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36 THE LOWELL SUN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1963Downs Ayer, 22 -14Westford Wins Class D Titleonly a few penal Lies nssofeed during the game.By Fred Hildreth I while at Westford, certainly an in*AYER - The Grev Ghosts of djcatj0 “'J* caliber of lhis V/cslford capLiin.il their second' Man,!,,ul alhlel,C ,consecutive Class D title as they. Wcstfortl’s deciding mvMwn squeezed out a 22-14 win over a. w,-,s registered hy the hard-run-suprisingly lough Ayer eleven: '“8 R,b :,s hc ra,CNl 42yesterday, Howc-vcr, the Grey i .v;irbs *nr a blR score. Legacy Ghosts championship express was’ P1®?*1 an exce lent game from his nearly derailed by the upset _:halfbacK slot. As usna.. ttestford s.minded Ayer Panthers, The Pan- defcnse * n'iiJ°r f!act0!'Hiers lived up to their name ns 1,1 thc ^amc l-cd by Lrnie .Smith they forced the strong Westford «nd Vke I-dxnntr.ck, V.estford s team down to the wire. The game s‘ellar defense snone throughout j fcolural good, hard football with ‘ *?™- Another bright spot fornnl„ a fm„ being WcStf°rlt;! W3S lhe ^feOSO •work of Dick Wojcik who picked. ! off three enemy passes. On the AS A HKSUI.T of y^tmluy*.' dy t W^forcl ’ intercepted five win, VVeslforrl ended the season ,S jlis tolaj tQ ^ pf)in[s for thoA highlight of yesterday’s game yeari Ayer's other score came was the head-on clash lt;if I wo of on a quarterback sneak by the area’s leading scorers. Don jL»rrv Stinson who played well Paronl enlrred the ^ame wilh 7H as did fullback Ed Crovo. Ex-poinls while Ayerfine halfback. cepl for a few lapses. Ayer’s Kris Kalrnlis, had tallied 02 points defense was excellent as it When She smoke had cleared, consistently contained the Grey Parent had upped his total to on Ghosts. Chub Hurley and Mike points as hr scored !wn touch- Boos were stalwarts in the downs and a conversion to clinch forward wall.Ihe area scoring championship. In the first period, it ap-Ycstcrday's mil put gave Parent pcared as if Westford was an amazing total of 228 points; headed for a runaway as itjumped to a 16-0 lead. Parent, its own 42. A few plays later, started the scoring as he ta I- Legacy slanted off tackle lor lied from 35 yards out. Parent 42 yards For what proved to be also picked up the two pointer the winning touchdown. The on a rush. i conversion attempt failed.In the same period. Parent Behind 22-8 Ayer refused to again scored, this time from quit. Ayers Hurley dropped on 40 yards out as he weaved his: a Westford fumble on the Westway through most of the Ayer-ford 28. With Katralis doing team. Hildreth garnered Ihe s the bulk of the carrying, Ayer conversion on a rush. advanced to the two fromIn the second period, Ayer where Slinlon went over. The came to life as I hey broke into; point after failed. Ayer had an-the scoring column. After Kat- other chance to score as it re-raiis had recovered a Westford covered an on-side kick. But bobble, hc then scampered 29 the Westford defense stiffened vards for a score. Crovo bulled to thwart the Panthers. Theover for the two points.end of the game saw WestfordAt the start of the second in possession of the ball and half Westford kicked to Ayer, also its second straight Class However. Ayer was unable lo D title, move the ball and was forcedWESTFORD! to punt. Westford took over on lwh: p. sudak. mmmim™StatisticsTackles- Scott, futile. Lamy r^lll Itilitn rifl] II1111 III] 11 fill U M ttll I Gunrd*: smith.'-PitipoJrlckOnler; M. SuriakBacks: Hildreth, Parent, Corr, Legacy. Beebe. WojcikAYEREnds: Whalen, Carrelra Tackles: j. Hurley, B. Hurley, Morlng Guards: Agullor, Seo^les. AAulford.Evan',CrrtSer; BeesBacks; Stln\on, Katralis, Quigley,, Cro* 47 vo .Diggs, Welch 0 Scoring: Westford Touchdowns: Parent, 2; Legacy, I. Conversions: Porpnl, i; Hildreth. 1.0 Ayer Touchdowns: Katralis, 1; Stinson, 1. Conversions: Crovo, 1.Soring by periods:WESTFOkD .........16 0 6 0-2?iiimmmimiiinmiiiimiimiiiiin alt;hr ...............o a a t-uWestfordAyerFirst downs87Yards rushing242128PassesJ-23-9Yards passingJ347Interceptions by50PunLs1-453-3UFumSies lost2nYards penalized155Dra.matif: Vir.torv
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Lowell Sun
Lowell, Massachusetts, US
Fri, Nov 29, 1963
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