European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 31, 1994 Preston Mcconnell survived a sack by Brent Schieffer Jason Holanda and John Burrough to Lead Afa win at Wyoming. Resu re n t a i co n s h a n d from wire reports Laramie Wyo. Left for dead a month ago the air Force Falcons now Are heavily into squeezing the life out of their opponents seasons. Air Force once 0-3 with a Bullet lodged in its Throat has moved to 5-3 with a Bullet beside its name. The latest victim was Wyoming whom the resurgent Falcons manhandled saturday the 34-17 final really was t that close. Air Force Winner of five straight is carrying a couple of armload of momentum. A week after dominating Fresno state 42-7, the Falcons had academies their Way with Wyoming 4-5 in a similar fashion. I Don t know if Afa coach Fisher Deberry would say this but i think this is one of the better teams he s had Wyoming coach Joe Tiller said. It s the most Complete air Force team i be seen on both sides of the  air Force sacked Wyoming quarterback John Gustin five times and held the nation s loth leading rusher Ryan Christophe son to 27 Yards on 11 carries. On offence the Falcons made Good use of their improved passing game Voith quarterback Preston Mcconnell throwing for 142 Yards and three touchdowns. Mcconnell led the Way on the ground with 114 Yards including a weaving 78-Yard touchdown journey that virtually  Early in the third Quarter. The closest thing to a turning Point came Early in the second Quarter. Air Force was ahead 7-3 thanks to a 39-Yard scoring pass from Mcconnell to Craig Han cock but Wyoming was driving. Wyoming faced first and goal from the Afa 9, but still was a Yard Short of the end zone after three plays. Tiller then passed up the Chance for three easy Points to go for a touchdown. Gustin tried to throw to Terry Hendricks in the Flat and instead fired the Ball directly into the num Bers of air Force safety Kelvin King at the goal line. King was caught from behind at the Wyoming 43, but air Force had the momentum Mcconnell hitting Johnson with a 24-Yard to pass to make it 133. Notre Dame 58, Navy 21 South Bend  Mosley rushed for four touchdowns and tackle Alton Maiden returned an intercepted pass 44 Yards for a score saturday As notre Dame 5-3 routed Navy. Derrick Mayes caught to passes of 60 and 20 Yards giving him eight for the season. Notre Dame s defense played a big part in the game holding the middies 1-7 to 10 Yards Rushing in the first half and setting up two touchdowns. Navy got on the scoreboard first on Jim Kubiak s 32 Yard pass to Ross Scott three minutes into the game. Boston College 30, army 3 West Point . Omari Walker scored on three Short runs and Boston College held the army \vishboneincheckforaneasy.victorysaturday. The eagles 4-2-1 limited the Black knights to 83 Yards Rushing and with the help of a Fumble by army 3 5scored 17 Points in the second Quarter. With the game tied at 3 Early in the second Quarter army began to self destruct. Mike Robinson lost a pitch and linebacker Matt Haff recovered for by at the army 35, setting up Walker s 1-Yard touchdown run. Green led All runners with 104 Yards on 15 carries. By sacked Ronnie Mcada to Stop army s next drive and Hartsell went to work again. He completed two passes to Mitchell to reach the army 22, and Walker scored again from a Yard out to make it 17-3. The stars and stripes Page 29 Kanell flu hand Duke 1st setback Tallahassee fla. A Danny Kartell was t worried but he was tired of hearing about Florida state s offensive problems. We knew we had to get something going he said saturday after throwing for 394 Yards and three touch Downs in less than three quarters to propel no. 9. Flor Ida state to a 59-20 Romp Over previously unbeaten and 16th-ranked Duke. We were sick and tired of All the criticism we be been taking said Kanell who was benched in the fourth Quarter of Florida state s last two games after failing to move the team Kanell threw for 225.Yards in a 32-Point second Quarter As the seminoles streaked to a 38- 5 halftime Cush Ion on the Way to an Atlantic coast conference record 22nd,straight league win. He was much braver with his throws and that s what we told hint to do Florida state coach Bobby Bowden said. We wanted him Tolet or rip the seminoles who Haven t lost in the acc since joining the league in 1992, surpassed Maryland s Mark of 2.1 straight against conference opponents under coach Jerry Claiborne in the mid-1970s. Kanell who had t thrown a touchdown pass since Florida state s 31-18 Victory Over North Carolina five weeks ago used senior receiver Kez Mccorvy to ignite the offence. Mccorvey caught eight passes for 195 Yards in the first half while Kanell was shredding Duke 7-1,4-1 for 332 Yards. Mccorvey finished with 10 catches for 207 Yards to become Only the second receiver in school history to have More than 200 Yards receiving in a game. Ron Sellers did it five times. Duke s Robert Baldwin the league s top rusher gained 96 Yards on 22 carries including a 44-Yard run late in the third Quarter. The Blue Devil offence did t score until late in the third period when Corey Thomas pulled pc acc Fischer s pass away from James Colzie in the end zone for a 29-Yard touchdown. Baldwin added a to Midway through the fourth Quarter on a 13-Yard pass from Fischer. Zack Crockett scored three touchdowns on Short runs for Florida state and Omar Ellison pulled in two of the scoring throws from Kanell Humble Wolf pack Chapel Hill . A Leon Johnson rushed for 133 Yards and scored three first half touchdowns against the nation s fourth ranked defense As no 24 North Carolina dominated North Carolina state 31-17 a urday. Johnson scored on a 3-Yard run and passes of 21 and 11 Yards from Jason Stanicci As the tar heels 6-2, 3-2 at lactic coast conference rebounded from last weekend s crushing loss at no. 18 Virginia and jumped out to a 21 3 halftime Lead. .$.-.-,. The Wolf pack 5-2,3-1 was limited to 60 Yards and two first Downs in the opening 30 minutes and never could get its offence in sync. The Victory before a Kenan stadium record crowd of 54,300 assured North Carolina of its fifth straight winning season under coach Mack Brown. . State which scored two fourth Quarter touch Downs to make it close lost two players to broken arms in the first half starting Strong safety Kenny Harris and backup tight end Jackie Baldwin. Linebacker Sparks canes Victory Over homies Miami a led by Middle line Backer Ray Lewis the Miami hurricanes threw Virginia tech for a loss. Lewis made 17 tackles broke up four passes and intercepted one to help Miami s defense dominate the homies in a 24-3 Victory saturday. The hurricanes forced three turnovers had six sacks and held Virginia tech to minus-14 Yards Rushing. For sixth ranked Miami 6-1the win set up a big East conference showdown next saturday at no. 14 Syracuse. The hurricanes have won their three big East. Games by a combined 86-12. No 13 Virginia tech fell to 7-2 Overall 4-2 in the conference and 0-12 against Miami. The hurricanes took control by scoring 17 Points in the final nine minutes of the second Quarter to Lead 17-3 at halftime. Defense set up two of the scores giving Miami Possession at the Virginia tech 47 and 13 following a punt and a Fumble forced by Kenny Holmes. Lewis snuffed out the homies last Chance for a Victory making an interception at the Miami 30 in the third Quarter when the score was still 17-3. He re turned the interception to the homies 45, and Miami scored eight plays later on Danyell Ferguson s 2-Yard run. Miami would have had a shutout if not for a special teams breakdown. Michael Williams blocked Dane pre wits punt setting up a 38-Yard Field goal by Ryan Williams to give Virginia tech a 3-0 Lead. A third Down pass interference penalty  Gray led to the Hurri canes " first touchdown a 4-Yard run by Larry Jones for a 7-3 Lead. Datil Green made a leaping 25-Yard touchdown catch of Frank Costa s pass with one second left in the half