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A P Top 20 1) Oklahoma 11) C 2) Miami (Fla.) 12) N 3) Florida State 13) T 4) Syracuse 14) C 5) Nebraska 15) C 6) Auburn 16) S 7) Louisiana State 17) T 8) Michigan State 18) I< 9) South Carolina 19) P 10) UCLA 20) P r Greater Columbia 1 ' I1MHWTS | -Jkocfa JtrJiAw; abtct GREATER COLOMBIA IS THE 16? fastest mm \ EMPLOYMENT CENTER iiiTiir Kt*-ri/>ki r X) T ^--"TrxW\ ^ mt m w jwflf grater Columbia has ? flpn 11 LIVE THEATRES,'THE HOST kfu[ \ * -iU f?caroiinasIN ^ JX.& * Senior leach n ViMf/iCtWt/tJ By WAYNK WASHINGTON Sports editor Brent Price scores 24 points against Marathon Oil; Barry Manning plays like lie's been wearing a Gamecock uniform for four seasons, and the world just knows it's a freshmen revolution. Well, it's not quite a revolution yet. "The seniors have been the backbone," US(" head coach George Fclton said. Indeed they have. Guard ferry Gould has a teamleading 16 assists, and Tony Shaw has been the designated h;ill-h;iwL<>r on defense. Center Darryl Martin scored the winning basket against George Washington Nov. 30. He's averaging 16.5 points per game. "Darryl Martin ? he's just Mr. Blue Collar," Felton said. "He's helped our team realize that that third and fourth effort is needed to win the big ones." Martin and his senior teammates have given just that. But they say part of their role is to provide leadership for Price, Manning and the other newcomers. "You've got to be willing to show that leadership," said Gould, who has just returned from an injury to his hand. Shaw said doing the small things win an example lor llic younger players. "Scoring, defense ? I do whatever I can just to help the team," he said. The team has shown the benefits of /, . * * * ? [MH JENNIFER STEfB/Thr Gamecock necocks' 30-0 victory Nov. 14, is Ihe s why Clio Gamecocks are headed to >klahoma State lotre Dame exas A&M llemson leorgia r\ i if V> ?1 WUlllV^l JL1 \^dl ennessee )wa ittsburgh enn State there. m enough m COUNTY WW wm TD mmi helps. fe~l 111 !: * ership keys to 4-0 start thai help, winning n*. Inst lour games oi i lie season. Shaw said I he 4 () lecoi d and brow ing excitement hasn't gotten the Gamecock seniors i at tied. "We're still taking everything one step at a time," he said. In this, their final season, the senioi (ianiecocks will not be able to paiticipatc in the NCAA tournament because IJSC is on probation, but they say that lias not dimmed their enthusiasm and willingness to work toward having a winning season. "It's a little frustaling," Shaw said. "It's something you have to put behind you." (iould said they have replaced the goal of being invited to the NCAA tournament with winning the Metro ( onference I ournanient. "Out biggest goal is to win the Metro Conference," (iould said. " I hat's out championship." Martin looked at the probation from the point of view ot the Iieshmcn. "I think it's more like a learning experience lor the I'rcshmcn," he said. Tonight, USC faces Alabama m a game televised nationally by I SI'N. The Crimson Tide has been in post-season play for seven consecutive seasons and come to Columbia with a 3-0 record. Martin said the Gamecocks will do their best to continue their winning ways. "We're gonna try to be 7-0 before January," he said. "We just have to work hard and keep our intensity." After bann Dozier agai B> WAYNK WASHINGTON Sports editor Tonight's nationally televised basketball game against Alabama won't be the first time Terry Do/ier has been in the spotlight. Coming out of Baltimore's Dunbar High School, Do/ier was everybody's all-American. Me averaged more than 14 points per game lor the Gamecocks his freshman year before fracturing his wrist. Observers wondered just how well the Gamecocks, who finished with a losing record, would ha\e done il Do/ier had been health) for the entire year. This past season, Do/ier attracted more attention by leading the Gamecocks in scoring, averaging 17 points per game. He was exnertt'd m he mi?? <\t i>>.? team's leaders, but a brush with the law this summer left doubt as to what type of example Do/ier was setting. He was arrested for stealing a television. "liven the great leaders make mistakes," Do/ier said. "1 was able to learn from my mistakes." He said the incidents of this summer haven't hurt his ability to lead. "1 got a lot of support from the fellas," he said. "That shows they still have respect for me." Do/ier's teammates aren't the only ones who have respect for him. Because of his versatility, opposing coaches often list Do/ier as one ot IJSC's main offensive threats. USC head coach George I elton said Do/ier has helped the Gamecocks this season. "Do/ier's done well," he said. "He's going to do whatevei it takes to win." So far, that's meant averaging 13.5 points per game, 5.X rebounds and collecting 10 assists in lour I SC' w ins. "i ?INRfWNP cm iz ^ Sd greater CM INCOME KM6I ANP2n? ONLY ID #f/r? JONES The < iumn'? i < .anu'iock seniors l)arr\l Martin and Ton> Shaw ri'houiul against Wnl'tord. /\ t* It 1 rrV* ri ^ ^ ? ^ "* ? er-mgn career, in faces the spotlight . .. ^r IjU 'i *^hHBS 'J ^kr :mm% IJH wm IsT a / iin io\i s lorward lorn Do/ior's jump shot is a main scoring lhirat ot the (iimu'riu kv. IN1966,TW06W?A av/ A HIGH SCHOCIS W ONE ELE,"r ' / \ MENTAKY SCHOOL WERF.< - , r,\ AMONG THE 88 ' 'M ; * if \ MOST EFFECTS h^h"1 "" 1 SCHOOLSIN WUj/ > THE t D r i VT^NATION. irtri w4 ^ ^ ^ V\S MFPIAN FAMILY ?tll * <lV 1ST IN THE CAROUNAS wl^Qr ATLANTA IN THE REGION.