The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 10, 1989, Page 7, Image 7
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By DAVID CARAVIELLO
and JEFF NICHOLS
Staff writers
It would have been pretty tough to
convince the few diehard fans in
Williams-Brice Stadium Saturday
night that this was a spring game.
Relentless rain and a winter-like
chill caused the turnout for the annual
gridiron gala to be much lower
than expected, and the weather also
contributed to sloppy play on the
field. The scrimmage, consisting
simply of the offense vs. the defense
for 80 downs with new squads coming
in every eight downs, was plagued
by slick field conditions that resulted
in numerous fumbles and dropped
passes.
The only score of the first half
came on the 21st play of the game, as
placekicker Collin Mackie launched a
47-yard field goal into the driving
rain that barely slipped over the
crossbar. Mackie accomplished the
feat without the use of a tee,
disallowed in the upcoming season
because of an NCAA rule change.
After Mackie's kick, the
Gamecock offense remained stagnant
until the 21st play of the second
half, when runningback Mike Dingle
took a handoff from quarterback
Wright Mitchell and plunged into the
end zone from a yard out. The play,
set up by a 15-yard pass reception by
walk-on Bralyn Bennett, was the lone
touchdown and final score of the
game.
Last year's starting quarterback,
Todd Ellis, looked about as sharp as
could be expected in the downpour,
connecting on six of 14 attempts in
for 81 yards. Ellis was intercepted
once and sacked three times for a loss
of 18 yards.
"It was real slippery," Ellis said of
the field conditions. "I don't think
anyone went full speed. Everybody
was on skates at times. But I thought
we did fairly well as slick as it was."
Backup quarterback Dickie
DeMasi also performed well, completing
five of eight tries for 45 yards.
DeMasi was sacked twice for a loss of
14 yards. Reserve quarterbacks
Wright Mitchell and Chip Dudley
also saw time, with Mitchell going
one of three for six yards and Dudley
one of one for 15 yards.
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Todd Ellis
Harold Green led all Gamecock
rushers with 45 yards on seven carries,
while converted tight end Ken
Watson rushed seven times for 42
yards, 26 of those coming from a
single explosion down the right
sideline. Dingle carried nine times for
24 yards and the game's only
touchdown. Anthony Parlor led the
USC receivers with 46 yards on three
receptions, while Bennett followed
with 31 yards on two catches.
Defensively, David Taylor and
Robert Gibson led the squad with
five tackles apiece, while defensive
back Dale Campell had the game's
only interception. At halftime,
defensive lineman Bobby Brown was
awarded the Joe Morrison Memorial
Trophy, given to the outstanding
player in spring practice.
"Overall, the rain hampered us
from being as sharp as we should
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Sparky Woods. "Obviously, tonight
we wouldn't have beaten anyone,
rain or shine."
Walk-on receiver Perry Wilson
said Woods told the players after the
game that he was generally satisfied
with the team's play, although improvement
was needed.
"He seemed basically pleased with
the performance because we made
each other work, but he also said
there were many areas for improvement,"
Wilson said. "He said that
the weather showed what kind of
character the team had, because it
made us dig down and play hard."
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Assistant sports editor
The Lady Gamecock softball
team cruised through the USC invitational
tournament on the wave
of two shutout wins by pitchers
Charlene Manley and Angie Lear
Sunday at Sarge Frye Field.
USC, now 31-7, used a three-run
third inning to clinch their fifth victory
of the tournament and the
championship against East
Carolina in the finals. Lear improved
her season mark to 16-4, with a
four-hit shutout in the 4-0 win.
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consecutive singles from Cheri
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Stacy Agee to load the bases with
one out for Marianne DiRupo.
DiRupo grounded a single up the
middle, scoring two runs, and with
runners on second and third, second
baseman Michelle Delloso
looped a single to right field giving
USC a 3-0 lead.
The teams went scoreless until
the bottom of the sixth when right
fielder Kathy Matthew doubled to
left-center and later scored on a
fielder's choice by Laskowski.
The Lady Gamecocks played excellent
defense throughout the
game, as they stymied two potential
rallies by East Carolina with a double
play and a force at second off
two sacrifice bunts by the Lady
Pirates.
"I thought we played strong
defense the entire weekend," said
USC head coach Joyce Compton.
"If we play strong defense, I think
we will wind up winning most of
our games. Defense is going to dictate
a lot of how we wind up in a
game."
In their first game of the day, the
Lady Gamecocks rode the arm of
Charlene Manley to a 1-0 win
against Georgia State. Manley,
now 15-3 on the year, gave up only
two hits to the Lady Panthers.
USC only picked up four hits
themselves and scored their only
run in the fourth inning on a
sacrifice by Matthew. Delloso went
two for three for the Lady
Gamecocks, and DiRupo was one
for three with a run scored.
"I thought both Charlene
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In their first game of the tournament
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Popowski led the way at the plate
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Rain canceled more than half of
the South Carolina Track and Field
Collegiate Championships held
Saturday at USC's Weems Baskin
Track. Because of the cancellations,
no team champions were named.
When competition was halted, the
USC men were in second place, nine
points behind The Citadel. Furman,
Baptist and Claflin rounded out the
top five. The USC women were in
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Despite the slippery conditions, the
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Individual Gamecock winners were
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jump-competition with a leap of 23-3
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of 15.0 and Art Henson, who came in
second in the high jump with a leap
of 6-2. Williams also finished third in
the long jump with a leap of 22-6
3/4.
Lady Gamecock Gwen Sherwood
won her second consecutive state
championship in the 1500 meters
with a time of 4:55.1, coming in just
ahead of teammate Jill St. Peters,
who finished at 4:57.5
The USC track and field teams will
next compete on Saturday at the
Vulcan City Magic Relays in Birmingham,
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