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The Roanoke times Meyer is the salve that saves season rd oi course ft Then Meyer JACK BOGACZYK BLACKSBURG Dave Meyer had been here before playing a game to its finish running down the clock a capac ity crowd thinking about next week iuu ui vuuiae xviicnaei viCK never had been where he was Saturday night as windy dark ness enveloped Lane Stadium Vir ginia Tech having led in the fourth quarter of 31 con secutive games there yet Meyer often asked to mop up for the Hokies this time was asked to put up Vick his sprained right ankle in a boot that protected him better than Jus offensive line had against Pitts burgh was little more than a spectator like everyone else watching the clock and a 34 34 scoreboard More than a few times in the last two seasons the play of the quarter back has been the difference maker for the Hokies It was true again in their host dire of recently vulnerable times Tech stayed among the shrinking jlist of college football unbeatens because of Dave Meyer The first clutch field goal of fresh man Carter Tech career a 27 yarder with 16 seconds left was the dif ference in second chiller thriller in two weeks a 37 34 victoiy Without play of Meyer however a Big East high noon finale Saturday at Miami have had the same juicy pros pects what you need to know about the fourth quarter Pitt (5 2) had the wind and did nothing with it Tech had Meyer The Hokies put him in a position to succeed albeit with terrible field position late third quarter fumble had been turned into another go ahead touchdown for the Panthers who had their own designs on a November date 'for Big East prominence at Miami In the fourth quarter Meyer just made plays third down plays His teammates call him Ball but the graduate student under threw Emmett Johnson on a third and seven from the Pitt 32 and got a 29 yard completion to set up tying score on another run by touchdown ter ror Lee Suggs inally with 4:52 left in regulation Meyer started the Hokies from their own 15 told Dave we need a i said Tech assistant head I coach Billy Hite helping relay play calls to Meyer said we were going to the 15 and then we were going to kick rild Meyer led Tech on the longest sus ed drive of the game one of their longest of the season He scrambled for yardage He completed four of five passes He moved the chains and the Clock He got help from a Pitt pass interference call The biggest calls however were his town Except for a first down shovel pass to tailback Andre Kendrick called tty offensive coordinator Rickey Bustle Meyer was running the game It was gut check time It was wrist jcheck time Meyer was picking his plays from his wristband then taking what tihe Panthers were giving him He also got great protection from the offensive line on that last drivethen from sports information staff when an inquiring mind asked him Jo replay his final drive exploits Hey he may have been the only Hokie silenced in Lane Stadium after he lefthe field a hero stopping to kiss family and glad hand fans Gee no cop protecting this gets one he? No doubt Hokies will worry all week whether Vick can play against theHurricanes If he and speedy receiver Andre Davis manage that they will be likely be performing on two healthy legs one each What the Hokies forget iswho really made Miami matter This pme Meyer really needed to be salve Jack Bogaczyk can be reached at 981 3124 or jackbroanokecom Sports 2 07 12 PRO OOTBALL 1 The Jets are the surprising team in a surprising season at the halfway point C7 BA Sportsunday Sports newsonline or the latest sports news and scores go online at roanokaUmttcom 3 I SUNDAY fOCTOBERA292000 a SECTION 31 GAME 8 No 2 Virginia Tech 37 Pittsburgh 34 Hokies find heroes ERIC BRADY THE ROANOKE TIMES Kicker Carter Warley (49) and holder Robert Peaslee watch 27 yard field goal try sail through the uprights for a last minute win wit JMIBMK wtfr ANe KrjUMr JI xgbHk 'SVJJN OaHiflKli Dave Meyer leads the winning drive which ends with a 27 yard fieldq goal by Carter Warley By RANDY KING THE ROANOKE TIMES BLACKSBURG Some '1 how some way Virginia Tech won a football game With its two biggest stars quarterback Michael Vick flanker Andre Davis hurt on the sideline Tech found some new heroes to keep itsf'a unbeaten season alive JI! In a back and forth contest that had a sellout throng 56272 fans on the edge of theif seats for 3'2 hours) second ranked Tech dodged a huge upset bullet edging Pittsburgh 37 34 at Lane Stadium Redshirt freshman kicker Carter wratr a MbK SOONERS THE BETTER QBJoshHeupel and Oklahoma Mr'1 knock off No 1 jra Nebraska C3 Warley who had missed a 46 yard field goal attempt with 6:23 left powered a 27 yarder between thel uprights with 16 seconds to 3 play for the deciding points The victory pushed second 1 ranked Tech to 8 0 overall and 6 0 in the Big East heading into 1 much awaited clash i with No 4 Miami at the Orange Bowl a know for sure we were going to come out of this relieved Tech coach rank Beamer said looked No doubt Davis who sat I out the game because of bursitis in his left foot was joined on the sideline by Vick in the second half sophomore quar terback suffered a sprained! right ankle with 21 seconds left I in the first half with the score! 20 20 status for Miami be determined until 1 in the week As a hush came over fifth year senior Dave Meyer came on to run the offense No 13 proved to be 3 lucky this time if With Tech trailing 34 273 heading into the fourth quarter tj Meyer brought the home team back with a ton of help from sophomore tailback Lee Suggs who totaled 164 yards on 28 PLEASE SEE TECHC6 I GAME 8 Viiginia 17 North Carolina 6 Defense unable to rest decides outcome The Cavs hold an opponent without a touchdown for the first time in 28 games By DOUG DOUGHTY THE ROANOKE TIMES CHARLOTTESVILLE Virgin defense would have had every excuse in the world Saturday if the Cavaliers had lost to North Carolina Poor field position fatigue lack of offensive support injuries bad breaks a guy named Ronald Curry The Cavaliers have crumbled under lesser obstacles With its football season possibly on the line UVa held Carolina to two field goals and defeated the Tar Heels for the 10th straight time at Scott Stadium 1 7 6 The Tar Heels have not won here since 1981 the year before coach George arrival expect said Welsh who is 13 5 1 overall against the Tar Heels I didn't mention it to Georgia Tech the team 1 heard ctemson C2 one of my coaches say something about it and I told him to shut up know what it is played some games where hung in there and hung in there and good things have happened to us in the end but I know why 10 0 here against On Saturday it heljred that 1 Virginia held an oj)ponent without a touchdown for the first time in 28 games may not have been the best game our defense has Welsh said it was one of the most courageous I've ever seen Whenever they had to make a big play they made it They give up any easy North Carolina (3 5 1 5 ACC) outgained the Cavaliers 380 227 and had the ball for almost 37'2 minutes but lost its fourth game in a row The Tar Heels had 88 offensive plays compared with 48 still think we have a chance to PLEASE SEE UVAC2 ASSOCIATED ERESS MH SK iK Ism cz7 Antwome Womack rushes past Deonte Coleman for a Virginia touchdown in the second quarter 4 i.