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Sunday, November 3, 1991 Furman 52, ETSU 23 ETSU Fur First downs 19 26 Rushes-yards 36-160 48-329 Passing 286 239 Return Yards 4 41 Comp-Att-Int 24-43-2 12-19-0 Punts 4-34 -Lost 2-1 3-1 Penalties- Yards 10-87 7-81 Time of Possession 28:38 31:22 E. Tenn. St. 14 6-23 Furman 7 31 14-52 ETS-Cecil 33 pass from Williams (Milhorn kick) FUR-Lipscomb 1 run 78 pass (Milhorn from kick) Swilling (Burr kick) FUR-FG Burr 37 FUR-Tremble 37 run (Burr kick) FUR-Whitmire 19 run (Burr FUR-Lowery fumble recovery in end zone (Burr kick) ETS-FG Milhorn 42 FUR-Brownstead 1 run (Burr kick) FUR-Green 23 run (Burr kick) 14 run (pass failed) Catawba clobbers Newberry By ROBBIE JOHNSON Special Correspondent NEWBERRY Newberry had a case of turnoveri- tis Saturday night as the Indians sufferred through a 33-7 loss to Catawba at Setzler Field. Catawba defensive back Chad Polk took no mercy on Newberry as he recorded a blocked punt, an interception, and two fumble recoveries.

"That's not something you think about doing, you just go out there and play and try to make things happen," Polk said. Newberry had seven turnovers in all, including five fumbles. Catawba rolled up 192 yards rushing. Donnie Sarratt led the way with 21 carries for 88 yards and three touchdowns. "This was my first start of the season, and I wanted to prove to the players, coaches and myself that I could get the job done," Sarratt said.

"The offensive line blocked well and the wideouts blocked well." Sarratt scored on Catawba's first two possessions as the Indians moved out to a 14-7 lead in the first quarter. Sarratt capped an 11-play, 69- yard drive by covering four yards on an option play. The PAT was blocked. Polk recovered a fumble to set up Catawba at the Newberry 22 minutes later. After a couple of penalties moved Catawba back to the 28 on third down, Warfield connected with Harold Anderson over the middle for a 25-yard gain to the three.

Sarratt rambled around left end for the score and Warfield scooted up the middle for the two-point conversion. Newberry scored to open the ballgame, going 65 yards in 13 plays, with Kelvin Jeffery going in from the two on an end around play. Jason Arnold's PAT put Newberry ahead 7-0 with 9:40 to go in the first quarter. Rodney Cook came up with an interception for Newberry at his own 10 yard line midway through the second quarter. Newberry drove 58 yards to the Catawba 32, with Austin completing 4 of 6 passes for 45 yards.

But Arnold was short on a 50-yard field goal attempt with 1:19 remaining in the first half. "We don't believe we can right yet," Newberry coach Brad Senter said. "We have a lot of mental breakdowns and it's just an up and down thing for us." The second half got off to an ugly start, with three fumbles in the first three minutes. Polk then blocked a punt for Catawba and Joe Johnson recovered the bouncing ball at the Newberry two. Harold Anderson ran in on the next play to give Catawba a 20-7 lead just over four minutes into the third quarter.

Newberry drove inside the Catawba 10 early in the fourth quarter. But on fourth-and-inches from the 6, Dwight Cummings bounced off right tackle for the first down, but fumbled into the end zone where Curtis Walker recovered for Catawba. Walker also recoverd a fumble on Newberry's next possession. Catawba iced the game with two scores in the final minutes. Sarratt swept right end from the four with 4:13 remaining and Johnny Hill covered six yards with 34 seconds left to Furman explosion overwhelms ETSU By YON LAMBERT Special Correspondent GREENVILLE Furman split end Donald Lipscomb isn't overly modest.

In trying to decide which play was the turning point in the Paladins' 52-23 win over East Tennessee State, he didn't hesitate. Furman, 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the Southern Conference, had fallen behind 14-0 to the Buccaneers. But on the first play of the Paladins' second possession, Lipscomb broke behind the secondary and caught a 78-yard pass from Hugh Swilling. "You know not to be bragging or anything, but I think that long pass play was the big momentum shift for us," Lipscomb said. "It kind of got us going and it carried on through the game." The Paladins didn't look back, scoring 31 points in the second period and winning for the first time in three games.

The Bucs, 1-7 and 0-4, scored first on a quick 33-yard pass from Mark Williams to Alphonzo Virginia running back Terry Kirby fights forward for yardage despite the efforts of Virgin- Cecil with 1:10 gone in the first quarter. After forcing a punt, the Bucs ground out a 12-play, 77- yard drive that ended in a 1-yard touchdown run by Derek Hollins to make it 14-0. Furman's defense bowed in the first quarter but smothered the Bucs the rest of the game, forcing three turnovers in the second quarter. Lipscomb's score pulled Furman to within a touchdown, but the Bucs' real troubles began two possessions later. After each team had to punt, East Tennessee took over at its 32.

Williams was chased from the pocket on third down and intentionally grounded the ball deep in his own territory. East Tennessee was forced to punt from the 8-yard line, which gave Furman possession at the Bucs' 31. Furman settled for a 37-yard field goal by Andrew Burr to make it 14-10. But the Bucs fumbled on the next possession, and the Paladins grabbed the opportunity again. Furman's Carl Tremble sparked a four-touchdown outburst in the second quarter with a 37- The State Columbia, S.C.

yard run in which he plowed into the line, bounced off and coasted into the end zone. Tremble finished with 146 yards on 19 carries. "I kind of came through the hole, and, bam, I made contact and I was still on my feet," Tremble said. "I really didn't know what to expect, and I just hit and spun and I was still on my feet. I looked back and finally I was in the end zone." Furman coach Jimmy Satterfield said the Paladins' defense quashed any hopes East Tennessee had of switching the momentum back in its favor.

"Our defense turned the ball over to us and got the ball back on some key possessions," he said. "In the first quarter, things were looking awfully ragged, but I don't think anybody panicked. It was just a matter of knowing what we had to do and going out and doing it. "When you've got players like Carl and Donald and Hugh obviously it makes it a little easier." Lipscomb finished with 164 yards on five receptions, and Swilling was 10 for 16 for 223 yards. Donald Lipscomb Key reception High-steppin' ia Military defender Camillus Musselman.

The Cavaliers smashed the Keydets 42-0. round out the scoring. Hornets batter State's vaunted rushing defense By NEIL WHITE Sports Writer ORANGEBURG South Carolina State took Division I-AA's top rushing defense into Saturday's sI game. Delaware State's Wing-T offense changed that. The Hornets rushed for 314 yards against the Bulldogs, who had allowed 27.8 yards per game on the ground in seven games entering their meeting, on the way to a 19-14 victory at Dawson Bulldog Stadium.

The win extended Delaware State's streak against the Bulldogs, ranked No. 5 in the Sheridan Top 10 poll for black colleges, to eight games. S.C. State last defeated the Hornets in 1983. It also put a dent in any hope the Bulldogs have of winning the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

S.C. State fell to 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the conference. Delaware State improved to 5-3 and 2-2. The Hornets set the tone early. They came Citadel defense repels late bids by Appalachian By JIM McLAURIN Sports Writer CHARLESTON Seventeen, not a bad number to stand pat on in a Las Vegas blackjack game, wouldn't seem to be enough in a football game against the conference leader.

The Citadel coach Charlie Taaffe's Bulldogs, however, dealt themselves that hand in the first half and turned it into a game of guts. When the final card hit the table, The Citadel raked in a 17-10 win over 10th-ranked Appalachian State Saturday at Johnson Hagood Stadium. "We seem to be stuck on 17," Taaffe said, noting his team's offensive output for the last three games. but all that matters is the score. We had a great effort and it was a hard-fought game.

"Our defense rose to the occasion time and time again. I am happy for our football team." Judging from the width of his smile, proud, too. The Citadel, after getting all the points they would need in the opening two quarters, held Southern Conference-leading Appalachian to a single second-half field goal and handed the Mountaineers their first conference loss. The win, Citadel's fifth in eight games, put the Bulldogs back in the thick of the conference chase. With three wins and one loss in the league, The Citadel can clinch a share of its first conference title since 1961 by winning three remaining league games.

ASU, 6-3 overall and 5-1 in the Southern Conference, can clinch a share with a win over East Tennessee State on 1 Nov. 16. That was on the mind of the Bulldog defense with the Mountaineers driving in the fourth quarter. "We were all saying, 'They're not gettin' in. They're not gonna said Citadel defensive end Lance Cook.

"We said, the Southern Conference ring is on the line, and they're not gonna score." The pep talk worked. The Citadel defense turned Appalachian away twice inside their 25 in the fourth quarter to preserve the win. The Mountaineers scored on a 31- yard field goal by Jay Millson midway the third period. They came as close as the Bulldog 13 on their first drive of the final quarter. But, on 3rd-and-8, defensive tackle Bill Melby got a hand on ASU quarterback D.J.

Campbell's pass and drop-end David Brodsky picked it off. In the final five minutes, Appalachian, using a Campbell-to-tight end Loren Price combination, came as close as the 17 before a procedure penalty set it back to the 22. Brodsky almost picked off his second interception on third down, and Campbell overthrew his big tight end on the next play. With 3:36 left, Citadel quarterback Jack Douglas turned an option keeper into a 20-yard gain and the Bulldogs were home free. They ground out the final three minutes.

Douglas' 20-yard gainer was typical of his afternoon. The Charleston yard burst up the middle to cut the lead to 10-7. But he was forced to play catch-up all day. Marvin Marshall's fluttering 29-yard pass play Marshall's 33-yard touchdown pass to Huntto Rodney Hunter set up the score. er, who leaped over Delaware State's Brian Delaware State got those points right back Randall in the end zone to make the catch, cut on its first drive of the second half when the the deficit to 16-14 midway through the final Hornets' running game picked up where it left quarter.

off. Shorts scored on a 4-yard run to cap a 6- "I thought he played pretty well under the play drive that covered 84 yards. Watson com- circumstances," Jeffries said of Marshall. "He pleted a halfback option pass for 31 yards to didn't make a lot of mistakes. They have a Derrick Neal to key the drive.

Although the pressure defense, and I thought he handled it PAT failed because of a bad snap, the Hornets well." had a 16-7 lead. Marshall did throw an interception to were a better team than we were ryk Hale that led to the Hornets' final score, a today," State coach Willie Jeffries said. "They 34-yard field goal by Jenson with 2:49 remainran the football down the field and we couldn't ing in the game. The Bulldogs didn't quit there, stop them." giving the crowd of 7,105 one last hope. Once the Bulldogs did start to play better Marshall drove the Bulldogs from their 17 defensively, their offense had to climb out of to the Delaware State 30 with consecutive too big of a hole, especially with regular quar- completions of 14, 14 and 25 yards.

They terback Robert Hemby out with a sore knee. punched it down to the 16 before the drive Redshirt freshman Marshall stepped in and stalled, with a 4th-down pass to Herbert Shuler played well, gaining 70 yards on the ground tipping off his fingertips inside the 10 with 54 and completing 11 of 26 passes for 185 more. seconds to play. David Brodsky Stymies Mounties Citadel 17, App. St.

10 ASU Cit First downs 21 20 Rushes- 40-183 54-259 Passing 205 90 Return Yards 14 26 Comp-Att-Int 22-32-1 4-8-1 Punts 3-42 5-42 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties- 3-25 6-65 Time of Possession 28:39 31:21 Appalachian St. 0 7 3 0-10 Citadel 3 14 0 0-17 CIT-FG A Avriett 46 CIT-Little 7 run (Avriett kick) ASU-Reaves 1 run (Millson kick) CIT-Caldwell 52 pass from Douglas (Avriett kick) ASU-FG Millson 31 senior finished the game with 115 yards rushing on 27 carries his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the year and completed 4 of 8 passes for 90 yards and a touchdown. The Bulldogs scored on their first possession, grinding out 51 yards in 13 plays before the march was stopped at the ASU 29. From there, sophomore placekicker Robert Avriett drilled a career-long, 46-yard field goal with 5:35 left in the opening period. The next time they got it, they took it in.

Sophomore running back Eric Little took a Douglas pitch around left end from 7 yards out to cap a 13-play, 67-yard march early i in the second quarter. Appalachian cut it to 10-7 with a 75-yard, 11-play march with 2:48 left in the half when J.K. Reaves dove over from the 1, but the Citadel struck quickly to put the margin back at 10 before the half. Taking the following kickoff at their 20, 4 plays took it to the Bulldogs' 48, then Douglas used a playfake pass to a wide-open Cornell Caldwell for a 52-yard TD with 1:10 remaining. That would be all the points the Bulldogs would require.

From then on, it was just a matter of sweating it out. The Associated Press out in a no-huddle offense and jumped out to a 10-0 lead after the first quarter. Halfback Wendell Watson, who gained 152 yards on 13 carries, broke a 45-yard run on Delaware State's first scoring drive, which ended with a 30-yard field goal by Jon Jenson. The Hornets drove 64 yards on 11 plays to score on their next possession. Dakiel Shorts carried the final three yards for the touchdown.

"They've got some damn good personnel," Delaware State coach Bill Collick said. "We didn't know if we could run on them. We sure didn't think we could run it that well." Only a missed field goal by Jenson in the second quarter kept it from being worse. "I was a little disappointed, knowing we had an opportunity to put more points on the board," Collick said. The Bulldogs kept it close at the half by scoring a quick touchdown late in the second quarter.

Fullback Keuny Gathers scored on an 11- Del. St. 19, S. C. State 14 DST SCS First downs 13 24 Rushes-yards 56-336 46-224 Passing 47 185 Return Yards 38 14 Comp-Att-Int 2-2-0 11-26-2 Punts 4-38 4-32 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-0 Penalties- Yards 11-75 8-73 Time of Possession 31:30 28:30 Delaware St.

10 0 6 3-19 S. Carolina St. 0 7 0 7-14 DST Jenson 30 DST-Shorts 3 run (Jenson kick) SCS-Gathers 11 (Young kick) DST-Shorts 4 run (run failed) SCS-Hunter 33 pass from Marshall (Young kick) Jenson 34 BUY IT. SELL IT. FIND IT.

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