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Page 5 THE RIDCERUNNER October 20 Booters Drop ACC Basketball Preview Center Mike Gminski who is only It seems hardly possible, but it Wake Forest, coached by Carl 18 will probably be the best center is true basketball season is ^ready Tacy, faces a litde bit of rebuilding To 2 -9 with the loss of Skip Brown and in the league. Banks will team up here. College Basketball begins in along side of Jim Sparnakel, anodier only a month with several ifianks- Terry Schellenbetg. However, they wUl return Frank Johnson at guard, great forward. giving tournaments, one of the Rounding out the league will (Atlanta, GA>~Emory University most prominent being the A.C.C.’s who has the potential to be better boosted its record to 7-1 dealing than Skip Brown. Rod Griffin, be number 6 Virginia coached by Big Four Tournament. The teams Terry Holland, who will return UNC-Asheville a 2-0 soccer defeat playing in this tournament are the premier forward of the league, Saturday here. will also return along with some some of the players from the two North Carolina's four member of years ago championship team and UNC-A played a tough defen the A.C.C., which are UNC, Wake time starter, Leroy McDonald and sive game keeping the first half center, Larry Harrison. Some help last yar's mnner-up team. Look Forest, Duke and NC State. Wake for some surprises from this talley a stalemate at 0-0. Emoiy has won the tournament diree years will added from recruits Ed proved too much for die Bulldogs Thurman and Fran McCaffe^. team, just as in the past. running and could possible repeat State will be in the doldrums in the second half scoring early again but Carolina will be Maryland comes in at diird, this year with the loss of Kenny in the period and adding the extremely strong as will Duke and even though they have landed the final goal at the midway point of as all A.C.C. fans know, no one can number 1 recruit in the country, Carr, who is virtually irreplaceable. the final half. Emory is an NCAA be counted on, not even State, Albert King, they have lost two key Coach Norm Sloan will have to school. which is surely doomed to rule the players in Steve Sheppard and Brad pull a few miracles along with some top-notch recruits to keep Goalie Todd Cechini leads the cellar diis season. Davis. King is also untested and from staying abottom the A.C.C. Bulldogs with 210 saves to date and As everyone who is a basket one superstar does not a team make This will definately be an in Chris Ramsey is the Bulldogs’ ball fan knows, the A.C.C. is the as was proven by the Tarheels leading goal producer with eight best league in the nation and last year in the finals. Don't teresting year in the A.C.C. Any for the season. Carolina seems to be the dass of count Lefty out yet, he is a superb thing can happen and usually does, The Bulldogs' record has drop the league this year. They are rank coach and will probably come up this is what makes it so exciting. ped to 2-9 for ^ e season and they ed first nationally in several pre with more surprises. Don't count anybody out un^ will close out the soccer season season polls. They wfll. return Bill Foster of Clemson has the last \^istle is blown at the this week with only two games re guard Phy Ford, who is done it again; he went into the tournament in Greensboro m maining. The final home matchup the best player in the cmintry, woods and found another red March. will be a 3 p.m. Thursday game wood to replace “Tree" Rollins, along with sophomore Mike MMt wujtaum- against Presbyterian College at O’Koren, they should provide the his name is Jch: Campbc'l a. a l^ C -A ’s field. Th6 season finale necessary one-two punch needed in ;.iEny ilhings are expected from will be against Central Wesleyan the back and front court. They will .^im, Ztza -.oi:ie idsc .€ti:r.-s to Saturday at 2 p.m. in Central, also return a big man in Rick Head w ^aj wsll b« a pretty solid South Carolina. Yonaker, who was a ball of fire team that coi'Io sneak up higher as in the'playoffs. Most of all, they the season progresses. iMike comes in at fifth coached will return tiie most important SAY GRACE FOR GOOD FOOD member of the team, Coach Df^an by a different Bill Foster. Duke Tkf HftlMuraul F»r Tkt will definately field a strong team Emiirf Familf Smith. SenriMC and could just as easily be the top lltEAKr.MT, Ll'NCH AND DINNCB team. They also have landed a OHM SIX DAVI A WEEK talented freshman in Gene Banks. »<«• AM. IIMPM Ml .a>4ui> Pro Football Predictions by Ron Caldwell o'y 0 P?® 0 - 0 ®o Record so far: 42-14 (Lx)ok, even Jimmy the Greek has an off-week!) o O o o O 0 o o BALTIMORE AT NEW ENGLAND: Call it BALTIMORE. o o O o 0 0 o 3 O €> ooo V ©OO SEATTLY AT MIAMI: Call it MIAMI. O O ® ® o O^Oo ^ O '® S o f o CP • CLEVELAND AT BUFFALO: Call it CLEVELAND. 0 ^ o O o HOUSTON AT PITTSBURGH: Call it PITTSBURGH. DENVER AT CINCINNATI: Call it DENVER. KANSAS CITY AT SAN DIEGO: Call it SAN DIEGO OAKLAND AT NY JETS: Call it OAKLAND. DALLAS AT PHILADELPHL\: Call it DALLAS. NEW ORLEANS AT ST. LOUIS: Call it ST. LOUIS. WASHINGTON AT NY GIANTS: Call it WASHINGTON MINNESOTA AT LOS ANGELES: Call it MINNESOTA DETROIT AT SAN FRANSCISCO: Call it DETROIT. ATLANTA AT CHICAGO: CaU it ATLANTA. 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