Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1968 Page: 9 of 18
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SEMINOLE (TEXAS) SENTINEL THURSDAY OCTOBER 31, 1968
>assive
kes Out 30-27 Win Over Seminole
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RUSHING YARDS. . .
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ILarry Cottrell, tough-running back for
• the Indians, shrugs off Monahans de-
ll fenders for more yards in Friday night's
|*game. Cottrell, injured earlier in the
Local Mans Father Dies
Final rites were held In addition to the son of
in Brownfield . Friday Seminole, he is survived
afternoon for Ernest Bur- toy, hit. wife; two sons, David
season, was almost at full speed and
alternated at different backfield posi7
tions in the 30-27 loss. (Sentinel Photo)
Indian Figures.
TRIBE
LOBOS
|nett, father of Ernest Ray
Burnett, Seminole.
Burnett, 71, died in a
3rownfield hospital f bl-
owing a short illness.
' Burial was in Terry County
Memorial Cemetery.
A longtime resident of
that area, Burnett was a
Veteran of World War II
and owned and operated a
bakery in Brownfield until
his retirement.
of Brownfield and James
of , Knoxvi11 eTenn.; a
daughter, Mrs. Eadell Nel-
son of Brownfield; three
brothers, a sister, six
grandchildren and two:
.great-grandchildren.
16
191
88 .
279
3-8
0
0
3-38
1-15
; First, Downs
"Yd.s. Rushing
Yds. ; Passing
Total Offense
Passes
Passes Int. By
Fumbles Lost
3 ■ Punts
Penalties
23
291
37
328
4-8
1
0
1-45
4-20
Score by quarters:
__ Seminole 6 6 8
To prevent pollution, each Monahans 0 10 7
day Texas oil men put over
5 million barrels of oil field Individual statistics
salt water back into the through six games:
27
30
ground.
A vote FOR Amendment 9 wil permit career teach-
ers to improve and strengthen their retirement
programs.
Teachers will be allowed, to contribute to the
Teacher. Retirement System on. the basis of full
salary earned each year during their tenure of pro-
fessional service to the school-children of Texas.
Approval of Amendment 9 will ATTRACT.the best
qualified college graduates into -teaching.;. Experi
enced teachers will be assured the security needed
to HOLD them in the classroom.
Gottrel I
Dan ley
Bennett
Whisenhunt
Thornbury
Gady
Shuler
RUSHING
No. Yds. Avg.
44 272 6.2
30
83
10
20
16
10
166 5.5
371 4.5
63 6.3
69 3s>8
53 5.9
22 '2.2
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TEACHER RETIREMENT
AMENDMENT
. PASSING
Att. C-omp Yds.
Cottrell 43 21 322
•Whisenhunt 27 11 208
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McDonald
Shuler
Cottrell
■Briggs
Danley
Bennett .
RECEIVING
No. Yds
10 167
9 98
3 93
6 57
37
15
Avg.
16.7
10.9
30.1
9.6
37.0
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OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
by Jean Flippin
The Seminole Indians
were haunted Friday night
with the importance of
reading and studying
scouting reports.
"Monahans has a big,
tough offense," last week s
report read. "They seem
to be a second-half ball
club."
These phrases proved
true emphatically Friday
night as the Lobos handed
the Indians their first dis-
trict loss by three heart-
breaking points, 30-27.
Occasional brilliant
plays by the Tribe were
offset by costly lapses
which eventually spelled
the difference in the ball
game. It was the third
straight Lobo victory over
the local crew.
Both teams stuck to the
ground offensively for the
most part; yet most of the
scoring on both sides came
on passes. The lead see-
sawed throughout the
game, with Seminole hold-
ing a halftime edge and
Monahans going out front
to stay with two minutes
left.
Seminole's first scoring
opportunity came the
second time it gained pos-
session, after David Shuler
had downed a punt on the
Tribe 20. Highlighting.the
ensuing drive was a 30-
yd.. run by quarter-
back Larry Cottrell.
With 3;42 remaining in
the first quarter, Lavern
Bennett rammed over from
the 1 for the first six
points of the game. Danny
Whisenhunt's extra point
kick was off to the left.
Lobo Israel Valencia re-
turned Whisenhunt's kick-
off to his own 39. to set
up Monahans' first score,
The hosts . advanced , to
Seminole's 20 but a stiff
defense would allow them
no more, so Freddie King
booted a . 37-yd. field goal
with 11:12 remaining in the
first half to pur the Lobos
oh the scoreboard. {
T he Indians failed to-gain
a first down so Whisenhunt
got his toe into a 40-yd.
punt, from their 28, the
Lobos drove tb a first and
goal at the Tribe 6.
Here a goal-line stand
held" Monahans for three
downs. On the fourth,
needing 6, alternate quar-
terback Mark Strawn hit
staring quarterback Dana
Walker all alone in the
end zone for the go-ahead
points. King added the
PAT.
Seminole stormed right
back, aided particularly by
a 46-yd. pass from
Whisenhunt to Cottrell,
who ran to the l obo 23.
From there Bennett raced
toward the end zone, but
fumbled before crossing
the double stripe.
Shuler was there to
scoop up.the ball and carry
it over into pay dirt. Whis-
enhunt 'attempted a pass on
the extra points but was
thrown for a loss and the
Strawn returned Whis-
enhunt's second half kick-
off to his own 37, and from
there the Lobos moved on
to their second touchdown.
The final eight yards came
on a pass from Walker to
Robert Purser, who again
caught the Indian defen-
sive secondary napping and
was all alone. King's kick
was good.
Bennett brought the
kickoff to the Tribe 33.
Cottrell gained 16 yards
on a quarterback sneak.
Bennett plunged forward to
the 14 where he fumbled
again, but Indian Tommy
Bean was there to pounce
on the loose ball at the 12.
With nine seconds re-
maining in the third quar-
ter, Cottrell scored from
the 1. Whisenhunt passed
to end Mike McDonald for
two extra points.
The kickoff which fol-
lowed was returned 70
yards by Strawn, but he
was caught by Cottrell on
the Tribe 10. Seminole's
goal-line defense again
rose to the occasion,forc-
ing a fourth -dow nfiel d goa 1
attempt by King which was
no good.
On its next possession,
Monahans drove from its
own 26 to the Tribe 2,
and from there Walker put
the Lobos out in front with
4:05 remaining in the'con-
test. King's,kick for the
extra point was good.
Cottrell. got loose fox
a 50-yd. return of the kick-
off back to the l obo 42,
Whisenhunt passed to Mc-
Donald for a 22-yd. gain
down to the 20.
From there, Whisenhunt
lofted a 20-yard pass to
Cottrell who had gotten
past the opposing se-
condary and was all alone
in the end zone. Bennett
kicked the extra point with
3:01 remaining,
A costly 0nsi.de kick put
the Lobos in operation at
their own 42. It took less
than two minutes for Mona-
■ hans to drive from there to .
the end zone, with Walker
going the final yard.
. King's kick was no good,
but it was not needed. Four
plays by Seminole netted
only four yards, and all
that remained was for the
Lobos to run out the few
remaining ticks., of the
clock to preserve their
slim but sufficient lead.
It was a crushing end
to a two-game winning
streak by the local grid-
ders, and put them in a
tenacious position in the
district race. With one
loss already against them,
the Indians will be fight-
ing for their very lives
in quest of the conference
crown.
Bright spots for local
fans came in the tenacious
goalline defense by the In-
dians, the first time this
year that they have shown
up as well. It was also
the best showing by the
locals in the penalty de-
partment, as the Red-
skins were assessed only
one 15-yarder.
Monahans now stands
4-2 for the year and 1-0
in district, meeting An-
drews away Friday night.
Seminole is 3-3 and 0-1,
SAVE j£ TAXES
Earn A Discount By Paying Your Taxes
HOW! !
^3 Discount If Paid During October
O Discount It Paid During November
'o Discount If Paid During December
All taxes must be paid not later than January 31
in order to avoid penalty and interest.
Same discounts are applicable to Seminole and Loop School
taxes payable to Gaines County Tax Assessor Collector.
Don't Forget To Register To Vote!
Texas Voter Registration began on October 1. All Gaines
County voters, including those over 65, must register in
order to be eligible to vote in elections during 1969.
Voters may register until January 31, 1969.
Mary Baldwin
Gaines County Tax Assessor Collector
Barrett
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for the sale of 65 tracts of
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Cameron, Clay, Dickens,
Gaines, Guadalupe, Hidalgo,
Hunt, Jasper, La Salle, Lib-
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Randall, Reeves, Yoakum and
Zavalla Counties. There will
be 33 tracts offered to non-
veterans and eligible Texas
veterans in Cameron, Dimmit,
Hidalgo, Maverick and New-
ton Counties.
Tracts may be financed
through ' the Veterans Land
Board. For information and
listing of tracts write to:
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Commissioner of the
General Land Office
Chairman of tha Vatarani Land Board
Austin, Taxa» 71701
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Snyder, Mrs. Berle. Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1968, newspaper, October 31, 1968; Seminole, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth412437/m1/9/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gaines County Library.