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CCI 1ST SECTION, ZONE: SPORTS, STATE 21:34:46 THE NEWS OBSERVER14C A SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2011College Football STANDINGS Conf. All ATLANTIC Maryland 1 0 1 1 Wake Forest 1 0 1 1 Clemson 0 0 3 0 Florida St. 0 0 2 0 Boston College 0 1 0 3 N.C. State 0 1 2 1 Conf. All COASTAL Duke 1 0 1 2 North Carolina 1 0 3 0 Georgia Tech 0 0 3 0 Virginia Tech 0 0 3 0 Miami 0 1 0 1 Virginia 0 1 2 1 RESULTS West Virginia 37, Maryland 31 Clemson 38, Auburn 24 Georgia Tech 66, Kansas 24 Duke 20, Boston College 19 N.

Carolina 28, Virginia 17 Virginia Tech 26, Arkansas St. 7 N.C. State 35, South Alabama 13 Gardner-Webb at Wake Forest, late Ohio State at Miami, late Oklahoma at Florida State, late GAME N.C. State at Cincinnati, 8 SATURDAY, SEPT. 24 Temple at Maryland, 12:30 UMass at Boston College, 1 Virginia Tech at Marshall, 3:30 Southern Miss.

at Virginia, 3:30 Florida St. at Clemson, TBA N. Carolina at Georgia Tech, TBA Kansas St. at Miami, TBA Tulane at Duke, TBA SUMMARIES CLEMSON 38, NO. 21 AUBURN 24 Auburn 14 7 3 0 24 Clemson 0 21 14 3 38 FIRST QUARTER 52 run (Parkey kick), 10:36.

36 pass from Trotter (Parkey kick), 7:54. SECOND QUARTER 4 pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick), 14:56. 1 run (Parkey kick), 8:54. 6 pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick), 5:06. lington 2 run (Catanzaro kick), 1:11.

THIRD QUARTER 65 pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick), 13:45. Parkey 38, 5:00. 19 pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick), :16. FOURTH QUARTER Catanzaro 38, 11:48. (at Clemson).

Aub Clem First downs 19 32 Rushes-yards 38-237 50-238 Passing 198 386 Comp-Att-Int 12-25-1 30-42-0 Return Yards 6 0 Punts Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-40 6-50 Time of Possession 23:45 36:15 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Dyer 16-151, McCalebb 10-34, Reed 3-20, Mason 4-15, Trotter 4-14, Frazier 1-3. Clemson, Howard 9-86, Ellington 14-46, Wat- kins 7-44, Bellamy 11-36, Boyd 7-30, Team 2-(minus 4). Trotter 12-25-1-198. Clem- son, Boyd 30-42-0-386. Stallworth 5-71, Reed 3-31, Benton 1-41, Blake 1-36, McCalebb 1-17, Carr 1-2.

Clemson, Watkins 10-155, Hopkins 7-83, Allen 7-80, Peake 2-41, Ja.Brown 2-22, Bellamy 1-4, Ellington 1-1. N. CAROLINA 28, VIRGINIA 17 Virginia 0 3 7 7 17 North Carolina 0 14 14 0 28 SECOND QUARTER Randolph 38, 14:55. 18 pass from Renner (Barth kick), 12:54. ton 1 run (Barth kick), 4:19.

THIRD QUARTER 17 pass from Renner (Moore kick), 13:02. 41 pass from Rocco (Randolph kick), 10:27. 2 run (Moore kick), 4:45. FOURTH QUARTER 4 run (Randolph kick), 5:09. (at North Carolina).

UVa NC First downs 23 22 Rushes-yards 34-170 41-222 Passing 298 179 Comp-Att-Int 23-41-2 16-23-0 Return Yards 0 8 Punts Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 6-58 3-40 Time of Possession 30:59 29:01 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Parks 14-98, P.Jones 8-39, Richardson 7-26, Rocco 5-7. North Carolina, Ber- nard 12-102, Blue 9-40, Highsmith 1-19, Tapley 1-17, Houston 9-17, Boyd 1-14, Renner 6-14, Byrd 1-0, Team 1-(minus 1). Rocco 22-37-2-287, Wat- ford 1-4-0-11. North Carolina, Renner 15-21-0-143, Wilkins 1-1-0-36, Blue 0-1-0-0. Burd 7-110, M.Snyder 5-72, P.Jones 4-9, Milien 1-41, Ti.Smith 1-32, Jen- nings 1-15, Parks 1-15, Freedman 1-8, Mathis 1-(minus 1), D.Terrell 1-(minus 3).

North Carolina, D.Jones 5-85, Bernard 5-31, Highsmith 4-37, Boyd 2-26. DUKE 20, BOSTON COLLEGE 19 Duke 0 14 0 6 20 Boston College 7 12 0 0 19 FIRST QUARTER 31 pass from Rettig (Freese kick), 5:57. SECOND QUARTER Freese 43, 10:44. 53 pass from Renfree (Ijjas kick), 8:31. Freese 47, 4:03.

7 run (kick failed), 1:21. 21 pass from Renfree (Ijjas kick), :30. FOURTH QUARTER 1 run (pass failed), 9:57. (at Boston College). Duke BC First downs 26 17 Rushes-yards 26-81 25-81 Passing 384 247 Comp-Att-Int 43-55-1 17-34-0 Return Yards 2 1 Punts Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 9-79 3-40 Time of Possession 35:32 24:28 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Thompson 10-54, Kurun- wune 5-17, Renfree 8-6, Crowder 1-3, Hollings- worth 1-1, Boone 1-0.

Boston College, A.Williams 13-56, Finch 4-13, Rettig 4-7, Kimble 3-6, Team 1-(minus 1). Renfree 40-52-1-359, Boone 3-3-0-25. Boston College, Rettig 17-33-0-247, Team 0-1-0-0. Varner 12-78, Braxton 9-60, Thompson 7-50, Vernon 6-116, Helfet 6-59, Crowder 2-20, Kurunwune 1-1. Boston College, Pantale 4-33, Kimble 3-53, Swigert 3-27, Larmond 2-87, Anderson 2-20, Coleman 1-14, Amidon 1-7, Da.Williams 1-6.

NO. 13 VIRGINIA TECH 26, ARKANSAS ST. 7 Arkansas St. 7 0 0 0 7 Virginia Tech 16 7 3 0 26 FIRST QUARTER 5 run (B.Davis kick), 11:59. 7:25.

49 pass from Thom- as (Journell kick), 5:30. 4 pass from Thomas (Journell kick), :52. SECOND QUARTER 3 run (Journell kick), 4:12. THIRD QUARTER Journell 31, 9:49. (at Virginia Tech).

AkSt VT First downs 15 22 Rushes-yards 31-64 40-135 Passing 205 292 Comp-Att-Int 16-36-2 21-33-2 Return Yards 38 61 Punts Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 6-40 5-51 Time of Possession 23:15 36:45 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Aplin 13-29, F.Jack- son 10-20, Lawson 7-12, Je.Robertson 1-3. Virginia Tech, D.Wilson 21-88, Thomas 8-28, Oglesby 5-10, Coale 1-9, Phillips 3-2, Team 2-(minus 2). Aplin 16-36-2-205. Virginia Tech, Thomas 21-33-2-292. Frampton 6-59, Jar- boe 4-38, Stockemer 3-77, F.Jackson 2-22, Lucas 1-9.

Virginia Tech, Coale 7-128, Boykin 4-29, M.Da- vis 4-27, Coles 2-61, D.Wilson 2-7, George 1-37, Dunn 1-3. NO. 18 WEST VIRGINIA 37, MARYLAND 31 West Virginia 14 13 7 3 37 Maryland 3 7 13 8 31 FIRST QUARTER Ferrara 25, 7:14. 9 run (Bitancurt kick), 3:02. 37 inter- ception return (Bitancurt kick), 1:44.

SECOND QUARTER Bitancurt 35, 13:33. 10 run (Bitancurt kick), 8:15. 18 pass from (Ferrara kick), 2:32. Bi- tancurt 34, :00. THIRD QUARTER 34 pass from G.Smith (Bitancurt kick), 11:36.

20 run (pass failed), 4:44. 6 run (Ferrara kick), 1:20. FOURTH QUARTER 2 run (Meggett run), 10:29. Bitancurt 21, 4:42. (at Maryland).

WVU Md First downs 27 29 Rushes-yards 31-92 35-188 Passing 388 289 Comp-Att-Int 36-49-1 34-52-3 Return Yards 38 8 Punts Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0 Penalties-Yards 6-68 7-75 Time of Possession 31:33 28:27 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Virginia, Buie 7-51, Ve.Ro- berts 12-36, Alston 6-20, Team 3-(minus 4), G.Smith 3-(minus 11). Maryland, Meggett 19-113, Adams 12-64, Wilson 2-11, Pickett 2-0. Virginia, G.Smith 36-49-1-388. Maryland, 34-52-3-289. Virginia, Austin 11-122, Bai- ley 8-113, McCartney 8-101, De.Brown 2-13, Buie 2-7, Ve.Roberts 2-5, Nehlen 1-13, Milhouse 1-11, Urban 1-3.

Maryland, Dorsey 9-79, Furstenburg 7-70, Boykins 4-61, Logan 4-41, Meggett 4-19, Pickett 4-(minus 1), Burns 1-17, Adams 1-3. GEORGIA TECH 66, KANSAS 24 Kansas 7 10 0 7 24 Georgia Tech 14 10 28 14 66 FIRST QUARTER 95 run (Ju.Moore kick), 12:33. 10 run (Mueller kick), 7:09. GaT- 4 run (Ju.Moore kick), :06. SECOND QUARTER 11 run (Mueller kick), 9:03.

GaT- 19 run (Ju.Moore kick), 7:32. Ju- 24, :39. Mueller 28, :00. THIRD QUARTER 63 run (Ju.Moore kick), 14:39. 67 pass from Washington (Ju.Moore kick), 10:34.

52 pass from Washington (Ju.Moore kick), 6:55. 21 run (Ju.Moore kick), 3:30. FOURTH QUARTER 2 run (Ju.Moore kick), 11:44. GaT- 3 run (Ju.Moore kick), 5:13. zilli 10 pass from Mecham (Mueller kick), 2:24.

(at Georgia Tech). Kan GaT First downs 19 24 Rushes-yards 42-151 50-604 Passing 211 164 Comp-Att-Int 17-27-0 4-7-0 Return Yards 0 27 Punts Fumbles-Lost 3-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 1-5 5-40 Time of Possession 32:23 27:37 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Miller 11-53, Sims 11-40, Lewis 10-26, Pierson 6-18, Webb 3-15, Bourbon 1-(minus 1). Georgia Tech, O.Smith 5-157, Peeples 5-110, Jones 4-72, Sims 9-70, Days 9-68, Lyons 2-40, Washington 6-32, Perkins 4-15, Godhigh 1-12, C.Jackson 1-12, Dickey 2-8, Zenon 2-8. Webb 11-19-0-148, Me- cham 6-8-0-63. Georgia Tech, Washington 4-7-0-164.

Beshears 5-65, Biere 3-40, Turzilli 3-37, Jackson 2-23, Mundine 2-22, Pick 1-17, Sims 1-7. Georgia Tech, O.Smith 2-108, Jones 1-52, S.Hill 1-4. ACC Antone Exum (1) keep Arkansas Dwayne Frampton from making a one-handed a catch during No. 13 Virginia 26-7 home victory. DON PETERSEN AP Thaddeus Lewis.

Renfree at- 5 2 a a picked apart the BC second- ary, particularly in the second half as Duke dominated pos- session 21:07 to 8:53 in drop- ping the Eagles to 0-1 in the ACC and 0-3 overall. Renfree threw two touch- down passes during the first half, both to Conner Vernon, and scored the go -ahead touchdown himself on a 1-yard dive with 9:57 to play in the game to make it 20-19. attempt at a two-point conversion fai led, but it matter in the end. The touchdown passes to Vernon covered 53 and 21 yards, respectively, and were first and second of the season. think the first two games of the season Sean felt like he had the weight of the world on his Cutcliffe said.

touchdown passes certainly helped. He had fun playing Despite two scor- ing passes in the first half, Duke trailed 19-14 at the break. BC scored on a 31-yard pass from Chase Rettig to Tahj Kimble, a 7-yard run by Andre Williams and field By Steve Bawden CORRESPONDENT CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. Duke football program has experienced its share of mind-bending losses down through the years. On Saturday afternoon at Boston Alumni Sta- dium, the shoe was on the other foot.

With 43 seconds remain- ing, BC place-kicker Nate Freese attempted a 23-yard field goal attempt that car- omed off the left upright and Duke ran out the clock for a 20-19 victory. Earlier in the game, Freese missed a point- after attempt that bounced off the right upright. been there before; sometimes things end up on the right side for Duke coach David Cutcliffe said af- ter the Blue Devils improved to 1-2 overall, 1-0 in the ACC. feel horrible right now, and singing and celebrating. like to sing a lot Cutcliffe was singing the praises of his junior quarter- back Sean Renfree, who tied a Duke record by completing 40 passes against the Eagles, a mark he now shares with goals of 43 and 47 yards by Freese.

Duke completely con- trolled the second half, how- ever, as Renfree repeatedly found gaps in the de- fense. was our game plan, to throw toward the perime- ter, then take shots down the Renfree said. wanted to put our receivers in space and let them try to run with Donovan Varner was the biggest beneficiary of strategy with 12 catches for 78 yards. Brandon Braxton had nine catches for 60 yards and running back Juwan Thompson had seven catches for 50 yards. Vernon and Coo- per Helfet had six each.

think there was a said Eagles line- backer Luke Kuechly, who had a career-high 23 tackles. were chipping on us. When we play that soft cover- age, that stuff Although Duke moved the ball easily against the BC de- fense in the second half, it had trouble scoring points. On their first possession of the second half the Blue Dev- ils drove 73 yards to the BC 10. On first-and-goal Ren- pass bounced off Hel- hands into the arms of Eagles defender Jim Noel.

was frustrating not to be able to Renfree said. been a problem for us, last season and this season. When you have a long drive you want to put up But while the offense was sta ing at inopportune times, the Blue de- fense was holding the offense in check. Until its fi- nal drive of the game, BC managed just three irst downs in the second half. give Ea- Renfree said of the Duke defense.

kept getting the ball in good field Afterward, BC coach Frank Spaziani absolved his kicker and praised perfor- mance. did what they had to do to he said. came up a point ahead. Con- gratulations to DUKE 20, BOSTON COLLEGE 19 Stingy defense allows Duke to down Eagles Duke defensive graduate assistant John Russell jumps into the arms safety Matt Daniels (40) after Boston Col- lege kicker Nate Freese missed a field goal from the 23 yard-line with 43 seconds remaining on Saturday. STEPHAN SAVOIA AP Boston College goal attempt in minutes goes wide left ONLINE EXTRA To view more photos from the game go to newsobserver.com/dukepics ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMINGTON, Ind.

Indi- Edward Wright-Baker threw for two touchdowns and the Hoosiers rushed for 279 yards and three more scores, beating up on South Carolina State 38-21. Indiana moved the ball all day, compiling 221 yards and three touchdowns in the first quarter. Indiana finished with 564 yards in total offense and matched its highest point total since last second game. Still, it was not a thing of beauty. The teams combined for 30 penalties with Indiana com- mitt ing 19 to break the school record (16) set in 1962.

Indiana used three dif- ferent quarterbacks, and the game took nearly 3 hours to complete. Wright-Baker got things off to a torrid start for Indiana, throwing a 30-yard TD pass to Duwyce Wilson after a re- play review overturned the call on the field that he had juggled the ball. Wright-Bak- er finished 19 of 24 for 266 yards with two TDs and no interceptions, although he did lose a fumble. Stephen 2-yard scoring run on next possession made it 14-0 few- er than 6 minutes into the game. South Carolina State (1-2, 1-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) answered in just one play.

Derrick Wiley threw a flanker screen to Ty- ler McDonald, who cut inside the defenders and outran the Hoosiers for a 69-yard TD. Wiley was 15 of 30 for 216 yards with two touchdowns and ran 14 times for 63 yards. The Hoosiers were just get- ting started. Matt Perez scored on a 1- yard TD run to make it 21-7 before the 57-minute first quarter finally ended. After Indiana recovered a South Carolina State fumble, the Hoosiers drove for a 26-yard field goal to make it 24-7 at the half.

But the constant penalties and continual miscues made it difficult again for the Hoo- siers to close out the game. Midway through the third quarter, the Bulldogs finally obtained the short field they needed and wasted no time in converting with a 5-yard TD pass from Wiley to Caleb Da- vis to make it 24-14. Then it was turn. Freshman Roberts capped a 58-yard drive with a 7-yard TD run, the first score of his college career. Roberts wound up with 19 carries on 102 yards, his first career 100-yard game.

ELSEWHERE Jacksonville 37, Charleston Southern 30: Quintin Davis caught a 42-yard touchdown pass from Josh McGregor with 4:20 remaining to give Jacksonville a 37-30 victory over Charleston Southern. After the teams exchanged punts on the next two posses- sions, Blythe Weaver sacked Charleston Mal- colm Dixon for a 9-yard loss after the Buccaneers (0-3) had reached their 45. Colby Walden intercepted pass on the next play at the Jacksonville 36. Walden also started the scoring for the Dolphins (1-2) with a 93-yard return of the opening kickoff. Two rushing touchdowns by B.J.

Hackworth and Dix- 25-yard pass to Carson Leshin gave Charleston Southern a 20-17 lead with 2:23 left in the third quarter. Neither team led by more than a touchdown after that. J.J. Laster carried 25 times for 128 yards and a touchdown. Dixon carried 27 times for 163 yards and was 9-of-14 passing for 84 yards for Charleston Southern.

California 63, Presbyterian 12: Zach Maynard threw for 215 yards and three touch- downs, and California made Jeff Tedford the winningest coach with a 63- 12 romp over Presbyterian on Saturday in the first home game at Park. Isi Sofele ran for a career- igh 105 yards and two touchdowns and Brendan Bi- gelow returned a kick 88 yards for a score to give Ted- ford his 75th victory. He passed Andy Smith, who had held the record since 1925. Maynard finished 15 for 25 passing and only played one half for the Golden Bears (3-0) in the first of five games this season at the defending World Series champion San Francisco cozy water- front ballpark. longtime home, Memorial Stadium, is undergoing a $321 million renovation.

Justin Bethel had all the highlights for the Blue Hose (1-2). He blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown and intercepted a pass by Maynard for a score. OBSERVER NEWS SERVICES Hoosiers topple Bulldogs blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow.