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, Davis'"-"'"
a pretty good shooter, and Mark
Connaughton and Kenny Reynolds
are pretty good fellows, they're
going to help us a lot."
The return of the dunk shot to
college basketball will be
beneficial to the 6'4" leaper.
Besides being a crowd pleaser, the
shot has practical value, as Davis
. says: "Sometimes when you lay
the ball up, it rolls off the rim.
When you can jam it in the basket
you don't have to worry about
putting the ball on the board. It's a
more positive shot."
DAVIS SAID the team has im
proved aetensiveiy. "We're
working hard on defense," Davis
said. "We have a lot of combinations
to work with." Davis'
leaping ability should add exRugby
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BySTEVE BULLARD
Gamecock Staff Writer
USC's rugby club won .the battle
Sunday with a 16-9 win over Columbi
USC lead 6-3 at the end of the first
the lead from being larger. USC's
Eddie Cannon kicked the conversio
scored on a 30-yard penalty kick for
, "WE DOMINATED the game,
Chambas. "We had the opportunity
Midway through the second half I
a 20 - yard run but the conversion wa
With USC leading 10-4, Old Gra
version by Gary Head was good.
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Cannon then scored a try and kit
last two played of the match to wir
said. "It was our best game of the ye
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both half s of the game. We should I
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citement to the defense. He not
only blocks and intimidates others,
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Davis, who began the season
with 938 career points, averaged 8
rebounds per game as a junior and
15.9 points per game. His high
score was 33 points against
Villanova and his best rebound
effort was 15 against the Citadel.
Besides wanting to win a NCAA
championship, Davis has a personal
goal to make it to the pros.
"I'm looking toward the pros, if I
can make that goal it would be the
greatest goal of my life," he said.
"That is what I'm working for now.
I've got to keep working hard and
keep my confidence up and see
what happens."
> wins, 16-9
for rugby supremacy in Columbia
la's Old Gray team.
half and missed opportunities kept
Billy Mitchell scored on a try and
n for USC's six ooints. Garv Headv
the Old Gray's three points.
" said USC coach Jean Pierre
?s to score at least 20 more points."
JSC's Tommy D'Ereditas scored on
s missed.
y's Jim Pope scored and the conWith
time nearly out, USC held a
:ked the conversion for USC on the
i 16-9. "We hit very hard," Cannon
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By MATT WARD
Gamecock Staff Writpr
USC's. football coaches will
search for offensive and defensive
linemen in their recruiting for the
1977 season, according to offensive
coordinator Jack Fligg.
"We will look for overall
development and recruitment in
all areas to strengthen the team,
but a key for us (Carolina) will be
how well we can recruit linemen,"
Fligg said.
FLIGG SAID recruiting usually
starts with scouting in South
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Georgia. "We usually look over the
talent in our own area first, and if
we don't find what we want then
we'll go north to Ohio and Pennsylvania,"
Fligg said.
Ohio and Pennsylvania have a
reputation for good high school
football programs yielding many
players to the college ranks according
to Fligg. "Even though the
big name football powers are able
to sign quite a few of these players
there are plenty left with the
ability to play college ball here at
Carolina," Fligg said.
Fligg said coaches in high school
usually inform college recruiters
aixmt a potential piayer or players
Carlen 9s cor
USC head football coach Jim Car
one-year extension on his contract
university's Board of Trustees.
The extension, which continues C
through Jan. 1,19&2, was recomment
H. Wells, chairman of the university'
Activities Committee. The recom
requested by Carlen to assure prospe
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looiuan. ivjiosi oi me coacnes on
the high school level know some of
the recruiters and they usually
pass on information about a good
prospect from their school or
another school," Fligg said.
A CONSTANT problem for any i
football program is losing players
itract gets e,
en was given a would be head foo
ruesday by the career.
The extension
irlen's contract athletic director,
ed by Dr. Hugh
i Intercollegiate Wells said de
nenaation was trie scnooi, the cor
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through graduation. "We try hard
to make sure we recruit strongly in
areas in which we will be hurt
through graduation. But we don't
wait till these players are ready to
graduate," Fligg said. "We make
it a point to recruit these areas
about two years ahead of time :so
that the players we get can gain
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when these players do graduate
we'll hopefully have a player step
right in and take his position," he
said.
Fligg said though linemen will be
a key for next year, there will be
emphasis in recruiting running
backs. "With graduation we lose
our two strongest running backs in
(Clarence) Williams and (Kevin)
Long. Besides losing these two
we'll lose Steve Courson on the
offensive line. Even with good
recruiting filling the gap for such
talented players will be tough,"
Fligg said.
However, Fligg said Carolina
has many freshmen this year who
will be ready to fill the gaps. "One
of our strongest points is that we
have freshmen this year who will
be able to step in next season and
with new recruits coming in, these
weak areas can be made strong,''
Fligg said.
xtension
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does not affect Carlen's job as
spite rumors of Carlen leaving
nmittee was under no pressure to
i to keep him at USC.
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