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BOONE, N.C. — Quarterback Dave Wilson of Findlay again spearheaded Ball State University to victory as the Mid- American Conference Cardinals dumped Appalachian State University 38-7 Satur day. Ball State, winners of five straight contests, is now 6-2 on the season. The former Findlay High standout ran his season passing total over 1,000 yards. He has completed 86-131 passes (66 per cent) for 1,063 yards and 10 touchdowns while rushing for six more scores. Wilson picked apart the Appalachian State pass defense at will in finding the mark on 20 of 24 offerings for 200 yards and two touchdowns. He also pushed across another TD of his own in the second quarter on a 13-yard scamper. In all, he rushed for 64 yards in 12 carriers. The Cardinals, 3-1 in the MAC, are cur rently behind Miami (3-0) and Central Michigan (4-1) with league games left against Western and Eastern Michigan. 3rd-Quarter ONN’s Downfall NEW CONCORD — Jeff Morgan con nected with Terry Kelley for a 40-yard touchdown pass in the final seconds of the first half to pave the way for a 21-point third-quarter outburst as Muskingum Col lege handed Ohio Northern University its fifth straight loss Saturday, 35-18. A 24-yard aerial from Bob Taylor to Rob Coll with 2:22 to play in the second quarter gave Ohio Northern an early 10-7 lead. But on the next series Morgan hooked up with Kelley with 32 seconds left to capp a 73- yard, seven-play march, Morgan went on to score the initial third-quarter touchdown while passing for the other two in leading Muskingum to 197 yards through the air on 11 of 20 comple tions. The Muskies, 6-1 on the campaign and 3- 0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference Red Division, bettered the Polar Bears on the 4 id by a 212-112 margin. Ohio Northern, 1-6 in all games and 03 in the Red Division, used three quarter backs to compile a 16-33 completion record for 149 yards. 370s-18 o 11- 216—35 Onio Northern Muskingum College ONU — FG Winkle 40. MC — G. Martin 12 run (Morckel kick). ONU — Call 24 pass from Taylor (Rubbs kick). MC — Kelley 40 pass from Morgan (Morckel kick). MC — Morgan 30 run (Morckel kick). MC — Kelley 58 pass from Morgan (Morckel kick). MAC — Bova 9 pass from Morgan (Morckel kick). pa — M. Martin 6 pass from Rockhold (Marshall fund. Defiance Stays With Oilers DEFIANCE — Hoosier-Buckeye Col legiate Conference coleader Defiance bunched 39 points in the first half to stay abreast of Findlay in the chase for the loop title Saturday with a commanding 52- 0 whitewashing of Bluffton. The Yellow Jackets, 5-0-1 in the league and 5-1-1 overall, same as the Oilers open ed with 14 points in the first quarter before exploding for 25 in the second, highlighted by touchdown gallops of 71 and 90 yards by George Schaefer. Defiance and Findlay played to a 3-3 standoff in the opening game of the season. Schaefer made the most of five carries to pace the Yellow Jackets’ ground attack of 352 yards with 172. Defiance also added 47 yards passing and 12 first downs. The Beavers, 3-5-0 overall and 2-5-0 in the HBCC, fumbled the ball away four times and suffered an interception in pick s— 1 ~ ing up only 104 total yards and five first downs. Bluffton College 220 o-0 Oallange College tk O—52 — Schaub 79 pass from Carey, (Dewitt kick). 5 — Mendoza I run (DeWitt kick). 2 -- Harris( rate thick failed). ‘~ FG Dewitt Safety. Schaefer 71 run (DeWitt kick). Schaefer run (DeWitt kick). Beamer run (kick failed). _ $danb 4 pass from Carey (DeWIt kick). L-B Boosters Meet Today A film of last Friday's Liberty-Benton at Vanlue football contest is atop the agen da when the Liberty-Benton Athletic Boosters meet today at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Becraft Heads OAC Field DELAWARE — Mike Becraft turned the five-mile Delaware Country Club course in 25:25 to capture the individual championship, but the remainder of Ohio Northern University’s cross country squad finished well back in the pack and the Polar Bears were a disappointing fourth in the Ohio Athletic Conference meet here Saturday. The Polar Bears, 100 in 1977 dual meets, came in behind winner Mt. Union, Baldwin-Wallace and Otterbein with 98 points. Mt. Union captured four of the first five individual positions in racking up 37 points, Baldwin-Wallace had 80 and Otter bein 88. Becraft, along with teammates Dan Schoenlin and Matt McGowan, did, however, qualify for the NCAA Division II championships next Saturday at Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University. Schoenlin was 18th with a 26:30 clocking while McGowan was 20th at 26:36 in the OAC meet. Soccer Team Loses Finale MAUMEE — A tight squeeze again led to defeat for the Findlay High soccer squad Saturday, as the Trojans closed their second season of varsity competition on a losing note to Maumee Valley, 2-0. The Trojans, playing on a field measur ing only 50 by 90 yards — the regulation dimensions are 65 by 110 yards — lost to Gahanna on a similar field earlier in the season. Maumee Valley’s first goal came in the second period when a kick by Mark Cer vanka inadvertently went wide of Findlay goalie Greg Lodge. The other Maumee Valley goal was netted in the third period by Steve Akkey. The Trojans got off only 13 shots on goal to the winners’ 18. Lodge recorded eight saves. Findlay closes out the campaign with a 10-5-2 accounting, having outscored op ponents 60-22. Dave Smith and Keith South each recorded 13 goals while Steve Kindle and Joe Roberts paced the squad in assists with seven each. The FHS reserves capped a perfect 15-0 season with a victory in the Worthington Overnight Invitational Tournament last weekend. Ist To Defeat Worthington WORTHINGTON — The Hancock Soc cer Association girls’ junior varsity team became the first HSA club to defeat a Wor thington team on the road Saturday, 3-1. Lisa Elderbrook scored a pair of goals for the locals while Laurie Smith ac counted for the other score. Holly German saved the contest for Findlay in the fourth period by stopping back-to-back penalty kicks. Goalies German and Shiela Boyko combined to limit Worthington to one score. Findlay defeated Worthington earlier this month by a 2-0 margin. JVs End With Flourish SANDUSKY — Findlay High’s junior varsity football team scored 28 points in the last nine minutes of the game in rally ing for a 34-14 victory over Sandusky in Buckeye Conference play Saturday. The Trojans, who finished their season with a 6-2 record, got touchdown runs of eight and 14 yards from Tim Leek, a 19- yard scoring pass from Jeff Slough to Jim Geyer and a 15-yard TD run by Joe Logsdon in the comeback. Randy Smaltz scored on a one-yard run in the first quarter while Slough passed to Ziad Shaheen for a two-point conversion. Rick Burke hit on two of four extra point kicks. Leek gained 104 yards rushing and Dar ryl Preston 50 while Slough completed 4 of 5 passes for 41 yards, Geyer catching three of them for 38 yards. Brian Smith and Neil Teatforth had interceptions, Tim Federici blocked a punt and Bill Beach recovered a fumble. Beach led the defense with 11 tackles while Tim Tussing added 10 and Randy Parrish, Steve Klein and Brian McMahon seven apiece. i —
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Findlay Courier
Findlay, Ohio, US
Mon, Oct 31, 1977
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