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-m rfi -v f- w- I THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Sunday September 18 1994 90 I COLLEGE FOOTBALL Appalachian State pummels NC SATURDAY SCENE got beat by a much better coach Bill Hayes admitted a young football team said that from day one Maybe folks will believe me NC 0 0 0 0-0 Appilachian St 0 28 7 FG Sutton 31 Kendrick 13 pass from Arnold (Sutton kick) Stevens 24 Interception return (Sutton kick) Blue pass Iron Arnold (Sutton kick) Scott run (Sutton kick) Hooks 17 run (Sutton kick) Everette 65 pass from Satterfield (Sutton kick) 11612 (at Appalachian St) Chris Beatty with 12:59 left in the second He scored on another pass from Ryan a 9-yarder with 6:23 left in the game His 16 receptions broke an East Tennessee State team record of 13 set by Hal Morrison in 1953 A1 40-yard pass to Timmy Williams put VMI (0-2 1-1) on the board with 13:33 left in the first quarter and Thomas 1-yard run with 9:47 left in the fourth quarter added another touchdown Brian Edwards carried the ball 16 times for 141 yards to lead the Bucs in rushing and Haskins rushed 22 times for 98 yards for VMI VMI 7 0 7 ETennSt 7 17 0 Williams 40 pass from Lester (Goff kick) Ryan 5 pass Irom Johnson (Latferly kick) Edwards 67 run (Lafferty kick) Johnson 75 pass from Beatty (Lafferty kick) E-FG Latterly 22 Lester and Golf with kick Haskin 1 run (GoH kick) Johnson 9 pass trom Ryan (Lafferty kick) 5901 (at ETenn Si tion in the end zone But was flagged for a pass interference penalty and Arnold hit Kendrick Hall on a 14-yard scoring strike three plays later to make it 10-0 On the next offensive series Appalachian Stevens stepped in front of a Bolin pass and raced 24 -yard for a touchdown on the interception return Arnold hooked up with Don Blue (seven receptions for 106 yards) for a five-yard touchdown pass and fullback Damon Scott charged in from the five for another score in the final four minutes of the half to make it 31-0 think we had some things go right for us in the first half that broke spirit and gave us a tremendous amount of momentum in the second quarter" Appalachian State coach Jerry Moore said defense really did some things that pressured them into some early With Scott Satterfield on to replace Arnold at quarterback the Mountaineers nearly scored again marching to the Aggies five before time expired in the first half Satterfield (eight of 16 for 170 yards passing) did lead Appalachian State on a pair of second-half touchdown drives Tailback Chip Hooks (20 carries for 109 yards) finished one scoring on a 1 7-yard scamper in the third quarter and wide receiver Clyde Ever-ette hauled in a 65-yard pass from Satterfield for the final Mountaineer touchdown By DAVID COULSON Special Correspondent BOONE Appalachian State took the high ground from the opening moments of Saturday's non-conference game against NC and never looked back on the way to a 45-0 win at Kidd Brewer Stadium The defense led by linebackers Larry Dennis and Dexter Coakley and cornerback Matt Stevens held the high-octane Aggies attack to minus-13 yards of offense in the first half and without a first down until four minutes 27 seconds remained in the third quarter The Aggies (2-1) had rolled up 91 points and 834 yards of offense in their first two games but Appalachian State (1-1) limited to 87 yards and seven first downs The Mountaineers also sacked Aggies quarterback Maseo Bolin five times "They lost their will to Coakley said of the offense wished we had another quarter to go we were having that much fun out there" With terrific field position in the first half the Mountaineers were not hampered by the rainy conditions scoring early and often Senior quarterback Andy Arnold (seven of 12 for 69 yards passing) threw a pair of touchdown passes and led the Mountaineers to a 31-0 lead before taking the rest of the day off late in the first half with a strained thigh The worst field position was their own 42 in the first half and never penetrated beyond its own 26 Even with such domination the Aggies could have stayed alive in the first half but for one interception that was called back and another that wished it could have had back Trailing 3-0 early in the second quarter defensive back Curtis Bur-gins appeared to stop an Appalachian State drive with an intercep Florida State NC AST: Hickman 10-32 Rodman 6-25 Perry 9-24 Johnson 2-9 Searcy 1-5 Thornton 1-3 Bolin 5--39) Appalachian St: Hooks 20-109 Scott 11-63 McClain 5-28 Satterfield 5-24 Lance 2-6 Abraham 1-2 Carrington 1-2 Arnold 3-(-6) Bohn 5-15-1 15 Thornton 2-5-0 13 Appalachian St: Satterfield 8-16-1 170 Arnold 7-12-0 69 Baker 0-2-0 0 NC Bowden 4-33 Rodman 1-0 Perry 2-(-5) Appalachian St: Blue 7-106 Smith 2-2 Everette 1-65 Hall 1-20 Collmer 1-14 Reeves 1-13 Scott 1-12 McPhaul 1-7 East Tennessee State 31 Virginia Military 21 Jeff Johnson caught three touchdown passes in leading the Buccaneers past visiting VMI in a Southern Conference game Johnson scored for East Tennessee (3-0 1-0) off a 5-yard pass from Greg Ryan with three minutes 51 seconds remaining in the first quarter and a 75-yard bomb from CHRISTOPHER A RECORDStaff SI: Edwards 16-141 Jones 9-35 PASSING- VMI: Lester 8-22-1-126 Term St: Ryan 27-42-0-320 Beatty 1-1-0-75 VMI Williams 1-40 Hubbard 2-48 Reynolds 2-15 ETennSt: Johnson 16-239 Beatty 5-62 Dhcon 3-39 Anderson 1-31 80 yards in only five plays helped by a pass interference call on Wake Forest and scored on a 24-yard pass from backup quarterback Jon Stark to Andre Cooper with 9:47 left in the first half The Seminoles kept Wake Forest bottled up and had only a short 37-yard drive for their next score a 10-yard run by Rock Preston with 5:59 left in the half to make it 35-0 Warrick Dunn capped Florida next drive a 68-yarder with a 5-yard touchdown run with 1:43 left in the half to bring it to 42-0 LaRue was knocked from the game with a concussion late in the first half and redshirt freshman David Cerchio finished the game Florida State added a third quarter touchdown with 2:03 left when Stark hit fullback Dennis Andrews with a 17-yard pass to make it 49-0 Wake Forest did force Florida State to punt for the first time in the game in the third quarter but sustain a drive The Deacons had another chance to score when cornerback Major Griffey intercepted Kanell early in the third quarter and returned it to the 30 But again Hollows missed a 31-yard field goal to kill the chance Deacons safety Richard Good-pasture intercepted Stark later in the third and returned it 47 yards to the 25 and finally got on the scoreboard on a 1-yard run by Stacey Gresham Florida State cornerback Corey Fuller was called for two straight pass interference penalties in the short drive one nullifying an interception Fuller made in the end zone When Florida State scored on a pass from third-string quarterback Thad Busby to tight end Melvin Pearsall with 11:02 left they set a Groves Stadium scoring record The Seminoles 56 points bettered the 52 points Wake Forest scored in a win over Army in 1990 and Duke scored in beating Wake Forest in 1989 Wake Forest scored again after a 56-yard drive in the fourth quarter on a 12-yard pass from Cerchio to Thabiti Davis absence absurd Observer Staff and News Services North Carolina unveiled its ring of honor in Kenan Stadium Saturday paying tribute to 14 of the most famous football players in the history But tailback Amos Lawrence was conspicuously absent Lawrence is the all-time leading rusher set 18 school records in his career and is one of only two players in NCAA history to rush for 1000 yards in each of his four seasons But because he was not a consensus first-team All-American nor ACC Player of the Year he did not qualify for the ring of honor which also includes the five North Carolina players whose numbers have been retired As the honorees were introduced Saturday one fan walked in front of the bleachers holding a sign that read Amos just no way you can honor greatest players without including No Lawrence told the News and Observer of Raleigh all mind-boggling to The only other Division I-A college player to rush for 1000 in four straight seasons is Tony Dorsett guess in good Lawrence said "But in the hall of fame I even get my jersey hung in the Light blue banners each decorated by the name and numbei of a former North Carolina football star now hang from the upper-deck facade in Kenan Stadium The honored players are Charlie Justice George Barclay Andy Bershak Bill Sutherland Art Weiner Danny Talbott Don McCauley Ron Rusnak Ken Huff Mike Voight Dee Hardison Lawrence Taylor William Fuller and Ethan Horton But can you beat FSU? Having handled Texas Christian and Tulane so far North Carolina finds out precisely where it stands in the overall scheme of things next Saturday night when it plays at Florida State The Seminoles of course have never been beaten by an ACC team since they joined the conference They dusted the Tar Heels 33-7 in Kenan Stadium last season after spotting North Carolina an early 7-0 lead not sure anyone feels good heading to North Carolina coach Mack Brown said Quarterback Jason Stanicek sound worried about it whole team is looking forward to Florida he said going to approach it like any other game and put it in the proper Think positive Somehow Tulane coach Buddy Teevens thought his team performed well at North Carolina "From a physical standpoint 1 thought we played them tough on both sides of the Teevens said played a nationally ranked football team today We know what it takes to be there and I think a lot closer than Can anyone here play? After watching Cavaliers muff four consecutive plays for 20 yards in penalties one fan began muttering in frustration the best team in the nation (Florida State)" he said "And the worst conference" Virginia was penalized eight times in the first half and 10 overall but edged Clemson 9-6 DEEfense DEEfense Offensive players may get the headlines but it was the defense getting the applause at the end of victory The Cavaliers ran toward the locker room past a sea of Scott Stadium fans waving orange pompoms and chanting a salute Question Is there any hope for struggling offense? Yes at least in the next couple weeks An open date next Saturday will give the Tigers more time to work and the opponent the following week is Maryland which regularly struggles on defense But then Clemson has road games in four of its next five (at Georgia Duke Florida State and North Carolina) Staff writers Ron Green Jr and Leonard Laye contributed to this article Brooks stands out in return By LYNN ZINSER Raleigh Bureau WINSTON-SALEM Florida State shook off its early season tendency to sleep walk through the first quarter jumping out to a quick 21-0 lead over Wake Forest and rolling to a 56-14 win Saturday night at Groves Stadium Seminoles linebacker Derrick Brooks celebrated his return from a two-game suspension by causing a fumble and blocking a punt leading to two of those first-quarter touchdowns Florida State quarterback Danny Kanell completed his first eight pass attempts and finished with 20 of 28 passing for 189 yards one interceptions and a touchdown The lead was 42-0 at the half The Seminoles ran their record to 3-0 and remained undefeated in ACC games since joining the conference in 1992 The game started ominously for Wake Forest (1-2 0-1 ACC) The Deacons took the opening kickoff and on their third play quarterback Rusty LaRue threw an interception that would have been a Florida State touchdown had the Seminoles not been called for offside On the next play though tailback Jeremiah Williams fumbled after being hit by Brooks Florida State took over at Wake 42 and needed only five plays to score the touchdown coming on a 15-yard pass from Kanell to EG Green The Seminoles marched methodically for their next touchdown going 84 yards in 10 plays Fullback Zack Crockett scored on a 24-yard run with four minutes 35 seconds left in the first quarter On Wake next drive Brooks made his second spectacular play blocking Mike punt Clifton Abraham recovered it i game NCAA suspension tries to elude Wake Forest defender Tom Stuetzer Saturday Tiger on the loose: Florida State tailback Tiger McMillon playing in his first game after a two- yards to the Florida State 1 The Deacons punch it in and Bill Hollows missed the 22-yard field goal attempt to the right Florida State took over on the Wake Forest 20 and marched the in the end zone for the touchdown and Florida State had a 2 1-0 lead in the first quarter Kanell started the game with eight straight completions missing his first with 5:08 left in the first quarter Wake Forest actually moved the ball well in the first half but could not manage a score The Deacons took one drive 46 yards to the Florida State 35 and another 75 i I average savings of more than $4000 per subscriber With coupons in The Charlotte Observer save on products you use every day In no time a subscription will pay for itself Clip and save today (The (Charlotte (Observer Putting People In Touch llj Vl 1 I'-llf I 1 -Miil in il.