Redskins Fall to Spartans on Parents Night 27 8
Sycamore Spartans defeat Morris Redskins 27 to 8 as Steve West rushes for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Spartans remain atop the Little Seven with a 6-0 mark while Morris drops to 4-2 and Geneva moves to second at 5-1. Coach Darlington praises effort after a hard fought loss.
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Bob Black
Dan Darlington
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Sycamore Spartans
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Little Seven
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Geneva
Aurora Waubonsie Valley
Waubonsie Valley
Aurora
Geneva Falls
Batavia
Darlington
Sycamore
Steve West
Spartan
West
Steve Lutz
Morris Redskins sophomores crush Sycamore 36 0 to claim first in Little Seven
Morris sophomores dominate unbeaten Sycamore 36 0 as Morris improves to 8 0 overall and 7 0 in conference. Craig Borens rushes for 82 yards and two TDs aided by Mark Sharp and Jeff Tibbett. Quarterback Bill Button passes for 92 yards as Sharp, Warner and Borens score. Coach Jay Roth warns against overlooking Waubonsie Valley upcoming game.
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Streator
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Jay Roth
Mark Sharp
Jeff Tibbett
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Roth
Redskins
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Waubonsie Valley
Plainfield
Sharp
Frank Warner
Tibbett
Bill Button
Warner
Pat
Button
Mike Eschenbaum
Bill van Cleave
John Galloway
Lions turn back Bears in Chicago comeback thriller
Chicago coach Neill Armstrong defended late play calls after two fourth down attempts failed. Avellini’s sneak at the Lion 13 and Walter Payton’s six yard loss on a screen helped Detroit edge Chicago 21 17. Players blamed officials for a bad mark on the sneak.
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Neill Armstrong
Detroit Lions
Bob Avellini
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Walter Payton
Armstrong
Avellini
Roland Harper
Bears
Harper
Carl Sandburg tops district cross country as Morris finishes 17th
Carl Sandburg wins the district meet in New Lenox with 45 points, while Morris places 17th of 18 schools and misses sectional bids at Lockport. Mike Keane leads Sandburg in 14 54.6, Morris runners place from 67th to 116th with Keith Yard 67th. Coach Gary Heckman notes the effort.
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Lockport
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Mike Keane
Carl Sandburg
Sandburg
Mike Chaffin
Keith Yard
Paul Rochnowski
John Elleson
Willie Wren
Dave Wren
Kevin Sanders
Jeff Workman
Lincolnway
Kankakee Westview
Minooka Finishes Ninth at Rockford District Cross Country
Minooka places ninth of 17 at the Rockford Districts in Class AA. Barry Hunt leads with 28th, while Mark Robinson 48th, Brian Robinson 50th, Rich Anderson 66th and Brian Immel 67th. Belvidere wins with 48 points. Minooka totals 259. Coach Closen notes four seniors depart and hopes 12 to 15 sophomores return for next year.
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Mark Robinson
Brian Robinson
Rich Anderson
Brian Immel
Belvidere
DeKalb
Sterling
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Dixon
Ray Fonck
Closen
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