Arcadia Titans End Jinx With 27 6 Win Over Yuma
The Arcadia Titans defeated the Yuma Criminals 27 to 6 in a Division T opener. Kenny Johnson led Arcadia with three rushing scores and a key 44 yard pass to Jim Bruce, while Jim Timmons scored Yuma’s lone TD on a 14 yard run. Arcadia blocked a punt and intercepted late to seal the victory.
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Arcadia
Titans
Yuma
Titan
Ben Anderson
Kenny Johnson
Jim Haynes
Bobby Gullickson
Gullickson
Terry Kennedy
Johnson
Jim Bruce
Kennedy
Wynn
Jim Timmons
Timmons
Sprint Cars Duel At Manzanita Speedway Opens In Phoenix
Roll cage sprint cars race two days on Manzanita Speedway half mile oval in Phoenix. Johnny Capels of Albuquerque NM won a 40 lap feature in first leg Friday night and set a 14.05 track record for the quarter mile oval. Harold Brooks of Albuquerque won the trophy dash and Art Mankel of Casa Grande captured the 15 lap semimain.
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Phoenix
Manzanita Speedway
Johnny Capels
Albuquerraves N.M
Geram
Harold Brooks
Albuquerque
Art Mankel
Casa Grande
Beavers stay unbeaten in tough win over Chandler 41-20
Scottsdale’s Beavers opened league play with a 41-20 victory over Chandler but suffered key injuries. Bruce Torgerson led with 105 rushing yards, Rudy Walker caught 132 yards and two scores, while Chandler’s Fernando Walker and Rudy supplied touchdowns in a tight first half before Scottsdale pulled away.
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Dave Cassady
Scottsdale
Beavers
Chandler
Don Palmer
Jack Armstrong
Palmer
Armstrong
Bruce Torgerson
Bruce Focabelli
Wolf
Kevin Woudenberg
Tocabelli
Fernando Walker
Tlod Walker
Rudy
John Fulton
Fernando
Robbie Jackson
Walker
Woudenberg
Fernado Walker
Fred Coates
Torgerson
Jackson
Torgy
Nesselrod
Rudy Walker
Casa Grande Cougars Rally Past Tempe 7-0 Upset
John Trejo scored the second quarter TD to lift Casa Grande to a 7-0 victory over Tempe. McClintock beat Kofa 20-14 as an unidentified player returned a fumble for a late score. Trejo’s winner and Baker’s 53-yard run helped Casa Grande improve to 3-2-1 overall and 1-0 in league. Tempe falls to 1-4-1 and 0-1 in conference. Jim Gaike added two seven-yard TDs for McClintock.
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Scottsdale
Torgerson
Iocabelli
Bill Nesselrad
Beavers
Beaver
Jackson
Tocabelli
John Trejo
Casa Grande
Cougars
Tempe
McClintock
Kofa
Ron Baker
Tre- Jo
Jim Gaike
Coronado Upsets Westwood In 16-0 Gridiron Shock
Coronado Dons stun Westwood 16-0 at Coronado Stadium in their first league game. Key plays from Ross Canterbury Jeff Walker Hal Mayer fuel a defensive shutdown of the Warriors. Coronado travels to Chandler for the September 27 homecoming showdown.
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Westwood
Mighty Warriors
Rob Evans
Coronado
Coronado Stadium
Ross Canterberry
Jeff Walker
Hal Mayer
Mayer
Eeeneret
Don
Warriors
Cornum
Tom Allemus
Cor
Coronado Dons
Icism
Mesa
Ed Anderson
Dongs
Chandler
Mesa Defenses Edge Sabercats In Season Opener
Mesa High School topped Saguaro High 14 to 0 in a hard fought season opener. Mesa’s Oscar Munoz and Albert Moreno connected on a 22 yard pass, and Gary Goldie led Sabercats with four tackles. Saguaro managed 94 rushing yards as their defense held strong against Mesa’s front.
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Saguaro High
Mesa
Saguaro
Sabercats
Marty Shnford
Albert Moreno
Paydirt
Shuford
Griffin
Moreno
Dunnee
Gary Goldie
Randy Claybourn
Mike Pfitzer
Dan McGuinn
Don West
Ken McKenzie
Karl Keileber
Greg Bird
Boyd
Scott Ebert
Wogan
Saguara
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