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Page 6A The Gaffney Ledger-Wednesday, November 11, 1970 JMW Final UPI Poll INDIAN STATISTICS (10 Games Totals) FERDERS by W. O. Brown Ledger Sports Editor Eau Claire Is Team Of The Year; GI-IS Indians Climb Up To Tenth RUSHING Games Carries Carrier Baker Hamrick 6 .10 Foster 9 Smith .10 8 3 1 1 .10 2 Peeler Prevatte Pettit Dawkins Parker Bland TOTALS Columbia (UPI) Eau Claire, which rolled to an unbeaten 10-0 regular season record, has been chosen as the High School Team of the Year in South Carolina by United Press Interna tional. The Shamrocks wer the near-unanimous choice of the U-P-I Coaches Board as the number one prep team in the state in the final weekly ratings. PASSING Hanna Heavily Picked Over Indians Friday 1.

Eau Claire (10-0) (17) 179 2. Lower Richland (9-0-1) 145 3. Hanna (9-1) 129 4. Sumter (8-2- 117 5. Woodruff (10-0) 95 6.

Wade Hampton (9-1) 74 7. Summerville (9-1) 67 8. Orangeburg (9-1) 48 9. Hanahan (10-0) 26 10. Gaffney (8-2) j.

24 11. Palmetto (9-0-1) 21 12. Bishop England (10-0) 20 13. McClenaghan (7-2) 17 14. Pickens (10-0) 13 15.

Lancaster (8-1-1) 12 16. Greenwood (6-3-1) 10 17. Brookland-Cayce (6-3-1) 9 18. Conway (7-3) 8 19. Wren (9-1) 5 20.

Lexington (8-1-1) 4 Others receiving votes: John- sonville 3, Spartanburg 2, Bates-burg-Leesville 2. Eau Claire drew a 'bye in the State Class 4-A playoffs and will not see action until next week. Eau Claire received 179 points and all but one of the 18 possible fiirst place votes. Lower Richland climbed from third to second in the final rankings with a 9-0-1 mark. Lower Richland also drew a bye in the first week of the playoffs.

Hanna of Anderson was third followed by Sumter, Woodruff, Wade Hampton, Summerville, Orangeburg, Hanahan and Gaffney. Here are the final 1970 season ratings as selected by the U-P-I Coaches Board with won lost records and first place votes in parentheses: Wottord Sixth Passer Passes Comp. Yards Avg. Pet. Parker 108 45 660 14.7 41.7 Bland 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 TOTALS 109 45 660 14.7 41.3 RECEIVING Receiver I Catches Yardage Average Sheffield 21 336 16.0 Huskey 6 88 14.6 Smith 5 56 11.2 Baker 4 84 21.0 Hamrick 4 47 11.7 Foster 3 27 9.0 Hill 2 22 11.0 TOTALS 45 660 14.7 Tampa Still Leading Small College Poll The Gaffney High School Indians will be definite underdogs when they take on the Hanna High Yellow Jackets in the opening round of the state AAAA play-offs Friday night in Greenville's Sirrine Stadium.

The Yellow Jackets, winners of the Region 2 title after upending unbeaten Wade Hampton 3-0 last week, are ranked as high as the number three team in the state. The Indians capped the Region 3 title with a 24-14 win over Chester. The highest the Indians are ranked by any of the polls is eighth. Hanna is probably the strongest defensive team in the state. Through 10 games this season the Yellow Jackets have allowed only 23 points.

Ten of these came in their only loss of the season, a 10-0 shutout to Greenville. At the same time, the Jackets have scored 255 points this season. In comparison the Indians have scored only 180 points in 10 contests while giving up a total of87. The two teams have played three like opponents, Parker, Wade Hampton and Greer. Gaffney beat Parker 14-6, lost to Wade Hampton 20-0 and beat Greer 35-7.

Hanna played the same trio, downing Parker 19-0, defeating Greer 35-0 and beating Wade Hampton 3-0. Overall the Jackets are 9-1 for the season and have won their last five, while the Indians, 8-2, have six straight. SCORING Player TD's PAT's FG's Safeties Total Baker 10 17 1 0 80 Smith 4 0 0 0 24 Hamrick 3 2 0 0 20 Sheffield 3 0 0 0 18 Foster 2 0 0 1 14 Huskey 1 0 0 0 6 Hill 1 0 0 0 6 Robinson 1 0 0 0 6 Peeler 1 0 0 0 6 TOTALS 26 19 1 1 180 NEW YORK (UPI) -The United Press International top 20 small college football teams with first place votes and won-lost-tied records in parentheses, (eighth week). TeamPoints Tampa (17) (8-0) 301 Ark. St.

(9) (8-0) 273 Montana (2) (9-0) 250 x-No. Dak. St. (l-(8-0-l)220 Tennessee St. (1) (8-0) 184 Wofford (1) (8-0) 110 Western Kentucky (6-1-1)59 Ablne Chrstn (6-2) 55 Delaware (6-2) 50 Long Beach St.

(6-2) 47 Eastern Kentucky (7-1) 45 Texas (7-1) 36 13. Southern Illinois (6-1) 27 14. Jcksnvl (Ala.) St. (6-0) 26, 15. Grambling (6-2) 15 16.

Alcorn 14 17. Northeast Okla. (1) 12 18. Linfield (8-0) 11 TOTAL YARDS RUSHING: 2,193 TOTAL YARDS PASSING: 660 TOTAL OFFENSE 2,853 AVG. YARDS PER GAME 285.3.

THE SUPREME TEST Over the past football season we've watched our Gaffney High Indians pull out of the depths of early season disaster to win six straight games and the region championship. There were many like me who said it couldn't be done, but on almost sheer intestinal fortitude a small group of determined athletes proved that it could. It certainly hasn't been the best season the Indians have ever had. There have been ups and downs and close calls. There have been outstanding performances and bad performances, but the boys have managed to put it all together when necessary and are certainly deserving of the name Champs.

Like all football teams, some few players get most of the recognition while the rest do their jobs without being recognized. That's just the way it is and you can't do much about it, but we'd like to recognize each of the Gaffney High players who have played a part in the drive for the championship. There's not too much more that can be said about halfback Jimmy Baker. Baker missed playing on offense in the first four games due to a broken hand, but he has come on strong in the last six. He has rushed for 782 yards, scored 80 points and done most of the Indians' kicking.

Halfback Mike Hamrick, the leading rusher in the early season, has been one of the most consistent members of the team, both offensively and defensively. Although opponents have been keying on him in recent games, Mike still has picked up 484 yards. He also has made several key interceptions at his defensive cornerback position. Fullback, Lee Smith must be one of the hardest blockers and tacklers around. Lee has gained 341 yards this season, but more important has been his ability to spring runners with his blocking and faking.

Lee also calls the defensive signals and is the best middle linebacker we've seen this year. It has often been said, "As Lee Smith goes, so goes the Gaffney defense." A number of other backs have played an important part in the Indians' success, the most important of which has been Charles Foster. Playing primarily as a substitute on offense, Charles has gained 359 yards this season. He is a fine kick return specialist and allows little yardage near his cornerback slot. The amazing thing about Charles is that he never played football until last year.

Junior L. D. Peeler has done a great job as a substitute fullback, picking up 197 yards in limited action. Local fans are expecting big things from this young man next season. Of course, none of these runners could have done the job without someone calling the shots and quarterback Danny Parker is certainly one of the best at reading opposing defenses.

Danny is one of the finest passers in the state, but he has been content at running the Indians'l potent running game. He has only thrown the ball 108 times this season, completing 45 for 660 yards, but the opposition knows that he is always capable of breaking a game wide open. Danny must also be the most courageous member of the team. He has played the past two seasons with bad knees. He was so determined to win the Spartanburg game that he ran the option play when he was supposed to pitch out, and he made some big gains too.

Danny has had a very capable understudy this season in Bob Bland. Bob also did a fine job at filling at safety for the injured Jimmy Baker in the first two games. Although halfback Steve Prevatte has carried the ball only four times for 19 yards this season, he has played the "monster" position on defense almost to perfection. He must be the hardest hitting youngster for his size that we have witnessed. It's what's up front that counts though and although not expected to be strong in the line this year, the Indians have once again gone against all pre-season predictions.

Offensively the Indians didn't return a lineman this season, but you can't tell it by watching them. The Indians only have three ends, but who could ask for any better? Lewis Huskey, Chip Sheffield and Joel Hill are hard to beat. Chip is one of the leading receivers in the state with more than 20 catches and he is also a fine blocker. Lewis Huskey must be about the most determined youngster anywhere. He tries to do it all, and does.

He's a fine receiver, good blocker and really, works on opposing quarterbacks from his defensive position. He gives 1 1 0 percent all the time. Joel Hill shows real promise as a junior defensive end. He is in opponents' backfields most of the time. In one game this season he threw the quarterback for 39 yards in losses.

The tackle corp is almost as small as the end corp in number, but they're quite a bit larger. Billy Bolin and Leroy Cobb have had to do most of the offensive and defensive work all by themselves this season and they've just been outstanding. They're both fine blockers and (Continued on Page 7) 19. (Tie) Florida 10 (Tie) Wittenberg 10 Others receiving five or more points: Luther, Westminster Platteville State, Northern Colorado, Idaho State. x-Compledted season.

Mites To Play Cowpens The Cherokee County Mites, winners of their opening round game last week, will play Cowpens at Cowpens tonight at 7:30 to see who will represent the Central District in the State play-offs. Tonight's winner will meet Irmo-Chapin Saturday night in Columbia. 5 WAM Average 7.1 4.3 5.5 4.L 4.3 4.7 3.0 1.0 0.1 5.1 109 112 65 76 46 4 5 1 10 2 430 2,193 EJtKtUm Yardage 782 484 359 341 197 19 15 1 1 -6 Boog Powell Named American League" MVP Seven of the Jackets' nine wins have been by shutouts, including their 3-0 win over Wade Hampton, one of the most potent teams in the state. The Generals managed only 180 yards total offense against the Jacket defense. The Jackets are led by quarterback Steve Whitfield who reeled off a couple of big runs to put the Yellow Jackets in position for the winning field goal last week.

Halfbacks Larry Ellington and Steve Ridley do most of the running for the Jackets. They like to run off tackle, trap and isolate. Whitfield is adept at play action passing with Tim Thick, an alternate quarterback last year, and James Price being his favorite targets. The Jackets always split whether it be from the the power I or the slot I formations. Big men between 220 and 240 pounds anchor the interior line and according to reports, then-ends and linebackers are much larger than Gaffney's.

Gaffney High Coach Denny Williams said the Jackets are "better than Spartanburg and Lancaster by far, both offensively and defensively." Williams expects to go with about the same game plan with only minor changes, that is, if he can get all his players off the injured list. At least four Indians have minor injuries and have not practiced this week. alternated good and mediocre seasons. His impressive 1970 figures in average, homers and RBIs followed 1969 marks of .304, 37 and 121. "This year, except for one slack period in August when I tore a muscle on the bottom of my right foot, I feel I was helping the club," he saie.

"I think I'm maturing more as a hitter how. more patient and not swinging at everything they throw." Like most recent MVPS, Powell is a power-hitter, but he is the first baseman to win the Al Award since Jimmy Foxx in 1938. First baseman William McCovey of the San Francisco Giants won the National League Award in 1969. Tickets Go On Sale Thursday Tickets for the Gaffney-Hanna AAAA play-off game will go on sale at Gaffney High Thursday morning and will be sold until 1 p. m.

Friday only. No sales or exchanges will be made after 1 p. m. Friday because tickets have to be returned to Greenville to be sold to the general public. Tickets are $2 for adults and $1 for students.

Season ticket holders may exchange their Greenville game tickets for the play-off tickets by paying $.50 for adults and $.25 for students. USC Welcomes Billy Ray Rice Back To Drills South Carolina welcomed tailback Billy Ray Rice of Gaffney back to the practice field Monday after a two-week absence. Rice, the Gamecock's leading rusher until sidelined with fractured bones in both hands for the past two games, is expected to play against Duke and will probably start. FOR CERTIFICATE By FRED DOWN UPI Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPI) -Boog Powell, slugging first baseman of the world champion Baltimore Orioles, said today he was "elated" at being chosen the American League's Most Valuable Player and added, "I think it's the highest honor in sports. "I didn't think I would be this happy because I kind of expected it," said the 6-foot, 4-inch, 250-pound veteran at his Miami, home.

"During the World Series all the writers told me I was a shoo-in because they voted for me. But they told me the same thing last year. Now it's finally happened and I'm really excited." Powell, who batted .297 with 35 homers and 114 runs batted in last season, won the award easily with 1 1 of a possible 24 first-place votes and 234 points. Tony Oliva of the Minnesota Twins was second with 1 57 points followed by 1969 winner Harmon Killebrew of the Twins with 152 and Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox with 136. Frank Howard of the Washington Senators (91 points), Tommy Harper of the Milwaukee Brewers (78), Brooks Robinson of the Orioles (75), Alex Johnson of the California Angels (7), Jim Perry of the Twins (63) and Frank Robinson of the Orioles (60) rounded out the top 10.

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