Plymouth Huskies Rally For 21 12 Victory Over South Central
Plymouth exploded for 21 fourth quarter points to beat South Central 21 12. Tom Miller scored on a one yard plunge after a failed kick, then Mike Messer added a 66 yard TD and a five yard run. Plymouth racked up 251 rushing yards to South Central 93.
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Mike Messer
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Mt. Vernon Beats Galion 24-7 In Opener
Mt. Vernon downed Galion 24-7 in the opening 1977 football game. Jeff Kirk connected with Mike Evans for a 34 yard score for Galion, but Mt. Vernon answered with four TDs including a 38 yard pass from Doug Gorsuch to Dave McCann and a 13 yard run by Jerry Graves. Mike Turney added two extra points and a 35 yard field goal to seal the win.
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Jeff Kirk
Mike Goodman
Dave
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Doug Gorsuch
Mike Turney
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Turney
Jerry Graves
Bucyrus Edges Ontario 21 19 In Narrow Football Win
Bucyrus overcame a halftime deficit to beat Ontario 21 to 19 Friday night. Ontario scorers came from Steve Arnett on a 15 yard run and Randy Parry on three and four yard runs. Bucyrus replies included Matt Baldy three yards Joe Teynor one yard and Steve Ransom a 53 yard TD pass from Teynor with Teynor also throwing to Joe Barciz for extra points.
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Bucyrus
Ontario
Steve Arnett
Randy Parry
Matt Baldy
Joe Teynor
Steve Ransom
Teynor
Joe Barciz
Shelby Whippets rout Perkins Pirates in season opener
John Armstrong scored on 48, five and 31 yard runs to lead the Whippets to an easy win. Kevin Calver added a touchdown and Mike Hartz kicked three extra points as Shelby totaled 292 yards to Perkins 99. Perkins, led by new coach Jim Stauffer, passed 20 times with five completions in the defeat.
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John Armstrong
Whippets
Pirates
Kevin Calver
Mike Hartz
Perkins
Jim Stauffer
Redmen edge Port Clinton 14 12 on late third quarter drive
Port Clinton falls 14 12 as Port Clinton stalls late in the third after Mark Schoen catches a 25 yard pass from John Rogers for the go ahead touchdown. Bruce Fox and Joseph add the earlier Bellevue score, Jeff Scott opens season with 5 yard run and Craig Lippus adds Port Clinton score on 25 yard pass from Chris Carpenter.
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Port Clinton
Mark Schoen
John Rogers
Roger Joseph
Redmen
Jeff Scott
Redskins
Bellevue
Rogers
Bruce Fox
Joseph
Craig Lippus
Chris Carpenter
Astros Rehire Bill Virdon and Coaches for 1978
The Houston Astros announced the return of manager Bill Virdon and his four coaches for the 1978 season. Astros president Tal Smith stated the contracts have been extended at a brief news conference.
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Houston Astros
Bill Virdon
Astros
Tal Smith
Western Reserve Rout South Amherst 30 0 in Friday rout
Western Reserve scored in all four quarters to oust South Amherst 30 0 as Steve McGuckin led with three touchdowns on a five yard run in the first quarter a 26 yard pass to McGuckin and a 65 yard sprint to cap the scoring Western Reserve totaled 244 rushing yards and 53 through the air while South Amherst managed 120 rushing and 32 passing.
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South Amherst
Steve McGuckin
Roughriders
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McGuckin
Wildcats Rally Past Smithville In Homecoming Victory
New London Wildcats defeated Smithville 20 12 on Homecoming night led by Virgil Harris who ran 23 times for 149 yards. Mike Nestor connected with Jim Farnsworth for a 10 yard score and added the extra point then later scored on a one yard quarterback sneak. Harris powered a ground game over 300 yards while Smithville finished with under 200 total yards.
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Virgil Harris
Cats
Smithville
Mike Nestor
Jim
Wildcats
Local high school football scores by conference
Northern Ohio League results include Norwalk 20 over Huron 7 and Tiffin Calvert 7 over Willard 6. Bellevue 14 over Port Clinton 12. Mt. Vernon 24 over Galion 7. Shelby 27 over Perkins 0. Mansfield Madison 14 over Tiffin. Upper Sandusky 20 over Elida 8. Firelands Conference Plymouth 21 over South Central Edison 19. Columbia Station Northwestern 34 over Mapleton 0. Western Reserve 30 over South Amherst 0. Monroeville 21 over Seneca East.
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Lions edge Browns in final preseason test
Detroit beat Cleveland 24 to 20 in a game that left both teams 3-3 in exhibition play. Joe Reed led a late Lions march for the winning TD as Brian Sipe showed promise for Cleveland in his first start since last season.
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Dexter Bussey
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Rams Hand Elida 20-8 Defeat In Prep Gridiron
Upper Sandusky, predicted to top the Northern Ohio League, beat Elida 20-8 after a dominant first half. Doug Orians scored three touchdowns, including a 6 yard run and a 3 yard dash, while Calmas added all three extra points. Elida tallied a late score on a 32 yard pass from Dave Burrell to Tim Purldy, with Burrell also rushing for the bonus.
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Orians
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Elida
Tim Purldy
Dave Burrell
Burrell
Edison Tops Columbia Station 19 6 Behind LeVine Dash
Edison rolled to a 19 6 win at Corky Field as Keith LeVine sprinted 53 yards for a second quarter TD after Ric Bauer opened the scoring with a 20 yard run. Bruce Dietrich narrowed early in the fourth with a one yard plunge for Columbia, but Edison answered with Corky Field’s three yard score. Columbia totaled 79 yards while Edison had 195 rushing yards.
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Edison
Columbia
LeVine
Ric Bauer
Bruce Dietrich
Corky Field
Black River Edges Keystone After Halftime Rally
Black River overcame a 6 0 halftime deficit to beat Keystone 14 6 Friday night. Wes Holcomb opened the scoring for Keystone on a 24 yard reception from Dale Gregory. Don Wilson answered with a one yard plunge for Black River and Mark Williams added the extra point. Keystone totaled 126 passing yards but only 27 rushing yards.
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Keystone
Wes Holcomb
Dale Gregory
Don Wilson
Mark Williams
Columbian Shutout at Mansfield Madison
Mansfield Madison blanked Columbian 14 to 0 as Scott Finley scored from the four in the first period Tim Robinson added a four from the one and Finley connected with Jaynes for the bonus points.
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Tiffin Columbian
Mansfield Madison
Scott Finley
Tim Robinson
Finley
Jaynes
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