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demon Mark Burns who ran up a total of nine tackles with three assists from his guard and linebacker posltloas. So fierce was his play at corner linebacker in the last half that the Mavericks were unable to move the hall for any yardage overBLUE DEVILS ROMP TO SENIOR CROWNThey say that champions don’tlose their poise. They don’t come unglued In hot spots. They have the character to make the big play when It counts. And they are right — whoeverthey” are!the Lion's Club Blue Devilsproved the point last weekendwhile winning the RSI Senior Division title. And they proved It In convincing fashion, 32-12, against a worthy and formidable foe, the Richardson Savings and Loan Horned Frogs.Out played for more than a quarter, the Devils were aheadat half-time by a 14-0 score. Then, after coasting with a 20-0 cushion, the Lion’s crew faced the last period with only a 20-12 lead. And against the Frogs, that’s nut too comfortable.Here are some of the big plays that carried Coach Lonnie Sutherland's talented squad to its seventh victory in eight game* and the coveted clty-wlde championship.Midway of the second quarter, Halfback Jack Conkle Inioomaupraised as such.Tickets for the upcoming Turkey fkwl clash with thePortland Hills Satellites of Oklahoma City will he on sale at Highlander stadium or can be purchased from any Richardson Clvitan.tercepted a Horned Frog pass and raced 15 yards for the game’s initial score. Three plays after the ktckoff, It was Conkle again, stealing an enemy aerial and then Tom Rutherford converted It into six points with a 22-yard scamper.After Rutherford’s 2-polnt conversion, the Blue Devils owned a 14-0 lead and the Frogs were talking to themselves. And who could blame them?On the first play of the third quarter, Fnd Lundy Gunn took a pass In the flat and did a Bob Hayes down the sidelines for 49 yards, a touchdown, and a 20-0 lead that should have had the Frogs hop-less and hopeless.Remember what they say about champions? Well, Coaches Ron Westmorland and Jim Garman’s youngsters came well equipped with the same underpinning. And they had come to play!On the first play from scrim-by a 19 yard pass reception by Tex Winters.Standouts on defense weremage after taking the klckoff, Joel McMenamy slammed into the line, bounced out and kept bouncing for 55 yards and a Horned Frog touchdown. Five minutes later, the score narrowed to 20-12 when McMenamy crashed over from the 1 to climax a 34-yard drive.The Blue Devils came surging back to take a 26-12 lead early in the fourth quarter as Jim Betts went in from the three after a Steve Warren to Tom Rutherford pass had carried down to the Frog 15.dallas CONTINENTAL INNNow Offers ANew And Different Menu Nightly For Variety AndPleasure ....Icing on the cake for the Championship crew was a 56-yard touchdown drive engineered by quarterback Bill Moore. Out with an injury for three weeks, Moore connected on a 29-yard pass to Warren and then hit Gunn with a 28-yard touchdown throw. jMany of the championship “big” plays were made by Blue Devils defenders. Fellows likeWhen You Dine With UsJack Aulich, Larry Alford, John Janslng, Guy Stoops, Bill Wheeler, Randy Rawcom, and a lot of solid effort was turnedBANQUET FACILITIES AVAILABLEdallasCONTINENTALin by others like Terry Favors and David Lewis (who Intercepted Frog passes), Pat Tunnell and Steve Wicker, Bruce Wallace and Robert Holmes. Phil Schultz and David Bernardin, ami a lot of others.For the Horned Frogs, it was a heart-breaking loss. But they played hard ami the list of their761 S. Central Expwy.for Asa Fuckers group. I he touchdown was set up by a 60 yd. sweep around left end in which Charlie Jones and Tommyheroes is long.— By Jack MooreJack Moore, you and they are right. Those Horned Frogs heroes mentioned were Joel McMenamy, Bob Holloway, Curt Cutrell, Calvin Ward, and Gary Spencer. Curt Cutrell had an outstanding day sparkled by an interception and long return, but as always, the entire team ami their ability to work together as a unit wins our praise.RichardsonIt's impossible to watch eight teams play eleven games each and not be especially Impressed with one of them. Certainly we do not take one thing from any of the other seven teams by declaring the Horned Frogs our favorite. Anything we could say about them can be said of eachof the others, but Frogs found aplace in our heart that 11 just fit.Congratulations, Blue Devils, you've gained a title justly earned.
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Richardson Daily News
Richardson, Texas, US
Fri, Nov 26, 1965
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