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CCI 2ND SECTION, ZONE: SPORTS, STATE 22:8:47 THE NEWS OBSERVER SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2011 A 13CCollege Football ACC Conf. Overall Atlantic Pct. Pct. Clemson 3 0 1.000 6 0 1.000 Wake Forest 3 0 1.000 4 1 .800 Maryland 1 1 .500 2 3 .400 N.C. State 0 2 .000 3 3 .500 Florida St.

0 2 .000 2 3 .400 B.C. 0 3 .000 1 5 .167 Coastal Pct. Pct. Ga. Tech 3 0 1.000 6 0 1.000 Duke 1 0 1.000 3 2 .600 No.

Carolina 1 1 .500 5 1 .833 Va. Tech 1 1 .500 5 1 .833 Virginia 0 1 .000 3 2 .600 Miami 0 2 .000 2 3 .400 results North Carolina 14, Louisville 7 Georgia Tech 21, Maryland 16 Wake Forest 35, Florida St. 30 Clemson 36, Boston College 14 N.C. State 38, Cent. Michigan 24 Virginia Tech 38, Miami 35 N.C.

STATE 38, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 24 Cent. Michigan 14 3 0 7 24 N.C. State 14 7 7 10 38 FIRST QUARTER 18 pass from Glennon (Sade kick), 11:41. 17 pass from Radcliff (Harman kick), 7:33. 12 pass from Glennon (Sade kick), 4:21.

23 pass from Radcliff (Harman kick), 1:55. SECOND QUARTER Harman 22, 9:59. ward 2 pass from Glennon (Sade kick), 3:30. THIRD QUARTER 10 pass from Glennon (Sade kick), 11:57. FOURTH QUARTER 2 run (Sade kick), 12:51.

Sade 45, 8:37. CMU- 77 run (Harman kick), 8:18. CMU NCSt First downs 17 25 Rushes-yards 25-182 45-162 Passing 245 244 Comp-Att-Int 19-32-4 20-36-0 Return Yards 0 77 Punts Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-52 5-40 Time of Possession 26:15 33:45 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Michigan, Cotton 13-158, Garland 7-28, T.Phillips 1-4, B.Brown 2-1, Radcliff 2-(minus 9). NC State, Washington 25-109, Creecy 16-61, Graham 1-0, Glennon 1-(minus 4), Team 2-(minus 4). Michigan, Radcliff 19-32-4-245.

NC State, Glennon 20-36-0-244. Michigan, C.Wilson 4-37, C.Williams 3-63, Harris 3-48, Cotton 3-2, Odykirk 2-30, Blackburn 2-8, Davis 1-50, But- ler 1-7. NC State, J.Smith 5-61, Washington 5-55, Palmer 4-34, Graham 2-56, Creecy 2-18, Bryan 1-18, Howard 1-2. NO. 8 CLEMSON 36, BOSTON COLLEGE 14 Boston College 0 7 7 0 14 Clemson 17 6 6 7 36 FIRST QUARTER 3 pass from Boyd (Catan- zaro kick), 10:22.

Catanzaro 38, 4:59. 14 run (Catanzaro kick), 4:03. SECOND QUARTER Catanzaro 42, 6:58. 20 run (Freese kick), 1:55. Catan- zaro 18, :02.

THIRD QUARTER Catanzaro 20, 11:35. ert 24 pass from Rettig (Freese kick), 5:09. Catanzaro 47, :39. FOURTH QUARTER 35 run (Catanzaro kick), 11:24. BC Clem First downs 14 25 Rushes-yards 35-126 41-180 Passing 132 320 Comp-Att-Int 14-22-1 22-37-0 Return Yards 7 0 Punts Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 7-50 2-20 Time of Possession 32:06 27:54 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS College, Finch 19-81, Kimble 11-57, Rettig 5-(minus 12).

Clemson, Ellington 22-117, Boyd 6-37, Bellamy 4-24, Howard 2-13, McDowell 1-5, Humphries 1-4, Team 1-(minus 1), Watkins 1-(minus 2), Stoudt 2-(minus 4), Peake 1-(minus 13). College, Rettig 13-20-1-129, Shinskie 1-2-0-3. Clemson, Boyd 16-26-0-283, Stoudt 6-10-0-37, Ellington 0-1-0-0. College, Swigert 7-93, Larmond 3-32, Kimble 2-5, Elliott 1-3, Finch 1-(minus 1). Clemson, Watkins 7-152, Allen 4-49, Hopkins 2-47, Ja.Brown 2-32, Ford 2-14, Humphries 2-13, Craig 1-8, Ellington 1-6, McDowell 1-(minus 1).

WAKE FOREST 35, NO. 23 FLORIDA ST. 30 Florida St. 7 7 3 13 30 Wake Forest 3 13 9 10 35 FIRST QUARTER Newman 27, 7:37. 3 run (Hopkins kick), 3:00.

SECOND QUARTER 30 pass from Campanaro (kick blocked), 12:38. 22 pass from Price (Newman kick), 1:57. FSU- 46 pass from Manuel (Hopkins kick), :54. THIRD QUARTER 14:14. 2 pass from Price (Newman kick), 9:11.

Hopkins 40, 7:23. FOURTH QUARTER 8 pass from Price (Newman kick), 14:50. 3 run (Hopkins kick), 12:37. Newman 32, 6:27. 2 pass from Manuel (pass failed), :54.

FSU Wake First downs 25 19 Rushes-yards 27-110 38-128 Passing 315 263 Comp-Att-Int 25-46-4 22-36-0 Return Yards 51 82 Punts Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 13-109 10-87 Time of Possession 27:37 32:23 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Freeman 5-37, T.Jones 6-30, Trickett 2-19, Thomas 7-19, Wil- der 2-9, Greene 1-3, C.Thompson 1-2, Manuel 3-(minus 9). Wake Forest, J.Harris 13-136, Pendergrass 13-44, Dembry 1-(minus 1), Bo- hanon 2-(minus 1), Givens 1-(minus 3), Team 3-(minus 4), L.Jackson 1-(minus 9), Price 4-(minus 34). Manuel 19-35-2-286, Trickett 6-11-2-29. Wake Forest, Price 21-35-0-233, Campanaro 1-1-0-30. Greene 12-163, Green 4-102, R.Smith 4-36, T.Jones 2-2, Dent 1-15, Shaw 1-2, Freeman 1-(minus 5).

Wake Forest, Givens 6-101, Campanaro 4-60, Dem- bry 4-24, Davis 2-38, Bohanon 2-17, Pender- grass 2-14, J.Harris 2-9. NORTH CAROLINA 14, LOUISVILLE 7 Louisville 0 0 0 7 7 North Carolina 0 0 7 7 14 THIRD QUARTER 3 run (Moore kick), 7:11. FOURTH QUARTER 43 pass from Renner (Moore kick), 12:19. 18 pass from Bridgewater (Philpott kick), :42. Lou NC First downs 19 11 Rushes-yards 38-100 32-86 Passing 173 178 Comp-Att-Int 19-31-1 12-19-0 Return Yards 0 3 Punts Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 9-78 7-51 Time of Possession 33:44 26:16 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Do.Brown 18-47, Bridgewater 11-27, Wright 7-15, Hogan 1-11, Perry 1-0.

North Carolina, Bernard 25-109, Houston 1-1, Team 1-(minus 1), Renner 5-(minus 23). Bridgewater 19-30-1-173, Do.Brown 0-1-0-0. North Caroli- na, Renner 12-18-0-178, Blue 0-1-0-0. E.Rogers 5-56, Do- 3-33, Harris 3-26, Chichester 3-17, A.Smith 1-11, J.Davis 1-10, McGriff 1-9, Bella- my 1-7, Wright 1-4. North Carolina, D.Jones 4-91, Highsmith 4-59, Bernard 3-14, Wilson 1-14.

NO. 13 GEORGIA TECH 21, MARYLAND 16 Maryland 3 0 0 13 16 Georgia Tech 7 7 7 0 21 FIRST QUARTER 7 run (Ju.Moore kick), 10:26. Ferrara 30, 3:27. SECOND QUARTER 10 run (Ju.Moore kick), 9:17. THIRD QUARTER 3 run (Ju.Moore kick), 12:51.

FOURTH QUARTER 77 run (Ferrara kick), 12:01. 1 run (pass failed), 7:33. Md GaT First downs 18 21 Rushes-yards 41-246 60-272 Passing 87 114 Comp-Att-Int 6-24-2 6-21-1 Return Yards 3 39 Punts Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 1-5 8-63 Time of Possession 24:32 35:28 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS C.Brown 9-124, Meggett 18-86, Pickett 10-33, McCree 1-14, Tyler 1-0, Team 1-(minus 2), 1-(minus 9). Georgia Tech, Washington 32-120, Sims 14-83, O.Smith 4-41, Lyons 4-14, Zenon 2-12, Jones 2-6, Team 2-(minus 4). C.Brown 4-17-1-36, 1-6-1-17, Logan 1-1-0-34.

Georgia Tech, Washington 6-19-1-114, Team 0-2-0-0. Dorsey 2-44, Tyler 2-26, Boykins 1-17, Pickett 1-0. Georgia Tech, S.Hill 2-50, O.Smith 2-37, Melton 2-27. NO. 21 VIRGINIA TECH 38, MIAMI 35 Miami 0 7 7 21 35 Virginia Tech 7 14 3 14 38 FIRST QUARTER 7 run (Journell kick), 3:48.

SECOND QUARTER 40 pass from Thomas (Journell kick), 14:53. 15 pass from Har- ris (Wieclaw kick), 3:29. 3 pass from Thomas (Journell kick), :04. THIRD QUARTER 77 pass from Harris (Wie- claw kick), 10:29. Journell 28, 2:55.

FOURTH QUARTER 4 pass from Harris (Wieclaw kick), 12:15. 60 pass from Thom- as (Journell kick), 12:05. 16 pass from Dorsett (Wieclaw kick), 8:25. Mi- 30 run (Wieclaw kick), 2:51. 19 run (Journell kick), :56.

Mia VT First downs 21 26 Rushes-yards 38-236 38-172 Passing 283 310 Comp-Att-Int 14-22-0 23-25-0 Return Yards 7 17 Punts Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 9-84 5-35 Time of Possession 28:35 31:25 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Miller 18-166, James 10-65, Benjamin 1-6, Harris 7-1, Hagens 1-0, Whipple 1-(minus 2). Virginia Tech, D.Wilson 23-128, Thomas 11-28, Lanier 0-12, Oglesby 2-4, Gregory 1-3, M.Davis 1-(minus 3). Harris 13-21-0-267, Dor- sett 1-1-0-16. Virginia Tech, Thomas 23-25-0-310. Walford 4-66, Hurns 3-63, Miller 3-23, Streeter 2-30, Benjamin 1-77, Clements 1-24.

Virginia Tech, Boykin 7-120, Coale 5-91, D.Wilson 4-25, M.Davis 3-31, Drager 2-36, Coles 1-6, Oglesby 1-1. ACC Clemson linebacker Jonathan Willard, behind, corrals Boston College wide receiver Colin Larmond Jr. RICHARD SHIRO AP By Rick Bonnell CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson of- fensive coordinator Chad Morris reached for the peach a cheek and exclaimed, even No, but he might be start- ing. The only real suspense in 36-14 pounding of Boston College at Death Val- ley was the status of quarter- back Tajh left leg.

Boyd was knocked to the ground by Eagles lineman Max Hollo- way in the third quarter and never returned to the game. The school is calling it a hip injury. X-rays showed no frac- ture, but Boyd was scheduled for a magnetic resonance im- aging. Coach Dabo Swinney is hopeful this is just a bruise, but if Boyd play against Maryland, Stoudt becomes the starter. Just a year ago, Stoudt re- calls sitting in the stands at Death Valley, daydreaming, going to be out on that And then he was.

Boyd entered the game with a 23-7 lead and possession five yards from Boston end zone. He managed the game fine, completing six of 10 passes for 37 yards. Most importantly, Morris said, Stoudt committed no turn- overs. great that we had zero turnovers. Every drive ended with a said Morris.

tried to keep it as simple as possible for Clearly it helps that sur- rounded by weapons. Run- ning back Andre Ellington ran for 117 yards, including a 35-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. And before Boyd left the game, he hooked up with freshman wide receiver Sam- my Watkins for a spectacular 62-yard completion. Watkins grabbed the ball off the back of Boston defender, vaulted over him and nearly scored. The defense was solid, too.

Lineman Malliciah Goodman caused a fumble by Eagles quarterback Chase Rettig ear- ly in the game, and Tyler Shatley recovered it. Two plays later Boyd scored on a 14-yard run for a 17-0 lead. Boyd would be the hardest Tiger to replace, between his skills and his decision-mak- ing. He entered the game hav- ing thrown for 27 third-down conversions, the most in the country. NO.

8 CLEMSON 36, BOSTON COLLEGE 14 Tigers roll, but Boyd is injured for the first time since 2008. These Deacs say they are more resilient than what they ap- peared to be in a season-opening overtime loss to Syracuse. Once again, as they had in wins over N.C. State and Boston College, the Deacs held on for a closer-than-comfortable victory over the Semi- noles. They were outscored 13-10 in the fourth quarter yet eked by with a satisfying result.

a football team good enough to beat you, but not good enough to get away from Wake coach Jim Grobe said. think the situation that going to continue to be in. had a bunch of games in the past that had a lead of seven points or less at the start of the fourth quarter. We like to keep things interesting for our Holding the Seminoles to a field goal in the third quarter, the Deacs took a commanding 32-17 lead at the start of the fourth quarter as sophomore quarterback Tanner Price capped a nine-play scoring drive with a textbook eight-yard touchdown strike to redshirt ju- nior Terence Davis. Wake soon found itself barely holding on to the lead in the fourth quarter.

As quickly as it looked out of way, the Seminoles pieced together a two-minute, seven-play drive that ended on a hard three-yard touch- down run by Ty Jones. The drive cut lead to 32-24 with 12:37 remaining. Wake responded with a six-minute, 11-play scoring drive that culminated in a 32-yard field goal by kicker Jimmy Newman. They went ahead by 11 points. The Deacs put the game into the hands of its defense, which had tormented Florida State for much of the game with a gambling pass-rush and instinctive coverage.

The Deacs once again made alert plays. With Florida State driving from its 43, ju- nior quarterback E.J. Manuel hit Jones in the flat, though he get far as Wake corner- back Merrill Noel knocked him down. With the Deacs pressuring up front Wil- ber flying off the edge the Seminoles com- mitted two key holding penalties that stunted the drive. On third and 15 from the 38, Manuel tried to throw downfield and his pass was tipped by cornerback A.J.

Marshall and redshirt se- nior free safety Josh Bush pulled down fourth interception and second. Florida State scored a touchdown with 54 seconds left but it was too little, too late. were said Wake redshirt junior linebacker Joey Ehrmann, who returned an interception 50 yards in the first quarter and made a tackle for a safety in the third. finishing off games. Winning is the most im- portant statistic that there is.

learning how to The Deacs held on and now look to Virginia Tech next week. would be a very good word for these Grobe said. Robinson: 919-829-4781 Florida Rodney Smith (84) is upended by cornerback Merrill Noel (7). The Deacs forced five turnovers, posted two sacks and recorded a safety. CHUCK BURTON AP Florida quarterback EJ Manuel, left, and Rashad Gholston, right, look on from the bench in the second half.

CHUCK BURTON AP WAKE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1C Associated Press ATLANTA Tevin Washing- ton did just enough for Geor- gia Tech to overcome its least impressive showing of the year. Washington ran for 120 yards and two touchdowns and No. 13 Georgia Tech had just enough to beat Maryland 21-16. Georgia Tech (6-0 overall, 3-0 ACC) led 21-3 before holding off the fourth-quar- ter comeback, led by backup quarterback C.J. Brown, a soph- omore who took over for Danny in the second quarter.

we struggled, never got any Johnson said. was a myriad of things, and we will have to watch the tape, but we do very many good things to- A season-high eight penal- ties for 63 yards and poor passing helped hold back the Georgia Tech attack. Maryland managed only 176 yards and a field goal through three quarters. Then Brown, unable to move the team through the air, led the comeback with a big run. Brown showed his speed on a 77-yard touchdown run down the Georgia Tech side- line early in the fourth quarter for Maryland (2-3, 1-1).

Davin Meggett, who had 86 yards rushing, scored from the 1 with 7 minutes, 33 seconds re- maining to cut the lead to 21-16. But Maryland was stopped on fourth-and-eight from its 46 on incomplete pass with 2:31 remaining, ending its comeback bid. Brown was 4 of 17 passing for 36 yards and an intercep- tion. He had nine carries for 124 yards. only points in the first three quarters were Nick 30-yard field goal at the end of a 14-play drive on the first possession.

ELSEWHERE Virginia Tech 38, Miami 35: Logan Thomas ran 19 yards for a touchdown with 56 sec- onds to play, capping a wild fourth quarter as No. 21 Vir- ginia Tech beat Miami. The Hokies (5-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) rescued their chances of contending in the Coastal Division with the dramatic rally, and may have killed the hopes for Miami (2-3, 0-2). They did it less than 2 min- utes after Lamar Miller scored on a 30-yard burst for the Hurri- canes, giving them a 35-31 lead. Thomas drove the Hokies 77 yards in eight plays, and capped the drive with a draw play for the score.

Georgia close call Jackets withstand late comeback from 18-point Georgia Rod Sweeting (6) intercepts a pass Sat- urday, one of two the Jackets had against Maryland. SCOTT CUNNINGHAM Getty Images Wake sophomore running back Josh Harris rushed 13 times for 136 yards against Florida State. He lose a yard and with that effort became the 35th back in school history to eclipse the 1,000 yard career marker. Wake redshirt junior receiver Chris Givens continues to pull in passes this season, finishing with a team-leading six receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown. His 599 yards this season is the best- five game start in school history, surpassing Ricky 470-yard five-game start in 1988.

Givens now has 1,742 career receiving yards and is ranked 10th in school history. Wake sophomore quarterback Tanner Price put his rocky freshman season behind him. By completing 21 of 31 attempts for 233 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday, Price passed for 1,342 yards this season seven more than his total from last year. In the second quarter, Wake sophomore re- ceiver Michael Campanaro threw a 30-yard touch- down pass to Terence Davis. He threw a TD pass in a victory over N.C.

State and has now completed 3 for 3 pass attempts. EDWARD G. ROBINSON III OBSERVATIONS.