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Pnncevville Princes Win DiackhawkConference Championship FridayWith 38-28 Victory Over WyomingPlaying Iheir best game of the ica-on ancl nlaylng what was probab’y he best team they taced all ..enson, he Princeville Princes last Friday light won ‘h-’ 1*17 5 Blackhaak tm-erence f^oibnil championship. It uas heir second gr*d championship in hree years Playing on Uvir own lie Id tin *rinces scoied m e\ciy period but too ourth l» wi i 3b-_li The Ptnnes cored llrsi, tell bcitino ‘uielh and lUlckly got back In Irunt again to tay.It was a urcav. team effort by the ’rinces. both on otlonse and defense, ut h was the ball carrying of Al Jartm that made the oig difference le toied the football lor 275 of fit 36 gained rushing by the Princts The Prince* stopped the Inmans round gam«* but they had less suc-ess with the passing of O’Netll. wht* hrew thf 'no/Mil for a total of .161ards ganudTne lira quar’er of the game was he banner attraction of the evening The Prmccs /ecciveu the opening lekoff and took only four minutes to core the miliaj touchdown Aided by 15 yard penalty, they moved the all from olieir own 46 to the Wyo-ling ten. I here Dell gained l*\e and .1 Martin gained the other five f-n Ae score The conversion attempt Hied.Not to be outdone, the Indians came Lght back, to take the lead. After oinlng a first down on the Prince-\nnual Free C. Of C.Baiiowween Party[s Huge SuccessThe Princeville Chamber of Com-erce’s annual free wiener roast and stume parade was again a huge ccess. Each year there are more irticipants and this year saw thest attendance yet.Fallowing the free wiener roast, us relish and pop. all furnished by :a! merchants, costume Judging was ade by judges around the big bon-e.In addition to several honorable entions, the prizes were awarded to incy Stewart as The Great Pump-u third place Decline and Renee lurer placed second as a pair oi tewing gum packages, and Cathy id Tina vVill won first prize as “Pop Fresh little dough people.The chamber project was manned r several local fellows including Gory a liman, Phil Johnson. Chailes Gei-an. John Bliss, Kerry Cordis, anci 111 German.The Chamber thanks the village of-:lals for the use of the Village Park, .0. Products Co. for *N» bonfire, and 1 who participated in any way to ake this Halloween party the suc-ss it wa**.Princeville WinsRYAcTi-Snnh 1 ioonville 44, O’Neill passed to UnhoU f 44 yaius and a to.iuiduwa ai e» un.j two and a quarter nnnuteo mo/, i»*.. elapsed. O’Neill passed to Hu, for the conver. ion and the Indians weic out in front S-GIt was not lu last long, hov ever, a the Princes o.iir.c nghi bacic. A long run by Mai tin I mui lit the Princes to the Wyoming 15 On the second piny no went ».im lor tlif t^uch-uown. Once again ii.o conversion attempt failedWith only two minutes remaining in the first period Dell passed to Haynes for 47 yards and a touchdown Again the conversion attempt failed and the Princes led 18-8.Tne next score did not come until only 19 seconds remained In the half Al Martin carried «ne ball in from the four for the score and the conversion attempt failed as the Primes led 24-8 at the halfThe third period was only a little more than two minutes old when the Indians got back into the scoring column as they took the opening kick-off and moved down the field. Tht. score came on a five yard pass from O’Neill to Rapp. A pass for the conversion failed.Princeville came right back with a score as Al Martin ran for 49 yards for the score and then scored Prince-vtllc’s lone conversion of the evening.Not to be outdone, the Indiana came right back after the following kickoff with a 56 yaid pass from O’Neill to Unhold for a touchdown. A pass attempt for the conversion failed.Just before the end of the third period the Princes got back in the scoring column again as they took tire following kickoff and marchca right down the field. Al Martin taking the ball over from just inside the two The conversion attempt failedThe Indians got the final score or the game with two minutes/ played in the final period. They mo/ed down the field with passes, one from O’Neih to Lee giving them a first down on the 12 An O’Neill pass-4*/Unhold was good lor seven and then O’Neill passed to Rapp for five and the score. O'Neill passed to Rapp for the conversion and the scoring was overThe Indians almost got another score on the final play of the gam*, when Unhold caught a long pass from O’Neill. Haynes was able to catch up with him, however, and make the final tackle of the evening.“They didn't give up, they came back, they played the whole game,” Coach Gary Johnson said Monday in talking about the Wyoming squad in last Friday night’s game.“A turnover hereorJLheXe .couM jtroe made a great deal of difference in the outcome of the game. That touchdown Just before the half had a lot to do with the outcome/’he added. “O’Neill, Unhold, and Knell all had very goodgames.“Even though we lost Friday, bear in mind that we can still finish the season with an 8-1-1 record, which is nothing to sneeze about/' he concluded.
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Princeville Telephone
Princeville, Illinois, US
Thu, Nov 08, 1973
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