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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1976
Page
7
Sports editor R L McCray reflects on past Super Bowls and argues defense determines winners. He lists legendary defenders and notes Packers and Steelers strength, predicting a defensive win despite expectation for high scores.
The Rockets edged the previously undefeated Knights 63 60 as Turis Teckel led a fast paced attack while Dave Ritchey sparked Franklin with a late three point play sealing a wild finish. Ritchey hit 9 of 28 shots for the winners as Rocket coach Denny Luce praised defensive effort. Tim Daley added 17 for Oil City in a 69 61 win over Rocky Grove. Meadville topped OC by a two game segment with Simpson 17 and Bybarn 15.
Corry youth wrestlers dominated two tournaments with 12 awards across Edinboro and St Pete events. Notable results include Babcock reaching finals before a forearm injury ended his run while Cox and Geer also claimed high placings amid a strong youth field of 409 competitors.
Corry High School defeats Cranberry 23 16 in a tough home opener to start the Section Conference grind. Key bouts include Curt Bailey and Mike Mercer leading early with shutouts, Curt Nelson edging Jim Sheets 12 11, Rocky Chase sealing the win 6 0, and Don Coyles pacing Cranberry with a 10 0 win.
Corry Area High School junior varsity wrestlers lost their fifth straight, 21 12 to Cranberry JV. Tony Tomeho won at 114 pounds and Ken Jones at 127 by decision. Gary Blum defaulted to Brent Fralick at 107. Other matches ended in decisions or close defeats for Corry as the team dropped to 0 5 on the season.
In a tight first half the Pirates faced a man to man defense that limited Caner nf 8 pate tamph as Dave Cole scored 19 points on 8 of 15 with eight rebounds. Coach Bob Winner lamented passing up good shots and unable to close the gap late. Brian McCray added seven rebounds.
MIAMI AP reports the Steelers boast a stainless defense likely to shut down Dallas. With linemen Dwight White and Joe Greene pressuring Staubach, and Lambert Ham and Co. loading the middle, the Steelers aim to neutralize Dallas’s offense, while Franco Harris and the Steel Curtain hold firm in a low scoring showdown.
AP reports Dallas plans to win Sunday by one point using flex defense and shotgun offense to confuse Pittsburgh, relying on basic football and improvisation. The Cowboys aim to outthink the Steelers while sticking to simple blocking and tackling as the key to victory.
Ed Morales a 17 year old St Augustine High School student filed a 750000 dollar damage suit in Superior Court against coach Ralph Godfrey athletic director William Griswold and the school alleging the coach forced him to butt his head against a stone wall during a football drill.
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