Sabers Rally to Beat Casa Grande in Second Half
Saguaro Sabercats erased a 15-14 halftime deficit to top the Casa Grande Cougars 29-15 on their field. Bench back Dandy Curran sparked the rally with 32 and 19 yard runs, while Rob Lamb connected with John Muller and Clayton Schneider for a 58 yard drive.
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Bill Snider
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Saguaro Sabercats
Casa Grande Cougars
Sabercat
Dandy Curran
Saber
Cats
Fred Silvestri
Cougar
Casa Grande
Andy Nader
Cougars
Kell
Webb
Randy Tavel
Randy Dawson
Clayton Schneider
Doug Colvin
Rob Lamb
John Muller
Schneider
Curran
Labers
Mark Nickells
Colvin
Greg Nigh
Eric Kirsch
Sabers
George Beard
Marlin Span
Sabercats
League opener Warriorship Dons 29 7
Warriorship Dons opened the league season with a 29 to 7 victory as ERNIE WOHLFARTH reports. The win showcased the Dons offense and defense in the first matchup of the season.
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Warriorship Dons
Westwood topples Coronado 29 7 on road for league opener
Westwood Warriors ran 341 total yards to Coronado 119 as David Luna and Frank Wright led the ground game with 112 and 92 yards respectively. Steiner connected on three touchdown passes, while Coronado missed a late rally in homecoming loss. Coronado falls to 0 1 in league play and hosts Chandler next.
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Warriors
Dons
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Frank Wright
Luna
Wright
Mike Steiner
Don
John Mannion
Hector Hernandez
Keane McCready
Steiner
James Williams
Robert Wilson
McCready
Wilson
Jon Repp
Williams
Chandler Wolves
Arcadia Downs Upset-Minded Mesa In Homecoming Thriller
Arcadia Jackrabbits nearly upset eighth-ranked Mesa Titans on homecoming night as Gil Gillenwater scored for Arcadia and Bob Stiles sealed the win. Mesa led 7-6 at half after Rick Holman connected with Steve Romero. Arcadia outgained 268 to 242 in total offense as Tomes: Pihl led Arcadia with 67 passing yards. Titans head to Casa Grande next week for league play.
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Arcadia
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Gil Gillenwater
Alex Alvarez
Mesa
Titan
Bob Stiles
Paydirt
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Homan
Steve Pihl
Pihl
Casa Grande
Beavers Edge Wolves 28 20 in Strained Scottsdale Victory
Scottsdale High edged Chandler 28 20 as Beavers score two fourth quarter touchdowns after trading second-quarter end zone plays. Ross Torgerson kicked all four extra points while Chandler’s John Nix and Randy Jerdee connected for the Wolves’ late scoring.
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Scottsdale
Chandler
Wolves
Beavers
SHS
Ross Torgerson
Larry Bandura
Mike Makings
Mike Anderson
Makings
Randy Jerdee
John Nix
Jerdee
Chris Machen
Gerard Redcoats Upset Parker in Class A Thriller
Gerard Corresponder reports Gerard's Redcoats stunned top-ranked Parker 8 0 in a defensive battle. Rick Placido scored the only touchdown on a five yard run in the third quarter. The win improves Gerard to 3 1 1 and undefeated in conference play with homecoming ahead against Ajo.
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Gerard
Redcoats
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Don Cox
Rick Placido
Pat Bourque
Tim Moncher
Broncs
Parker
Rick Lancaster
Paker
Ajo
Carr Becomes Phoenix Blazers Coach After Layoff
Al Carr takes over the Phoenix Blazers with a 5-0 start and a 51.8 point per game average as Western Football League action resumes against the Pasadena Chiefs at Montgomery Stadium. Carr notes Pasadena’s recent improvements and adjusts practices and positions to boost incentives.
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Phoenix Blazers
Pasadena Chiefs
Montgomery Stadium
Carr
Dan Devinie
Arizona State
Chandler Wolves Fall To Beavers In Last Minute Thriller
Chandler back Jerdee passes for two TDs and 93 receiving yards while Makings rushes for 80 yards as Scottsdale rallies to lead before Beaver defense halts late comeback. Final score 28-20 with Beavers defending home turf and eyeing a fifth win next week versus Kofa.
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Jerdee
Jim Lawrence
Scottsdale
Steve Palmer
Paydirt
Palmer
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Wolves
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Craig Marietta
Larry Bandura
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Mets sign Jay Kleven to 1972 contract
New York Mets sign catcher Jay Kleven of San Lorenzo to a 1972 contract. Kleven, 21, earned all-Far Western Conference honors after hitting .362 for Hayward State. He will play in the Peninsula Winter League and join the Mets minor league training base in St. Petersburg, Florida, in March.
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