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JOHNSON—Winning nine ofUit* 22 positions, Johnson Highdominated the official High Plains Conference all-league football team chosen here by the coaches.The Trojans shared tfie 1971 HPC ctWn with Sublette, even though) k diefeaitod Sublette 22-0 ir their early season meeting.Separate offensive ami defensive units were chosen. No sec-mmond team was listed, but 26 youths did get honorable mention. «,cuse had four choicets, andSublette, La kin, and Elkhart each won three places.Five players made both the offensive and defensive unit. They were Tom Tucker, Fred Speck, and Gil Garrison, all of Johnson; Jerry Simmons of Elkhart, and Tom Calkins of Lakin.Satanta and Holcomb, th?ot her HPC lift1 mbers, had no first-unit players honored. But they did get honorable mentions.Johnson won five oif the 11 of- Speck of Johnson made the fensive positions and four of all-HBC tclt;am on both offense the 11 defensive spats. Syra- and defense three straight seasons. Garrison has won similarhonors the past two years.The 1971 all-lligh Plains Con-favnre tram:OFFENSEEnds—Rod Hoffman of Sub-latte and Steve Raney of Syracuse. Linemen—Ed Long and Jerry Simmons of Elkhart; Clem Nelson of Johnson, and Tom Oalkins of Lakin. Center —Gil Garrison of Johnson.Quarterback—Tom Tucker of Jchnsoo. Backs—Fred Speck of Johnson, Greg Bach of Sublette, and Damon Grusing of Lakin.DEFENSEEnds—Ixyren Lucas of JohnLoopTeamson and Connor Button of Syracuse.Linemen—Bill Ashmore of Syracuse, Tom Calkins of La-kin, Kelly Bari)©!' of Johnson, ar.d Kevin Fields of Sublette.Backs—Fred Speck, Gil Garrison, and Tom Tucker, all of Johnson; Kerry Spikor of Syracuse, and Jerry Simmons of Elkhart.Hcmaraible-mention players:OFFENSEI ine men—Kelly Johnson of Syracuse; Allen Woods of Sublette; Kelly Barber, Tony Lima, and Duane Pauls, all of Johnson; Mark Wiatt of Lakin. Center—Steve Meyers of Sublette.Quarterback— Rick Lohfink of Sublette, Rich Lynam of Syracuse. Backs—Scott Sim of Sublette, Loren Lucas of Johnson, Dave Dover of Elkhart.DEFENSE Ends—Allen Woodis of Sub-leXe ar.d Jim Jackson of Elkhart. Li. i—Terry Lucasand Rex Brown of Sublette; C!cm Nelsrn of Johnson; Roy Nall of Lai *.Backs—Scott Sim and Ron Wedic! of Sublette; Nelson Rider cf Lakiin; Randy Ewy of Syracuse; Randy Linville of Hol-( mb; Mike S lva ar.d Mike Johnson of Elk ha rt; Ronnie Lucas of Saitonitia.
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Garden City Telegram
Garden City, Kansas, US
Mon, Nov 22, 1971
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