CHS, Trace finish as co-champions in SCOL
By
Bob Patton-
(continued from last week)
On Oct. 11, Washington played at Wilmington, Miami Trace challenged the Circleville Tigers, Unioto traveled to Greenfield and Hillsboro played Adena in Hillsboro.
In a hard-fought matchup, Circleville edged Trace, 14-12. Washington came from behind at Wilmington to capture a 14-10 victory.
McClain moved into a second-place tie with Circleville by downing Unioto, 21-0.
In Hillsboro, Adena romped to a 24-8 win over the Indians. So, as the teams moved into the final days of October, Washington Court House was in the catbird’s seat, with a 3-0 league record.
They were followed by McClain and Circleville, both with league records of 2-1. Miami Trace was fourth with one win and one loss in the SCOL, followed by Wilmington, 1-2; and HHS and Unioto both stood at 0-2.
Hillsboro visited Greenfield Oct. 18, to face the McClain Tigers.
McClain utilized Gary Barr, who carried 26 times for 151 yards, as the Tigers racked up a 35-0 shutout. Circleville
hammered Unioto by the exact same score, 35-0, at Unioto, while Trace took Wilmington, 38-13 and Washington shut out Bishop Wehrle, 41-0.
October 25 marked the fifth week of the SCOL season. The big games were Circleville at Washington, McClain at Miami Trace and Unioto at Hillsboro. If Circleville was going to make a move for the league championship, this would be the game they needed to win.
What was expected to be a tight battle between the top two teams in the league just did not materialize. It was more of a battle between Circleville’s offensive and defensive units seeing which could be more dominant over the Blue Lions. The final score was Circleville 35, WCH 0.
Miami Trace stopped McClain, 16-0, by holding Gary Barr to his lowest total of the season, just 22 yards on 11 carries. Unioto downed Hillsboro, 30-20, and, in a non-league encounter, Wilmington hammered Cincinnati McNicholas, 41-0, as Jackie Watson gained piled up 254 yards and scored four touchdowns.
The Unioto at Hillsboro game was the annual Hillsboro High School Homecoming game. In impressive pre-game ceremonies attractive senior Jill Myers was crowned. Her equally attractive court included Twila Lyons, senior attendant, Jane Dean, junior attendant, Sue Koenig, sophomore attendant and Becky McMonigle, freshman attendant.
November 1 saw one of the biggest games of the season, Miami Trace at Washington. Also, Hillsboro played at Circleville and Wilmington at
Unioto. The MT vs. WCH battle was a great game from start to
finish. Both teams had reason to be proud of their effort. When
the smoke had cleared, the Panthers had won a nailbiter, 8-6. This loss effectively put Washington in third place. At Circleville, the Tigers totally dominated Hillsboro, winning the game, 49-6. Unioto pulled of the upset of the week by upending Wilmington, 14-13, and McClain downed Oak Hill of Jackson County, 28-0.
On the final game night of the 1974 SCOL season, Unioto played at Miami Trace, Washington traveled to Hillsboro, McClain was at Wilmington and Circleville played a non-league game with Hamilton Township.
The red and black had already wrapped up at least a tie for the SCOL championship by beating Hillsboro November 1.
Unioto put up a good battle; but the Panthers were a little
too much for the Shermans, and took a 16-3 win which gave them an SCOL co-championship.
WCH nailed down third place with a 36-6 win over the Indians at Hillsboro.
Wilmington salvaged at least something from their shaky season by downing the McClain Tigers in a 13-6 thriller.
Circleville won a rather decisive decision over Hamilton
Township, 34-7. Hamilton Township came into the game with an 8-1 record.
So, at the conclusion of a hard-fought season, the final SCOL standings were:
* Circleville — 5-1, 8-2
* Miami Trace — 5-1, 8-2
Washington — 4-2, 7-3
McClain — 3-3, 6-4
Unioto — 2-4, 5-5
Wilmington — 2-4, 5-5
Hillsboro — 0-6, 2-8
* Co-champions
The 1974 All-SCOL team was announced at the league banquet at Washington Senior High School, following the end of the season. The players selected were: Tom Reisinger, MT; Brian Haines, WCH; Tim McNaughton, CHS; Ron Warnock, MT; Noel Van Pelt, Wilm.; Richard Haithcock, WCH; Scott Bowman, CHS; Chuck Conley, MHS; Greg Cobb, MT; Mark Ford, HHS; Jeff Allen, UHS; Jay Mossbarger, MT; Jay Mossbarger, MT; Gary Barr, MHS; Don Watts, MHS; Rick Sampsill, CHS; Larry Dumford, WCH; Biff Bumgarner, CHS; Jim Ganger, MHS; Jackie Watson, WHS; Gilbert Sparkman, WCH; Jeff Sagar, MT; Alan Underwood, CHS; Tom Riley, MT; Phil Skinner, MT; Jeff Brown, WCH; and Perry Hoskins, CHS.
Regarded as one of the most versatile players ever to wear a Miami Trace uniform, six-foot, 180-pound Jay Mossbarger was named by the Associated Press as first team defensive end on the All-Ohio Class AAA squad.
Bob Patton is a Highland County sports historian and a contributing writer to The Highland County Press.[[In-content Ad]]
On Oct. 11, Washington played at Wilmington, Miami Trace challenged the Circleville Tigers, Unioto traveled to Greenfield and Hillsboro played Adena in Hillsboro.
In a hard-fought matchup, Circleville edged Trace, 14-12. Washington came from behind at Wilmington to capture a 14-10 victory.
McClain moved into a second-place tie with Circleville by downing Unioto, 21-0.
In Hillsboro, Adena romped to a 24-8 win over the Indians. So, as the teams moved into the final days of October, Washington Court House was in the catbird’s seat, with a 3-0 league record.
They were followed by McClain and Circleville, both with league records of 2-1. Miami Trace was fourth with one win and one loss in the SCOL, followed by Wilmington, 1-2; and HHS and Unioto both stood at 0-2.
Hillsboro visited Greenfield Oct. 18, to face the McClain Tigers.
McClain utilized Gary Barr, who carried 26 times for 151 yards, as the Tigers racked up a 35-0 shutout. Circleville
hammered Unioto by the exact same score, 35-0, at Unioto, while Trace took Wilmington, 38-13 and Washington shut out Bishop Wehrle, 41-0.
October 25 marked the fifth week of the SCOL season. The big games were Circleville at Washington, McClain at Miami Trace and Unioto at Hillsboro. If Circleville was going to make a move for the league championship, this would be the game they needed to win.
What was expected to be a tight battle between the top two teams in the league just did not materialize. It was more of a battle between Circleville’s offensive and defensive units seeing which could be more dominant over the Blue Lions. The final score was Circleville 35, WCH 0.
Miami Trace stopped McClain, 16-0, by holding Gary Barr to his lowest total of the season, just 22 yards on 11 carries. Unioto downed Hillsboro, 30-20, and, in a non-league encounter, Wilmington hammered Cincinnati McNicholas, 41-0, as Jackie Watson gained piled up 254 yards and scored four touchdowns.
The Unioto at Hillsboro game was the annual Hillsboro High School Homecoming game. In impressive pre-game ceremonies attractive senior Jill Myers was crowned. Her equally attractive court included Twila Lyons, senior attendant, Jane Dean, junior attendant, Sue Koenig, sophomore attendant and Becky McMonigle, freshman attendant.
November 1 saw one of the biggest games of the season, Miami Trace at Washington. Also, Hillsboro played at Circleville and Wilmington at
Unioto. The MT vs. WCH battle was a great game from start to
finish. Both teams had reason to be proud of their effort. When
the smoke had cleared, the Panthers had won a nailbiter, 8-6. This loss effectively put Washington in third place. At Circleville, the Tigers totally dominated Hillsboro, winning the game, 49-6. Unioto pulled of the upset of the week by upending Wilmington, 14-13, and McClain downed Oak Hill of Jackson County, 28-0.
On the final game night of the 1974 SCOL season, Unioto played at Miami Trace, Washington traveled to Hillsboro, McClain was at Wilmington and Circleville played a non-league game with Hamilton Township.
The red and black had already wrapped up at least a tie for the SCOL championship by beating Hillsboro November 1.
Unioto put up a good battle; but the Panthers were a little
too much for the Shermans, and took a 16-3 win which gave them an SCOL co-championship.
WCH nailed down third place with a 36-6 win over the Indians at Hillsboro.
Wilmington salvaged at least something from their shaky season by downing the McClain Tigers in a 13-6 thriller.
Circleville won a rather decisive decision over Hamilton
Township, 34-7. Hamilton Township came into the game with an 8-1 record.
So, at the conclusion of a hard-fought season, the final SCOL standings were:
* Circleville — 5-1, 8-2
* Miami Trace — 5-1, 8-2
Washington — 4-2, 7-3
McClain — 3-3, 6-4
Unioto — 2-4, 5-5
Wilmington — 2-4, 5-5
Hillsboro — 0-6, 2-8
* Co-champions
The 1974 All-SCOL team was announced at the league banquet at Washington Senior High School, following the end of the season. The players selected were: Tom Reisinger, MT; Brian Haines, WCH; Tim McNaughton, CHS; Ron Warnock, MT; Noel Van Pelt, Wilm.; Richard Haithcock, WCH; Scott Bowman, CHS; Chuck Conley, MHS; Greg Cobb, MT; Mark Ford, HHS; Jeff Allen, UHS; Jay Mossbarger, MT; Jay Mossbarger, MT; Gary Barr, MHS; Don Watts, MHS; Rick Sampsill, CHS; Larry Dumford, WCH; Biff Bumgarner, CHS; Jim Ganger, MHS; Jackie Watson, WHS; Gilbert Sparkman, WCH; Jeff Sagar, MT; Alan Underwood, CHS; Tom Riley, MT; Phil Skinner, MT; Jeff Brown, WCH; and Perry Hoskins, CHS.
Regarded as one of the most versatile players ever to wear a Miami Trace uniform, six-foot, 180-pound Jay Mossbarger was named by the Associated Press as first team defensive end on the All-Ohio Class AAA squad.
Bob Patton is a Highland County sports historian and a contributing writer to The Highland County Press.[[In-content Ad]]