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Linton wins nlt;»lt;iinIIV STKVfc FIELDS( itiien Spot Is EditorThe Lirtton Miners won whatcould turn out to in* the most important foot ho 11 game of the 1976 season Friday night beating arch rival Sullivan 15 6 at a packed Oliphant Field By winning the game Linton gained four points toward theplay offs, giving Linton a play off rating of 3 4 The Miners broke another losing streak in Linton football history also, as it marked the first time since 1971 that Linton has beaten Sullivan in football The Miners not only beat the Golden Arrows on the scoreboard but also in the final statistics Linton rushed for no yards and passed for another 116 yards for a total offense of 226 yards The Miners had a season low in yards penalizedagainst them also as only 50 yards were marked off against the Miners. Linton had II first downs in the victory,wLinton’s defense held Sullivan to 104 yards of total offense, 9H rushing and 60 passing Sullivan had only six first downs against the Minerdefense and the Arrows were docked 98 yards in penaltiesduring the night,Linton scored first in the game and never trailed Miner quarterback Dan Stockrahm capped a 58 yard touchdown drive with a 15 yard touchdown pass to brother David On the extra point. Stockrahm, holding the ball for kicker WaynewFlliott, took the snap rolled outto the right and tossed a p.sss to end Kirk Sanders in the end zone tor two and a 8 o leadThe score remained 8 0 until the third period when the Miners hit pay dirt again Another 58 yard drive for the Miners capped by a one yard dive by Miner fullback MattIt ice. During the drive, Stockrahm completed a o van! pass to David Stockrahm and on a second dwon and six yards to go, tut Sanders with a 23 yard pass A 10 yard screen play from Stockrahm to Sanders moved the ball to the two yard line where Rice took over Flliott kicked the extra point for a 15 0 Miner lead with ;51 seconds left in the thirdquarterSullivan's lone score came with 6:36 showing on the clock in the fourth quarter as Mike Miller dived across the goal linefrom the one yard line for atouchdown Sullivan witn for two points on the extra point but failed as Linton s defense busted through the Arrow oftensive line and ran Sullivan quarterback Mai Mahjalovichout of bounds.One of the successes the Arrows had against the Miners came through the shotgunoffense It was the first timeLinton has seen the offensiveformation since the jamboree.I was surprised they didn’t throw more,” said Miner Coach Dan Galbraith.Possibly the reason Sullivandidn't pass more w;i - becauseof tht Miner pass defense, Linton had three interceptionsm the game as Miner RodneyRobertson, inserted into the lineup to give quarterback Dan Stockrahm more rest, picked off two Sullivan passes andDave Stockrahm one.Dan Kceles was the leading \! ner ground gainer with 48 \ od m 16 carries plus cat* ■ haig one pass for 26 yards, ’otaling an offense of 74 yards. Matt Rice ran a touch 18 yards for Linton on five carries and Dave Stockrahm rushed for 19 yards in three carries. Dave Stockrahm also caught six passes for 54 yards and Kirk Sanders caught three passes for 36 yards.liner quarterback Dan' fc; dim enjoyed one of his * tht -ver, completing 11-16 passes b*i 116 yards.M.d v] diNilovich was the bug i o: hi r for Sullivan with yards in eight carries on top ’mg 6 Id passes for 66 . 4 • total offense of 123Todd McCammon, who c i -1 et* action in the second ! . i! j died lor 29 yards in five lt;md caught one pass fori d foi a total offense of 46myardsThe r defeated 5-0 Miners •\\ no,, ‘ gin preparations for1 North Central Thunderbirds ho v me to (diphant FeildFriday nigh? Sullivan has to regroup fast as WIC powerhouse lt;Iinton comes toSPortland Field.W lit*rlt;* is i In* hall?Miner wingback David Stockrahm (20) looks ready to grab a pass from brother Dan in great form after beating Arrow defensive back Jim Nickell (40). Stockrahm couldn't hang on to the ball on this occasion but did catch six passes for 54 yards in the game.StaubacBy Foiled Press InternationalIt was a performance Dallas Cowboy fans have come to ‘xpect from Roger Staubach and it was an effort the New England Patriots hope to see (or years to come from Steve tirogan.Staubach. masterful despite a second half downpour that made every pass an adventure, rallied the Cowboys three times and finally set up Efren Herrera’s game-winning, 32-yard field goal with three seconds left that enabled Dallas to defeat Baltimore, 30-27, in a battle of unbeaten clubsGrogan, the Patriots’ second-year quarterback passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to rally the New England Patriots to a stunning 30-27 upset of the NFL cham-GroganIRookie Mike Rae. starting his first NFL game for injured Ken Stabler, threw TD passes of nine and 33 yardsV ikings 10, Lions 9:Sub quarterback Bob Lee led Minnesota to its only touchdown and a botched snap on an extra point foiled Detroit’s bid to tie as the Vikings edged the Lions.Bengal* 2K, Packers 7:Ken Riley and Tommy•» *Casanova returned interceptions for touchdowns to spark Cincinnati over winless Green Bay.Dolphins 16, Jets 0:Bob Griesc threw a threevard TD pass to Jim Mandich and Garo Yepremian kicked three field goals to lead Miami over the Jets Yepremian hit onkicks of 25 26 and 42 vards asNew York turnovers to win. Th Jets have not scored a touch down in their last two gamesBills II, Buccaneers 9:Joe Ferguson threw a 58-yan TD pass to Bob Chandler and lt;15 yarder to Reuben Gant to lifBuffalo past Tampa Bay. Davlt; Green had field goals of 39, 2and 19 vards for the Hues’ firs*points in three NFL games.Falcons 16, Bears 9:Haskel Stanback ran threiyards for the only TD of tin * •*game with 11 minutes left anlt; Atlanta held on to defea previously unbeaten ChicagoNick Mike Mayer who misset*four field goal attempts, con nected on a 45-varder in thlt; final period to put the game ou of reachSaints 27. I hiefs 17:Rookie Tonv Galbreati
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Linton Daily Citizen
Linton, Indiana, US
Mon, Sep 27, 1976
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