Banner Graphic, Greencastle, Putnam County, 28 September 1974 — Page 3

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Saturday, September 28. 1974

Banner-Graphic, Greencastle, Indiana

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Cougars Whip Southmont, 26-6

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N “We finally put four quarters together,’’ related a proud and happy North Putnam head football coach Don DeBoer * after his Cougars had just pulled powerful Southmont from the ranks of the undefeated with a 26-6 beating on the Mounties’ gridiron last night. “It was one of those game where after the third quarter you could sit back, relax and enjoy it as the boys methodically go to work. We completely dominated the game.” Evidence of this comes in the form of Southmont's net offensive yardage, which according to hastily compiled post game statistics totaled no more than 40 yards. The only time the Mounties scored came from their specialty squad, as they jumped on the scoreboard first by returning North Putnam’s first punt of the game some 80 yards with a little less than two minutes gone in the contest. About two minutes later the Cougar defense tied the game, as end Jim Brothers placed himself in the way of a Mountie

The Owen Valley Patriots came to Cloverdale Friday night with their muskets loaded, leveling the Clovers 390 Cloverdale, now 0-3 in the WCC (2-3 overall) held Owen Valley, sporting a 3-1 conference record, to a scoreless first period tie. But the Patriots showed little mercy from that point on in racking up a 13-0 halftime advantage. Early in the second period, Trowbridge galloped from 9 yards out for a score. The conversion attempt failed. With only a few minutes left in that stanza, the Pats pulled an unusual “tackle eligible” pass from 5 yards out from the

quarterback, King, to Owen Valley tackle, South. The kick by Abrell was good. T he Patriots went on to take a 27-0 lead in the third quarter, coming up with two scores in that period, on a 30 yard pass from King Thomas, and a four yard quarterback scamper. The conversion ended the scoring in that stanze. Trowbridge was at both ends of Patriot aerials, thrown by Kmg and Love in the final quarter, Abrell’s last conversion attempt accounted for the final margin. The Clovers will face another rugged WCC competitor when they travel to Edgewood next week.

Kittens Look For First Win At Home Tonight

With the unwelcome aid of the rest of the teams in the Indiana Elementary Football Association Greencastle’s Pee Wee squad is still having trouble shaking its "Kitten” nickname. Following their 21-0 beating by Arlington the Kittens took a look at the Center Grove Bantams with their sights set on their first win of the year. However things turned out just as bleak as the first two games, the Kittens suffering their third indignity, 19-0. Of main concern to head coach Alex Warfield and his staff is the lack of scoring punch, which is forcing them to

keep looking for the right combination in the backfield that will turn things around. The defensive unit continues to look strong except in isolated “back-breaking” spots, where the opposition has broken the long gainer for scores. The Kittens will try to put their act together tonight when they meet the ever tougher Tabernacle Crusaders in a 6 o’clock game on the Greencastle High School field. The Crusaders are rated near the top of the IEFA thus far this season, so the Kittens will again have their work cut out for them.

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screen pass on the Southmont 40 and galloped in from there for the score. Brothers and his brother, Ron, were special defensive ends inserted by DeBoer especially for the Mounties because of their height, which worked to intimitate Southmont’s passing game. The Cougar offense, which had been in the habit of waiting until the final quarter to assert itself of late, put North Putnam ahead to stay with a minute and a half left in the first quarter. Mike Greene performed the honors on a slant off right tackle behind the blocking of Brad Ades, Trent Hopkins, and Brothers, traveling 45 yards for the score. Although the Cougars penetrated inside the Mountie ten yard line three different times in the second quarter, they could not strike paydirt, entering the halftime intermission with a 12-6 lead. Four minutes into the second half Greene scored again, this time on a sweep from the one yard line. When Jerry Miller converted on a sweep for two points, the Cougars were

almost ready to breathe easy with a 20-6 advantage. With two minutes to play in the third frame the Cougars struck again to insure their happy respiration, Miller toting the mail on an inside reverse from the Southmont 17 for the final tally. DeBoer went to his bench in the final frame, as some 41 Cougars saw action in the big win that sets North Putnam’s record at 4-1. But even the second liners were not about to let up the pressure on the Mounties, who could not get closer to the Cougar goal than the ten yard line, where they ended the game after they had blocked a punt. Along with the Brothers strategy to stymie the Mountie passing game, DeBoer put linebacker Jerald Noll on the main- Southmont flanker man-to-man while keeping the rest of his secondary in a zone. All of this worked to shoot down the highly touted Mountie air attack. “It was a whole team effort,” concluded DeBoer. “We’re proud of the kids.”

Eagle Homecoming Spoiled

Which Way Did He Go? Seeming to find the solution to Eagle problems last night was South Putnam halfback Darrell Mendenhall. 30, who slipped by Turkey Run defenders ou this run. Searching for the slippery halfback in the misty night air is Warrior Tim Smith, 73. (Banner-Graphic Photo) Owen Valley Shuts Out Clovers, 39-0

Turkey Run’s many dimensioned and powerful Warriors showed no guestly consideration at all in ruining South Putnam’s Homecoming last night, running through, around and over the Eagles for a 50-7 crushing. The first time they got their hands on the ball on their 22 yard line from the opening kickoff, the Warriors threw unbalanced lines, men in motion and various backfield formations at the Eagles for 11 plays that resulted in their first score with 7:43 still showing on the clock. Halfback Roger Jeffries carried the pigskin in from the four yard line for the first of his four trips to paydirt for the night. Less than three minutes later Warrior quarterback Andy Green found halfback Tim Overpeck wide open in the endzone for a two point conversion to halfback Ron Newnum’s 59 yard touchdown run to set the scoreboard at 14-0 in the visitors' favor and begin murmers of wonder in the Eagle homecoming crowd. The murmers grew 30 seconds later when Jeffries took a Brad Booe pass out of end Joe Burnham's hands on the Warrior 40, scooted to the left sidelines and raced 60 yards for the third Turkey Run touchdown. Newnum converted up the middle for a 22-0 tally that seemed to spell sure doom for the Eagles. However, Burnham was not to leave the situation at that, having a pass taken away from him like that. Three plays after the ensuing Warrior kickoff he went high into the air on the Turkey Run 35 to haul in a pass that Booe got off just as he was being hit, averted a pair of defenders, and steamrolled to the end zone to put the Eagles on the scoreboard. Fred Crawley booted the extra point, and when the Eagle defense held the Warriors on the next series, it

looked as though the makings of a ball game were in order. However the Eagle offense was similarly stopped by the Warriors, and the rest of the first half settled down a bit into a battle of the defenders. The Eagle defense was the first to give way, yielding a touchdown to W’arrior fullback Mike Woody from the seven yard line with 2:21 to go before intermission. Newnum converted to send his team into the locker room with a 30-7 advantage. Following a confusing call on a punt attempt by Eagle Wayne Erwin from his own four yard line in which he was tackled as he tried to get off the kick, failing to make contact with the ball, Turkey Run was provided with the first scoring opportunity of the second half, given the ball on the Eagle 11. The officials had called roughing the kicker, but changed it to something which was not transmitted to the recently constructed Eagle press box. Three plays later Green

bulldozed behind his center twice for a TD and conversion for a 38-7 lead which prompted Eagle coach Larry Stanley to begin sending in his reserves. However, Turkey Run’s coach was not so inclined, getting another score out of his front liners with 9:35 to play in the game, Jeffries going straight ahead from the six yard line. Adding insult to injury, the Warriors added one more score with just 44 seconds showing on the clock, reserve QB Overpect finding (who else 0 ) Jeffries open in the end zone for the final Turkey Run tally. The one bright spot in the otherwise overmatched performance by the Eagles was the punting of Erwin, who had many opportunities to display his talents besides the play in which the controversial call occurred. His booming punts consistently moved the Eagles out of the frying pan, only tc have the powerful Warriors put them right back in the fire.

Cubs Outmuscled At Plainfield

“It was a very physical game,” said Greencastle head football coach Gary Cassells after Plainfield had just beaten the Cubs 41-7 last night. “They were just too big.” The size of the stillundefeated Quakers simply overpowered the Cubs’ defense in running up their five touchdowns, but the Cubs' offense was able to move the ball “extremely well. We just made so many mistakes.” Like Stacy Spencer’s three lost fumbles, each of which came after the rugged tailback had fought his way for first downs. He finished with 60 yards, gained, while fullback Bill Jeffries totaled 75. “Jeffries played a real

strong game,” related his coach. He scored the only Cub touchdown, that coming in the second quarter on a five yard jaunt off right tackle. Scott Burk kicked the extra point for what was to be the conclusion of the Greencastle scoring. It was still a ball game at the half, as the Cubs trailed by only a 14-7 margin, but then the hosts’ size began to assert itself. “I’m not too disappointed,” concluded Cassells, “because the kids never gave up. They were still hitting hard at the end. The score was not an indication of how we played. In that aggressive of a ball game we held up pretty good.”

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Fighting For The Yardage Heading up field is Eagle fullback Tim Thomas, against Turkey Run. The Warriors rolled up a 5023, as the South Putnam rusher gained some 7 clipping of the Eagles with the score at 30-7 by hard fought yards in the first half of the South the half. (Banner-Graphic Photo) County team’s disasterous homecoming tilt

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