Banner Graphic, Volume 15, Number 35, Greencastle, Putnam County, 13 October 1984 — Page 4

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The Putnam County Banner-Graphic, October 13,1984

Clovers dump North Putnam for two-game streak

By CHRIS KNAUER Banner-Graphic Sports Writer ROACHDALE-Once there was a Cloverdale football team looking at an 0-33 losing streak. Now it looks like the Clovers are out to balance that record, winning 8-6 over host North Putnam for their second consecutive win Friday night. A spirited Cloverdale defense was able to keep the North Putnam Cougars at bay throughout most of the game. CLOVERDALE PLAYERS Rick Sawyer and Bob Reynolds summed up their victory with one word: “Teamwork.” An elated coach Garry Deßossett explained, “It was a total team effort throughout the game. Our one touchdown was a result of many players.” That one touchdown struck the Cougars early in the first quarter. A 48-yard punt by Clover Scott Novak stopped in the Cougar end zone for a touchback. The Cougars

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Everything happens fast at the line of scrimmage Friday night as North Putnam's Al Gray (44) seeks the hole open and close at the same time, while being

Tri-West outlasts Monrovia

to capture crown in Cluster 61

By JIM REILLY Banner-Graphic Sports Writer MONROVIA-When Andy Cooper “ate” the football in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s high school game with Monrovia, time ran out. The visiting Bruins had defeated Monrovia and won the Class A Cluster 61 championship with a 14-6 victory. “Look at them,” Bruin head coach, Mike Gillin said. “They are too exhausted to celebrate.” TRI-WEST WAS TIRED. Monrovia was tired. But for four quarters neither team had looked tired. In fact, both teams had hit hard. When they had hit as long as they could, they went back out and hit some more. If ever the cliche “neither team had anything to be ashamed of” could be applied, it applied here. “Our kids gave everything and more,” Monrovia coach Bill Kaiser said. “This is a great group of kids and they deserved a better fate than this.” But fate was the factor, as the early part of the opening quarter had first the Bruins punting the ball away, and then the Bulldogs after being held on three downs. WITH FOURTH AND five at their own 14 Monrovia got set to punt. The attempt went awry, however, when David Stamm blocked the would-be kick. Ross Smith fell on the bouncing ball to give the Bruins a first down at the four.

Eagles spank Covington, 35-0

By BILL SEIBOLD Banner-Graphic Sports Writer COVINGTON-“It was our best all-round game since I’ve been here at South Putnam,” exclaimed coach Bob Gaddis following his team’s shutout victory over the Covington Trojans 35-0 Friday night. “We played well. We had great offensive execution; we had great defensive execution. We were hot after the first winning season for South Putnam.” BEING “HOT” INCLUDED a schoolrecord third shutout in a season, a 251-yard passing effort by quarterback Tony Lewis, two key interceptions by linebacker Trent Thompson, and four different receivers catching touchdown passes. Lewis’ 13-of-19 passing effort was made possible by outstanding blocking from his offensive line. “The line did a great job. Nobody touched me,” Lewis explained following the victory. The front line of Tony Cash, Trent Thompson, David Varvel, John Spencer, and John Pittman were all singled out by Gaddis for their effort. The state-ranked duo of Lewis and Brian Meek got back together for the longest play of the game, a 73-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Lewis used the strong blocking of his line to wait for Meek

were able to control the ball for only two downs when Mike Cooper intercepted a Terry Judy pass. Cooper returned the ball to the Cougar three before he was stopped. A SHORT THREE-YARD dash by Rick Sawyer put the Clovers on the board at 7:21. This was followed by a two-point conversion run by Bob Reynolds to set the Clovers at 8-0. “We were hungry for that touchdown,” coach Deßossett said. Starting from their own 27 after the kickoff, the Cougars were to reach the Clovers’ 39 after five plays, including a 20yard run by Al Gray. A Clover sack, followed by an interception, shot the Cougars’ chances of scoring in the first quarter. Although it wasn’t obvious early in the second quarter, the Cougars started a drive for their only touchdown. Starting from their own 23-yard line, it took 12 plays to reach the Clover end zone.

dragged down from behind by the Cloverdale defense. Gray gained 63 yards for the Cougars, but the Clovers prevailed 8-6. (Banner-Graphic photo by Tracy Proctor).

Stamm’s carry of three yards on the second try from scrimmage produced the game’s first touchdown. Teammate Craig Glazier added the point that would actually be enough as the Bruins went up 7-0. “We worked on all week on blocking that punt,” Gillinsaid. FATE WOULD TAKE another hand in the third after the two teams traded punts with the Bulldogs winding up with a first-and-ten on their own 29. A 16-yard pass from quarterback Darryl Clements to Kurt Everett had gotten them there and Monrovia tried again. But Ted Gillin from Tri-West got in the way at the 49 and the Bruins took over. It was Cooper’s turn to do the connecting with Chris Coll. Forty-nine yards later Coll crossed the goal line. Glazier again kicked the extra point and Tri-West had to rely on defense for the victory. “That was an incredible catch by Coll,” Gillin said. “COLL MADE A good catch,” Kaiser agreed. “I knew we wouldn’t be able to shut ’em down completely. I wanted to put pressure on Cooper but.” But if Monrovia couldn’t hold Tri-West, the Bruins had their problems with the marches of the Bulldogs. “I can’t say enough about Monrovia,” Gillin said. “They played hard and they had us well scouted.” EARLY IN THE fourth, the hard play

to outdistance his defender on the right side. Meek caught the ball a full two strides past his defender and streaked to the end zone. THE EAGLES’ FIRST score came on a 75-yard drive which mixed both ground and air attacks. Dan Smetzer started the drive with three carries for a first down by less than two inches. Then Lewis hit Sullivan for nine yards. Then the fleaflicker pass to Phillips followed by a lateral to Gary Hazlett gained 25 yards to the 22. Lewis then found Chris Sullivan for the 22-yard scoring pass. After shutting the Trojans down in four plays, the Eagles took over on the Covington 31. On the third play Lewis hit Hazlett for 20 yards. Two plays later Lewis kept the ball, swept left, received a big block by John Pittman, and went into the end zone untouched. A two-point conversion pass to Meek made the score 14-0. The Trojan series saw three first downs and the ball steadily moved to the Eagle 17 yard line. As quarterback Greg Wright attempted a pitch back, a fumble occurred and Trent Thompson recovered for the Eagles. THE VERY NEXT play was the 73-yard

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NORTH QUARTERBACK Terry Judy was able to find Andy Woods in the end zone with an eight-yard pass. The extrapoint kick attempt by Eric Griffen, however, was blocked by Cooper. At the end of the half the Clovers had what would be their final margin, 8-6. Through the first part of the third quarter both teams played between the 20s.

and the scouting paid off when the Bulldogs’ Darryl Clements again went to the airways and found Jeff Sichting for a 32-yard touchdown. That pass and that touchdown broke Tri-West’s 16 defensive shutout quarters. With just over nine minutes to go the game was not over. The Bulldogs mounted another drive, four plays after the kickoff, that took them to the Bruins’ 12 to set up third-and-one. “Defensively, we hit our guts out,” Gillinsaid. THAT FROM THE “gut” play came into the forefront when Monrovia was caught three yards deep for fourth-and-five at the 15. An incomplete pass ended the threat, the drive and the Bulldogs’ hopes. “We had been dragging under their defense all night,” Kaiser said. “It had been open all night. We just didn’t connect. I was proud of our kids’ comeback! ” SCORE BY QUARTERS Tri-West 7 0 7 0-14 Monrovia 0 0 0 6-6 First Quarter TW-Stamm3run (Glazier kick), 5:59. Third Quarter TW-Coll, 49 pass from Cooper (Glazier kick), 2:35. Fourth Quarter M-Sichtlng 32 pass from Clements (kick tailed), 9:09. STATISTICS T-W M First Downs 7 13 Rushing Yards 25 59 Passing Yards 93 117 Passes 8-14 11-20-2 Total Offense 118 176 Return vards 13 26 Punts-Avg. 4-35.5 3-18.7 Fumbles-lost 0 1-1 Penalties-yards 6-80 2-10

touchdown pass from Lewis to Meek. Freshman Brian Bridgewater kicked the extra point. The one weak series for the Eagles followed. After stopping the Trojans and forcing a punt, the Eagles were called for roughing the kicker and gave Covington new life. Again the Eagle defense stopped them and forced another punt. This time the ball touched the Eagle player and was recovered by the Trojans on the Eagle 24yard line. With 30 seconds in the half, the Trojans attempted a fourth-and-nine pass but it was incomplete as the half ended. The second half started with three quick exchanges of possession. Then Trent Thompson intercepted his first of two. “It came right at me; it was neat. Those were the first two I’ve intercepted since my freshman year,” Thompson beamed. THE EAGLES CAPITALIZED on the turnover as Lewis threw two passes. The first to Meek was for 11 yards. The second was to Greg Phillips for the fourth Eagle touchdown. The 20-yard scoring pass was Lewis’ third for the night. Bridgewater again kicked the point after. The Trojans mounted one last offensive effort, moving the ball 52 yards in 12 plays. But Gary Hazlett tipped the pass in the end

Then hope was raised for Clovers when Reynolds picked off a Judy pass for a return of 33 yards to the Cougar 13. Reynolds may have been able to catch the ball but he wasn’t able to hold it on the next play. North Putnam’s Eric Griffen was able to recover the fumble, diminishing hopes for another Clover touchdown.

Consolidated effort for

Northview in 42-0 win

By STEVE FIELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor For years Greencastle and Brazil had a strong high school football rivalry filled with many a close game. But that was before consolidation. Northview-Clay County’s consolidation of Brazil, Staunton, and Van Buren -- introduced itself in formal and formidable splendor Friday night, pounding host Greencastle 42-0 in a Class AA Cluster 40 contest behind the running of halfbacks Doug Gaskill and Chadd McDonald. “THEY PUT IT ON us,” Greencastle coach John Fallis said after the Cubs’ fourth loss in eight starts. “Their defense stopped our offense and our defense did not stop theirs.” The Knights had more of everything than the Tiger Cubs - more yards rushing, more yards passing, more points, more players, more band members and maybe even more fans. While Greencastle was stacked up for a negative eight yards rushing, Northview ran for 362 yards. Gaskill, a 5-8, 185-pound senior, ran for 177 yards and three touchdowns, while McDonald, a 5-10, 183-pound junior, ran for 124 yards, two touchdowns and kicked the final point of the game with 1:45 left on the clock. GREENCASTLE HAD several big plays, but never sustained a drive. “We would pick up a quick first down or two, but we couldn’t keep going,” Fallis said. “That’s going to happen as much as we threw tonight.” That was the only way Greencastle moved the football. The Tiger Cubs gained 155 yards through the air, with Joe Franklin pulling in four passes for 72 yards, Robert Sedlack three for 27 and Doug Hedrick two for two. Northview broke the game open in the second and fourth quarters. Greencastle trailed 20-0 at halftime because of turnovers. “They scored their first three touchdowns after a fumble, fumble and blocked punt, so we put ourselves in that hole,” Fallis said. GASKILL TURNED Greencastle’s first fumble into a touchdown on a 21-yard run with 3:17 left in the first quarter. It capped an eight-play, 56-yard drive. But the game didn’t get away from Greencastle that quickly. Jack Bedwell, Pat Meyer, Brian Durham and Brian Robbins sacked Northview quarterback Steve Kidwell for a 17-yard loss on the opening play of the second period, forcing the visitors’ only punt of the evening. However, the kick rolled to the four-yard line. Franklin gave Greencastle some short-lived hope when he pulled in a 38-

zone to break up the fourth-and-goal play. The Eagle second offensive team entered the game with the ball on the Trojan 30 yard line. Then from the 16-yard line quarterback Chris Arnold found Brian Bridgewater alone in the end zone for the Eagles’ final score. Jimmy Reynolds kicked the conversion. THE EAGLES ARE now 4-4 on the season and face county rival Cloverdale at South Putnam next Friday. The Clovers stand 2-6 after winning their last two games. SCORE BY QUARTERS South Putnam 14 7 7 7-35 Covington 0 0 0 0-0 First Quarter SP-Sullivan, 22 pass from Lewis (pass incomplete), 4:55. SP-Lewls, 15 run (Meek, pass from Lewis), :15. Second Quarter SP--Meek, 73 pass from Lewis (Brian Bridgewater kick), 0:37. Third Quarter SP-Phlllips, 20 pass from Lewis (Brian Bridgewater kick), 3:07. Fourth Quarter SP-Brian Bridgewater, 16 pass from Arnold (Reynolds kick), 4:00. STATISTICS CHS SPHS First downs 11 15 Rushing yards 86 70 Passing yards 47 276 Passes 4-11-2 15-21-0 Total yards 133 346 Return yards 84 27 Punts-avg. 1-25 2-35 Fumbles-lost 4-2 2-0 Penalties-yds. 0-0 8-70

HOWEVER, IT WAS soon followed by a chance for a field goal for the Clovers late in the third quarter. Attempting the kick from the Cougar 25-yard line, Jarrad Hughes booted the ball right of the bars for no points. Both teams tested the other’s pass defense continuously through the fourth quarter. However, no passes connected as North was 0-7 and Cloverdale was intercepted on its one attempt. “That fourth quarter was played between the 305,” North Putnam coach Bruce Lake said. “They played awfully good defense,” Lake said, referring to the whole game. “They have big, strong defensive linemen.” COACH DeROSSETT IS looking forward to the game with South Putnam. “I am happy with the way our kids played tonight. I hope we can keep our momentum.”

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Robert Sedlack uses little straight-arm tactics to gain a few more yards for Greencastle against Northview. The senior tight end caught three passes for 27 yards yard pass from Meyer, but the drive ended there for all practical purposes. AFTER AN EXCHANGE of fumbles, Northview got the ball back on Greencastle’s 13-yard line. McDonald ran for a four-yard touchdown and Mike Butts’ second PAT kick made it 14-0. Northview just got a piece of Meyer’s punt, but it was enough for it to go straight up and straight down. Only a 15-yard penalty against the Knights helped the Cub defense and that wasn’t much. Kidwell kept the football on the quarterback option, turning the corner for a 15-yard touchdown run. The PAT kick was wide, putting Northview’s band on the field for a grand halftime show leading 20-0. Greencastle opened the second half with a short drive, Meyer tossing a 13-yard swing-pass to Bill Neumann. But when a fourth-down attempt came up three inches short, the Knights started taking big chunks of yardage, marching 57 yards in just seven plays, the final 16 being covered by Gaskill. NORTHVIEW TOOK A 27-0 lead into the final eight minutes, and with the exception of a 21-yard pass play from Meyer to Franklin, completely dominated the quarter. McDonald capped a 60-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run, followed by a two-point conversion pass that gave the

Leading rusher for Cloverdale was Rick Sawyer with 16 carries for 64 yards. Gray led the Cougars with 19 carries for 63 yards. “It was a good game. Our kids had class. Just somethings on the field wouldn’t work in our favor,” Lake said. THE NOW 2-6 CLOVERS travel to South Putnam next Friday night. North Putnam plays at Greencastle Friday. SCORE BY QUARTERS Cloverdale 8 0 0 0-8 North Putnam 0 6 0 0-6 SCORING First Quarter CHS-Sawyer, 3 run (Reynolds run) 7:21. Second Quarter NPHS-Woods, 8 pass from Judv (kick failed) 2: 29. STATISTICS NP CHS First downs 19 17 Rushing 63 *® Passing 3 19 Passes 1-18-3 1-6-1 Total yards 86 *6 Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-2 Penalties-yards 6-50 *-*0

during Friday night's 42-0 loss to Northview, as passing was about the only way the Tiger Cubs moved the football. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields). Knights a 35-0 lead with 7:59 remaining to play. Despite the lead, Gaskills and McDonald continued to rack up the yardage, Gaskill catching a four-yard touchdown pass from reserve quarterback Neil Stough with 1:45 remaining. About the only bright spot for Greencastle was the opening kickoff. Kelly Lewis, Greencastle’s outstanding fullback and linebacker until a spinal bruise sidelined him, received doctor’s permission to kick for the Tiger Cubs. Coach Fallis said the tri-captain could only kick. Greencastle will host North Putnam next week in a battle for the County Bucket. SCORE BY QUARTERS Northview 7 13 7 15-42 Greencastle 0 0 0 0-0 First Quarter NHS-Gaskill, 21 run (Butts kick). 3:17. Second Quarter NHS-McDonald. 4 run (Butts kick),4:ls. NHS-Kidwell, 23 run (kick wide), 1:52. Third Quarter NHS-Gaskill, 16 run (Butts kick), 7:49. Fourth Quarter NHS-McDonald, 1 run (Gaskill pass from Stough), 7:59. NHS-Gaskill, 4 pass from Stough (McDonald kick), 1:45. STATISTICS NHS GHS First downs 23 10 Rushing yards 362 -8 Passing yards 76 155 Passes 8-15-0 13-26-1 Total offense 438 147 Return yards 45 77 Punts-Avg. 1-56 4-27.5 Fumbles-lost 3-1 2-2 Penalties-yards 5-65 1-15

Greencastle coach John Fallis has a play for Randy Blye (61) to take in, but nothing was working Friday night against Northview. The Tiger Cubs dropped to 44 for the year with the 42-0 Class AA Cluster 61 loss. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields).