The Delta Democrat-Times from Greenville, Mississippi • Page 9

Why not Tide-Gator Sugar matchup? By DAVID MOFFIT UPI Sports Writer MemotolheSugarBowl: We realize that your television sponsor probably would object to two teams from the same region, but It looks like Alabama-Florida would make a great bowl game. Both have a good shot at going 10-1 and, since they don't meet this season, are expected to wind up co-champions ol the Southeastern Conference. Thus, the Sugar Bowl could have the honor of crowning the "unofficial" SEC king. The sixth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide swept aside what appeared to be its toughest roadblock Saturday by whipping 16th-ranked Tennessee, 30-7. The 12th-ranked Florida Gators trounced independent Florida State, 34-S.

Quarterbacks were the center of attention in both contests. Alabama's i a Todd a touchdowns and passed for another while Florida's Don Gaffney broke a bone in his left wrist on the Gators' first offensive play. Alabama has an apparent breather next a a i Texas Christian at Birmingham. Florida, which Isn't sure when Gaffney will return, also steps outside the conference, entertaining Duke. Elsewhere in the Southeast this past weekend, the Georgia Bulldogs routed Auburn, trailing by 17 points lute in the third period, scored three touchdowns in less than five minutes to beat Georgia Tech, 31-27; Louisiana a edged Kentucky, 17-15; South Carolina outslugged Ole Miss, 35-29; and Mississippi Stale squeezed past North Texas Slate, 15-12.

Also, previously-winless Miami of Florida beat Houston, 24-20; Memphis Slate rolled past Louisville, 41-7; i i i i Texas-Arlington, 34-7; and Tulane won over West Virginia, 16-14. The only intra-league games on next a a SEC are Kentucky at Georgia and Vanderbilt at Ole Miss. Other action includes Alabama-TCU, Florida-Duke, Auburn at Florida State, South Carolina at LSU, Mississippi State at Louisville, North Texas State at Tennessee, Georgia Tech at Tulane, Memphis State at Tulsa, and Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech. Alabama was a 20-point fvorite over Tennessee, Coast Bear Bryant said he was surprised at the victory margin. "I'm always proud of our people when Ihey win.

But, I'm particularly proud of the way our defense and the men played this week." Tennessee, which had championship aspirations of its own, recovered four Alabama fumbles, but wound up wilh only 12 net rushing yards. "We forced some turn overs and got some breaks," said Tennessee Coach Bill Battle. "But their defense was to tough." With Gaffney out, fullback Jimmy DeBose, with 204 yards rushing, and tailback Tony Green, with two touchdowns, spearheaded the Florida offense. "I think a defensive player fell on Another late win South Carolina: Reb jinx team By United Press International Things looked awfully bright for the Ole Miss Rebels Saturday afternoon when sophomore quarterback Tim Ellis passed to James Storey for a two-point conversion to send the Rebels into a 29-28 lead over South Carolina with :37 left in the game. But the Gamecocks, 5-1, who snapped a five-game losing streak last year when a last-minute field goal beat the Rebels 10-7, weren't ready to give up.

Senior quarterback Jeff Grantz, who a a a passed touchdowns and run for another, quickly drove South Carolina 81 yards and hit split end Phillip Logan with a 28-yard pass i 22 seconds remaining to pull out a 35-29 victory. "Grantz is a fine one," Coach Ken Cooper said in the Ole Miss dressing room of Mississippi Memorial Stadium in Jackson. "He did a super good job with.their passing game, though I really thought we would be able to keep them from pulling points on the board in the last minute and a half." Cooper admitted the Rebels, now 2-4, got off to a ragged start--they trailed 21-0 in the second quarter--but said they "came back with a fine effort as the day went on. 1 thought we deserved a better (ate." Ellis, a sophomore making his first start of the year, passed 10 yards to Rick Kimbrough for what appeared lo be the game-winning touchdown and ran for another score. Michael Sweet scored twice for the Rebels on runs of one and seven yards.

Mississippi State, 4-2, playing before a homecoming crowd in Starkville, used three field goals by Kinney Jordan and a 13-yard touchdown run by a i a a Packer to overcome stubborn North Texas State 15-12. "I was very proud of our bunch for finding a way to win," Bulldog coach Bob Tyler said. "The defense and our kicking game people played well again. "Parts of our offense were effective and parts were not," he added. "We just couldn't put together a sustained series a fumble, a missed block or a dropped pass, plus a really fine effort by the North Texas State defensive frontline stopped us." Elsewhere, Southern University nipped Jackson State 21-20, Gramgling defeated Mississippi Valley State 38-22, Mississippi College routed the University of Mexico 56-0, Southern Mississippi topped Texas-Arlington 34-7, Delta State outscored Troy Slate 31-25 and undefeated Millsaps tripped McMurray 30-6.

This week's i Mississippi State at Louisville, Vanderbilt playing Ole Miss at Oxford, Southern Mississippi at Louisiana Tech, Mississippi College at home against Nicholls State, Grambling visiting Jackson Slate, Delta Slate at Tennessee-Martin, Alcorn State at Southern University, Millsaps at Georgetown College and Mississippi Valley State entertaining Texas Southern. Big 8 standings LINCOLN NORTH 335.9930 8, WED. BRUCE LEE TRIPLE FEATURE! "Fists of Fury" ALSO "THECHINESE CONNECTION" ALSO "The Green Hornet" ADULTSS1.5C CHILDREN 7i abe) PLAZA cmtwift. 1BS4 HtOHWAV 1 SOUTH OPEN I'M SHOWS I LAST 4 DAYS STREISAND CAAN Fu 1 1TART1 HARLEHROHSOH IN "HARDTIMES" rnrti li teryria Dor. Adotti I.

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Georgia Tech fullback Tony Head scored his lliird touchdown Saturday with 4:50 remaining in the third period to give the Jackets a 27-10 lead. But Auburn drove C9 yards after the ensuing kickoff and then quickly lurned two fumble recoveries into touchdowns. "It was long overdue," said Secdrick Mclnlyre, who scored Auburn's last Iwo touchdowns. i scored Iwo in LSD's win over Kentucky, the Bengals' first SEC triumph this season. Three field goals by Kinney Jordan provided Mississippi State's winning margin.

Ole Miss, down 21-7 at halftime, had gone ahead of South Carolina, 2S-28, wilh 1:37 left to play but South Carolina quarterback Jeff Grantz threw a 28-yard touchdown pass with 22 seconds remaining. That gave Granlz, who also ran for a touchdown, three scoring passes in the game and 15 run-pass touchdowns this season. SEC standings PF PA PF PA Ttam Alabama 3 0 0 102 70 Florida Georgia Tenn Auburn Mill LSU Mlsi.St. 16 37 Vondy 2 1 0 52 57 1 1 0 3 2 3 0 1 I 0 34 4S 1 2 0 43 72 0 2 0 1 6 55 0 2 0 2 3 3 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 217 ti 0 177 0 160 0 121 0 100 IN 0 134 0 13 91 73 74 0 42 131 BREAKFAST SPECIAL 2 EGGS, SAUSAGE, HASH BROWNS, HOURS SCUIT 8 A.M. til 8 P.M.

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