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WassonDefense\mmatesennialWinBv JOHN GROCHOWSKIGT Sports WriterBill White rushed for moreyardage on one play than did the whole Pueblo Centenma'team in Saturday night’s 28-21Wasson victory at Berry Stadium.was probably the best foot bar we’ve played this season.” Wasson coach Dick Westbay said there to stop it. “Our defense played quite agame. Ken Page (a defensive end who missed last week’swith Coronado) madeseemed every time the Bulldog«lyard drive. Bettencourt ran fivejfense. This week they really didison 19. Tonv Smifh scored on tried a running play, Page was!yards for the touchdown.a good job.itWasson’s lone score in the sec’The defense had a lot to dowith Wasson's scoring, too. Thegamequite a difference. There’s noT-Birds took an early 2-0 lead when Chuck Fields blockedThe offense didn’t have quit ond half also belonged to the de-1as much trouble as Centennial.fense. Working from its own II ^ b|emlt;. hoWj |h(.Centennial tried an end aroundan 18-yard run After an interception by Jamie Mccartney late in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs scored again. ThisHaywoodquestion about it. He’s a prettvGreg Moreschini’s attempted__________ time, though, it took a trickwith'Mike Jiminez carrying 1 football kept the T-Birds from! play. With a first down atfumbled at his own 1-vard line blowing the Bulldogs out. Was- Wasson 15, Salazar lateraled toJohn Bettencourt. And Rusty 8°°dquick kick out o£ the end zone jfor a safety. The offense made itwhere Wasson’s Jay Van Horn son lost six fumbies, four in thefell on it.Crandell. And anyone else wfho Page and the Wassson de 8-0 with a 72-yard drive after thegained any yardage at all.To say the Thuderbirds defense were more than pretty good in the first half. For on^ fense stopped the Centennial half—Wasson played mostly sub-ground game would be to mak' j statutes in the second half after one of the understatements of taking a 22-0 lead — the Thun-the season. The Bulldogs Hr* derbirds looked like the teamensuing quick kick. Reed scored the touchdown on a 5-yard runsecond half. Two of those furn “The blocked punt, the two bles and an intercepted pass led fumble recoveries for touch- to Centennial’s three touchJiminez who threw to Ron Palma in the end zone.On the last play of the game, as Bob Swain. Wasson’s th’r27 running plays. Twelve were many thought they’d be early infor losses. Csntenmal’r the season when thevThen it was the defense’s turn again as Centennial quarterback Jerry Salazar tried to pitch out to Moreschini. Thepitch was wild and Wasson’sdowns, those are defensive downs.Westbay said. “Lastpoints.The Bulldogs’ first score came week I would have said no. the j.i the third quarter after Van lefense isn't ahead of the of-.Horn fumbled a punt at the Was-auarterback, tried to run out the clock. Smith stripped the hall from his hands and ran 48yards for the game's finastoppedseason wnen tney net yardage on the ground was ranked fourth in the state. Cen-♦wiwd’s first-half total offense!a touchdown. The T-Birds mad*Richard Conrad picked it up at the Crntennial 16 and ran it fornegative eight yards./ lt;ippRunsscore.“Normally you get momen turn like that and it really helpsWestbay said. “But man'youschool“I thought really the first half |was negative 16 yards. And it it 22-0 at halftime with a 53.............. --.I ■ - — -t id Husit’s tough for high school kids tolive with a little propsenty,”MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — and an unneeded touchdownt M Hinn holted 82 and 66 after cettine the ball at mid-Westbay hopes football prosperity is back at Wasson for good. The T-Birds are 3-2 overall and 14) in the Frontier Division. Centennial is 1-4 and 0-1.
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
Sun, Oct 09, 1977
Page 36
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