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aBBaas*iai?Bifrti?r?w'7irai iwnii iin iiiiiiii in Mark L< Sports Ed College football is a p The football experts, t everything about the gam turn out knowing nothing Saturday afternoon A experts wrong as they dc was the true meaning ot priced score boards got tl teams rolled up a total c The scene in the Mount story of the game. Vario blackboards. Possibly tl simply and sweetly enou team, 4'The South Caroli The series between the by Carolina until Saturda the upper hand in the thi and 74. As a matter of fs many points Saturday as the previous games toge Car lei It was a worried Jim conference room after the to be worried too. He e linemen on defense were or in street clothes. And Carlen had worried about flUI^BSr it . MB kikl >culiar game. he men that supposedly kn< e of football but in the end th , had a rough day on Saturd; ppalachian State proved t jfeated the Gamecocks in w! an offensive battle. The ov he work out of their life as kx >f 74 points. taineers dressing room told t us slogans were written on I i?i? :j :i ic iiiUM leu idle uiie sdiu 11 [gh for Jim Brakefield and ! na drought is over." two teams had been dominat y's game. The Gamecocks h -ee previous meetings in T.\ ict, the Mountaineers scored they had scored in all three ther. _ - i nas worries Carlen that entered the pr< ; game Saturday. He had a rij xplained that five of his se> either on the sidelines, injur yes this was the same defei when there wasn't any injuri Please See LEARY, Pa mj&M KIM**1 l"' ' ,-. /v _ . , ^S?|? l\ - m lH|k JH| I XJ ' OaNMKodi ItaH PMU I? j Gamecocks lo t, APP? By RAY COOPER Gamecock Sports Writer b Appalachian State recei L opening kickoff in Satu I ternoon's game. They fum the second play from scri and Carolina recovered. Three plays later Jeff 11 tir:n: uirew iu uaicutc wmicuu y endzone and it appear *y Gamecocks were on their he an easy victory. iat 'I^e Mountaineers recei r0j?_ ensueing kickof f and ran th .. times, amassed 77 yards ar chagrin of all Carolina sup tied the heavily 1 Gamecocks. U Hie touchdown drive the something for the Mountair all proved they could move th< his the ground, a trademark of Braketieia ieam s tnai ru , i the wishbone Y. ^ ^ On third down and tl Appalachian's initial 73, drive, halfback Emmitt h as ran around right end for 3< , Hamilton, who had not p all week according to Brakefield, ended the day yards rushing on 17 carri< A f L or? /\ner iiis oo yaiu scain crowd became ominously ess The flag was hanging limp ght other end of the field, and ^en breeze that was blowing p<j breeze stirred up by the * feet of the Mountaineer b use Gamecock defense es. Mountaineers for thre< tge 9 bringing about fourth dc m ^ play long dai Carolina halfb Clarence Williams se< the game's first tc flntin iui ?u 17.varH i tmvvai \n? ?* t?ii | from quarterback Grant/. It was one of bright spots in the g fgi ^ for I 'S(\ as Appalac S&gg State unset Gamecocks :5J * ttBtttt Saturday at Willi; Briec Stadium. y Jim Trumpp HBHEnannMHn se 4th ilachia one yard to displayed his ?t/irl f Un _ vcv? me onensive unii, rday af- sixth in the nat ibled on and eighth in r mmage going for the fi the field goal. Grantz Hamilton then s in the around left en ed the rambled for way to about first and later second t< ved the Craig bulled o e ball 12 yard line. Gar id to the extra point anc porters, for the offensive Favored to follow. Without que proved show did follov leers. It final whistle 3 ball on palachian State all Jim 506 total yards, in out of yard per gai palachian rush iree on yards which is1 scoring 312.4 yard per [amilton The Gamecc i yards. not far behind, racticed for 149 yards, f< Coach Williams with with 95 added 40 yardj es. 320 yards USC per, the ground. quiet. USC had 498 iy at the When added to the only 506, the two te W3C fho 1 n/\A ..nx/lc iVAft ^aiuo IUIC dancing Appalachian acks. three passes i held the counting for c e plays halftime they h >wn and 234 yards rush 9H| ^ I i in upsets go. Brakefield "We do | confidence in his today," sa which is ranked quarterbac ion in total offense offensive li ushing offense, by line of scri rst down instead of didn't nee ' tin iuuoj 9 *ivturned on the speed Coach Bi d. This time he that Satur 11 yards bringing largest one goal. Three playj front of jam fullback John questionab iver from the one caused th y Davis added the fans to bet 1 the stage was set "That < 2 explosion that was started to s course you stion an offensive you play a y. By the time the makes it had blown. Ap- hear the s ? had accounted for have a sin well over their 422.6 time, and nrie average. Ap- Brakefield ed for a total of 360 Appal 17.6 yards over their Jini Br{ game average. Carolina >cks, however, were never fel Kevin Long rushed could g? allowed by Clarence score." vsi yaras. urantz . . . > to account for the , accumulated on the f[?rm nC there wer yards total offense. 0uj Apalachian State's 7 AJ" ams accounted for <^hdow il offense. Clarence State threw only n the first half.ac- . . ,nly 24 yards. A, ^ ad already rolled up ana goal' ling. Please S sports nHnonninn use pass more than we did k a /4 A ?-v fil n n Im r> m Cd n 4 IIU np^uKxuuau ouiic k Robbie Price. "Our ine was controlling the mm age so well we just d to pass that much aaaea. rakefield acknowledged day's crowd was the : his team had played in this season. Some le calls by the officials e partisan Gamecock :ome quite vocal. lamn Carolina group cream and holler, but of i can expect than when iway from home. Hiis difficult for our kids to ignals, but we did not git UUdlUCd UUI lllg Uldl I was proud of that," said. achian Slate coach ikefield said. "When went ahead 34-30 I It out of it. I felt if we ft the ball we could Tom the paragon perof both offensive teams, e some good defensive \ppalachian State free inton McKinney made a n saving tackle on Williams in the waning of the first quarter, ey then stopped Kevin le one yard line on third but McKinney was iniee USC LOSES, Pace 9 A I t V 'w > I I M .