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JYnejpZaymg^fi/e a^ T^ar/torse^ m pfayo^f by Ron Met The Owen Warhorses traveied to Brevard to meet the top ranked Btue Devils in the first round of state piay-off action Friday night and almost pulled it off before be mg eliminated 19-7. The heavily favored Biue Devils found the Warhorses nobody's pussycats and came within an inch of being eiiminated themseives before raUying to salvage the win and advance to the quarter fina] round. ft was obvious from the opening kick-off that the Owen coaching staff had burned the midnight oil as the wetl prepared Warhorses checked Dwayne Norman, atiowing him to break free and i*irt them onty once But an out standing effort from Brevard quarter back Jack Coie proved to be the Warhorses' downfall Coie personatiy figured in 18 of the Biue Devii points, scoring twice himself and passing for a third T.D. beyond the Norman-conscious Owen defense. On Brevard' s first possession the Warhorses swarmed on Morman and after picking up a coupie of first downs the Biue Devils punted Owen took charge and Randy Scott piowed through the Biue Devil line play after play, advancing the ball to the Brevard 35 before a third down mix-up in the Warhorse !MSULATtON NEW from * Stops swt-ating pipes and proteets against heat toss - fmproves heat tap< ptrformanee * Setf-adhesive for t-asy one-step instattation. . Made of heavy foit and vinvt foam WEATHERSTRiP TAPE ^//-PurpoM Waafhar Saa/er S#W-<ttc)!tm c!o*ad-cat) vtrty) to#m AfaoMtMaWW ^ TOWN HARDWARE 103 W. State Street, Biack Mountain 669-7723 backfield forced a punt. Don Reese's high kick deprived Norman of a return and the Warhorses downed the baU at the Btue Devils'1-yard iine. With Norman's break-away threat thwarted, Brevard settled into a ball-control offense with Norman and Phil Jerome grinding out con sistent 3 and 4-yard gains to move the bail to the Owen 27. Cole then kept on the option play and Mew in for the first score of the night on a weaving run through the Warhorse secondary. Rick Wright added the conversion to top off the 9-minute drive which ran well into the second quarter. Owen took the kick-off at their own 36 and proceeded to shove the ball down the Blue Devils' throats, driving 64 yards to pay dirt to knot the score. A personal foul penalty against Brevard moved the bail to the 35 and then Rucker managed to avoid a tremendous pass rush to complete a pass to Brad LeVine at the Blue Devil 9. Scott carried on 4 strtght plays to score and Brad's place-kick was true with 5 minutes left in the half. On the next series came the play which proved to be the turning point of the game. On third down Coie was hit just as he attempted a pitchout to Norman and Ken Dotson pounced on the free baii at the Brevard 24 to set the Warhorses up to sait the game away. But an oid enemy came back to haunt the Warhorses on their first piay as Rucker's handoff to Scott went bouncing into the Biue Devi] secondary and Brevard recovered at their own 16. Norman took a third down pitchout at the Brevard 19 and broke his oniy iong run of the night to the Owen 32 where he was caught brom behind and smashed to the turf by David Ford. With the Warhorses' iooking for Norman again, Coie iofted a perfect strike to Tim Madison for a 13-7 iead. Wright' s placement was Mocked by one of the onrushing Warhorses and the Brevard rooters began to fee! the pressure of a possible 1 point loss. However Owen was unable to mount a serious threat in the second half as Brevard made the necessary ad justments to stop Scott and the final 24 minutes degenerated into a defensive battle. The Warhorse defense pounded Norman unmercifully and Brevards'defense was equally mhospitabl^^tand^cot^s neither offense did anything until Brevard' s finai possession of the game. The Owen defense was forced to gamble to regain possession and the Blue Devils moved to the final score with Cole going over on the last play of the game., Thus ended a second great season for Coach Denny Hicks and the Owen team which two years ago was rated no better than fifth in their conference. The Warhorses represented the Black Mountain Swan nan oa area weU and did much to iay to rest the highly publicized "Buncombe County Complex' which has played up the inability of county teams to compete with Brevard. Pisgah and Tuscola. The Owen team finally played to their full potential and with a couple of breaks would have defeated the Blue Devils and advanced in the play-offs. With the program Coach Hicks is building in the valley the hand writing is on the wall tor the Big Three in possibly two more years. From the staff of the Black Mountain News our congratulations and best wishes for continued success go to the surviving play-off teams in Western North Carolina: Asheville 4-A Brevard 3-A, Swain 2-A, and Robbinsville 1-A. Let's hope these teams bring honje four state titles to our area. After all, the BEST high school football is played right here in the mountains. Pick the Winners.... ) tit! a Winner in ^ THE BLACK MOUNTAIN . , NEWS _ i - - -3-' OFHOAL ENTRY FORM t ******* r HAM ******* AAAAAAA) Winner and Score Brevard vs Newton Conover — — NAME.^D))RESS.PHONE OtAA A A A A Contest Rutes Wtnntrt wU) be onnoanced the fotbwtng week 1) Predict the winners in the football games of the week Ties can be picked also print your predictions clearly on the official entry blank on this page. I.) be sure to include your name and address in the blank. 3) Entries must be received at the Black Mountain News no later than 5:00 Friday of each week. 4) Mail to: Black Mountain News,, P.0. Box 8, Black Mountain, N.C. 28711 5) Tie breaker must be closest to total combined score of the winning team Winner must be picked. 6) Decision of the judges will be final. Contest open to everyone except employes of this newspaper and their families. 1st Place AL SPRINGER 15outofl6 2nd Place RENE SINGLETON 14outofl6 3rd Place FRANCES McELRATH Draw The following patrons support our local sports. Appalachian vs WCU Michigan vs OhhHstat^ Bantam Chef US Highway 70, Swannanoa 686-5360 FISH PLATE 2 pieces of batter-dipped fish, french fries, co!e siav*, hushpuppies and tartar sauce *1" Georgia Tech vs Georgia Okla. St. vs Iowa St. Collins Dept. Store 119 Broadway, Black Mountain 669-7395 Utah St. vs Idaho St WANTED: advertiser for this spot Arkansas vs SMU Miss. St. vs Oie Miss. Beacon Mfg. Co. 202 Whitson Ave., Swannanoa 686-3861 j Houston vs Texas Tech Oregon St. vs Oregon Garland Tire Co. US Highway 70, Swannanoa 686-3842 I Kentucky vs Tenn. Penn. St. vs Pittsburgh The C ellar Come celebrate the victory with us Old Highway 9 Apphcations for membership may be picked up ai tite e!uit Duke vs UNC Missouri vs Kansas Charles D. Owen Mfg. Co. Farm School Road, Swannanoa 298-6802 Indiana vs Purdue Meat tor targe famity Otder ! to 4 bedroom home wet) insutated inctuding storm windows and doors, easy Arnold Jones & Son 669-8417 US Highway 70, Biack Mountain maintenance with atuminum siding. Ctoae to town on a wet) kept tot. Qutet neighborhood $23,500.00 __ LSU vs Tuiane Syracuse vs W. Virginia The Black Mountain News and Mountain Living Magazine
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