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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1978
Page
7
Kermit Yellowjackets beat Lovington Wildcats 14-0 in a defensive game on a rainy field. Sophomore quarterback David Fulbright scored on a 1 yard run late in the third. Alfred McGillera added a late 1 yard TD as Layne Nutt kicked both extra points. Kermit travels to Fort Stockton, Lovington to West Las Vegas next.
Eldorado Eagles edge Ozona Lions 7 to 0 to post their first win of the season and improve to 1-2 while Ozona drops to 0-3 in district non dial play. John Cheatam scored the sole TD with a 13 yard reception and added the extra point.
Radio schedule lists game broadcasts across multiple stations. Notable matchups include Baylor at Kentucky, SMU at Penn State, Texas A&M at Boston College, Utah at Houston, and TCU at Oregon with times from 12:10 p.m. to 9:10 p.m. on KWMJ FM KKKK FM KWEL KBAT FM KBAT FM KQIP FM.
No. 1 Temple Overwhelms Abilene High 49-0 as Elvis Walker and Carl Robinson pace the offense with multiple touchdowns. Mark McQueen connects on several PATs and Darrell Weddington adds a 38 yard reception. Abilene’s Reggie Fields leads with 87 rushing yards.
Rankin Red Devils shut down Buena Vista as Richard Barrett ran 26 times for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Rankin, led by Brant Myers, ground out 178 rushing yards while BVU managed 36 yards and four first downs. Armendarez added two kicks and a late one point, with the clock failing to work throughout. Rankin moves on to face Grandfalls in District 4B opener.
Marfa Shorthorns overpower Sanderson Eagles 42 to 6 as Manuel Mendoza accounts for four touchdowns two on the ground and one passing score Arman Lassiter adds two TD runs and Sanderson finally breaks through with a 45 yard Mike Sanchez run Mendoza also fires a 17 yard strike to John Polson early in the game Next week Marfa hosts Fabens while Wink visits Sanderson
Bicycle moto cross doubleheader postponed a week due to bad weather. Races will start Saturday at 11 a.m. and Sunday at 12 30 p.m. on the new dates September 30 and October 1 with the same timetable.
Frank Hartnett scored on a nine yard run with three minutes left lifting Fort Davis to an 8 7 win over Sierra Blanca. Hartnett added the two point conversion for the Indians first win of the season. Robert Wood had a 45 yard TD for Sierra Blanca in the second quarter. Fort Davis rushed 271 yards and passed 26 while holding Sierra Blanca to 128. Fort Davis hosts Presidio next week in Class 4 B East play.
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