Submitted Photo The undefeated 1962 Mount Gilead football team is pictured above. Back row (l-r): assistant coach Jerry White, head coach Hartsell Dodrill, Ron Nixon, Jerry Ashbrook, Tom Cotton, Ken Bush, Tom Ansley, John Rexford, Merrill Gilfillan, John Zilske, Jim Murray, Randy Brinkman, Bob Eckard, Jim Orsborn, Larry Furniss and assistant coach John Campbell. Second row: Jim […]
By ROB HAMILTON Cardington was unable to get untracked offensively on Friday in suffering a 29–0 loss to Buckeye Valley. The Pirates didn’t get a first down until midway through the third quarter and Buckeye Valley’s ball-control offense kept Cardington’s defense on the field for large stretches of time — two things that led to the […]
By ROB HAMILTON Mount Gilead’s football team broke into the win column on Friday thanks to a second-half scoring explosion. The Indians only held a 7–0 advantage at the intermission and, despite their offense starting to click more consistently in the second half, didn’t seem able to shake the Rockets, who matched them score for score […]
By ROB HAMILTON For 12 minutes, it looked like Friday’s Highland-Northmor game would be a close one, as both teams showed the ability to move the ball and get defensive stops when necessary. However, a few quick second-quarter touchdowns changed all of that, as the Scots turned a slim 7–0 lead to a four-touchdown advantage in a […]
By ROB HAMILTON Mount Gilead wasn’t able to maintain their lead after a good first half at Elgin on Friday and wound up suffering a 27–21 loss thanks to 20 unanswered points by the Comets. The Indians took an early lead on a 70-yard run by quarterback Payton Vanderkooi, but the Comets immediately fired back to […]
By ROB HAMILTON After graduating many of their skill players, including the conference’s top running back in Blair Wolcott, the Cardington Pirates figured it’d take time for their offense to gel this season. Those growing pains were on display when the team hosted Centerburg on Friday, as the Pirates were held to three first downs and […]
By ROB HAMILTON An offensive explosion in the middle two quarters led the Northmor Knights to a 49–35 win over Crestline in their season opener Friday. In the first quarter, the Knights took a 6–0 lead after a Mitchell Whisler interception led to a 13-yard scoring run by Tyler Beck. Crestline responded with a scoring drive to […]
By EVELYN LONG The Cardington-Lincoln High School Pirate football team kicked off the 2012–13 year with the traditional pie auction held Saturday, Aug. 4, in the high school cafeteria. A total of $3,902 was generated from the sale of 37 pies. Each pie was presented by a member of the football team. Auctioneer was Wes Wigton. The […]