The Herald from Rock Hill, South Carolina • 13

Spartanburg's champ Page 2 1 1 yj Jov off canoei Paao 5 I ports SC business outlook good Page 9 'Dogs hold on to spoil night for Ellis USC paydirt On second down Ellis a redshirt freshman hit Anthony Smith with a 12-yard pass for a first down on the Bulldog 21 On secrond-and-nine Ellis kept on the option then tossed back to Kevin White who had clear sailing to the goaL Ellis who made the play work with a beautiful toss was credited with a t-yard run and White got the other 14 Scott Hagler's conversion made it 7-0 with 11:30 left in the period The Bulldogs drove to the USC 4 but fumbled again and USC recovered But on the next play Georgia's Steve Boswell intercepted Ellis at the USC 9 The Gamecock defense stiffened and forced a 24-yard field goal by Steve Crumley to cut the lead to 7-3 at the six-minute mark Georgia held after the kickoff and forced a punt to midfield The Bulldogs went on another drive but it stalled on the USC 8 Crumley then booted a 23-yard field goal to make it 7-8 as the period came to an end The Gameeecks turned the ball over on the Georgia 28 when Ryan Bethea fumbled after making a reception It took Georgia only two plays to light up the board Jackson found Tim Woriey with a 2-yard pass to the USC 47 then Jackson hit Cassius Osborne all alone behind the USC secondary The Bulldogs went for two but Lars Tate was stopped short That made it 12-7 with Georgia on top with 11 09 left in the half Back came the Gamecocks Georgia appeared to have stopped USC and forced a punt but the Bulldogs were flagged for roughing the punter giving USC new life at iU 47 On the next pUy Ellis found Bethea down the right sideline He slipped two Uckles on his way to the 93-yard touchdown Hagler's conversion put USC back on top 14-12 left in the half The Bulldogs took advantage of another Gamecock mistake when John Little picked off an Ellis pass at the USC 30 and returned it to the 10 On third down from the 1 Tate went over the top He fumbled the ball but the officials ruled he had crossed the goal before he dropped the balL Again a two-point conversion by Georgia failed and the Bulldogs led 18-14 with 6:32 left in the half The Bulldogs then put on the best sustained drive of the night Starting at their IS the Bulldogs went 85 yards in 10 plays to score The big play was a 29-yard run around end by David McCluskey to the USC 14 See GEORGIA'S page IB By BUDDY McCARTER Horald sports editor COLUMBIA Freshman quarterback Todd Ellis set a South Carolina record while throwing for 343 Tarda but it was his last pass he would like to have back The Georgia Bulldogs hung on to defeat USC by a 31-28 score in what has to be one of the strangest endings ever in a college football gam The pass EHis would like to have back came with USC on the Georgia 11 and a first down The Gamecocks trailed by the 31-28 score and there was about a minute and a half to play He was flushed from the pocket and threw over the middle to Danny Smith The ball bounced off Smith off a Georgia player and then into the hands of defensive guard Andy Dotson for a Georgia interception That gave Georgia the ball and the Bulldogs only had to complete one play to run out the clock Quarterback James Jackson ran back to nil 10 and dropped the ball on the ground as the clock ran out A Gamecock picked up the ball and crossed the goal causing Gamecock fans to think they had won But after much discussion In which the Gamecocks stayed on the field for about 15 minutes after the game it was ruled over In college football the defensive team cant advance a fumble if it hits the ground And since the clock had expired it was the Gamecocks' ball but there was no time left Even with the loss Gamecock fans must feel like a breath of fresh air came through Williama-Brice Stadium on the hot muggy night The Gamecocks had played poorly this season as their 1-3 record would indicate But they played Georgia down to the wire and had every chance to win the game Ellis connected on 21 of 31 passes on the night for 342 yards He broke the yardage mark of 324 established by Tommy Suggs in 1968 The 21 completions were the third highest total for USC But Ellis would like to have that last pass back The first half saw both teams trying to survive Turnovers played a major part in the game But Georgia took advantage of its opportunities where the Gamecocks didn't On the first series Georgia coughed up the ball on its own 33 From there the Gamecocks struck ULLDOG GETTING AWAY Georgia's James Jackson rum away from South Carolina'! David Johnson for first down 27-3 Flagler Roulhac power Tigers past Tech Am im Vv Ia By DENNIS 8WITZER Herald sports writer ATLANTA Ga The Tigers' tandem of Terrance and Terrence was too much for Tech Saturday afternoon as Clem son University defeated Georgia Tech 27-8 in an Atlantic Coast Conference football a 'ej vm rt i er -jp RVfe-w i lt TlSaMI rxVl Senior tailback Terrence Flagler i mm ar ws mm- mm -m-w mmr a punts" he said The Tigers took command on the opening kickoff and except for numerous setbacks on penalties the players in Orange and White never letup Clemson was flagged nine times for 13 yards in the game "I was pretty consistent today" Flagler said "I was pretty pleased with my performance because I took advantage of what was there There wasn't a lot of big runs I was able to the three or four tough yards when I had to" he added Fullback Tracy Johnson led the Tigers In rushing with 91 yards on 19 carries Clemson alternated four backs frequently in the sweltering Atlanta heat The Clemson ground game amassed 283 yards rushing to Tech's 83 After Roulhac's return gave the Clemson offense the ban at the 19-yard line to start the Tigers wasted little time getting on the scoreboard On third and inches Johnson vsulted over the goal line for the Tigers' first touchdown David Tread-well added the PAT for a 7-0 Clem-son lead with 12: 43 left to play in the first quarter Georgia Tech held the ball for only two plays as quarterback Rick Strom was intercepted by Clemson right cornerback Delton Hall on his second play from scrimmage After exchanging punts the Tigers displayed their ball-control offense traveling 92 yards in 9:39 Clemson went most of the distance on the ground with senior tailback Steve Griffin of Charlotte picking up 27 yards on five carries in the drive The Tigers also got a big boost from a 21-yard pass from Rodney Williams to Ray Williams on a thlrd-and-15 situation See TIGERS page 9B got a rare start in front of the injured Kenny Flowers and led a strong Clemson ground game wltlr 77 yards on eight carries Terrance Roulhac a senior wide receiver and kickoff return man was also instrumental in the Clemson victory Roulac christened the game on a positive note taking the opening kickoff from 9 yards deep in his own end sone and eluded his pursuers down the right sideline before finally being knocked out of bounds at the 19 for an 81-yard pickup Later after Georgia Tech scored its only points on a 27-yard David Bell field goal Roulhac again found a seam in the Yellow Jacket coverage snd galloped 39 yards to mid-field that led to another Tiger touchdown "We had been practicing all week and we were trying to keep one man out and either give myself or either Steve Griff en the opportunity to break a long one and everything worked out well and we had a chance to break it" Roulhac said "Coach (Danny) Ford has always stressed we need to go out and have something happen big and on the offense return unit we feel that at any moment we can try and break the game open and have a big play So we try and make that happen and give the team a little momentum and it worked out per FIRST SCORE FOR TIGERS Clomson'i Tracy Johnson vaults into tho and zona to scoro from ona yard out over Georgia Tach defenders Saturday Georgia Tech dropped to 1-1-1 and thought the opening kickoff gave us off on the right foot with that that was not the only play that the 0-1 in league action the Tigers a big boost long kickoff return that got us in special team helped us out We had Clemson coach Danny Ford also "I thought our kicking game got good field position right away But good punting and good coverage in fectly for us" be continued A capacity crowd of 48062 at Grant Field saw Clemson Improve to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the ACC Tvsports Defense makes difference for Tigers lOOAV SEPT Xt 4 aJIk-Nm In liriwi By JTM ARMOUR susfect fa aiM wm iukmnwm aoj Herald hw umm aty mi sf- "Our defense really got after them today especially our linebacker" Ford added "It was obvious that we tackled a little better out there today" bSS sm Atlanta fate (Otonml 10) fi89 Mea Who Mayed the '''''j Oaew 08t39 ak-funiMN raotball (Chan- Mlieallemawi Tilt SchelaHlc teacti Am :18 ajRw-KX Otato Faataall (Chen- lea (ESPN) aMTMlsi lataraatleaal i lfcM OA4ISC PaatbaV (Channel hfr (ESPN pre-fecwded) 'iVf'V' I puk-Amo Sada Malty tmnm -5 iiuv Bjnfirt rrewiew rutnj nam norm wiweieere NC The demson defenders allowed the Yellow Jackets Just 91 yards rushing on the hot humid afternoon and 139 yards passing for 230 total yards It was the smallest amount of yardage given One part of the Clemson defense that has received some scrutiny in the past two weeks from Ford was the line backing corps A member of that group is Henry Carter a redshirt sophomore from Gastonia NC who was asked to explain the difference between the first two games and the victory over Georgia Tech "We (the linebackers) feel that we have a responsibility to the defense The entire team relies on us to be the quarterbacks of the defense Just like Rodney (Williams is to the offense" Carter said "As for today I think that the hard work we have had is beginning to pay off We executed well today and that was something that we Just didnt do in our first two games" Concerning having to play in the heat that was over 100 de grees on the Astro-Turf surface of Grant Field Carter said "It was definitely hot out there today but Coach Ford likes the heat We practice in it all the time I think that the heat was a plus for us because of our depth on the defensive line" Aaother aspect of the Clemson defense that has been haunting Ford of late has been the secondary coupled with a lack of pass rush Bandit end Terence Mack a 6-3 240-pound senior from Winns-boro felt that the Tigers showed Just what they are capable of against the pass against the Yellow Jackets For the game Georgia Tech signal-caller Rick Strom completed Just 11 of 29 passes and had one intercepted for 139 yards and was under immense pressure from the Clemson defensive front all day See CLEMSON page SB ATLANTA Ga For the first time since 1977 and the second time ever the Clemson Tigers have gone into the state of Georgia successive weeks and returned home unbeaten The first time it happened was in the Steve Fuller-Jerry Butler heyday But this time it was based on total domination of the Clemson defense "We are very very proud of our football team" said Clemson coach Danny Ford after Saturday's 27-1 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Georgia Tech at Grant Field The way the Tigers moved the ball offensively and stopped the Yellow Jackets defensively must have given Atlanta an idea of how it was back in the Civil War during Sherman's March to the Sea 1 'Carter Neon UMC Pootaall (Choiinel 3) (ESni) 7 Neea USC Faataall (Channal 7) 4 Mk-Aate eadft Mlchlgew 1M ii IXtM jm-un Today (Channeh 3 from Brooklyn Midi (ESPN) 7) MkHi DmhMH Cue WerM aavNrt (Chanwh 4t TO Cbewplsiislilp from St AnoWt Gotf 36) Courts ki 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