ECU averts Division I AA Knightmare
Greenville ECU barely held off Division I AA Central Florida 23 20 to clinch its first winning season since 1991. Sophomore LB B J Crane tipped the outcome with a fourth and one stop at the 1 yard line and ECU will seek a Liberty Bowl berth next week against Memphis after Tennessee beat Memphis and set the Pirates up for the postseason bid.
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Greenville
B.J. Crane
Tennessee
Memphis
East Carolina Pirates
Crane
Central Florida
Marquette Smith
Pirates
Knights
Walk-on seals ECU win with late interception
East Carolina clinched a 23-20 win over Central Florida as walk-on redshirt freshman Tabari Wallace intercepted Darin Hinshaw at the Pirate 18 with 47 seconds remaining. Wallace, mainly a special teams player, saw first time in the secondary due to injuries and called the moment gold. Coach Steve Logan praised the unlikely endgame pick.
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Greenville
Dwight Henry
David Hart
Darin Hart
East Carolina
New Bern
ECU
Central Florida Knights
Tabari Wallace
Darin Hinshaw
Pirate
Wallace
Central Florida
Steve Logan
Ragsdale blanked Havelock in state 3A semifinal
Jamestown Ragsdale defeated Havelock 2-0 to reach the state 3A final. Havelock, slow early from a long bus ride, pressured after halftime but could not finish, with Wes Miller assisting Matt Kenny and Peter Davis shortening the margin as the Tigers held.
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Jamestown
Havelock
Rams
Jamestown Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Don Bennett
Tigers
Mid-Piedmont
Wes Miller
Matt Kenny
Ram
Peter Davis
Kenny
Peter
Bennett
Phil Fintwire
Fintwire
Kenny Gregson
Wolfpack Edges Duke to Keep Bowl Hopes Alive
North Carolina State rallied in the second half to beat Duke 24-23 in Raleigh. NC State improved to 7-2, 5-1 ACC, while Duke fell to 8-2, 5-2, threatening its bid for a nine-win season as Duke quit well before the finish with a late failed field goal attempt by Tom Cochran.
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Raleigh
N.C
Duke
Blue Devils
North Carolina State
Wolfpack
Florida State
Mike O’cain
O’cain
Terry Harvey
Harvey
Cochran
Smith
Goldsmith
Adrien Ball
Dhied
Hill
Steve Videtich
Hooters 500 Atlanta final race influenced by new asphalt
Atlanta season finale at 1.522 mile track features faster laps helped by new surface as pole winner Greg Sacks leads 43-car field. Drivers like Darrell Waltrip and Harry Gant seek a strong finish to ease Daytona 1994 preparations while many veterans and sponsors prepare for 1995 team changes.
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Hampton, Ga
Darrel Waltrip
Daytona
Morgan Shepherd
Atlanta
Kyle Petty
Harry Gant
Gant
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ECU Averts Division
I-Aa
Knightmare
Charlie Pierce
Chariie Peek
Sun Journal
Mark Whittlemore
Associated Press N.C. State
Ricky Bell
Jon Jensen
Ary Spencer
Brett Bodine
Bobby Labonte
Jarrett
Associated Press
Rusty Wallace
Ernie Irvan
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