THE WHEELER TIMES and Got His First Six Pointer Just the Nine Play, 74 Yard Drive Right Guard That Sprung the Got Its Start with the Only Pass
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t• • News File Departmen t Monmciuth, III. 61462 • MUSTANGS THUMP WARRIORS yard drive that was set up by Dell but the Mustangs were moved A slashing ground attack and convincing 34.16 win over the was just no match for the crisp Don Brown, Brett Mosley and Ford's 29 yard punt return. Jim back to their 40 with a clipping an overpowering defense were Miami Warriors last Friday night blocking of the Mustangs for- Marvin Grimes. Verden booted the extra point: fine. the ingredients that the Wheeler on a muddy gridiron in Miami. ward wall that opened the way Wheeler so dominated play The first quarter had only 26 Brown found daylight on the Mustangs put together to mold a Miami's highly rated defense for the hard running backs led by that they had a comfortable 27-0. ead before the host Warriors seconds left on the clock when Mustangs bread and butter play even made a first down. Wheeler put their next points on at right tackle for 13 yards and Don Brown, who led Mus- the board and Miami's hopes of Mosley got the remaining 47 tang ball carriers with 107 yards, remaining tied for the district yards in just two totes with the scored two TD's for the visitors lead were all but gone. final 38 yards coming on a trap at THE WHEELER TIMES and got his first six pointer just The nine play, 74 yard drive right guard that sprung the got its start with the only pass. freshman fullback loose. four minutes deep into the con- 2. VOLUME 42, NUMBER 46 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1976 SINGLE COPY 154 completion the Mustangs had for Failing to get the one pointer test on a 4 yard run off left tackle. r the night as Bobby Guthrie hit on two of their earlier touch- 3. Brown's run capped a short 29 sp Itt end Dell Ford on th downs. the Mustangs chose to go Wheeler 46 with an aerial and for two points and Guthrie got Ford got 12 more yards to the them on a keeper off right end. WHEELER COUNTY (UNOFFICIAL) Warrior 44. Miami went to the air after MUSTANGS INFINAL HOME GAME On second down, Grimes broke Mosley's second touchdown and for 13 at left guard and was that attack led to the Mustangs injured on the play and replaced final touchdown. FRIDAY AGAINST BOOKER KIOWAS by Brett Mosley and the Mus- Tony Hefley neatly picked off a At least a tie for the district would put the Mustangs into post Continued Page 5 tangs relentess ground attack pass at the Wheeler 49 and two championship is just two victories season play. continued. plays later the Mustangs had a away for the Wheeler Mustangs The strong point of the CHILI SUPPER 7 Brown got 17 from the 23 for a 34.0 margin. ELECTION 90 8 but a big hurdle will have to be Kiowas to date has been their 1 421 42 The Wheeler FFA and Rodeo first and goal from the 6 and Brown nudged 3 on the scat k k 911 ie 41 overcome Friday night on Nich- offense and the Mustangs will be t tee Clubs are having a Chili Supper Mosley went over standing up on play at left tackle and then found ler when the Booker facing their toughest test to date ley 0 olson Field ld 82 120 before the Wheeler and Booker the next play to give the Mus- daylight on second down around bec 0 mroc la Kiowas and Mustangs put it on since the Groom contest. football game November 5. We tangs a 13-0 lead. Verden's extra left end and raced 48 yards for Whee Stan Hea Absen "Booker has it all to win Friday Mo the line at 7:30. .2 Le 7 Sha would like to invite each and Shamroc point try sailed just to the left of his second six pointer. Verden 0. I. 5. 6. 8. 1 RETUR 9. A victory for the Kiowas, who night and we have got to play everyone to come and share our the uprights. closed out the Mustangs scoring For President and Vice President share the top spot with Wheeler with a lot of enthusiam to whip Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale (D) 94 232 211 74 33 73 83 245 504 49 1598 hospitality and friendship. The If Miami had any hopes of with a perfect placement. and Groom at the present would them", Coach Smith said this Gerald R. Ford and Robert Dole (R) 89 187 200 37 45 45 36 175 391 68 1273 supper will be held in the school getting back into the game Already having begun to sub- not only knock the Mustangs out week. "They have a well Thomas J Anderson and Rufus Shackelford (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 cafeteria from 5:30 p.m. until trailing by 13, the Mustangs stitute freely, Coach Preston but would propel them into a 'coached ball club with gond size Peter Camejo and Willie Mae Reid (S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7:00 p.m. Tickets will be sold at defense, led by Verden and Smith now gave his entire second probable playoff spot by virtue of and they execute as vit. as Eugene J McCarthy (I) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 the door. Adults $2.00 and Brown buried those hopes in the unit the offensive chores for the their win over Groom. anyone we have played and ht. For United States Senator students $1.00. mud. rest of the game and let the 6 Having been defeated by Lloyd Bentsen (d) 65 240 246 74 37 Verden dumped Warrior second defensive unit play most 82 77 233 550 51 1655 Groom, the Mustangs hopes of Alan Steelman (R) 51 152 140 28 40 31 31 213 274 55 1015 quarterback Phillip McCullough of the second half. getting in the playoffs are slim Marjorie P Gallion (A) 0 0 0 for a 10 yard loss back to the Miami got their first touch- 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 and only by whipping Booker and SAT.,NOV. 6, 6:30-11:00 Pedro Vasquez (S) 0 0 0 0 0 Miami 3 to force Barton Bean to down against a mixture of first 0 0 2 0 0 2 Higgins and a loss by Groom U S Representative, Congressional District punt from deep in his end zone. and second teamers early in the Jack Hightower (D) 35 288 225 65 36 63 70 237 552 52 1463 Brown broke through Bean's fourth quarter when Duane Chil- dress got through some poor Bob Price (R) 93 185 181 45 46 55 49 172 337 62 1224 WHEELER CO. FUN NIGHT punt protection and blocked the William K Hathcock (A) 0 0 2 Mobeetie Plans put as it left Bean's toe and tackling by the Mustangs to go 68 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 It is time again for the annual cake walk, country store and Railroad Commissioner Russell Gibson got the widh of yards for the touchdown. David Fun Night Sponsored by the concession stand. Jon Newton (D) most lineman, a touchdown, as Bean got 2 for Miami on the extra 69 269 256 71 41 83 79 240 570 57 1435 Homecoming Wheeler County Livestock Show Last year more than 1,000 Walter Wendlandt (R) he fell on the pigskin in the point run and the Warriors had 27 93 102 26 29 23 23 105 213 43 684 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Association. The Fun Night is people attended. For a night of Fred Rodriquez Garza (RU) Warrior end zone. Verden's kick averted a shutout. 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 The Mobeetie Seniors of "77" scheduled for Saturday night, fun and felowship, plan to at- Pat O'Reilly (S) was off to the left once more and Childress put the Warriors on 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ish to invite you to the annual November 6th from 6:30- 11:00 tend. Associate Justice, Supreme Court, Place 1 low and Wheeler was ahead by the scoreboard .Homecoming meal and Basket- p.m. in the Wheeler County Jack Pope (D) 73 279 251 75 47 87 80 254 566 63 1775 the 19.0 count with 11:08 to play once more at 3:44 with a 39 ball games. Agricultural Center. Associate Justice, Supreme Court Place 2 in the half. yard scoring run and the 160 lb. The meal will be prepared by There will be 25 booths oper- HERE AND THERE Don Yarbrough (D) 50 179 198 60 38 63 16 191 410 52 1257 Still unable to move against junior, who played well for the the Senior mothers. Registration ated by organizations from across By Laura Guthrie 22 54 29 18 15 II 15 51 117 6 341 the Mustangs, Miami was forced Warriors both ways, added the Sam Houston and serving will begin at 5:00 Wheeler County. Entertainment I think this is "bird season"for 13 49 45 2 4 8 20 24 112 6 283 to kick for the fourth time and final two points to bring the final Tom Lorance p.m. and continue to 6:30. will be available for all ages. hunters, that is.