The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 13, 1982, Page 13, Image 13

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I-sports Gamecoc I By Dennis Switzer A Gamecock defense that allowed the University of Richmond offense 10 football win over the Spiders Satui On the other hand, USC was able t considerable ease, amassing 276 ya of its touchdowns on the ground. F led the Gamecock ground attack wit rvanflir cniH hp Hirin't pvrwt tn rtl IJL/V88VIJ w w early in the season, being a fresh during practice has paid off. "I expected to play,but not this ea year due to somebody getting inj hard in practice. I didn't expect to my job at practice. You've got to < Dendy said. Senior fullback Carl West gained and junior tailback Todd Berry net and scored one touchdown. ] Blasingame and Quinton Lewis ea< six and seven carries, respectively. Lewis scored two touchdowns. The Gamecocks were plagued b touchdown on a 59-yard punt retur Hillary, called back because of clip The Gamecocks finished the nigh vards. a statistic that concerns I Bell. ' "We can go back and say the} there. We can try to make excuse called. So that doesn't solve the pro "In many, many situations thei penalties were there. We've got to j that will kill us in a ball game down Richmond took the opening kickc 11 plays for the only Spider I Napoleon DuBois connected with 1 gain in the big play of the drive Kevin Jackson in the right corner c * A 1 ^11 1- *k.T J a puiu uy Liins iNunuan, uuwi yard line by Willie Hill, put the Sp they couldn't move. A punt b ?. < . . ' x <" ' ' I USC's junior fullback Dominique London to clear a path for USC ju Defensive By Jeff Rogers The USC defensive line has pro Ioostacie for its opponents, aiiow eight quarters (two games) an< University of Richmond offense i Saturday night. "Anytime you can hold a team an entire game, you're doing a coach Richard Bell. Bell attributed the play of th qualities. "You must have a certain am effort (in a defensive lineman) have these qualities in the four those postions." Mike Durrah, who watches tl inside linebacker position, agree I 4'The whole line is outstanding to Earl Johnson in tackles this se "I think we're playing ven Wright said, who starts on the Andrew Provence and junior Eic The rest of the line is compo inside linebacker and sophomt Karey Johnson at outside lineb KlUVlilnM ninnf nt* nl mitoiHo linpF 1i i/guiai smiivci at vuw?wv <? ?? pec ted to be ready for the Duke g The defensive line is motivate well as from within. ks stop only 12 yards rushing by was the key to USC's 30rday night. o run on the Spiders with rds and getting all three 'reshman Thomas Dendy h 90 yards on 11 carries, ay as much as he has so man, but his hard work rly. Maybe later on in the ured. I've been working play that much, but I did io your job at practice," 53 yards on eight carries, ted 46 yards on 14 carries Htelf-brothers Dominique ch rushed for 28 yards on y penalties, including a n by sophomore Ira ping. it with 18 penalties for 231 JSC head coach Richard i (the penalties) weren't s for them, but they were blem at all. re was no doubt that the ;et that corrected because the way," Bell said. >ff and traveled 86 yards in touchdown. Quarterback Elich Scherer for a 36-yard . One play later he found >f the end zone. led at the Richmond oneiders in a hole from which y John Roach gave the reyawr w SHIR i iiBHi ^7 J ' Blassingame blocks Univers mior tailback Todd Berry. line pla ved to be more than a minor ring only one touchdown in i 12 yards rushing by the n the 30-10 football victory i to just 12 yards rushing foi good job," said USC heac le defensive line to severa ount of skill, but hustle anc is also important, and w< or five people who play ii ic play of the line from hi; d with Bell. Durrah said. He is secon< ?ic ttaijii,wim iu. / well," sophomore Fran! ? defensive line with senio :key Hagood. sed of junior J.D. Fuller a >re Skip Minton and senio acker. Senior Phil Ellis, ; mcker, is injured but is e> lame next Saturday. id by the rest of the team a . . ' v > f.f Rnirlor nJ V/lilUUI u ': X* ." '. *' ' ' ' t V'j/ 5 /*>.; " * - USC junior linebacker J.D. Full over the Spiders Saturday. Gamecocks good field positioi later Mark Fleetwood kicked a Gamecocks on the scoreboard. Senior Pat Bowen intercept* mond's next possession, setting Lewis carried around the left si the Gamecocks on top for good. On the Gamecock's next p< terback Bill Bradshaw threw Lewis jumped over the line frc play, leaving the Gamecock s up USC's last touchdown of the burst by Todd Berry that end Field eoals of 37 and 45 vards bv D ? -? ^ ' ' J 11^ Plata by Capers Hammond iity of Richmond's Mike ying big rt "We have a friendly compe sacks, said Provence, "but w< out as much as possible." i "I'm always telling the pis game, rather than rely on the you can get by the score of th they say, 'If you reach for the: still jumped pretty high. I There are a few problems, line. The Gamecocks were 1 penalties in the Richmond gan were caused by the defense. V i that the defense is playing n 3 Provence attributed the penali 1 "We need to work a lot har said. s The defense also found itself the opening series of plays. / & goals to Pacific, the Gamecoc to score for the rest of the gam k 86 yards for a touchdown in its r the Gamecocks. "The touchdown really shoe t "We didn't take Richmond r said. "After that score we kn - I _1 M a ctiiu}Jiay. "We missed a few assign] touchdown, the other coaches a town and play like they wen !ame through for us." Ffnnco i I I CI IOC, I iHH I E W* ler rushes at University of Rii 1 at their own 28. Four plays 27-yard field goal to put the jd a DuBois pass on Rich up tne next uamecocK score, de from six yards out to put )ssession, sophomore quara 38-yard bomb to Hillary. >m one yard out on the next > 17-7. night came on a five-yard ed a 13-play, 84-yard drive. Mark Fleetwood wrapped up 3|||??. ' USC sophomore defensive t Johnnie Edmonds. lie in Ga tition between us for the moi i're always helping each othc lyers to try to play a perfe* emotional ups and downs thi le game," Bell said. "It's lit stars and don't make it, you'\ , however, with the defensh assessed over 230 yards le, and many of these penalth /hile other team members sa lore aggressively this seaso ties to mental errors, der on(the errors),"Proven* being scored upon with ease L(for rtiirinCI tin him nninlr fia it tvA E) w C> up vnu uiV/1% iiv ik defense didn't allow Pacif le. Similarly, Richmond mov< opening series of plays again ked me," Provence said. faa 0A?*iAiiolir of rf ivns luivsijr <n iitoi, tt i 151 iew that we had to settle dov rcents/' Bell said. "After tl i just told the defense to sett i capable of playing, and thi Oil to J u Wjr^ ' iS: " ' <>*? ?fc - . :|j'& ... v fcliy chmond quarterback Napoleon I the Gamecock scoring, while goal by Roach. Bradshaw was 6-of-12 with naccind anrl fonmrnatp Hnri U1IU V?VH yards. DuBois completed 14 < one interception for the Spide The Gamecocks continue< plays and formations. Quart variety makes the offense ha "We don't have one partic beat someone. We've got su< execute our offense, hopefu hard to stop because we can said. . n^D vKjfl tank Earl Jnhnson tackles Univi mecockv :C in Dttit wMf nttti Id Thomas Dendy, USC fra j* University off Ilkh?**it4 ti By leading rustier for the Gai carries. ' '? > . vV'v' 1-10 win J fkete H> C??m Nwweeed DuBois ;n (JSC's 30-10 win Richmond added a 32-yard field one interception for 83 yards in ion Beckham was 2-for-9 for 15 )f 26 attempts for 158 yards with :rs. i to use a variety of offensive erback Bradshaw believes such rd to stop. :ular pass that we have to do to ;h a variety of offense that if we lly it's designed that it's really do so many things," Bradshaw 4 .^> ipWlll^^fSm ? >.:v. f--^2W HMoin^PoA m Phot* by Urn Wiluml ersity of Richmond running back ; 0' ^ ... \ > Hwt>> fey Cagwra KmmmmI ihman running back, runs around ifcty Billy Kohl. Dandy was the nacocks, gaining 90 yards on 11