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ic (Sah-estcw Baib Staff photo by Betty Tichich JAMES NOLAN (with football) sprints toward Dulles defensive back on way to a touchdown for Ball High in a District 24-AAAA game played Friday night in Public School Stadium. The Dulles Vikings rallied to beat Ball High 17-7. Stings nip Oilers PEARLAND-If Alan Smith keeps it up, the Stingaree field goal kicker may become the biggest hero in Texas City history. His first quarter 40-yard field goal gave Texas City a 3-0 win over Pearland on Friday night. For the 'second week in a row, the big field goal kicker has given the Stings a District 24-AAAA win with his foot.

It gives coach Elwood Kettler's crew a 2-0 record in district, and a 3-2 mark on the year. Pearland has yet to win a district outing in two tries, and has a season mark of 1-3-1. And they have Smith to thank for that. Substituting for injured punter Ben Perry, the Sting tackle punted the ball five times for a 42-yard average. His last boot of the evening sealed the Oilers' fate.

First downs-Texas City 9. Pearland II. Yards nishjng-Tex as City 156, Pearland 75. Yards as City 17, Pearland 108. asses City I 5, Pearland 6 (or 16.

Passes Intercepted City Pearland 2. Fumbles lost by-Texas City 1, Pearland 2. Punts-Texas City 5 (or 42.0 Pearland 5 (or 29.0 avg. Pen City 4 lor 40 yards, Pearland 1 for 5 yards. TEXAS CITY3 00 0-3 PEARLANDOOOO-0 Standing on his own 25 with minutes remaining in the game, Smith launched a 64-yard punts towards the end zone.

It rolled dead on the Oilers' one. While Smith was aiding in the win with his foot, Chester Ray was doing his part with his feet. The district's leading rusher finished the night with 115 yards on 31 carries. He has 640 yards on the year. Ray will lead his Stings' against Ball High next Friday night-in Texas City.

Pearland will play host to the luckless La Marque Cougars. Sweeny outlasts Hitchcock HITCHCOCK-The Sweeny Bulldogs built up a 17-0 lead and then Staved off a strong Hitchcock Bulldog rally to scratch out a 17-14 decision in a 14-AAA districr game played here Friday night. The game had all the earmarks of a easy one for Sweeny, but Hitchcock rallied strong in the second half to make the contest a spirite one. Wayne Warren accounted for all of Hitchcock's scoring. He tallied a pair of touchdownd on runs of five and nine yards and then ran over a two points conversion.

Sweeny scored in the opening period when Charles Mitchell sprinted 35 yards to cap a 46-yard drive. The visiting Bulldogs needed only three plays to cover the distance. Lynn Bourdon kicked the extra point. First downs: Hitchcock 11, Sweeny 14 Yards rushing: Hitchcock H3, Sweeny 157 Yards passing: Hitchcock 16, Sweeny 88 Passes attempted: 4-8 Passes intercepted by: Hitchcock 0, Sweeny 2 Fumbles lost by: Hitchcock Sweeny 2 Punts: Hitchcock3-33, Sweeny2-35 Penalties: Hitchcock 5-27, Sweeny 8-50 Sweeny Hitchcock 0068-14 Sweeny widened its margin in the second period when Dee Lemon plunged over from the one. Bourdon added the conversion kick to give the visitors a 14-0 halftime lead.

It was in the third period that Sweeny opened the gap by what proved to be the margin of victory. Boudron kicked a 27 yard field goal to give the visitors a 17-0 cushion. It wasn't to stand, however, as Hitchcock struck back 11 seconds before the end of the third period. Warren scored the touchdown from five yards out to cap a 27-yard drive. Warren added another touchdown from nine yards out in the final period.

He also ran over the two-points conversion. jvj i 3" 1 Local, State, World Sports Saturday Morning, October 13,1979 Sports Phone 744-3611 Vikings throttle Tornadoes 17-7 By KEVIN SHERRINGTON News Sports Writer It looked like it was going to be a continuation of last week's massacre of Alvin. For the first five minutes of Ball's contest with Dulles Friday night in Public School Stadium, the Tors played like the same team that gained more than 600 yards total offense the week before. There the similarity ended. On the strength of two second-quarter touchdowns, Dulles extended its winning streak to five games and dropped Ball to 1-1 in district and 2-3-1 on the year as the Vikings collected a 17-7 victory.

Wilson Elliott should protest the game. Two to one odds are not exactly fair and that's exactly what the Tors were playing under as they did more to beat themselves than Dulles did. Consider this: After putting together a stunning 65-yard drive for a touchdown on the opening kickoff, the Tors were held scoreless the rest of the game. With the touchdown showing on the clock on a five-yard run by James Nolan, the Tors did not record another first down until 3:15 was remaining in the third two entire periods later. Tight end Anthony Scott, who caught two touchdown passes vs.

Alvin, dropped three passes from quarterback William Ashton with none of the passes for less than 15 yards. Eric Ward called for a fair catch on a punt by Pat Studstill with three minutes remaining in the half at his own 22. But the senior wide receiver misjudged the punt, dove for it at the last minute and could not hang on as the Vikings' Ken Reyburn recovered it at the 22 of Ball. That fumble set up what First downs Dulles 15, all 8. Yards rushing: Dulles in, Ball 137.

Yards passing: Dulles 50. Ball 41. Passes completed: Dulles 5 o( 7, Ball 3 Passes intercepted by: Dulles l.Ball 0. Rumbles lost by: Dulles 1. Ball2 Punts: Penalties: Dulles4 lor Ball 9 (or 77.

DULLES OM03-I7 BALL 7000-7 would prove to be the winning touchdown when Viking quarterback Alan Jaks rambled for 16 yards on first down and then snuck over one play later with 1:56 showing on the Scoreboard. David Jones, who booted a 35-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, kicked the second of two extra point attempts to make the score 14-7. Ball was unable to put up any drive that came near matching the opening effort. A trip that began from their own 37 at the beginning of the fourth quarter ended at the 43 of Dulles when Mike Murry picked off a pass from a falling Ashton and returned it to the 32 of Ball to set up Jones' field goal with 5:02 left in the game. It was like two different contests as the Tors seemed unstoppabl after mounting the first score of the game.

In that 65-yard drive, Michael Guidry, who finished with 49 yards on 12 carries, rushed five times for 26 yards. But the key to the drive was a spectacular 33-yard reception by Eddie Terry on a third and four from the 41 of Ball. Terry did a 180 degree turn on the right sideline and managed to stay in bounds to make the catch at the 26 of Dulles. Both teams traded off penalties before Nolan, who rushed for 68 yards on 11 carries, burst across the right side of the goal line on a pitch from Ashton. Lonnie Davis added the PAT with 5:51 showing on the clock.

Dulles tied it up on the strength of an improbable pass interference call on a third and 12 from the 43 of Ball. Ward was flagged after knocking the ball away on a pass from Jaks to Eddie Sessums for a first down at the 34 of Ball. Jaks, who was nearly picture-perfect when forced to pass, caught Anthony Pickens at the 23 before Terry Smith took a pitch left, broke three tackles and sped into the end zone with 10:28 left in the half. Smith led all rushers in the game with 74 yards on 19 carries. Gators out-defense Cougars 7-6 By PAUL ARNETT News Sports Writer LA pack of blessings lies upon Dickinson's back.

For the second week in a row, the Gators eased past their District 24-AAAA opponent. This time it was La Marque. This time the Friday night score was 7-6. Add that to Dickinson's 16-14 win over Angleton and the Gators' district record becomes 2-0. La Marque, on the other hand, wonders where its blessings have gone.

This shocking loss, coupled with last week's heartbreaker with Texas City, and the Coogs find themselves with a district mark of 0-2. It's hard to figure why La Marque is in this predicament. The Cougars, after giving up a first quarter touchdown, held the Gators' offense in check. Coach Dub Farris' crew managed only one first down against La Marque in the second half. That came with 2:13 left in the game, and perhaps was the Coogs' final district moment.

But let's back up to the beginning to see why this is so. Dickinson took the opening kickoff, and moved down the field at will. Led by Gary Westerlage's pinpoint passing, and the Gators' rushing attack, Dickinson went 79 yards on 15 plays for the Westerlage got the six points when he found Dwayne Holmes alone on the sidelines. The wide receiver caught the ball on the three, then bulled into the end zone to complete the 8-yard play. Kelly Garbon added the extra point, giving Dickinson a 70 lead with 6:07 remaining in the first period.

That sums up Dickinson's offensive output. Westerlage had trouble finding his receivers, and his running backs had trouble locating any holes for the remainder of the game. Meanwhile La Marque's offense was searching for some consistency. Kevin Ward and Co. made a couple of big plays in the first half, but most of the time was spent trying to stop Dickinson's Ronnie Hall, Keith Schnake and Joe Mechelay.

These three men kept La Marque from moving the ball with any degree of Orioles batter Bucs 8-4 PITTSBURGH (UPI) The Baltimore Orioles, showing the kind of bench strength that would make the Supreme Court envious, received a four-hit, four- RBI performance from reserve Kiko Garcia and a two-run homer from substitute Benny Ayala Friday night to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4 in the third game of the World Series. The victory, which came after a one hour and seven minute rain delay in the third inning, gave the Orioles a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven series with the fourth game scheduled for Three Rivers Stadium Saturday afternoon. Jim Bibby will pitch for the Pirates and Dennis Martinez will hurl for the Orioles. Concerned about his team's lethargic offensive performance in the first two games of the Series, Baltimore manager Earl Weaver made four changes in the lineup and three came through with timely hits to spark a 13-hit attack against four pitchers. Garcia, benched in favor of slick-fielding shortstop Mark Belanger in the first two games of the Series, belted a three-run triple during a five-run fourth inning and drove in another run with a bloop single in the seventh to lead the hit parade.

Ayala, playing his first World Series game, drilled his two-run homer in the. third inning to reduce a 3-0 Pittsburgh lead and Rich Dauer, another newcomer to the lineup, added a clutch double that triggered the five-run fourth against left- hander John Candelaria. Left-hander Scott McGregor also contributed heavily to Baltimore's triumph by going the distance to pick up the victory. McGregor, who blanked the California Angels 8-0 on six hits in the decisive game of the American League playoffs, scattered nine hits but gained a second wind after the rain delay and allowed only one run over the last seven innings. McGregor did not walk a batter and struck out six in becoming the second left- hander to beat the Pirates in the Series.

Mike Flanagan won the opener, 5-4, for Baltimore in a route-going performance. The Pirates looked as if they might end McGregor's night early when they reached him for three runs. BALTIMORE PITTSBURGH ab bl tb bl Garciass 4244 Morenocf 4120 Ayala If 2122 Foliss 4000 BumbrycJ 2110 Parkerrf 3001 Singleton rt 5021 BRobinscn 4010 Murray Ib 4000 Stargell Ib 4220 Deduces 3b 5001 MadlocHb 4011 Roenickecf 5010 Nicosiac 4110 Dauer 5 I I 0 Garner 2b 4012 Dtmpseyc 5220 Candelariap 1010 McGregorp 3100 Romop 1000 Jackson 0000 Lacyph 1000 Tekulve 0000 ToUll 40 13 8 ToUll 34 4 I 4 Baltimore (AL) Ota 500 100- I PllUburgn INL) IX 001 000- 4 E-Foli, Slargell. LOB-Ballimore 9, Pittsburgh 4.2B-Carcla, Moreno 2, Gamer, Dsuer, Stargell, Dempsey. 3B- Garcia.

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Peters sparks Cardinals 65-6 9 4 4 0 I 3 32-3 1-3 2 1 1 I I 52214 00000 00001 SABINE PASS-Butch Peters had a field night in scoring three touchdowns, five extra points and a field goal to spark the unbeaten High Island Cardinals to a commanding 65-6 victory over Sabine Pass in a District 12B game here Friday night. The victory was High Island's fifth in as many starts. It was a district opener for both teams. Peters' field goal was a 30-yarder. Philip Permenter scored three touchdowns for the Cards.

Gary Monteau, John Valestro and Corky Lopez scored one touchdown each. Lopez also ran over a two- points conversion. Permenter was the game's leading rusher with 141 yards on nine carries. Monteau gained 118. High Island picked up 425 yards rushing and 73 passing.

consistency until late in the fourth quarter. But at this point, La Marque began to show signs of life. It all began with just First downs-Dickinson 10, La Marque 11. Yards rush ing-Dickinson 65, La Marque 24. Yards passing-Dickinson 89, La Marque 117.

Passes completed-Dicklnson 8 out ol 12, La Marque 11 of 19. Passes intercepted by-Dickinson 0, Marque 0. Fumbles lost 0. La Marque 1. Punts-Dickinson 8 30.0 La Marque 7 tor 31.1 avg.

Penalties-Dickinson 5 (or 35. La Marque 6 for 32. DICKINSON 7000-7 LAMARQUE 0006-6 under five minutes remaining. La Marque took over on the Gators' 39, and began moving towards the goal: Ward found Marcus Davis for 11 yards aricTthe first down. This was a key play in the drive, and made up for Davis' two drops earlier in the evening.

After James Gilbert gained seven on a quick trap, Ward found tight end Ronnie Carelock drifting over the middle for eight yards and the first down. Two plays later, Ward fired a 16-yard touchdown strike to Carelock with 2:50 left. La Marque called successive timeouts to discuss the 2-point attempt. It was decided Ward would attempt to locate Carelock once again. The big tight end had made nine catches on the night, so it was no surprise Dickinson had him covered like a blanket.

The 2-point conversion failed, so did the onsides kick. The Gators took over on their 49, and moved 11 yards on two plays for the critical first down. That was it for La Marque. The Coogs managed to hold Dickinson, but made their only turnover of the night when Keith McClaren dropped the punt on his own 20. Dickinson recovered, and for all practical purposes, the contest was over.

The Gators take their show to Alvin this Friday night, while La Marque will be in Pearland. Dickinson hopes the blessings remain. La Marque is still in search of those same blessings. Bay City blanks Indians SANTA FE-Patrick Franklin and brothers Billy and Bobby Booker proved to be too much for Santa Fe here Friday night as the Bay City Black Cats powered to a 27-0 victory in a 14-AAA football game. The victory keeps Bay City unbeaten hi league play with a 2-0 record and a 4-1 record on the season.

Santa Fe, 1-4 on the season, is 0-2 in district action. Franklin scored a pair of first period touchdowns to spark the Black Cats to a 12-0 halftime lead. Then Billy Booker added a third period touchdown, and Bobby Booker turned in a fourth period touchdown and conversion run to complete the scoring for the Black Cats. Greg Williams started Bay City in motion by intercepting a Santa Fe pass on the Indian 37 in the first period. Four plays later Franklin plunged over from the four with 8:48 remaining in the quarter.

Bay City's kick attempt for the extra point was blocked. Bay City struck again in a hurry with another first period score. This time the Cats used two plays to cover 56 yards with Franklin sprinting the final 53. Franklin tried to run over the two-points conversion but he was stopped short. First downs: Santa Fe4, Bay City Yards rushing: Santa Fe 57, Bay City 317 Yards passta Santa Fe 73, Bay City 18 Passes completed: Santa Fe 6 16, Bay City 2 of 9 asses Intercepted by: Santa Fe 2, Bay City 3 Fumbles lost by: Santa Fel, Bay City 1 Punts: Santa Fe 7 for 33 yards, Bay City 2 for 25 yards Penalties: Santa Fe 8 (or 69 yards, Bay City 9 (or 85 Bay City 12067-26 SantaFe 0 0 0 0-0 Bay City mvoed 67 yards in eight plays to score with 8:17 left in the third period.

This time Billy Booker scored from 15 yards out. A News Photo by Vince Stiglich Jr. HITCHCOCK DEFENDER Dewey Gibson (65) hauls down Sweeny quarterback Neal Vaclavick in a District 14-AAA football game played Friday Conege in a dual match in pass for the extra points fell incomplete. The Black Cats added an insurance touchdown in the final period. This time they moved 80 yards in six plays with Bobby Booker going the final 30.

He also ran over the conversion points. Santa Fe's only threat came in the final period when the Indians moved mainly on Marvin Berlin to Dale Fife passes to the Bay City 15, only to lose the ball on downs. The march covered 73 yards. George Garcia, Rusty Cornett and David Martinez turned in good defensive play for the Indians. Local loses in semifinals HOUSTON-Galveston College's top netter, Calvin Puente, lost in the semifinals of the men's division of the North Harris County Tennis Invitational here Friday.

Puente moved into the semis by winning three earlier matches. He lost in the semis to No. 1 seed Ken Sicola of Blinn College in split sets 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. Puente won his first round match 64, 6-4, and took the next match in straight sets 6-2, 7-5. He won next 5-7, Other Albert Sanchez, Mauricio Pinto, Urban Rodgers and Joe of the Galveston College team lost in first round men's singles matches.

Sanchez and Rodgers lost in first round doubles. Puente and Flores drew a first round doubles bye but lost in the next round. The Galvleston College women's team of Lethia Gonzals, Debbie Chapa, Rita Herron and Susan Walker was eliminated in first round play. ItoSf 8 Counlv night in Hitchcock. Galveston Thursday..