The Herald from Rock Hill, South Carolina • 13

The Herald Sunday October 30 IB Southern Cal rolls Page 4 Coastal Radford champs Page 8 Business Page 11 GaimeccDcks poind Pack 237 Passina Return Yank Comp-Att-Int Puntt FumMet-Loet PwwttiM-Yonli 172 2S2 ItO 41 11-13-1 17-40-1 Ml M0 1-0 M0 1-20 40:11 10:14 SOUTH CAROLINA NC STATE' 7 taut Comma i 4 It-U CaMkM SI I I I 7 Hinton S3 Intercept ion return (Mockle kick) SC-FG Mockle 44 SC-FG Mockle 14 NCS Montflomery 1 run (Hortmon kick) SC Miller 20 pom from Ellin (Mockle kick) SC-FG Madden Time off By JIM ARMOUR Herald correspondent RALEIGH NC It had been a long two weeks for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks since that disheartening loss to Georgia Tech That loss coupled with the adverse publicity caused by former Gamecock Tommy Chaikin's magazine article about steroid use at USC made it a trying fortnight for the Gamecocks However the 18th-ranked Game- the face Saturday night with a 23-7 victory over North Carolina State at Carter-Finley Stadium "This was a great win" said South Carolina coach Joe Morrison of his 100th coaching victory "I'm so proud of our young men It has been a long couple of weeks for us but they played hard and came up here with a lot of emotion" A crowd of 54800 including scouts from seven postseason bowls and national television audience anticipated a struggle between two off the top defenses in South Carolina Green 24-15 Dingle 1441 Carolina St Crlte t-lf South Carolina Ellis 11-23-1-172 Carolina St Montgomery 17-40-1-232 ECE I I South Carolina Green t-41 Carolina St Worthon 10-141 PeebkM 447 252 yards He was however picked off three times all by Hinton Wolf pack flanker Nai Wortben was on the receiving end of 10 of Montgomery's passes which set an NC State record for most catches in a game NC State moved the football with relative ease on its initial offensive series Starting at his own 29 Montgom-I ery moved the Wolfpack down the field with pinpoint passing to wide SMUSCpogi2B SC NCS 12 42-114 2447 Flrit downs RiMbet-vardi Hinton Morrison the country It was the Gamecock defense that stood up to the billing The Wolf pack was held to Just 27 yards on the ground NC State quarterback Shane Montgomery went to the air 40 times and connected 17 times for cocks grabbed all the negativity by the neck and slapped it smack in Hornets' hustle delights fans beats Mavs Cougars surprise Bruins HENNIC CtaflTTH By JOHN NADEL Associated Press writer CHARLOTTE 104 DALLAS tl Agulrre 11-11 -15 31 Perkins 2-0 0-4 4 Donaldson 34 1-1 7 Harper MM Blackmon 5-11 10 Tarpley 1-174-1 22 Wenninaton 1-1 1-1 1 Davis 2-40-04 Altera 1-7 2-2 4 Farmer 04 14 1 Blab 04 14 1 TOTALS: 3447 2145 tt Charletle (104) Trlpucka 4-10 2-2 15 Rambis 44 04 14 Hoppen 74 5-7 19 Green 24 1-1 5 Reid 44 1-1 9 Chapman 14042 Kempton 54 44 14 Holton 4-12 24 14 Rowsom 141-45 Boeues 140-22 Tolbert 0-1 1-2 1 TOTALS: 1742 2947 104 THREE-POINT ATTEMPTS Dallas 04 (Agulrre 04 Blackmon 0-1 Davis 0-1 Alford 0-1) Charlotte 1-2 (Trlpucka 1-1 Chapman 0-1) Dallas 50 (Donaldson 14) Charlotte 42 Rambis 12) Dallas 17 (Agulrre Tarpley 1) Charlotte 22 Rogues 10) STEALS Dallas 5 (Alford 2) Charlotte 14 (Rdd 5) TURNOVERS Dallas 25 (Tarpley 5) Charlotte 14 (Trlpucka Hoppen 1) BLOCKED SHOTS Dallas 2 (Donaldson TanHev 1) Charlotte 4 (Rambis 2) TOTAL FOULS Dallas 20 Charlotte 27 FOULED none Tarptey ILLEGAL DEFENSE Dallas Attendance 11411 Clover fan approves Sammy Tate of Clover said he was glad he didn't have to travel far to see quality basketball He saw it Saturday night "I'm real excited It's nice to have a pro team" Tate said Even Hornets owner George Shinn was having butterflies in his stomach before the game 'I'm trying to talk to everybody to keep from getting butterflies I'm still a little nervous" said Shinn who was busy signing autographs and receiving thanks from NBA-starved fans "Whenever you dream you always try to envision your dream coming true" said Shinn who first dreamed of bringing an NBA team to Charlotte about two years ago" So does Dallas owner Dallas owner Donald Carter whose own expansion-to-playoffs saga the Hornets would like to duplicate was also taken by the excitement in the air Saturday "The Hornets could win as many as half of their 41 home games with the support they received tonight" Carter said Shinn was all smiles "It's still hard to believe" Shinn said "A couple years ago this Coliseum wasn't here and now we have one of the fLiest and biggest Herald sports writer CHARLOTTE The Charlotte Hornets playing in front of the home folks for the first time ever put together their finest performance to date to defeat the Dallas Mavericks 104-93 Saturday night in the new Charlotte Coliseum "The crowd was great just what we're going to need to be successful" said Hornets forward Kurt Rambis who scored 16 points "I love'em" said guard Michel Holton who added 14 "They gave us a great lift" The hustling gung-ho Hornets tickled the crowd of 13641 vocal fans with a third-quarter surge to take the lead for the first time The crowd responed with thunderous applause as the Hornets held off a Mavericks fourth-quarter surge Even from the top row the fans were into the action Chuck Padgett of Charlotte and his buddy Steve Monjure of Clem-mons NC were looking forward to Saturday night's NBA exhibition game "It's OK with binaculars Without binaculars it'd be a little rough" Padgett said "For seven bucks they're not that bad" The two had seats at the top row behind the end line and were watching the pre-game warmups through binaculars (J VsW "I'm used to the Super Dome These seats are great" Monjure said "I love this facility It's one of the best I've been in" Also admiring the new Coliseum for the first time were John and Lynn Woodruff of Charlotte Clad in Hornets shirts and sitting four rows up from the floor the two were anxiously awaiting the start of the game "I'm impressed with our city This is really great" Lynn Woodruff said "I think it's very exciting I've never been to an NBA game" said Ron Ruzzy of Charlotte Herald photo by Jim Stratokos Rolando Blackman guards Charlotte's Kelly Trlpucka hornets page 2b PASADENA Calif Rich Swuv ton's 1-yard touchdown run with 6:21 remaining capped a remark-i able Washington State comeback! Saturday as the Cougars shocked top-ranked UCLA 34-30 Washington State a 19-point um derdog outscored the Bruins 28-9 after Eric Ball's B-yard touchdown run with 12:35 left in the third quarter had given UCLA a 27-ej lead The Bruins got to Washington State's 6-yard line with 35 seconds1 remaining but Troy Aikman threw) four straight incompletions to end the threat and in all likelihood UCLA's hopes for a national cham-j pionship Washington State now has a 2-3 Pacific-10 Conference record and a1 5-3 overall mark UCLA 7-1 fell tor 4-1 in the Pac-10 After Alfredo Velasco's 30-yard field goal with 11:39 to play put thi Bruins ahead 30-27 Washington State drove 80 yards in 13 plays all on the ground to score the winning touchdown The march was aided by two personal foul penalties against UCLA On the ensuing kickoff Washington State kicker Jason Hanson recovered a fumble by Brian Brown at the UCLA 37-yard line The Cougars then marched to the Bruins' 19 where the drive stalled and Hanson was wide left on a 36-yard field goal attempt with 3 16 remaining UCLA then moved to the Washington State 45-yard line but an Aikman pass was intercepted by Artie Holmes at the Washington State 38 with 1:59 left A 31-yard punt return by Darryl Henley and a 33-yard pass from Aikman to Charles Arbuckle put the Bruins in position to win the game but the Washington State defense did what it needed to do Aikman completed 27 of 44 passes for 325 yards and one touchdown with one interception Washington State's Timm Rosenbach hit on 16 of 25 throws for 272 yards and two touchdowns both to Tim Stall-worth Starting with its second possession UCLA scored on five straight drives to take a 21-point lead early in the third quarter But the Cougars went 79 yards in Lakers ready for another title attempt Lakers aren't tired of winning and the winning will continue" Winning hardly will begin in North Carolina and Florida which enter the NBA with expansion teams The Charlotte Hornets are in the East and the Miami Heat will lead the league in frequent flyer miles in the Midwest Division Also new to the NBA will be a third game official a move designed to improve court coverage especially away from the ball where most on-court scuffles begin The Lakers wfll go into the season as one of the few teams to take advantage of a new rule allowing veteran players whose contracts have expired to change teams without their original teams being compensated Unrestricted free agency enabled Moses Malone to sign with Atlanta Walter Davis with Denver Tom Chambers with Phoenix and Mike Woodson with Houston while a half-dozen others also changed teams The Lakers quietly added Orlando Woolridge a talented scoter who never had a reputation for team play even before undergoing drug rehabilitation last season But Riley said Woolridge already is benefitting from being around team-oriented stars like Magic Johnson Sm NBA page 6B By BILL BARNARD Associated Press writer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was a freshman at UCLA the last time an NBA team put together as many as three consecutive championships Starting Friday at Dallas Abdul-Jabbar will begin his 20th and final NBA season and the Los Angeles Lakers the first team to repeat as champion since 1969 will open their bid for a third straight title That feat was last accomplished by the Boston Celtics in 1966 when they won for the eighth consecutive year "Last year spoke for itself" Coach Pat Riley said "I feel strongly about the Lakers this year but there may be 10 teams with a chance to win it all But the Improving Tigers roar past Beacs 38-21 CLEMSON WAKI FOREST 11 7 11 14 17 7 7-41 Wlllloms 17 run (Style kick) See UPSET page 4B (Hoyle (Seyte (Hoyle TVradio sports Jarvls 47 pass from EHUnt kick) F6 Cardockl 24 CU Hooper past from Williams Williams I run (Style kick) WF-Prothl 22 pan (rem Elkint kick) Allen el run (Seyte kick) CU-McFadden It run (Style kick) FrotM 15 past from Elkint kick) 27200 CU First downs 14 Rushet-yords 54-14 Patslne Rsf urn Yards 41 Comp-Att-Int 7-17-1 Puntt 541 Fumblet-Lett 1-1 Penottles-Yords 4-42 Time of Pom 11:15 Today Noon-Midnight 22 44-155 221 IS IMM 1-00 pm: MS 21:45 Auto Racing Winston 500 Classic Radio WSOC-FM (103) Basketball NBA Charlotte vs Otvt Radio: WQCD-AM (1490) (1110) Football UNC Football TV: WBTV (3) 7:00 pjn WBT-AM if 14 Elkins "They surprised a little bit" Ford said "We really though they would throw the football a lot more To tell you the truth I'm glad they ran it They took the fight to us especially the first drive" The Deacons 4-4 2-3 in the ACC took the opening kickoff and drove to the Tigers' 14-yard line only to come away without any points on a missed 36-yard field goal by Wilson Hoyle Clemson got on the scoreboard with eight seconds left in the first period when quarterback Rodney Williams kept on the option for a 17-yard touchdown Wake Forest tied the game at 7-7 when Elkins hit tight end David Jarvis with a 47-yard scoring pass with 7 :26 left in the second quarter "We got mixed up in coverage" Ford said "and the tight end was wide open That was a nice play by them and a mental mistake by us" Genuon now 6-2 4-1 in the league scored 10 second-quarter points for a 17-7 halftime lead Williams hit Ricardo Hooper with a 9-yard scoring pass and freshman kkker Chris Gardocki knocked in a 24-yard field goal The Tigers moved to a 24-7 lead with 3:47 remaining in the third period as Williams ended an 80-yard 14-play drive with a 1-yard keeper But the Deacons answered in a hurry Elkins moved Wake Forest 74 yards in only two plays He hit ByEARLGAULT Herald assistant sports editor WINSTON-SALEM NC The Clemson Tiger football vehicle underwent some repairs during the past week and an improved version showed up in Groves Stadium Saturday Coach Danny Ford's Tigers smarting from a disappointing Atlantic Coast Conference loss to North Carolina State last week roared to a 38-21 ACC victory over Wake Forest before 27300 fans "I don't want to get too happy happy because we ain't got it fixed yet" Ford said of his team "We're still not a complete football team by any means We haven't solved all of our problems completely We have a long way to go to improve We're not really where we'd like to be even after a win But I guarantee you that we would have taken a one-point win here and been satisfied" Even with the victory the 12th straight by Clemson over Wake Ford did see a lot of mistakes and room for much improvement "We had a field goal blocked" Ford said "We missed a field goal Our kickoff coverage is not where it needs to be We didn't move the ban out of the end zone and they backed us up and made us kick from inside the 20 We didn't knock it in when we got good possession by our defensive football team And we had one turnover" The lSth-ranked Tigers did rebound after the crushing 10-3 loss to NC State Clemson Allen 14-154 Henderson IMS Wake Forest Youna 1547 Ropers 11-50 Clemson Williams 7-1541 Morocco 0-2-0-0 Wake Forest Elkint 11-144-111 Lone 2-1-0-15 Clemson Hooper 1-42 Jen-nines 2-27 Wake Forest Jarvki Ml Brown S-71 ProtM 1-57 "Our people came back bounced back because they have a little bit of pride in themselves" Ford said "We feel better than we did last week We won We're Just happy to get back on the winning side of the ledger "We were really very concerned about coming to Winston-Salem and playing what we think is a very fine Wake Forest football team We're happy ready to go home and get back in Death Valley" Wake Forest surprised Clemson early by running the ball instead of going to the air via the talented right arm of quarterback Mike 1230 pm 1:00 pm 1-00 pjn 1:00 pm 1:00 pjn 4:00 pjn AO pjn 1:00 pjn' 11 JO pm 12:30 pjn WaksForast Football TV: WCC8 (18) Duks Football TV: WSPA (3) HFL Clncm at Ckwatand TV: WIS (10 WPCQ (36) NFL Miami at Tampa Bay TV: WYFF (4) NFL: Minn at San Fran TV: WBTV (3) WSPA (7) Gaftisy'irwsstsni rtplay TOItekHiCaMCQ NFL: Wash at Houston TV: ESPN Cab NC Slats Football TV: WJZY (46) Tennis Paris Indoor Open TV: ESPN Cattt AP Loserphoto Clemson's Wesley Mcfadden looks for daylight Sm TIGERS page 2B 1.