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USC meet in another BY SKIP COURTNEY Sports Writer The Gamecocks open up a vital road trip on Saturday afternoon with their game against the St. Bonaventure Indians. As the season nears its close, pressure on the team is mounting since it is probably necessary to win every ball game in order to go to the NCAA post-season tournament. The team is looking to improve on its away win record in the last three away games. While Carolina's home record has been perfect, they have dropped five on the road. The game will be played in the afternoon to allow for regional television coverage. The Bonnies team is led by their junior center, Glenn Price. Price, who paced last year's team in scoring and rebounding as a sophomore, is averaging just over 20 points a game. The 6-9 center is again averaging about 20 points. The other big scorer for the Bonnie's is Carl Jackson. Jackson has been a starter since his sophomore year and this year he is averaging less than one point behind Price. Jackson acts as the floor skipper during the game with his position of captain. Both Jackson and Price are rated as potential All-Americas. Carolina The victory was Carolina's fourth the initial period, in a row, which is their longest win- first-half tallies. streak on the season. It was also But after Tol their fifth road victory, against as scoreboard gap at many away losses, and it raised second half Kozell their season victory total to 14-5. kept Toledo either Carolina total for t] Toledo was not expected to pro- finished with 16 p vide such a tight challenge for the Following Joy, Gamecocks, even though the Roc- total, USC had th kets were playing on their home points, Winters, Al court. A major reason for Carolina and Mike Dunleai taking an early lead was that the 12, Traylor. Rocket big man Kozelko was stifled It seems ever by the Carolina defense throughout Toledo remained With All Yur iIe The FTD Lo@eBundc You have a spec someone somev whether it's yol hoping you'll ri her with fk( LoveBu bright anc (~A bouqu4 design4 February in min Find out how easy it is to send the right flowers way. Drop in for your FREE Selection Guide. Vw you see the famous FTD syrnbol. (Or write F West Lafayette, Detroit, Michigan, 48226.) M< Florists accept major credit cards. *As an independent businessman each FTD Mmber lort s Bonnies vital game The Bonnies have two sophomores starting at the other forward and guard slots. Bill Moore, a 6-4 forward, led last year's freshman team in scoring, with a 25 point average, and rebounding. The other sophomore is 5-10 guard Steve Hocker. He was second in scoring on last year's freshmen team. Carl The series between the two teams started last year with a Jackson game in the Coliseum. The game was another win for Carolina in their home win streak which is still being put floor to the -test every time Carolina plays at home. I~. Carolina and St. Bonaventure have a few opponents in common. The Indians dropped a close game to DePaul by only two points, while the Gamecocks handed DePaul an easy loss by 18 points. Against Virginia Tech both teams were unable to salvage victories. The Bonnies stayed within three points and the Gamecocks fell by an 18-point stread. Davidson was also a common opponent which saw Carolina defeat them and St. Bonaventure go down in defeat. St. Bonaventure has scored victories against Villanova and Niagara. Niagara will be the Gamecock's opponent on Monday night in the second game of the road trip with Villanova's game coming in the middle of the month. Once Monday night's game is over, Notre Dame will be the Gamecock's only away game left this season. Before that game, the team plays three home games. The last game of the season will be a home contest against Duquesne. From Page 9 totaling just two half, considering that the Rockets could connect on just 29.8 percent edo closed the of their shots, while Carolina hit the onset of the 51.7 from the floor. But Toledo out co came alive and rebounded the Gamecocks for the ahead or near the entire contest, 48-41, and took 18 he remainder. He more shots than did Carolina in the ints. initial period. ce's game high ree men with 14 The road victory was vital to exander English, postseason aspirations of the USC ry, and one with squad, as this weekend finds them pitted against two more away i stranger that affairs in St. Bonaventure and close in the first Niagara. *t FROM TH FOR JUST 99t: YG SANDWICH LISTED here SALAD AND ABEV~ ur mom etheart, HAM imember ROAST BEEF >wers on CO RN BE EF s's Day. TUR KEY he FTD* PAST RAMI ndle. A beautiful THESE PRICES ARE it of fresh BETWEEN 11 A.M. A a special iner. All 827 HARDEN ST. COLUh d with OPEN 11:30 A.M. TO 1 A.M 14th ( 2A.M., PRIDAYS AND SA WE DELIVER TO THE USC TELEPHONE 252-8627 the FTD herever TD, 900 >st FTD ets his own *-Steve Parker. 1s -Playing for money Four of Carolina's seniors gained the opportunity to play professional football last week when the National Football League held its annual player draft of college seniors. But the prospects of any of them making the professional tour must be considered bleak at best because of the mere game of numbers. Mike Haggard, Rick Brown, John LeHeup and Jackie Brown were among 442 potentials drafted who will attempt to become the rookie crop in next year's NFL campaign. Not only will Carolina's elite football seniors have to com pete against the hundreds of other draftees, but they will also be up against the returning veterans of the professional ranks and the numerous free agents that annually appear. And that is a difficult group to compete for jobs with, espe cially with as much money and prestige as is on the line. However, every season the rookies do manage to make up a substantial portion of the NFL rosters. Being selected by the pro teams indicates that all four of the Gamecocks have the potential to make it profession ally, but the late rounds in which they were taken, labels none of them as "can't miss" prospects. I-laggard taken first Haggard was the first of the Carolina seniors to be chosen when the New York Jets called his name on the seventh round, and his possibilities of making the Jets are not that remote. New York of course flaunts that aerial show directed by Joe Namath and the necessity for someone to catch his passes is obvious. In the starting lineup the Jets have great strength at wide receiver in Don Maynard, the aging veteran, Eddie Bell and Jerome Barkum. But as for depth, once past Gary Ham mond, a second-year man, the bench is dismally weak. Hag gard, USC's premier pass receiver this past season, could at least crack the Jet's taxi squad if he exhibits the receiving abilities that he did in pacing the Gamecocks. The next Gamecock taken by a pro team was linebacker Rick Brown by the Green Bay Packers in the ninth round. As is the case with all four of the USC prospects the biggest minus on Brown's record is his size, or rather lack of it. At just 6-4, 218, the Rock Hill native hardly carries the weight of a professional linebacker. Brown's abilities are as much on a pro level as are any one of the four taken, perhaps more so, but his size for the position he aspires to play is not very encouraging. In fact, it has to be consi dered dismal. Still, through, the Packers thought enough of him to select him as early as the ninth round. John LeHeup, the All-America defensive tackle, was taken by Buffalo's Bills in the 10th round which is rather late for a player of his reputation. Again size plays a factor; weighing just 238 pounds and standing 6-2, he does not com pare with the Mike Reids, Mike McCoys, etc. of the league. He is not a prospect for the defensive line. (See PARKER, PAGE 11) F VILLA: A 994 LUNCH U RECEIVE ANY SPEC IAL. BELOW, PLUS A SR AGE. E FFECTIVE ND 2:30 P.M. IsB A, s.c. TURDAYs) CAMPUS