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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1975
Page
8
Sherri York a Saguaro High sophomore trains on the balance bar as Craig Kirby a senior at Arizona State and Coronado High graduate performs a high bar flight during the practice session.
Beating Phoenix College 27-0 boosted optimism for SCC as coach John Avianantos warned the real test comes this week against Dixie College Rebels of St. George Utah. He credited his staff Ken Giovando Steve Turkovich Steve Loy and Pete Doherty for the win and stressed mental readiness and improving after seven remaining games. Avianantos praised the offensive line and backs for speed and authority while noting PAT accuracy and some defensive miskeys as areas to fix before next matchup.
Four entrants missed only three games this week in the Progress weekly Football Contest. Thomas Bayer of Scottsdale wins $15 for a tie breaker 23 points off in a Scottsdale CC vs Phoenix College game. Haruko Shirley and Mattie Morgan tie for second with 25 point tie breaker errors. Bruce Cancik posts a special mention for correctly picking the Auburn Baylor game.
Oklahoma holds top spot in the AP college football ranking after Michigan and Stanford settle to a 19-19 tie. Ohio State rises to second as USC moves to third and Nebraska jumps to fourth behind Missouri and Texas. Notre Dame, Texas A&M, UCLA, Alabama, Penn State, Arizona State, West Virginia, Arizona, Tennessee, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Florida and Maryland fill the rest of the top twenty.
Oakland beat Miami 31-21 in the season opener as Kelvin Korver suffered a knee injury ending his season and Marv Hubbard missed three weeks with a shoulder injury. Ken Stabler directed a dominant first half while Miami, missing veteran stars, fought back but could not overcome the early Raiders surge.
St Mary's High School of Phoenix captured all 10 first place ballots to stay No 1 in the AP Class AAA prep football poll. They are 2-0 after a 35-0 win over Agua Fria. McClintock No 2, Buena No 3, East Phoenix No 4, Maryvale No 5. Salpointe drops after loss. Tucson Amphitheater rises to 6. Saguaro to 7. Jetaamal Valley to 8. Marcos de Niza enters at 9. Brophy Prep remains No 10.
Scottsdale High standout performances by Larry Spires and Mike Morris earned Progress Player of the Week honors after SHS beat Saguaro 10-7. Spires switched to defense, logging 11 tackles and a sack, while Morris gained 79 rushing yards on 18 carries and a touchdown as he played both ways.
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