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The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 19

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THE DAILY ORXAHOAtAN Friday, Nov. 26, 1965 19 PONCA CITY HIT AAA FINALS Plainsmen Pin Lawton, 7-6 McLain Jolted For 561 Yards Kay Soldan lt.v Volne.v Meeuo Stuff Writer KNID Knid's Plainsmen picked off a Lawton pass just before intermission and boomed 51 yards in a four-play race with the clock to score the touchdown which produced a 7-6 triumph and trip to the state Class AAA finals as Thanksgiving afternoon fans watched. Reserve quarterback Cecil Johnson's extra point-boot was tiie difference as Alvin Duke's Plainsmen moved within one victory of their second straight state Staff Wriler TULSA Versatile Ponca City smashed into the stati Class AAA football finals by amassing 561 yards to thumj Tulsa McLain, 48-28, Thursday night before 8.000 in LaFor tune Stadium. The Poncans never punted, scoring si touchdown: and as many two-point conversions. One Wildcat drive wa; halted on downs alter reaching the McLain two and losi fumbles stopped the Poncans four other times.

Bill Currens' Wildcats are equally potent on the f-awinn was presenter! a li-l) lead in the first quarter hi linn mi 1 1 mmm tm when fMiid tL ale Moll, who later was to be the ground and through the air and Thursday did the major damage by rushing. They accumulated 466 yards bv that i passing hero of the deciding manner with halfback Lynn Moore ripping for 187 yards; Game Game in Figures touchdown drive, fumbled a eniajpunt on his 10 and Wolverine 'Robert Blackburn recovered 18 carries and fullback I pwh McUair Odell Lawson powering for 13-31 another 139 in 20 attempts Moore scored three of the Ponca City touchdowns and 3-Jjon the one. Fullback Rick Bald ridge, "jwho totaled 77 yards on 24 'rushes, rammed over on third down. Van James' exit ra point try was wide to the left 7:53 into the fray. passed for a fourth.

He opened the scoring with a nine-yard end sweep which capped a 61-yard drive. His Broken Bow Nips Seminole Pofeau Pops Dewey, 19-14 other scoring dashes covered 15 and 73 yards in the fourth A successful James plaee-iment might have made the Volverines feel worse, with quarter alter Mciain nart each team notching two pen-! Kilt iKKN BOW Brukenjefrations, Enid would have! How ntade two third-quarter won on first downs, 13-7. i narrowed the gap to 32-22. Moore's touchdown pass was for 28 yards to end Jim TEAL Poteau swirled 46 yards in nine plays to with 2:30 left for a 19-14 victory over Dewey in the state Class A quarterfinals Thursday night. Halfback Jerry Garner, Gillock with just 1:05 left in the half.

It padded the Pon touchdowns stand up lor a. 2H-13 victory over Seminole, 1 1,0 Plainsmen, now 30-1. in quarterfinals of the rushd the Wolverines. Class A plavoffs Thursday who 8'3- by 165-117. night.

in a rugged duel between the 7. 'state's first and fourth rated ca lead to 24-8 and took full Nebraska's Ted Vactor intercepts a Sooner pass intended for Gordon Brown 187). who gained 177 yards on 28 Weleetka, 26-13 halftime lead before Broke I here were only five pass! I completions during the gnmej sFSS8r. '-ind Enid had all the best of 773 upstairs scuffling. Hnlt! ptitV hit end Bob Bridges twice! bv for a total of 37 yards during r.irdi pcn.iiiicd ss the game-turning foray.

advantage of a McLain gamble 47 seconds earlier when it ran and failed on a fourth-and-two play from its 42. The other Ponca City touchdowns came on five-yard runs by Buddy Robertson and Larry Hernandez. Battling McLain found its offense wrapped up entirely in junior Les Rogers, the Magic Empire Conference Some in Figures Agers scored from there Jesse Sattwhitc kicked tht Uy Doug Todd Staff Writer AKD.MOKH Weleetka etcetka Doualss; And the Plainsmen inter-! pied two Lawton tosses at extra point and the underdog carries for Poteau. scored the winning touchdown on a five-yard run to cap a drive that started after the two driving another in itiea times. The first theft 'rolled into the Class scoring leader.

is Bruce Newton's just be-i high school football semifi- Rogers caught a 52-yard Lonnie O'Neal intercepted a Douglass pass and returned it 30 yards to the losers' 36. Pugh carried six straight times from there, his last effort good for four yards and a touchdown. Weleetka added its final touchdown on a two-yard plunge by Pugh 23 seconds from the finish. scoring aerial from quarter Dragons were ahead. 7-6.

They took up where they left oft after receiving the second half kickoff and marched 62 yards in six-plays the big one Robert's 50 yard romp to the Weleet- 'fore the half. The second I na Is Thursday night with its en Bow's first TD 'on a was Rodd' T.a-:; 12. cousecut ive victory, but ard run and Rickey FikeF0Urse's three minutosj Ardn.orc Douglass gave the back Buz Tyner on the first offensive play following Pon Taylor teams exchanged punts. Dewey had taken a 14-11 lead seven minutes earlier, driving 72 yards in 10 plays with 190-pound fullback Mike Warwick romping through tackle the last 30 yards. Quarterback David Cole passed to end Ralph Jones regain the lead.

Pugh went over left tackle for the final eight, Joe Carter made a diving catch of Har.jo's conversion pass, and the Outlaws were ahead for the1 ing, the conversion to make it 8-1 Enid 21. ca City's opening touchdown. It was a short flare pass which Ropers turned into sK- V. Taylor scored the Broken Bow touchdown WELEETKA 24, AROMORE DOUG. of Friday Lawton had iie winner: ka seven and Luster Sahna-i sneaks the final few inches the semi-lfor the 13-6 touchdown.

Weleetka needed just sev- 7 'o iiPoinis by jerking his should iWi'iisaaii gam good. 14-13. with 5:32 left in i nurse its 6-0 advantage for the conversion. ers free from a defender and speeding the distance. the third quarter.

They made it 20-13 midway Poieau drew first blood, vno nan es while until mtcrm.sston, gelling T). Outlaws. that possession on the Enid 4S Lompt.rl fo, With 1:21 remaining. scoring or mcr Tyner then passed to Lar- nd through the final period after points the rv Moore for the conversion which leveled the score at 8- I mil me Wolverines decid- eiL'hl lime- trailed at hall- in the to throw a "homh" r-i; rj. 8 with 5:55 left in the open Rush Springs Gains quarter.

JIcLain fell behind, 32-S, alter intercepting a Broken jexploded in their faces. jC. after three minutes of the Bow pass on the 50 and dnv- Quarterback John Kitchens' second half. ywitrd in lit plays, long heave was intercepted! But a punishing ground ick.e Reed went over fromjby Newton, who careened attack, led bv 185-pound full-the three, but a run for the v.h-Hb ih i before ever again mounting a the four and running for the conversion. Two 15-yard penalties aided the Pirate drive in which Garner carried six times for 40 yards.

Dewey took the ensuing kickoff and went 65 yards in Late in the third version left Seminol quarter Rogers began connecting on passes as a tail- Game in Figures needed for a. first-and- '19. Italic its toll on the Dragons, point behind. After an incomplete pass, and Weleetka was able to John lliiie.s Staff Writer lrtr. 'j THOMAS Rush Springs i scored the tying touchdown Iback on a spread formation Thomas got only (emDloved bv the Scots 11 plays to score as Cole I to we vi sub fullback Steve Hamil Iconic from behind Rood scored Seminole's first touchdown 4:20 into the three yards to the 28 on pnsslthroughout most of the sec- mpered the last 10 yards a sneak.

A run for the second period on a one-yard I late in the fourth quarter I conversion failed. Pugh sc. three Out la and led nil slammed 10 yards and i was first down with 47 sec nnds to go. Holt passed IE yards to Bridges then pulled touchdowns hen held an upset-minded Fumbiej loir i-ii I piays. ana on lourtn half.

Yarai jo defensive left tackle Jack Porter tackled Roof at! KoRew connected on I. Springs had a first-and-goal. the 30 as the Terrier quar- in lwo rush. BROKEN BOW Thomas team at the Red skin 2S to advance into the ine nigger again with into the After he reenvereH hiv nwn tcrback tried to run after ds for 221 yards and three I'll yards in 26 of his clmrg Douglass tine ci inlermissnm. Bridges making a grab oi the four.

Fullback Skip Hen fumble on the first nlav at finding receivers covered, touchdowns. state Class semifinals next week with a 5-3 edge in penetrations after the two teams battled to a 20-20 tie before Poieau stretched its lead to 11-6 just before the half as 155-pound end Larry Tttftin kicked a 15-yard field goal his first of the season after a 77-yard Pirate drive stalled on the Dewey 10. Dewey threatened in the third quarter, driving to the Poteau 10 before a fumble noha, who had 77 yards on 20 the 10. Jones hit Coyle on a dskins. Rogers fired to end Dick arries, hammered across pass to the four.

The Kdwnrd Srmi overflow crowd nere on first down with only nine skin quarterback then cut in seconds to spare and John 2 OCU Neffers Prevail in Texas side left tackle for the dead 14 times for 00 yards Thanksgiving afternoon, aught a 51-vard pass Thomas, which entered the locking score with three for Weloetka's first touch- game with a 5-5 record and minutes to go. Albert Hutchi slopped it. down. was unrated, took the lead on POTEAU If DEWEY 14 son stopped an attempted conversion run short of tiie idinc Doutrlass L'round-(lhreP different occasions, but son's kick put Enid in front for good. Knid almost fumbled ilsclf into defeat early in second half, halfback Richard Scal-ing's bobble being claimed! by Lawton 's Arthur Partnn week, will take 10-1-1 rec- from 40 and 10 yards out and ord into the semis against I pegged the ball 50 yards in the winner of the Fridnyllhc air to complete a 53-yard night Soiling-Garber game.

ITD strike to halfback Larry Byrd also caught a 51- ThfhVm-Vflughn o'- Irom p.TSS Which Set Up the WRusRhUuncnvi, fhuil McLain touchdown. Root i run (run miihcii Ponca City will take a 10- ru Vom' w. Root game winning streak and a run (run laiirdi 10-2 record into the Class i Junior College Basketball AAA ni()! garden city tourney next week. Enid, No. 1 on I CORPUS Texas Richard Perry and Dave fullback Reg-Itlw Redskins caught them an goal gamer -iTufiin is rr, equal number of times, the Thomas then recovered an st with three minutes left.

onsidps kick at midfieItj amJ inald Roberts with 91 yard in 11 tries. The Dragons closed On on the Enid 21. A fumble Thomas outgained Rush Springs, 27" yards to 176, but the with an 8-3 rolled the Wolverines out to drove to the Rush Springs 31 for a first down, as Roof hit right half Mike McNeill for a 12-yard pass on the left side on fourth down with throe Dinelle of Oklahoma City University won second-round matches Thursday after drawing byes in the first round of the Corpus Christ! Thanksgiving Open tennis tournament. Perry defeated Jim Cnla-j way of Houston, 6-0, 6-0, andl ramcrnn 9i. oarSm 76 the final Daily Oklahomani Tulsa Trims Blazers, 4-0 the Redskins reached pene- score in the (ration territory on two oc- the 24 and Jim MeDougle's field goal try from the 31 u'r was short and to the left.

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'-im- isiiing Ponca City, 40-13, in the season opener. Lawton got a chance with ight and a half minutes re- J'10 out Weleetka easions when they did not wo plays to score and further checked early in the U)lf, Terriers with three pass tftor a Doug- interceptions. Two pass I straight up thefts came by defensive Tulsa Mel-iin, loaded with Dinelle shut out Ed Adam maining. With Kitchens com- 1 of Chicago, Gene pleting two passes for 20 i on the Cut- right half Gary Jones W.v. Land of Muskogee (No juniors and probably a year away from its peak, concludes its first conference championship season with a CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 goal from short range on a follow-up of a shot launched by center Dnn Johnson, who had taken a pass from Flett in front of the Blazer cage.

Gary Veneruzzo got the last Tulsa goal unassisted also ran thr? Redskin offense yards and Baldridge blazing V' 19 on five tries, the Wolver- ines drove to the 21 but La- I Course 1H Mh kcd for seed) defeated David Davies of Ilotislon in a first-round Bill HaijoL-u quarterback and scored 6-3-1 record. yard, men the tying touchdown, match, 0-0. 6-1, as Bill Harris, Trinity (No. 1 seed) and cent a nai I IJ'OCI a pass which Mill! Thomas drove 67 yard PONCA CITY 4, McLAIN McLain hob -2a ENin lAvurnu gathered in at ab Jim Parker, Rice (No. 2 "12 plays at the outset of the too and took the rest seed) won initial matches.

with Kane in the final period and after the fight which had left both teams with only four men on the loijie a 4ii-x lkw Brtiarirtcm i run (kick Enm Henneha 4 run (Jnhnsi Douelass lwui- OCU MEN'S SINGLES raund Rosier Oabnnv, OCU, PC- take the lead Ifi seeonHi Quarterback Woody Roof co for four minutes. RoBfrtson 5 run (Robertson Gillock, II, onsi from Moore II -Bvra 53 oim from KaOfrr passed over the middle to Csr; from halftime after Hershr TULSA 4, BLAZERS Oklahoma Citv: noal Norri Turner's pass to Michael I. uster carried 39 yard; the Weleelka 1hree. Donald right end Gary Vaughn, who caught it just a step into the zone to complete the second successful 13-yard touchdown pass play between the pair. A conversion pass Oll.clal Sooner Beaten In Seniors Golf failed at AA Semis Tonight Tluh Spring cam hack on the ensuing kickoff, right half Monte Bruner returning PINKHL'RST, N.

C. Al' "'(johrJS! Defending olwmmons "Twri 'ilni the kick 27 yards to his 42. Rush Springs covered the remaining as yarns tn io plays, A key down for the Dexter Daniels and Dr. John 7 Mercer won four of the last seven holes Thursday for 3 and 2 victory over Inw Smt i its Redskins was a fourth-and-six from ihe Thomas 23 with More high school football playoff action Is in store for state fans Friday night, nine games scheduled to conclude the first heavy week of post-season activity. Class AA semifinal collisions involving the state's four top-rated teams in that class are Friday night's main attractions.

No. 1-rnnked Alms (9-1) entertains No. 3-ranked Stillwater (8-3) at 7:30 p.m. and No. 2-ranked Ada (8-3) hosts No.

4-rankcd Broken Arrow (8-1-1) at 8 p.m. The winners square off next week for the state championship. Site of the liile game xvill he decided after the rosults are 14:15 remaining when I passed to end Joe Coyle in 3-1) at 7:30 p.m. Clinton is ranked first in having lost only to Altus. and Guymon is ranked sixth.

It's a quarterfinal game. At least one of Class Bs five remaining unbeaten teams will fall by the wayside Kridny night in quarlerfinal action. No. 2-ranked Hominy (U-0 entertains No. 3-rankod Bixhy (11-0) at 7:30 p.m.

Top-ranked Wynne-wood (11-0) hosts Bethany (7-3-1) at 7:30 p.m., fourth-rated Stigler (11-0) meets Wagoner (9-2) in Muskogee at p.m., and Beaver (9-0) entertains Carnegie (10-1 at 7:30 p.m. In Class quarterfinals. Soiling (114), second) hosts (Jarber third) at 7:30 p.m. and Salina (10-1) is at Barmdall (9-1-1) at 7:30 p.m. jUaldeman of Chicago and' Paul Dickinson of Ardmore.j British Champ Wins jOkln.

in the quarterfinals of; Wi.ies (AIM the World Seniors Fourhall Kmpite weltenve.ght golf tournament, Rrian Cun ii Daniels, of Wilder rv hc! a 12-round and Mercer, of Santso-; tt hnK vH knockout over Jta. turned even. htit.Samm Spadden of Daniels started the winning land Thursday niight in a idrive with a birdie at the -wheduted Ground pionship hout. the right flat for seven yarns to the 16. As Coyle was about to be tackled, he later-alrd to Bruner for six morej yards.

A personal foul hy Thomas will Class A powerhouse Clinton place its hopes on the line at Ion this play moved the ball, I to the five, where Rush! 0ietd OU qertrbeic Sen Caq'm slump on bnch (tt ling gam wjfh an injury..

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