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I* In first away g Gameci 4*-, ^ 0 * Ben Bennett A concensus pre season Ail-American at Q nett completed 16 passes for 188 yards and I Morrison elimi From Staff Reports light o Junior varsity football is by the apparently a thing of the past Athleti at USC, according to head junior I football coach Joe Morrison, becomi While the absence of a junior varsity squad may be Mo disappointing to some fans, freshn I Morrison does not believe the would Carolina d< By Haywood Taylor USC's soccer team, sparked by a tl by freshman Danny Ratcliff, defeated Carolina at Charlotte in double ov< Gamecocks record to 4-1. I Carolina broke on top with 15:44 le! Ratcliff scored off of a Roger Norman then extended their lead to 2-0 when R< time from an Aaron Blakeney assist. The Forty-Niners battled back,and c John Griffin scored to tighten the gar THE SECOND half remained scorel Herald scored for the Forty-Niners to t send the match into overtime. Neither team allowed a goal in th< overtime period Blakeney broke loos downfield. Blakeney shot from inside attempt for goal was blocked. Trailin was Ratcliff who kicked the ball in f game and sixth of the season. Despite USC headcoach Mark Berson said he have hinged on a play made by junior With the score tied at 2-2 theForty-I the penalty area when Thompson sna opponent's foot. "GLEN CAME up with a very big ball, it was a tremendous effort." Be Thr? mntfh \v??; vprv ohvsical tllH yellow cards, signifying a warning, e__. d?pl ame ocks to face pi VHv^;' 'fllHB:' . ^Ow\ j^MbsbBF Rd^HV^ <**' ^ ttfe^v wmf r it-'mBBw ;^JH^HF Wj^^M A uarterback for the Duke Blue Devils. Last season Bentwo touchdowns as Duke beat the Gamecocks 31-17. inates USC junior f recent rule changes the junior varsity squad c : National Collegiate now be red-shirted for o ic Association, the varsity system is will in any way be detrime ing obsolete. tal to the varsity footb program. According to Morrison t rrison said those original intent of the juni nen who ordinarily varsity program was to pi have been assigned to vide its predominant sfeats itcliff scored again, this ut the lead in half when ne at 21' A ess until UNCC's Doug % ie the contest at 2-2 and jjj miners had the ball inside % tched the ball off of an v ' *r;rm X'M fit*' ?lo*f ti/h#?n hp q^vpH the ??iivn IIV rson said. i* # <. Dughout, he said. Four were given, and three Danny Ratcliff See "Soccer," page 15 USC mid fielder scored all >rtS ass oriented E USCDuk Place: Wallace Wade Stadium Durhi N.C. (33,941 capacity) 1:30 p.m. Expected attendance: 23,000 By Gary Byers USC's football team will play on the road for the first time this season when it battles Duke University tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. in r* KT o JL-/UI lldlll , 1N.V_. Duke Blue Devils are 0-2 after losing to Virginia and Indiana. The Gamecocks lost the season opener to North Carolina, but bounced back to beat Miami of Ohio, 24-3. Duke defeated the Gamecocks last year, 30-17, on the passing of Ben Bennett. USC coach Joe Morrison called Bennett "an AilAmerican type quarterback. He'll be as good as we face this year." SOME CAROLINA players said they were 1 also concerned about the passing. ("We'll be facing an All-American quarterback this week," defensive back Skip Minton said. "That means that I'll have to work (twice as hard this week in practice to improve my concentration and my reads." 1" inis is a cnance iu gei uuck <u uukc iui last year," linebacker James Seawright said. "You hear a lot about their quarterback, and he is good." This will be Steve Sloan's first season as head coach at Duke. The 10-year coaching veteran brought South Carolina's head coach from this past year, Richard Bell, with him to Duke as an assistant coach. Sloan has also coached at Vanderbilt, Texas Tec and jl! Mississippi. SLOAN SAID he was most impressed with Carolina's defensive unit. He said the defen"roollv Kin" onH that JjtlVC piaytl^ WLlt 1 vauj V/15 U11V4 * *%** ?*v varsity football p an freshman-filled rosters with with the v; ne game experience during their said. first year of eligibility; but in When qu ;n- year while retaining a full whether the all four years of athletic eligibili- varsity pi ty. What red-shirted players negatively i he miss in actual game ex- efforts, M< ior perience at the junior varsity junior varsit rG- level is more than compen- a significant 11 y sated for in regular practice ing athletes t iners 3-2 in t v : .Jf ggsSagaal &&& ^ ^SF yH ^^by ^HL S?^'' ^^^BSbS^w jra^wRHB ... lH* 5g3B2BSgIafeia&jfew^ffP^sae^iB^^^BM^^<y'^<:%^ >"'"=* ' the Gamecocks' goals in Carolina's 3-2 overtime victo Hue Devils 1 e facts m, Series record: 24-12-2 (Duke leads) Season record: use 1-1 Duke 0-2 had "never seen people run to the ball" like the Gamecocks. "It will be hard to drive the length of the field versus South Carolina." Commenting on his own defensive unit, Sloan said. "We're not a very dominant defensive group." The offensive unit of the Gam >cks v. should be encouraged by that fact anu also the news that quarterback Mike Hold has possibly recovered from an injured shoulder and may play Saturday, although Bill Bradshaw is starting at quarterback. Also in the quarterback picture is Allen Mitchell, who threw for 112 vards in four for five Dasses and a touchdown against Miami of Ohio. INJURIES MAY hamper the Blue Devils Saturday, as starting linebacker Pete Stubbs and defensive end Glen Barner were injured in the Indiana game and will miss the contest. Starting flanker Gary Frederick, also injured in the game against Indiana, is listed as questionable to play against the Gamecocks. George Smith is the only Gamecock who might miss the Duke game due to an injury suffered against Miami. Defensive back Earl Johnson and Hold, both injured earlier this rnocnn tirill Ko roaH\r fnr aptir\n Qnainct ovaov/ll) V* ill uw i vauj IV/I uvuvii uguiuov Duke. Linebacker Paul Vogel is listed as "probable" for Saturday's game. Sloan complimented the Gamecocks on many phases of their game. Besides saying he admired the way South Carolina's defense would "hustle and pursue" the ball, Sloan said he had never seen anything like Chris Norman's 80-yard punt last week against Miami. rogram rsity, Morrison the current program has much to offer. :stioned as to He discounted any specula lack of a junior tion tliat tne junior varsuy ogram could program was dropped for ffect recruiting economic reasons by affirmrrison said a ing that the program had ' program is not simply become unnecessary, factor in bring- but could be reinstated if the d USC, and that situation demanded it. ivertime m :' >< I % I# <4Mk*tr qr Photo by Andy lovaltey y against UNC-C.