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Gam By TEDDY HEFFNER Sports Editor USC's s-9 superstar Tommy Suggs fired three touchdowns and accounted for 316 yards through the air to lead Carolina to a thrilling 38-32 win over arch-rival Clemson in the finale to a "frustrating"season. Suggs recovered from three early interceptions to extend his USC record for touchdown passes Ingra lv JOE GENOVA Sports Writer "All's better that ends well," paraphrased USC's head football coach Paul Dietzel, after Carolina defeated arch-rival Clemson Saturday. 38-32. Clemson head coach Hootie Ingram felt the same way. "It took from December until now, today, to get across my first point. The first thing a team should know is Ray Yauger tough when healthy WELCOME LAUNDRY I 10 LOCATIONS 3 ARE NEAl 1415 Gervals St. 601 Mair Has Coin-operated Always ( all new w OI WEEK DAYS SATURDAYS "PIECES OF" CASU'AL CLOTHING AT CASUAL PRICES. Cords- Shirts-Sweaters "CONS PgRACY R ECOR DS" BEST SELECTION OF LOWEST PRICES RECORDS IN TOWN. TAPES NOW IN STOCK. RECORDS S3.601 TAPES 54.95I JOIN THE CONSPIRACY I we've got to get ourselves together, cause theres somethIng In the air. we've got to get together sooner or later cause the revolutIon's here, and you know that It's rIght. (thunderclap newman) Tii oWBnd SS pass: ,cocks in a season and the ACC record for touchdown passes In a career. "The interceptions bothered me at first," Suggs said, "but it was no one's fault but may own. I threw one that I shouldn't have and it hurt. "They (Clemson) played defense for the deep pattern so we had to hit our patterns a little shorter than usual. On the touchdown to Mitchell it was just a slant in. If he "I thir finally what winning is, and I think we finally learned," said Ingram. "Winning is not just scoring more points than the other team, it all starts at practice," he said. "It's sacrifice during a game, perserverence on the practice field. Winning is also found in the offseason. "We wanted to control the football and the clock and I think we did a good job, but we could not stop Carolina from getting the big play and that killed us. They were able to cover a lot of yards fast with long pass completions," continued Ingrain. "We have been hurt in some ..reas this year, but everyone fought back hard. Ray Yauger started without an injury for the first time this year. He showed what he could do when he's healthy. "We.had planned to use Yauger and Jack Anderson in the backfield this season but they were both injured and missed so much time. I We were going to run them in a triple option," stated Ingram. 8 STUDENTS! CL EA N ERS TO SERVE YOU R CAMPUS 2000 Blossom Ste I Street laundry ipen rashers 'EN 7am to 7 pm 7aot6 p S C S C 9. C -tt C e Wy colegi, id with ann3sm Ing Ic past' beats his man there's no one to take him deep." The touchdown to Mitchell :overed 35 yards and pulled arolina into a 38-25 lead. Suggs' >ther scoring passes were to tight hnd Doug Hamrick for USC's first core and to Mike Haggard for a 11-17 Carolina edge. "The difference in this game was a good offensive line and one heck k we learned." "B.B. Elvington is the most !onsistent player in the ACC. B.B. s a tackle but our regular inebacker, Ben Watson, was in ured and we didn't know if he Nould be able to play. As it turned )ut B.B. played the game at inebacker." Ingram continued, "Elvington vent over the linebacker assignments Monday but he got iurt Tuesday and I didn't see him igain until Friday afternoon. He eally played a good game. "For the first time this year we et Eddie Siegler handle the kickoffs. We told him to kick the ball short. We wanted the ball near he 25 yard line. We respected Klarris, (Dickie) that is one of the -easons, but we didn't want to give 4arris the chance to run one back ind fire up his team. "Our players dedicated them elves to give the Clemson fans an ffort they would be proud of. They tood with us through a losing eason. Our fans will have as much o do with our building a winning >rogram as anybody." Despite the poor season Ingram aid he felt his seniors had done a rood job. "Our seniors this year vere put in a tough situation. We hanged a lot of things, but I think ve laid a foundation." Ingram, obviously tired, smiled nd added, "Today was not the end t was the beginning." Send thel"TD Special thanks. The FTD Thanksgiver arrangernent. Delivered almost anywhere. At a special price. SnO s,ow evine five pint. H EAD SHOP \AUDY'S HEAD SHOP IS .C.'s OLDEST AND MOST OMPLETE FREEK HOPPE. LEATHER SHOP EVERY THING IN .EATHER. CUSTOM POODS MADE TO ORDE R IV MAUDY'S OWN 'LEATH ERMAN''. maudy's is a friend of the arolina free community. all 254-9287 for help pen 11: 00 a.m. - 8:00 am SPEED LIMIT" In the ark sunday I m leary is alive and freel "TOGETHER WAX WORKS" oming soon with rare and xotic candies. 'uck on down to maudy's 4kkf ian imm 'ads Tigers of a quartet-back," USC head coach Paul Dietzel said. "After three interceptions a lot of guys would fold up their tenti and steal away but he stuck in there and put the ball on the money. "He came back and did a good job," Dietzel continued. The Gamecock head coach then leaned up against the locker room wall and took a sip from a cola and, perhaps remembering some of the spectacular plays -and good moments the tough little Lamar signal caller displayed in his marvelous career, added, "But we were never worried because we knew he has a lot of guts." Flanker Mitchell said, "I was worried at first about the in terceptions but knowing Tommy I knew he'd come back. He keeps real cool out there." Clemson made a battle out of it behind the running of Ray Yauger, who also closed out a great career. Yauger, sometimes with nonexistent blocking, time after time broke through the Carolina line carrying along tacklers for the ride. Yauger scored on a three yard burst after linebacker Larry Hefner picked off a Suggs' attempt and returned it 38 yards to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead. USC came back on Suggs' pass to Hamrick but Eddie Seigler's 31 yard field goal put the Tigers back on top. USC then put some space between them and the Tigers with a scoring run by Billy Ray Rice and a 25 yard field goal by Billy DuPre before the half. -Jack Anderson got the Tigers off right in the second half with a 42 yard sprint but USC pulled away on a one yard plunge by Tommy Simmons, who picked up 97 yards on the ground, and Suggs' rifle pass to Haggard. Clemson made the score close with two more scores with Mit chell's TD grab sandwiched in between. "I'm real proud of our team and I know coach Ingram (Hootie) is proud of his," Dietzel said. "It was a wild game and a great one for the spectators. It was just a typical Carolina-Clemson game. "Our seniors have had a frustrating year and not too much wvent right for them. However, it was a good ending and it was good zor them to win after so much disappointment." The Gamecocks played without some top notch defensive players due to injuries but Al Usher did exactly what he said he was going to do. After a knee operation three weeks ago he vowed to play against Clemson. All along everyone said it would be improable if not impossible but Usher played and according to Dietzel did a good job. Candler Boyd was pressed into service as a linebacker because of the injuries and played a fine game including a touchdown saving tackle when he knocked a Clemson receiver ouit of hounds on the one. "Our seniors did a goodl job." D)ietzel said. "We're going to miss them all. Man, what a tr'ustrating year. I'm just looking torwar'd to going out arnd watchbing Coach McGuire's basket ball team play. Man, what a y'ear' WE DON AT ' "FRANKLI But If You Want To Sm 1217 MAI THE ACCLARUIS LOUJDA N.Y. DAI.Y NE "'On A Clear Day You Can See Forever' is an Extra Special Picture! Magical! It has an end earing out-of-the ordinary quality!" Mn.~ETROEOIA RAOIO NEwS A r Ham, USC tight end Doug Ham toward opening formed I Trevillian's (40) block on Cie Deacons cop crow Tar Hi By DOUG WILLIAMS Sports Writer North Carolina spoiled Duke's hopes for a conference cham pionship and handed the ACC title to Wake Forest by overpowering the Blue Devils, 59-34 in ACC action Saturday. Don McCauley led the Heels, scoring four touchdowns and gaining 279 yards on the ground. McCauley's effort enabled him to wipe out O.J. Simpson's season rushing record, and established him as the ACC's top scorer in the conference's history. Quarterback Paul Miller was responsible for three UNC touch downs, scoring on runs of one and 60 yards, and passing 18 yards to Tony Blanchard for a third score. The Tar Heels rolled up 472 yards on the ground and 144 in the air, as Miller hit on 11-18 passes. Duke's vaunted air attack sputtered, as Leo Hart was able to complete only 13 of 38 passes but they went for 260 yards. In a. frantic fourth quarter surge which Or ...and Hamrick charges through blocks of Trevillian and Mitche Ruggers s 'T PRINT 'HE N MINT" oke 'em We've Got 'em N STREET rn0 RATEDGi FETUr$ rick eyes open rick sprints Elyington as )y Tommy sets to block. mson's B.B. eels rap 1 V 4 Don McCauley saw Duke score 24 points, Hart threw scoring passes to Dennis Satyshur and Wes Chesson. By that time, UNC had rolled up a 45-10 charges throu behind the first touchdown il for USC's Saturday at De mash Clei Soccer Chi The USC R{ugby team finished t's season Friday be defeating lemson, 17-0. The final season ecord showed the Ruggers with even wins and three losses. The scoring parade was led by ndy Gallin and Dr. Frank Walton. allin connected on t wo tries and )r. Walton scored on one con ~ersion and two penalty kicks. J.B. P'rewe also hit on one try to round ut the scoring. After losing the first two games y close margins, the Ruggers ame back to win seven of the last ight matches. The Ruggers were nbeatable at home winning all ive games. On the year the Ruggers scored 25 points against 66 for the op osition. Dr. Walton was the big :un for the Ruggers scoring 59 aonts In ten games. He was aided Monda3 SPAGl (withmea served with salad, g Mama Mia's I 0....- PAUL ADi * ~-ami NOrWOej iMg... while flanker Jim Mitchell )uke lead and the final score was the only statistic in doubt. Maryland posted its second victory of the season, as kicker Kambiz Behbahani kicked the first field goal of his career providing the margin of victory in a 17-14 win over Virginia. Behbahani's kick came with only 42 seconds remaining in the opening half. Terp quarterback Jeff Shugars had earlier rushed two yards for one touchdown, and passed 10 yards to Carl Shelton for the other. Tulane tailback Dave Aber crombie plundered the N6rth Carolina State defense for 246 yards and three touchdowns, as Tulane crushed State 31-0. Aber crombie scored on short runs of 3, 2, and 6 yards, in leading Tulane to 24 first downs. In other action involving ACC teams, Wake Forest fell victim to a strong second half Houston surge, as the Cougers ground out a 26-2 win. The running of backs Robert Newhouse and Tommy Mozisek paved the way to the defeat of the ACC's newly crowned champions. h-EMi Nared in big win over Clemson ath Valley. ab wins by Gallin who tallied eight tries in a very successful season. Alain Kammerer scored three goals and Phil Schwarz and Chuck Furgeson led a tenacious USC defense as the Soccer Club whitewashed Wofford 5-0 Sunday at Intramural field "A". Kammerer's first goal had Carolina ahead 1-0 at the half but the booters stormed past the outclassed Terriers in the second stanza. The Gamecocks dominated play with outstanding hustle and did not give Wofford a good shot at the goal all day. Team captain Chuck Hodge booted one other USC goal and regular goalie Fol Phillips got one while playing on the front line. Special H ETTI t sauce) . 99c alIic bread and tea izza House 419 ~N CENTER 10 ,,..