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Sports Writer
worn William and Mary utilized
sioD??lmosl Perfect play execution
<,r|j <jind what appeared lo be a touch of exlra-sensory perception to
9?.n9ll)verwnelm Virginia Tech al
,-lno Lane Stadium yesterday 27-15.
3voifc Tne Indians bored into Tech
vi 2 'lerritory for three touchdowns
.llen-and two field goals .with the
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moments after (he game. "It
was very evident Coa<5h (Jim)
Hoot had his people prepared. I
did a poor job. We were jusl
plain oulcoached loday."
II look the Indians little time
lo prove I hey were a better
squad than the one Tech
defeated last season 24-7.
William and Mary allowed the
Gobblers only four tough
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rylhmic precision of a well oiled
machine. The Gobbler offense,
on the other hand, moved like a
straight drive transmission
with a bad clutch.
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The Tech offense jerked and
l9
''"jnever jelled as the Hokies
suffered Iheir firsl in-slale
defeat in Ihe lasl two years.
Credit for the sluggish offense
goes to an Indian defense lhat
anticipated every move Coach
bnc
Jimmy SharpVs team made.
asv,- "It was a long afternoon,"
lamented the \Tech coach
running yards in the game's
opening series. The nexl lime
Ihe Hokies tried lo move Ihe ball
Ihe resulls were even more
disaslrous. Quarterback Milcheal Barnes fumbled afler
gaining a firsl down. Indian
linebacker Jeff Hosmer fell on
ihe loose ball al Ihe Techjl.
II look quarterback Tom
Rozantz only seven plays to
guide Ihe Indians into Ihe end
zone. Fullback Keith Fimian
earned the score on a one yard
plunge over the left side al 6:12
of the opening quarter.
Rozantz became a familiar
name lo the extimaled 35,000
fans who watched in dismay as
Tech droped its second match of
the season. The lanky
sophomore connected on eight
of 15 tosses for one touchdown
while rushing for 32 yards in
seven carries.
"He was like a magician,"
said Sharpe. "He just stepped
back and never missed. Ijippe
we don'I have lo face a quarterback rlikfirr Rozantz-every
w^ek or we betler gfl better."
Bul the hokies had more
problems lhan Rozantz. two of
the troublemakers were backs
Fimian and Jim Kruis.
Fimian finished off an 80-yard
touchdown drive in Ihe second
quarler wilh. mildly controversial Iwo-yardd plunge up
Ihe middle. As Ihe 220-pound
fullback dove inlo Ihe end zone
before the ball was knocked
loose from his grip. A Tech
player scooped the ball up, bul
Ihe officials ruled Ihe fumble
occurred afler Ihe score. Kruis,
who was a doublful starler
earned 27 of his day's 58 yards
in Ihe drive.
In a rare stroke of good luck,
Tech managed lo narrow Ihe
Indian's 14-poinl spread lo
seven jusl before Ihe half ended.
The Hokies drive slarted on
the Indian's 47 yard line. After
four running plays nelted 10
yards, Barnes hit moses Fosler
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Photo By Oenr Dillon
TECH'S PAUL ADAMS (44) BULLS FOR YARDAGE AGAINST STUBBORN WILLIAM & MARY DEFENSE SATURDAY
Tribe s Doug Pearson (54) Collars Big Fullback After Short Gain. Adams Gained 45 Yards For The Gobblers.
Hendrix, King Lead Way
Bobcats Spear Spartans
By DAVID J.BISSET
Sports Writer
Jerry Hendrix and Chad King
scored touchdowns and Ihe
Radford defensive unil had an
excellent goal line sland lo
•highlight "Radford's"" 21-0'
blanking of Giles.
The victory was Ihe Bobcats
Ihird in four dislricl outings and
upped their overall mark lo 4-1.
And it enables the Black & second touchdown of Ihe contest
While lo slay on the heels of when the Bobcats marched 77
league leading Blacksburg who yards with Hendrix sprinting
is undefeated and unscored the final 16 yards into the endupon.
zone. Radford's final louchdown
Hendrix, who averaged 5.4 came on a 15-yard burst oft the,
yards in Iherfirst four contests',' "left"side1 by^ Chad King?
dashed 61 yards lo paydirt for
The Cals, who intercepled
Radford's firsl score which ihree passes and recovered one
ended a 87-yard drive. In ihe fumble, were also guilly of
third quarler Hendrix added his coughing up Ihe pigskin as Giles
recovered Ihree Bobcat fumbles
and intercepted one Bobby
Cloyd pass during the contest.
Neither team moved the ball
early in the game, bul Earl
Haynes did spark the Bobcats
when he intercepted a Bobby
Buchanan-pass artd (returned i$
to the Giles 47. $ul lw£ playg
laler,_ClQyd!s__handofL was
recovered by Sparlan tackle
Mark Gussler al the Giles 46.
The home learn drove lo Ihe
Bobcal 35 before being called
By Dan Callahan
for a holding penalty which put
Staff Writer
the ball al midfield. On fourth
There is absolutely no doubt about it now. The Indians of
and long Spartan Rickey
William & Mary are indeed for real.
Tawney boomed Ihe pigskin lo
They proved it quite adequately Saturday when they
the Cat 14.
whipped the Gobblers of Virginia Tech 27-15 in Lane
With 1.-40 left Radford picked
Stadium.
up a firsl at Ihe 25 on runs by
It was quite aptly put by Indian safety and punter Joe
Earl Haynes and Chad King. On
Agee. "We just finished with our Thanksgiving Day dinner a
Ihe next play Hendrix was
few weeks early."
caughl by 6-2, 205 senior tackle
The most shocking thing for area fans on this cloudy, cool
Howard Dickerson of Giles who
football afternoon was the way in which W & M was able to
recovered ihe ball al the
dominate the Hokies on both offense and defense.
Radford 23.
Indian head coach Jim Root was ecstatic with his team's
On Giles' firsl play Buchanan,
play. "I felt all. along that we could beat that team. Tech has
allempled lo hit the NRD.'s ..
a good team but William & Mary also has a darn good footleading pass catcher Bruce
ball team."
Morris, bul outside lineback
It was quarterback Tom Rozantz that led the Indians to
Mike King inlercepled the pass
victory. His overall direction of the offense, faking, passing,
at the RHS 13.
and running kept the Gobbler defense off balance, the entire
King's interception sparked
game.
the Bobcal offense as Ihey
Root couldn't find enough complimentary things to say
began their firsl scoring drive.
about his quarterback. "There's no better sophomore
Fullback Billy Webb went for
quarterback in this country than that young man. Damn, he
six yards to Ihe 19 just before
really did it.
the quarler ended.
"We protected him well, and this made it possible for him
Then Haynes blasled for six
to maneuver. We were able to get enough yards inside to
make Tech respect the fakes, and this helped Tommy get on
the corner to do his stuff."
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Root was not about to leave without saying.something
about his defensive team's effort either. "We got a super
defensive effort out of our people today. We had to play some
young birds on defense and they did the job. We went the
entire game with backup people at both tackles (Pete Griffin
and Doug Pearson of Pearisburg) and they had a great
baptism."
Root even felt confident enough early in the fourth quarter
to take Rozantz out of the lineup. This surprised a lot of
people Jjut
Root
couldn't understand
that.
"We have an outstanding athlete as our backup quarterback. Preston Green has just been sitting on the bench
collecting splinters. He's too good a player not to be used.
"He moved the team very well just as.I knew he could. He
has great potential and I'm just glad that we got the opportunity to use him today. I'm just mighty happy. We got
super efforts in all areas today."
It appeared at one point late in the first half that the Indians domination of the game might be in jeopardy.
It came on a pass play. Tech quarterback Mitchell Barnes
threw long to split end Moses Foster. W & M cornerback Ken
, Smith had him well covered, and the ball was slightly underthrown. So Smith went for the interception. It bounced off
Smith's hands and into the waiting fingers of Foster for the
score. Root couldn't believe that it happened.
W&MFor Real;
Root
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Team Could Win
VENABLE SCRAMBLES FOR YARDAGE
But The Cougars Failed To Stop FC
Inspired Franklin
Derails Ptilaski Co.
By JERRY RATCLIFFE
Senior Sports Editor
ROCKY
MOUNT-PuIaski
County didn'i play like Pulaski
County Friday night, but the
Cougars didn't play like
Franklin County either.
Hobbled and flat coming inlo
I he game, Ihe Cougars blew an
oxcellenl opportunity lo be 4-1
al the midseason mark' by
dropping a travesty 14-6 lo Ihe
host Eagles, which picked up
iheir second viclory of the
season.
"If Ihey (PC) had been
. wearing some other color of
uniform tonight, I'd have sworn
Ihey were a completely differenl football team than what I
saw last week," confessed
Franklin Coach Miller Benhington. He had previewed the
Cougars' 30-28 viclory over
Cave Spring the previous week.
Cougar Coach Dave Brown
was wearing - u frown of
frustration. "We haven't met a
weaker team since we've been
playing in the Group AAA
league. But ,w«-just weren't
ready, to play football when we
stepped oul on the field
lonight."
Kighi
halfback
Kenny
Bruce's 26-yard gallop in the
first period set Ihe Eagles up
wilh a 7-0 lead, and Franklin
Counly stayed in front all nighl.
Il wasn'l u nighl wilh suspense.
Franklin led 7-0 al Ihe half
and took a 14-0 lead wilh nine
and a half minutes left to play
on Glennis Young's 50-yard
relurn of a Tim Venable pass
for a score.
The Cougars failed lo light up
ihe Scoreboard until the two, minute mark when sophomore
Jeff Harvey pulled in a Venable
pass and scooted 45 yards for
ihe Catamount's lone score.
Pulaski Counly did Ihrealen
once near Ihe end of'the third
quarter afler driving from its
own 40 lo Ihe Franklin 14 from
where a double pass was incomplete on fourlh down.
Thus the Cougars go to 3-2 on
the'season (1-1 in the Roanoke
Valley Dislricl). William
Fleming, a 17-0 loser lo NorIhside Friday night, is nexl
Friday's opponent for the
Cougar Homecoming.
The Cougars gol only Ihe lone
louchdown oui of 192 yards total
offense and 57 offensive plays,
more Ihan Franklin in both
statistical categories.
It wasn't a good nighl for
football. A light drizzle turned
into a heavy downpour early in
Ihe Ihird quarler and Ihe
temperature fell off a bit.
Kleenex slock must have rose a
full point.
"It was jusl a miserable
nighl," offered Coach Brown.
Franklin came on Ihe field
ready lo play. But there was
some question as to whether Ihe
Cougars arrived with the same
intenlions.
"We never established our
running game," Brown ciled as
the biggest hangup for the onceexplosive Cougar offense.
"Since we couldn't do that, they
(Franklin) didn'i respect our
fakes when we tried to open up
and pass...it (fakes), jusl didn'i
inleresl their defense."
Playing withoul Ihe district's
Ihird leading rusher, Isaiah
McClanahan, ihe Cougars had
only 35 yards tolal offense in.the
See COUGARS, Page 12
and a first al the 26. Hendrix
picked up Ihree and Cloyd faked
a pass and rolled to his right for
a gain of six al Ihe 35. Webb
gained len yards in two carries
for, aaolherJirsLoa-lhe ,45.,,....
After a Bobcat encroachmenl
penally,. Hendrix saw an
opening up the middle, then
turned to his left, was spun
around, kept his balance and
with Bobcat blockers in front of
him dashed inlo the endzone for
Radford's first louchdown and
the only score of the half.
Afler Ihe kickoff both teams
punled once each. Radford's
punl went to the 35 where the
Sparlirtis scried for thgBbbcaj;
endzone. Wilh 4?42V. left in the
second period Buchanan
spoiled Ricky Eppling open at
the 17 for a nifly 18 yard pickup
and a first down. Then,
Buchanan eyed Morris open on
ihe left flat and the 6-0, 270,
wideoul grabbed the ball away
from iwo Bobcal defenders al
the Radford two.
With a first and goal Giles
mei
Ihe "King-Haynes"
Defense which slopped Ihe
Sparlans dead in Iheir Iracks.
On first down fullback Timmy
Radford oT Giles was smacked
by defensive end Billy King for.
a loss of Iwo. On second and four
Roger Lee look ihe handoff
from Buchanan arid Mike King
was wailing lo unload at Ihe six
for another two yard setback.
On third down Buchanan atlempled lo pass lo Ricky
Eppling in ihe endzone but
again Mike King was Ihere lo
break il up.
Faced wilh a fourlh and six
Giles called timeout lo discuss
Ihe matter. The Bobcats,
however didn'i mind the delay
when play resumed
as
linebacker Howard Haynes
caughl Buchanan al the seven
on a roll out.
In the third quarler Giles was
forced lo punt afler Ihe opening
.kickoff, and Radford look over
al Iheir-own 23 and drove 77
yards lo paydirl.
Webb and Chad King gol (he
calls lo run up Ihe middle on Ihe
Sparlans' defense. Firsl Webb
went five yards Ihen King for
four and Webb again for a first
al Ihe RHS 37. An encroachmenl
penally moved il back lo Ihe 32
where Webb gol the call again
and bucked ahead for three.
Chad King added, six more
yitftfs b§£or£Webb rjgped. off 12
yards,.for another ,firsi at the
Giles 47.
King then gol the call the nexl
ihree of four plays and ihe
junior, who carried 12 limes for
78 yards in ihe game, gained 24
yards. Howard Haynes also
went up (he middle on a quick
opener for five yards and a firsi
al the 22. Hendrix Ihen lolled lo
his right, cul back inlo Ihe
middle, knocked down Eppling
and David Epperly of the Giles
secondary and scored from 16
yards out. Again Ihe PAT was
missed, bul RHS was on top 120.
After ihe kickoff Giles look
over at its own 36 and Miles
Jackson scrambled 15 yards to
the Cat 49. With Jackson again
getting ihe ball, Mike King
zeroed in and stopped him for no
gain.
Johnston then gained three
yards and on third and seven
Johnston rolled left and was
popped by Earl Haynes. The
ball fell to the ground where
safety Wesley Wall recovered
See BOBCATS, Page 12
"We had worked hard all the first half to get that 14 point.
' lead and we just couldn't believe that happened to us Smith
is an outstanding defensive back and he was trying to make
the play he should have. Last year it may have effected Us
more, but we just got together and went right back at them ''
"Root couldn't have been happier. I don't want to blow too
hard about this, but we've been through our hard times. I'm
convinced now that our program is moving in the right
direction. I'm confident that we will fill up our dinky little
stadium (Gary Field), the rest of the year."
There's not much doubt about the Indians having good
attendance the rest of the year. They are for real.
The Tribe certainly appear to be the elite team in Virginia
this season, and one never knows for sure at this early stage
but it may be William & Mary that gets that much talked
about bowl bid.
Photo By Dint Dillon
CHAD KING (25) RAMBLES TO PAYDIRT
For Radford's Third Touchdown
<Tfic .Siinitaij (Timer. 3ournalpuLASKi-RADFORD. VA., October 3,197^9
Foy Fires Three TD Passes
Indians Shell Green Wave
. By JERRY VERNON
- Sports Writer
INDIAN PHILIP WESEL (50) RIDES BALL CARRIER ^ *""
Blacksburg Defense Still Unscored Upon.
Demon Comeback
Falls Too Short
By DAVE SCARANGELLA
Special Writer
With 24 seconds left in the
game, theChristiansburg bench
was ecstatic. Mark Vaughan
had just scored on a 14 yard run,
putting the Demons ahead 22-20.
Barring a miracle, there was no
way Floyd could win this game,
and a four game Demon losing
streak would be snapped. Then
it happened.
Christiansburg took every
precaution. Instead of risking a
long kickoff return as had
happened earlier, the kickoff
was squibbed very effectively.
Floyd started on its own 23 yard
line.
The Demons dropped back
deep expecting a pass. Floyd
quarterback Harvey Marshall
fired a long pass to speedster
Adolf Turner. Turner was
double covered, as Vaughan
came over to make the interception. The ball went
'.'mfbugh"Ws''hands'1 aud into
Turner's. There was no one
between Turner and the goal
line, as Floyd's miracle came
true, winning 28-22.
For Christiansburg, it was a
series of comebacks that fell
short. Floyd capitalized on big
plays every time the Demons
went ahead.
The scoring started early in
the first possession, Floyd put
together an impressive 43 yard
drive, grinding it all out on the
ground. The bulk of the load
was carried by Lewis Stuart,
who bears a striking resemblance to Blacksburg's Sidney
Snell, not only in running style
but in versatility as well. Stuart
finished the night with 150 yards
on 21 carries, with 108 of these
coming in the first half. Ricky
Clower scored the Buffaloes
first touchdown from three
yards out.
Showing a little determiration, Christiansburg came
back with a drive of its own.
Covering 60 yards, the Demon
drive effectively took advantage of a good night by
Chuck Lynch. In only his second
game at running back after
recovering from an injury,
Lynch rushed for 89 yards on 14
carries. Tim Franklin, who did
not start for disciplinary
reasons, scored the touchdown
on a one yard run; Mark Burk
kicked the extra point, and the
Demons led 7-6.
The lead was short lived as
Robert Spence returned the
ensuing kick off, 77 yards for a
score and a 12-7 Floyd lead.
After a scoreless second
period, Christiansburg got a
break on a short Floyd punt to
start off the second half From
the Floyd 35, the Demons
scored in only four plays.
Franklin scored from one yard
out, and also ran in the conversion and it_ was, 15-12.
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That was it until midway
through the fourth quarter,
when with everyone keying on
Stuart, Marshall lofted a 50
yard scoring strike to Jim Vest,
The two point conversion was
good, setting up the last minute
dramatics.
Demon Coach Doug Greene
refrained from comment on the
game.
Buckeyes Rally
COLUMBUS, Ohio (UPI) Second-ranked UCLA, led by
the running of sophomore
halfback Theolis Brown and the
passing of quarterback Jeff
Dankworth, rallied /in the
second half Saturday to earn a
10-10 lie with eighth-ranked
Ohio Stale in a nationallytelevised game.
The Bruins, now 3-0-1, trailed
7-0 at half time, but scored
midway through the third
period on a 47-yard field goal
by Frank Corrall and went
ahead 10-7 midway in the final
period on an 83-yard, 14-play
drive capped by Dankworth's
plunge from less lhan a foot
away.
That drive was set up by a
Bruins' recovery of a Jeff
-PREP
SCOREBOARD
J.F. Kennedy 30 Hopewell 8
Friday Virginia High School Football
J.R. Tucker 20 Benedictine 13
Scores
JEB Stuart 28 McLean 7
By United Preit International
James Monroe 20 Louisa 0
Allegheny 14 Glenvar 7
Jefferson-Forest 22 Staunton River 14
AltaVista at Appomattox, ppd.(Sal)
John Battle 14 Virginia High 8
(Amelia 22 Powtialsn 14
John Marshall 16,Huguenot 6
Mmherst Co. IB Nelson Co. 0
John Yeats 30 Suffolk 0
Vnnandfflkat T.C Williams, ppd.(Sat)
Ken.. Forest 6 Mecklenburg 0
BIT. Washington 21 Granby 0
Klng'& Queen Central 22 Surry Co. 0
Birth C* 32 Buffalo Gap 6
>: King George 6 W&L (Montross) 0
BelhVfi Warwick 6
LJifayelte 24 Ferguson 12
Big Creek 9 Tazewell 0
Lake Braddock at Groveton, ppd.(Sat)
Bishop Ireloh at Stonewall Jackson
Jjandley 21 W&L (Arlington) 20
(Manassass), ppd.(Sat)
Lee-Davis at Doug. Freeman, ppd.(Sat)
Blacksburg 46 Narrows 0
Lexington 8 Rockbrldge 0
Bluestone 20 Randolph-Henry 11
- Lexington 8 Wm Campbell 6
Bowling Green 45 Lancaster 0
Lord Botetourt 17 James River 0
Bristol 31 Liberty 8
Lunenburg Cent. 42 Buckingham 18
Brookvllle 31 Liberty 8
Madison Co. at Elkton, ppd.(Sat)
Brusnwlck 22 Greensvllle 0
Manchester 9 Prince George 7
Charles City 16 Middlesex 15
Martlnsvllle 46 Chatham 14
Charlottesvllle at E.G. Glass, ppd.(Sal)
Maloaca 60 Park-View 7
,
Chlncoteague 20 Parksley 15
Montevideo at Strasburg, ppd.(SatI
Churchland 38 Manor 6
Mt. Vernon at Edison, ppd. (Sat)
Cllntwood 48 Casllewood o
Northampton 20 Forest Glen 13
Clover Hill 53 Goochland 0
Northslde 17 Wm. Fleming 0
Colonial Heights 19 Midlothian 14
Noltoway 13 Prince Edward Co. 0
Covlngton 14 Andrew Lewis 12
Orange Co. at Wm. Monroe, ppd.(Sol)
Denbigh 9 Phoebus 0
Osbourn Park at Woodbrldge, ppd.(Sat)
Essex 6 New Kent 1
Oscar Smith"13 Craddock 6
Fairfax ISJMadlson 0
Park-View (Sterling) at Loudoun
Palls Church 7 Oakton 0
Valley, ppd.(Sat)
Fauquler at Stafford, ppd.(Mon)
Patrick Henry 10 Cave Spring 3
Floyd 28 Christiansburg 22
Petersburg S3 Dlnwlddle 0
. Floyd Kellam 29 Bayslde 7
Powell Valley 29 Norton I
Fluvanha''4} Cumberland 0
.- Pr. Edward Acad. 33 York Acad. 7
Forl Hunt 27 Thomas Jefferson 7
Princess Anne 36 Maury 0
Franklin Co. 14 Pulaskl 6
Princeton 16 Wytheville 8
Franklin 18 J.F. Kennedy (Suffolk) 6
R.E. Lee (Staunton) at Turner Ashby,
Ft. Defiance at Rlverheads, ppd.(Sal)
ppd.(Sat) '
Galax 21 Carroll Co. 14
Radford 21 Giles 0
Gate City 28 Grundy 0
Rappahannock at King Wm., ppd.(Sat)
Geo. Washington (Danville) 35 Heritage
Rich Valley 27 Rural Retreat 6
7
Rlchlands 6 Abington 0
Geo. Wythe (Richmond) 6 Hermitage 6
Robinson 12 W.T. Wood son 0
(tie)
Rustburg 36 Gretna 6
Geo. Marshall at W. Springfield,
Saltville 26 Holston 0
ppd.(Sat)
Shawsvllle
14 New Castle 12
Gill 20 Trinity Episcopal 7
Smlthfleld 34 Windsor 0
Gloucester 21 PoquosonO
Spotsylvanla 7 Harrlsonburg 7 (tie)
Graham 26 Marlon 6
St. Christopher's 10 Blue Ridge 6
Great B'Idge 9 Indian River 7
St.
Johns at Gartleld, ppd.(Sat)
Halifax Co. 40 Albemarle 10
Tabb 6 York 0
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Hampton Roads 29 Tidewater 20
Thomas
Dale 13 Meadowbrook 12
Handley at James Wood, ppd.(Sat)
Thomas Jefferson (Richmond) 20
Harrlsonburg 7 Spotsylvanla 7 (tie)
Armstrong 0
Hays! 26 Hurley 0
Varlna 13 Culpeper 12
Henrtco 44 Patrick Henry 0
Waynesboro Si Stuarts Draft 0
Herndon at Chantllly, ppd.(Sat)
West
point 27 Malhews 8
Highland Springs 49 Maggie Walker 0
Wilson Memorial 21 Broadway 13
Honaker 20 Twin Springs 0
Wise 14 Coeburn 6
Huguenot Acad. 12 Brunswick Acad. 0
Wm. Byrd 17 Roanoke Catholic 0
Independence 32 Auburn 2
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Woodberry 21 Collegiate 15
Isle of Wight 8 Nansemond-Suffolk
Yorktown 14 Wakelleld 13
Acad. 7
Logan fumble on Ihe UCLA 17
when il appeared the Buckeyes
were going in for a score.
The key play in the 83-yard
scoring march was a 24-yard
run by Brown, who took the
ball from Ihe Bruin 27 to the
Ohio Slate 49 on a fourth-andone fake punt.
Dankworth, who hit eight of
14 passes for 79 yards,
connected wilh Rick Walker on
a 15-yard pass to the OSU 10.
Four plays later, Dankworth
went over from the one.
Ohio Slate (2-1-1) marched
right back with a 73-yard drive
which stalled on the Bruin
seven, allowing Tom Skladany
to boot a 25-yard field goal to
lie Ihe game at 10-10 with 7:21
lefl in Ihe game.
UCLA, after taking the
kickoff, managed to gel to the
Ohio Stale 43 bul was forced lo
punt on fourth and one.
The Buckeyes, sparked by the
running of quarterback Rod
Gerald, then moved the ball .lo
Ihe UCLA 47 bul Ohio State
Coach Woody Hayes refused lo
gamble and ordered his team to
punt with 24 seconds left in Ihe
game.
Ohio Stale, which suffered its
firs* home loss in 25 games a
week ago to Missouri, scored
its touchdown'midway in the
second period after Ray Griffin
returned a UCLA punt to the
Bruin 46.
Gerald hit tight end Greg
Slorer for 19 yards to the UCLA
27 and six plays later fullback
Pete Johnson powered over
from the four.
Brown led UCLA's rushing
attack with 103 yards in 20
carries, while Wendell Tyler,
the Bruins all-time leading
rusher, got 60 yards in 21
carries.
Logan, who had over 100
yards in OSU's first three
games, had 68 yards in 19
carries while Gerald finished
with 59 yards in 14 attempts, all
of il in the second half.
The contest was the third
between the teams in the last
year lo be nationally televised.
Ohio State won last year's
regular season game and the
Bruins upset the then-topranked Buckeyes in the Rose
Bowl.
It was obvious.
Narrows High School intended to stop Blacksburg's
Sidney Snell Friday night.
The Green Wave stacked its
line with a nine man front. The
defense proved effective
against the Indian running
game, but the Green Wave
forgot one key element in
football.
It's called passing and the
result of Narrows almost nonexistent aerial defense left
Blacksburg: with its fifth
straight shutout, 484).
"They took the running game
away from us," said Indian
Coach Dave Crist after the
game alongside the rainsleeked tribe field. "Sidney
didn't have a great night running. But his fakes helped our
passing and he provided key
blocking on the pass. They
(Narrows) made us pass and
we did."
After
Blacksburg
methodically drove its first ball
possession to the Green. Wave
17, quarterback Richard' Foy
uncorked his arm. The senior
hit end Scott King with a 13 yard
pass on fourth and one. Snell
took the ball into the end zone on
the following play: Foy
proceeded to connect on four of
five more passes before the half
closed.
Two of his completions went
to wide receiver Bruce Hamlin
within a two minute time
period. Hamlin beat the Green
Wave defensive secondary both
times as he raced 63 and 20
yards for scores.
"Richard just threw the ball
so well, I couldn't help but catch
the passes," laughed Hamlin in
the locker room. "And Narrows
was playing up on me. They
were watching for the run more
than the pass."
The two quick aerial scores
didn't lead to any changes in the
Wave front line. Neither did
Blacksburg change its game
plan. In the waning minutes of
the first half Foy tossed a 13
yard scoring pass to Scott King.
"My passing was better than
usual," said Foy. "Our options
didn't work, but our passing,
burned them. Now I know I can
do it. I proved to myself when I
have to pass I can."
Foy appeared .to prove the
same point to Coach Crist who
kept back-up quarterback Joe
White in the game most of the
second half. The junior signalcaller hit on half of his six
passes while sending one into
the hands of Narrows Gary
Thompson.
The game, as the final score
indicated, was a bad evening
for the Narrows" offense and
defense. Wave quarterback
Lonnie Green hit on only one of
nine throws and watched one of
his tosses end in defensive back
J.D. Dymock's arms. But backup quarterback Tim McKinney
rolled up a more depressing
evening. The junior hit on two of
his five throws, but his passing
game suffered with two .interceptions. Sherman Earley
pabbed one in the second half
and returned it 22 yards for a
touchdown.
"Blacksburg has a very good
team," said Green Wave
Assistant Coach W.R. Johnston
in the losing locker room, "but
we should have made a better
showing. Mental mistakes hurt
us most. We were forgetting our
responsibilities."
Thompson never forgot his
punting responsibility. He
consistently booted the ball
away from Snell. But place
kicker Bobby Gautier, in his
only kick-off forgot to keep the
ball away from the back. Snell
returned the opening boot of the
second half 83 yards in ten
seconds and notched his final
score-of the evening. ...
,.T . „ .,
. T k^w they
kev on me
senior
- said
back, "but I wasn't expecting
anything like they did. On the
return I came close to fjalling. I
thought I was tackled. I don't
know how I got out of it."
After Snell and Barley's
back-to-back scores, Crist went
to his bench and sent back-up
personnel onto the turf. The
Indian depth held solid with
Narrows until the closing
minutes of the ' game when
running back Jerry Farrow
inked Blacksburg's final score
on a three yard plunge up the
middle.
'
The timid Narrows offense
advanced on the Indians' only
once. The Green Wave^drove
from its 31 to Blacksburg's
17
early in the second ; half.
Dymock's" interceptionT onT his
own eight sliced -the scoring
threat to a slim whimper.
"This game shows we're still
improving," said Crist. "Our
offensive line looked better.
We've got to improve because
we still need a lot of improvement."
Cross Country Record
Shattered By Ben Turpin
By WORRELL NEWS
finishers was under Ihe 17 of runners charging at a 10 win the ladies compelilion,
BRISTOL—Strong running minute mark.
grueling rate. It was nol unlil and place Ihe Scarlet
Ben Turpin Radford High's
As Ihe firsl runners came the lasl mile lhal eilher Brown Hurricanelles lo viclory. Slage
premier cross counlry man, over Ihe ridge, Ihe'word weni or Turpin made Iheir move as knocked off 31 second from the
showed up East's Chuck Brown out that it was Turpin and bolh runners were head to head old record of 10:39 sel by
wilh a super-fast lime of 15:22 to Brown running together, but Ihe until Ihe last part of the race. Virginia High's Nancy Rose.
lake first place and sel a new Radford star haJ already made Brown wasn't disappoinled with Central Mary Rutherford was
course record at the Virginia his move and il was Turpin all his lime saying, "I was pleased second wilh a 10:19 , and
High Invitational Cross Country i he way down the final 500 with the race. I wanted to come Marion's Violel Caldwell was
Meel at Waldo Miles Park. Both yards. When asked if he had oul and see what I could do •.hird wilh a 10:25.
Turpin and Brown broke Jimmy come lo run Ihe race, or to against some good competition
Yonts' old mark of 15:47 which match himself with Brown, and overall I was pleased with ..Virginia High placed second
overall wilh 61 points while
i he Marion harrier set last year, Turpin replied, "I really came the results."
Allhough Turpin and Brown just to win Ihe race, il doesn't
Steve Hetheringlon. from Radford was third with 113
..finished..one two.in the meet,.. matter who I'm, running Marion, tame in third with a points followed by Kingspprt's
Marion's Jimmy Yorits and against.
15:48, just one second off the old Dobyns-Bennelt with116 points,
Sieve Helherington, Ihe South"He (Chuck Brown) was record. Steve placed second in Tennessee High 166 poinls, John
west Districi 's lop Iwo runners, leading all the way until the lasl the recent Va. Tech Invitalional S. Battle 168, Patrick Henry 191
brought up third and fourth mile. I didn't know the course while Bobcat Ben Turpin was and Central 228.
places lo pace Ihe Scarlet too well so I decided to let first. Marion also won Ihe Tech
In the junior varsity event,
Hurricane lo victory. •
someone else set the pace. I meel and that gave Ihe Scarlet Tennessee High's David Haynes
Marion accumulated only 25 pulled ahead on the lasl mile or Hurricanes two teams wins out ran Ihe pack in a lime of
learn
points which was 57 points so and.led the rest of the way." within a week.
17:40 lo win Ihe meel.
By MIKE GOTHAN
better lhan Easl who placed
Thursday's race was the firsl
Jimmy Yonts, also of Marion, Kingsporl's Dobyns Bennetl
Special Writer
second wilh 82 points.
time Ihe Radford runner had was the fourth place finisher look learn honors wilh Joe
Friday night's game between
The event lurned oul to be an completed on the three-mile with a good time-of 15:55 mark. Davidson placing third. Chris
Fort Chiswell and Fries ended
The Hetheringlon-Yonls Morrell from East was second
in on a very wet note. At the outstanding match-up between Waldo Miles Park course.
some of Ihe best cross counlry
Chuck Brown was 13 combinalion sparks Marion's L with a 17:48 mark. ;
in bblh' SoiiihweS "'—'"""'"ifffW^fieSfime of Ihe excellent cross counlry team 1;S**. "'•.'•:«-&4i/;c*w ;j£
but Coach Mike Wardand his A-un
and
Easl
Tennessee.
Brown
and
first
place
finisher, bul also effort and is what makes Ihe Radford and Marion comFries Wildcats were soaked the Turpin, followed closely by
worst. They were downed 41-14 Marion's Sieve Hetheringlon managed to break the old Scarlel Hurricanes the top SWD peted in the junior varsity event
but both lacked a fifth man
by the Fort Chiswell
Pioneers. and Jimmy Yonts set a fast course record. Brown set the team.
pace from the very beginning of Marion's Cindy Slage sel a which is necessary in order for
Fries didn't1 have a football pace
as every one Of Ihe lop 15 the race/keeping the light field new girls course record of 10:08 a team to place.
team lasl year and this hurt
them. "We knew we were going
to take our lumps and our
building process will be
hampered by the loss of two
seniors, Richie Pack and Brad
James who each had brilliant
performances for us tonight."
Three years ago Pioneer
Coach John Hinkle was looking
for a loser like Fries and Fort
Chiswell was just such a team.
Actually what he found was a
dormant winner. In his three
seasons as head coach the
Pioneer have compiled a record
of 18-6.
The first half of Friday
night's game was dominated
totally by Forl Chiswell with
Paul Moore running for two
touchdowns and passing for two
more. The Pioneers passed or
ran at will and Moore's first TD
run was a nifty 49-yard jaunt
which was the loneest of the
game. David Jackson caught
three of four Moore passes for
113 yards during the first half.
The second half was almost
even. Fries went up against the
Pioneers second learn and
scored twice in the fourth
quarter. Both of Fries' tallies
via runs from Pack and James.
Photo By Dan ttllihan
Pack scored from one yard out
COUGARS' JEFF HARVEY NEEDS A BLOCKER
while James lugged the pigskin
While B.C. Clark Hopes To Help Him
across the goal from the ten.
Statistically this game could
have been a toss-up as Fries
outgained Forl Chiswell on the
ground. However, the Pioneers
out-passed the losing Wildcats.
Fries' major problem for the
By DAN CALLAHAN
want to alibi too much. Sure, it hurts us not having him, he's
game was fumbles and Ihe
Staff Writer
our best runner, but how much I can't say. I would have loved
Pioneers capitalized on two of
• The Cougars of Pulaski County High School proved to all
to have had him."
them for touchdowns. Fries had
viewers, and hopefully to themselves, that they must be
It seems that what Brown was trying to get across was
more first downs lhan Fort
mentally, physically, and emotionally ready to play the
what
most observers seem to believe. If McClanahan had
Chiswell but the flag was
game of football each Friday night when they take the field
been
able
to play .the Cougars would have won, no doubt, bul
thrown more limes against the
regardless of the competition.
they
still
should
have been able to pull win without him.
Pioneers.
It is questionable if the Cougars were any of the three
Brown added, "We had no flash,, no gusto. We weren't
Most of the total game stats
above mentioned .necessities when they travelled to Rocky
quick. This is very frustrating. We thought we'd get this
were misleading as the
Mount to play the Eagles of Franklin County Friday night.
one."
Pioneers had tallied six touchThey lost to what is probably the worst team in their
As poorly as the Cougars played they still had opdowns in the first half while,
(Valley) district, 14-6. The defense showed marked importunities to win. On a play from the Franklin County 14
Fries had practically no stats
provement. The offense, most notably the offensive line,
yard line midway in the third quarter a flanker pass was
except for fumbles loss.
stunk up the place. As one of the coaches was leaving for the
attempted. It worked perfectly as wingback Jeff Harvey, the
After the game winning coach
bus he stated it quite correctly. "I understand they play at
lone shining light for the Cougars on this night, was wide
John Hinkle stated, "That's one
home again next week. I hope the odor is all gone by then."
open. It may have been the slippery ball, but the pass just
more on one side and none on
It was a very disappointed Cougar head coach Dave Brown
didn't get there*. It was underthrown by some ten yards.
the other and I'm happy."
that looked back on>the game very honestly. "You can chalk
The defense showed inprovement as they gave up less
"The Pioneers usually have
this up as a miserable night. We didn't hit the field ready to
yardage
than in any game this season, and only one score.
eleven starters that go both
play football. We had to play catch-up in the second half.
Franklin's second touchdown cWe on something of a circus
ways the entire game, but
That's when it started to rain. But that's really not good
act. The Cougars had the ball, komeone started early, flags
tonight we were able to give the
enough an excuse, they played in it too." One thing that was
flew, the ball was thrown, it wai picked off by an Eagle, and
starters a rest and that gave the
very evident upon watching the PC offense flounder around
most of the Cougars stood and watched as he ran all the way
unseasoned some seasoning."
was they missed Isiah McClanahan maybe even more than
to the end zone. The penalty was against the Catamounts for
This Friday the Pioneers visit
what was thought. The lanky tailback did try to run on the
motion
and Franklin had their second touchdown and a 14-0
Christiansburg to play Auburn
first series of downs in the second half.but the score ankle
lead.
who are playing for football for
just wouldn't let McClanahan function even at half speed.
the first time. .
Brown wouldn't dwell on that however, stating "I don't
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* Tribe
* Cougars
Continued from Page 8
William and Mary's total effort, chance to see what kind of
"Make no doubt about it," football team we have. We'll
with a 35-yard scoring loss. The said Sharpe, "they're a good bounce back. We've been here
Tech end grabbed Ihe ball in the football team. Now we have a before."
end zone after connecting back
Ken Smith tipped the pass into
Foster's direction.
"I was thanking Ihe Lord
(after Ihe pass)," said Sharpe.
"You always feel if you can
score at the half you have a
little something extra going into
the locker room."
If tech picked up anything in
' ihe dressing room, il never
appeared until late in the
DAVE SCARANGELLA
second half.
Special Writer
The Hokies ran only eight
"Watch
the
receiver
on the right. He was open last time
plays in the third quarter and
and they might go to him this time:
never picked up a first down. In
"They're giving us the outside run, put Snell in for a little
fad, with the signal calling<$Iot
more speed.
alternating between Barnes and
"The defense is keying on Coles. Run something up the
David Lafriie, Tech managed .
middle./ 'These comments are not being made by the average
only eight offensive yards
armchair quarterbackrThey 're coming from five individuals
during the period,
whose opinions have quite an Impact on the game. These are
i William and Mary utilized Ihe
the coaches in the press box.
period to put the wrappers on
the contest. Steve Libassi's 17Every Saturday Virginia Tech Coaches Wayne Hall, Mike
yard field goal and Rozantz's 14
Yeaguer, Nelson Stokely, Jack White, and Bruce Arians
yard scoring pass to fimian left
venture atop stadiums, home and away, to scout the opihe Hokies staring at the poor
position. From here most of the decisions concerning the
side of a 24-7 score going into the
game are made.
final 15 minutes.
Nelson Stokely is the offensive coordinator. He scouts
Libassi added another three
prospective plays and relays them down to Head Coach
poinler halfway through the last
Jimmy Sharpe. Even though Sharpe makes all the decisions,
quarter from 41 yards.
about 60 percent of the plays Stokely suggests are used..
Tech's offense finally showed
Bruce Arians assists Stokely in watching the offense. The
some life against an Indian
Former Virginia Tech quarterback finds it quite different
defense sprinkled with reserlooking at the action from above, rather than peering over
ves. Starting from ii's own one
center.
one yard line. Roscoe Coles
"You can see the overall defensive formation," said
moved the Hokies out of the hole
Arians. "Down there you can't see things like people pinwith consecutive eight and 11ching in. You can see secondary rotation, but you can't tell
yard runs. From there, Tech
the depth, whether its 6 yards or 16 yards. You can see that
chipped away al Ihe Indian
from up here".
defense until Coles broke loose
Tech is not the only team to do this. All teams send coaches
for a 28-yard gain to the William
upstairs for an aerial view. Football, as a result becomes a
and Mary four. On Ihe Nest
game of strategy. "Its like a chess game," said Arians. "we
play, George-Heath notched the
move and they countermove."
final touchdown of the afternoon
All infonnattoiHs kept and used to brief the team at
with a run up the middle. Coles
half timemcluded are photographs of various formations the
ran two yards for the conother teams are using, so players get better ideas of what
version wilh t Jess than two
they should do. Thus a team can find itself in a position to
minutes to play.
regroup and turn a game around at the start of the second
"You're sitting and look at the
half if these coaches do their job well. Arians agreed,. "What
Scoreboard," recalled Sharpe,
happens in the first five minutes of the second half is a pretty
"and you know you've got lo
good indication of what the rest of the game will be like."
score two more in 1:50.
All of this information gathered during the game is tranEverybody hangs their head. It
smitted to the field by headset. As a result the headsets get
. happens in Ihe pros every, week.
number on priority. What happens when the phones don't
II jusl gels you in the guts."
work? "Its a major disaster" laughed Arians" that's why the
Of Ihe 12 times Tech gained
first thing you do at a visiting stadium is to check the
ball possession, the Hokies
phones."
started inside their own 20 on 11
A major disaster did actually happen this season. It
occassions. This statistic serves
happened at Wake Forest. "We couldn't hear a thing,"
. as just another dismal number
remembered Arians," and we had to scream into them for
lo remind the Gobblers of
them to hear us. Finally by the second half they got one of
them to work"......~ ............. " ~
j
These coaches can actually call for any necessary personel
changes on the field. When one coach noticed that William
and Mary was giving the Tech quarterback room to run
yesterday the call came down to use Eddie Snell, since he is a
" few steps 'faster than Mitcheal Barnes. Other tunes just
pointing out an' open play is sufficient.
Sometimes, trends can be noticed and still have no effect
Sometimes, trends can be noticed and still have no effect
on the game. At half time Arians noted a need for more
Although appointment of a,
life in the Tech offense. Adjustments were made, but it really
women's athletic director is still
didn't matter, since Tech only had the ball twice in the
in a screening process, Virginia
entire third quarter.
Tech's new women's inAt the other extreme, mistakes are occasionally made
tercollegiate athletic program
from up top. "Sometimes you miss things," said Arians. "It
is moving ahead with apjust all goes back to the chess game. You've got to make the
pointment of two coaches,
right move."
jFrank Moseley, athletic
(director, announced Saturday.
- John ; Wetzel, former Tech
' star and a pro player for the last
snine years, will coach the
women's basketball team.
e Billy Beecher, a former Tech
^swimmer, will direcl the
• women's swimming program in
By DAVE SCARANGELLA
^addition to similar responSpecial Writer
sibilities with the men's team.
There's an old saying that "into each life a little rain must
£ Applications are still open for
fall." In football, that rain can last an entire season.
ecoach of ihe women's tennis
For the Christiansburg Demons, the rain continues to fall.
(team.
For awhile Friday night, it looked as if things might finally
Dr. William E. Lavery,
clear up for the Demons, with 24 seconds left in the game
(president, in August announced
they watched as quarterback Mark Vaughan rolled around
ta series of steps lo implement,
left end for a score that gave them a seemingly safe 22-20
"eventually, a comprehensive
lead.
Iwomen's athletic program in
But the glory was short lived. Anything can happen in
keeping with development of
football, and when things are going bad, it probably will.
lihe lolal universily.
With 18 seconds left, and everyone in the stadium knowing
fc First step was the creation
there was going to be a pass, the Demon bench watched in
ilast month, of the new posilion of
horror as Vaughan planted for the interception. The ball
women's
intercolTegiate
went through his hands and into the waiting arms of Adolf
(athlelic direclor, and responTurner, who went the remaining 77 yards for a score.
sibility of filling this post was
Throughout the game, the Demons refused to get down on
Assigned to Moseley, assisted
themselves. Christiansburg has shown a new attitude of late,
by an advisory committee inand at other low points of the game, when many teams would
cluding faculty and studenl
quit, the Demons didn't. But this was too much to take.
represenlalives.
"We're slill screening
through 14 worthy applications,
arid 1 believe we'll reach a
decision very soon," Moseley
said. "Meanwhile, we felt it
Continued From Page 9
imperative to gel the baskelball
Eagles
head
coach
Miller Bennington was of course, quite
and swimming programs unpleased. "We got a good defensive effort. That flanker pass
derway."
had us if it hadn't been underthrown. I hope than Mc' Welzel, a
native
of
Clanahan is ready to play for them next week, but I can't say
^Waynesboro, played his varsity
I'm unhappy he didn't play tonight. When we found out that
'career at Tech, 1963-66, and was
he wasn't able to go, we concentrated on containing
tlhe Gobblers leading scorer in
Venable."
-his junior and senior seasons.
Bennington unlike Brown felt the rain helped his team.
'During lhat lime Tech's record
"Brown runs a very complicated misdirection offense. I'm
'was 48-22, including an N.I.T.
sure it hurt them to play with the slippery ball and it cerappearance.
tainly didn't do them any good when they went to their
fi His pro career included stints
passing attack. We run a very simple, straight forward, type
njwith the Los Angeles Lakers;
of offense. So I think the fain hurt them more. I'm just
.Phoenix" Suris and Atlanta
pleased to win. After what we saw them last week at Cave
Spring I had my doubts. We're not blind, they weren't at the
H. He announced his retiremenl
1
top of their game, they looked very sluggish. They didn't
9 jn August, and he has returned'
even run up to the line of scrimmage on offense."
jjjo finish his education at Tech.
The remarks made by Bennington puts us right back to the
^Beecher,
a
native
first paragraph of this article. Regardless of competition, if,
"jBlacksburger, was a three-year
the Cougars don't go on the field physically, mentally, and
lelterman, specializing in
emotionally prepared to play football then they are very
breaststroke, for Tech while
likely going to lose.
"earning his undergraduate and
The Cougars were not ready and therefore they lost to an
Piaster's degrees in Health arid
inferior team. That's the price one pays for lack of en^Physical Education.
5;
thusiasm. It remains to be seen if PC learned its lesson. We'll
' He has coached the Tech
probably find out next Friday when they entertain the
girls' team for the last two
Colonels of William Fleming, a team they have never beaten.
'^ears.
More Than Just
A Spectator
j.
™
Coaches
Selected
At Tech
When It Rains
It Pours
* Pulaski
SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY
United Presi Intenutionil
Virginia Quarterback Gets A Warm Welcome From Georgia's Wilkes
Yellow Jackets
Sting Cavaliers
ATLANTA (UPI) - Senior
David Suns, returning 'to the
hard-driving form he showed
before breaking a leg last
season, smashed for two
touchdowns and broke the
Georgia Tech career rushing
record Saturday night in a 35-14
win by the Yellow Jackets over
Virginia.
Sims carried 20 times for 96
yards before leaving the game
early in the final period to
make way for a wave of Tech
Vernon Named
Sports Editor
Jerry Vernon has been named
sports editor of the Blacksburg
Sun."
"Jerry Vernon is a very
capable
man
who
is
knowledgeable, and conscientious about the sports
scene. He realizes what makes
a good story and works to bring
readers the 'inside' of a game
story or interview," noted Jerry
Ratcliffe, senior sports editor.
"I feel Jerry is a bonus to our
comprehensive sports package.
Vernon began working at the
"Sun" following graduation
from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill last
May. After a brief stint as a
general reporter and sportswriter, he was assigned exclusively to sports coverage.
While in Chapel Hill, Vernon
worked as a sportswriter on the
"Chapel Hill Daily" newspaper
for six months. Previous to that
employment, he had had experience on the campus
publication, the "Daily Tar
Heel," as a feature contributor
for three years.
Vernon also worked on the
"Kernersville News" as a
sports and feature writer for
one summer.
Although Vernon received his
degree in journalism from
UNC, he also once attended Old
Dominion University part-time.
Before his college experience,
Vernon put in three years of
duty with the Marines.
"I believe the so-called minor
sports are rapidly gaining in
popularity," said Vernon, "and
we intend to provide detailed
coverage of these events
without forgetting the popular
appeal of football, basketball
and baseball."
"The expanding New River
Newspaper sports staff will
offer greater depth in local
coverage," added Vernon.
"And the recent addition of
United Press International
service will provide timely
developments of national events
to the 'Sun' readership."
VERNON
* Bobcats
Continued From Page 8
for the Bobcats.
Radford grounded out 43
yards including two first when
Cloyd attempted a reverse on
the Giles four. Timmy Radford
wasn't fooled and smacked
.Cloyd to the turf and the ball
came bouncing out of Cloyd's
arms into Radford's at the four.
On the first play for Giles,
D.A. Worrell slopped the ball
carrier for a loss of three. On
second and 13 at the Giles one,
fullback Radford attempted lo
buck forward, but ,Richard
"Itch" Holbrook greeted him at
the goal and Bucky Morgan,
Worrell, Blaine Sulphin and the
olher Bobcat defense joined in
lo catch Radford for a safely.
Ahead 14-0 with 8:30 left, Earl
Haynes received the free punt
and returned it to the Giles 38.
After an incomplete pass off the
fingertips of Randall Duncan,
the Bobcats gained four yards
to the 34. A. 15 yard penally was
lacked on lo the play when Giles
was caughl for illegal use of the
hands. After an incomplete
pass, Chad King galloped 15
yards off the left side lo the
endzone with 6:57 remaining.
Bart Compton kicked Ihe PAT
and RHS had a 21-0 lead.
In the final six^minutes the
Radford coaches' used the
second and third offensive and
defensive units. The Bobcats
moved (he ball from their own
38 to the Spartan 30 before Giles
halted the drive.
On the statistics the Bobcats
rushed for 324 yards and gained
five more through the air for a
329 total. Giles gained 32 yards
rushing and 58 passing for a nel
lolal of 90 yards.
Bob Buchanan of Giles
completed 4 of 14 passes and
had one interception while
Cloyd of the Bobcats failed lo
complete any of his nine passes.
Jerry Hendrix led the Bobcats
with 119 yards while Chad Kifee
gained 78 yards and Billy Web¥
had 51 yards. Giles was led by
Miles Jackson who gained 19
yards in 10 carries as the
Bobcats stopped the Giles
running game cold.
substitutes in the one-sided
contest. That gave him 1,778
yardsin his three years at Tech,
breaking the record of 1,743 set
in the 1965, 1966, and 1967
seasons by Lenny Snow.
Sims teamed with sophomore
speedster Eddie Lee Ivery to
power a. Tech running game
which seemed to gain at will
against the Virginia defense.
Ivery gained 123 yards in 23
carries and scored one touchdown.
Tech, l-2-l, had switched to
Ihe veer before the game.
, Continued From Page 8
first half.
' Most of that came off the
running of young running back
Johnny Bratlon, who was
making his first start of his
career, and from banged up
senior B.C. Clark, who made
several good runsin'lhe game.
But the big thing in that first
half, was Franklin's ability to
get to Cougar quarterback
Vanabtei
Franklin's "D" sacked
Venable five times in the first
half for 34 yards in losses and
forced the Cougars into poor
field position most of the
evening.
With Ihe constant sacking of
Venable the Cougars were
unable la -convert third down
situations into first downs six
limes in six opportunities the
first half, although they did
convert a fourth down into a big
first down early in the second
quarter on fourth and one.
Venable sneaked for the first
at the Franklin 37 immediately
after .the first Franklin score.
But unlike in the past, the
Cougars weren't able to bounch
back after an opponent's score,
and ended up punting the ball
one of five limes in ihe game,.
Neither team threatened the
rest of Ihe half. •
Pulaski County made the only
ihreal in the third period with
Clark making two big first
downs in the lengthy drive. The
big play was Clark's second
effort spin from his 20 to the 16
for a first.
But the next three plays were
less than productive—only two
yards. The Cougars called a
timeout with 12 seconds left in
the period and a fourth and
eight down staring them in the
face.
The call was nifty. Venable
passed behind Ihe line of
scrimmage to backup quarterback Alan Burnett. But
Burnett's pass to Harvey in the
' end zone was wobbly and baited
down by an Eagle defensive
back.
Pulaski County got the ball
back three plays later when
Mike Wilson, who played a good
defensive game, recovered an
Eagle fumble at the Cougar 34.
After three m&re plays came
the decisive play of the game.
The Cougars dropped back (o
pass, but a flag: went down.
Pulaski County's offense
relaxed momentarily, under the
impression the play was
negated. But Venable's pass
was picked off by Young at the
50 and returned all the way for
the touchdown. Which made it
14-0 with 9:39 to go.
Pulaski
County
tried
everything from there on out. A
fake punt was stymied among
other things. The offense was
just lackadaisical all night with
the exception of its final series.
On a fourth and eight and 2:22
to go, Venable scrambled eight
yards for a first down at Ihd
Franklin 45.
Two plays later, Harvey
made the most electrifying play
of thenighl for Pulaski County.
He snagged a pass for a 45-yard
TD, cutting it to 14-6, the Iwopoinl conversion run short, with
2:07 left.
An onside kick almost backfired with Franklin's Jerry
Davis picking it up and running
10 the Cougar 36. Franklin just
ran out the clock.
"We'll meet a bigger arid
tougher defense next Friday
against Fleming," noted
Brown. "To win that game we
will have to play with more
emotion."
Both offenses were less than
electrifying. The leading
Cougar back was Harvey with
39 yards. He also made two
receptions for 52 yards.
Robert Edwards was the star
of the game for Franklin. He
rushed 24 times for 142 yards,
but the workhouse was never
able to break but one long run, a
41-yarder.
SEATTLE (UPI) - Fullback
Robin Earl and quarterback
Warren Moon each accounted
for two touchdowns Saturday to
lead Washington to a 38-7
victory over unbeaten Minnesota.
Husky tailback Ronnie Rowland added a fifth score. Moon
scored once on a run and
passed 50 yards to split end
Robert "Spider" Gaines for
another.
Sharpe Takes Blame
ByJERRY RATCLIFFE
Senior Sports Editor
Virginia Tech's coaching staff
and players will spend alot of
hours this weekend dissecting
the 27-15 upset loss lo William &
Mary Saturday afternoon.
Field position' will definately
be one of the things rehashed
over, and over in the coaches'
minds. Some will blame the
offensive line, some the
inability of three different
quarterbacks lo move the team.
Some the defense..
Sharpe look the sole blame for
the loss.
"I did a poor job," Sharpe told
a room full of scribes after the
Hokies went down to defeat for
the second time in four games
this season.
"We were jusl plain ole outcoached today," he said in his
countryside mannerism.
Defensive coordinator Buddy
Bennett echoed Sharpe's
statement. "We did a poor job of
coaching today. They (W&M),
just lined up and whipped our
butts, plain and simple."
The Gobblers were beaten
every way possible.
But field position did have a
lot to do with it. Tech had two
kinds of field position Saturday—terrible and bad.
Of the 12 times Tech had
possession of the ball, 11 of
those limes it was inside its own
20-yard line. Combined with 86
yards in penalties at crucial
times, along with a fumble, a
pass interceplion and William &
Mary's punting by Joe Agee
(s,ix boots for 46-5 average),
kept Tech backed up.
"I never though we could
dominate play the way we did,"
said Tribe coach Jim Root. The
Hokies only crossed the midfield stripe three limes in the
game, scoring twice.
The Indians, however,
dominated the game offensively. Tech's ball-control
wishbone
offense never
established itself. William &
Mary controlled the pigskin 34
minutes and 17 seconds lo 21
minutes and 27 seconds for the
Gobblers.
Tech only converted 5-of-13
third down situations while the
Tribe converted 7-ofl7 and one
fourth down conversion.
"It was a long afternoon,"
mumbled Sharpe, obviously
feeling the sting of defeat. It
was* a game Tech had ear-
Heath in the backfield will help.
"He's a good blocker and will be
an asset. Bui our problem is just
making mistakes, especially
penalties today.
"We didn't have good field
position, and it's hard to be
more lhan conservative inside
your own 20."
Another change could come at
quarterback. Tech used three,
Mitcheal Barnes, Eddie Snell
and David Lamie, who made his
first appearance.
"I've got lo make the
decision," Sharpe said. "It's not
all up in the air. But we'll
evaluate the films, obviously all
three have different types of
ability."
Tech's passing game was
terrible Saturday and Sharpe
was the first to admit it. "That's
my fault too. We didn't make
the big play until late."
Tech's only successful pass
worth mention was a 35-yarder
to Moses Foster just before the
half that made it 14-7. Actually
the ball was tipped and came
down in Foster'a.handsi.
"I was thanking the Lord. It
wasn't like you draw it up or
rehearse it on the field, but il
was Ihe only good Ihing lhal
happened up until then,7' noted
the Tech boss.
Tech fell before the g«fme thai
it had to stop Tribe quarterback
Tom Rozantz. If not stop, then
The move should strengthen contain.
Tech's backfield. "That will
Rozanlz picked Tech apart on
give us two big ones blocking on . short, Key passes and ran the
the corner, which makes for veer option well. Actually
more breaking away by the Rozantz, who Sharpe called the
little man (Roscoe Coles).
best quarterback Tech has
Coles rushed for 115 yards in faced in three years, threw the
15 attempts, the ninth time in ball underneath the Tech zone
his career he's had a 200-yards defense.
plus rushing performance, Tech attempted lo use a
moving him to second on Tech's cornerback to move up and
all-lime list in that category. force a quickpitch on Ihe opliori,
"We beat ourselves today," possibly forcing a fumble like
said "Two.too" Coles in the Tech did at Texas A&M. But
locker room. "They (W&M) did Rozantz, like a magician, read
exactly what they thought they Ihe defense and played it lo his
would. We just didn't do satisfaction.
nothing."
"We didn'l force any turColes said he thought Heath's novers. We gotta be reckless
addition to the backfield will cutting and slashing. We just
help Tech because he is both a didn'l make anything happen "
good runner and blocker. "We
With the loss Tech had iwo
need to gel our offensive line six-game streaks broken. Tech
motivated," noted the super had previously won six straight
junior back.
in Lane Stadium and had beaten
That could be Tech's problem six consecutive in-stale rivals
in a nutshell. It's hard to gain
It was the largest crowd to
yardage when there's no place ever attend a contest between
to run.
Tech and William & Mary, an
Fullback Adams also thinks estimated 35,000.
marked for a victory.
"Coach Root obviously had
his team ready to play. We
made a lot of mistakes out there
today, But they're agood
football team.
"now we'll get a chance to see
what kind of class , and
character we've got. I look for
our players lo bounce back.
We've been here before."
Tech faces Virginia Military
next week in what could be the
only bowl game the Hokies will
appear in this season, the
Tobacco Bowl in Richmond.
VMI upset Furman Saturday
for its first win of the season.
"We grab-bagged in the first
half, and couldn't get anything
going offensively. We got a lotta
folks hurt again. They (W&M)
executed their offense.to near
perfection."
Obviously Tech's lack of
punch from the power football
scheme will produce some
changes.
One came during the course
of the fourth quarter when
reserve fullback George Heath,
a superb blocker, came up to
Sharpe and said "put me at
right halfback and (Paul)
Adams at fullback and we'll
move Ihe football."
II worked. Well enough to
convince Sharpe thai Heath will
be moved to the right half slot
nexl week.