Season of drama ends with last second upsets in area football
The 1970 high school football season delivered shocks and near-misses with six games decided in the final two minutes on Oct 9. Highland fell to South Amherst 34-6, Lorain and Findlay, and Bay’s upsets highlighted a year of thrilling finishes and surprising outcomes across Lorain County and nearby teams.
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Highland
Brookside
Oberlin
Lakeland
Indians
Amherst
Vermilion
Avon Lake
Westlake
Demons
Ray
Sandusky
Lorain
Elyria
Findlay
Buckeye
Cavaliers
Inland
Highlands Bright
Lorain County
Chronicle-Telegram
Toledo
Scott
Bettor Roys Louis Rotunda Tops High School Picks
Sportswriter Roger Negin notes Rotunda again posts the best five year record and leads this season with 77 wins and 23 losses. The piece contrasts Rotunda with other pundits and cites Elyria case where Rotunda picked the Pioneers over the Steelmen.
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Lou Rotunda
Lou
Joe Gluyna
Elyria-Lorain
Joe
Steelmen
Pioneers
Elyria
Sue
Chronicle-Telegram panel grapples with picks for area champions
The Chronicle-Telegram panel rated forecasts for six area conferences and found wide variance. Roger Negin best matched final standings with a minimal margin of error. many others mispredicted top teams, while Bay, Firelands, Oberlin and New London features appeared among successful picks in spots.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Lyle Crosby
Roger Negin
Firelands
Roger
Jerry Rombach
Lyle
Don Miller
Bob Lynch
Joe Gluvna
Bill Fritsche
Lou Rotunda
Ken Zoretich
Steve Sadowski
Elyria
Buckeye
Pioneers
Sandusky
Lakeland
Read & Winteremn
Amherst
Brookside
Bull
Fremont
Lorain Catholicc
Inland
Lou
Southwestern
Olmsted Falls
Jerry
Don
Ken
Oberlin
Bay
Bill
Shesbaby
Bayen
Ick
Joe
New London
Steve
Southview Triumphs With Four Wins This Season
Lorain Southview posted four victories this season marking early success in the school’s two year program. The team, featuring players such as Adel Rig and Telede Macomber, showed promise with solid performances though earlier TEITS and other details are incomplete.
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Lorain Southview
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Black River
Keystone
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Clearview
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Valley Forge
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Admiral Kine
Mansfield
St Paul
Mapleton
Talagram
Chronicle - Telegram
John Kenney
John Fazio
Rob Thomas
Ohio
Rocky Hammond
Bob
C-T
Perms Nermenéy
Lorem &A Adel Rig
Senteky Perkis
Telede Macomber
Tetete Witmer
Arun
Ee Ee
Canton Osteo
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