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JACKETSHilltoppers Hand State2nd Close Loss. 19-12wlJiinPihiwWEST LIBERTY - West Virginia State lost its second game of tine season here Saturday, falling to the West Liberty Hilltoppers, 19-12, in a state collegiate conference dash.The Hilltoppers, evening their record at 1-1, took a 12-0 lead in the second quarter and stood off a Yellow Jacket counter-attack in the last two periods.State, which had two goldenumn in the third period whenthVIliitcWilliam Bass blocked a punt on the W.L. 15 and Jim Bailey recovered lt;m the five. Joe Dawson, State’s leading gainer, carried the ball three times and scored from the one.Then West Liberty iced the game with a fourth-quarter tally on quarterback D. Forgash’s 54r yard pass play to end Dick Faiello, putting the home team ahead 19-6.another touchdown late in theFTThaStatistics■StateW.LFirst downs ......511Yards rushing ....177Passes .........4-12Yards passing ....i O • i 4 4 I 7291Total yardage ........... M. 275Fumbles lost ...4Penalties ........3-25Punts .......3-25.01!tl0VA70SiSi858484828181797674737272:69:«!69!68!67164164164scoring drives halted in the first half, gained a total of only 14 yards on the ground..West Liberty’s first touchdown drive' started early in the second quarter after guard Ed Dugas had recovered a State fumble on the Yellow Jack 45. Sparked by a 21-yard carry by halfback Vance Deihl, the Hilltoppers moved steadily to score, with Delhi going over from the three.West Liberty drove from Its own 34 for another second-period score, punching out short gains until halfback Tom Fato finally #ent over from the three.State got into the scoring col-STATE CAME BACK for another touchdown late in die game on freshman quarterback Sammy Carte’s 25-yard pass to end Dan Bails. Carte went all the way at quarterback for the Yellow Jackets.The Yellow Jackets had a chance when they, recovered aW.L. fumble on. the latter’s 25 in the first, half,, but couldn’t move, and later they drove from their own 45 to the W.L. five and were stopped again.W. Va. Stat* ............• t « t—uw**t Libartv ............• « • 7—itW.L.—Delhi 3 run (kick failed)W.L—Fato 3.run (kick failed)State—Dawson 1 run {kick failed).,’.W.L.—Faitiio M past from Foroash(Delhi run) • T\State—Sails B pass from Carta- {runfailed)Ii1WEEKEND Tip
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Charleston, West Virginia, US
Sun, Sep 26, 1965
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