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uthwest NipsBy KYLE MOOTY Times SporU WriterSpringdale Southwest threw the Northwest Arkansas Conference into a four-way tie Thursday night, by squeaking past previously undefeated Kamay 6-0 at Harmon FieldSouthwest, Ramay, Springdale Central and Woodland each have one loss in league playThe game looked as though it would end in a 0-0 tie, which would have been to Ramay s advantage, but the Cougars got a one yard touchdown run with 7:0# left in the game and held the rest of the way.It was a great win for us,*' said Southwest head coach Bruce Matthews. “After last week we were really looking forward to pfaying Ramay Central had beaten Southwest last week, putting Ramay in first by itselfThe loss dropped Ramay to 5-1-1 for the year overall. It was not the happiest of sights around the Indians locker room following the defeat.• We played em real hard, we just had a few breakdowns,' said Ramay head coach Ray Tucker We just couldn’t move the ball very well. They have a great defenseRamay was limited to only 22 yards rushing on 20 carries in the gameSouthwest scored the only touchdown on Allen Terry s one-yard run, which was set up by his 23-yard run the play before. Todd Roblee's extra point was short and Southwest led 64)On Ramay s next possession theIndians were forced to punt, but notbefore a controversial no-call on an apparent Southwest face-masking on Ramay quarterback Ron GrayRamay s last desperation drive seemed hopeless on third-and-13 from the Indians’ own 15-yard line, but Gray connected with Brad Hall across the middle and Hall raced down to the Southwest 45-yard linebefore he was caught from behindThe gain was apparently good lor 40 yards but a Ramay holding penalty wiped it oul and all hopes of a last*minute comeback If it’s nothin’ to nothin’ at the half we re pretty tough, said Matthews The Cougars had five tumbles in the first half but zero in the final 16 minutes. What did Mathews tell his team at the half? I told em to quit it. They did. We made several mistakes but when you win a big one like this, you tend to forget about thatYou can’t sav enough about coach Tucker and the Kamay Indians, They’re a fine football team. They've come a million miles since he took over the program. He’s got something to be proud of. win orlose ”Asked how he thought his playerswould respond after such a disap pointing loss. Tucker replied, ‘I think they’ll come back. They're winners and they've worked hard all year long They want to keep winn-ImgKamay travels to Central next week.SOUTHWEST0 0 04—4RAMAY• 1 •0 - 0SOUTHWEST- Terry 1 run tKick ta 1/SOUTHWEST RAMAYF«r st Down*•3Rushes Yards13 1S410 22Passing Yards1728Total Yards171SOPasses2 SO2 9 0Punts4 32 28 20 9Fumbies LostS 11 0Penalties Yards1 154 *2Time of Possession16 43IS 17INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING - SOUTHWe STWray 12 17,Terry13 SI 1UOO ? 2?. Roblee 4 I 13). RAMAY Foster 7\6 Sal'ard S U, Hall 1 2, Ne$m.th 1 1# Gray 4 1)3)PASSING - SOUTHWEST Robiee 2 5 0 17RAMAY : Gray 2 9 0 28.RECEIVING - SOUTHWEST Wynn I 14. Terry1 1 RAMAY Shull? 21W omllund It.\liiw HALMA — Brian Green scored on a seven-yard run with 1:53 left in thetame for life winning touchdown asWoodland, won its third !game Thursday night, rallying to beat Alma 14 8 in_a non-conference gameThe Cowboys. 4-2 overall, rnanag ed to jump into a four-way tie in the Northwest Arkansas Conference as previously unleaten Ramay fell to Springdale Southwest 6 0, givingRamay. Southwest, Springdale Central and Woodland one loss each in league play.Woodland got started on the first play of the second quarter when strong-armed quarterback Terry Turpin hit wingback Chris Miller on a 44-yard touchdown pass. The snap on the PAT was fumbled and the kick failed, leaving the Cowboys with a 6-0 lead.That's the way the score stood until early in the'fourth quarter when Alma's David Mullins scored from five yards out. Mullins also ran in the two-pointer and Alma suddenly led Woodland 84.But Woodland drove 60 yards in 13 plays on its final drive, Green capp-Turpin nitthe 14 8 leaa That’s probably the best drive we’ve had all year, said Woodland head coach Dick Harris. We had two fourth-down plays. On one weferer piito Miller down to the fl-yard line The Cowboys defense held Alma on the Woodland five-yard line late in the first half as Dudley in tercepted a pass in the end zone and another time held on the nine-yard line of Woodland Harris credited Brett Higgins, Frank Putnam and Brad Rogers with big games defensively. Alma s touchdown was set up by a 52-yard interception return, said Harris, who also praised his offensive line’s performance Alma is 4 2, losing to Kamay and Woodland The Cowboys return to Harmon Field next week when they host FortSmith Kimmons.ing it off with his TI) run J.D. Dudley for the two-pointer andcot a pass interference and on a iourth-and 11 Turpin passed 12 yardsWOODLAND............. 0 4 08-14ALMA .....0 0 08 — 8WOODLANDMiller 44 pass from Turpin {kicktail)AlMA Mullms5run (Mulhnsrun)woodlandGreen 7 run (Dudley pass fromTurpin)WOODLANDALMAFirst Downs108Rushing Yards10713VPassing Yards4943Total Yards174182Passes3 10 14 12 1Fumbies Lost2 120Penalties Yards4 401 ISFarmingUm 28 den try 12FARMINGTON - Jim Davenport rushed for 101 yards and teammate Dell Fraley scored 16 points as the Farmington junior Cardinals advanced to 7-0 for the year with a 28 12 victory over Gentry Thursday night Gentry got on the board first whenITKBuck Brinkley scored from 18 yards out in the second quarter The run for two failed and Gentry led 6-0 Farmington answered those points when Fraley scored on a 34 yard jaunt. He also ran in the two-pointer and Farmington was on top to stay, 8-6.Davenport scored on a four-yard run with 45 left in the first naif Fraley's two-point conversion made it 16 6 at the half The Cardinals added two third-quarter touchdowns. Wayne Downum scored first on a one yard run and Fraley scored again on a 22-yard run as Farmington built its lead to 28-6 Gentry s final touchdown came with 1:53 left in the game when Jimmy Corter scored from four yards out Gentry fell to 4-2 with the loss Davenport rushed 13 times for 101 yards while Fraley added 68 on eight carries. Farmington had 212 yards rushing on 36 carries Linenacker Adam Sellers led Farmington with eight solo tackles while noseguard I^arry Jones andtackle Sam Luther added six andfive respectively .
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Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville, Arkansas, US
Fri, Oct 12, 1984
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