Warriors season ends in sorrow as Sterling loses to Spalding 34-29
The Sterling Warriors finish the 1971 football season with a 7–2 record after a 29–34 defeat to Peoria Spalding. The game featured early Warrior dominance before turnovers and a late Spalding rally, with Loren Mears and Jack Dombrowski scoring for Sterling and Spalding seizing the momentum late in the first half.
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Neil Boyer
Sterling Warriors
Warriors
Peoria Spalding
Nyle Anderson
John Peach
Spalding
Loren Mears
Jack Dombrowski
Warrior
Peoria
Nyle
Warriors Fall Short In 34 29 Loss To Spalding
Loren Mears scored on a third quarter TD and John Maloney caught a late scoring pass for the Warriors. Spalding led 28 21 at half and 34 21 after sparking a fourth quarter touchdown, then withstood a late Warrior drive as time expired.
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Warriors
John Peach
Jack Dombrowski
Nyle
Spalding
Loren Mears
Loyd Miller
John Maloney
Warrior
Freshmen finish with perfect 9–0 season for Sterling football
Sterling Freshman football completed a 9 win no loss schedule in 1971, outscoring opponents 320 to 64. Key players included Stanaway Skrogrostad Wolf Wiethspach and Ortega along with an eight man blocking line and noted coaching staff led by McHenry and assistants Bos Dietz Johnson Bos. The 64 point defense and 30 3 four year record underline Sterling as a football school for the next three years.
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Sterling
Dixon
Rock Falls
Newman
Morrison
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East Moline
John Stanaway
Gary Skrogrostad
Rudi Ortega
Frank Harts
Doug Schmalting
Perry Frey
Loren Batman
John Benson
Mike Wietlispach
Jason Anderson
Doug Miller
Tony Fuentes
Ray Wolf
Mike Wiethspach
Dave Gould
Keith Bos
DuWayne Dietz
Kenny Johnson
Garry Bos
Sterling Braves Cruise to Seventh Win of Season
Randy Duncan reports Sterling Braves, coached by Jim McKinzle, improved to 7-1 with a 20-6 win over Mendota. Jeff Sellars opened scoring with a 16 yard run and two point conversion, Kim Deets connected on a 20 yard pass to Bill Astory in the fourth, Mendota answered with an 11 yard pass, and Sellars added the final Sterling TD.
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Jim McKinzle
Sterling Braves
Mendota
Jeff Sellars
Braves
Kim Deets
Bill Astory
Sellars
Warriors Beat Mendota in 35 to 6 Victory
Sterling Golden Warriors defeated Mendota Trojans 35 to 6. Butch Rowland scored early on a 10 yard run. Jack Dombroski added a kick and later TDs. Nyle Anderson and Loren Mears contributed two point conversion and key passes, with Dombroski sealing the win with a late one yard TD.
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Warrior
Jack Dombroski
Nyle
Loren Mears
Rowland
Warriors
Nyle Anderson
John Moloney
Mendota
Mendota Trojans
Mears
Dombroski
Sterling
Golden Warriors
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