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Friday, February 4, 1994 Davis, Washin; By NANCY SALOMONSKY by the Tall Carolina! Editor "Ben Wj National signing day proved to be ex- ent>" ^cott citing for USC football coach Brad Scott, extremely as he and his staff added the names of 17 ^?'a talented athletes to the young USC roster. ^ Year * "Of course, I, like every other college ^?- * ^ football coach today, stands before you cording to and tells you that I am very excited about a Parade A the class that we have signed," Scott said Deep Soutl Wednesday at the signing dav Dress con- er of the ference. "This is very special because this pounds, rt will be my first class as head coach, and Anthony there will be a lot of firsts along the way, pounds, but certainly this is one of those magic prospect, moments for me. can by $UP "I am extremely proud of the class that him as the we have signed, because it represents a and the N( group of young men that I think gave us olina. SEC-caliber players. I think that the expe- Even wil rience that I had at Florida State helped USC recru me as I began to evaluate these players, downs. Th That is really what excites me. I know the cruits, Antl caliber of this class." day, to oth USC went up against some of the best "Well, w football schools in the nation and came said. "I su up big with signees such as Ben Wash- those guys ington, Zola Davis and Anthony Wright, thought th Washington, a 6-foot-l, 190-pound de- first, fensive back from Tallahassee, Fla., is said "I want< to be one the country's best high school right place secondary players. He was a member of certainly the Florida Super 24 All-Star Team and tive univer was named Defensive Player of the Year recruiting < I flHv fiatriprnrk* JUMVf J VH^AAXX/VVf HI Fui Mc 1 sco 1 olii dec Gai ver wit I wh< alsc Kar David Mandrell/The Gamecock dy Shannon Johnson drives in for two points ste; Wednesday against Furman. I^TRr A0ce mor than^ ^IP ? Vila U.S.A. Inc. 1994 7D\t gton highlight rect ahassee Democrat newspaper. ishington is a tremendous tal- , ? ** said -He is very powerfal and J*"5S**" fast Backs & Receivers Hfiigl is is probably USC's top recruit Zola Davis & 2' ie comes to the Gamecocks as Arturo Freeman 6' 0' vide receiver in the nation, ac- Kilgare S* 9" Super Prep magazine. Davis is S,hah 5,1} . . . .. Keris Sullivan S' fC ii-American ana according to Homer Tbrrance 6' f. n Recruiting Guide, a S.C. Play- Bert Wwhlngron &?! :::? 6* 1' Year. Davis, 6-foot-2, 195 Anthony Wright 6'3' iiBthc ttmli Linemen & I.inehac kfris Hcigt ' Wright, who is 6-foot-2 185 BeggieBakcc : IS a standout quarterback PaSl BecWh ' ? 6 4" Wright was named All-Ameri- j,j. Brown : (y # >er Prep magazine, which rated Shane Burnham 6' 0" No. 7 quarterback in the nation Jody Caldwell . & 3" >. 2 quarterback in North Car- J^'e i-?wrence 6' 4" Maurice Miller ^ 4" th an exciting signing day the W6*3" it.ng staff had two major let- ' . . .. ,. _ , ? ? , , , Chns Muldrow/The Gamecock ie Gamecocks lost two key rehony Downs and Vonnie Holi- and w^at another person does. You hat er universities. to iook at it as a whole." e are all a little greedy, Scott Scott credits assistant coaches Brad La\ re would have liked to have ing Qy,je Wrenn and John Gutekunst ft . In fact, when they told me, I tbe success of his first recruiting clas ley had the wrong number at "Those guys were here during the trai sition and held this class together," Sco *d to be sure they called the sajd taking the job jn eaf|y D) They are ine p ayers, and I cember and then leaving for almost an ei 4sh them we at t eir respec- dfe mondl those guvs continued to wo. sities. You can t judge a whole and work :lass on what one person does ; hold off Furman witl JIMMY DeBUTTS ers. distant Sports Editor Stanley hit a three-pointer wit fhe women's basketball team beat seconds left in the game to put Fur rman Wednesday 77-74 at Frank within two points, but USC neve Guire Arena. linquished the lead. Jennifer Jones Tie Lady Gamecocks (13-7) were led K " Creamer also scored in doubl< center Malinda McDaniel, who ures for Furman. Jones finished wit red 16 points. She also grabbed 14 points and led the team in assists ounds, including 9 offensively. eight. Creamer had 10 points rhe Lady Paladins (7-10) gave Car- grabbed 7 rebounds, la a tough game, forcing the game- Sophomore standout Shannon J< :iding points to be made at the free- 500 scored 15 points and led the G; ow line. Jenny Randall gave the cocks with eight assists. However, Ji mecocks the victory when she con- son took just 11 shots and made? ted both of her free-throw attempts one attempt from behind the th h 28 seconds left. P?'ml ,ine Randall was the leading j ;urman was led by Rushia Brown er ^or Carolina, with 17 points. Sh o led both teams with 24 points. She so badtwD blocked shots. ) led Furman in rebounding with 14. Christi Timmons came off the b< en Stanley also played big for the La- t0 contribute 16 points, two steals Paladins with 22 points and four seven rebounds for the Gameco lis. Stanley made 4 of 7 three-point- ^he Gamecocks never trailed in itiPrnr / Pt?d at ? Schools /ou were. Xfg everyv^rtere to be. : 6amccoch 'uiting class Tra .MIIHU.MU W01 signed with the Gamecock football _ _ _. ? By NANO it Weigh! Hometown Carolina! E ' \ 195 lbs. Charleston From a l< 180 lbs. Orangeburg Tournamei 165 lbs. Greenville . h d I" 155 lbs. Tallahassee, Fla. nas made ' Woodbine, Ga. team with IQSlhs Oakland Fla and drive 190 lbs. Tallahassee, Fla, throw. 180 lbs. Vanceboro, N C. c "He is ; H "ffidghl Hometown | hard worl ' v : : 270 lbs, Jacksonville, Fla. & w!f ,. 255 ibs. Palatka, Fla. 5 room, 235 lbs. Chesterfield W.' fi throwing 200 lbs. Tallahassee, Fla. J- Larry Judge ' 225 lbs. Hartsville o severanc 220 lbs. Columbia 0 hard worl 260 lbs. Cheraw $ really mad< 290 lbs. Greenwood | fe r e n c e 111! 240lbs. Barnwell' ' Jljf-. || Lavo n i 1 transition I re "1 said earlier when I took the job that ^ a"< . ,j, to a schol; one of our recruiting needs would be to athlete ar v- recruit the best. The guys I call 'runners competing >r and hitters'with the greatest ability to ' "La^yes s. move, to run. .You can't get enough of ingforthe (l- those kind of players. the driving tt "1 can't ever remember walking away the weight c- from the best players in all of the years more for tl 1- that I have been in business. They will cer- would try "k tainly be able to stand on their own mer- two to ma it with any across the country." Page give work ethic "My part 1 free throws ? said. game, scoring the first two points of the Page, a fi h 33 game, and amassing a nine-point lead major, plac man at halftime. Furman shot just 39 percent or'c>' anc' 'a r re- in the half, while USC was hot, con- All-Academ _.j _ _ _ ^ - / . _ r . 1 . 1 "Qrhnn ana necnng on 54 percent or tneir snots. : fig- Carolina cooled off in the second came to U h 15 half, hitting just 10 of 32 shots from the and to mat with field, while Furman improved their Kr gradual and shooting to 44 percent with 14 of 32 '^e 10 ^ from the field, ohn- Furman was able to get within two ime- points on three occasions in the second ohn- half, but were never able to overtake only the Gamecocks. What helped the Gameree cocks was converting 8 of 12 of their i ;cor- free-throw attempts in the second half. e al- USC was able to keep the lead by not allowing Furman to get to the line in ;nch the second half. The Paladins only shot and six free throws in the half, making just cks three of them. ! the Carolina will play No. 2 Tennessee at 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at Frank McGuire Arena. iQKe vur P Word. B m % ^gppb*iE m m up if I j;l: IH , |||h ' i i %rts!$| ""^iliilljll f ;Hv-' ^||g .iiiijiiikgg| % : *r* * . $# i&$ m | p U i BJ i^n| s xlfe ^tjjBBfl .? '-.jivii -iii. '':r*H< Int^Col 9_^ ck star Page stresses rk ethic, academics r SALOMONSKY come a stock broker." :ditor The USC track team started its indoor ow profile walk-on to a NCAA season on Dec 3 and continues until it qualifier, senior Lavon Page March 13 with the NCAAChampian impact on the USC track onships. his tremendous work ethic have a young promising tearti in the 35-pound hammer with 8ood senior leadership and pretty good freshman-talent," Page said. "Perl very ^ sonally, our (the field events) biggest opkgr ponent is Georgia because they hav? a ight JB good throwing squad, but overall said ?Arkansas is going to be tough because coach Jau? <yF of their running squad." . "per. Page said working with the national e and ?$mjkzT Jrecord holder, Ron Willis, has been very > a (jjf. "He is a great motivator and a great with athlete," Page said. "Seeing his accorni the plishments makes you want to do bigfroma Page ger and better things." tRIete "Lavon really helps motivate Ron irship Willis and the other guys with his work id now to an athlete who is ethic>" Jud8e said "He wasn't the most at the national level." physically gifted and talented, but ht ir, Lavon set a goal of qualify- worked hard. I guess you could say he is NCAAs," Judge said. "He was ^ Rudy'of *** track team- but he's tak; force for the whole crew in en 'l to a lot higher level than Rudv. lVf. I I .i-v Rpfnrp 1 Kin mPPf Pinp r\cirrKac Kim room, we naa a saying une uuu,>- a untie bird,' which meant Lavon se,f UP by becoming mentally ready to get an extra repetition or 'II listen to music and try to think ke the plane for nationals." about something that 1 haven't accom:s credit to his parents for his p'ished yet," he said. * Being an athlete and a representative :nts and my upbringing have ?f USC is very important to Page, i me to give 100 percent if I ''t s 3 pride thing,' Page said, fLis complish something," Page hard to put into words. . . it gives me a sense of accomplishment. It is emotionnance^corporate management a"y satisfying to be a part of a team and :es his education as a top pri- to be recognized as a leader and to be st year was named to the SEC ab,e to achieve the goals we set." iic team., b'SC track team will be competing I comes first," Page said. "I at home in The Gamecock Invitational SC to get an education first on Feb. 19 ce myself more marketable af- don't get a lot of exposure for :ion. After I graduate, I would bome track meets. It's always a help to inancial services or maybe be- tbe athletes to get support from the students and community." WI !'i'111^1 [U B iMn M] 1111 lillllilililiiVI i 11' I (AMMl lease write the Environmental Defense Fund at: EZ3\C Jlffl >7 Park Ave. South, NY, NY 10010 for a free brochure. ' tSmci *4 !. ^ '^i I I 'Hi'.;; ??>'' UiOe Entertainment J?! * E. !-;f% *d I i I$i4 :lgp: %% iiiiSP* r JWfct if : V I iiil ! vfferky _____ *? . -m, ? : ;??< 4 30pm til 8pm I ion-FREE Buffet l|!| and Senate Streets ngaree Vista I