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PAGE FOTJH ROGUE NEWS FRI., NOV. 22. 1957 AsWanud (BirozsDoes Place Thiirdl Season Wrap-up The Ashland High School v.isity football squad finish ed in third place this year oy beating Klamath Falls on the Pelicans own field. This was, the first time Ashland has won a game from one of the so-called "big boys" since 1947, when the Grizzlies downed Medford. The varsity ended the season with 5 wins and 4 looses. Final Standings of Southern Oregon Conference W L T Medford 3 0 1 Grants Pass 3 0 1 Ashland 2 2 0 Crater 13 0 Klamath 0 4 0 In addition to beating Klam ath, Ashland also defeated Cra ter but lost to Grants Pass and Medford to round out confer ence play with 2 wins and 2 losses and third place The J V's wound up the sea son with a 4 win 2 loss mark. reduced nit junior varisiy ueieaieu Yreka, Klamath, Crater and Mcuford. The two losses' were at the hands of the Grants Pass A - Bears Douse Comet Club Grizzlies Get First Grid Win Over KF in 20 Years For the first time in 20 years score was 13-12 in favor of the Ashland Grizzlies beat the Ashland and as the score indi Klamath Falls Pelicans. The cates it was a hard fought con test. The win enabled Ashland to take over sole possession of third place which in the best finish our Grizzlies have had since 1947. The Grizzlies were the first to break into the scoring col- The Ashland High Grizzlies umn as with a little over 6 won their first conference minutes gone in the first qui r game .of the season defeating ter, Don Simpson threw a pass Crater 19-12 on the muddy to Steve Gray, who was all a Comet field. This was one of lone in the Klamath secondary the Grizzlies most exciting and Gray packed the ball ail games so far this season. With the way to the Pelican nesting just 1 minute 26 seconds re- ground. The play covered 70 maining on the newly dedicat- yards. Al South packed the ed Crater clock, Don Simpson ball over for the conversion chucked a 19 yard pass to which made the score AHS 7 Steve Gray for the winning tal- KFHS 0. At that point it look ly. ed like the Pelicans would be Crater jumped off to a 12-0 in tor a bad evening. Then in The Ashland .High Grizzlies own end zone, Then just throe half way through the second ,uarte, - Klamath et's first score came at the end first came after a 30 yard pass of the first quarter after a Play from Frank Ballard lo Grizzly drive had stalled on Tom Ankeny. Ankeny then missed and the score was Med- Cratfr'V 19. Hne- e Packed the baU to GrizzIy pai" mgmigni oi me vraier arive u.it. was a 65 yard run by Bob Fow- Jerry Stublefield blocked ler. Crater scored again on a the all important try for extra march straight down the field point. Four minutes later Jerry Srubbleiield blasts into Pelican secondary as the down field blocking begins to clear the way. Other AHS players shown are Steve Gray, Pat Simpson, and Mike Kearns. Grizzlies Lose Close Game With Tornado the Medford High minutes later Medford scored Black Tornado to less than a again with Skip Bennet pack stiff breeze in front of a capaci- ing an end run from the ty crowd in the Medford High 14 yard line. The conversion Stadium, before dropping Cavckids. The biggest win for close to thft Torna. ford 15 jnd 6. the J Vi i was a 13-2 decision do nu was the end of tVio crnr. tT Mfdfrd- . . .. Medford was fired up for ing but by far not the end of The Freshmen had a rather ,.. ,4 ,,, tv.Z , ,u ,i; dmal year losing 4 and win- "V "t " ' and play dead from the AHS 45 yard line. Al Frank Ballard scored from 2 n.r.g none. The games were AshllnH " . al fi for the Tornado. In this final toarnes ran lne Da" over Ior aras ul er ne naa mrown p.aea wun vraier, luamnu. . . t k thig au,rter th defensive teams ",e "" Ba.. Fails, Grants Pass, Hednck of . - n th MpHfnr(1 ' outstanding . Same from 14 yards out. After sion attempt failed and Medford, and McLaughlin of g resuU the batUe turned the Comets final score of the to Ankeny again. The conver- the Mcdfcrd. Casaba Drills Slaried by Iba into one of the best games played in the conference this year, although before the game Medford was a heavy favorite. Three times during the game Ashland narrowly missed scor ing by inches as three passes Rassling Comes For Ashland Hi ord of last year, head basket- just barely too long ball coach Earl Iba started try- Ashland had possession of outs for the varsity squad last ihe ball most of the first quar- Wednesday as 46 boys respond- ter but was unable to get a cd to his call for players. Co- sustained drive going. Medford ach Iba has been pressing prac- came the nearest to scoring as tice to cut this number to a Tornado secondary man in- an exchange of possession ol half ended, Ashland 7, Klam- the ball, the Grizzlies took ov- ath 12. er with a little more than The Grizzlies looked better minute left in the half. Don the second half as the defense Simpson pitched a strike to began containing Ballard's Bill Maurer who caught the passing and Ankeny 's running ball on the Grizzly 40 and ran although the Grizzlies offen- all the way to the Crater 2 sive unit could not get a su- Fni rivet iimo In itc Inner .J ..,1 T C ,.l.Ul fAimf. " At K nnA to Steve Gray all alone deep .. . AManA iDu sh, 1," ""T,,2I .? ' , k- .T...Jf,..,f;. .k- Trying to better his fine rec- in the Tornado secondary were wju competing with other and the half ended AHS 6 Cra- zlies got their winning tally schools in the sport of wresl- tor 12. after a short Klamath quicK ling this year. Head coach Cliff iiom the opening kick-off in kick to the Grizzly 40. Al Mc- Engel expects approximately 'he second half the Grizzlies Kinnis ripped off 8 yards and 50 athletes to respond to his looked like the good team they then Don Simpson again step- piea for mat artists after mem- uiC capable of being. The of- ped back and threw, this time bers of the football squad re- fensive machine began to roll to Kip Lombard for what prov- squaa size ana seieci nis i.rsv umcp - v- out. Mr. Engel notes any size was holding the Comets for team as uie uriuura iirsi J,j J " boy can turn out since he com- small gains. game is scheduled for Dec. 6 at where he fumbled and Ash- petes -n his own weight class riy the kick- hland. Und recovered, but toe ent re wp, ht classej flre ralh. Returning from last years play was called back Jcue tr numerous and range as fol. . scQri ag M McKinnis ran upset speciahsU who placed of an illegal precedure penal- lQWS. g5 103 n2 120 l21 the wa frQm the AHS 43 third in the Southern Oregon ty. This moved the ball back to 133 145 154 165 175 end Conference and had the best the line of scrimmage which 19Q and unUmited (optional). 70ne. The conversion attempt defensive record in the state was the 26 yard line rules of high scnool t and wfls c are lettermen Jack Tobiasson, Medford set up the first wrestling were explained by ter 12 AHS 12 Al Hartweli. Scott i eteiion. score of the game as they mov- Coach ngel at a demonstra- Up untU 1:26 seconds left in and Kip Lombard, all seniors, ed the ball to the Grizzly 40 Uon by Brook shadbourne and u AMS Ued thel StrengVheiUAg ths smaU nu- yard line and then punted to John DiUe put on for the PTA m0st yardage on end runs with cleus ?sfe"? the AHS 1J. The Grizdin Nov 13 A match consists of McKinnis carrying the ball son and Clark Smith, juniors were unable to move and a three two.minute rounds, both and stubblefield and South ai.d Leo Daniels, senior. Due poor punt set theball on the standing. Each tries to win a throwing the key blocks to to transfers away from Ash- 13 yard line. Medford scored fall (a wrestier's shoulders are spring McKinnis loose for land, the only regulars up in two plays as Jerry Lyons held to the mat for two gainss of 8 to 10 yards a try. from last year s very strong scored from the 7. The conyer- fuU seconds) or win points. Although the Grizzlies were junior varsny ieaiu .ro sion was Booa bhu wmi PoinU are given to a wrestler outplaying the Comets, it look- minaies remaining m iu iiau when he obtains a position of ed doubtful whether Ashland advantage, recovers from a po- would score. Then with just 1 DAMON'S GROCERY "Better Groceries for Better Living" 47 N. Main B J JEWELERS 283 E. Main Watch Repairing Jewolry Art Carved Diamond Rings AHS LIIIEMEII Maurer and Jim Bjork Medford led 7-0 rianK nampion aieruy re- sifin of nisadvantaee. or eot3 ri,,. ,moiir covered a Medford fumble on Uom a position of disadvant- on the clock, Don Simpson Medford s own 16 to set up the f a nsitinn of advantage. tv,..., c . ct- r. ti. There is a group of boys on Gnzlies only tally. With Just (Note; a grappier has the .ad- piay going to the Crater 19. the AHS football squad who 11 scon,(i remaining on ine vantage when he has control xhen Simpson calmly stepped have not been getting the ere- clock, Pat Simpson threw a of his opponent.)) back and threw another pass dit they deserve for-their out- Pass to Al McKinnis, the play A iaU ends the match im- t0 Gray. 1 one for the score, standing play. At this time we gomg aU the way tor the score. mediately. If a fall isn't obtain- A1 McKinnis scored the con would like to give some credit . Tornado scored a sareiy in th- first roundi the wrest- version. With a minute to go, where credit is due, to the u'c .VT , " " lers continue tne matcn d linemen of AHS. quarter as Bill Maurer s punt starting from a kneeling posi- Whenever an article is writ- was blocked and a AHS player tJon in the last two rounds ten it seems that the only fel- feil on the ball in the Grizzlies with one man having the ad lows that get their names men- " ' " vantage. Scoring in inter tioned are the backs. When work moving opposing players school matches goes as fol you read an article that says out of the way in order that the lows: 5 points for a win by a so-and-so scored on an off-tac- back could get through the fall, default, or forfeit; 3 points kle play the man that scored maze . of opposing defensive for a win on points. is usually the big hero. But players, lnus, witnout tne line let's go back a few seconds the play probably would not when the teams had just lined have been a scoring play, up on the line of scrimmage. Yet, you only read about the At this point there was no back that did the scoring, not place for the back to go. Then about the unsung heroes in the ball was snapped and im- the play that made it possible mediately the line went to for the score. STOP! FOR School Needs - Groceries Meats MARKET BASKET B42 - Siskiyou Phone 5841 WILEY AND REINHOLDT INSURANCE 369 East Main IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT A BUCK . . . AND YOU THINK YOUR OUT OF LUCK JUST COME TO THE DAIRY QUEEN CAR-HOP ON DUTY EVERY EVENING 8 P.M. - 11 P.M O 17. 0AIY 0UEEK NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO. NEXT TO . . . IDEAL SUPER MARKET
