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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1968

Page

9

Sherwood Drives WVU Past Pitt With 419 Passing Yards

Sophomore Mike Sherwood threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as West Virginia beat Pittsburgh 38-15. He set school records with 27 completions, 410 passing yards and 419 total yards, aided by a 73-yard connection with Bob Gresham and a 12-yard scoring pass to Bob Zambo. Pitt’s Dave Havern matched a strong effort with 264 yards passing, but WVU’s two second-half interceptions sealed the victory. Eddie Silverio added a late insurance TD for the Mountaineers.

Pittsburgh Mike Sherwood West Virginia Mountaineers Pitt Sherwood Bob Gresham Bob Zambo Eddie Silverio Dave Havern Mike Slater Havern Skip Orszulak Mountaineer

Penn Beats Bucknell 27-10 In Season Opener

Penn opens its 92nd season at home in Philadelphia with a 27-10 victory over Bucknell. Bernie Zbrzeznj throws an 85 yard touchdown as Gerry Santini scores twice and Penn QB completes 10 of 14 passes for 171 yards. Bucknell adds a 45 yard field goal and a 4 yard TD run.

Philadelphia Bernie Zbrzeznj Jey Gerry Santini Penn Bucknell Zbrzeznj Santini Zbrzezni Sam Havrilak Zbrzezny Mduuariiak Dave Vasser Eliot Berry

Friday Night Scores Across Class AAAA and Below

Scores list from multiple Texas districts shows El Paso El Paso Austin 10 Yaleta 8 and Eastwood 26 Las Cruces 38 with numerous games across Abilene Amarillo Lubbock Dallas Fort Worth and San Antonio. Key outcomes include Dallas Carter 23 Dallas Roosevelt 6 Fort Worth Paschal 30 and San Antonio Churchill 14 with extensive regional results and margins.

el Paso Austin Yaleta Hobbs N.M el Pare Burgos Las Cruces N.ml el Paso Eastwood Mit EL Paso Bowle Albuquerque West Mesa el Paso Tech el Paso Parkland San Angelo Abilene Abilene Cooper Midland Lee Odessa Permian Odessa High Camarillo Tascosa Dumas Amarillo Lubbock Petrvian “E Jane Ais Rington Denton Rescare Houston Or Belloneryt Dallas Stigni and Park Irving Mac Garland Grand Prairie Richardson Lake Hance Greenville Pe Kinney Paris Texarka Ena Piemouth Garian As Worth Poly Fort Worth Western Pegs Hills Nederland Lake Charles Lac Granwe Deer Park Clear Creek Galena Park Pasadena Rayburn Aigpostert Houston Jones Ities Baytown Lee Texas City Cornus Christ Carrol Kingsville Alice Corpus Christ! King Weslace Brownsville Harlingen Corpus Christ Moody McAlien Monterrey Mex la Vega Carver Austin Anderson San Marcos Austin Crockett Austin Pie Gallum Fort Worth Arlington & Austin Reagan San Antonio Alamo San Antonio Churchill New Bravatels Seguin San Antonio Houston San Antonio Kennedy Yy Austin Lanier Antonin Marshall South Gaga Anon San Antonio Wheatley West Oso San Antonio Jefferson San Antonio Fox Tech Miller San Antonio Highlands San Antonio MacArthur San Antoniol Harnandale San Antonio Holmes Roosevelt Jaredo Martin San Antonio Central Catholic Panhandie White Deer Phillips Memphis Wheeler Stinnett Omey Faleer Dame Electra Shamrockee Jacksoboro Stamford Comanche Coleman Eastland Baird Granbury Big Lake Brady Georgetown Burnet Copperas Cove Liano Johnson City Marble Fala Bridgeport Glen Rose Bowle Decatur Henrietta Nocona Keller Carroll de Soto Wilmer-Hutchins Fort Worth Nolan Kirkpatrick Midlothian Kennedale Waxahachie Hillsboro Buna Kountze Bross Boling Hi Tead Clint Grand Falls Sanderson Eunice Ae van Horn Eldorado

Arkansas Rolls Past Tulsa 56 13 Behind Dickey Two TDs

Tailback David Dickey his two rushing touchdowns on the half back option and a 19 yard pass to Chuck Dicus sparked Arkansas to a 56 13 victory over Tulsa. Dickey also added a one yard third period score as the Razorbacks built a 35 7 lead. Tulsa threatened early but Arkansas pulled away with quick strikes including a 60 yard pass to Max Peacock and a 30 yard interception return by Jerry Moore.

Fayetteville David Dickey Tulsa Arkansas Hurricane Dickey Chuck Dicus Razorbacks Dicus Bill Montgomery Max Peacock Jerry Moore Mike Stripling Jerry McArtor Stripling Harry Wood Doug Wyatt Lynn Garner Mike Boschetti Wyatt Gordon Norwood Gary Adams John Eichler Wood Montgomery Bob White Peacock Gary Berchtold

McMillan Paces Attack as Missouri Shellacks Illinois 44-0

Missouri rolled to a 44-0 victory over Illinois behind Terry McMillan who ran for two touchdowns and threw for another. The win evened Missouri at 1-1 and extended Dan Devine’s success against the Big Ten. McMillan led a third quarter burst with a 35 yard run and a two yard toss to Mel Gray, while Illinois managed little offense.

Champaign Terry McMillan Missouri Ilinois Dan Devine Devine Tigers

Enyart Leads OSU to 24 21 Victory Over Utah

Oregon State fullback Bill Enyart a human battering ram rushed 50 times for 299 yards and three touchdowns to lift the 18th ranked Beavers to a 24 21 win in Salt Lake City Utah. Enyart scored on 7 25 and 14 yard runs and boosted OSU after a 21 20 loss, while Utah's late rally was stifled by a penalties plagued drive.

Salt Lake City Utah Bill “Earthquake" Enyart Oregon State Enyart OSU

Georgia Rolls Past Clemson 31-13 With Second Quarter Burst

Georgia defeated Clemson 31-13 at Sanford Stadium as Mike Cavan threw two TDs and set up another in the second quarter and added a keeper for a score after halftime. Richie Luzzi's 100-yard kickoff return TD highlighted Clemson’s offense in a 59,000 plus crowd.

Athens Georgia Clemson Mike Cavan Cavan Richie Luzzi Tiger Sanford Bulldogs Dennis Hughes Billy Brice Donnie Hampton Kent Lawrence Hughes Charlie Waters Buddy Gore Ray Yauger Waters

Utah State Routs Wichita State in College Football Opener

Artie Taylor returned the opening kickoff 98 yards and Utah State piled up 540 yards of offense to Wichita State’s 96. John Pappas connected on a 12 yard pass to Mike O'Shea and a 21 yard scoring pass to Frank Nunn in the third period, after scoring on a three yard run in the second. The Aggies led 24-0 at halftime and cruised to the win as reserves played late.

Paydirt Illinois Dennis Toppe Bob Naponic Diinois McMillan Ron McBride Missouri Dini Mike Bennett Illini Naponic Jim Juras George Moore Juras Garnett Phelps Moore Logan Utah Artie Taylor Utah State Wichita State John Pappas Mike O'Shea Frank Nunn Reoves

Duke Crushed By Michigan

Michigan defeated Duke 31-10 as halfback Ron Johnson rushed for 205 yards and scored twice. Johnson had 189 yards by halftime and Michigan gained a 14-7 edge before pulling away in the second half behind Brown’s passing and key scores in the third and fourth quarters.

Morgan State preserves 27-game unbeaten streak with 9-7 win

Morgan State survives Grambling at Yankee Stadium to extend its streak to 27. A fourth quarter safety after Ray Chester blocked Calvin Lewis punt put Morgan ahead 9-7, with Grambling failing to score from the one yard line as time expired. Chester also returned a 52-yard pass for Morgan State’s only TD.

NEW York Morgan State Grambling Tigers Yankee Stadium Ray Chester Calvin Lewis Frank Holmes Jimmy Harris Harris Eddi Robinson Frank Lewis Henry Jones Chester Lewis Chuck Harrison Street Academy Program

Vanderbilt Upsets Army in Narrow Victory at Michie Stadium

Vanderbilt, with 19 year old quarterback John Miller, stunned Army 17 to 13 at Michie Stadium. Mills passes to Dave Strong fueled two Vanderbilt TDs and a 27 yard field goal by Ernie Perez. Army answered with a late touchdown after fumbles and field goal by Arden Jensen set a stadium record.

West Point N.Y Vanderbilt John Miller Army Curt Chesley Miller Ernie Perez Dave Strong Steve Lindell Bill McDonald Strong Don North Doug Matthews Charlie Jarvis Paul Watkins Commodore Lindell Lynn Moore Jarvis Arden Jensen Michie Stadium

Yale Beats Connecticut 31-14 in Season Opener

Yale quarterback Bryan Dowling threw two touchdown passes to Nick Davidson and ran for another score as Yale built a 28-14 lead by halftime. Connecticut struggled with turnovers while Vin Clements led the Huskies with 122 rushing yards. Yale placekicker Bob Bayless added a 28-yard field goal and four extra points.

New Haven Dowling Elis Nick Davidson Calvin Hill Yale Bob Bayless Hill Connecticut Vin Clements

Oregon Wins First NCAA Basketball Title

The University of Oregon defeated Ohio State 46 to 33 to claim the first NCAA basketball championship in Evanston Illinois in 1939.

Eugene, Ore

Dutch sport fishing population rises toward 600000

Dutch agriculture and fisheries officials told parliament that 1967 saw 564000 licensed sport fishermen in the Netherlands and their number is expected to exceed 600000 by year end.

The Hague Upi Holland

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