11 yards out. Virginia, with Schuchts completing passes of 17, 12, 16 and 23 yards, moved from its 20 to the Carolina 2 after Anthony's second touchdown.

But the drive bogged down and the Cavaliers had to settle for Kenny Stadlin's 20-yard field goal. The Cavaliers held the Tar Heels to 342 yards in total offense, only the second time they've been under 400 yards this season. '''They made the big plays in the second half and we didn't make the plays we had to make. Virginia did a better job than we did." 'Zk record Scott Stadium JOYOUS SCENE Virginia goalposts were the first torn down fans tear down the goalposts as the in Charlottesville since 1964. (AP scoreboard reflects their team's Laserphoto) 17-14 win over North Carolina.

The c.rpwa oi waicneu Virginia claim its first Victory over North Carolina since 1973. The Cavaliers improved their record to 6-4, assuring themselves their Jackets Use Second- To Rout Deacons Hal Surg .1979 and only their third since 1952. Carolina, losing Jell to 7-3. tailback Robert Lavette re-injured his right ankle on his first running play and never returned. Collier was the ACC's rookie of the week the past two games.

He ran for 84 yards against Duke and 118 yards and two touchdowns last week against Virginia. Tech kicker Ron Rice broke a school record when he connected on five extra points, giving him 58 in a row. He broke the previous record of 54, set by Bobby Thigpen from 1970-72. Tech took the lead for good by taking the opening kickoff in the second half and marching 62 yards in only six plays, with Dewberry running a quarterback keeper 30 yards Into the end zone. The Yellow Jackets made it '28-17 less than six minutes later when Dewberry plunged over from 1 yard out.

ticuiiug vro- ai uauuuic, 'Virginia scored two tftnnli4iumc in locc than hirn luuvimuiiiio in iwu vi iMi ti 1 1 i miniires minwav me mini quarter, r'-V; The Cavaliers went 54 run by Michael Ramseur, a 26-yard field goal by Danny Nolan and a 28-yard scoring pass from Gary Schofield to Duane Owens in the second Tech took a 14-0 lead in the opening quarter on Collier's 42-yard scamper and a 5-yard run by Keith Glanton before Wake Forest came alive. Ramseur sprinted over from 7 yards for one score and Scofield connected on a 7-yard scoring pass to Owens. Nolan then added a 41-yard field goal to -give Wake Forest its 17-14 lead at the half. The 49 points were the most scored by a Tech team since 1953, when the Yellow Jackets blanked Davidson 53-0. It was also the second consecutive year Tech had scored more than 40 points against Wake Tech beat the Demon Deacons 45-7 last year.

Collier, who did not start, got into the game on the first Tech series when starting ATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech freshman tailback Cory Collier ran for 168 -yards and scored on runs of 42 and 25 yards while quarterback John Dewberry scored three times in the second half as the Yellow Jackets battered Wake Forest" 49-33 Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference football. "-Tech, 3-7 and 3-2 in the ACC, trailed 17-14 at halftime before exploding for five touchdowns after intermission to overpower the Demon Deacons, 4-7 and 1-5 in the conference. Dewberry scored on runs 30 and 1 yards in the third quarter while Ronnie Cone, who also went over the 100-yard rushing mark with 111 yards, added a five-yard TD. Collier notched his 25-yarder and Dewberry plunged over from 1-yard out in the final period. r'': Wake Forest, dropping its sixth game in seven starts, managed a 2-yard touchdown Media Blitz yards in just five plays on their first possession of the second half, Schuchts passing 33 yards to tight end Billy Griggs for the touch 4:00 NFL FOOTBALL Washington at NY Giants (WNCT Channel 9, WTVD Channel 11) down.

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"Eppley did a great job controlling -the offense," said Clemson Coach i Danny Ford. "If he's not the best quarterback in the conference and the player of the year, then I'd like to know who is." Eppley set the offense in motion early in the first quarter with touch- down passes of 64 yards to tailback Kenny Flowers for 64 yards and 13 yards to K.D.Dunn. Mack added two second quarter touchdowns on runs of 7 yards and 1 yard to give the Tigers a 28-7 halftime -bulge. j. Eppley passed seven yards to Terence Roulhac and Stacey Driver scored from 14 yards as Clemson piled up an insurmountable 42-7 advantage before Maryland quarterback Boomer Esiason scored on runs of 14 yards and lyard.

Clemson is 8-1-1 for the season and Maryland is 7-3 with its second consecutive loss. The Clemson defense held Esiason in check in the first half, limiting the Terp quarterback to nine completions and 19 attempts for 84 yards. However, he exploded in the second half to finish with 17 completions for 227 yards and one touchdown. Reserve Terp quarterback Frank Reich came in on the last possession and completed seven of 10 passes for 72 yards in the drive for Maryland's final touchdown. The Terps were held to 75 yards rushing in the game.

The Tigers rolled up 350 yards rushing and Eppley, ranked sixth nationally in passing efficiency, completed 11 of 16 passes for 194 yards and three touchdowns. 1 Clemson hasn't lost an ACC game since Maryland whipped the Tigers 34-7 in 1980. Mack enjoyed his best day as a runner and scored the final Clemson touchdown on a 42-yard run late in the game, breaking three tackles. CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Maryland will go down, in the books as the 1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football champion, but Clemson laid claim to the unofficial crown here Saturday -afternoon by crushing the Terps 52-27.

A record crowd of 81,000 fans at Frank Howard field chanted, "A-C-C, A-C-C," before the second quarter was over to taunt the Terps and the conference. Clemson is ineligible for the title because of recruiting violations, but they are 7-0 for the season against ACC teams and haven't been defeated by a conference team in 19 games over three seasons. It was ironic that on an afternoon when Maryland won the title it suffered its worst defeat since a 63-27 pasting by Perm State in 1971. Virginia upset UNC Saturday, leaving 4 Maryland undefeated in the conference with four wins and one game remaining. "I think this does tarnish the title to some extent," said Bobby 'Ross, Maryland head coach.

"We got beat. They are a good football team and beat us badly." 4 i 4 1 Xh rrocnoo tnirAiicrn marviann 6 I a win aovo I lam CAti nnnnnantc awi QCArnnntA Mil VUjKftB WW 111 CU BV- 111 0 mm UU IfUIIV llvllt i AiUlJVI VIIVV mm rr at mmr ir -m mm mrMWmk mr mr mr uir ir ii -w ii. mmw aw mr AJIIII Wl I Iff I Jtll lflfl I4f Vllff ffffff llf rLHSrilirVJlll I 111 IUI MSKCTEWi CAPITAL By DENNIS PATTERSON Associated Press Writer RALEIGH College basketball is No. 1 in North Carolina. Weddines are talflincinn nraarama or nrojkmntwl orvi a tan will tiv rnmnan nii779rvic inv-uuiw wav auuoa uic country, for one game.

pack faced Houston for, the championship. i Then, 24 hours before the game, Hobson flew to El Paso, Texas, and drove through a blizzard with his friend to Albuquerque, arriving just 30 minutes before tipoff. The next day they drove back to El Paso and he flew home to Charlotte. He said he's never regretted a minute of it. "It was heaven, the way it turned out," he said.

"It was like a dream to leave here so quickly and get to see it." There are a variety of explanations for the mid-winter fever that hits the state. One is the ACC tournament, the season finale that gives the winning team an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. For the conference, the XAnd North Carolina the state, that "ts is No. 1 in college basketbalL North Carolina Coach Dean Smith won the national championship in 1982 'and North Carolina State University that opening game have no stake in the schools that are playing," James said. "Other tournaments have people going in and put with who's playing, but not the ACC tournament." Valvano, a native New Yorker, said people around the country sometimes perceive ACC fans as self-interested provincials who "believe their con-i ference is the only one in college basketball But he's found that's not true.

"People here are just unbelieveable fans of college basketball and some of -the most knowledgeable fans in my experience," Valvano said. "They love it when we play schools from other parts ofN the country, but there's nothing they'd rather see than a Big' Four game." The Big Fouf is North Carolina, -North Carolina State, Duke and Wake Forest the state's four major college -powers. who wimits spending all night waiting to get tickets to a regular-' season Duke-State game; said television helped fuel the mania for basketball, overwhelming the conference's early fears that the sport would suffer from overexposure. that the audience-drawing miniseries was pre-empted until the ratings showed the basketball game drew more viewers than "Roots." Rick Ray of Raycom Communications, the company that televises ACC games, says people from outside the state frequently have a difficult time understanding that kind of fanaticism. "When I was working in Raleigh, I once took an ABC guy to a State game," Ray said.

"On the way over, he was telling me that he'd gone to Georgetown, so he knew real cheering when he heard "When we got in the arena and the teams came out, the crowd just went crazy. The other guy grabbed my arm and said, 'What's going We didn't get any more complaints, about pre- r-'-o-1 North Carolina State Coach Jim Valvano said be learned early that "mixed marriages" in North Carolina do not refer to spouses of different races or religions. Here it means one spouse graduated from North Carolina and the other from North Carolina State. "I got a call one day from a woman wanting to check if there was a mistake on the schedule," Valvano said. "She wanted to check the date of the Carolina-State game.

I told her what it was and she said, 'Well, we'll have to reschedule the One of them was from State and the other from Carolina and they didn't want to get married the day of the game." Valvano, whose Wolfpack team won last year's NCAA championship, said he can measure the depth of basketball interest from a weekly radio talk show he hosts not just during the season, but all year. "It's on 52 weeks a year and I try to talk about other things but invariably it comes back to basketball," Valvano said. "What amazes me is how closely the fans follow recruiting. We can have a kid at the campus on Saturday and the people that call in Monday night will be asking "bout it" During basketball' season, families often gather following a funeral in front of the television set to watch their favorite team play basketball. Charlotte architect Bonson Hobson, a North Carolina State graduate, fought the fever last year as long as be could.

He resisted a friend's invitation to go the NCAA finals in Albuquerque, N.M., until the day before the Woif- championships, two schools, one state. the 45-year history of the NCAA "My dad in will be able to watch 22 to 25 of our games this Smith said. "I remember when one of our games was the top-rated show in the state over and that was when 'Happy Days' was really going strong." louiminenL omv unm can um uiai. ntttimlnl AhttmmflW at flhiA Clntn SJ9GU ana unannan 1951-52. 3ur 1 ui au uan acaauti.

produced the two finalists all three years. North Carolina, though, takes ite hysteria to new heights. When ABC first broadcast "Roots," love sports, there's not a better place to be," Valvano said. "The stats show that ACC basketball ranks No. 7 among all syndicated television shows.

There isn't another sporting event even close in the ratings. "People are incredibly loyal and aren't afraid to wear their, school' colors and stand up and cheer," be said. "It's just incredible." "I have seen some prime sporting events around the nation, but nothing like the ttumament," said ACC Commissioner Bob James. "The thing that's amazing about it is that every seat is filled from the opening game to the finals. "Since we divide the tickets eight ways (for the eight ACC schools) that means that 75 percent of the fans in "for instance, the network's Raleigh 'Jrf filiate rescheduled one night of the series to televise an Atlantic Coast CConference basketball game.

officials were reportedly irate.