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The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina • 33

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The News ond Observer Sunday No 5 1972 Richmond Entangles The Citadel William Mary Rips Past Davidson 56-9 Regan's two-yard touchdown field goal Davidson's only run opened the scoring in the points until Webal ran three first period after which Woody yards for a last period Montgomery booted a 45-yard touchdown Believe It or Not VMI Did Win 31-7 Associated Press Bamett plunging in from the two But after that 69-yard drive the VMI defense led by linebacker Mark Weiss and tackle Bob Ball bottled the Paladins up in their own territory and they didn't move across the 50 until the final minutes VMI gave its best offensive performance of the year by far with Bowman ripping through the Furman line and Schultze completing 10 of 17 passes for 164 yards VMI -finished with 425 yards of offense 252 of that by half-time Although they continued to dominate play in the second half the Keydets for the most part failed to cash in on their scoring opportunities They had a drive from mid-field stalled at the two lost possession on a fumble at the two later in the third period and had a first down pass from the Furman 25 intercepted Bowman went across for the third time after a 42-yard pass from Schultz to Ken Terry which carried to the Furman six The score came with 2:55 remaining and by that time the partisan crowd of 4000 had gone completely wild Penn State's'John Cappelletti (22) scores six-yard touchdown against Maryland Penn St Rips Farnua 6 41-70 67 19 VMI First downs Rushes-yards Passing-yards Returns yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards 18 60-261 164 71 10-17-1 3-2S 3-2 3-34 7-14-1 10-35 2-1 4-46 LEXINGTON Va (AP) -Workhorse running back Mac Bowman scored three touchdowns here Saturday to lead Virginia Military Institute's long-suffering Keydets to a decisive 31-7 vic-tory over Furman in a Southern Conference game that ended the nation's longest losing streak at 18 games The Keydets had not won since beating Davidson in the 1971 opener Bowman a senior from Thomson Ga carried 37 time for 165 yards VMI spotted Furman a 7-0 lead midway in the first quarter then took complete charge with successive scoring drives of 65 75 and 54 yards Bowman ripped 28 yards for the first touchdown Ronnie Moore bagged the second on a 35-yard pass from Tom Schultze and Bowman scored the third going in from one-yard out to give the Keydets a 21-7 lead at the half The Keydets padded their lead with Mike Cole's 32-yard field goal in the third period and Bowman's third touchdown a six-yard run late in the final quarter Furman scored the first time it had possession with Jim looks the 12 Hufnagel then romped 14 yards to the 1 after he was almost trapped trying to pass and Cappelletti scored on the next play Once-beaten Penn State boosted the margin to 32-10 early in the fourth period on a four-play 36-yard advance that featured a 24-yard pass from Hufnagel to Bob Rickenbach for a first at the 12 The same duo played pitch and catch for the TD from the 7 Hufnagel ran for a two-point conversion after State was offisde on a placement attempt Furman 7 TTt 0- 7 Virginia Military 7 14 3 7-31 Fur-Barnett 2 run 'Standlford kicki Bowman 28 run iCole kick i VMU-Moore 35 pass from Schulu (Cole kicki VMI-Bowman 1 run (Cole kicki VM1-FG 32 Cole Bowman 6 run (Cole kick A-4000 First downs Rushes-vards Passint yards Ri ijini yards Rtrsmo 20 55-r SI 2 41 S-C 22 2- CtUdd II Vis 4-1 3-15 ruses umbles-losl Pallies-yards 'CHARLESTON SC (AP) -Richmond quarterback Harry Knight threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Mike Maho-riey to snap a 7-7 tie in the third period and the Spiders went on t'a 21-7 Southern Conference football victory over The Citadel Saturday night The victory was Richmond's third in four conference games while The Citadel dropped to 2-3 in league play The Citadel scored first after recovering a fumble in the second period Jon Hall scored on a nine-yard run with 8:41 left in the first half Richmond tied the score with 1:40 to play in the first half when Knight threw a 29-yard scoring pass to freshman Rich Allen Jhe Citadel was hampered by- the loss of quarterback Harry Lynch who suffered a rib injury early in the game and retired for the night -Allen scored Richmond's final touchdown in the last period going over from the fojur to cap a 45-yard seven-play drive The Citadel threatened twice itVthe last half The Cadets marched from their 26 to Richmond's 16 in the third period before Hall fumbled on the Spider 13 Pat Kelly recovered for Richmond With 6:31 to play John Rosa filling in for Lynch failed on a fourth down pass with eight yards to go at the Spider 28 Steve Bischof batting down the ball Richmond 0 Chadel 7 7 7-7 0 0- Cit-Hall 9 run (Tic kick) ftlch-Allen 29 pass Irom Knight (Clark ktttfi Rich-Mahoney 24 pass from Knight ((ISrkkirki Rich-Allen 4 run (Clark kirk) A ll 680 Loflin Keys Win By Apps Florence St Appalachian St First downs 18 21 Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards 52-102 124 6 11-24-3 5-32 3-2 11-115 49-201 111 11 11-24-2 5- 36 42 6- 99 BOONE (AP) Quarterback Steve Loflin threw two touchdown passes and kept drives alive with his running as Appalachian State took a college football victory Saturday over Florence State of Alabama 17-3 In addition to his scoring passes the junior quarterback rushed for 71 yards in leading the Mountaineers to their third straight victory of the year The Lions dropped to 2-6 Florence State got its only score mid-way through the sec-oad quarter on a 24-yard field goal by William McCormack Siat matched an earlier 22-Jard boot by Appalachian's Clark Loflin keyed an offensive attack which appeared sluggish after surpassing 400 yards total offense in each of Appalachian's two previous games Florence State 0 3 0 Appalachian 3 7 0 7-17 App-FG Clark 25 Flor-FG McCormack 24 Agle 6 pass from Liflin (Clerk kick Bradshaw 19 past from Liflin (Clark kirk A-5750 College Schedule Terps State rapped up its scoring in the final period on a 29-yard touchdown pass from substitute quarterback Tom Schuman to Dave Bland and a one-yard plunge by Walt Addie after he had carried 73 yards to the Maryland 1 In the first half Penn State marched 73 yards on five plays for a 7-0 lead the first time it got the ball Hufnagel's 47-yard completion to Scott set up Cap-pelletti's six-yard touchdown run Maryland however came right back with the help of a 67-yard run by Jamie Franklin IXC DOWNTOWN No no but tftrlmc it i vuu ihead of hove 46-16 that set up a nine-yard TD pass from Bob Avellini to Don Rat-liff Vitiello's 24-yard field goal and a 35-yarder by Steve Mike-Mayer created the halftime stalemate Maryland 7 3 0 Penn Slate 7 3 14 PSL'-Cappelletti 6 run iVitiello kicki Ratliff 9 pass from Avelhm iMUte-Maver kick i PSU-FG Vitiello 24 FG Mike-Mayer 35 PSU-Cappel-letti 1 run iVmello kick! PSl'-Cappelletti 1 run IVitiello kickl Rickenbach 7 pass from Hufnagel (Hufnagel run' Avellini 1 run (pass failed PSU-Bland 29 pass from Schuman iVitiello kick i PSU-Addie 1 run iVitiello kickl A-58171 RALEIGH fad foolishness a treasure of fnc it-nvirf-i wArlrl it'c niro 'uji their time yet aren't mired by old the look ot today tf WtMDavMsM 27 22 S9-J9I 16-177 1 20 41 42 16-29-0 1M2-5 4-39 3-30 14 3-1 4-40 3-34 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards DAVIDSON (AP) William Mary's football team ran up its biggest score in 25 years Saturday crushing Davidson 56-9 to win its fourth Southern Conference game without a loss The Indians rushed for 392 yards and passed for 108 to pull within one victory of pace-setting East Carolina whom they meet next Saturday in a battle for first place Seven men shared scoring honors for th'e winners tailback Terry Regan scoring twice on runs of 58 and 2 yards William Mary turned the game into a rout with 28 points in the last period to hand Davidson its first conference loss against two victories and a tie Regan gained 145 yards in 15 carries and quarterback Rip Scherer hit 9 of 14 passes for 97 yards to lead the William Mary offense Backup quarterback Bill Deery added 84 yards in 10 rushes and 62 passing yards Scotty Shipp hit 16 of 35 passes for 172 yards and John Webel picked up 112 yards and a touchdown in 18 rushes to lead Davidson's attack intercepted five passes bringing its conference leading figure for the year to 23 a school record William 4 Mary 7 14 7 28-56 Davidson 3 0 0 9 2 run (Regan kick i FG Montgomery 45 1 run (Regan kickl 10 pass from Scherer (Regan kicki 46 run (Regan kickl 58 run i Regan kirk i Prochilo 1 run i Regan kick! Webel 3 run 'pass failed i 1 run i Regan kickl McCutcheon 14 pass from Kmis 'Regan kick) A-3000 lasting good IPP QtliR thflt ClfPrVt tOf nr traditions Suits from Womble by Kuppenheimer Varsity-Town Southwick 50 IXC Two Button Coats Three Button Coats Suits with Pleated Trousers Suits with Plain Front Trousers Maryland Pens State First Downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards 18 19 50-158 216 15 14-30-2 6-34 21 1-5 41-201 319 94 15-33-1 5-38 1-1 641 UNIVERSITY PARK Pa AP) Quarterback John Huf-nagel's pinpoint passing keyed a pair of Penn State touchdown drives in the first four minutes of the third period Saturday as the lOth-ranked Nittany Lions ripped Maryland 46-16 for their seventh victory in eight games Maryland had held three touchdown-favored Penn State to a 10-10 halftime tie but a fumble on the first series after the third period kickoff started the Terrapins' downfall State's Randy Crowder recovered the loose ball at the Maryland 21 and in five plays the Lions scored Hufnagel on third down passed 15 yards to Chuck Herd for a first down at the 5 and two plays later John Cappelletti smashed into the end zone from the 1 Al Vi-tiello's conversion made it 17-10 Penn State held Maryland after the ensuing kickoff and from midfield drove for another score in six plays with Hufnagel passing 40 yards to Jimmy Scott for a first down at Tulane Nips Kentucky NEW ORLEANS (AP) -Sophomore quarterback Steve Foley's slingshot passing punched some life into Tulane's listless offense Saturday night and the Green Wave broke a three-game losing streak with an 18-7 homecoming football victory Foley who played prep football at a New Orleans high school shot the Greenies into contention with his pinpoint passing in the fourth period as the Green Wave came from behind Freshman halfback Steve Treuting smacked over from the one early in the fourth quarter to send Tulane ahead 12-7 while Foley went over from the three for the final touchdown with 6:05 remaining After a dull first half Kentucky went in front when Doug Kotar swung around right end from the eight and Doug Sexton kicked the conversion for a 7-0 Wildcat lead Tulane got back in the game when defensive halfback George Ewing picked off Kentucky quarterback James McKay's pass at the Kentucky 22 and loped into the end zone in the dying minutes of the third period The conversion attempt failed and Kentucky Carried a 7-6 advantage into the final period Tigers Claw Wichita St MEMPHIS Tenn (AP) -Junior tailback Dornell Harris exploded for a 72-yard touchdown run on Memphis State's first play from scrimmage Saturday to set the tone for a 58-14 Tiger victory over Wichita State in Missouri Valley Conference football action Harris had more than 100 yards rushing and two touchdowns in the first quarter as Memphis built up a 24-0 edge Memphis SUte led 38-0 at halftime Mm 1 UJowble ITS GOT LIFE Oxxford Kingsridge Oakloom 99 SUITSIZES Sizes 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 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