Beavers Triumph Over Scottsdale 24-6 in Frustrating Game
Westwood quarterback Clip Palmer faced a stiff Beaver defense as Scottsdale opened with a sack and interception. Pete Mandley led Westwood with 75 rushing yards and three touchdowns, while Scottsdale struggled to run and produced only 46 yards on the ground.
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Renee Beymer
Westwood
John Sezate
Scottsdale High
Scottsdale
Beavers
McClintock
Warriors
Clip Palmer
Kent Warble
Joe Corte
Corte
5Spkin
Joey Lum
Eries
Pete Mandley
Glenn Lopez
Chris Emerson
Emerson
Mandley
Lopez
Lumpkin
Palmer
Keith Wilson
Tim McGuffie
McGuffie
Sabercats hold off Tempe 7 6 in tough league battle
Saguaro's defense carried a 7 6 Central Division A League win over Tempe at the Buffaloes grounds. Kevin Smith struggled in the air as Norbitt's 53 yard run set the early lead and Daniels added a late score before Saguaro clung to the victory.
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Bob Snider
Sabercats
Kevin Smith
Saguaro
Yuma
Tempe
Joe Garcia
Tim Rangel
Randy Phillips
Bob Keller
Smith
Sakers
Keller
John Norbitt
Cats
Norbutt
Randy Mandt
Buffaloes
Marc Daniels
Sabercat
Daniels
Buffs
Randy Mortensen
Arizona State
Fred
Mortensen
Coronado Dons Upset Mesa High On Strong Defense
Coronado 20 Mesa 9 as Dons stifle Rabbits after a 20 point first half. Coronado benefits from five fumbles forced by defense and key runs by Jim Collier and Paul Thorpe. Sophomore QB John Ault goes 4 of 9 for 68 yards as Coronado earns its second win of the season.
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Coronado
Dons
Mesa ‘High
Mesa
Tom Dahl
The
Rabbits
Dahl
Jim Collier
Paul Thorpe
Stewart Shaw
Art Alverez
Don
John Ault
Dahli
Clark Drozdowski
Redcoats end Homecoming jinx with 16 0 win over Buckeye
Gerard’s defense held Buckeye to minus 20 rushing yards and 16 passing yards as the Redcoats roll to a 16-0 victory at East High. Knudsen scorched 47 yards on the ground, Facio added a 42 yard field goal, and Sieczkowski connected for a fourth quarter 20 yard TD pass to Smith.
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Gerard
Redcoats
Buckeye
Hawks
East High
Coats
Mike Knudsen
Bob Facio
Facio
Paul Sieczkowski
Tim Smith
Sieczkowski
Steve Schwan
Knudsen
Mark Moler
Aaron Bankowski
Varsity
Joe Gourley
Ger — Knudsen
Ger — Smith
Paul $Leczkowski
Scottsdale West-Mandley Scoring Summary
In a brief scoring snippet Scottsdale West-Mandley opens with a 3 run by Sezate after a kick and follows with West-Mandley adding a 9 run after a Sezate kick. West-Sezate makes a 25 field goal, then West-Mandley delivers a 36 run with a Sezate kick. Scott-McGuffie adds a 35 yard run but the extra point fails.
Japan Beats Taiwan In Asian Handball Qualifier
Japan, using seven 1976 Olympic players, defeated Taiwan 44 to 14 in Taipei to close the first round of the Asian qualifying round for the 1978 indoor world championship. Japan finished undefeated with two wins, while Taiwan and Saudi Arabia each had one and two losses respectively. The Taipei winner advances to Copenhagen finals joining six teams from other regions and six from the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
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Taipei
Japan
Taiwan
Saudi Arabia
Copenhagen
Denmark
Asia
Africa
Europe
Firebirds fall to Yuma 27 18 after strong second quarter
Chaparral trailing 13-0 early, then a 13-12 halftime deficit as Chris Leininger Sean Griffin and Robert Miller lead a second quarter scoring drive. Miller’s first start at quarterback and Griffin 30 yard run highlight a late rally before Yuma pulls away with four more scores and a running clock.
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Chaparral
Firebirds
Yuma
Rip Simmons
Chris Leininger
Sean Griffin
Griffin
Robert Miller
Miller
Leininger
Simmons
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Labers
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Joe Willett
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Sag'— Norbut
Ness
Tempe — Daniels
Mesa — Alvarez
Shaw
van Wagner
Cor — Thorpe
Ortega
Cor — Cottier
Ault
Cor — Collier
Schwan
Redcoats Snap Homecoming Jinx
Bob Alexander
Rick Kirkegaard
Hawk
Chris Rawlings
Jeff Zeiser
Dan Brodrick
Bankowski
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Blue Water Pool Chemical Co., Inc
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