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Tar Baby Rally

It was then that Tar Baby
quarterback John Klise, a native of
Portsmouth, Va., began to rally
North Carolina. Running the ball
himself and handing off of his
backs he marched Carolina 76 yards
for the winning touchdown. A Two
point conversion made it 15-12,
UNC.

Virginia quarterback Harrison
Davis, experiencing his roughest
game of the season, tried to lead a
comeback but wasn't up to it.
Given little protection by his
offensive linemen, Davis was
constantly ducking North Carolina
rushers and threw four of his
interceptions in the final period.
The last was run back for the
remainder of the Carolina scoring
by defensive back Tom Kennedy
with no time left on the clock.

The Virginia offense, the main
reason the Cavayearlings are so
highly rated this year, couldn't
always cope with UNC's swarming
defense. In addition to Davis'
passing difficulties the Baby Cavs
got only 95 rushing yards, their
lowest total of the season. Kent
Merritt was the leading gainer with
73 yards but he failed to crack the
100 yard total for the first time this
year.

The defensive line also suffered
a let-down in form as Tar Baby
backs ripped through it for 224
total rushing yards. None of
Virginia's three previous opponents
even approached that large figure.

The Cavayearlings conclude
their season with a game Friday
afternoon at Scott Stadium against
William & Mary.