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GRANVILLE SENTINEL-Wednesday, November 17, 1971-Page 13(Continued from Page 1)minutes in a drive to their tirst score, let the Vikings have the ball for only four plays, and minutes later scored again to take a lead they wouldn’t relinquish, 14-9 with 1:26 left in the third quarter.Four more plays were all the charging Vikings. Reese toured visitors would know before the the final four yards standing up Blue Aces displaying season’s as the Vikings took a 7-0 lead atreal estate, with fullback Jerry Reese leading the attack with 41 yards in 8 trips, Mott for 16 yards, and John Pribonic two for a yard.Even loss of Bill Hawkins,* wwing back, didn’t stop the hardbest gridiron craftsmanship scored their third and final TD6:01. Only Blue Ace bright spot of the first half came in themidway in the fourth quarter second quarter, when Mark Bow-and go out from 21-9. They had held the pigskin for 16‘/2minutes (except for Northridge’sman grabbed a Reese fumble at the Granville 14, stopping the Vikings second deep penetration. Girkins then threw 5 con-i RS vards in three drives and secutive passes, with juniorRg^BBlair Merkle I and . Scott Icon-eightgainedapparently were “home, free.”But, oh no.The Vikings needed only four minutes, and twelve plays of their own to score a touchdown Bowman, punting for his injuredAndynecting on two for 22 yards and their only first-down of the half. When the Vikings held, Markthemselves, and were second and 10 on the Granville 27 when Dave Piper, CHS linebacker, batted a Viking pass down so hard on the Granville three that it seemed to temporarilybrother Lee, kicked only nine yards to the Granville 39.The Vikings could do nothing against the Granville defense and Mott punted 37 yards into the Granville end-zone. Two plays The Vikings couldn’t get off iater the Vikings threatenedagain when Bob Warren intercepted a Girkins pass and ran it back to the Granville 16.Again, the Granville line heldanother play with but three seconds remaining, .and the sighs could be heard throughout these Licking Hills. But Granville had its first undisputed LCL crown but after an exchange of puntsin 24 years.Seven GHS seniors bowed outthe Vikings brought the ball back this time to the Granvillein the annual Parents Night 38 and after two incomplete game, against a rough and very passes and a 3-yard run.ready Northridge team that put nine points on the boards before GHS could gef its first first-down.Viking SafetyThey were in a fourth and seven situation. Mott’s punt was fielded by Steve Scott on hisReflecting their season-long own 4-yd. line, but reversing his(except for Millersport and Tri- field, he was trapped in theValley) practice of playing well end-zone for a Viking safetyenough to win, the Granville with only 1:30 left in the half,offense could muster only six As sophomore Bill O'Neill rantotal yards in the first quarter’s the second-half kick-off twentyaction, that coming on a six yard yards back to the Granville 35, itrun by fullback Mark Bowman, was soon apparent that fans andAn imcomplete Girkins pass Northridge were seeing a“new”to senior end Steve Scott, and a fumble by runningback RonGHS outfit.Starting 65 yards away fromFelumlee, were the only plays the Northridge goal Felumleethey could run before theyran for 22 yards in 4 carries, andturned the ball over to North- Girkins threw twice to Scott forridge again in the first quarter on a tota* 21 yards, and pitcheda Mark Bowman fumble. out Dave Piper for 8 more,Vikings Draw First Blood an^ the Aces had it second-and~With the opening kick-off, the two situation on the NorthridgeVikings began to chew up the s*x- Felumlee hit for one andLCL StandingsTeam Overall GRANVILLELakewood ValleyHeathUticaMem. Northridge JohnstownHeights (108)GHS Jerry Sheets, in First Year Here, Brings First Clear Title in 24 years.Mark Bowman bulled his way five yards and in to score. With6:06 remaining in the third quarter Piper’s PAT place kick was good and Granville trailed bytwo 9-7.The Vikings managed only seven yards in three carries and had to punt.3:26 remained in the ira quarter when a five yard illegalprocedure penalty gave Granvillea “first and five” on their own29. With Felumlee running for 1 8 in two carries, Scott grabbed three Girkins passes, the last one for 33 yards and a game leading touchdown with but 1:26 remaining in the quarter. Again, Piper’s kick was good and the Blue Aces had finally won thelead, 14-9.Again Northridge couldn’tmove and on the second play of the 4th period kicked dead on the Northridge 43. Girkins leading a devastating Granville ground attack, carried 4 times tor 23 yards, Mark BowmanGranville was called for roughing the passer, on the Northridge 25 and the ball was moved to the Viking 40-yd line. A Northridge penalty on the following play brought them back to the original line of scrimmage on the 25. There, on a key 3rd and 25, and with the Vikings apparently “dead” Mott threw 24 yards to Scott Mowrey and the Viking ace, Reese, ran the Blue Ace middle for five yards, and a big first-down at the Granville 45. Mott threw an 18 yard bullet to Householder, and found his end again six plays later on an 11-yard toss and the Vikings had pulled to within a touchdown of tying. The two-point attempt failed and the score was 21-15.GHSNTot. Yds Gained246242Yds. Gained Rushg.171125Yds. Gained Passg.94131Passes Attempted1319Passes Completed79Interceptions01Fumbles22First Downs1415Punts3-165-33Plavs47711971 BLUE ACESFinal Grid ResultsGHS 25 (GHS 15 GHS 35 .GHS 7 •GHS 13| GHS 13 WATKINS MEM. 0'GHS «flHEATH 18Tri-Valley 20I1WIi unw 9 V GHS 13A GHS tGHS3021LICK. HEIGHTS 0 LICK. VALLEY 6 )UTICA 14 |NORTHRIDGE 15Jyard line was high and Dave Piper batted the last ditch effort savagely to earth.Score by QuartersGHSNHS1072340 14 2 076F2115Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter Northridge: Touchdown, Reese,4-yd run, PAT, Reese, place-kick(7-0)Second Quarter Northridge: Safety. (9-0)Third Quarter Granville: Touchdown, M.Bowman, 5-yd run, PAT, Piper, place-kick, (7-9)Granville: Touchdown, Scott,33-yd pass from Gir kins, PAT, Piper,place-kick (14-9) Fourth QuarterGranville: Touchdown, Girkins, 9-yd run, PAT, Piper, place-kick(21-9)Northridge: Touchdown, Householder, 1 1-yd pass from Mott, two-point PAT failed (15-21)Christmas CardsOnly 3:10 was left and thethree times for 13 yards, and Vikings still wouldn’t sayFelumlee| once 1 for eight,! wjth _Girkins scampering nine yards around right end for the six points, and what people werewas the “clincher.”“sure”“uncle.” Granville anticipating an on-side kick lined up with nothing but ends and running-backs. The kick went straight up, straight down, into the arms Piper’s fourteenth and final ex- of Dana Hartman. Girkins was tra-point of the season was good, trapped twice for 1 1 yards, and and the Aces led 21-9. Jim Piper’s punt travelled onlyBut Jack Wilson’s Vikings 12 yards to the Viking 43 andwho had shoved GHS around Mott was back and throwing,completing two in five for 30 yards and moving to the Granville 27-yd marker. With butAll Types, Styles, and Price Ranges.Prompt Imprinting ServiceOrder from Sample Books Before Thanksgiving Weekendunmercifully in the first halfweren’t throughby along shot. Again they shot holes in the Granville defense and in 12 plays gave the Blue Aces more than they could handle.three seconds left to go, a 24 yard toss intended for ScottGranville Times140 E. BroadwayMowreythe Granville three
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Granville Sentinel
Granville, Ohio, US
Wed, Nov 17, 1971
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Clipped by
Mary K.
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