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I ISundayNovember 20 1994 1 2 g-- "I 1 ''''-ii--iiiiii-7--1--- 7 i 1 li I 1 0 I I Sunday November 20 1994 111 Mill I 0 1 0 i l' 4(0- 011 'i-40 I 7 t'L' 1 6: 1 1 '-'''(11''1 A Cau Iton Tudor: Jeff Blake's success for Cincinnati exposes the flaws in the NEIlis antiquated thinking about quarterbacks Caulton Tudor: Jeff BlaAce's sue- e' ess for Cincinnati P3C11 AS 'P' th A flaws in the NEIlis antiquated thinking about quarterbacks 4 Recruiting: ACC men's basketball programs signed 15 players in the fall recruiting period but only one ranked among the top 25 Recruiting: ACC men's basket- ball programs signed 15 nlav- Tennis: Boris Becker serves his way into the final at the ATP World Championship where he will play Pete Sampras today Tennis: 11 i Becker serves his way into the final at the ATP World unamplonstup where he will play Pete Sampras today 4 AS :) Outdoors: The leaders are still safe but other anglers are haying plenty of good times and good fishing at the Outer Banks King Mackerel tournament Bovil four sweet Liberty at last 1 7 ok 10-5 -i- 'i'- --)' Outdoors The leaders are still TIIE NEWS SERV ER ---t safe but other anglers are hay- good fishing at the Outer Banks mg plenty of good times and '7 King Mackerel Ki tournament to 0 4 i 4tt it--t: fb Bowl four Pirates get it elr sweet Liberty at last For the first time four Division I-A teams from North Carolina will play in postseason bowl games Here's where they stand: DUKE: The Devils have finished the regular season at 8-3 and are in the running for the Peach and Hall of Fame bowls with the Gator still possible For the first time four Division I-A teams from North Carolina will play in postseason bowl games Here's where they stand: DUKE: The Devils have finished the regular AL i A lead Only 23355 fans turned out in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium and many left early no doubt singing the Beale Street Blues But ECU coaches players and fans hung around to celebrate Logan got drenched with Gatorade A Pirates flag flew and bowl officials smiled "I'm very happy to see such a high-quality team" said Liberty Bowl director Steve Ehrdart "People here are amazed at the Pirates' overall soundness It's the best team Memphis has played including Tennessee" ECU athletics director Dave Hart Jr in the middle of the midfield madness said the bowl bid sets the stage "to move our program forward" The Pirates moved forward quickly Saturday seizing the initiative on an opening 72-yard touch- SEE PIRATES PAGE 12B ig around to atorade A ed ality team" krt "People 1 soundness including Jr in the he bowl bid ward" Saturday yard touch- lead Only 23355 fans turned out in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium and many left early no doubt einaind Ranla qtroot Rhine I formations and a 30-yard trick-play touchdown by Junior Smith and by day's end the Pirates had 472 total yards Meanwhile ECU's defense also rose to the occasion intercepting two passes and holding the Tigers to a pair of 44-yard field goals by Luis Tejeda The Pirates who had the best record among Liberty Bowl Alliance teams were denied admission to a new conference last week so Pirates coach Steve Logan used that rejection as motivation in an "us against the world" theme "We've been told no no no by everybody" Logan said "But yes we can This program is going to get it done With a conference or without a conference we're going to get it done "Today we played our very best football game as a team" Crandell and the Pirates rolled up a 23-6 halftime 'formations and a 30-yard trick-play touchdown by Junior Smith and by day's end the Pirates had 472 tntal yards BY kJ CARR STAFF WRITER MEMPHIS Tenn East Carolina's Pirates eager to show the football world nobody can keep 'em down are heading to the Liberty Bowl The fired-up Bucs propelled by the artful arm of Marcus Crandell and a relentless "Mad Dog" defense dominated Memphis 30-6 Saturday The Pirates (7-4) left no doubt they deserve the right to return to Memphis for the Liberty Bowl on New Year's Eve when they probably will face Illinois They turned the big game into no contest It all came to pass largely because of Crandell He shredded Memphis' No 2-ranked defense with 35 completions for 322 yards and three touchdowns then rushed for 46 more on quarterback draws ECU kept Memphis (6-5) off balance with multiple BY kJ CARR STAFF WRITER 1 EAST CAROLINA: At 7-4 the Pirates have won the Liberty Bowl Alliance and will play in the game at Memphis on Dec 31 UNC: The Heels are 8-3 and will be in contention for the Gator Peach and Hall of Fame bowls NC STATE: The Wolfpack which has Virginia 'left to play at least will be headed to the Independence Bowl and could reach the Gator Peach or Hall of Fame More on the bowls page 88 II STATE CHAMPS Hop r14-olit Dut 3 ins erNuri als-Mf()1J etd I i' I i i 1 5 1 1 l'-- 44 i A ''-y---C''' 4ie i 1 s''''- 1 A 0 4 1 A 4'i '3 A ik 1 I A 1 iiii 1' 0 r- 11 e- 4' 4 1 '4' '1 3- '4--: i It- -S tbli 1 'i 1 '7 I ''t I N-1 ft 1- t'- 7 1 7 4 j--1 1 4 vag 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Duke and North Carolina staged a three-hour battle in offensive one-upmanship Saturday at Wal- lace Wade Stadium and the game was decided by a defensive gamble that worked at the end Carolina defensive backs 10u 01 Fuzzy Lee and Sean Boyd sandwiched Duke receiver Jon Jensen at the UNC 12-yard line coming up with the interception with 1:10 left and helping the Tar Heels preserve a 41-40 victory over the Blue Devils that will go down as a classic in the series that began in 1888 "That was as good a college football game as you would ever want to see" said Carolina coach Mack Brown whose Tar Heels led 34-24 with less than seven minutes remaining "There were two great teams out there today who played with a lot of heart and desire and effort" Duke coach Fred Goldsmith whose Blue Devils were ahead 38-34 with only 2:47 to go could only agree "I don't think I've ever been involved in a football game as wild as this" Goldsmith said "I learned first-hand what the Duke-Carolina series was all about It was the second-highest-scor ing game in the 106-year history of the series topped only by UNC's 59-34 win in 1970 And it was played before a rabid crowd of 40103 the largest to watch a Duke-Carolina game in Durham hi I staged ffensive at Wal- le game le gam- na de- backs ee- and 1 uke re- ie UNC vith the eftand serve a Devils assic in 88 college ild ever Tolv By DURHAM Car Duke and Nort STAFF udkeFec-dhi hie that worke old 4 IDuk- eSeeiavner7ojyocln Ja en nd! Ut Co-captains Tom Phengphana left and Steve Adams know what the hard work was all about STAFF PHOTO BY GARY ALLEN Mil 'brook wins 4-A soccer title Mill 11 Andre Purvis left and Ter Billups celebrate with a UNC coach after the final gun on a long afternoon STAFF PHOTO BY CHUCK LIDDY NV 7 i 1 ti'''0 1 II A I' k'! 1 A- I- Andre Purvis left and Terry Billups celebrate with a UNC coach after the final gun on a long afternoon STAFF PHOTO BY CHUCK LIDDY lu 0 te 4 arme lights a 4::: BY CHIP ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER BY CHIP ALEXANDER STAFF Malin? I victory over Duke Nearby offensive tackle Roge Purgason was kneeling and shaking as if praying crying and trying to catch his breath all at the same time victory over Duke Nearby offensive torkIP rtnciP Pilronqon WAg krIPPling and AMA 11 -v shaking as if praying crying and trying vindication in his voice "They did that and you can see what happened" A closer look at the paper revealed that it was a copy of a newspaper article The headline: "Farmer clues- tions existence of Tar Heels' passing attack" el-r 1-1 rser Ort 8B vindication in his voice "They did that and you can see what happened" DURHAM Octavus Barnes was 'prancing his way back to the North Carolina locker room Saturday wildly waving a sheet of paper over his head Behind him the Victory Bell was clanging away and Carolina fans still thundered after the Tar Heels' 4140 IDIJAU lIntn111e ttprocgo ssre As if trying to believe he had played in such an incredible game surely to be a keepsake memory "Never question us never question us" Barnes shouted a decided touch of SEE CAROLINA PAGE 8B SEE HEELS PAGE LEAVING IFSU wraps up third ACC title BY TIM STEVENS STAFF WRITER RALEIGH Junior Andy Crawford scored two short-handed goals and the Millbrook defense survived a Greensboro Page shooting barrage to take a 2-1 victory in the state 4-A boys soccer championship game on a wonderful and warm November day The Wildcats' first boys soccer title was a perfect preliminary to the holiday season The annual Raleigh Christmas parade was a few blocks away from NC State's Method Road and Millbrook coach Danny Wilkins will have a few extra blessings to appreciate on Thanksgiving But the game was as much a celebration of high school competition as anything State championships are supposed to be a showcase of skills and desire and the best games have some unusual twists This game had it all including an underdog team finding a way to overcome all the odds Page dominated the ball firing 21 shots at Wildcats sophomore keeper Casey Prince and a defensive crew that handled the mounting pressure coolly "A lot of it was mental toughness" Wilkins said "For us to have a chonce we had to win the game this way" "This way" seemingly meant hanging by their fingertips the entire game Millbrook took only four shots and Page could have played 90 percent of the time without a keeper The Pirates controlled the middle of the field and it seemed the Corey Roberts-led Wildcats defense would no sooner stop one threat before Page was regrouping for another attack "But I always said I'd rather be a scoring team than a shooting team" Wilkins said with a grin Neither team scored in the first half but Page dominated the attack and got a one-man advantage when Millbrook's Jason Faulcom got tangled up in a collision and was banished from the game with a red BY BILL WOOD WARD STAFF WRITER ii "They are at another level" NC State coach Mike O'Cain said "They have the best talent in the country You hope they might stumble and somebody would sneak up on them "They have so many weapons offensively and their team speed is unbelievable Defensively it's just hard to do anything consistently against them" The Pack did do some things against the 'No les making FSU punt the first two times it had the ball and taking a 3-0 second-period TDs to take charge "MC State turned the ball over too many times" Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said "There is no telling what might have happened if they hadn't turned it over They had momentum They took the first two drives to us and it seemed like every time they made a big play and every time they threatened they turned the ball over" And the Seminoles a wide-open team turned power masher rammed it down the Pack's throat Tailbacks Warrick Dunn rushed for 122 yards and Rock Preston 81 yards respectively as the Seminoles ground out 259 yards on the ground Danny Kanell passed for a pair of touchdowns but it was the ground game that doomed the Pack RALEIGH They're still in a league of their own Florida State's I 741 eighth-ranked Semi- orik noles starting slowly and dodging a few big-play bullets from NC State in the second quart used an overpowering rushing attack to dominate the final 45 minutes and hand the 25th-ranked Wolfpack a 34-3 defeat at Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday night The Seminoles (94 overall 8-0 in the ACC) ran their string of ACC victories to 24 clinching their third straight league title and wrapping up a major bowl bid The Wolfpack gunning for an upset and a shot at a tie for the league title dropped to 7-3 and 5-2 with a league game at Virginia this Friday 1 first-quarter lead But turnovers and missed opportunities in the second quarter and Florida State's strength and speed turned the tide The Wolfpack got a 55-yard kickoff return from Alvis Whitted in the second period and a 53-yard run from tailback Tremayne Stephens (121 yards rushing) but two fumbles proved costly in the period as the Seminoles scored three Bill McCartney resigns at Colorado more page 1 0B SEE WOLFPACK PAGE 13B SEE MILLBROOK PAGE 5B ki 4 1.