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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
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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
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)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
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