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CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Sunday Sept 20 1981 asses 1 T1TECHARLOTTEO8SERVER Sunday Sept 20 1981 4 rasses Apps A' 1 A amn Chattanooga 31-14 1 broke a desperation tackle and TA Ipnpna 1icchh 'Zia 1A1 0 7 7 0-14 0 10 14 7-31 scored 72 run (French kick) French 47 "I enjoy It" he said about look- 1 pass from Woods (Telchmann ing up to see all that open space 14 pass from Goodson (French He said the play was added to the ki 75 pass from Woods (Te)chmann playbook this week and probably kick 4 MS from Goodson (French kick) would not be used again Sowell 14 run (French kick) averaging 6 yards a carry before A1t-16300 (at Boone) TennChet ADP the game finished with 92 yards First downs 10 25 Rushes-yards 37-97 43-281 on five carries Passing yards 242 191 "We've got two goals this yards 46 2 I4-38-i 17-31-1 year" Sowell said "To beat the Punts 6-36 4-32 Fumbles-lost 3-2 4-1 teams that beat us last year and to Penalties-yards 3-35 7-60 go undefeated in the conference TENNEssEecHATTANooGA 9-minus 33 Ellison 15-70 Today was just a case of us beat- VA Z) liGMtnecrldis- 56 p)cT Tsr5 t-e3r4cisR igikeseelisl 11-27-1 195 yar Bloodsaw 0-14 7-31 nann 'cinch ann 1ck APP 25 3-281 191 -31-1 4-1 7-60 5-70 14 isaw the game before 1907 when they legalized the forward pass" Appalachian junior quarterback Stan Goodson completed 17 of 31 passes for two touchdowns and 191 yards Few were of the knockout variety but most hurt Goodson who said he doesn't know whether or not he'll start until just before the game also ran for 68 yards Basically what he did was drop back set up and wait Goodson shared the wealth throwing to nine different receivers As a result Chattanooga had to blitz The blitz killed the Mocs on the Apps' first possession of the second half With the ball on the Moccasin 14 Goodson dropped back and looked up in time to notice a couple of big people wear said The defense also was Impressive he added More eloqent than Oliver perhaps was Appalachian's Johnny Sowell a freshman running back from Monroe who said he would have attended Wake Forest if he hadn't opted for the hills Basically he's glad he went to Appalachian Sowell walked into the interview room after the same and never said a word He just smiled the way a person does when he knows he's pulled off something tricky Which he did With the score 0-0 In the second quarter Sowell took a handoff at the Appalachian 28 faked a reverse swept around left end and looked up to see mostly artificial turf Sowell ran down the sideline cut to the middle of the field By TOM SORENSEN Observer Stitt Writer BOONE Appalachian State came into the game sporting pretty statistics and a pair of easy victories But as coach Mike Working admitted Saturday's opponent Tennessee-Chattanooga would be a decent test The Moccasins had beaten Appalachian all four previous meetings including a 14-7 victory in the rain last year and were preseason favorites jn the Southern Conference race But Saturday was clear and cool and the Mountaineers came away with a 31-14 triumph Chattanooga coach Bill Oliver said he wished he could have played in the rain again this year although he would have preferred to play By II ob BOONE came into pretty statis victories Working ad ponent Te would be a The Mocc palachian al ings includi the rain last season favo Conference i But Satut cool and tilt away with a tanooga coal wished he the rain agai he would ha ing white jersies had joined him in the backfield Goodson sidestepped one bought time by dodging another and as he was about to succumb dumped a quick pass to Derek Jenkins Jenkins grabbed the ball sidestepped a tackler and ran over two others What could have been a big loss resulted in a big touchdown and after the conversion Appalachian had a 17-7 lead "They beat us from the eyebrows up" Oliver said What also bothered Chattanooga he added was the Mountaineers had so many players capable of catching the ball That coupled with the play of Goodson and the protection Goodson got pretty much told the story he 210-0 21 Ellison 1-1-0 26 5-46 Ellison 2-13 Jack' son 0-152 Gillespie 2-51 APPALACHIAN STATE 9-61 Parker 12-40 Jenkins 6-44 Martin 8-14 Sowell 5-94 Murphy 1- 27 2-3: 17-31-1 191 6-53 McDaniel 3-43 Fuller 7-32 Youni 1-4 Murphy 1-77 Sowell 1-7 Watkins 1-20 Parker 1-minus 4 Camelo 1-9 Jen- he 1- 3-43 1-7 Ing the team that beat us" To beat the teams that beat them a year ago the Mountaineers must top Wake Forest and defending conference champion Furman later his year Sowell said they're on the way SC State Tames Aggies This Week's Rally Attempt Falls Short For Davidson Tit 1 I'm i 1 '1 1 S' 1 1 J-vi-1 I 1 i i i I okt 14 -i v-'7 3 't 1 i vkay11 47 -4 to ias- i'' -'7 'v- xt 0-- tltf-01: A i4 1 irvilli -5---4- 4 4 4''Zo Pf'4- -P4 41rit 4''-' :::) '1ii-4'i'' ''t'-' ''''''5 1 '''''Iltitli?" 7' 4V' 4 alty was for roughing' the kicker on a punt Lafayette scored its first touchdown with one second left in the first quarter Bob Sharr set up the drive when he intercepted a Martin pass and returned it 3 yards to the Davidson 40 Four plays later John Frueban ran for the touchdown from the 4 The second Leopard touchdown came on a 32-yard drive capped by Rodger Shepko's 1- yard run at 5:32 in the second quarter Mike Millar kicked the point after both times Leaven 7 7 0 0-14 Davidson 0 0 0 7 4 run (Millar kick) 1 run (Millar kick) 5 run (Paymer kick) Alt-4700 1 ond start for the Wildcats was eight for 20 for 104 yards "After the half we adjusted to them defensively and the offense became more consistent But I don't have any real explanation why" Farrell said "We do the same things the whole game but we are not executing well early it takes time for us to get it together I would not like us to be a fourth quarter team Those two drives we had at the end we should be able to do all the time" The Wildcats' scoring drive began late in the third quarter and it took until 10:32 in the fourth quarter to go 78 yards in 15 plays for the touchdown Mickey Dillon ran the ball in from the 5 but it was Martin's passing that kept the drive 'going Four completions came during that drive After the Wildcats lost the ball on the Lafayette 5 they still didn't think all was lost After all there was just under five minutes left But Davidson never got the ball back Three penalties totaling 35 yards kept the Lafayette march going One Davidson pen By SAM FULWOOD III Observer Staff Writer ORANGEBURG SC SC State's football team had a couple matters to settle Saturday with NC And it did with a 31-6 victory over the Aggies Foremost among the matters was the question of superiority in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Both the Bulldogs and Aggies were considered strong candidates to win the conference title and gain its first-ever automatic berth in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs That gave Saturday's game extra meaning "I was kind of concerned about this ball game" said Bulldog coach Bill Davis "I'm glad they're behind us 1 wanted this game so much because it's an important game in our conference" The Bulldogs played as if there was no pressure on them taking control from the beginning They scored on their first four possessions forging a 17-0 advantage in the first quarter and 24-0 early in the second "We jumped on them pretty bad at first" said Davis "And that's what I thought we would have to do" Leading the way for the Bulldogs were running backs Henry Odom and Anthony Reed each with two touchdowns Reed the game's leading rusher with 152 yards on 19 carries said he didn't expect to play so well "I'm surprised" he said "I didn't know if I 'could play that much in the game I didn't practice until Wednesday because I hurt my knee in last week's game" In that game a 29-0 conquest of Delaware State Reed scored on a 2-yard run Odom who gained 40 yards on 13 carries started the Bulldogs' scoring with a 1-yard run about five minutes into the first quarter Junior Al Gardner kicked a 43-yard field goal the longest of his college career with 7:36 remaining in the first quarter Then about four minutes later running back Mack Reed scored on a 2-yard run MET averted total embarrassment by scoring midway though the fourth quarter Running back Waymon Pitts scored on a 5-yard run with 7:52 left Pitts entered the game as the NCAA Division IAA's leading rusher after his 130-yard performance last week against Winston-Salem State Against the Bulldogs however he gained only 31 yards but was the Aggies' leading rusher am ce Jed nd all lad ng rly to ng ith ler to ild ail k's te ve ler er ck 1- tce he ras Lafayette 15 45-130 106 41 7-21-1 7-42 0-0 5-44 Davidson 18 45-127 104 20 8-20-2 7-36 2-0 6-63 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards LAFAYETTE 9-24 Fruchan 6-17 No-vale 10-minus 3 10-58 Brunori 4-15 Gatehouse 2-10 Williams 4-9 7-20-1 106 yards Gatehouse 0-1-0 4-51 Cognigni 3-55 DAVIDSON 23-76 Miller 9-47 Martin 9-minus 17 Dillon 4-21 8-20-2 104 yards 4-31 Hermetz 2-37 Mg-Swain 1-17 Blackman 1-19 Roger Shepko Of Lafayette Scores by going up and over Wildcats By BEATRICE TAYLOR special te The Observer For a time in the fourth quarter of Davidson's 14-7 loss Saturday to Lafayette the Wildcats must have thought they were going to do it two times in a row Just as was the case in a victory last week over Wofford the Wildcats were rallying in the final period Well they almost did it but not quite Down 14-0 going into the last quarter the Wildcats scored once But their second drive was halted at the Leopard 5 when they were stopped a yard short of the first down And then the Leopards were able grind out the 4:40 left in the game The victory gives Lafayette a 2-0 record while Davidson falls to 1-2 Davidson coach Ed Farrell was concerned about the lack of consistency in the offense's execution but ultimately he blamed himself for the loss And it all centered on one play With 9:04 left in the game and Lafayette leading 14-7 the Wildcats began a drive from their 39 after a Lafayette punt With senior fullback Ray Sinclair (76 yards for the game) and sophomore halfback Bob Miller (47 yards) sharing the running the Wildcats got to the Leopard 7 with a fourth down and 3 Sophomore quarterback Keith Martin handed off to Sinclair who ranked third in the country in rushing last year But Sinclair was tackled on the 5 by Rich Doverspike "1 made a poor call we should have done something with a little more imagination" Farrell said "1 had called a reverse play the previous play and I decided to go with our trump card But it was not a good call I should have called an action pass with a fake to Sinclair "I apologized to the players They fought back and played well enough to win but I made a poor decision and didn't give them the chance" he continued "I'll get one back for them later on but that doesn't do them much good right now" The Wildcats' comeback was rousing They did not even get into Lafayette territory in the first half and only got as far as the 38 in the -third quarter At halftime the Leopards had out-gained the Wildcats 169-82 Lafayette quarterback Frank Novak was seven for 15 for 106 yards while Martin was three for eight for 43 yards Yet at the game's end Lafayette had only a 236-231 advantage in total yardage Novak did not complete a pass in the second half and ended up seven for 21 while Martin in his sec By BEA Spec For a I quarter of Saturday tc cats must were going a row Just as tory last wl Wildcats nal period Well thf not quite 1 the last (it scored onc drive was I 5 when tt yard short then the I grind out game The victc 2-0 record to 1-2 Davidson was concert consistency cution but himself for centered on With 9:01 Lafayette le cats began I after a Lafa nior fullbac yards for tit more hallbt yards) shari Wildcats gc with a fourt omore quart handed of I ranked thir rushing last was tacklec Doverspike "1 made should hay with a little Farrell said verse play tt 1 decided to card But it 1 should I pass with a "1 apologi They fough well enough poor decisic them the citu "Ill get one on but tha much good ri The Wild( rousing The into Lafayet first half am the 38 in th halftime the gained the fayette quer vak was sel yards while for eight for Yet at th layette had vantage in t( did not corn second half for 21 whil( 45C 711E 1 45C HE 45C 0 c- 9vilt T4d' A A11h lio 7i iP'' i 'rev 1 ''it 4 et 12 I '1'of' fi -C(' '1 l' "tir ti r4 '1 2Pow- 4 -e: --0-fil 4c-rlf4--k -o: v- 14 0- It' to-' -1o iO4t: i- i2 40 4 kt1'' --ki' 4'': 't''' 4 4 1 i' V''' '4' 1 7t -'''-Zt''tliki4'i' 21- 1177TV 4 A 1" ''''1: itili 4 4 1 4 tr Ili i' 1 A 4 "'s1610 I 44il'41 l': -i''''- 't 6 i -( 4 i1 i'ok 4" vi 's 4'7 V'4101- I' 7V 4'" il 4 s'Y 71 -0''-o4' Ao i 4 2 '11st0 liark l'- ti I A rr- 1 op -t' 4 174L 14::: lel4 i -Aolytkitu teif Uol''diett i4 7 4 -N- '4 1 's n'1r' (4) 1 ft4 ig Itt ti 4 v- to 1 i eeu I sii's li'' 'il '4' k1 4' 0 4--- 44 if 444 44' Aw's 4 -rtoyg 0 --7- 14b0- gt- 4s za 014 4 4' 4-- kty t-w f- 'ii' 0 '1p-ti 4tt 440e3'4" -4 mii1IFAMtoft 'va')- '45-t It I ''0" -14 -17i t'4 "4 1 11 AT 1 7t' itg 'f' 4 it- ec z'0 i-4 'folie j-401 441grAi 141104 Ak'044'400 1-54- 06- ''414 A es- -1W'4 A sx- --i i wk T- 4 A 4'fes-40b(0- )-4 A' A 'v 4tiA i'- 't-- 'e44-y-' 4 41 11t-- 44 --k JOilli4 44' ot: i -1 k4 :34 04 "We just played poorly" said coach Jim McKinney "In the first half our defense wasn't in the ball game at all I don't know where they were wish 1 knew" McKinney said SC State clearly has the advantage now in the conference but the Aggies aren't completely out of the running "That was just our first (conference) game" he said "We aren't out of it But they have beat us in recent years and gone on to win the conference" And that brings up the other point the Bulldogs wanted to make The contest between these two schools is a season-making rivalry The two usually play close games but the Aggies haven't beaten the Bulldogs since 1972 when they won 15-14 And that's a statistic the Bulldogs wanted to continue Ic he 1 "Every year that I've been here it's come out this way" said junior Reed MET (1-1) plays its second conference game next Saturday at Bethune-Cookman The Bulldogs (2-1) travel to Howard in an MEAC contest NC AtIT 0 0 0 SC State 17 1 7 0-31 1 run (Gardner kick) Gardner 43 Reed 2 run (Gardner kick) 3 run (Gardner kick) Reed 1 run (Gardner kick) 5 run (pass failed) Alt-12038 0 0 0 6- 6 I7 1 7 0-31 Photos by JIM WRITE Lafa (lies Ed Opatkiewicz Waits Cats' Shalili Stafford (1 I) Andre kennebrew (28) Defend NC A81" SC State fl 25 57 323 129 115 7-24-1 7-27-1 6-40 4-39 5-3 3-1 10-137 15-158 First downs Rushing yard Passing yards Passes Punts-avg Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Florida Rips Apart Georgia Tech 27-6 Flor Geo Terps Struggle Again Lose To West Virginia yarder by Murat Tercan of West Virginia were the only scoring in the first half Atkinson's 21-yard field goal gave Maryland a 6-3 lead in the third quarter but West Virginia went on top 10-6 later in the pe- riod on a two-yard scoring pass from Oliver Luck to Mickey Walczak Walczak :1 8 1it i c) bi 31 A A 4 0 iferii---- 0 i' 'N c' Eff- Vit40 11 I il''''' Nr ''''34 7t1'7t4 1 1: 3)71 Iroi4 br 7 te: ''410? 5 1': CallioSiJin': 0 1 ilit of 4 IV' klIV r) GO IQ 1 0 1 t' tt 'L 14 7) trk i 4)' 40'-' Z34' 'Ititot14 Cj7 I tP A 1 1 4 4 14 uIAJ11- to 17-6 Brian Clark had first-half field goals of 36 and 53 yards the latter 1 yard shy of the school record as Florida took a 20-6 halftime lead With 52 seconds left in the third quarter Hewko's 16-yard pass to Young gave Florida its 27- 6 edge Florida coach Charley Pell felt the Gators had a big psychological advantage because of Tech's victory last week "We knew we had a great advantage" said Pell "1 think it would have been awful hard for any coach to settle his team down after that upset over Alabama" Georgia Tech coach Bill Curry agreed: "We haven't yet learned how to win after winning" Florida is 2-1 Georgia Tech 1-1 Georgia Tech 6 0 0 6 Fiorida 10 10 7 0-27 1 run (Clark kick) 4 pass from Kelley (kick failed) Clark 36 11 pass from Hawke (Clerk kick) Clark 53 16 PeSS from Hewko (Clark kick) Aft-63876 (al Gainesville Fla) Ga Tech Florida First downs 15 29 Rushes-yards 33-35 50-196 Passing yards 145 242 Relurn yards 4 49 Passes 15-28-2 21-35-o Punts 6 41 4-35 Fumbles -lost 1-1 5-1 Penaities-yards 5-34 7-70 Associated Press COLLEGE PARK Md A 1- yard touchdown run by Oliver Luck with 3:52 to play set up by a fumbled punt and a pass interference call gave West Virginia a 17-13 college football victory Saturday over Maryland Wide receiver Rich Hollins who caught eight passes for 148 yards recovered a fumbled punt by Lendell Jones on the Maryland 12 with 4:46 remaining Two plays later Jonathan Simmons was charged with interference while making an apparent interception in the end zone Luck's touchdown gave West Virginia its second straight triumph both on the road and against ACC teams Last week the Mountaineers won at Virginia 32-18 The Terps who struggled Saturday as they did in last week's season-opening defeat at Vanderbilt took a 13-10 lead early in the fourth period The go-ahead touchdown was on Willie Joyner's 2-yard run after an illegally kicked loose ball gave Maryland possession at the West Virginia 13 A 44-yard field goal by Maryland's Jesse Atkinson and a 37- Associated Press GAINESVILLE Fla Florida's Bob Ilewko in his first start of the season ran for one touchdown and passed to Tyrone Young for two more Saturday as the Gators crushed Georgia Tech 27-6 in a nonconference college football game Hewko passed for 62 yards during the Gators' first possession and capped the drive by leaping over a pile of linemen from 1 yard for a 7-0 lead The Yellow Jackets who last week shocked then-second-ranked Alabama 24-21 also scored on their first possession Quarterback Mike Kelley hit Denny Rochester from 4 yards out but Florida's Bee Lang blocked the point-after kick preserving the Gators' 7-6 lead Georgia Tech's only other scoring threat came in the fourth quarter when a drive reached the Florida 6 But the Yellow Jackets could move no farther and relinquished possession Hewko a Junior who shares the quarterback duties with Wayne Peace hit Young with an 11-yard pass with 4:07 left In the second quarter pushing the Gators' lead Ass GAINESVII da's Bob Hew of the season down and I Young for tw the Gators cr 27-6 in a no football game Hewko pas ing the Gato and capped ti over a pile of for a 7-0 lead The Yellom week shocked Alabama 21-: their first pos Mike Kelley from 4 yarth Bee Lang blot kick preservi lead Georgia Te( ing threat a quarter when Florida 6 But could move quished posse Hewko a ju quarterback Peace hit Yot pass with quarter pushil i Maryland played without tail- back Charlie Wysocki Who in- jured an ankle last week while rushing for at least 100 yards fork the 15th time in his career His replacement Joyner carried 30 times for 96 yards Maryland with two quarterbacks injured started sophomore Boomer Esiason He completed 15 'L 1 of 32 passes for 164 yards and was intercepted twice by Lind Murray West Virginia 0 3 7 71 Maryland 3 0 3 7-13 Atkinson 44 Tercan 37 i Atkinson 21 2 pass from Luck (Tercan kick) 2 run (Atkinson kick) 1 run (Tercan kick) i Att-38300 (at College Park Md) West Va Maryland First downs 16 16 Pushes-yards 32-74 49-137 I Passing yards 255 16: Return yards Passes 24-51-2 15-32-2 Punts 7-35 7-40 Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-2 Penalties-yards 4-38 5-45 4 t' AP Photo Florida Receiver Tyrone Young Readies For Pass he scored 2 touchdowns in victory over Ga- Tech.