Indians fall to 3-3 to start 1987 slate
By
Bob Patton-
(Continued from last week.)
In Circleville, the red and black shut out the Jackson Ironmen, 16-0, in the fall of 1987, when junior quarterback Todd Tomlinson passed for two touchdowns and ran the ball in for one two-point conversion.
Washington played at Chillicothe, where the Cavaliers were a little too big and a little too quick for the Blue Lions, winning, 42-28.
The Miami Trace Panthers dropped to 0-2 on the young season when they were beaten, 20-13, at Logan. The determined Panthers made a great comeback from a 13-0 deficit in the fourth quarter, but the Chieftains held on. The Wilmington Hurricane lost to Amanda Clearcreek, 13-3.
Hillsboro, who had played one more game than anyone else in the SCOL, stood alone at the top of the league, with an overall record of 3-0. Washington and Circleville were both 1-1, while McClain, Wilmington and Miami Trace were all 0-2 after two weeks of non-league games.
The next Friday night saw Jamestown Greeneview taking on the McClain Tigers, Hillsboro traveling to Clermont Northeastern, Wilmington playing host to Hamilton, Washington playing at Columbus Wehrle and Circleville challenging the Chieftains at Logan. Miami Trace would play at Chillicothe on Saturday night.
McClain grabbed their first win of the young season, when Danny Acton scampered for 130 yards on 17 carries and Mike Crabtree scored two touchdowns, both on one-yard carries, and the Tigers shut out Greeneview, 19-0. Hillsboro blasted Clermont Northeastern, 39-7. The 39 points scored by the Indians were the most scored by a Hillsboro varsity team in more than 10 years.
Circleville put up a tremendous battle on the Logan field before dropping a 9-7 decision. This game was a moral victory for Circleville, as Logan was heavily favored.
Mighty Hamilton had to go overtime to nip Wilmington, 20-17. Wilmington came to play, in this one, and they never gave up. In Columbus, WCH threw a key interception and had a punt blocked, both resulting in scores for Wehrle as the Wolverines downed the Blue Lions, 24-13.
At Chillicothe, the Cavaliers’ dynamic duo, juniors Carl Harris and Bobby Lytle, rolled up a combined 374 yards as the Cavaliers sent Miami Trace to its third straight loss, 24-7.
Friday, September 25, was the date of the first round of South Central Ohio League games.
The Circleville Tigers met Miami Trace on the Panthers’ field. Elsewhere, undefeated Hillsboro traveled to Washington, and 0-3 Wilmington challenged the McClain Tigers in Greenfield.
The Hillsboro vs. Washington game proved to be a mismatch. Washington’s superior speed was evident from the opening kickoff. Hillsboro was totally unable to stop the WCH option. Lion quarterback Marcus Lee had a career game, hitting on 8 of 11 passes for 215 yards and one touchdown. The final tally was Washington 48, Hillsboro 7.
Circleville gave Miami Trace a great game, but in the end, it was Trace 14, Circleville 7. Likewise, the McClain Tigers gave Wilmington all they wanted on the Greenfield turf, but Wilmington wound up on top by a score of 25-22.
On Oct. 2, 1987, Wilmington visited Miami Trace, where the scoreboard malfunctioned at the beginning of the contest, forcing the officials to keep the time on the field. The opening kickoff was at 8 p.m. and the first quarter ended at 8:09 p.m., indicating that the stopwatch on the field may have been as bad as the one on the scoreboard. But in the end, Miami Trace downed the Hurricane, 28-6.
A few miles away, in Greenfield, Otis McCrary, of WCH, racked up 232 yards on 41 carries, and the Blue Lions walloped McClain, 26-10.
This was Homecoming week in Hillsboro. Prior to the Circleville at Hillsboro game, attractive Hillsboro High School senior Cassi Huffman was crowned 1987 Homecoming Queen. Her court included: freshman attendant Mary Ann Steritz, sophomore attendant Jennifer Fuertes, junior attendant Stephanie Roush and senior attendants Julie Brown and Natalie Bryant. The ceremony was most impressive.
The football game, however, left a little to be desired. The Indians fumbled four times, losing three of the fumbles. They were outgained 136 to 86 rushing yards and 74 to 28 passing yards and were shut out, 22-0.
Miami Trace traveled to Greenfield Oct. 9. In a hard- fought game, Trace downed the Tigers, 35-18, but not without a real battle. Trace fumbled the ball five times and lost four of the fumbles. The Tigers left it all on the field, and certainly had nothing to be ashamed of.
At Circleville, Washington rolled to a 19-8 halftime advantage, and held on for a 22-14 win over the red and black. This victory gave the Blue Lions a 3-0 SCOL record (4-2, overall), but it was a devastating loss for Circleville, who dropped to 1-2 in the league and 2-4, overall.
The Hillsboro Indians met the Wilmington Hurricane on the Wilmington field. The Tribe racked up 11 first downs to four by the Hurricane, and gained 170 yards rushing compared to Wilmington’s 60. But with 6:50 remaining in the game, the Indians were forced to punt from their own end zone. The snap was fumbled and Wilmington’s Russ Smethwick pounced on the pigskin for the winning touchdown in a 12-7 Hurricane win.
While Hillsboro ran the ball effectively against the orange & black, they were not able to punch the ball into the end zone. Their only score came on a Ryan Hopkins 40-yard touchdown run just before halftime.
Wilmington fumbled the ball four times and recovered all four. The Indians fumbled three times and lost all three. (Sometimes, it’s just not your day.)
On Oct. 16, Miami Trace met Hillsboro on the Hillsboro field. Many fans were expecting an easy win for the Panthers as they prepared for the big showdown for the league title next week with Fayette County rival Washington C.H. But the Indians had other ideas. They battled back from a 13-7 halftime deficit, outscoring the Panthers 16-8 in the third quarter, and went into the final stanza nursing a 23-20 lead.
Trace scored a fourth quarter touchdown on a 19-yard run by Bill Zwiesler, and added a 1-point conversion on a Jason Smith kick to pull the game out for Trace, 28-23.
(Continued next week.)
Bob Patton is a Highland County sports historian and a contributing writer to The Highland County Press.[[In-content Ad]]
In Circleville, the red and black shut out the Jackson Ironmen, 16-0, in the fall of 1987, when junior quarterback Todd Tomlinson passed for two touchdowns and ran the ball in for one two-point conversion.
Washington played at Chillicothe, where the Cavaliers were a little too big and a little too quick for the Blue Lions, winning, 42-28.
The Miami Trace Panthers dropped to 0-2 on the young season when they were beaten, 20-13, at Logan. The determined Panthers made a great comeback from a 13-0 deficit in the fourth quarter, but the Chieftains held on. The Wilmington Hurricane lost to Amanda Clearcreek, 13-3.
Hillsboro, who had played one more game than anyone else in the SCOL, stood alone at the top of the league, with an overall record of 3-0. Washington and Circleville were both 1-1, while McClain, Wilmington and Miami Trace were all 0-2 after two weeks of non-league games.
The next Friday night saw Jamestown Greeneview taking on the McClain Tigers, Hillsboro traveling to Clermont Northeastern, Wilmington playing host to Hamilton, Washington playing at Columbus Wehrle and Circleville challenging the Chieftains at Logan. Miami Trace would play at Chillicothe on Saturday night.
McClain grabbed their first win of the young season, when Danny Acton scampered for 130 yards on 17 carries and Mike Crabtree scored two touchdowns, both on one-yard carries, and the Tigers shut out Greeneview, 19-0. Hillsboro blasted Clermont Northeastern, 39-7. The 39 points scored by the Indians were the most scored by a Hillsboro varsity team in more than 10 years.
Circleville put up a tremendous battle on the Logan field before dropping a 9-7 decision. This game was a moral victory for Circleville, as Logan was heavily favored.
Mighty Hamilton had to go overtime to nip Wilmington, 20-17. Wilmington came to play, in this one, and they never gave up. In Columbus, WCH threw a key interception and had a punt blocked, both resulting in scores for Wehrle as the Wolverines downed the Blue Lions, 24-13.
At Chillicothe, the Cavaliers’ dynamic duo, juniors Carl Harris and Bobby Lytle, rolled up a combined 374 yards as the Cavaliers sent Miami Trace to its third straight loss, 24-7.
Friday, September 25, was the date of the first round of South Central Ohio League games.
The Circleville Tigers met Miami Trace on the Panthers’ field. Elsewhere, undefeated Hillsboro traveled to Washington, and 0-3 Wilmington challenged the McClain Tigers in Greenfield.
The Hillsboro vs. Washington game proved to be a mismatch. Washington’s superior speed was evident from the opening kickoff. Hillsboro was totally unable to stop the WCH option. Lion quarterback Marcus Lee had a career game, hitting on 8 of 11 passes for 215 yards and one touchdown. The final tally was Washington 48, Hillsboro 7.
Circleville gave Miami Trace a great game, but in the end, it was Trace 14, Circleville 7. Likewise, the McClain Tigers gave Wilmington all they wanted on the Greenfield turf, but Wilmington wound up on top by a score of 25-22.
On Oct. 2, 1987, Wilmington visited Miami Trace, where the scoreboard malfunctioned at the beginning of the contest, forcing the officials to keep the time on the field. The opening kickoff was at 8 p.m. and the first quarter ended at 8:09 p.m., indicating that the stopwatch on the field may have been as bad as the one on the scoreboard. But in the end, Miami Trace downed the Hurricane, 28-6.
A few miles away, in Greenfield, Otis McCrary, of WCH, racked up 232 yards on 41 carries, and the Blue Lions walloped McClain, 26-10.
This was Homecoming week in Hillsboro. Prior to the Circleville at Hillsboro game, attractive Hillsboro High School senior Cassi Huffman was crowned 1987 Homecoming Queen. Her court included: freshman attendant Mary Ann Steritz, sophomore attendant Jennifer Fuertes, junior attendant Stephanie Roush and senior attendants Julie Brown and Natalie Bryant. The ceremony was most impressive.
The football game, however, left a little to be desired. The Indians fumbled four times, losing three of the fumbles. They were outgained 136 to 86 rushing yards and 74 to 28 passing yards and were shut out, 22-0.
Miami Trace traveled to Greenfield Oct. 9. In a hard- fought game, Trace downed the Tigers, 35-18, but not without a real battle. Trace fumbled the ball five times and lost four of the fumbles. The Tigers left it all on the field, and certainly had nothing to be ashamed of.
At Circleville, Washington rolled to a 19-8 halftime advantage, and held on for a 22-14 win over the red and black. This victory gave the Blue Lions a 3-0 SCOL record (4-2, overall), but it was a devastating loss for Circleville, who dropped to 1-2 in the league and 2-4, overall.
The Hillsboro Indians met the Wilmington Hurricane on the Wilmington field. The Tribe racked up 11 first downs to four by the Hurricane, and gained 170 yards rushing compared to Wilmington’s 60. But with 6:50 remaining in the game, the Indians were forced to punt from their own end zone. The snap was fumbled and Wilmington’s Russ Smethwick pounced on the pigskin for the winning touchdown in a 12-7 Hurricane win.
While Hillsboro ran the ball effectively against the orange & black, they were not able to punch the ball into the end zone. Their only score came on a Ryan Hopkins 40-yard touchdown run just before halftime.
Wilmington fumbled the ball four times and recovered all four. The Indians fumbled three times and lost all three. (Sometimes, it’s just not your day.)
On Oct. 16, Miami Trace met Hillsboro on the Hillsboro field. Many fans were expecting an easy win for the Panthers as they prepared for the big showdown for the league title next week with Fayette County rival Washington C.H. But the Indians had other ideas. They battled back from a 13-7 halftime deficit, outscoring the Panthers 16-8 in the third quarter, and went into the final stanza nursing a 23-20 lead.
Trace scored a fourth quarter touchdown on a 19-yard run by Bill Zwiesler, and added a 1-point conversion on a Jason Smith kick to pull the game out for Trace, 28-23.
(Continued next week.)
Bob Patton is a Highland County sports historian and a contributing writer to The Highland County Press.[[In-content Ad]]