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120 THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Sunday October 22 1989 College Football evils SIR Terra Cone 111 40 Ail il 1 seP rk ACC Standings left making it 22-3 Maryland bounced back from Duke's initial scoring drive taking the ball 59 yard in 12 plays and getting a 37-yard field goal from Dan DeArmas Duke's fourth possession resulted in its second score After four straight runs by Cuthbert and a Maryland face-mask penalty took the Blue Devils 44 yards Ray scored from the 1 Scott Rosen blocked the extra point and Duke led 13-3 with 10:54 left in the second quarter The biggest play of the 11-play 74-yard drive was the sixth That's when Ray hit Hines with a 15-yard completion Rosen deflected the pass but Hines turned around dove forward and caught the ball appeared Duke again might lose at Byrd Stadium Ray hit Cuthbert for an apparent 27-yard gain at the Maryland 29 but Cuthbert fumbled when hit by Ron Reagan and the Terps' Michael Hollis recovered But the Blue Devils defense forced a punt three plays later and their offense took over Ray began and completed an eight-play 70-yard drive with 19- yard pass plays to Hines Hines' second catch was his 30th career touchdown reception and Duke led 7-0 with nine minutes eight seconds left in the first quarter Ray got stronger dominating a Maryland defense that entered the game second in the league in pass defense When it wasn't his arm punishing the Terps it was Cuthbert's legs His final carry of the half was a 4-yard touchdown run with 1:40 victory in Byrd Stadium since 1960 "Obviously we are a bunch of happy guys right now" said Duke coach Steve Spurrier The Blue Devils dominated nearly every phase of the game Sophomore tailback Randy Cuthbert rushed for a career-high 161 yards on 38 carries and caught six passes for 84 yards Junior quarterback Billy Ray completed 20 of 32 passes for 308 yards Senior All-American wide receiver Clarkston Hines caught seven passes making him the ACC's all-time leader in receptions with 166 two ahead of former Duke standout Wes Chesson It also was Duke's (2-1 4-3) third straight win Maryland (1-4 2-6) was playing its first home game since beating Western Michigan 23-0 Sept 16 Five plays into the game it By LES ILLINSKI Seocial Cortmendont COLLEGE PARK Md For Duke Saturday's college football game at Byrd Stadium and its most recent encounter in College Park had two similarities and one difference It was a Saturday in 1987 that the Blue Devils provided the opposition for Maryland's homecoming In that game and this one the Blue Devils held commanding leads after three quarters But two years ago Duke let a 22-7 fourth-quarter lead slip to a 23-22 loss These Blue Devils poured it on scoring on eight of 15 possessions to rout the Terrapins 46-25 before 38617 fans Most of those in attendance saw something they'd never seen The ACC victory was Duke's first over Maryland since 1972 and its first 19 pass from Ray (Gardner kick) DeArmas 37 run (hick blocked) Gardner 27 4 run (run failed) 67 run (DeArmas kick) Gardner 22 7 pass from Ray (Gardner kick) 16 interception return (Gardner kick) 8 pass from Ray (Gardner kick) M-13lohnson 2 pass from Zolek (Matthews run) Att-38617 (at Maryland) SA First downs 27 22 Rushes-Yards 33-115 51-188 Passing yards 308 300 Return yards 31 19 Passes 20-32-0 21-50-1 Punts 3-31 441 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-2 Penalties-Yards 5-43 7-60 Time of possession 3307 2653 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Culhbert 38-161 Ray 6-11 CBrovm 411 Maryland: Lowery 11-75 Anderson 5-21 Matthews 2-12 Ray 20-32-0-308 Maryland: O'Don nell 14-35-1199 Zolak 7-15-0-101 Hines 7-137 Cuthbert 6-84 Co tonna 3-48 Maryland: Green 5-65 13lohnson 5-63 Hanes 3-59 Boehly 3-13 Cavs Offensive Wallop Deacons lt ii 1: 1 1i 1- i 41 1 OE ft 301 1 04 -4: 40 0-1-- tp "wr vl A--!) x1r 1 t': 't4- :01 4 t0: 0i3 4 4 4 4- vf4 4: 4 A '''4 t4i-1'i0004'fit'Z ---R 4 11 4 It 41 tor-- 0'' 'Nt4 'is 101'1 i 4iiii-'-- VI 4tt-''1 :9 '1' 4 It' Fte-- 1): 1" ii: 4 tk-4400 :4 N--i- 4i7N' --'10k 14 41 4-'- 4 k4 't Vr ri '4 4 4 T4 T1 2 k' wassoomith- tiii' 4' 'e 'j: '1 1 iA Ir 8 It 6q6-1 i ii 't 1 5 i "i ittitz1414 fit4 't lt'k'' 'Ilt': '7' i'' :1 -1' o' 't ''4 :1 iN 'i Or41 k'TN' 4K A' '1 1 ::1 if rr1 'i-11 44 "04- --4 'i 4i'lh' 41 i41 4 1 -44 41 4 ::::4: '7 -5 4kr It 44-- fk --7v5i ::1 1N tmk 0-- -4it '4 tcl-:" IN tr 0 -4---- i--'-4 -ioo'' r11 i 4 Vt C1-6'' '') 4icI4 -4 w- 4-t-r- 11 te 4 Duke --------m-7 15 10 14-46 Maryland -------3 0 7 15-25 Associated Press feet after a short game during 17-14 victory at Atlanta 56-yard field goal as time expired The kick landed in the end zone and Tar Heel hopes fell with it "The players are crushed they're disappointed" said Brown "They thought they were going to win It'll be a big job getting them back up next week for Maryland" North Carolina 0 0 7 7-14 Georgia Tech 0 10 0 7-17 5 run (Sisson kick) Sisson 42 1 run (Gwaltney kick) recovered blocked punt in end zone (Gwaltney kick) 30 run (Sisson kick) Att-41114 (at Georgia Tett) NC First downs 11 Rushes-Yards 40-100 Passing 95 Return yards 30 Comp-An-int 9-2543 Punts 9-45 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 Penalties-Yards 1-5 Time 01 possession 26:24 GT 25 59-257 128 14 13-28-2 5-36 3-2 6-56 33:36 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Carolina Benefield 14-29 Blount 8-23 Hall 9-27 Staples 9-21 Georgia Tech Mays 27-169 Jones 18-49 Scotton 12-33 Edwards 2-6 Carolina Hall 9-25-0-95 Georgia Tech Jones 13-28-2-128 Carolina Felton 3-28 Brooks 2-36 Jauch 1-23 Georgia Tech Stegall 4-42 Rodriguez 2-24 Scotton 2-9 ig Play Flattens eels Jackets Win On Late Run By STAN OLSON Stott Writer ATLANTA North Carolina's football team was leading Georgia Tech by four points with barely a minute to play at Grant Field Saturday In the Tar Heels' defensive huddle massive Cecil Gray looked at his teammates "I figured that play might be the game" Gray said "And I figured one of us would come up with the big play we needed" Instead the big play came from Georgia Tech quarterback Shawn Jones who slashed through the Tar Heels on a magical 30-yard touchdown run scoring with just 51 seconds left to give the Yellow Jackets the 17-14 ACC victory The Tar Heels' misery continues North Carolina is 1-6 this season and 2-16 in two years under coach Mack Brown It could have been different but for Jones a 6-1 I99-pound red-shirt freshman The Tar Heels' defense had kept the visitors in the game on a day when its offense stumbled and slept And midway through the fourth quarter the North Carolina defenders seemingly won it When Georgia Tech attempted to punt from its 26 North Carolina's Larry Whiteside faked outside rushed inside and blocked the kick with an elbow and his face mask The ball caromed into the Tech end zone where the Tar Heels' Cliff Baskerville covered it for the touchdown With six minutes 35 seconds to play North Carolina led 14-10 The Tar Heels' inspired defense then stopped the Yellow Jackets but North Carolina couldn't move either Georgia Tech took over on its 40 with 2:42 left And then Jones took over Facing a second-and-I9 from his own 43 he hit two passes to gain the first down Then with thirdand-I I from North Carolina's 30 he won it Jones was supposed to pass but after barely avoiding a sack by the 1) 10 North Carolina safety Reggie Clark (right) snatches Georgia Tech quarterback Shawn Conference All Games I I PM OP I Ns OP KC State 4 1 0 125 87 6 1 0 202 123 Virginia 4 1 0 183 117 6 2 0 234 172 Clemson 3 2 0 126 88 6 2 0 217 118 Georgia Tech 3 2 0 113 107 3 3 0 123 128 Duke 2 1 0 95 91 3 3 0 163Ill Wake Forest 1 3 0 69 117 1 5 1 106 163 Maryland 1 4 0 89 122 2 6 0 143 171 Cambria 0 4 0 53 124 1 0 115 160 Saturdays Gimes North Carolina at Maryland noon Wake Forest at Clemson I pm Virginia at Louisville I pm Georgia Tech at Duke 130 pm NC State at South Carolina 1:30 pm touchdown run to make the score' 13-7 After an 89-yard Cavaliers drive that culminated in a 6-yard Wilson touchdown run the Deacons again closed to within six points After a Wake Forest punt Shawn Moore tossed a pass deep to Herman Moore but the ball bounced off Wake defensive back Lamont Scales' helmet and into the hands of cornerback Bradford Benson at the Virginia 35 On the next play Barnhill who finished the day 14-34 for 282 yards found standout wide receiver Ricky Proehl on a fly pattern down the right sideline to burn the Cavaliers' secondary and close the lead to 20-14 with three minutes one second left in the first half The catch Proehl's first of two touchdowns made him Wake For-' est's all-time receiving leader with 2536 yards McInerney however tied a Virginia record by adding his third and fourth field goals and Moore found McGonnigal over the middle for a 25-yard touchdown pass to make the score 33-14 and put the game out of reach midway' through the third quarter The Cavaliers are tied for first: in the ACC following NC State's 30-10 loss at Clemson Wake Forest 0 14 7 7-28 Virginia 13 10 10 14-47 McInerney 26 V-11Moore 22 pass from (Mcinermy kick) McInerney 32 3 run (Hoyt kick) 8 run (McInerney kick) 65 pass from Barnhill (Hoyle kick) McInerney 21 McInerney 33 25 pass from (McInerney kick) 53 pass from Barnhill (Hoyle kick) 2 run (McInerney kick) 20 pass from Moore (Mdnerney kick) 3 pass from Barnhill (Hoyle kick) Att-33700 (at Virginia) VIP Vs First downs 16 31 Rushes-yards 34-100 58-331 Passing 282 280 Return Yards 00 43 Comp-Alt-Int 14-34-0 15-30-2 Punts 9-36 2-35 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penal Iles-Yards 3-47 4-40 Time of Possession 24:30 35:30 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Forest AWIlliams 15-50 Rogers 10-30 Barnhill 7-19 Niedbals 1-1 Virginia Wilson 28-134 12-77 Fisher 9-70 Snead 4-22 Steele 2-16 Bryant 3-12 Forest Banihill 14344282 Virginia 15-30-2-280 Forest Proehl 5-114 Jones 2-61 Brown 3-55 Clinard 1-26 Johnson 1-10 Rogers 1-9 Donald 17 Virginia McGonnigal 8-137 HMoore 4-71 Finks 2-54 Tomlin 1-18 The Wolfpack failed to convert on fourth down three times in the second half and a fumble led to a Clemson field goal NC State finished with five turnovers "There were chances but when it came to crunch time we didn't deliver" said Montgomery Clemson delivered its final blow to the Wolfpack by passing for a touchdown with 30 seconds remaining Chris Morocco to Stacy Fields for four yards "In the first half emotion carried us In the second half guts did it" Simmons said "Fun guts emotion we did it all" NC State 0 0 10 0-10 Clemson 14 3 3 10-30 9 run (Gardocki kick) 11 run (Gardocki kick) Gardocki 24 Hartman 37 Gardocki 40 5 run (Hartman kick) Gardocki 23 4 pass from Morocco (Gardocki kick) Att-82000 tat Clemson) NCS 22 2347 297 26 30-56-3 3-40 2-2 25:00 Cisco' 15 56-192 92 60 6-15-0 7-46 1-1 6-55 35 00 First downs Pushes-Yards Passing Return Yards Comp-Alt-Int 30-! Punts 3 Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of possession INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS State Varn 9-46 Shaw Clemson Henderson 12-86 Mcf 'Oen 14-54 Stele Montgomery 30-56-3-297 Clemson Morocco 5-10-0-51 Cameron 3-5-0-41 RECEIVING State Codes 10-91 8yrd 6-30 Vane 5-54 Clemson Etetcher 3-41 Cooper 245 By ERIC BRUNS Special Correspondent CHARLOTTESVILLE Va For Virginia's football program which traditionally has not lit up the scoreboard Scott Stadium has become quite a hit The Cavaliers (4-1 6-2) rolled up 611 yards on offense and scored more than 46 points in their third straight ACC home game to rout Wake Forest Saturday 47-28 For coach Bill Dooley's Deacons (1-3 1-5-1) Wake Forest's sixth straight loss to the Cavaliers was another loss in a season filled with disappointment "We were very generous on defense" Dooley said "On offense we've got to develop a running game We always have to go to the airwaves and when you have to do that all the time you can't be consistent and you can't win" Virginia quarterback Shawn Moore who entered the game as the nation's most efficient passer completed only half his 30 attempts while throwing two interceptions The Cavaliers however were able to turn to plenty of productive offensive sources to move at will on the Deacons' defense Tailback Marcus Wilson the ACC's leading rusher gained 134 yards on 28 carries while three Cavaliers gained more yardage than Wake's leading rusher fullback Anthony Williams who had 50 yards on 15 attempts Meanwhile Cavaliers tight end Bruce McGonnigal caught a career-high eight passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns Yet Virginia coach George Welsh was not jubilant after the game as his Cavaliers broke down defensively twice to allow Wake touchdowns "1 still don't think we're as good as we were three or four weeks ago" Welsh said "You start to go backward sometimes We're giving up too many big plays on defense and we didn't play with emotion" Virginia scored on their first three possessions to put the Deacons in a hole quickly Before 11 minutes had elapsed Shawn Moore's 22-yard pass to receiver Herman Moore sandwiched by two Jake McInerney field goals had Virginia ahead 13-0 Wake answered with a controlled 80-yard drive capped by quarterback Philip Barnhill's first minutes nine seconds left in the period Clemson kicker Chris Gardocki hit a 24-yarder with 6:09 left in the first half after a drive stalled at the NC State 7 to give the Tigers a 17-0 halftime lead NC State's offense did little in the first half Clemson limited the Wolfpack to 28 yards rushing on 14 carries and held Montgomery to eight-of-20 passing for 71 yards and two interceptions The Tigers blitzed often and hard keeping Montgomery on his heels NC State did that to Clemson to start the second half opening in a hurry-up no-huddle offense That limited the Tigers' ability to mix up their defensive coverages and cut down on the rush By game's end Montgomery was 30 of 56 for 297 yards and the Wolfpack was ahead in first downs (21-15) and total yards (364-284) "I'm extremely proud of how hard our team played especially in the second half" said Sheridan "But when we play a team the caliber of Clemson we have to play perfectly" The Wollpack didn't especially when it counted The no-huddle offense led to a 37-yard field goal by Damon Hartman on NC State's first possession of the second half and later a 5-yard touchdown run by Todd Yarn but the Wolfpack self-destructed too much to pull off a comeback Clemson 1ack In ACC Race With Win Over NC State Gamecocks' Dull Victory Doesn't owl Over Scouts Jones off his Georgia Tech's game is (tailback Jerry) Mays and Jones" he said "It shows you that the skill position at quarterback is critical to win college football games" Mays surprisingly powerful at 170 pounds darted for 169 rushing yards on 27 carries while Jones scrambled for both Georgia Tech touchdowns the first coming on a broken play "How many times did Shawn Jones break from a normal play and make an athlete play?" said Brown "We did not have a skill guy make (an exceptional) play today" Georgia Tech (3-2 3-3) coming off an upset of Clemson was apparently flat early But Mays and Jones shook the Yellow Jackets awake North Carolina (0-4 in the ACC) could do nothing right in the first half totaling 31 offensive but still trailed just 10-0 at the break But the second half was a lot more fun Even in the final minute as North Carolina quarterback Jonathan Hall finally found his misplaced passing accuracy and gave Clint Gwaltney a shot at a "That hurt any chances we had at the time" Western Carolina first-year coach Dale Strahm said "If we score then it's 7-7 and you never know what's going to happen after that" Instead South Carolina's offense answered with a 65-yard drive for the touchdown that all but clinched the game The Gamecocks now prepare for its toughest stretch NC State Florida State and Clemson in the next four weeks Carolina 0 0 3 3 Carolina 0 7 14 3-24 I run (Mackie kick) FG 22 5 run (Mackie kick) 3 run (Mackie kick) FG 33 Ati-62000 (at Carolina) Kw Sc First downs 09 27 Rushes-yards 32-65 56-316 Passing yards 104 127 Return yards 00 02 Passes 08-18-1 10-21-1 Punts 8-34 3-34 Fumbles-lost 2-0 Penalties-yards 7-56 9-77 Tune of possession 24 '21 35:39 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Carolina Terry 20-55 Parton 3-14 Hemphill 3-11 South Carolina Green 23-150 Dingle 14-63 Haynes 11-61 Watson 2-15 Carolina Cottrell 7-16-1-94 Smith 0-1-0-0 Bare 1-1410 South Carolina Ellis 9-20-1-119 Hogan 1-1-0-8 Carolina Henderson 2-30 Terry 201 Parton 1-42 South Carolina Brooks 4-48 Rush 2-22 Hodge 1-19 Tar Heels' Rickie Shaw he darted up the middle As more defenders closed in he cut left behind a block from David Stegall zigged zagged and scooted into the end zone with Georgia Tech's 25-foot tall inflatable bee beaming down on him "They were playing man-to-man defense with pressure and the middle was wide open" Jones said "When I saw the open hole I just went Stegall made a great block and I knew I had the touchdown" The Tar Heels defenders were suitably impressed "I got a hand on one of his legs" said Tar Heels safety Doxie Jordan "I dove for him about 10 yards downfield I wasn't quick enough He's a great athlete if I've ever seen one" Gray standing in the middle of his silent locker room just shook his head "We had him" he said softly "He just squirted out" The loss left Brown feeling desolate "The biggest difference in the tricks and treats into the mix including a no-huddle offense Western Carolina drove to the South Carolina 22 midway through the first quarter A penalty and sack however drove the Catamounts (3-3-1) out of field-goal range Not taking advantage of that opportunity would set the stage for the rest of the game for the Catamounts' offense which would manage 169 yards total offense South Carolina's offense coming off a 47-point outburst against East Carolina two weeks ago finally managed to score midway through 'the second quarter Starting at his 27 Gamecocks quarterback Todd Ellis completed a couple of passes to Robert Brooks moving the ball to the Western Carolina 45 Nine consecutive runs later capped by a I-yard Mike Dingle touchdown dive the Gamecocks led 7-0 For a moment in the second half Woods may have been worried Beginning at their 30 the Catamounts drove 67 yards to the Gamecocks 3 the big play a 42-yard pass from Todd Cottrell to Johnny Parton Again South Carolina held the Catamounts out of the end zone and forced Western Carolina to settle for a 22-yard field goal by Clay Cox By JOE POSNANSKI Staff Writer COLUMBIA Saturday South Carolina really played two college football games: one against Western Carolina the other for the college bowl scouts in the stands The game against Western Carolina proved no contest the Gamecocks scored 17 second-half points and rolled to a 24-3 victory The game for the scouts however wasn't as decisive With scouts from the Gator and Peach bowls watching the Gamecocks' offense in the words of coach Sparky Woods wasn't sharp There are other ways to say not sharp Like dull South Carolina (5-1-1) led 7-0 at halftime leaving a nowherenear-capacity crowd of 62000 yawning Other than a 32-yard reverse by Eddie Miller South Carolina's longest play of the first half was 14 yards "I didn't see a lack of effort" Woods said "Western did a lot of things on defense we hadn't seen before If South Carolina in its first game in two weeks came out unemotionally Western Carolina came out set to impress Williams-Brice Stadium has become something of a home for the Catamounts They tied The Citadel there 22-22 two weeks ago And throwing all sorts of Continued From Page 12D with that anymore This is a new era now" It was a pleasant end to an era for 19 Clemson seniors including Lott "This is a load off my chest" Lott said The win kept alive Clemson's slim hopes of a fourth straight ACC championship and set up a wild finish in the league race NC State fell to 4-1 in the ACC 6-1 over- all Virginia 'trN ro 1 (4-1) and Duke (2-1) are closest to the Wolf- --N4 pack but the -'34- Tigers (3-2 6-2) aren't out of it NC State Lott looked out of it early Saturday in losing for the first time in nine games but fought back in the second half Clemson's assault on the Wolf-pack began with Lott's 28-yard punt return to the NC State 25 five minutes into the game Four plays later Wesley McFadden scored on a 9-yard run for a 7-0 Clemson lead The Tigers hadn't scored a first-half touchdown against NC State in the previous three years but added another before the first quarter was Over an 11-yard run by Joe Henderson with WO A i i I.