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Caldwell Gets First District 17AA Win Beats Hearne 26 To 7 On Hornet FieldHornets Invade Smithville Fridaycurek and George Zavodney and Mike Balcar at guards. Linebackers will be Ronnie Smith, Mike Worthington and Robert Kocurek. At halfbacks will be Paul Skrabanek and Dick Bowers.The probable offensive starting lineup for Smithville is: NameRichard Jackson ....Pos.Wt.LE162LT195LG179. C155RG179RT202RE160QB151LH137RH145FB161• • •Pos.Wt.LE173LT175LG147C150RG160RT166RE167QB165LH170RH158FB172Gordon Doty .......Kenneth Matocha Rick Pitcock ....Ronnie RaemschMike Pitcock .....David Foster.......Mike Kellar .......Howard Burns ...scontributing big yardage rolled up 284 yards, and the passing attack contributed 98 more yards. This totals 392 total yards gained. This is a pretty good offensive effort.If the offense keeps clicking, to go along with our fine dc -fonse, I think that the game in Smithville Friday night willhe a good one. So let’s all go to Smithville, and support the* Hornets as they try to eventhe 1967football season.In games this week the District 17-A A Title will be decided when Cameron and (TRIdings square off at Cameron. In another District game Navasota is at Hearne. In a non-district game, Caldwell plays at Smith-ville.The outcome of Friday night’s games looks something like this. CALDWELL 14, Smithville 13; CAMERON 21, Giddings 14, andHEARNE 28, Navasota 21.Caldwell16Hearne7136 23 13-1 0 47-41 5-452849814-62m34-3110-80HORNET STARS OF THE WEEKPAUL SKRABANEKELTON DAVISDICK DOWERSStarting fast the Orange and White put 19 points on the scoreboard in the opening quarter and added another in the final period. Hearne got their lone tally in the second period.Caldwell took the opening kickoff with Allen Garbs re-turing it 18 yards to their own 38 yard line. From this point, Caldwell marched 62 yards in 13 plays to pay dirt, with Ronnie Smith taking a three yard pass from Dick Bowers for the score. Th«‘ kick for point was blocked, and Caldwell led 6-0.On the drive Robert Kocurekcarried four times for 1*1 yards, Ronnie Smith twice for 7 yards, Paul Skrabanek, once for 5 yards and Dick Bowers, once for 11 yards. Bowers also passed twice to Skrabanek for 39 yards, one pass was good for 26 yards that carried the ball to the three yard line.Following Caldwell’s kickoff,Giddings was forced to punt,giving the ball to the Hornetson Caldwell’s 34 yard line. On the first play Robert Kocurek picked up 4 yards to the 43. On the next play Paul Skrabanek took the hand off, and following-good blocking, scampered 57 yards for the Hornets second TD of the night. Robert Ko-curek added the PAT and Caldwell led 13-0.Once again Caldwell kicked off to Hearne and they returned to their own 31 yard line. On the third play from scrimmage, Hearne again fumbled and Bruce Cowen fell on the hall forthe locals. A first down pass fell incomplete, and on second down Stew* Kyles picked up oneThe Caldwell Hornets wontheir first District 17-A A game of the season Friday night by beating Hearne 26-7 on Hornet Field. The Hornets are now 1-2 in district play. Hearne has a i0-2 record.Hearne got a break early in the second quarter when they blocked a punt at Caldwell’s 9 yard line, but lost it back on a fumble on the first play at the five. Unable to move the ball, Caldwell once again was forced to punt, this time out to the 41 yard line. It took Hearne 7 plays to cover the 41 yards and score. Andy Reed carried the ball over from one yard out. John Morehead kicked the PAT and the score stood Caldwell 19, Hearne 7.The score stood at 19-7 until late in the fourth quarter, even though both teams had made serious threats at the others goal line. With 32 seconds left in the contest Caldwell managed their final score of the night on a 26 yard pass from Lee Easter to Kenneth Urba-novsky. The drive had covered 80 yards in nine plays. Caldwell had gotten the ball at their own 20 yard line following a Hearne fumble into the endzone by Ken Johnson, with Dick Bowers falling on the ball. In the drive Robert Kocurek carried three times for 25 yards, Bowers twice for 11 yards and Skrabanek once for two yards. Robert Kocurek kicked the PATmaking the final score Caldwell 26, Hearne 7.For their outstanding play in the contest Paul Skrabanek, Elton Davis and Dick Bowers have been named “Hornet Stars of the Week”. Skrabanek carried the ball 6 times for 75 yards, and caught 2 passes for 39 yards. Davis caught a puss foryard. On third down Bowers passed to Elton Davis for 13 yards and a first down on the 20. Steven Kyles took the hand-off and fought his way over left tackle, and went into the endzone for another six-points. The kick failed and Caldw^H led 19-0.iFriday night, November 3, the Caldwell Hornets travel toSmithville to clash with the Smithville Tigers in a non-district football game. Kick-off time is 7:30 p.m.Smithville will enter the game with a record of three wins, and five losses. Caldwell has a record of three wins, four losses, and a tie. Smithville has beaten Flatonia 30, Schulenburg 40-0 and Luling 37-6. Their losses have been to Yoakum 6-0, Giddings 14-6, Del Valle 47-0, Bastrop 32-18 and Columbus 15-14.The Orange and Black of Smithville are coached by Lloyd Ray, Doyle Rogers, Corky Klaerner and Pat Vacek. They are members of District 19AA. According to scouting reports the Tigers have a good running attack as well as a passing attack. Hornet Coach Morris Stone said, they have strong runners, and are strong at passing, and they are tough.Smithville operates basically frcm the T formation, but have used the “1” and split “T formation on offense this season.The Smithville ground attack is led by fullback Mike Wallace, 172 pounds, and tailback Mike Keller 170 pounds. Their passing attack is led by quarter-13 yards, and gave a real fine effort on defense, as he has been doing in many of the games all season. Bowers carried the ball 7 times for 27 yards and completed 5 of 12 pass attempts for 72 yards, and threw for one touchdown.GAME STATISTICSFirst downs Yards rushing Yards passingPasses-comp. Passes intercepted by Fumbles lostPunts-avg.Penalties-vds.By JOHN SPECKMAN , boysIf you like football, you will be given the opportunity to m i plenty tonight. Three ganu s will be played on Hornet Field.The Seventh graders will kick it off at 4 p.m. with the Eighth graders and B trainers to follow. These should be some good games, so let’s all go out and watch the youngsters in action.Friday night the Hornets tr.ivel to Smithville for a non-district game. The Hornets w ill j up their record forbe trying to even up their season record with four wins, a-gainst four losses and a tie.The Hornets by winning their final two games could have their best season record since 1963.Their final game will be played next week against Navasota in Navasota. It will be a district game.Last week the Hornets showed more offensive punch than they have in several seasons.The ground attack with sevt ralback David Foster, a 165 pounder.The Hornet probable offensive starting lineup as released by Coaches Morris Stone and Bryant Stone is:NameElton Davis ............Bobby Piwonka ........Eddie Ellis ..............Allan Willis .............Mike Worthington ..Bruce Cowen ........Kenneth Urbanovsky RE Dick Bowers ..........Paul Skrabanek ......Allen Garbs ............Robert Kocurek ......Defensively Charles Rosas and Elton Davis will be at ends;SIDELINESBobby Piwonka and Gregory Ko- , Mike WallaceGet together with your lawyer, trust officer, accountant and your New York Life Agent,Four!Yes, it takes four knowledgeable men to cover alt the aspects. Iron out the complications. Make sure your heirs get the full inheritance you want them to have.And your New York Life Agent can make a vitai contribution.He’s had sound training. Can place valuable experience at your disposal. Understands certain difficulties you may face. In short, he knows the course like a professional. He belongs on your estate planning team.Helping people achieve financial security is par for the course with a New York Life Agent.foursome to plan your estate.ALLEN C. OLIVERLIFE UNDERWRITER NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 104 W. FoxIt takes aTelephone 567-4353(10-26-3tc)The Burleson County CITIZEN, Thursday, November 2, 1967MiWY( Rlt;
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