Page Four
The Pendulum
September 23,19iii
Spor^ts
Gridders crush Liberty Baptist
56-15 and upset Norfolk 3-0
by Gary Spitler
Sports Editor
The Fighting Christians of
Elon College have begun their
quest for national recognition
by defeating nationally-ranked
Norfolk State 3-0 and
plastering Liberty Baptist
College 56-15 in the first two
games of the 1976 season. A
strong defense and a
determined team turned two
games into big victories.
The Elon gridders traveled to
Norfolk for their opening game
to see almost a repeat of last
season. The only difference was
that the Elon squad came out on
top. It was not a rep>eat of the
game last season which found
Norfolk State slipping past
Elon in the final period 33-31.
Rather, a tight Elon defense and
a freshman kicker, Mitch Rippy,
proved that the 76 Christians
will be a h£U"d team to beat.
The game saw each team
have their troubled times, in
this opening game for the two
schools. But with only four
seconds remaining on the clock,
an estimated 2,500 Elon fans
saw probably one of the best
field goal attemps. With four
seconds remaining in the first
half, freshman Mitch Rippy
entered the game to try a
48-yard field goal. 'The spot,
the kick, and it’s CX)OD!" That
proved to be the happiest
minute of the game for Elon
fans, and a disappointing
minute for the approximately
7,000 Norfolk supporters.
Rippy's 48-yard field goal not
only won the game for the
Christians along with
tremendous play by the entire
ballclub, but it set a new Elon
College record. Rippy's record
48-yarder replaced the old
record set by Dave Davis
against Newberry and
Winston-Salem State in 1973
when he booted a 46-yarder.
Then there was the home
opener last week. The
Christians were favored
entering the contest but some
folks began to wonder when the
Flames of Liberty Baptist came
back and tied up the score in the
Prince Deese, one of the ”76 co-captains, led the gridders in a
surge which ended by a blasting out of Liberty Baptist 56-15
last week. Deese galloped 63 yards to score a touchdown to
start the Elon scoring attack. Elon travels to Lock Haven
State this Saturday for a 1:30 p.m. game. (News Bureau Photo)
Golfers leave
to compete in
Madison tourney
Coach Bill Momingstar and
six of his golfers will go into
action today, Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday in a four-day
Madison College Invitational
tJolf Tournament. The squad
will start play today and will
begin their goal of matching the
success of the team last year.
But how do you do better than
last ye£ir? That would be a good
question considering that Elon
^uad 2 finished second in the
nation last season.
Participating in the
tournament will be six of seven
golfers. These include Chuck
Scott, Dave Overton, Dave
Graham, Mike Ross, Danny
Arnold, Rick Fireball, and John
Baxter.
The Elon team will compete
against 24 college and
university teams and should be
able to tell just what type of
squad the 1977 golf team will
be.
Everyone needs managers and trainers to help with the odds
and ends of a football game. This year’s managers are: 1st
Raynor, Ernest Steele, Ray Turner. 2nd row:
Kyle Udls, Donald Tilley, and Danny Thompson. (News
Bureau Photo)
Golden Girls to play
tonight in Jordan gym
opening minutes of play 7-7.
But that tied score was the
closest the Flames got to
winning. Liberty Baptist,
looking for their first win with a
0-1-1 mark, watched as the
Christians poured on the points
from there on.
It all got underway when
runningback Prince Deese
galloped 63-yards to set up the
next Elon score. The run failed
and left the score 13-7 at the
end of the period of play.
The second stanza was all
Elon. The Christians scored 29
points on a 26-yard run by
Howard Ferguson, a three-yarJ
run by Phil Beeson, and an
11-yard run by Prince Deese.
Rippy booted two PAT's and
Kenny W'ashington received a
pass from quarterback Phil
Beeson to tally a two-point
conversion.
Then a new look entered the
game for the Christians — Mike
Currin. The 195-pound Oxford
native connected with Phil
Hutcherson for two Elon scores,
one 30 yards and the other 11
yards. Rippy connected on the
two PAT's upping the Elon tally
to 56 points. Liberty Baptist
picked up their other score in
the third period.
Elon fans also got to see
quarterback Roy Parker for the
first time. Parkei', a native of
Graham, connected on two of
three passes for 26 yards, a 66.6
percentage.
The Fighting Christians
upped their record to 2-0 while
Liberty Baptist slid to 0-2-1.
Elon will travel to Lock Haven
State College in Pennsylvania
this Saturday for a 1:30 p.m.
encounter. Anyone not able to
attend the game can pick up the
game on W'BBB-W'NCB radio to
join in with Bill Huff and his
broadcast as the Christians try
for their third seaison victory.
Volley bailers are back in full
swing. (News Bureau Photo)
The 1976 Volleyball team
was a big success last year with
the team finishing second in the
Carolinas Conference and this
year's team is looking at the
season with hopes of returning
to the playoffs and finishing
strong in conference
competition.
Coach Barbara Yarborough
will be entering her seco™'"
Golden Girls and she likewi!
feels that this season could b,'
just as successful as last year
'^e lost ^veral good piaye,.
last year to N.C. State and Hil
Point so last season was one];
mainly rebuilding," commented'
Coach Yarborough. Most of he,
players are now playing onlr
one sport so they have timetoi
concentrate. |
The Golden Girls will play j,
full conference schedule thi
year and plan to participate ij
the league's championshjpi
tournament as well as compete''
against other AlAW schools it
their goal to play in the state
tournament.
At press time, the results of
last night's contest were not
known. The (Jolden Girls will go
into action again TONIGHT at
7 p.m. in Jordan Gym.
Sports
Clipboard
September
23 — Volleyball vs. UNC-G &
WSS at Elon - 7 p.m.
23 — Elon golf team at
Madison College Invitational
(4-day tourney i
25 — Football vs. Lock Haven
State at Lock Haven -1:30 p.m.
28 — Volleyball vs. NC
Central & Wingate at Elon - 6
p.m.
30 — Volleyball vs. Mars Hill
& ACC at Elon - 6 p.m.
October
2 — Football vs. Mars Hill at
MH - 7:30 p.m.
3 — Soccer vs. High Point ■
Away
5 — Volleyball vs. Western
Carolina & St. Aug. - at Elon ■ 3
p.m.
5 — Soccer vs. Belmont Abbey
- at Elon
7 — Volleyball vs. Catawba ■
Catawba - 6 p.m.
9, — Football vs. Wofford ■
HOMECOMING ■ at Elon ■ 2
p.m.
Elon’s Red Wilson with Burlington sports editor, Bill Hunter,,
after Wilson’s 201st football victory last week. (News Bureau.
Photo)
HOW j
THEY;
Cheerleaders
support Elon
College teams
The 1976-77 cheerleading
squad is boosting Elon College
school spirit as the Christians
battle other colleges and
universities.
The cheerleading squad is
made up of Catherine Watkins,
Kathleen Butler, Gwendolyn
Crawford, Karon DeClark, Eve
Donahue, Christy Jones, Lynn
Nessett, Barry Staton, Larr>’
Swanson, Ann Washburn, and
Mary Womber. The new adviser
for the spirited group is Coach
Barbara Yarborough.
Students are urged to support
the teams this year and join
with the 76 cheerleaders to
boost Elon College to many
victories this year.
South Atlantic
Conference
W
1. Catawba
2. Newberry
3. Mars Hill
4. Elon College
5. Lenoir Rhyne
6. Presbyterian
7. Gardner Webb
8. Carson Newman
STAND!
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Anyone interested in wrinne
sports news this year is urg
contact Gary Spitler, JP®
editor, as soon as possible-
can be reached at Ext. 3
Campus Box 5349.