The Charleston Daily Mail from Charleston, West Virginia • Page 68

Missouri Retains Onofrio COLUMBIA. Ml). (API Coach Al Onofrio ot the Missouri Tigers says he does rat feci the recent over his ability to lead the school's football program has pot additional pressure on him post an impressive won lnst record in 1937. "There always toe challenge ol the uen season and with rhe schedule we plav there's always pressure, hut un more pressure than in the past," Onofrio said in an interview Wednesday shortly after officials announced he would remain University of Missouri's bead football coach lor a least another year. 2BIOCKSEAST0F1K A.t'.ML'U.INS 2.15j you can use two olf enses at the same time, ilkn the wlng end 1hn wishbone.

We tried that one year and it was complete failure. But our lids like the real well. They see il more than ever on TV, from Alabama and Tejas and Oklahoma, and they can relate to it Ravenswood's experts at "relating" to Ihe wishbone are, ol conrse. (he players most involved with it qiiarterhacli ALL BASES Continued Frum Page IE man niusi plant to reap a man must sow to get a mart musf give to take something out a man must put something in. to live a man must laugh.

IT'S BEEN 355 YEARS since that first Thanksgiving was liekl by Ihuse 19 adults who survived that hitter winter alter crossing the Atlantic on the little Mayflower Thnse survivors paused to give thanks. They knew what it was to he thankful. EM. that was another day another time. Certainly, by today's standards, in this rich and prosperous nation, those Pilgrims had nothing to be Inankful for.

Why, most folks I know have nevnr missed a single meal in their entire lives or been cold or Iranded alone against overwhelming odds. I've often told my children that they should even be thankful for Ihe water that comes out of the spigot and Uie lights lhat come on when ihey flip a switch. They say, "Why. they're supposed to And. I say.

"No. they're not." HUMANS evei ywhere. who try to live their way in God's world, we take all of our many blessings for granted. And, when we pray, too uften our prayers arc ones of complaint and request seldom are they prayers of Thanksgiving. The giving of thanks should be more than an annual holiday'.

II sliuuld be a yearroundstaleufniiud. If any of you are like the sad man in this tale (and, I pray you're not), take a moment today to sit down and list the things you have to he thankful for and alongside make a' list of things you have to not be thankful for. LIKE THE SAD MAN who was quined by the man wilh Ihe button for a face, you might be surprised. Happy Thanksgiving. NFL Statistics JI7J ms ihj r.n Sjo tai mm MH IMP as? ui! IBS 2M7 Mfl 1711 ITS IMS en in? lju IN 'AA' FINALS Ravenswood Success With Wishbone Offense ByOU'CKMST Daily Mail Spoi ls Writ" The most exposure lhat the majority of high school le otball players to the wishbone offense is Hatching the TeHS Oklahoma football same rafh year on television.

That's not the rase at Ravenswood, which has a shot at the West Virginia Class AA championship. The Red Devils 10 1 1 face Big Creek (11 01 for Uie Idle Saturday at I'M p.m at Berkley's Van Meter Stadium. The wishbuie is one reason Raveaswool is in Hie final same, plus a sound defense of which t'oach Fred Taylor Is equally proud. "We've used the wishbone since '74 whro we went to the Triple A playoffs i and lost lo Stonewall Jackson in the serni flnilsi." Taylor recalled. "We had Todd Ritchie.

Joe Jelich I both now at West Virginia University I and Al HalHof Marshall and some other fellows back then." Fur ID years, Taylor said, he coached the wins T. The decision to change exclusively to the uishbone wasn't an easy one. "1 hilled to go anay from il," he said. "Now. 1 feel ue did the right thing It's been Hied Lo us.

"We felt Uiat Uie line didn't have to he that good wlicn juu have three exceptional bads, like had two years ago. We weren't sure ahoul oar line. But it came around. And. we have a Tine line this year That makes the wishbone even The keys in a successful misabone ol fense.

Tailor said, are liming and a capable quarterback. The lack of those two (actors i auses most high schools to shy away from the offense, or use it only Mark Holley, fullbaik Bob SeaMs and halfbacks Greg Keller and James Morgan. Taylor analyzed each back's role in his offense "Holley is tall 16 4. 175 pounds) and his speed is surprising. We thought he'd develop more into a than a runner but it turned out Ihe oiher way around "Our fullback, Searls.

goes 5 1 2ft. He has good power and balance, so he gives us the inside game. And Ihe iwo halflxitks 15 8. H7 pound Kefreri and 5 11, IB pound Marram completnejit each othei since they're Ruud Muckers. They both run well, andworifor each other." In last Saturday's 23 0 semifinal triumph uver Winfield.

iiavenswood ran Tor 350 yards. For ihe season. Keffer has nearly iXK) yards, and SeaTls and Morgan about 650ojcIi. Since I he wishbone isn't common, teams often have (rouble defending against witness Marshall University's futile efforts recently in conlaming Villanova's offense). have various ways of delend infiil." said Taylor, 'and when Ibeyget in a game, il takes Ihem awhile to mljusl lo playing against it There are so many people In raver.

It's tough to step if our Liming is righl. Hicy have ui contend with the deep pass (in G. 145 pound speedster Tim Slaaisj. We're respectable inside, awl somebody has lo cover the ends, the pilch man After you assign somebody to all those places, il seems you dnn'i have many left." Big Creek which has the tasi ol contain ing RavenstrooJ, prides itself on defense thuugh. The Owls surrendered just 33 points in 10 regular season games.

They gave up a touchdown la Greenbrier flust last week in Uie 23 6 semifinal victory but thai mine afler a fumble lurned the over to West inside Ihe one yard line. "Jtuvenswond is big, bigger than we are and lhat presents a problem." said Big Creek coach Mario Pulelli. "They're not real quick but throw well. "And they run tiie wishbone better than anyone we've faced this year. Three or fmir mams used the wishbone besides oth er furniiilibiisagainsl I Vet 1 1 said his unbeaten learn fell the pressure of Ihe No Dnuble A rating last week against West, and that resiiiled in eighl fumbles.

"We'll have hold on In the ball Ihis JDsilp Wall 3E THUflS fJOV. 25. 1976 hp (act. ne'll haie lo play a pcrleci game near perfect sftainsl fUvenswood We can't ui gh'e them the ball PINCH, W. VA.

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