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3UUJ ntKhl ILLlfN U JoAFN, 5USurprising Score Of 7-7Johnston City Ties MarionBURGENER STOPPEDMarion’s ace halfback Mike identified Johnston City tackierer had trouble running on therain-soaked field. Johnston City surprised the Wildcats with a7-7 tie.in the third quarter was called Burgener is pulled down from in a prep football game Fridaybehind from behind by an un- night at Johnston City. Burgcrn-SWE GameAnna DumpsCarbondale Belts Chester 59-0Du Quoin, 7-0Carbondale Community boostedscoring play of the game. Dren-Anna-Jonesboro made one touchdown go a long way with some standout defensive play Friday night and dropped Du Quoli 7-0 in a Southwest Egyptian Conference football game at Anna.The Wildcats scored the solotouchdown late in the first quarter.Anna-Jonesboro took over and marched 61 yards in 17 plays with Bobby Bittlc, Lukie Parr and John Cunningham picking up consistent gains.Cunningham went over right tackle from one yard out for the score. Steve Smith’s extra point kick boosted the Anna-Jonesborocommand to 7-0.Anna-Jonesboro lost one touchdown on a clipping penalty. Cunningham intercepted a pass and ran 25 yards but the score wasits Southwest Egyptian Conference record to 2-1 Friday night at Chester with a one-sided 59-0 victory over an injury-riddled Chester team.nan’s plunge made it 34-0 at half-time.With 7:07 remaining in the third quarter, John Waicukauski blocked a Chester punt. Chuck Carter, a 190-pound guard, picked up the loose ball and carried 20 yards for a touchdown. The passing try for the bonus fell incomplete but Carbondale led 40-0.Reserve quarterback Bob Monroe passed to halfback Phil Fav-reau for 20 yards and another Terrier score wth 2:43 left in the third quarter. Monroe’s try for the bonus was stopped.Thirty seconds later. Carbondale scored again. Lineman John Hubble picked up a Chester fumble and ran 20 yards for the playoff.•»!against West Frankfurt the week before and was shut out in scoring for the first time this season.Marion fumbled the ball nine times and lost possession six times. Johnston City fumbled seven times but lost possession only twice.The tie spoiled Marion's hopes of an unbeaten, untied season. The outcome left the South Seven leaders with a 4-01 record.Statistics•MJCFirst downs95Yards rushing11396Yards passing06Passes attempted05Completions01* Interceptions by00Penalties, yards •4525Punts46Average3027The passing try for the extrapoint missed.The final Carbondale touchdowncame in the fourth quarter when crase(' by the violation.StatisticsMonroe ran 27 yards through the middle of the Chester line on a quarterback sneak. Favreau turned right end for the bonus.Waicukauski, Charles WilliamsAJ161580D12128First downs Yards rushing Yards passingya23IRrSurprising Johnston City heid off * laet-rtiintue drive and stunned hevily-favored Marion with a7-7 tie Friday night in a non-conference prep football game played in the rain at Johnston City,It was the third straight year the have teams played a tie. The game was halted temporarily in. the first quarter because df a power failure.The Wildcats were hampered by penalty troubles with three touchdowns nullified by violations. They were penalized 45 yards Compared to the Indians’ 25.feill Huxford ran a kick-off back 65 yards to cross the goal but it was wiped out by a clipping penalty. Only four minutes remained on the clock.Marion retained the ball on the JC-25 and Bill Grlsley picked up a first down on a line plunge. Huxford drove two yards on a fourth-down play to give Mariona first down inside the JC5.On the next play, Huxford fumbled and a host of Johnston City players fell on the loose ball in'the end zone for a touchback, ending the final Wildcat scoring threat.Marion scored after Huxford intercepted an Indian pass in the closing minutes of the first quarter. Mike Burgener swept end for a first down and then Huxford ran 55 yards up the middle tor the score. Grisley added the extra point on a run with 10:30 left in the second quarter.A 20-yard touchdown run earlier In the first quarter by Dallas Grant was called back by an offside penalty. A 60-yard punt return for a touchdown by Huxfordback for a clipping violation,With about five minutes left In the game. Johnston City got the ball on the JC-25 on a blocked punt. The Indians started a series of end sweeps that eventually tied up the game.Terry Linton carried on four of the plays, each time picking up five yards. With 4:49 left m the game, he ran left end for the touchdown and then tied up the game with another end run iur the extra point.Marion’s Burgener gained onlyTerrier rout. He scored once on a run and three other times on passes from quarterback Bill Dren-nan. The game also was marked by two Terrier lineman picking up fumbles and running for touchdowns.Chester never was able to get a series offensive threat going. The Yellowjackets, hit hard by the loss of seven regulars in the past two weeks because of injuries, made only three first downs in the game.Carl Fors, the 150-pound senior 62 yards as compared to U3jScatback, scored four times in theThe Terrier aerial attack wasat its best in the game with Carbondale picking up 272 yards on passes.Despite the high score, Carbondale was shut out in the first quarter. The Terriers lost one around end by Fors—because of a penalty in the first quarter.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale, Illinois, US
Sun, Oct 14, 1962
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