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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1968
Page
18
Long Beach City College kicks off its 1968 football season tonight at Los Angeles City College with an 8 p.m. kickoff. The Vikings aim to build on last year's strong start after a 40 to 7 victory over LACC.
Directions describe taking Long Beach Freeway north to Santa Ana Freeway then Rotwets Freeway north to exit Holly wood Melrose and go east to Vermont. The second signal light is Turne 1 on Vermont and LACC field is seven blocks up.
Cal State Long Beach meets Northern Arizona in Lumberjack Stadium as NAU aims to spoil the 49ers season opener. Key matchups include CSLB end Billy Parks against NAU defensive back Chick Harris and the Axemen front five pressuring CSLB passers. Lock Haven State defeats Bloomsburg State 27 to 13.
USC, defending national champions, meet Minnesota before about 62 000 fans in Minneapolis. O J Simpson leads the Trojans while Minnesota relies on quarterback Phil Hagen and a larger line. Weather cleared. game expected on a firm field as both teams seek Heisman considerations and season-shaping impact.
Millikan and Poly High start 1968 football with Rams hosting San Bernardino and Poly welcoming Santa Ana Valley at Veterans Stadium. Both games begin at 8 p.m. San Bernardino went 4-4-1 last season, while Poly beat SAV 32-0 in 1967 pre-season.
Interceptions by Rob Andrews and Dan Carlson gave South Torrance High a 7-6 win over Marina of Huntington Beach. Andrews returned a 43 yard opening kickoff for a touchdown. Marina threatened late but Henry was intercepted by Carlson, who returned 53 yards to the Marina 30 before Henry trailed.
In British soccer results, Southport Coneham and Stockport County 2 Plymouth Argyle Tranmere Rovers 0. Barrows and Walsall 1, Crewe Alexandra 1. Division Four shows Rovers 1, Peterborough 1, Southend United 1, Workington 0.
Saint Anthony High trailed by 15 but fought back as Jerry Summerfelt connected with Dan Meyler on a 52 yard pass run. Dominguez answered with a 52 yard drive, then Her man Nelson sealed the win with a five yard end sweep.
In a clash of top ten teams at South Bend, Notre Dame is a six to eight point favorite over Oklahoma. Texas hosts Houston in a high stakes night game while Texas A M visits LSU in a tight match up. Michigan State aims for revenge against Syracuse in East Lansing. San Jose State meets Stanford on TV at 1 15 p m Channel 7.
St Paul defeated El Rancho 21-6 after scoring three first half touchdowns. Senior QB Jim Wise led the offense with a 10 completions and steady command as the Swordsmen stretched a league win over the Moore League newcomers.
A string of high school football results shows multiple games with wide margins. Notable scores include Burbank 19 over Paramount 6 and Palos Verdes 71 over Aviation 0, with other teams like Sonora 33 La Puente Wilson 6 and Rosemead 31 La Mirada 6 posting decisive wins.
St Paul drove 80 yards in nine plays for the lone first quarter touchdown as Charlie Martinez topped the ground game with 95 yards. El Rancho managed 45 rushing yards while Randy Drake completed 11 of 26 passes for 170 yards and an interception.
Huntington Beach routed Jordan 26 to 0 as Tony Bonwell led the Oilers with a ground and air attack. Bonwell posted 104 yards passing and a rushing score while Bob Whitfield connected on a 12 yard TD strike. Jordan suffered a season opening injury to fullback Steve Helm and could not stop Huntington Beach's 290 yards of total offense.
Mayfair High beat Buena Park 34 to 6 in a pre season game. Fullback John May scored two first half plunges from the one yard line. Dave Sinclair returned a Buena Park fumble 80 yards for a Mayfair touchdown in the third quarter.
SAN MATEO AP A second Sunday of horse racing scheduled for Bay Meadows on September 29 has been canceled after pari mutuel employees sought triple-time pay. The Tanforan Charities Foundation said the California Horse Racing Board had granted two Sundays of racing and the first was held last week.
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