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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1966
Page
9
St John's Plymouth Congregational and Trinity St John's led a 32 to 3 win over Nazarene. DeMolay crushed RLDs 52 to 21. Plymouth Congregational beat Assembly of God 49 to 38. Trinity Lutheran defeated Westside Presbyterian.
Doyle Schick, 1956 Lawrence High All-American and KU star, begins head coaching at Hutchinson High. He stabilizes the Salt Hawks who capture their first Ark Valley crown since 1945 after a midseason turnaround including a 26-25 comeback versus Derby. He aims to boost athlete turnout and build a strong line for next season while noting basketball supremacy in Hutchinson.
Quarterback Len Dawson of the Kansas City Chiefs was named the AFL Player of the Year by NBC. Chiefs placed 8 of 22 on the All AFL team. Mike Garrett and Bobby Burnett shared Offensive Rookie honors. Roger Bird earned Defensive Rookie. Dawson topped the league with 2,285 yards and 25 TDs.
In Portland Maine Pete Riccitelli 170 pounds stopped Stu Gray 169 pounds Toronto in the sixth round when the referee disqualified Gray after the handler entered the ring to protest.
The Lawrence High Lions host Manhattan in the LHS Gym tonight with the B game at 6 15 p m and varsity at 8 p m. Lawrence, 2 0, features Tom Miller 69 center and 6 5 forwards Chip Maxwell and Charles Laskowski supported by guards Terry Benson and Leonard Jackson. Manhattan sits at 1 1 with Rich Lin vengood at center and has beaten Highland Park while losing to Topeka. The Lions travel to Ottawa Saturday before hosting Highland Park and Topeka West next week.
A compact cage results digest lists scores from campuses nationwide. Notable games include Temple 92 over Holy Cross 60, Virginia 89 at Richmond 84, Creighton 91 over Wichita 88, and Memphis State 63 at Rice 54. The report notes several conference and regional results across East Midwest Southwest and Far West with additional freshman and junior varsity results.
NFL selections from Associated Press list Green Bay 24 Baltimore 20 Cowboys over Redskins 34 24 and a slate of games including St. Louis over Atlanta 17 10 Cleveland 31 24 San Francisco 27 20 Minnesota 28 17 Pittsburgh 21 20 Boston over Houston 17 and Oakland 21 10 Kansas City 35 by New York 14.
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