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Renn FGs provide margin
The Pendulum
sports
Thursday, October 22,
Christians hold on for 16-10 win
Kicker Phil Renn con
nected on three field goals to
boost the Elon College
Fighting Christians to a 16-
10 win over the Presbyterian
Blue Hose in SAC-8 football
action last Saturday in
Clinton, S.C.
“This was undoubtedly
our most satisfying win of
the year,” commented
Coach Jerry Tolley. “It was
the first time that one of my
teams has beaten Presby
terian on their home field.”
The Fighting Christians
ran into a stiff Blue Hose
defense that stalled their
first drive early in the first
quarter. Renn salvaged the
scoring effort with a 25-yard
field goal to put Elon up
3-0.
However, Presbyterian
knotted the score early in
the second period with Ed
Ronsom hitting on a 35-yard
field goal after Elon had
thwarted a lengthy PC
scoring drive.
The Blue Hose fumbled a
pitchout in their backfield
on their next possession and
Elon comerback Mike Ed
mondson raced 36 yards for
a TD after picking up the
loose ball. The score gave
the Fighting Christians a
10-3 advantage with seven
minutes left in the half.
Elon put together another
drive in the final seconds of
the first half with Phil Renn
booting a 37-yard field goal
with no time remaining on
the clock to send the
Fighting Christians to the
dressing room with a 13-3
lead.
After the two teams
struggled to a scoreless dead
lock in the third period,
Elon added some insurance
points on Renn’s 45-yard
field goal to open the fourth
quarter. The field goal was
Renn’s longest of the season
and put Elon up 16-3.
Presbyterian refused to
give up and mounted a drive
late in the game that was
capped by David Wald-
kirch’s 24-yard touchdown
spiral to Randy Morris.
However, the touchdown
was not enough to prevent
the Blue Hose from suf
fering their first SAC-8 loss
of the year.
Fred Jordan paced the
Fighting Christian running
attack with 64 yards on 14
carries while QB John Bang
ley amassed 221 yards in
the air as he completed 15 of
24 passes.
“I feel that this team has
just begun to mature,”
Tolley said afterwards. “I
told them before this game
that the next two contests
would determine the fate of
this ball club and we now
have one of those games
behind us.”
A potent Presbyterian
running attack stung the
Elon defense for 148 yai
on the ground and 110 ys
passing. However, the Fi|
ing Christian defense un
three Blue Hose fumbles i
pounced on two of the
Edmondson totaled ni
assisted tackles on the
along with his TD funj
recovery while nose tac
Chris Worst also aeon
lated nine tackles to go
two unassisted tackles.
“The PC coach, Ga
Gault, told me before
game that if we beat
Blue Hose then we certaii
had a fine team,” Toll
remembered. “Well, I thi
we proved a lot today.”
Catawba visits Elon in pivotal SACS battle
by David Temple
The Fighting Christians
return to Burlington Me
morial Stadium this Satur
day to take on the Catawba
Indians in a SAC-S battle
between two long-time
rivals.
Elon has battled Catawba
45 times in a series that
began back in 1928. The
Fighting Christians have
won 17 of those contests
with the Indians claiming
only 16. Catawba head
coach Steve Shaughnessy
will be out to improve that
record this Saturday with a
squad that caimot be taken
too lightly.
me Indians feature a
strong running attack that is
led by Chris Hook and Chip
Irby along with a passing
game that is sparked by
quarterback John Cotta.
Cotta has the luxury of a
fine corps of wide receivers
in Jeff Taylor, Raymond
Jones and Calvin Hudgins.
The Fignting Christians
will counter with a powerful
offense of their own.
Quarterback John Bangky is
enjoying a fine year at the
Elon helm while Fred
Jordan has proved that his
freshman performance of a
year ago was no fluke by
leading the team in rushing.
Charlie Rodgers and Jerry
Hedrick add depth to the
running attack that was a
question mark during the
pre-season.
Bangley’s favorite targets
have been receivers Jay
Simmons, Kelley Stanley and
Jeff Jones. The Elon re
ceiving tandem has already
amassed 792 yards in 1981.
The Indians will attempt
to defense the Fighting
Christian offense with a unit
that was severely weakened
with the graduation of sev
eral key starters. However, a
strong offensive line an
chored by Kevin Parks will
be a challenge to the Elon
running game as will a quick
linebacking force spear
headed by A1 Hicks. Safety
Brent Miller and comerback
James Harper form the
heart of a secondary that
must be approached with
caution.
The Fighting Christian de
fense has remained consis
tent through five games as it
leads the SAC-8 in team
defense. Christ Worst,
Adrian Robertson, Quinton
Ballard and company have
shown the ability to stop
enemy passing games at their
source: the quarterback.
Ernie and Stanley Tootoo
team up to give the Fighting
Christians the best line-
backing combination in t
conference while Ken An
and Mike Edmondson hi
been mainly responsible
the vast improvement in t
Elon secondary.
Kicker Phil Renn
given the Fighting Christia
some clutch field goals.
Though Catawba ent
Saturday’s game with a
record, the Indians have 1(
by narrow margins and are
better football team th
they have indicated. T
Fighting Christians mi
continue their aggressiveni
on both offense and defei
to combat an upset-mind
Catawba.
(iolden Girls earn wins
VOLLEYBALL ACTION—Elen’s Dee Dee Wardlaw defends the Golden GIris’ court
against a Wilmington opponent. Photo by Debbie Hurley.
by Debbie Hurley
The volleyball team will
play a home game today at 6
p.m. in the East Gym
against Pembroke State Uni
versity, whom they have
beaten before.
The Golden Girls played
an old rival, UNC-Wilming-
ton, last Thursday in what
seemed to be a grudge
match. Both teams were
equally skilled and their
strategies the same. This led
to long rallies between the
two teams.
In the first match, Elon
went ahead to pull off the
second victory of the season
with a score of 15-13. The
next match was so close that
Elon lost, 16-14, from a
critical mental error. “Their
morale seemed to be lacking
in the third game, because
we lost 15-4 to Wilming
ton,” said Coach Ka
Carden.
Wilmington went on
play Fayetteville State L
versity, and won the f
two matches, which brou
their evening winnings t(
close. Elon’s girls came
of the locker room with
declared goal; they w
going to win. Susan Ova
set the ball up for Dee I
Wardlaw’s thundering spi!
and Barbara Carter hit th(
winning serves to grab i
third game, 15-1, over Fi
etteville.
Fired up from winnin
Elon’s Pam Moore t!
Susan Overby led the tea
on with the most sets, b
this time, Jeannie Hairstl
hit the lightning spikes ai
Maureen Sweeney served tl
winning points. This gai
Elon a 15-9 victory on^
again over FSU.