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By Jim Corbett
Staff Writer
For the first time in fiye years, AFRO or Sigma Chi will
not walk away with the intramural Flag Football crown.
Defending champion AFRO ('77, 79) and Sigma Chi ('76,
'78) were both knocked out of the playoffs in the first round.
Top ranked KaDDa Aloha, independent Mnnrp Alumni
Sigma Alpha, Alpha Epsilon, and AFROTC all advanced
into today's semi-final round of piay. Each team hopes to
advance to the championship game which will be played on
Thursday night at7:00attheP.E. Center field.
KA, behind the passing of Keaver Prickett, broke
AFRO's eighteen game unbeaten streak with a 13-0 shutout.
Prickett completed nine passes including two for touchdowns
as KA coniinued their streak of scoring at least two
touchdowns each game this year.
rricKeu nit Davis Coleman with a 21 yard scoring strike
with less than a minute to play in the first quarter. Prickett
came back to hit Bill Duffy on a 15-yard touchdown pass in
the second quarter to wrap up the scoring and the game. K A
advanced to the semi-finals by beating Bates House 19-0.
Bates had beaten Maxcy 6-0 in overtime to advance to the
The Hoop Coop
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"The Hoop Coop" was selected as the winning entry in
! the "Name That Cheering Section Contest" sponsored
by the USC men's basketball team. The winning entry
was submitted by Bob Caldwell, a graduate student in
j Business from Bloomfield, N.J.
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_ ^u55caiimi, v^ctiuwcn win receive a 12"
I black and white television, courtesy of head basketball
! coach Bill Foster. Caldwell's winning slogan was
selected by a ten person panel of judges. Nearly two
hundred entries were submitted in the contest.
CALDWELL'S ENTRY was praised for its ability to
uniquely combine a catchy basketball term with the
Gamecock mascot. "The Hoop Coop" will be printed on
j T-shirts to be worn by USC students at Carolina
basketball games this season.
Coach Foster would like to extend his sincere ap\
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the contest. His only regret was that there could be only
one winner.
Rogers, Herrm?
By Richard Meyers at winning the trophy alter
Assistant Sports Editor njne Weeks Of the 1980
The contest for the coveted collegiate football season.
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rvugers, a 0-Z, ZZU pound
have narrowed down to a two tailback, received his first
man race between national television exposure
Carolina's George Rogers Saturday when the
and Purdue's Mark Herr- Gamecocks dropped a 13-10
mann, with eight other decision to Georgia. In that
players having outside shots game, Rogers gained 168
Tennis Team \
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By Mark Gilliam J
Staff WrHvr ^
Coach Ron Smarr's USC men's tennis team captured first 3
place in the South Carolina Intercollegiate Tennis Championships
this past weekend at Sam Daniel Courts. Now jfl
Smarr is preparing the Gamecocks for a more important 9
tournament.
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well as two of three doubles. USC, with 32 points, edged out ;
11 other teams. P'urman gained second place honors with 24 I
points, followed by Clemson with 21 and Lander with 20.
THE SINGLES WINNERS for Carolina were Ulf Petterson,
Darren Roberts, Chuck Hodgin, Trevor Raul and
Brian McDonald. In doubles action Hodgin and Fetterson
defeated a Clemson pair, 6-3, 6-4, and McDonald and Jose
Neto smashed a Fur man duo, 6-1,6-2. P
Tnis fan we ve won three team championships," he
said. "Fall tennis helps to decide who will play in the NCAA
indoor tournament in February. That's our main concern |jj
right now."
"This weekend we are hosting a big head-to-head tour- s|
nament, with a strong field of eight teams," Smarr added. ?
SOUTH CAROLINA; N O. State, Wake Forest, Clemson,
Minnesota, Tennessee, North Carolina and Duke will be i|
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Championships. The matches will be at 9 p.m. and 1 p.m. 11
beginning Friday and ending with the finals Sunday on the
Sam Daniel and Maxcy-Gregg Courts. ?
battle for
impionship
quarter quarterfinals.
SAE UPSET Sigma Chi behind the running of Adger Rice
and Richard Clayton. Rice returned a punt 50 yards for a
touchdown and ran 23 yards with an interception to score
the winning points in a 19-6 win. Clayton dashed any hopes
of a Sigma Chi comeback with a 25 yard interception return
ior me inira score. Brent Rogers went 25 with a screen pass
for Sigma Chi's only points.
SAE again turned to Ricc and Clayton to defeat Snowden
Machine in the quarterfinals. Rice scored on a three yard
burst and Clayton returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown
as SAE beat Snowden Machine 13-0. Snowden Machine had
edged Sigma Nu 6-0 on a 32 yard pass from Davis Powers to
Nieko Corontzes to gain the quarterfinals.
Surprising AFROTC returns to the semifinals for the
second straight year. AFROTC squeaked into the playoffs
on the last day of the regular season and then defeated
Thornwell 27-0 in the first round. AFROTC then squared off
with Phi Kappa Sigma in a classic playoff duel in quarterfinal
play AFROTC held a slim 6-0 lead with less than a
minute to play, only to see quarterback Bill Cantillion rally
Phi Kap to a the tying score.
Both teams scored on fourth down plays during the first
overtime, but each failed to add on the extra point. The
battle continued through four more overtimes before
AFROTC scored on a 15 yard pass from Joe Standridge to
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vviiuli\ vfan.n;y. /\r i k, men neia kiii tvappa on defense to
advance to the semi-finals against KA.
INDEPENDENT ENTRY Moore Alumni moved one step
farther than last year with a 7-6 win over Skoal. Moore
Alumni lost to AFRO in last year's quarterfinals, but gains
the semi-finals against SAE.
Moore Alumni scored first in the independent showdown
against Skoal. QB Bill Halladay fired a pass into the end
zone from the ten yard line that was tipped by two Skoal
defenders into the arms of halfback Tom Kennedy to draw
first blood.
Skoal had a chance to tie the game, but was intercepted in
the end zone in early in the third quarter. Skoal finally got
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up for the tying extra point. But a halfback option pass was
batted down at the line of scrimmage. Skoal had one final
scoring threat halted when Brad Cederdal intercepted a
long pass with less than 30 seconds remaining for Moore
Alumni.
Skoal, a first year independent team, got by Woodrow 6-0
to gain the quarterfinals, while Moore Alumni squeaked by
Chi Psi 6-0 to set up the matchup.
The final Gamecock Intramural Flag Football poll and
the championship game story will appear in the Friday
edition.
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yards on 35 carries, but he and average per game, and
fumbled late in the fourth is first in average per carry
quarter deep in Georgia among rushers with more
territory, which may have than 20 attempts per game,
hurt his chances somewhat.
On the year, Rogers has PLAYING IN his fourth
gained 1,257 yards on 204 year for the 15th ranked
carries for a 6.2 average and Gamecocks, Rogers is
ten touchdowns. He is second currently eighth on the allin
the nation in total yards time career rushing list with
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Athlete of the Week
David Goodchild
For his outstanding performance in leading
Carolina's soccer team to its current four game
winning streak, forward David Goodchild has
been named Athlete of the Week by the
Gamecock.
The 6-0, 17 5 pound sophomore from Winter
Park, Fla., scored two goals Saturday to help
give tne uamecocks a 4-1 victory over Rollins.
Goodchild continues to lead the team in scoring
with 12 goals, four assists and two game j
winning goals.
Runners-up this week are placekicker Eddie
Leopard and the USC men's tennis team.
>hy candidates
4,434 yards (excluding one The Boilermakers are
uuwi gaine>. tie neeas just ranked 17th in the nation in
ten more yards to move into the latest AP poll with a 6-2
seventh place ahead of Earl mark and a five game
Campbell. " winning streak.
If he continues his pace of TIIK OTHER candidates
157.1 yards per game, he will include Ohio State's Art
finish with a total of 4,905 Schlichter. California's Rich i
yards, which would put him Campbell, Nebraska's
fourth on the all-time list. Jarvis Hedwine, Georgia's
The rushers currently in the Herschal Walker, Southern
number one, two and three Cal's Marcus Allen, Pittspots
(Tony Dorsett, Charles sburgh's Htigh Green, and
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wmie anu /\rcme unniri) an ut'LA's uuo ol Kreeman
won the Heisman Trophy McNeil and Kenny Easley.
their senior season. Sehlichter and Campbell
If Rogers wins the are both quarterbacks,
Heisman, he will become the Schlichter ranks 27th in total
first player from the offense and 20th in passing
Southeastern part of the efficiency while Campbell is
country to win it since seventh in total offense and
\uburn's Pat Sullivan in 13th in passing efficiency.
1971. But that fact shouldn't Tailback Walker of
lelp Herrmann any because Georgia is sixth in the
:hat was also the last year a country in rushing, but a
quarterback won the trophy, freshman has never won the
The 6-5, 194 pound Herr- Heisman. Allen is third in
nann has completed 62 rushing, McNeil is fourth,
sercent (154 of 249) of his and Redwine is fifth.
massing attempts for 2,032 Easley and Green are both
^ards, averaging 13.2 yards outstanding defensive
>er completion. players, but the Heisman
The NCAA all-time leader has gone to an offensive!
n pass completions and player every year since 1950.
>assing yards has thrown for Easley is considered the best
15 touchdowns, but he also defensive back in college
las 11 interceptions in eight football today, while Green
james. He ranks second in will probably win the
otal offense and seventh in Outland Trophy. In eight
wssingefficiency. games this season, Green
Herrmann has been aided has 50 solo tackles, 28
n his quest for the Heisman assists, 12 quarterback
>y the nation's number two sacks, three fumble
md three ranking pass recoveries and has broken
eceivers. Dave Young and up six passes.
Jart Burrell have combined The winner of the Heisman
o catch 89, of Herrmann's Trophy will be announced in
>asses for 1,289 yards. early December.