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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. December 7.1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 top ranked tar heels fall to Vanderbilt 78-76 by the associated Pepsi Nashville term. Will Perdue scored 14 of his 23 Points in the second half and Vanderbill sur Vived a frantic comeback attempt by North Carolina in inc final nine seconds saturday night Lopol a 78-76 Upsel Over inc no. Ranked tar hets. The Victory gives the commodores a 3-0 record. North Carolina suffered is first loss in five games. North Carolina held its big Geil Lead at 60-54 with 7 41 remaining when a Cal a Chi hit a three Pointer from above inc Ley. Rut Vand Chili rallied and used an 8-0 run to Lake a 67-64 Lead with 3 26 left and held a 76-69 margin with nine seconds remaining. The tar heels began a belated rally when Kevin Madden hit a 3-Pnini jumper. After a quid foul Vanderbilt s Barry Hooker i hot h ends of a i -and-1 we height seconds left to extend the commodores Lead o 78-72. Lobo s three Point jumper with four seconds left Cul the margin to three and the tar heels had a Chance to pull even after North Carolina s Kevin Madden stole inc in bound pass and called timeout Wilh iwo seconds left. Lobo was fouled hard by Vandy s Booker As he at tempted a Ihrcke Point shot from inc left of the Lane. Lobo missed his first shot and ended any Chance inc tar heels had of pulling even. Lobo Hil the second shot for the 78-76 margin but College basketball Vanderbill was Able to gel the Ball in play on a Long in Bounds pass to Perdue As Lime expired. Freshman Forward Charles Mayes followed Perdue for Vanderbilt with 16 Points and Harry Gokcen added Lobo paced North Carolina with 21 Points Forward . Reid had 16, and Williams had 15, Kentucky 81, Indiana 76 of Indianapolis Rex Chapman who had a Horn blk game shooting from the Field made a three Poi Hilt with 1js left in overtime thai gave no. 2 Kentuck the Lead for Good As the wildcats beat fifth ranked Indiana 82-76 saturday in the inaugural big four classic. Chapman made just 5 of 17 shots from the Field before making the Long jumper that gave Kentucky a 7x-76 Lead. After an Indiana miss and a turnover by Chapman the Sophomore guard stole inc Ball from Indiana s Keith smart and passed to Richard Madison who went on to Dunk for the first Kentucky Points from a non starter. Chapman who finished Wilh 20 Points added iwo More free throws with nine seconds to play for the final margin. The overtime was forced when Indiana freshman Jay Edwards Hil a shot from the Baseline As the Hunter see College on Page 26 pm Vanderbill Center will Perdue 14 in second half College football Fisman appalachian state advances from Page 21 Winner thai s a great Deal of  notre Dame coach Lou Holtz Dis closed last week that Brown played the final five weeks of the season wish a Dis local cd shoulder. We did t want to say much about it for obvious reasons Holly said. He suffered a slight separation in the sixth game. We i Hank he will be much Buller by inc Coilton  the Irish Lake on Texas am on Jan. I Timmy look a pounding. He also played with a broken ring Finger Holl said. Brown is Only the second player who is primarily a flanker and kick rely mar to win the Heisman the first was Nebraska Stolback Johnny Rodgers in 1972 and thai has caused some controversy. I thought the Heisman was supposed to go to someone who dominated his position Heyward said not someone who runs All Over the Field playing hide and seek Heyward said Brown won in in the  Chris Spielman. A linebacker from Ohio stale finished sixth in the balloting Wilh 110 Points followed by running Back thurnia Thomas of Oklahoma stale 99 running Back Caston Green of Urcla. 73 freshman running Back pm Mitt Smith of Florida 70 and running Back Bobby Humphrey of Alabama. 63. Brown had 320 first place votes nearly double the 167 garnered by Mcpher son. Every player in the top ten got at Ocasi iwo first place votes. Heyward was inc Only Junior of the five players invited to saturday s announcement. He was the second leading rusher in the nation carrying 3i7 limes for 1,655 Yards. He became the seventh player in Mcaa history to run for More than 100 Yards in every game of an 11 game schedule and scored 13 of Pitts Burgh s 25 touchdowns. Brown reminds me of a big Johnny ," says Gil Brandt Dallas cow boys personnel chief. Hell probably be the first or second Guy taken in the nil  he is the seventh player from notre Dame to be honoured but the first in 23 years. By the associated press Boone . Richie Milchor gained 156 Yards and scored iwo touch Downs to Lead appalachian stale to a 19 0 Victory Over Georgia Southern sat urday in inc second round of the Mcaa division i a playoffs. The mountaineers 11-2 and the tournament s lop seed will Host Southern conference foe Marshall in the Semi finals on saturday. Georgia Southern the defending i a Champion had not been shut out in 75 games since reviving its football program in 1982. The eagles finished Al 9-4. Wilh three inches of Snow on the ground and temperatures below freezing. Both teams were forced 10 rely mainly on a Rushing attack. The mountaineers rushed for 270 Yards while the eagles behind Garry Miller s 105 Yards finished with 200. Georgia Southern had 61 Yards pass ing and appalachian state had s8. In other playoff games saturday Marshall 51, Weber St. 23 Huntington. . Tony Petersen Ihrck four touchdown passes and Marshall s defense intercepted six passes As the thundering Herd rolled Over 12lh ranked Weber stale in an Mcaa Divi Sion i a quarterfinal game. Weber slate 10-3, had More than 500 Yards in total offence and controlled inc Ball for More than 39 minutes but quarterback Jeff Carlson who completed 26 of 62 passes for 364 Yards and one touch playoffs Down was intercepted six limes. Mar shall 9-4, turned three of the six turn overs into scores. Be Louisiana 33, k. Kentucky 32 Monroe la. Sian Humphries passed for four second half touchdowns and Teddy Garcia kicked a 48-Yard Field goal with 14 seconds remaining to rally Northeast Louisiana to a 33-32 Victory Over Eastern Kentucky in the quarterfinals of the Mcaa division i a playoffs. Northeast with a Best Ever 11-2 record and no. 3 i a ranking advanced Inlo next weekend s semifinals Al Cedar rapids Iowa against North in Iowa which a Cecal cd Arkansas stale 49-28, Eastern Ken Tucky ranked no. 8 among 1-aa schools. Finished Wilh a 10-3 record. Portland St. 13, in Michigan 7 Portland Ore. Joe Rodgers intercepted iwo Northern Michigan passes in the final four minutes saturday to pre to rec Portland state s Victory Over inc wildcats in the semifinals of the Mcaa division i football playoffs. Portland slate 11 -1 -1. Plays Troy slate Ala., also i la a and a 31-10 Winner Over Central Florida on saturday for the championship saturday in Florence Ala. North Ern Michigan ends ils season Al 0-2. Tommie Johnson alternating Al Tail Back and fullback rushed for 111 Yards in 20 carries and scored the Only touch Down for the Vikings in a game played in a constant rain. Mcaa division Iii Dave Jones scored three touchdowns rushed fur i in Yards and set a University of Day Ion career scoring record As the flyers Defeated Central College of Iowa 34-0 in the division Iii semifinals. The senior tailback from Newark Ohio has scored 254 career Points breaking the previous record of 246 re minis held by Gary Kosins. The flyers. 11-2, advanced to play Wagner College of so Alan Island . On dec 12 in the Amos Alonjo Stagg bowl Al i Henix City Ala., for the Divi Sion Iii championship. Circa Kovar completed 16 of 27 passes for 209 Yards and iwo touchdowns to Lead Wagner to a 20-15 Victory aver Morv & Henry in the Otter division ii semifinal. Naia division i Louis pc Viz booted a 20 Yard Field goal to break a lie and Boot Carson  to a 27-24 win Over Gardner Webb in the second round of the nala division i playoffs. Mike Vaughn scored three Louch Dov or. U i Buril of 6j. 77 and 17 Yards to Lead found ranked Mesa College to a 3r-7 Victor Over Southern Oregon. Liaise a Auer caught two touchdown passes and ran for another As no. I Pitis Buric slate Buill a 2b-7 half incl Lead in route to a 42-21 Victory Over Prysby Lyrian. Robert Whitman s 43-Yard touchdown run in the fourth Quarter broke 7-7 lie and led Cameron University 10 a 14-7 Victory Over Central Arkansas. Razorbacks Down Hawaii 38-20 Honolulu api James Rouse ran for 96 Yards and three touchdowns As Liberty bowl bound Arkansas routed Hawaii 38-2 1 saturday in the regular season finale for 001 h teams. Rouse s Loial gave him 1,004 Yards for the season making him Arkansas first 1,000-Yard rusher since Ben Cowins gained 1,006 Yard in 1978. Rouse had 17 touchdowns for the sea son raising Bis career record to 27, the rap Racks 9-3, scored three touchdowns in a Little Over eight minutes of the fourth qua nor to break inc Gam open. Freshman Barry Tosior scored on a 4 Yard run Early in the Quarter. Rouse scored Hil third touchdown on Arkansas next Possession on a i Yard dive and quarterback John Bland gave the razor backs a 38-12 Lead on a 54-Yard touch Down run. Hawaii s a Cioti Fakava set a school single season touchdown record when he scored his 17th of the year on a Yard dive with 3 42 left in the game. Arkansas look the opening Kkt coff and drove 63 Yards for a touchdown on Rouse s 3-Yard dive. Hawaii 5-7, got on the scoreboard later in the first Quarter when Rod Val verde capped a 52-Yard drive Wilh a 42 Yard Fidd goal. After the two teams exchanged Field goals Arkansas look a 17-6 Hall time Lead when Rouse scared his second touch Down on a 6-Yard run Wilh 46 seconds left in inc half. The to was Sci up by Sieve Alwater s second inter Coplion  
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