The Big Lake Wildcat (Big Lake, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1981 Page: 7 of 8

                                
OCTOBER 8,1981
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PAGE SEVEN
Open Date
Reagan County Owls
Owls blank Menard in District win, 19*0
Reagan County Owls
blanked the Menard
Yellowjackets 19-0 here
last Friday night to op-
en their District 9AA
schedule with a vic-
tory. The Owls rolled to
309 yards rushing and 79
yards passing and
missed on several other
scoring opportunities.
Tailback Gregg Fish-
er had 151 yards rush-
ing on 23 plays while
fullback Torin Burleson
carried 27 times for 119
yards.
The Owls took the op-
ening kickoff and drove
80 yards in 14 plays with
Fisher, Burleson, and
OB Michael Ortiz carry-
ing the ball. Ortiz had
two big pass plays, one
to end Jack Blakely
for a 28 yard gain and
the other a 13 yarder to
split end Duane Eding-
ton for the touchdown.
Burleson placekicked the
extra point with 6:49
remaining in the first
quarter.
Menard failed to make
a first down following
the kickoff and punted
from their own 20 to
Fisher on the Owl 46.
Fisher returned the punt
to the Menard 22. Seven
plays later Burleson
missed on a field goal try
from the Menard 6 yard
line.
After gaining one first
down, Menard punt
again on the second play
of second period. The
short punt carried 12
yards out of bounds on
the Menard 41. Fisher
and Burleson carried
nine times but the ball
went over on the Menard
5 yard line on a fourth
down and one try.
Seven plays later
Menard fumbled and
Burleson recovered for
the Owls on the Menard
32. This time the Owls
scored in six plays with
Burleson carrying over
right tackle for a 2 yard
touchdown. The extra
point try was wide width
2:21 left in the second
quarter.
Four plays later Blake-
ly intercepted a Menard
pass on the Owls 45.
The Owls drove to the
Menard 1 yard line in 12
plays when the first half
ended. Ortiz had three
pass completions in the
drive, one for 11 and an-
other for 12 yards to end
Mitch Dorsey, and one
to Blakely for 9 yards.
Late in the third quar-
ter the Owls took over
when Donnie Sanchez
intercepted a Menard
pass on the Owl 40 and
ran it back to the Men-
ard 27. On the next
play, Fisher raced
around right end for a 27
yard touchdown run with
1:23 left in the quar-
ter. Burleson's place-
kick was wide to the
right.
Menard threatened to
score late in the final
period, driving 71 yards
to the Owls 4 yard line.
The big gainer in the
drive was a 39 yard pass
from OB Quint Speak
to QB Greg Royal to the
Owls 15. Speak lost 2
yards on a fourth down
play and the Owls took
over with 1:31 left in the
game.
Statistics
Owls    Menard
23 First Downs 11
309 Yards Rushing 89
79 Yards Passing 108
12 Passes Attempted 21
6 Passes Complete 6
4 Passes Intercptd. 0
2 Fumbles Lost 2
1-36 Punts, Avg. 3-21
6-47 Penalties, Yds. 4-40
8th Grade Owls take Menard 34*8
by Bobby McDonald
Menard did an excellent
job on the option which
was their big offensive
play. Reagan County
had a good defensive
game picking up 6 turn-
overs (Robert Saldibar
and Larry Reich 2 fum-
bles each, Mitchell
Martin 1 fumble, and
Zeke Harkleroad a
B & E Industrial Engine
Service, Inc.
Garden City Hwy.-Ph. 884*2991
Motor Supply
208 Second Phone 884-2421
Southwest Butane, Inc.
1007 Second    Phone 884-2185
interception) Reagan
County's efforts were
led by Bobby Gunnels
with 11 tackles and Tim
Tatum with 10 tackles.
Next game for the
Owls is October 15th
here against McCamey.
The Reagan County
8th Grade used a strong
ground game plus a
71 yd. kick off return to
turn back the Menard
8th Grade by a score of
34-8.
Big Mike's
On Hwy. 67 & 137 Intersection
Phone 884-2641
Ike's
111 Second St. Phone 884-2646
McKinney's '66' Station
101 Second St. Phone 884-2116
Grandma's Kitchen
404 Second Phone 884-2853
Jones Garage
Wade, Wayne \
TERRY JONES    DARREL BERLIN
The Big Lake Wildcat
309 Second St. 884-2215
Turner Bros. Oil Co.
1101 Second Phone 884-2744
Mi Tierra Record Shop
310 Second St.
D & W Pipe Rental
Garden City Hwy.-Ph. 884-2454
Glasscock Chevrolet
300 Main    Phone 884-2594
Reagan County got on
the board early thanks to
a caused fumble on the
kick off by Terry Town-
send with the recovery
by Larry Reich. The
Owls scored on the sec-
ond play from scrim-
mage on a run by Timo-
thy Thompson. The
extra point kick was
blocked.
Zeke Harkleroad ad-
ded Reagan County's
next points early in the
second quarter on a two
yard run. Timothy
Thompson got the extra
points on a run after a
bad snap on the kick
try. Reagan County
scored score in the sec-
ond quarter on a short
run by Ricky Armstrong.
The kick for points was
blocked. The score at
half was Reagan Co. 20-
Menard 0.
Reagan County's
other scores came on a
run by Timothy Thomp-
son and a 71 yard kick
off return by Thompson.
Tim Tatum made the ex-
ra points after one of the
touchdowns.
Offensively for Rea-
gan County, Bobby Gun-
nels had 9 carries for
48 yards, Ricky Arm-
strong 5 for 33 yards,
Timothy Thompson
9 for 77 yards, and Zeke
Harkleroad 11 for 40
yards.
Menard's score came
in the 4th quarter on a
25 yard run by the half-
7th Grnde Owls shuts out Menard
By Michael Fisher
Reagan County's 7th
grade recorded their se-
cond straight shutout
victory with a 26-0 de-
molition of the Menard
Yellowjackets. The Owls
turned in their best per-
formances on offense
and defense, gaining 233
yards while holding
Menard to minus six
total yards.
Menard opened the
game by kicking off to
the Owls. Reagan
County drove the ball
from their own 35 to the
Menard 33 where a
fumble halted the drive.
Two plays later,
however, tackle Juan
Pina jarred the ball loose
from the Jacket ball car-
rier and Kelly Baggett
recovered on the Men-
ard 36. • Seven plays
later, Joel Griner scoot-
ed into the end zone
from the two; he then
added the conversion
and with 5:54 left in the
second quarter, the Owls
led 8-0.
Following a short kick-
off, Menard owned a
first down at midfield.
The Owl defense pushed
Menard back to their
own 43 where the Owls
took over on downs.
Four plays later, fullback
Keith Bitner ran off left
tackle for 27 yards and a
touchdown. The conver-
sion attempt, a pass
from Griner to Santiago
de la Rosa, fell in-
complete, and the Owls
led 14-0 with 2:46 left
in the half.
It looked as though the
Owls would score again
before the half. After the
Owls kicked off, Menard
fumbled on the first
play from scrimmage
and Butch Collier
pounced on the ball at
the Menard 37. The
Owls' first play saw
Griner connect with de la
Rosa for 25 yards and a
first down at the Menard
12. The Owls ultimately
moved the ball to the
five, but the Menard de-
fense held.
The Owls opened the
second half by kicking
off to Menard. The
Jackets returned the ball
to their own 40. Three
plays netted a minus
three yards, and Menard
punted to the Owls.
Reagan County took over
on their own 29 and be-
gan an eight play drive.
which was twice slowed
by penalties, to the
Menard end zone. The
touchdown came on a 14
yard scamper by Griner.
The conversion again
failed, and the Owls led
20-0 with 5:10 left in the
game.
Reagan County kicked
off to Menard where the
Yellowjackets took over
on their own 37. Thw
Owl defense again pre-
ssured Menard into a
turnover. Butner sacked
the Menard quarterback
and de la Rosa recovered
on the Menard 28.
Again, the Owls only
needed eight plays to
find the end zone as
David Collins plowed
over from the two. The
pass attempt for the con-
version failed, and Rea-
gan County led 26-0 with
1:38 left in the contest.
The Owls kicked off
to the Jackets, and
Menard returned the
ball to their own 49. On
the next play, Menard
crossed midfield for the
only time, but any hopes
for a first down when Joe
Torres and Randal
Foster sacked the
quarterback for an eight
yard loss on fourth
down. Reagan County
then took over and ran
out the clock.
Offensively, Bitner
gained 76 of Reagan
County's 208 yards
rushing while Griner
added 55 yards on 11
carries. Griner also com-
pleted one pass of 25
yards to de la Rosa. De-
fensively, Baggett nd
J.D. Garland led the
Owls with five tackles
each.
The Owls will have an
open date this week and
will resume play on
Thursday October 15,
when they host a tough
McCamey team at 5:00.
Statistics
R.C.
Menard
15 First Downs 0
208 Rushing    -6
1 of 7 for 25PassingO of 1
0    Punts 1 for 31
3 for 15 Penalties 0
1    Turnovers    3
Individual Offense:
Baggett 7 for 10 yards;
Bitner 8 for 76; Griner
11 for 55; Pullig 4 for 16;
de la Rosa 2 for 35;
Garland 2 for 7; and
Collins 3 for 9.
back on the option.
Statistics
Reagan Co.    8th    Menard
14    1st Downs    9
201    4 yds. Rushing    75
3 of 9/38 yds. Passing    5 of 8/65 yds.
1 for 5 yds.    Penalties    1 for 5 yds.
0    Punts    0
1    Fumbles Lost    5
Martin's Dept. Store
211 Main Ave. Phone 884-2113
Schaible Grocery
Buck and Barbara
810 2nd    Phone 884-2611
’PubliTex'
David and Alicia Werst
Big Lake Pump & Supply
908 E. 2nd    Phone 884-2686
Big Lake Lumber Co.
Western Auto
510 - 2nd    Phone 884-2606
Reagan State Bank
Bank of Personal Service
123 Main Phone 884-2551
Town & Country Food Store
611 Second Phone 884-2644
George Tucker Ins. Agency
"Insure Today, Be Sure Tomorrow"
300 Second    Phone 884-3311
Buddy Winn's East Side Gulf
2nd and Montana-Ph. 884-2252
Reagan Professional Pharmacy
903 Main    Phone 884-2717
George and Bettie James
Big Lake Supermarket
204 Main Ave. Phone 884-2005
Joe M. Daugherty, Inc.
Joe, Charlene and Wade
Gulf Products Distributors
Mustang Motel
John and Lois McGill
900 - 2nd Phone 884-2521
Dorsey Electric
Phone 884-2981
Bill Hooker Texaco Service
98 Second Phone 884-2370
Globe Well Service
Phone 884-2581
C. H. Poynor Const. Co.
Geherai Oil Field Construction
Garden City Hwy.    Phone 884-2454
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