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mannwHMwn Quarterbi offensive By RAY COOPKR Gamecock Sports Writer '( Coming into Saturday ternoon's game, quarterb Robbie Price of Appalachian s and USC quarterback Jeff Gr were tied for 29th place in nation in scoring. In Saturday's offensive explo Grant/, ran for two touchdowns passed for two others, putting ahead of Price in the sco category and making him the scorer in USC history. Grantz took over first* place in ca touchdowns at USC. Price, however, ran for l. touchdowns and passed for ano one. In the process he put his t ahead of Carolina when the I seconds ticked off the clock. Head Coach Jim Brakefieli Appalachian State summed ii appropriately when he said, "F is the key to our offense just Grantz is the kev to Caroli offense. Price played a tre '! use los: IFrom Page Seven jured on the play as the quarter ended. McKinney "Hiey (Carolina) had the ? i ? i ...ni oacKS we ve ever laceu i* wiu this season. I had a lot of re* for them." Grantz then hurdled into endzone pn the first play o second quarter as McKi watched from the sidelines. 1 Gamecocks lead 14-10. ITie Carolina defense had 1 key players injured. "At one time we had both sta defensive ends out of the | 9- 1 f At- ?A 1! J _ _ injurea, Dom siarung ueie tacklcs and one sta linebacker. Out of our front s we had five out at one tin another," Coach Jim Carlen :Ti bM? 1 in ii acks lead explosior % ?? ? ?? aous uau game. VMiile Itrakefield w the respect the USC off / af- deservedly earned, iack Carlen was 1 lite wise | Itate efforts of Price and li antz cohorts. "He's a quick the and a top quarterba< said. sion The overall statistics and close in Saturday's g; him were the statistics of ring posing quarterback top connected on seven pas also attempts for 107 yards reer for an additional 41 y Grantz rushed for 4 two completed eight pass< ther attempts while hav earn terception. Grantz's final counted for 178 yards In the Mountaineer d of after the game Price s t up Carlen had said he Vice Gamecocks played i like State three times a ) na's was upset about th men- misquote, and said ev S"I can't fault th< Anytime you have twc 100 yards you know the job," Carlen said. first Coach Brakefield si J _i i i ? r ?mu, very pnysicai gam best teams. "It scares th< face me when I see my pla >pect off the fieid hurt," he Brakefield added t the confident in his ofl f the throughout the gam< nney Carolina went ahead I The felt out of it. I felt if the ball we could scoi inany Hiat's exactly wha After Carolina had 1 trting the lead, Price march game 85yards in 12 plays for nsive score. r ting With 3:29 rem aining even, price threw a 16 yar< ne or pass to Donnie Holt said. cher. Holt did a dant mWflac / vr * ?j ?' -\v?y? r v\* as showing ^ ensive team Coach Jim *|| praising the via lis offensive 111 * |^M ntue oie Kia ck," Carlen ame and so the two op- .PR s. Price Appalachian sses out of 11 . He rushed Knew tne uai ards. team than th 0 yards and the Mountaii es out of 14 game, ing one in- In referen* passing ac- about playin three times locker room "No, I think aid ne neara someone as* wished the play Appala< Appalachian comment wa ^ear. Price good football is apparent other good f< en though he schedule," C i offense, zone. "I kne> k n lro ^Mrln/vnA ^/\/4 n? | UOCIU) UYCI CllUiWIlt wuaj ;y did a good up," Holt sai< "When App lid it was a here it's the 1 e for both for them." C e hell out of this was a big yers coming that the best i said. year was the hat he was Eastern Care tensive unit Carlen cc "When (Appalachian 34-30 I never make this l we could get They've got re," he said, and our kids t they did. every week : 11.. i 1- ?? uicuiy utK.cn people we ve ed his- team "It's just a the deciding You let them] let its play th in the game, let us play t d touchdown ends, " Carl< for the clin- biggest game :e in the end- biggest game ice ... a State quarterback f t necocks had a better s ey showed Saturday, neers still won the ce to the statement t g Appalachian State e a year Carlen said, P that's a misquote. :ed me why do you chian State and my ^ s I think they are a It I team, but we play t x>t ball teams on our <; arlen said. v it l ever got in uie j ' I was going to cut i i. alachian State comes < rig game of the year * loach Brakefield said { ; win but he also said ^ win for his team this kit* A1 _OR iriMnrir Atror II -MA 4UAJ V IWIVI y U V v.1 ^ >lina. ( intinued, "They're k i) coming here to < their bowl game. < it all going for them have been struggling to play the kind of been playing." different ball game. play our schedule and cir schedule and then hem and see how it sn said. "It's their i of the year and our ; of the week." LEARY rom Page Seven Carlen reminded ever [>ne, that he had said /orry was the defensive or the Gamecocks that Carlen talked on. "W ve had all our people he lealthy its hard to fool An ai After an amazing star tuffered three straight d< it how they lost. LSU ai oil intn f ho pafpOnrv r*f tl VAA 1IIWV VIIV J VJl VJ )loodied" but the two rem leason turned out to be ihould have won but it jui When you lose three ii hose emotions back intc explained how it wasn't inybody hated losing h< Carlen asked if there i n/hpn hp won nr lnss Th >ecause all it took was 01 ell his team was on t ;houldn't have been. Bowl J Appalachian State wa lopes just as Carolina 1 Huff directed Florida S Ironically the Peach Saturday just as they we jame of the Dast. The with the bowl scouts in Irony has been surroi whole season anyway Saturday. No one had e the teams they have r? 1: 1 i i/diuima 10 luse Ocuuiu. Rem The Gamecocks, 5-4, \ will tell the story of Car make Carolina either a > of the season will not be felt. Then again those exp people that picked UNO North Carolina State, I over Kansas, Souther Carolina over Appaiaci OFFER GOOD Exchange this COUPON i for Student Card. (| 15 Hot Items 12 Salads Children's Pric Dinner Served Mon. thru Sat. 1 VALID ANY Dd LUNCH 11-4 p.n mammm pbody in the room, in after spring practice front seven. Well unl worry became a rea i fooled people for a i lalthy but now that tl people." nazing start t, to say the least, C; if eats. Ttye rough par nd Georgia were two he Gamecocks gettim naining losses at this 5 games where the ( st wasn't in the cards, n a row it is a hard t ) gear. Carlen realize fun for anybody to ? did the most. >vas a difference in hi is was a rather obvio ne look at the man an he losing end of a lopes shattered is the spoiler of Care had been the spoiler tate team three year Bowl scouts were in ire for the Carolina-F unexpected has hapj attendance. binding Carolina footl so why shouldn't it xpected Carolina to c s but also no one ha ay afternoon. aining games lave two remaining g olina's season: These i ? nrM._. winner or a iot>ei. 1 n< 5 a piece of cake as s< >erts might have be , over Clemson, Peni Florida over Georgia n Cal over Stanfor tiian. iflp S OA raises es 1 p.m .-8:30p.m. iY THRU NOV. 17, 19 (i. Mon. thru Sat. $1. 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