Galion Tigers Ride Beach Night To 22-13 Victory
Galion Tigers upset Norwalk 22-13 in the 1978 Northern Ohio League opener as Kirk Beach exploded for 204 yards on 5-foot-8, 170-pound power runs and two scores. Galion built a 13-0 halftime lead and pulled away with Beach breaking an 84-yard TD and a late safety by Norwalk. Norwalk admitted to being overwhelmed by Galion up front and Beach’s breakout performance sparked the Beach party on the field.
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Tigers
Kirk Beach
Norwalk
Harry Beers
Tiger
Kirk
Beers
Bob Hart
Hart
Truckers
Wes Douglas
Gary Wilde
Jim Arlin
Craig Colvin
Arlin
Colvin
Beach
Dave Agee
John Zurgich
Dennis Russell
John Tychan
Trucker
Jeff Kirk
Bob Ford
Steve Kleinknecht
Agee
Douglas
Wilde
Jim Riddle
Kleinknecht
Andy Harris
Mike Sagle
John Christopher
Larry Seibold
Larry Leibold
Jimmy
Leibold
Bellevue
Willard
Shelby Crushes Bellevue in NOL Showdown
Shelby Whippets routed Bellevue Redmen 35-3, breaking a close game with 14 third-quarter points. Key plays included Kelly Stanford’s 10 yard TD run and John Armstrong two third-quarter scores, while Duke Haynes left injured and Bellevue totaled 185 rushing yards to Shelby’s 212. Stanford went 4-for-5 passing for 116 yards.
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Shelby
Bellevue
Redmen
Whippets
Roger Joseph
Kelly Stanford
John Armstrong
Pat Rose
Bob Stiden
Duke Haynes
Stanford
Bucyrus Opens With 21-13 Win Over Rams
Bucyrus climbs from behind to beat Upper Sandusky 21-13 in the Northern Ohio League Friday night. QB Joe Teynor scored twice from 16 and 10 yards, adding a two point conversion. Matt Baldy kicked the final extra point as Bucyrus improves to 1-4 in league play.
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Bucyrus
Rams
Upper Sandusky
Joe Teynor
Craig Marshall
Erick Swihart
Teynor
Redmen
Mike Barcig
Paydirt
Brian Williams
Matt Baldy
Punt Pass and Kick Set For Saturday
The 18th annual Punt Pass and Kick contest begins Saturday at Norwalk Junior High School. Kids eight to 13 may register with a parent at participating Ford dealers. No fee or body contact. Norwalk Jaycees co sponsor. Twelve national finalists advance to the National Championship during the NC Championship halftime in January. Also, turkey shoots begin Sundays from Oct 1 at the Berlin Heights American Legion Hall at 1 p.m. Public welcome.
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Norwalk
Norwalk Jaycees
Willard Flashes Rally for 20-16 Win Over Columbian
In a Northern Ohio League opener at Tiffin, Willard overcame a 16-7 deficit with 13 fourth quarter points. Eric Gosche connected with Scott Colbert for a 23-yard TD, and Mark Miller sparked the comeback with an 85-yard kickoff return and a 6-yard rushing TD before sealing a 20-16 victory.
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Tiffin
Willard
Tiffin Columbian
Jim Smith
Columbian
Eric Gosche
Scott Colbert
John Culver
Tornadoes
Mark Miller
Miller
Culver
Flashes
Cartoon hints new defense for Bengals vs Saints
A Friday cartoon shows Bengals coach Johnson at a blackboard with an I Am The Coach shirt as an assistant tells two players to be quiet while the cartoon implies a proposed new defensive plan for the upcoming game against Archie Manning and the New Orleans Saints.
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Archie Manning
New Orleans Saints
Bengals
Johnson
New Orleans
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