Elyria’s 17 game streak ends despite first place in Buckeye race
Elyria loses 12-6 at Sandusky on Strobel Field but stays atop the Buckeye Conference with three games left after Findlay’s earlier win. The Pioneers, now 5-2 overall and 3-1 in league, must rebound against Marion, Fremont, and Lorain as Sandusky rises to 6-1 and remains tied for the lead. The game featured a strong Sandusky first half, a resilient Elyria rally, and a late field goal of momentum for both sides.
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Findlay
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Strobel
Buckeye
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Marion
Fremont
Lorain
John Gawlik
Gawlik
Bill Haney
Barry Eisom
Dave Casebolt
Ike Maxwell
Jim Sampson
Eisom
Elvira
Elvrra
Mark Deming
Forest Waugh
Firelands, Highland play to 14-14 tie on last-second pass
Firelands and Highland battled to a 14-14 deadlock as a late underthrown pass by Chuck Morgan found Jerry Born for a dramatic equalizer. Highland nearly won on a late punt return, but a safety by Highland with two minutes left sealed the score. Tomko starred for Highland with 144 rushing yards on 34 carries, while Firelands moved to midfield twice in the fourth quarter before the final stand.
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Granger
Highland
Firelands
Falcons
Hornets
Fireland
Chuck Morgan
Jerry Born
Hornet
Jerry Draga
Falcon
Und
Noah Mills
Bob McFarland
McFarland
Altonen
Mills
Tomko
Paul Orchard
Morgan
Joe Moats
Rich Warner
Craig Mattis
Tomke
Hersman Named District 3 Director in Ohio Coaches Assoc
Hersman to begin fifth season as Elvira basketball coach and will serve a two year term directing Loram Medina Summit and Ashland counties. The Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association has 1300 members with Dayton Roosevelt's Jota Woolums listed as is proxy. Fred Church of Napoleon is first vice president Wayne Hardee of Waverly is second vice president and Middletown's Paul Walker is secretary-treasurer. His Elvira record stands 56-4 with a 19-6 last season, three sectional titles, two districts and two regional runner ups, plus Buckeye Conference co-champions with Mansfield. He replaces Tallmadge's coach as district director.
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Elynas
Bob Hersman
Associatan Hersman
Elvira
Loram
Medina
Summit
Ashland
Dayton Roosevelt
Jota Woolums
Fred Church
Napoleon
Wayne Hardee
Waverly
Heisman
Elva
Buckeye
Mansfield
Tallmadge
Area grid headliners and midseason results span local schools
Elyria Catholic ties Lorain while Lorain rips King. Sailors edge Midview. Oberlin keeps rolling. South Amherst wins first. Dukes and Clippers stay scoreless. Buckeye rips Eagles. Pages 14 to 16 cover the district basketball action.
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Sailors Edge
Midview
Oberlin
Must victory for Blue Streaks
Sandusky edged Elyria 12 to 6 to halt Elyria’s 17 game Buckeye Conference winning streak. Coach Gene Kidwell praised the defense while stressing the offense dominated time of possession and broke through for the decisive touchdown. Elyria’s game plan centered on stopping Sandusky’s rushing attack with linebacker Larry Robinson keying on Deming.
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Sandusky
Gene Kidwell
Elyria
Bill Barton
Larry Robinson
Deming
Sandusky Tops Elyona With 20 First Downs Despite Penalty Edge
The Sandusky Blue Streaks gained 20 first downs to Elyona’s 9, dominating in total yards though penalties and passing reduced their edge. Jeff Ward led rushing for Sandusky with 79 yards while Elsha’s Barry Eisom compiled key plays as Tahve Newspapre archives.
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Sandusky
Elyona
Jeff Ward
Elsha
Barry Eisom
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