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MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MKPrOHD. OHLGON buwiMY. NOV1.M01.H 2S 1962 ' A 11 MHS BLACK TORNADO REACHES OREGON A-1 FOOTBALL FINALE Medford Gridders Down Oregon City Pioneers; Will Play North Salem The Black Tornado is going to State. Medford High school's foot ball Hurricane, still unbeaten and untied, has reached the playoff finale for Oregon's Class A-1 diadem. It did it by emerging triumphant on Fri day night over an earnest, gritty adversary in a Battle in the Sand. Starting with a stormy rush and concluding with a spark ling flourish, but held in check in between - except for a long scoring aerial thrust, the Mcdford's downed the Oregon City Pioneers 20 to 7 here in a state semifinal elimination game. The Tornado took charge at the opening kickoff with a 79 yard touchdown drive. Jack Lowcry went over from the 'two-yard line. In the closing portion of the second quarter, a Dan Miles to Mike Barnes pass went for 48 yards and a goal. Surge Back A defensive second half changed to offense with a 79 yard rumble by the Pioneers, who touchdowned on a 15 yard Tim Jones to Rick Sekne passing play. Then, Medford surged right back for 51 yards and Lowery goaled from three-yards out with 10 sec onds left to play. Triumph sends the Big Twister into a championship deciding conflict on Friday night, Nov. 30, in Portland's Multnomah stadium. Mcd ford's foe will be North Sa lem. The Vikings last Friday night crushed Portland cham pion Jefferson 20 to 0 in the other A-1 semifinal. The Tornado will carry a 1962 string of 10 victories into the title game. Oregon City, at the hands of Medford, suffered its first loss of this season after nine victories and a lie. Determined Effort The Big Red Pioneers from (he Tualatin-Yamhill Valley loop did not yield to Medford without a determined effort which gained respect for themselves and their circuit. Their reputed defensive prowess came to focus over the late first quarter and early second period and through most of the final half and they flashed offensive power on their successful goalward drive. "They were a real fine team, weren't they," remark ed Medford Coach Fred Spieg elberg. "It was a good team we played," he repeated. At the same time, the Tornado mentor described his charges as "pretty ragged and not con sistent" and "not as sharp as in the last couple of games." This took nothing away from the performance of the Pio neers who made it tough going for Medford through the mid dle and held in check the Tor nado punt runback tries. Yet, the Tornado flared superiority and poise with its closing TD promenade against a team, which in the estima tion of its mentor, Tom Keele, is capable of playing in any league and showed it. And, Medford's ground defense overall was tougher, yielding 78 yards for the evening while t lie Tornado scoring machine was running up 201. Outyarded Pioneers With the aid of its (wo touchdown marches and the long TD pays Medford out yarded the Pioneers 268 to 156 from scrimmage. Dennis Hudson, Bill Bon niksen, Gary Kmctic, Sekne and Corlry Edcns spurred Ore gon City on defense while Gary Griffin, Bill Enyart, Chris Brewer and Mike Ne athamor headed the Tornado crew. Medford's Lowery led the offensive rushers with 79 yards in 20 carries. In pass ing Tim Jones completed 12 of 24 for 78 yards for the visit ing Big Red. Medford quar terback Dan Miles had just three completions on eight tries but his ability to elude pass rushers '.nd run the op tion were vital in the Tornado verdict. Miles' 38-yard scamp er was key to the first MHS counter Eleven scrimmage plays were in (he drive for the open ing marker. Miles ran the opening kickoff back from the Medford two to the 21. Mike Watkins gained three yards and Barnes 20 to the 44. After three-yard tries by Barnes and Watkins, illegal procedure put the Tornado back to the 45. A Miles to Barnes pass clicked for 14 yards to the 41. Scooted To Five Lowery lost two yards. Then. Miles, back to pass, saw no receiver clear but there was an opening in the Big Red wall. He broke through and dodged and scooted to the five where Dave Bass brought him down. Lnwery Rained two and one yards and next dove across the goal. Miles added the bonus kick for 7 to 0. There was no threat by either club until the second quarter when OC's Brian Taylor intercepted a Miles pass to give the Pioneers the ball on the Medford 34. The Tornado held Oregon City on the 27, moved out to the OC 49 and Tim Murray punted to the Pioneer six. Oregon City reached the 14 and Denny Weiler kicked. Medford took over on the OC 48. The ball was snapped to Miles who ran around the backfield like a sand flee evading would be tacklcrs. He finally unleashed a pass to Barnes along the right side line on about the 30. With the aid of a booming block by Watkins, Barnes ran across the goal. Miles had two tries to kick the extra. One was low and one was wide. Med ford headed 13 to 0 with 1:23 left in the half. Griffin Intercepts On the first play after the kickoff Medford's Gary Grif-' fin intercepted a Jones pass. Medford took over on the OC 25 and a Miles' throw to Lowery gained five. Two pass tries to Lloyd Hammons in the end zone were incom plete, the halftime horn sounded on the second. Medford had a couple of op portunities in the third quar ter, when OC had its back to the wall, and one in the fourth before either club scored in the second half. Weiler fum bled on the OC 36 and Bill En- statistics: Mrd. OC First dowm rushing . 4 First downs passing.. I 1 Total first downs .... in s Net yards rushinf ... 201 7R Net yards passing .67 78 Net scrimmage yards 2fi8 l.fi Passes tried comp. 10-3 24-12 Passes intercepted by I 1 Penalties and yards. .2-2(1 4-12 Fumbles lost 0 2 Punts and yards 7-36 8-32.1 INDIVIDUAL RUSHING: Mrdtord TC Yds. Ave. Miles 8 38 4.4 Lowery 20 73 3.9 Barnes 10 52 S.2 Gandee I 0 0.0 Van Pelt 7 21 3.0 Watkins 8 13 2.1 Oregon City TC Yds. Ave. Jones 4 7 1.7 Ford 1 3 3.0 Clinton 8 33 .1.5 Bass ...... 4 6 1.3 Larios 1 1 1.0 Weiler 9 28 3.1 INDIVIDUAL PASSING: Medford PA PC Yds. Miles 8 3 67 Neathanier 2 0 0 Oregon City PA PC Yds. Jones 24 12 78 INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING: Medford PR Yds. Barnes - - 2 62 Lowery 1 5 Oregon City PR Yds. Clinton 7 30 Bass 2 10 Sekne - 3 38 yart recovered for the Tor nado. But the home team netted just one yard on three plays and Murray punted to the five. Then, the ball was knocked from Jones' hand by Tornado defenders as he tried to pass. Brian Petersen recovered for the Big Wind on the 12. Low ery gained two yards and lost two and Barnes got to the nine. On fourth down, Sekne spilled Miles back on the 17. In the fourth canto, Med ford pushed in five plays from its 49 to the OC 21 and lost the ball on downs. Penalty Aids Oregon City charged to the Medford goal in 10 playi. Jones kept for a yard and pased to Ted Clinton for sev en. Clinton ran for six and a Jones to Sekne pass picked up 17. Weiler ran for four and a Jones to Clinton heave got three. OC's Jack Ford ran for three and Clinton for six. That put the ball on the Medford 32. A personal foul, unsports manlike conduct, on Medford put the ball on the 16. A pass failed and illegal procedure set the Pioneers back five yards. Weiler packed to the 15 and Jones hurled to Sekne in the end zone. R. J. Hudson kicked the extra point and Medford's lead was sliced to 13 to 7 with 136 left to play. Hudson tried an onside kickoff. hoping that his club might recover the ball but Jim Snodgrass grabbed it for the Tornado on the Medford 49. Medford strategy here was to work for first downs and just run out (he clock. Oregon City, took time outs aiming to get the ball again. But, the A J Ax w: fSb) A ltMsi OPENING SCORE Jack Lowery (20) dives in for first touchdown fpr Medford high in state semifinal football game here Friday night with Oregon City's Pioneers. Ore-.. gon City defenders identified are Dave Bass (46) and Brian Taylor (42). Medford's Mike Watkins (45) is on ground by Lowcry and head of Tornado quarterback Dan Miles is seen over shoulder of Taylor. Medfordite at icft Is Jerry Fann (68). In background is Gibb Mitchell (88). Medford drove off the kickoff for the open touchdown and went on to win 20-7. (Ken Knackstedt photo) Griffin, Westfall All-State Choices Gary Griffin, linebacker standout on the Medford high school football team, was nam ed at guard on the Class A-1 all-state first eleven announc ed by the Oregon Journal on Saturday. Dave Westfall, Phoenix guard, was chosen to the A-2 all-state crew. C '. ', J f . t "4jV "!. ' DAVE WESTFALt, Journal A-2 Choice Medford push had momentum. Barnes Goes 25 Frank Van Pelt gained three and four yards and Lowery three for first down on the Oregon City 41. Barnes erupted through a gap for 25 yards to the 16 and first down. Barnes got two more and Lowery four and seven. The Tornado had first and goal on the three. Medford abandoned its strategy and ambitious for the touchdown, called time with 15 seconds on the clock. Low ery slashed across the pay line and Miles kicked the extra. The game was played on rolled sand between the hash marks in the center of the field. Sand replaced mud which had been scraped away. Players found the footing not so good as on turf but much surer than on the mud of the Roseburg game. Spicgelberg said that "the field was all right. It wasn't bad at all." What about next Friday? "We're going to Portland to win," declared the Medford mentor. Thrice-beaten North Salem handed slightly favored Jef ferson its first lost of the sea son. Halfback Rod Allison scored the Vikings' touch downs on a pair of two-yard runs and a one-yard plunge. The winners were ahead 7-0 at halftime. Fullback Gary Collelte gained 136 yards in 17 carries for North Salem. The Vikings held a 12-7 ad vantage in first downs and a 286-150 edge in total yardage. Medtord. ranked first in Or egon Journal coaches' poll during most of the year, prob ably will be favored against North Salem in the finals. The Vikings have an 8-3 record. FOR DADS that SMOKE A FINE BRIAR PIPE High Gridt Tobacco ind Cigan SMOKERS HEADQUARTERS PIPE b GIFT SHOP Earl's 14", Se. Central 772-2470 Msdlord, Ore. Joining Griffin on the A-1 team from the Southern Ore gon conference was Bob Shep ard, Grants Pass end. Second team A-1 choices In cluded Lloyd Hammons, end. and Jack Lowery, halfback, both of Medford and Terry Is abell, halfback, Grants Pass. Gary Van Koten, Grants Pass, was named at fullback on the third team. Mike Glin es. Crater was named at fourth team quarterback. In A-2 selections Phoenix placed Jim Consburck, half back, on the first team; Jon Granby, end, and Rich Richey, tackle, on the third eleven and Dave Johnson, halfback, on the fourth unit. John Riggs, Henley, was a fourth team choice. The fifth team includ ed Pete Naumes, end, and Jim Calhoun, quarterback, St, Mary's, and Charley Thomp son, Henley, tackle. The A-1 first lineup Includ ed Steve Bunker, Pendleton, end; Doug John, Roseburg, and Dave Eulberg, Jefferson, tackles; Walt Looney, North Salem, guard; Ernie Manders, Marshfield, center; Paul Bro thers, Roseburg, quarterback; Ron Delplanche, Hillsboro, and Tom McAllister. Jeffer son, halfbacks, and Lee Mont gomery, Jefferson, fullback. Among those on the A-2 first club were Chuck Nicmi, Seaside, and Charles Elston, Estacada, ends; Ranee Sopko, Seaside, and Gary Neal, Cen tral, tackles; Jerry Alto, Sea- r -jjesssi.. side, guard; Jim Larson, Gold Beach, center; Tom Jernsledt, Yamhill-Carton, quarterback; George Nelson, Seaside, and Mike Curran, North Catholic, halfbacks, and Doug Giles. Bandon, fullback. HONORABLE MENTION I A-1 Thuriton Hanzel, Klamnth Fa) la. tackle; Willie Jones, Crater, and Jerry Fann, Medford, xunrds; Glenn Scott, Grants Past, and Bob Holman. Klamath Falli, centers; Dan Miles. Medford. quarterback; Ron Hitchcock, Klamath Falls, lull-back. Charles Pomeroy, Eagle Point, Terry McNaiiRht, Illinois Valley, and Gust Schefstrom. Rogue River, ends; Mike Stinson, St. Linebackers Sponsoring Bus Jaunt Medtord Linebackers tporlt booster group, it spon soring a Greyhound bus trip to Portland ntxt Friday for the Medford North S a 1 1 m high state football champion ship gamt. Chairman Wally Watkins reported that the but will leave Medford at 10:30 a.m. Friday and will return from Portland at 9 a.m. Saturday. Package rate for the round trip transportation, first class downtown hotel room, bus service to and from the game and reserve seat ticket will be $17 per person if i double hotel room is requested. It will be $19 if a tingle hotel room it desired. Watkins taid that arrange ments must be made by Wed nesday at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the Greyhound depot here. Persons wishing Information may telephone Watkint at 773-7038 or Joe Tomjack at the Greyhound depot. 772-2202. Medford Linebackers will meet at North't Chuck Wagon at noon on Thunday, one day ahead of usual. Reserved Seat Tickets Coming A total of 2,000 reserve teat tickett for the Medford North Salem ttate champion ship football game at Port land's Multnomah ttadium next Friday night have been ordered, Medford High Prin cipal Lester Harris reported. He said thai it was not ex actly certain when the lickett will arrive. But, they could be on hand for tale on Mon day at the high tchool office. Persont interested should check with the office. Ar rangement! were made to lend the tickets by bus. The reserved seats will cost $2 each. Adult and general admission tickets for $1.50 will be available at the game. Students with student body cards will be admitted for 75 cents. Mary's end Tim O'Mara, Phoenix, centers; Tom Darland and Jim Webb. St. Mary's. Steve Reilini and LeVoy Young. Henley, and Jack Salter. Rogue River, half backs; Ron Thornhil!, Illinois Val ley, and Marv McCee, St. Mary's, fullback. r THE A (general) BRAKE RELINE SPECIAL FORD, CHEVROLET, PLYMOUTH Similar Savings en All Makes and Models s1495 Premium Thtrmeid Lining CHUCK NELSON rake and Front-, nd Specialist Years of brake experience has taught Chuck that Thermoid Premium Brake Lining does the job best. The BEST In material and service Is Chuck's daily rule. 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