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Sports Wednesday, December 3, 1986 ^ 0 Pen Talk P|L By Jeff Shrewsbury m, All right Buddy, you vu That's it. It's all over and the Civilization is verv near th< votes are in. when a news editor wins o The 1986 champion of the sports editor. Student Media College Football There was a tic for se Pick 'Ems competition is Bud- between soccer rcpc dy "Ryan" Moore. Richard "Mr. Heck" B Moore, the 5-10, 120-pound who had an overall rccoi dfe news editor for The Gamecock, 146-66-08 for 11 weeks, took the coveted award with an managing editor John ' overall record of 161-71-8, in- Hoo" Boycttc. eluding a 14-5-1 record in the They both finished onc-1 final week of prognostications. percentage point bcl He passed the dumbfounded Moore, but Breen was dec WUSC-FM Sports Director second because he has Tom "Mr. Sports" Gatto, who three times and Boyette dropped to fifth place with a never won, despite beinc o: miserable 11-8-1 final week. the original four people "I win, I win, I am the were in the pool all 13 wee greatest of all time!" Moore "Foul!" Boyctte cried, I said as he burst into the dishing a typewriter. "I newsroom. cheated. I had the best rc The winner of the compcti- of the original four. I was tion was decided after 13 weeks from the beginning, I sh of picking 20 college games have won!" each week. The picker with the Moore only laughed a highest winning percentage walked from the room wei after having entered at least his new purple hat. Boyettc seven of those 13 weeks wins to be sedated. the pool. The winner gets his name in print in this column. And the final of the ori (Great prize, huh?) four people, Wayne "Stre AlthOURll I. as the snorts Wuchinotnn accictant ci editor, took the final weekly editor, finished one-half a i honors by virtue of a 15-4-1 behind the sports editor? record and have won three It makes for true harmor weeks of the 13, I only ended a sports staff when the assi ^ sixth in the overall standings. finishes just behind his bo: [ 940 Harden St.? Columbia, S.C. 799-7571 quality ^GOtD SI & si*** offtmylSh offatryMh offanyhlh For one week only, order and save on the golc complete details, see your Jostens represeritat JC )STT AMERICA S COLL Date Dec. 3, 4 & 5 Time 9 Place University Bookstore Russell House ? 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After a season-opening 85-68 win over Eckerd College Nov. 29, B the former Georgia Tech assistant coach saw his Gamecocks lose their first game of the year in a 67-57 defeat at the hands of East Carolina. The Gamecocks opened ihe ECU game with a barrage of outside shots. Sophomore forward Terry Dozier, who had a game high 23 points, hit his first three field goals and USC jumped out j?! to an early 12-6 lead. Forward daii Darryl Martin out-muscled the S Pirates in controlling the boards as the Gamecocks continued to dominate the game. Freshman guard Reggie Smith made it seem as 'f the Gamecocks i were on their way to a rout when he slipped past a Pirate defender en route to an electrifying twogf* hand slam dunk. Wfi On their next possesion ^ I however, the Pirates came back. ECU's Derrick Battle drove >3jL through the Carolina lane for a 1 hh two-hand jam of his own and the Gamecock lead was cut to 10 at ' the 10:40 mark of the first half. The Gamecocks, minus the services of suspended senior guard Michael Foster, commitcd crucial turnovers and fouls and the Pirates closed the gap to just 8 points on center Leon Bass' layup icock at the 6:16 mark. rst The Pirates, who made three 3-pointers, continued to close the 1 I B Any Sandwich i or Entree Item. i 4-closing every day. J i i ? ? I UHnHmnwa ina 67-57 margin until Terry Dozicr slammed in a lose ball to put USC ahead by seven. ECU's Reed Lose answered with a 3-pointcr and the Pirates trailed by only 4 points. The Gamecocks withstood a Pirate 3-point onslaught in holding on for a 36-32 halftinic lead. At the beginning of the second half, Martin, who finished with a game -high 13 rebounds, reasserted his control on the inside. He scored the first four baskets for USC and the lead was back to 7. The Pirates stepped up their defensive pressure and the Gamecocks began to commit more turnovers. In addition to the turnovers and fouls, USC seemed to stop shooting from the field. "Success comes through opportunities. Carolina got some oppurtunitics they didn't capitalize on. I wished they would have taken a nuirk^r shot," Felton said after the game. After Pirate forward Blue Edwards, who had a team-high 2,0 points, slammed ECU to their first lead of the game, the crowd became anxious. Each time the Gamecocks touched the ball in shooting position, they looked to pass instead. As the Carolina shooting or non-shooting woes continued, ECU built a 6-point lead with 1:02 left. Guard Terry Gould, attempting to provide some of the leadership lost due to Foster's suspension, hit a 3-pointer, but it was too late. The Gamecocks travel to Wisconsin on Dec. 4 . 1114 College Street etween Assembly & Main j (Below The Horseshoe) 799-0916 rm EESWm