Demons edge Hawks 25 to 0 in season opener
Washington Demons overcome early penalties and a stubborn Mid Prairie defense to win 25 to 0. Doug Farrier and Ron Mullikin starred with long runs and multiple scores while Larry Hysell directed the offense and Washington's defense forced several turnovers.
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Washington
Demons
Prairie Golden Hawk
Mid - Prairie
Hawks
Doug Farrier
Ron Mullikin
Mullikin
Larry Hysell
Demon
Clayton Hershberger
Ken Troyer
Ron Gingerich
Golden Hawks
Joe Williams
Gary Hochstedler
Mid Prairie
Hawk
Brian Keedy
Dave Green
John Laffoon
Sheetz
Farrier
Hysell
Ray Williams
Greg Harland
Worley
Witthoft
Case Field
Mid - Prairie Hawks
Leon Yoder
Indians blank Huskies 9 0 in opener at Highland
Wapello defeated Highland 9 0 as Dirk Wilkerson kicked a 20 yard field goal in the second quarter and Mark Weeks scored on a 10 yard run in the third. Highland QB Carl Brush suffered a neck injury and was hospitalized.
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Highland
Terry Bowton
Huskies
Wapello
Indians
Dirk Wilkerson
Mark Weeks
Carl Brush
Iowa City
Brush
Bowton
Columbus Wildcats Blank Lone Tree 8 0 in Opener
Columbus Community Wildcats defeated Lone Tree 8 to 0 as a blocked punt set up the only scoring play late in the fourth. Boyd Buser scored with 2 23 left and Brad Garrett added the two points.
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Columbus
Wildcats
Lone Tree Eleven
Boyd Buser
Brad Garrett
Lone Tree
Buser
Garth Murry
Mike Mathison
Doug Peters
Tom McFarland
Craig Carey
Forbes
Latta
Mills
Dick Peterson
Waco Warriors open season with 27 0 win over West Liberty
The Waco Warriors dominated West Liberty 27 to 0 in their 1972 football opener at home. Mike Sheetz led with 114 rushing yards and three touchdowns, while Rulon Roth added 56 receiving yards and a TD. Bob Hauenstein passed for 135 yards on 10 of 24. The team totaled 280 yards, with 126 rushing and 154 passing, and next travel to West Burlington.
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Wayland
Waco
Warriors
West Liberty
Mike Sheetz
Warrior
Rulon Roth
Bob Hauenstein
West Burlington
Demons Sophomore Football Open Season Versus Fairfield Trojans
Washington Demons sophomores under coach Pat Hennigan and assistant Leonard Kull host Fairfield Trojans at Case Field Monday night for a season opener. kickoff is 7 p.m. The Demons boast size and depth in the line with speedy backs, while Fairfield presents a tougher test this year after beating the Demons at ninth grade level. The 30 man squad will play both ways with listed players at backfield, ends, tackles, guards, and center.
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Pat Hennigan
Leonard Kull
Washington Demon
Trojans
Fairfield
Case Field
Keikoff
Hennigan
Demons
Mt. Pleasant Frosh
Demon
David Booth
Dan Dempsey
Doug Farrier
Jeff Libe
Doug Ruppert
Mike van Cleave
Jeff Dickerson
Phil Long
Joe Marie
John Redlinger
Kevin Roth
Steve W. Jaspering
Dick Martin
Guy Mitchell
Richard Wood
Joe Giardino
Brian Caldwell
Jack Gilmore
Steve A Jaspering
Kevin Orris
Brian Proctor
Brian Romine
Lynn
English Valley tops Keota 7 3 in 1972 opener
Keota Eagles lose 7 3 at English Valley as Ron Good recovers a fumbled punt for a late fourth quarter touchdown. Keota drives include a 30 yard field goal by Gary Richardson before halftime. Hal Fosdick leads rushing with 90 yards. Jeff Temple may have a broken foot.
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KEOTA
John Nelson
Keota Eagles
English Valley
Valley
Ron Good
Eagle
Nelson
Gary Richardson
Streaks fall as Iowa high school season opens
Two long prep streaks ended on opening night as 1972 Iowa football began. Waterloo East saw its 56 game unbeaten run snapped 7-6 by Sioux City East in Waterloo, ending a national long winning streak. Des Moines Tech ended a 45 game losing streak with a 20-7 win over Urbandale in Des Moines.
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Iowa
Waterloo East
Sioux City East
Waterloo
Des Moines Tech
Urbandale
Des Moines
Iowa Prep Scores Surging Football Across State
A wide array of Iowa high school football results shows Sioux City East 7 over Waterloo East 6, Washington 25 over Mid Prairie 0, Des Moines East 29 over Mount Pleasant 14, and many other regional outcomes. Notable boosts include Cedar Rapids Washington 42 and Davenport West 0, plus Des Moines Hoover 28 over Indianola 27, and Monticello 6 over Danville 30. The slate features a mix of close games and decisive routs across towns such as Ottumwa, Dubuque, Tama, and Linn counties.
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Washington
Mid-Prairie
Des Moines East
Mount Pleasant
Oskaloosa
Grinnell
Harlan
West Des Moines Valley
Des Moines Hoover
Indianola
Essex
Sidney
St. Alberts
Council Bluffs
Shenandoah
Maquoketa
DeWitt
Mount Vernon
Benton
Iowa City High
Ottumwa
Gladbrook
Union - Whitten
Ankeny
Iowa City West
Applington
Wellsburg
Olin
Lisbon
Des Moines Tech
Urbandale
Newton
Des Moines Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids Washington
New Hempstead
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Dubuque Senior
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Davenport West
Davenport Central
Clinton
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Anamosa
Marion
Linn-Mar
Hudson
Waterloo Central
Waterloo West
Waterloo Columbus
Dike
Tipton
West Branch
Maquoketa Valley
East Buchanan
Dyersville - Beckman
Monticello
Vinton
Belle Plaine
Columbus Junction
Lone Tree
North Tama
LaPorte City
Denver
Janesville
Wapello
Highland
Britt
Rockford
Pleasant Valley
Wilton
Allison-Bristow
Jesup
Springville
Central City
Bettendorf
Davenport Assumption
Tripoli
Sumner
Iowa Valley
Montezuma
Klemme
Plainfield
L-D-F
Colfax
Beaman-Conrad
Alden
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Oelwein
Osage
Greene
B-G-M
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Postville
Waukon
Pekin
Eddyville
Notre Dame Burlington
van Buren
Fredericksburg
Fayette
Valley of Elgin
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South Tama
Chariton
Riceville
Cresco Westwood
Decorah
West Union
Clarinda
Centerville
Atlantic
Audubon
Guthrie Center
Jefferson
Lake City
Rockwell City
Ida Grove
Manilla
Shelby
Clearfield
Schleswig
Ar-We-Va
Neola Tri-Center
Blair
Neb
Veterans Lead Boston Rush To AL East Pennant Push
Luis Tiant and Carl Yastrzemski fueled Boston’s 4-2 win over the Yankees as Yaz homered twice and Tiant earned his seventh straight victory. In other AL games, Oakland beat Texas 6-3 and Detroit routed Baltimore 9-1. The NL saw Pittsburgh, New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Houston win. Dick Allen drove in six for the White Sox in the RBIs.
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Carl Yastrzemski
Boston
Red Sox
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Yastrzemski
Tiant
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Houston
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Yaz
Yankees
Woody Fryman
Tigers
Gates Brown
Tiger
Mike Epstein
Rangers
A’s
White Sox
Clyde Wright
Sox
Angels
Dick Allen
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C. L. Jennings
New London
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Algrow
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Linus Gingerich
Don Davison
Larry Roth
Mt. Pleasant
Walter Pacha
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Richard Swailes
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