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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
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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.
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