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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1978
Page
15
Mount Vernon remains undefeated and blanked Solon 20 0 while Olin and Center Point also won in Friday high school football action. Mount Vernon has not surrendered a point all season.
The Mustangs stay unbeaten and lead the East Iowa Hawkeye race as Center Point tops Stormont 22 6 to grab Tri Rivers top spot while Olin overwhelms East Dubuque 36 0 to lead Mid East Iowa. Sigourney and Iowa Valley both win to stay unbeaten in South Iowa Cedar League with a showdown looming next Friday. Center Point rips Stormont STRAWBERRY POINT Kevir.
Maquoketa defeated Independence 28-7 as Mike Ballin scored on a 71 yard run and two rushing TDs. The win keeps Maquoketa tied with Marion for the Wamac Conference lead while Marion rolled past Vinton 48-14 for a perfect league record.
North Linn trounced Hartwick-Ladora-Victor 41-8 as Steve Zieser threw three TD passes and ran for two-yard and 11-yard scores. Other results include West Union North over Fayette 21-0, Center Point beating Starmont 22-6, Mount Vernon shutting Solon 20-0, Sigourney crushing Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom 42-0, and more conference games across Iowa with multiple TDs and key plays noted.
Marion defeated Vin ton 20-0 as Tim Touro scored on a 75 yard reception from Kent Mahurin while Tom Benkusky and Jerry Howe added short rushing TDs. On this date in 1947 Charles Yeager became the first person to fly faster than sound in California.
Cedar Rapids Regis meets Newton at 1 30 p m as the Royals pursue a state 3A playoff berth. Prairie and LaSalle clash at 7 45 in an East Central Iowa Conference game. Coe hosts Knox at 2 p m and Ripon visits Mount Vernon for a Midwest Conference battle.
The Cedar Rapids Washington sophomores beat Iowa City 27 to 13 at Kingston Stadium. Greg Bjornsen ran 35 yards for a TD and Pat Dale connected with Randy Ruter for a 49 yard pass to set up another score.
Linn-Mar Lions beat Benton Bobcats 34 to 14 as Mark Vesey rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns before injuring an ankle late. Scott Hollingsworth filled in, directing two second quarter scores, while Linn-Mar built a 34 point lead before Benton rallied for 14. Vesey leads ECSC with 412 yards in three games.
Iowa will start Pete Gales at quarterback against Minnesota while Iowa State tabbed Walter Grant as the starter for the Missouri game. Regular QB Bob Cummings Jr. is out for Iowa. Grant will share snaps with Terry Rubley as Earle Bruce seeks more scoring.
Ray Floyd and Tom Watson, the remaining Americans in the World Match Play at Wentworth, led 66 by Floyd and 68 by Watson in the first 18 holes Friday. Floyd tops Watson by 3 with six birdies and an eagle as Watson trails after a birdie run and bogeys. Semifinals shift to Sunday with the final moved to Monday due to weather.
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