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Blue Devils Down Terps

By FLETCHER THOMPSON

Obviously inspired by a
homecoming crowd that half
filled the stadium, the Duke
Blue Devils responded by
holding off Maryland's
turned-on Terrapins 20-14.

The Devils, spurred by the
debut of quarterback Mark
Johnson, jumped out to a 20-0
halftime lead. Highlighting
the Devils' ascendancy were
Johnson's 68-yard scoring
jaunt and touchdown strike to
end Chuck Monday along with
Steve Jones' six-yard run.

Johnson's performance
overshadowed the fine showing
of substitute Maryland Hanger
Bob Avellini, who threw for
314 yards in leading the Terps'
abortive second half rally.

Duke raised its record to 3-4
with a 2-1 league mark while
Maryland is 3-3-1 and 1-2-2.

In a regionally televised
contest the North Carolina Tar
Heels accomplished the rather
dubious feat of toppling Wake
Forest's skidding Deacons,
21-0.

After playing much of the
first half at a standstill, the
Heels got rolling with a 48-yard
drive ending in QB Nick
Vidnovic's five-yard
touchdown run.

Carolina followed it up a few
minutes later on a 55-yard pass
from fullback Sammy Johnson
to Earle Bethea to give the Tar
Heels a 14-0 halftime lead.

UNC added another score in
the second half while
confirming the growing
suspicion that Wake's offense is
more rumor than fact.

In the only other action
involving conference teams the
suddenly ferocious Wolfpack
of North Carolina State
continued its winning streak
with a 38-16 trouncing of
Southern Conference
front runner East Carolina.

Resisting what seemed to be
a national trend, the ACC
proved a haven for favorites
last weekend as Saturday's
results produced no surprises.