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Solon in 28-12 Win Over Mi, VernonJSOLON — Solon got what Coach Dan Wheater called ••our biggest win ever.” defeating Mount Vernon hero Fnd«i\ night for the urst time in over .1 decade. 2S-12 The win gi\cs th*» Spartans a -0 Eastern Iowa Hawke} e Confeience record Mfd-Prairie, which Soion plavs in two weeks, is 14-0. while Mount Vernon, with two straight losses, is 3-2.Ed Donovan naci another big night for Solon, scoring three touchdowns and coming up with the biggest pla\ of the canto 0-League StandingsEASTERN IOWA HAWK EYESBtonMM-Prairie Mount Vernon Clear Creek West Branch West Liberty Wilton DurantW543???11L01233 24Pet1 OOO $05 600 400 400 400 700 200•( »-3 27-} arri run in 1 he lan petted from* punt formation on fourth down. The scamper earned Solon to midfield, and Donovan scored the game’s final touch-down a few plays later on a one-}arc! plunge to seal the victor}Jeff Ban a struck first for the Spartans on a 49-yard dash around left end Donovan ranfor the two-point conversion, and later scored on a 21-yard 1 un.Mount Vernon's star running back. Tony Pfiffner. scored with 1 2$ lei I in the first half on .1 fuur-\ard run. On the ensuing kickoff Donovan, who does the lOfl in 10 3. dashed SO yards for the -score. That gave Solon a 2(1-6 half lime edge.Pfiffner scored m 1 cl w a y through the third period on a six-yard run. The Mustangs held for three plays after the kick-off. and then Donovan came up with Ins clutch run to break Mount Vernon's momentum. After Donovan's score with 1:38 remaining in the third quarter. .Ion Bark scampered for the two point converdon for the final points of the gameSolon gained 28S yards rush-ins. but did not complete a pass. The Mustangs gamed 89 yards passing and 82 rushing, and had more first downs, 13-12. Solon was hurt by 105 yards in penalties. while Mount Vernon turned the ball over four times.Donovan gained 184 yardsrushing to up his season total lo 960 yards 111 six games. Ed n.is scored 19 touchdowns.Mount Vernon travels to West Branch next week, while Solon, footing for a jflayoff berth in Class A. hosts Most Liberlv.
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Iowa City Press Citizen
Iowa City, Iowa, US
Sat, Oct 14, 1972
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