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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1971

Page

20

Gallipolis Roots for SECAL Win Pushes 4-0 Mark

Gallipolis built a 28-0 halftime lead and beat Waverly 34-8 in a SECAL game. The victory keeps the Blue Devils tied for first with Ironton at 2-0. Waverly drops to 0-4. Five Gallipolis players scored as starter fatigue used reserves for the second half. Tim Anderson led Waverly with 83 rushing yards and the lone Waverly touchdown.

Waverly Gallipolis Blue Devils Ironton Tigers Blue Devil John Ecker Ecker Pete Neal Tim Anderson Neal John Davis Tiger Larry Snowden Dave White Kev Sheets Leon Briggs Mike Berridge Anderson Wellston Athens SECUL Ererees Gallipolis Seees Cesecseree G—Neal G—White Snowden G—Sheets G—Briggs G—Berridge Sssveres

Warren Local routs Vinton County 49 0 in Tri-Valley tilt

Warren Local explodes for 233 rushing yards to defeat Vinton County 49 0 as Denny Morrow Jeff Bradford and Dave Knost score and Warren sits atop the TC standings at 1 0. Vinton County remains winless at 0 2 and visits Alexander next.

McArthur Warren Local Vinton County Warriors Belpre Nelsonville Denny Morrow Jeff Bradford Bob Dunfee Viking Morrow Dave Knost Dave Moore Quere” Warren Dunfee Bradford Coin Knost Knick Moore

Woody's Wins Two Crowns In Softball Playoffs

Woody's captured both the league playoff and the post season tournament title in Athens. They won the best of three final after a seventh inning rally in game three to edge Maplewood 9-8 for the league title and then defeated Coakley 7-5 to win the post season tournament.

Woody’s Athens Maplewood Lou Childress Woody Coakley McDonald's Woody's Seeee Michelob OWA Tee Edwards Pontiac Sssccess

Bulldogs Upset Jackson In SEOAL Thriller At Butter Field

Athens Bulldogs defeat Jackson Ironmen 22 6 on a night of big plays led by Stu Smith and Paul Scarmack. Smith ran 54 yards for a score and Scarmack added a 77 yard kickoff return. Jackson struggled with turnovers and could not mount sustained offense as Athens moved to 3 1 and 1 1 in league play.

Dan Dr Athens Jackson Southeastern Ohio Athletic League Bulldogs Jim Scott Mike Buckley Dave Beckley Ken Valentine Tom Metters Messenger Ironmen Athens Bulldogs Butter Field Ironton Meigs Logan Ed Hughes Green Chris Ondera Stu Smith Paul Scarmack Smith Scarmack Don Wood Mike Green Garry Snow Tom Stevenson Snow Mark Handley Bulldog Hughes Ondera Wood Pat Valentine Buckley Charlie Adkins Mike McPeak Jim Swearingen Waverly Seoul

Belpre Eagles Top Federal Hocking in TVC Game

Greg Kirk scored three touchdowns and added a PAT as Belpre defeated Federal Hocking 36-6 to move to 1-0 in the Tri Valley Conference and share first place with Warren Local and Nelsonville York. Federal Hocking drops to 0-1 in the conference and 1-3 overall amid injuries to Charles Hughes and others.

Stewart Greg Kirk Belpre Eagles Federal Hocking Belpre Eagles Warren Local Nelsonville-York Lancers Charles Hughes Hughes Camden-Clark Parkersburg Danny Hall Mitch Daugherty Daugherty Kirk Ed Hastings Rob Smith Rich Miller Bob Lynch Kevin McDonald Mike Lewis Jerry Meeley Nelsonville York TVC Paden City

Colts Falcons Vikings Bengals Seesaw

Fragmentary sports note lists teams Colts Falcons Vikings and Bengals with unclear context and order. No definite match outcome or location given.

Falcons Vikings Bengals Sessesseerss Colts Bengals

Eastern Eagles Roll To 53-6 Victory Over Glouster

Eastern improves to 4-0 by overpowering Glouster 53-6 on Friday night. QB Jim Amsbury throws four TD passes to Caldwell, with Sanders and Boring each scoring twice. the defense, led by Duvall Stettler Holter, holds Glouster to a lone score through a 43-yard pass.

Toppers Plains Eastern Eagles Glouster Eastern Jim Amsbury Bob Caldwell Rick Sanders Randy Boring Stewart Patton Rick Stinson Sanders Caldwell Alan Duvall Dick Stettler Alan Holter Eagles Kyger Creek North Gallia Boring Amsbury Saunders

Wahama Tops Southern 24 0 as Lambert Scores Twice

Wahama dominates Southern 24 to 0 Friday night to move to 4-0-1. Ron Lambert rushes for two touchdowns and Mike White adds one rushing score and two PATs while passing for 93 yards. Southern stalls near Wahama end as turnovers and a bad snap hinder drives.

Wahama Racine Ron Lambert Mike White Southern Falcon Lambert Randy Clark White

Ohio High School Football Top Ten Scores Vary Across State

AP roundup lists weekly results for Ohio high school teams in the AAA to AA and A classifications. Notable outcomes include Warren Harding 35 Steubenville 1, Lima Senior 33 Whetstone 13, Fremont Ross 43 Lorain King 6, and Columbus Eastmoor 65 Central 0, with several ties and future matchups noted. The state wide results reflect a busy Friday night with multiple sexagesimal matchups and Saturday plans.

Columbus, Ohio Associated Press Ohio AAA Im Maseiben Niles McinelKy Warren Harding Steubenville Cincional Prgtanen Hamilton Garfield Upper Wheelon Lima Senior Columbus Whetstone Fremont Ross Lorain King Columbus Eastmoor Columbus Central Circleville Wilmington Napoleon Defiance New Lexington Philo East Ironton Meigs Portsmouth West T Ports Gallipolis Waverly Hebron Lakewood Heath Steubenville Catholic East Liverpool Minerva Columbiana Warren Kennedy Painesville A ASS A Marion Pleasant North Robinson Crawford Portsmouth Notre Dame Wheelersburg Norwalk St. Paul Western Reserve Canal Winchester Baltimore Liberty Union Lorain Catholic Sandusky Perkins Yorkville Tuscarawas Catholic Garaway Cory Rawson Hardin Northern Mechanicsburg Clark Southeastern New Washington Buckeye Central Elgin Zanesville Rosecrans Nelsonville York

Symmes Valley blanks Southwestern 14 0 in non league clash

Symmes Valley defeats Southwestern 14 to 0 as two first half touchdowns carry the visitors. Dallas Berry scores on a 10 yard run after a 86 yard rush by Terry Pine and Price adds an 11 yard TD run with Lafon supplying both extra points. SV outgains SW 277 to 42 and leads 2-2 on the season. Michigan State tops 1971 Big Ten baseball race with 13 of 16 wins.

Curtis Roush Southern Lambert Terry Smith White Clark Chester Roush Falcons Wahama War Southern Southwestern Patriot Symmes Valley Dallas Berry Terry Pine Price Jamie Lafon Southern Valley Athletic Conference Sv—Berry Lafon Sv—Price MSU Michigan State

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