The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 31, Milford, Kosciusko County, 30 August 1972 — Page 13

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VOLUME 9

First Game Friday —

Warriors Scoreless At Jamboree, Show Signs Os Promise In 1972

-Members of the Wawasee Warrior football team did not score in Saturday night’s preseason jamboree but showed promises of an exciting season to come for Warrior fans. The jamboree was held at North Wood’s Memorial field. Plymouth and North Wood were the 27-0-victors over Wawasee and Lakeland. Plymouth is the defending Northern Lakes

|F*] f ■ ALL ALONE — Warrior Mike Vanlaningham seems to be all alone on the field as several Panthers from North Wood try to catch him and gain possession of the football. North Wood and Plymouth held Wawasee and Lakeland scoreless in the pre-season jamboree. <

These area merchants and professional people join in backing the Warriors this season

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Conference champs and scored 20 points in two periods of play. North Wood scored the remaining seven points against the Warriors in the second quarter. The Wawasee defense was strong as the team allowed only 24 net yards rushing during the two quarters and made one interception. Outstanding The outstanding performance

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of the evening was turned in by Plymouth senior Gary Myers, a five foot, eight inch halfback who weighs in at 145 pounds. Myers scored on a 55-yard run against Lakeland in the first period and returned Wawasee’s second half kickoff 80 yards in 11 seconds for a touchdown. He scored on Plymouth’s third play from scrimage in the first period, going around the right

Go Warriors Maxwelton Golf Club Syracuse Compliments of Vore Theater Corp. Center Cinema — Warsaw Pickwick Theater — Syracuse Wawa — North Webster Opal's Beauty Salon Cinda, Jill And Opal Phone: 457-2474 Syracuse We're With 'Ya Wawasee Warriors! Reimer's Ice Service ♦ Phone 834-2888 North Webster Ray Buhrt General Contractor Syracuse 457-3431

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end and getting a tremendous down field block from teammate Jim Long. Drive Halted Wawasee had one drive halted by a fumble which was recovered by North Wood. The Warriors were halted late in the quarter when time ran out in the half. They were on the nine yard line at the time. They threatened late in the third quarter when Mike Wollman intercepted a pa>s at the Pilgrim 32 yard line. Kim Cripe went 14 yards on the first play, however, the Warriors were thrown for a loss to the 23d and time ran out in the quarter. Sophomore quarterbacks Mark Smith and Rick Dahlstrom shared the duties during the evening with Dahlstrom seeing only limited action. Myers was the top ground gainer with 54 yards. Warrior Mike Vanlaningham, a five foot, 11 inch junior led the Wawasee team and finished second for the evening with 44 yards in 11 carries. Mike Abel of North Wood was third with 40 yards in nine carries.

It was in the third quarter that the Warrior defense began to click and the Rockies from Plymouth were thrown for three consecutive losses. North Wood and Lakeland failed to score in the final quarter. This Friday night all four teams will open their 1972 season with Wawasee playing host to West Noble, North Wood entertaining East Noble, Lakeland hosting Churubusco and Plymouth traveling to Columbia City. Game statistics follow: Statistics NHSWHS # PHS LHS Net yards gained 234 112 By rushing 169 104 By passing 65 8 First downs 11 7 By rushing 9 6 By passing 2 0 By penalties 0 1 Passes attempted 7 11 Passes completed 3 2 Passes intercepted 2 2 Punts 3 7 Punt average 28 30 Yards penalized 34 5 Fumbles lost 11 Score By Quarters North WooPlymouth 3 77 0—27 WawaseeT akeland 0 0 0 0 — 0

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Scoring: (Plymouth) Gary Myers (2) 55-yard run, 80-yard kickoff return; Skip Fehrer, 1yard run; (North Wood Dave Mattern, 2-yard run. Extra points: (Plymouth) Mike Delp, 2 kicks; (North Wood John Gross, kick

'-J 1 9 ■ LEADING GROUND GAINER — Mike Vanlaningham, a Wawasee high school junior, is shown above as he carried the ball during the jamboree Saturday night. Vanlaningham was the leading ground gainer for the Warriors as he totaled 44 yards in 11 carries.

IF I I . e ALL TOGETHER — Members of the Wawasee Warrior football team and the Plymouth Rockies seem to be doing a togetherness dance as the Rockies tackle quarterback Mark Smith and Warriors attempt to protect him. Wawasee and Lakeland teamed up for the annual pre-season football jamboree held Saturday night at North Wood and were defeated by North Wood and last year’s NLC champs from Plymouth.

Team, We're With You In '72 Beer's Flowers And Landscaping Phone: 658-4712 Milford (The 3|ixnijiw JBlpjJ Wawasee Village . Wishes the Warriors Good Luck during their 1972 football season . . . Miner's 6 And 15 Marathon Milford * 658-4385 Yea, Wawasee High School Team! Compliments Os A Friend We’re Backing The WAWASEE WARRIORS - Maple Leaf Farms INCORPORATED Milford

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