Corry Matmen Nab First Championship
Corry tops Meadville 12 12 in a tight meet as Ron Hall battles Kendrick. Crowell extends to 16 straight wins while Manning pins for Meadville. Beavers finish 12 2 overall, 7 0 in conference.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1974
Page
9
Corry tops Meadville 12 12 in a tight meet as Ron Hall battles Kendrick. Crowell extends to 16 straight wins while Manning pins for Meadville. Beavers finish 12 2 overall, 7 0 in conference.
Corry Area High School Beaver cagers rallied from a 15 point deficit to beat Franklin 74 72 and keep their Class B playoff chances alive. Key players John Rote Jeff Brown Kurt Kolaja led a fourth quarter surge as coach Ed Partch pressed to force turnovers and spurt past the Knights. Brant added 17 points and Beavers shot over 52 percent to secure the win. Cranberry faces Franklin and Hickory next, with Corry needing losses elsewhere.
Corry junior high teams opened strong against Franklin with the ninth graders dominating 65 to 35. The Jayvee faltered late, losing 61 to 46 as Franklin’s older squad extended a season streak to 13 wins.
Corry's junior varsity wrestling team closed the season with an easy 50-9 win over Meadville. Coach Steve Mennen's squad posted a 12-2 finish, with Corry wrestlers earning several decisive pins and decisions including Vince Niedomys, Corey, Marshall Chase, Jeff Mack, Roger Ottaway, Dave Burress, Dan Vance and others in various weight classes.
Franklin junior varsity rallied from a 38 all tie as two late turnovers by Corry set up scores in the final 20 seconds. Joe Scheiner led Franklin with 11 points, Steve Xander added nine with four assists, while Corry missed two one and one foul opportunities in the final minute.
Corry topped Meadville 23 to 17 as wrestlers faced off in a last night summary. Tom Reed defeated Oscar Longo 6 0 and Rick Fenno beat Joe Grant 27 from Corry with multiple decisive bouts, including Gordon Bailey, Scott Crawell and Shawn McElroy wins, while several decisions and a draw marked the event.
Corry Area High School hosts the annual Hoop-Shoot contest this Saturday at noon open to boys and girls ages 8 through 13. Registration starts at noon and the event is sponsored by the Corry Beaver Club.
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