The Herald from Rock Hill, South Carolina • 29

I in -touch On the Inside Winthrop adds another basketball recruit Page 20 NC State upsets Duke Page 4EX Prep playoff pairings players of the week Page 6D Paul Bawfcer 'sports editor 329-4074 Fax 329-4021 OUTDOORS -edi: SCOREBOARD Shehaakf Sunday November 13 9 I Side lines leads the way to 2 in a rowj 1 5 BNiiuiJAS pressed! year 6fthe who played 41 going to of yod but you don) burn himself of weeks of Small fop1 Wingate who By Dennis Switzer The Homo CHARLOTTE The Charlotte Hornets turned up the defensive pressure in the seo-ond half to pull away from die Detroit Platons to post their second straight victory 113-100 on Saturday night in the Charlotte Coliseum Muggsy Bogues had bix points in a 13-2 third PBTOJBl00 quarter run which put die Hornets ahead Bogues finished wifii a seasonhigh 22 points two shy of his career high and 13 assists Alonzo Mourning led die Hornets widi 28 points and 8 rebounds Rookie and former Duke star Grant Hill led die Pistons (3-2) with 25 points Joe Dumars had 23 points but only five after halftime Muggsy Zo Ignite run The score was tied at 63 with 6:32 left in die third quarter before Bogues and Mourning ignited die run Mourning had five points in that drive Meanwhile the Hornets limited die Pistons to just 33 percent shooting in the third quarter were sluggish in die first half and Allan (Bristow) gave ua a little chewing expected to beouttor two td three weeks Bogues was out said guard Hersey Hawkins who'witii apuDed hamstring he suffered Friday i r- added 17 said to go out and nightiii Milwaukee and Tony Bennett still Meh HORNETS pace 2D on die injured list' Bogues was extra duty Saturday no different from last year said Bogues minutes "When you know be out there for long periods want to pace yourself want to bum yourself Bristow hopes Bogues doesn't out over the next couple having to play extended minutes ward Scott BurreQ and David woUB missed die previous two games With backup pdxtt guard Michael Adams left knee handled the baflduring Albus leads Seniors by six strokes MYRTLE Jim Albus shot a 66 Saturday and pulled away to a six-shotleadafter time rounds Jr of the season-ending Senior Albus 54lsformer dub pro who has led or shared die lead all the way completed 54 holes in 201 15 under par on the Dunes Club course Albus1 crisp solid play left Ray Floyd as die only realistic challenger going into final round of the $135 million tournament with fetqre a1 K1- Tigers triumph Gamecocks fall 4 djr1 y- yK- iTT- i ft? 2 nd half '0M 4t Syj BY Jim Armour Herald correspondent 7 CLEMSON Qemson football coach Tommy' West admitted one of his concerns prior to game with Georgia Tech was die way his young teajil! would react after its stunning defeat of North Carolina last week However West thought a letdown would coiqej 6x1111 youv (ense not his' defensive Mnit that supposedly GMMATroHO had the experience to look adver-' sity in die face and respond accordingly After Georgia Tedi gave Qemson fits in the firatJ halt West gave Ms charges a locker room wake-up 1 caH The Tigers responded widi a 20-10 victory before 71000 tans in Death VaDey "I remained pretty calm at halftime but our defense played with zero emotion in die first halt In die seo- CJ ond halt we came out and got after it pretty good" West said Former Rock Hill Bearcat Tim Jones said Clem-' defense made mental adjustments instead tactical IntrmWaunn TIGERS PACi 3D Lady Vols ranked No I UNC sixth Tennessee is die closest' thing to a sure thing in basketball at least in The Associated Press poll For die fifth time since 1987-88 Tennessee is No 1 in die APs preseason poll which for die first time is being compiled by votes from die media The Lady Vols received 26 first-dace votes from die 32-member panel and had 792 points eight short of the maximum One reason Tennessee has such a formidable schedule is dial five other SEC teams are in die preseason poll No 8 Alabama No 12 Vanderbilt No 14 Florida No 19 Georgia and No 24 Mississippi Four other teams received firstplace votes in die preseason poL Purdue and No 6 Noth Carolina die defending national champion each got two Defending ACC champion Virginiawas seventh followed by Alabama Texas Tech and Itonn State Texas Tech was die 1993 national champion and Alabama is coming off its first Final Four appearance a IS 4 Nebraska 28 Iowa Sc 12 4 Psnn Sc 35 Illinois 31 4 Miami 17 Pittsburgh 12 4 Alabama 29 Miss State 25 4 Colorado 51 Kansas 26 4 Colorado St 48 Arkansas St 3 4 Virginia Tech 41 Rutgers 34 4 Florida Sate 23 Notre Dame 16 4 State 24 Duke 23 4 North CaroBna 50 Wake Forest 0 4 Tennessee 24 Memphis 1 3 4 Va Tech 41 Rutgers 34 4 Citadel 54 VMI 14 4 Marshall 35 Furman 14 4 'Wofford 54 Charleston Southern 33 Coverage page 4D From wms retorts THc Askxmtd Puss Tigers quarterback Nealon Green (1 5) rushes by Georgia TechV Rodney Wilkinson (40) USC stomped in PLEAH SEi die second quarter to wipe out Soudi 10-7 lead snd send die Gatins on their way to yet another rout It also put die Gamecocks in die position of having to win next weekend at Clemson By Chris Low TheHoaid GAINESVILLE Fla Hope is such a fleeting tiling against Florida Rarely has it lasted beyond die first quar- em Division crown ter for anyone this season "I know if you could say it was a Well on Saturday South Carolina looked matter of time or what but at least we around deafening Florida pfeyed diem really tough in die first half" FLORIDA 41 Field midway through said USC senior tight end Boomer Foster take South Carolina at 60 TUetmdtaiihsh to qualify for their first 1988 and avoid their fourth season The Carquest Bowl Jackson not alone bowl game since straight losing has said it will 1 muchinfaofballgiine TVwjmsbaituiartMyaican Then die Gamecocks looked again and Jade Jackson WuMfM threw for a aeaaon-hiah 357 the fourth-ranked Gatora were putting the The Florida star receiver hauled in a pair finishing touches on 1 48-17 blowoutYictory of touchdown passes a 4yarder and a 23- touchdoWM- backup that cfinched a third consecutive SEC East yarder in a span of less than five minutes in puah qameCOCKS pass 3D The Asooated Puss USCh Toby Cates (12) Is upended by UFh Mike Harria- Plenty at stake in Hooters 5QQ: Tight defense By Will Parrish 4 Harry Gant looking ward to spending more Khome5D I-S Sq IT mg Iartm Wallace top 10 good from a prestige point of view but if also good for die bank account BUZZ Hanging onto fourth would mean a check of $170000 for Schrader If Rudd passes Schindler die Schrader payday drops' to $130000 The payoff for die positions is $110000 for $95)0 for seventh $75000jfor eighth $60u000 for ninth add $50000 for 10th Rookie title up for Also up for grabs in today! tapper is die rookie championship In that race Jeff Burton leads joe Nemechekbyjust 10 points' Out of die big-money pouife chase hut at die front of the field will be Greg Sacks who captured Ms second career pole on Friday widi a track record lap of Sacks is 29th fa die points "We came down here wife two dungs fa Sacks said to' sit Call 329-4040 4 points chase are set However there is still room for some shuffling among second through 10th depending on die outcome in today's Hooters 500 (1230 pjn Int of money at Stake ESPN) at Atlanta Motor Speed- Wallace holds on to second place hell take hone a check for $350000 from die season-ending banquet in New York If he drops to third then dial check wiO be written in the amount of $235000 "(Our car) is die car that ran so well at said Wallace who will start 18th "I really thought I was gong to win the race at Charlotte widi it If a great car Tm not concerned widi die horse I have underneath me" Martin Wallace vie for 2nd Mark Martin trails second-place Wallace by just 75 points Ken Schrader is 135 points behind Martin but holds just a one-point lead over finfcycar ownerdriver Ricky Rudd Morgan Shepherd is sixth just 50 points behind the fifthpiace Rudd Eighth through 10 Jeff Gordon Darrell Waltxip and Bill Elliott are iQ locked in tight races 4 National mart call category 2505 jMotor Not only is final position fa die NCAA report call category 2530 -CL Jonathan TEoota TV Homo Winthroph Mike Fayed (I I) guards Fort Bragg AAUh Otis Adams (30) in the Winthrop Coliseum Saturday The Eagles won 1 1 6-85 Pleasa see page 2Dl on die pole and win the' reeL half way i nnnu.