Mighty effort
nets
Tigers 14-0 win
By CHUCK HESS, JR.
Independent Sports Editor
The pop was warm and the chicken cold on the team buses after the game.
But who cared?!!!
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STUDENT MANAGER Randy Russell was a little premature with his “State Champs” tie and so were the Tiger Swing bandsmen with their impromptu dance and shouts of “We’re No. 1!” on the gridiron after the game.
But who cared?!!!
Tiger Booster club officials took Obie III with them. They
still couldn’t get the 100-pound live Tiger mascot into
But who cared?!!!
The team bus on which this reporter returned home was filled with songs and laughter so that you couldn’t sleep.
But who cared?!!!
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THE MIGHTY Massillon
Tigers (3-0) reached back and got that something extra that Tiger tradition has
given to
Their first-ever invasion of central
He did not score a touchdown for the first time, but senior right halfback Terry Edwards took care of that chore, getting both TDs.
But Hannon – for the third consecutive week carried over 20 times. Friday night he lugged the pigskin 24 times for 212 yards without a loss.
In three games he has carried for 466 yards in 73 attempts or a 6.4 average. He has scored three touchdowns and two conversions with his great second effort running in getting by tacklers. Edwards has scored three six-pointers.
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HANNON DARNED near had a
fourth TD Friday night at the end of the third quarter after a 17-yard pass-run
from senior quarterback Kevin Westover to Terry Edwards’ twin wingback brother
Dari, which gave the
Hannon took off around left end on one of his many sweeps off handoffs and pitches
and – behind a great block by fellow
tri-captain Larry Mayles – raced to the
“I had a cramp again,” Tombo said. “Give those linemen credit for blocking very well for me. It felt real great to win!”
His coach Bob Commings exaulted, “Tom had a great night!”
“He didn’t get anywhere in the second half, but he ran wild in the second,” Arlington Coach Pete Corey said. “I don’t know what the breakdown was in the second half. The men upstairs saw no difference. When a fellow can run like he can and get by the line like he can, that’s the difference.”
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TIGER DEFENDERS such as senior Brian Bash – playing superlative ball for the third consecutive week – senior co-captain and tackle Bob Geiser, junior tackle Bill Csonka, senior end Dari Endwards and sophomore linebacker Tim Gutshall led the defense on another successful charge – holding Arlington to 130 net yards (60 on the ground) – while the Tigers rolled up 328 (306 on the ground).
Sophomore Greg Cook pounced on the ball, which dropped out
of
Edwards cut over left tackle on the next play for six points with 8:36 left. Hannon took a pitch and skirted right end for two more.
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BRIAN BASH gave the
Tigers’ the ball on the
One play later Hannon took off again – this time around
right end – and raced 13 yards to the
Through all the rejoicing Commings pointed out that for the third straight week the Tigers had left an opponent off the hook.
“We made improvements though and that’s what it’s all about,” he said. “I feel we beat a good team and that makes the victory all the sweeter.”
The Tigers started off as if they were going to blow
Hannon raced 17 yards to the 26, but Terry Edwards – wide open – dropped a fourth down pass from the 17. Hannon figured on runs of 11, 9 and 18 yards, which carried his team to the Arlington 36 on third down early in the second stanza and had a 26-yarder to the Bears’ 30 nullified by an offside call.
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HE RACED 12 yards to the 24 for a first down, but the Tigers clipped and ended on their 49 – forced to punt – and for the second time in three weeks found themselves faced with a scoreless first half. They have yet to score in the welcome canto.
The ball was in
Ends – Bash, D. Edwards, Bodiford, McCauley.
Tackles – Geiser, Green, Csonka, Lee.
Guards – Mayles, Guiffre, Ahlstrom.
Center – Cocklin.
Quarterback – Westover.
Halfbacks – Hannon, T. Edwards.
Fullbacks – Charles Danzy, A. Wood.
Middle guards – Balizet, G. Wood.
Linebacks – T. Gutshall.
Defensive halfbacks – Jackson, Dan Gutshall, Muhlback, Mayor, Christie, Swann, Pfeiffer, DiLoreto.
Ends –
Tackles – Bonesteel, Hopkins, Drumond, Rossel, Hill, Boggs.
Guards – Walter, Marsalka, Hutchings, Gladnon, Lestock, Crites, Corna, Murphey.
Centers – Arthur, Applegate.
Quarterbacks – Fulton, Taylor.
Halfbacks – Hoag, Lankamer, Dawson, King, Warner.
Fullbacks – B. Cornwell, Schmidt, Larmee.
SCORING SUMMARY
M – T. Edwards, 2 run (Hannon run);
M – T. Edwards, 12 run (kick blocked).
OFFICIALS
Referee – Dale Helmick.
Umpire – Donn Bunbar.
Head Linesman – John Shelton.
Field Judge – Paul Wyman.
THE GRID STICK
M A
First downs, rushing 14 4
First downs, passing 1 2
First downs, penalties 0 0
Total first downs 15 6
Yards gained, rushing 325 85
Yards lost, rushing 19 25
Net yards gained, rushing 306 60
Net yards gained, passing 22 70
Total yards gained 328 130
Passes completed 2-11 5-12
Passes intercepted by 1 0
Yardage on passes intercepted 0 0
Times kicked off 3 1
Kickoff avg. (yds.) 3-47 1-42
Kickoff returns (yds.) 13 39
Punt average (yds.) 4-30.2 3-37.1
Punt returns (yds.) 28 20
Had punts blocked 0 0
Fumbles (lost) 0(0) 1(1)
Yards penalized 9-75 2-13
AFTER A scoreless first
half in which both teams threatened, the Tigers started to move when Greg Wood
recovered
Four plays later, faced with a key fourth-and-two,
HANNON KEPT it alive as
he sped 19 yards up the middle on the draw play to the
Early in the final period Brian Bash picked off Phil
Fulton’s tipped pass for an interception on the
After Westover’s pass misfired, Hannon sliced right end for 12 and Terry Edwards cut back over right tackle for 13 and a big 14-0 Tiger lead with 9:25 left in the game.
With less than a minute left,
DROPPED FOR a two yard
loss trying to pass,
TDs – T. Edwards, 2 (3, 13 runs),
PATs – Hannon (run).