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Thomas the Terrible Impressive; Prep for JohnniescesMillers poGranville High's Blue Aces kicked and threw away any chance of an undefeated 1971 season in what, to most, appeared to be an unnecessary loss to a Millersport team not as good as they were,28-25. SThe spotless record having disappeared on the erratic toes and arms of Lee Bowman and Kim Girkins, Coach Jerry Sheets and some determined GHS gridders have taken dead aim this week on a new target, the championship of the Licking County League, and are bent on settling that entire matter at Johnstown Friday night.About that Millersport affair, there’s a pretty trite expression having to do with winning the statistics-losing the ball game. The expression never hurts quite as much as when coaches, players and fans (informed and not-so) come away with such a distinct impression that the losers were the better team.Millersport showed up againKey StatisticsGHSMHSTotal Yds. Gained291173Yds.Gamed-Rushg.160177Yds.Gained-Pastg.131-4Passes Attempted138Passes Completed61Passes Intercpd. by04First Downs2010 -Yards Penalized3560Fumbles Recovered20with the best ball player GHS though better than in 1970, he195-lb. Senior was made to look even better byfaced last fullback,year,MarkThomas, and(Continued on Page 1 3, col. 1)
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Granville Sentinel
Granville, Ohio, US
Wed, Sep 15, 1971
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Mary K.
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