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Page 12 - October 15, 1984 Sports THE GAMECOCK USC offen By Trtcy Mixton USC head football coach Joe Morrison j - -- saiu anyining can nappen wnen a loot ball team is determined to win. Proving his belief, the undefeated Gamecocks rolled over Pittsburgh 45-21Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium. "Football is a heck of a game and when you get a group of young men who enjoy piaying, are inspirea ana piay intensely, anything can happen," the coach said. "I'm very proud of them. Pitt was a much bigger ball team, but they went out there and they didn't quit. It was a big win for us." RANKED NATIONALLY by several college football polls, including both wire services (14th by United Press International, 17th by Associated Press), USC is off to its best start in 56 years. "They are a big play team who I think has top JO potential," said Pitt's head coach seratino "hoge" Fazio. "They disguise their attack well and are able to pop that play on you and win the game. It's going to be hard to stop this squad, especially at home because the crowd was such a big factor." Fazio said missed opportunities gave the win to Carolina. "WE HAD many opportunities to get back in the game but gave the chances right back to them on bad mistakes," he said. "The big difference was that when thay got a chance on one of our mistakes, before you knew it, they were in the end zone. We got some chances also, but we were unable to capitalize on them." The Panther's first mistake, a Pjtt fumble recovered by USC linebacker Pauf Vogel, led 10 a uamecock touchdown in the first quarter, a short pass from five yards out by quarterback Allen Mitchell to tight end Danny Smith. Seconds into the second quarter it was USC on the score board again, this time a four-yard dash from running back Kent Hagood to put Carolina up, 14-0. BUT PITTSBURGH battled back on the next possession, scoring on backup quarterback Chris Jelic's 40-vard nass to half hark Chuck Scales. Pitt did it again on its next drive, moving Tigers nip Ga By K>lli Fr?a? G "A Monumental effort" by the dj USC soccer team wasn't enough to overcome the eight-year drought th against arch-rival .Clemson. The sc jjnnni -inML '' IMP Head it (JSC striker Ami Arnthorsson and Clemson's Pau game at the Graveyard. The Tigers beat the Garnet se uses i83S m v * (03 \k ^pHnA ^jgiw'v BBRB9Sj^^9H&HH9MBfi|SBla| a&s -.. ,|B| PVffVf Jrii; ' ?jC/ JHssS j J 'J^^S ^ n^HB^^^^HHB^j^l *%y&% ; ,-,. ~ ici ' ^.U s y W.\# .> *0* . * Cage that cat Pitt running back Craig Heywan touchdowns and rushed for 58 ya 56 yards on nine plays for th back Craig Heyward carri touchdown with eight minute half. imecocks amecocks lost 3-2 in overtime yest ay at the Graveyard. The Tioers scored the nnlv or?al e first half when Clemson's leadi orer, Chuck Nash, headed in a c HHk l JHKIjB^W Ptwto by faM I Diitonic linkl auav a Knll In i iiuiuiiij iiynt UVDi a uan HI yudiaiiu cocks 3-2 in overtime. big plays 1 IHB^Ii l:> t&? ?W?^WMI^"'',tW jPL. " \ :V finl K1 Rm ?, . . IK -4 gf ^^|p ..i-jfc^y SK^jL'. wiTiWv! WS?$ramicS?3n! Photo hi 1 is tackled by USC linemen Glenn Woodley. Heyward rds. e score. Half With the score tied at 14, M ed for the backup quarterback Mike Ho s left in the ballgame to replace Mitchell. "Allen had been carrying the b _ _ i 6-2 in UT er- nei kick, with 5:05 left. of "WE DID not play well the first half 'n8 of the game," USC head soccer coach or- Mark Berson said. "The team realized* how hard it would be to come back." Rprcnn caiH Pnaorln L#Wi UV/?* JU1M VI1V VJ U1I1VVV/V/I\0 IIVUI ly won their first game against the Tigers by shifting their momentum, and ridding themselves of that "initial slack." I Less than three minutes into the se^ cond half, midfielder Doug Allison #|||j scored in a close net scramble. We lost the game on our mistalfPQ and Inrb nf ovom. vtuitvuf Ml iu auui\ Ul bAbbU Ption....A loss in overtime always hurts, but to a rival like Clemson it deepens the feeling. X ? USC head soccer coach f f-u Mark Berson Si Despite a few shots that nearly missw* ed;its mark, bringing the capacity *9 cr?^ to^heir feet, the game was taken inic^iovertime. . || . ?>' J... - ' ' %m?,m '.V.^ (?ihjh tne initial lead .in :the jpKppt overtime, with a long shot goal, made by freshman Ragnar Thorarinsson. p However, 58 seconds later, Clemson I llSpyV once again tied the score, from a cor- I fjj|P$ ner kick coming left of the net, the ball I was headed past goalkeeper, Glenn I Thompson. rS I nmtfa The "final blow" by the Tigers was I another headcd-in goal, shot with 7:04 ?? jy's left to play. - J See "Soccer," page 15. :o beat I ? a while, and he ws "so we wanted to i HOLD, WHO ca fV jmL two games to lead I |ft| W* tion for producing jjE^H# The 6-0, 195-pc scrambled his way nected with wide re ^ yards and another Fazio said the \ ^ worked well for U , jL ' tion one of the bes "When they got quarterbacks came Ajiif not best combii ^HV ^ c >1 ii | > er tuncgc luuiuan. ^7 "IT'S PRETTY |d your quarterbacks .. Jm series, you can cor \ JLi who's just as good \r Morrison, in tur ?| "You have to gr rtg of credit," he saic nothing and they a ^wmfB came back with a was a *"8 touchdo\ yf The second half ^|l sburgh mistakes, a up a Gamecock sc< aUSC'S BRYAN loose ball on Can nevertheless excitir crowd at Williamsperiod all season, scoring drive to m; . ... Pitt could have c i Wootan but the Gamecocks scored two " II,U,C ?~1IH5 A 43-YARD 1 Thomas Dendy, ; orrison sent kicker Scott Haglei Id into the pass to Danny Srr. victory for USC. >all for quite * Tigers tak i.J: :'v!> =? ,<V?> ' ft-i*:vS* 3 V* #1 A with 84 \ , Associated Prew 1*1* wm?^w|i|'nVi^|i?HW>i H?i I ' -* DETROIT ? The Deroit 1 runaway season and captured thei 1968 by defeating the San Diego ) .fifth game, as Kirk Gibson drov homers. Gibson's second homer, in the relief ace Goose Gossage, who h seven previous World Series app also homered off Gossage in the ; The victory completed a three~g at Tiger Stadium after the two Diego. Just after left fielder Larry * Owynn's soft fly ball for the final the pitching mound, engulfing reli a joyous celebration. Fans mobbed the "field and the ponce who had ringed the field, * way into their dugout. It was the fifth time the Tigers h home since I935> They also won i The American League champio tracked a potent offense that ied t* runs and I'STtyomers during the f 3 timely hitting o'f 'Gibson in this throughout the Series and two coi i Jack Morrjy dominate the 1 I A ' ? ..... v-iuj -,f ne still nits* Series and was most valuable pla> "I wish we could divide it up a meil said, MThis is the most impc The Tigers also took advantage and baserunning to turn a game tl runaway. Sparky Anderson of Detroit manager to win World Scries tltlei son managed Cincinnati of the Ni Series titles in 1975 and 1976. Pitt is tired," Morrison said, jut Mike in." ime off the bench the past JSC, increased his reputathe big play. >und junior passed and r upfield, and then con:ciever Chris Wade for 31 Gamecock touchdown, use of two quarterbacks SC, calling the combinat in the country. the breaks, one of the two in the game and did the ley have probably one, if lations of quarterbacks in darn good when one of gets cold or has a bad ne back with another one > ? n, credited the Pittsburgh vc them (Pittsburgh) a lot I. "We jumped up 14 to ime back strong. Then we score of our own, which vn for us." opened with more Pittis yet another fumble set V T Gilliard recovered the Dlina's 22-yard line. Five later, the Gamecocks led ame out of reach for the trter was academic, but ig for the almost capacity -Brice Stadium. had not scored in the final pulled out an eight-play ake the score 28-21. ailed it a day at that point, ; weren't finished, racking in less than 10 minutes. 3urst by running back a 49-yard field goal by r, and another touchdown lith more than sealed the See "Morrison," page 15. . [o title W tillw -afe : '> .'5* /ictorv m 'igers capped a classic r first World Series since Cadres 8-4 Sunday in the e in five runs with two eighth inning, came off ad not allowed a run in earances. Lance Parrish seventh inning, ame sweep of the Padres teams had spilt at Sari i ierndon squeezed Tony I out, the Tigers raced to ever Willie Hernandez in . players, with the help of ilmost had to fight their : ad won a World Series at the Series in 1945, ns in the final game un~ le major leagues with 829 W?t iWeombMed the 'game, Alan tYammefl[ mplcfergame victories bj/i Paraife .Trammell wenij in th$ m of the Series. tmong all of us," Tram rtant day of my life." of shoddy Padre fielding hat was tied at 3-3 into a thus became the first' i in both leagues, Anderational League to World i