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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1966
Page
8
Burr and Burton led early as Mike Kilburn starred for the Bulldogs but Fair Haven Slaters rallied to win 7-6 on Saturday. The game featured a tight defensive battle with the decisive scoring coming in the second half.
Nebraska dominant as Ben Gregory leads with strong defense by Wayne Meyland and Carel Stitch. The Cornhuskers roll to a 35-0 Big Eight victory while top teams Notre Dame, Michigan State, UCLA, Alabama, Georgia Tech, Florida, Arkansas win. USC, Wyoming lose. Missouri suffer worst defeat since 1917.
In Saturday action St. Peter's of Saratoga blanked Hoosick Falls 46-0 to clinch at least a share of first place in the Tri County football league. Don Connor Jim Natale and Gus Ross each scored twice as the Saints led 12-0 after the first quarter and built a 18-0 halftime margin before pulling away 46-0 by the end of the third. Hoosick Falls has one game left, at Stillwater, next Saturday.
Arnold Palmer shot a one under par 73 in the final round to capture the Australian Open title with a 72 hole total of 276 in Brisbane Australia. Palmer edged opponents to win the event as reported by UPI.
Hartford High School rolled to a 41 6 victory over Mt Anthony at Morse Field on Saturday. The Hurricanes dominated with 19 first downs and 419 rushing yards to Mt Anthony’s 68, seizing top place in the Southern Division II with a 6 1 record.
BCHS Sabers erase 12-12 tie with a late spurt in the fourth quarter led by Alan Plante John Swineski and Denny Hart. Hart clinches with a late interception and a six yard TD run to stun Bellows Falls Terriers 25-18 after BF led 12-0 earlier.
BCHS 25 Bellows Falls 18 Hartford 41 MAUHS 6 Fair Haven 7 Burr Burton 6 Rutland 13 Brattleboro 25 MSJ 19 St Johnsbury 27 Rice 7 Burlington 13 Spaulding 6 BFA 19 Montpelier 7 West Rutland 36 Winooski 7 Woodstock 14 Hanover NH 14 S Burlington 25 Newport 15 Windsor 26 Middlebury 18.
A long listing of college football results across the Northeast and Midwest shows Notre Dame routing Navy 31 to 7, Penn State 33 to 15 over California, Princeton 24 to 0 over Brown, Dartmouth 28 to 13 Yale, and many others including Bucknell 33 Rhode Island 7 and Union 6. The report includes a detailed game narrative for Fort Edward High School football, noting a close finish and key plays such as Hadley’s one yard run for a Terrier lead before halftime and a late fumble recovery by Tim LeRay.
Johnny Unitas becomes the NFL's career passing leader by completing 13 of 22 passes for 252 yards to surpass Y A Tittle's record in a 17-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Ray Berry, who caught the pivotal 31-yard TD pass, shared in the milestone moment with restrained elation.
Burr & Burton’s Brad Taft earned a starting spot at the State Scholastic Meet by finishing eighth in the Bellows Falls district race. Pete Sachtleben of Rutland won the 21 mile event in 12:33.8, a course record, as Bellows Falls took team honors and Wilmington finished sixth behind standout efforts from Howe, Crawford, Covey, Ware, and Poor.
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