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Mountaineers | By BRANT LONG i Assistant Sports Editor Major Harris proved on Saturday why he is considered to be one of the top quarterbacks in the country. Rushing for 57 yards and one touchdown and passing for 239 yards and two touchdowns, Harris led the 12th-ranked Mountaineers of West Virginia to a solid 45-21 defeat ofUSC. "Major Harris is everything 'they' have said about him," Gamecock head coach Sparky Woods said. "He is a great football player in every aspect." Harris was one of manv woannns ntilirad hv Moiin taineer head coach Don Nehlen. Sophomore running back Garret Ford ran for 119 yards and wide reciever Reggie Rembert caught 7 passes for 77 yards and two touchdowns. "Ford played well," Nehlen said. "He's learning in every game. Of course, we like to get Reggie Rembert involved all of the time." The second largest crowd in Mountaineer Field history, 66,015, watched as the Mountaineers, 3-0, tried to start a drive on their opening possession. The Gamecock defense held and West Virginia was forced to punt. The USC offense moved the ball well, early in the first half, with Todd Ellis converting on four passes down to the West Virginia 11-yard line. From there, placekicker Collin Mackie attempted a 28-yard field goal. But as a sign of things to come, the ball sailed wide left. Ford led the Mountaineers on their next possession. In 10 plays, West Virginia drove 80 yards, 46 of those yards coming on rushes by Ford, and scored on a Harris to Rembert 10-yard toss. The Mountaineer defense then tightened. Senior Chris Haering, a linebacker who had twelve total tackles on the day, led the defensive unit. They stopped the Gamecocks only to have Harris fumble on the Mountaineer 32-yard line two plays later. It took seven plays before Ellis hit receiver Robert Brooks from seven yards. Mackie's point-afterattempt knotted the score at 7-7. What happened next deflated the Gamecocks, 1-1-1. From their own 49-yard line, the Mountaineers took one play to score. Harris faked a handoff, then faked a SPORTS BRIEFS $ceraen's team The Lady Gai Purser and Layton e???sSoSm lead USC runners The USC Lady Gamecock cross sixth place finisi country team finished second in 19:10 in the 500 the UNC-Wilmington Seahawk In- was followed by vitational this past weekend, while non Wyont, with i ! main3st. RH faWifSPVPIR 256-2606 fNlJ | IJHJiHffllSllidUlMMH Block* Capitol) UUI ! LOWEST EVERYDAY P ' TAPES COMPACT DISCS POSTERS WE PAY CASH FOR USED CD'S & $1.00 OFF ANY CD WITH COI LIMIT 3. LIMIT ONE COUPON PER P I "Cannot be combined with other discounts" e* Tchaikovsky Chamber * urcnestra Lazar Gosman Music Director Friday, September 22 t Koger Center for the / $10 adults, $8 students I Tickets on saie ai uie v_arouna coliseum IJox Ullice, layior M Sounds Familiar and other SCAT Outlets. Call 777-SCA' )ound USC reverse to Rembert. He then threw deep down field to a wide open Greg Dykes who trotted in for a touchdown. The 51-yard play took only 16 seconds but it was all the Mountaineers needed to obtain the upper hand, and a 14-7 lead. "We were in man coverage and a guy decided to leave his man," Woods said about the play. "He tried to tackle the man on the reverse. We ended up losing a big touchdown and that put us way behind in the Kill aanip. " A penalty put USC deep in its own territory on the next possession, but on an intended pass for Carl Piatt, Ellis was intercepted by defensive back Darren Fulton. Once more, the USC defense held and forced a field goal attempt by placekicker Brad Carrol from 37 yards. The attempt went wide right, and the Gamecocks had another chance to even the score. But once again punter Darren Parker had to be called in. Starting at their own 13-yard line, the Mountaineers marched 87 yards in 11 plays with Harris taking it in himself from three yards, to increse the lead to 21-7. Parker had to punt again for USC. With only 1:13 left and the ball on the Mountaineer 20-yard line, Harris led an impressive drive with a Carrol field goal ending the half and making it a 24-7 West Virginia lead. West Virginia, on their first possession of the half, moved to the USC 44-yard line, before a fumble, which linebacker Robert Gibson recovered for USC. Ellis moved the offense to the Mountaineer 25-yard line, and Mackie came in to attempt a 42-yard field goal, which hit the bottom crossbar and bounced back. The Mountaineers took over, and called on Tim Williams to lead the drive. The junior running back gained 20 yards on the drive, which ended when Harris hit a wide open Reggie Rembert for a three-yard touchdown. USC did not have much luck on the next set After Ellis hit Piatt on a 24-yard gain to the Mountaineer 44-yard line, a pass was tipped by a lineman, and picked off by Chris Haering, who returned it 33-yards to the USC 25-yard line. Ten plays later, it was running back Carl Hayes getting the call as he bulled his way in from the three-yard line. With the fourth quartied for fourth and Jill St. Peter who had a time of 19:25.2. mecocks placed In the men's competition, Paul ;hth, ninth, tenth, Layton led the Gamecocks with a nth places to en- seventh place finish, with a time of ace finish. Dana 26:39 in the 8000 meters. y for USC with a N.C. State captured first place in l and a time of the men's and the women's divi 0 meters. Purser sions, winning the top five spots in teammates Shan- the women's races and taking four a time of 19:19.6 top ten finishes in the men's. STUDENT ORG/ I Wednesday MB; I MOI RICES people WITH M 5 ' LP'S I are ur9ent'y nee^e^ to aid Mono test kits. If you have I within the past two wee TAPES I JPON. I A 1 ERSON. | Y pires 9/30/89 for only 3 hour For Further Informat SEROLOGI 2719 Middlebur Columl 254/fg* ying...They VJisj! completely. 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With Greg Jones now in at quarterback, the Mountaineers moved 64 yards in five plays and Hayes scored USC resumes action on Sept. 30 South Course, i in the Florida State Invitational N.M. , , ~ The Gamecock AlCTl S &Olf teewt with a final rour finishes eleventh """uscCs^'i who tied for nil The USC men's golf team fin- three day total of ished in eleventh place in the 35th of 75, 72 and 1 William E. Tucker Invitational at cocks competing the University of New Mexico's liams, who shot a \NIZATION FAIR " September 20 MO? Up I0N0NUCLE0SIS ^ in the manufacture of the /? i Mono, or have had Mono iks, you may qualify for \ U nn we< U U the Care s of your time. 0 , . Submit your and $20 refu ion Call or Come By: Homecomin CALS. INC (West Win? g Dr. Suite 105 bia' SC Tt'c Wc ni 6537 I organizat Spons " uukji Government ^ p ties you to an House _____ ^&\Y\ yAv TtcflrScT 20,1939. TTC Student Government , ^ 2 i"l*W, ^^f,, *^*sC CHAD HUCKABEE/The Gamecock rterback Major Harris as Corey Miller looks to join -21 victory over the Gamecocks Saturday at Mounhis second touchdown on a 26-yard scamper. The extra point made it 45-21. Nehlen said of the victory, "I'm happy to win. We made some big plays. I thought we had to establish superiority up front and we did. Major was sharp. He does sensational plays like the 51-yard pass every week." Harris, when asked whether he likes passing or running the ball more, he replied, "I just like putting it in the end zone." He does a good job of that Georgia Tech comes to Williams-Brice Stadium Saturday, as the Gamecocks look to avenge last year's Id-H HmhHino- Thp Mminlainpprs rrn tn T miicvillp tr? take on Howard Schnellenberger's Cardinals. in Albuquerque, gan, who had a 229, Gene Sellers, who finished with a 229, and Carl s completed play Paulson, who shot a 234. id of 303, and a New Mexico was the overall 896. winner in the tournament, which by Brett Quigley, had a field of 18 teams, with a ith place with a score of 875. ' 218 with rounds USC will next be in action in 1. Other Game- the LSU-English Turn Invitational were Rick Wil- at the English Turn Goif Links in 223, Robert Dar- New Orleans, L,.A., Oct 3-4. homecoming '89 The llCtimate h Spirit Carolina Inesday, September 20 is vlinn Powiitrol nnfv\r rlaorlllnol ^iiiia vai 111 v ai ^iii/x j uvwuniiv# organization's application indable deposit by 5 PM Sept. 20 to the g Commission, Campus Activities Center , Lower Level, Russell House.) 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