Jon Cole, Bruce Ford led Indians' ground game
By
Bob Patton-
Jon Cole, Bruce Ford
led Indians’ ground game
(Continued from last week.)
In late October 1978, it was announced that Coach Delmar “Bus” Anderson, who coached at Hillsboro from 1938-42 would be coming to Hillsboro and would
meet with many of his old Hillsboro friends and men who played for him when he was coaching the Indians.
After leaving Hillsboro, Anderson went to Albion College in Michigan.
His coaching stints included Albion, John Carroll College and South Dakota State in addition to Hillsboro and Youngstown High School.
While at Hillsboro, he coached Charlie Cole, Richard Davis, Bob Hilliard, Maurice Stout, Bob, Bill and Bud Stanforth, Rodney Kellis, Jim Hern, Dick Lukens, Henry Mercer, Noel Miller, Clarence Kier, Jack Hicks, Dick Ridgeway, Gerald Bumgarner, Gerald Davis, Herb Conover, Vince Golden, Ralph Kelch, Walter Garman, Blair Dennison, Dick Hill, and a host of others.
Anderson is generally considered one of the better coaches in Hillsboro High School history. An informal get-together was planned at the Wooden Spoon.
The final round of games in October saw Miami Trace sew up their fifth consecutive SCOL football title when they shut out the Circleville Tigers, 40-0, as Grooms passed for 133 yards and rushed for 82 more. Circleville had only five first downs and a total of only 73 total yards of offense.
Elsewhere around the league, Madison-Plains beat Hillsboro in a narrow, 7-6 thriller. In this game, Hillsboro had 11 more first downs than the
Golden Eagles and outgained them in total yards, 300-147, and still lost the game. The Indians had an opportunity with only five seconds remaining in the
game. They had a 10-yard field goal attempt blocked, which sealed the win for the Eagles. Bruce Ford ran over and through the MP line for a total of 125 yards on 21 carries, but the Indians’ passing game fell flat.
Quarterback Jackson threw 16 passes, completing only four, and he was intercepted three times; 83 of MP’s 147 yards came on two pass plays.
Washington’s Todd Terrell led his team to their third straight win as they beat Wilmington, 24-6. Teays Valley downed McClain, 13-8, giving the
Tigers their fourth league loss. Going into November, Miami Trace jolted Wilmington, 38-0; Circleville hammered Teays Valley. 28-7; Washington beat
Madison-Plains, 28-7; and Hillsboro played a great defensive game to beat McClain, 12-0, at Greenfield.
The last playing date of the season, Nov. 10, saw visiting Teays Valley push the Hillsboro Indians to the wall; but two big runs, a 62-yard punt
return by junior Barry Ames and a 64-yard sprint from scrimmage by Jon Cole, resulted in touchdowns and the Indians took the SCOL game, 16-12. TV had 14
first downs to Hillsboro’s 6, had 184 rushing yards to Hillsboro’s 137, and piled up 205 total yards against Hillsboro’s 154. But the payoff is for the
number of points on the scoreboard, and the Indians won that battle. The win gave the Indians third place in the league race.
Washington thumped Circleville, 17-7. The Blue Lions, who lost the first five games of their season, came back to win the last five, all SCOL games,
and capture the runner-up spot in the league. Madison-Plains whipped Wilmington, 14-0. The Golden Eagles finished 3-4 in the SCOL, along with
Circleville and Teays Valley. The Golden Eagles were now a factor in the SCOL.
Miami Trace, who had nailed down the league title, and another gold football, downed McClain, 40-0. No SCOL team crossed the MT goal line all
season.
Would Miami Trace ever come back down to the level of the other seven members of the league? Or, would the other seven members ever come up to the
level of Miami Trace?
Final SCOL standings for the 1978 football season were:
Miami Trace – 7-0, 10-0
Washington – 5-2, 5-5
Hillsboro – 4-3, 5-5
M. Plains – 3-4, 5-5
Circleville – 3-4, 4-6
Teays Valley – 3-4, 4-6
Wilmington – 2-5, 2-8
McClain – 1-6, 3-7
The All-SCOL football team was named, the following week: Curt Ware, Miami Trace; Bruce Ford, Hillsboro; Lonnie Hixon, Miami Trace; Mike
Hamilton, Wilmington; David Morris, Hillsboro; Craig Meyers, Teays V.; Glen Cobb, Miami Trace; Jeff Strawser, Circleville; John Cannon, McClain; Paul
Pratter, Miami Trace; Jim McDonald, Washington; S. Bartholomew, Teays V.; Benny Stroup, Madison P.; Scott Grooms, Miami Trace; Mike Linton,
Circleville; Jon Cole, Hillsboro; Larry Brickles, Washington; John Sanders, Teays V.; Brian Zurface, Miami Trace; Pat Blackburn, Madison P.; Walter
Hart, Miami Trace; John Sanders, Teays V. Glen Cobb, Craig Wilson, Curt Ware, Paul Pratter, Brian Zurface and Scott Grooms, all of Miami Trace, were named to the All-Southeast District
AAA first team.
Jim McDonald and Larry Brickles of Washington C.H., were named to the All-Southeast District AA first team, along with Barry Ames of Hillsboro and
John Cannon of McClain.
When the All-Ohio selections came out in December, Miami Trace stalwart Scott Grooms was named Back of the Year and Glen Cobb was named Lineman of
the Year.
Bob Patton is a Highland County sports historian and a contributing writer to The Highland County Press.
(Continued from last week.)
In late October 1978, it was announced that Coach Delmar “Bus” Anderson, who coached at Hillsboro from 1938-42 would be coming to Hillsboro and would
meet with many of his old Hillsboro friends and men who played for him when he was coaching the Indians.
After leaving Hillsboro, Anderson went to Albion College in Michigan.
His coaching stints included Albion, John Carroll College and South Dakota State in addition to Hillsboro and Youngstown High School.
While at Hillsboro, he coached Charlie Cole, Richard Davis, Bob Hilliard, Maurice Stout, Bob, Bill and Bud Stanforth, Rodney Kellis, Jim Hern, Dick Lukens, Henry Mercer, Noel Miller, Clarence Kier, Jack Hicks, Dick Ridgeway, Gerald Bumgarner, Gerald Davis, Herb Conover, Vince Golden, Ralph Kelch, Walter Garman, Blair Dennison, Dick Hill, and a host of others.
Anderson is generally considered one of the better coaches in Hillsboro High School history. An informal get-together was planned at the Wooden Spoon.
The final round of games in October saw Miami Trace sew up their fifth consecutive SCOL football title when they shut out the Circleville Tigers, 40-0, as Grooms passed for 133 yards and rushed for 82 more. Circleville had only five first downs and a total of only 73 total yards of offense.
Elsewhere around the league, Madison-Plains beat Hillsboro in a narrow, 7-6 thriller. In this game, Hillsboro had 11 more first downs than the Golden Eagles and outgained them in total yards, 300-147, and still lost the game. The Indians had an opportunity with only five seconds remaining in the game. They had a 10-yard field goal attempt blocked, which sealed the win for the Eagles. Bruce Ford ran over and through the MP line for a total of 125 yards on 21 carries, but the Indians’ passing game fell flat.
Quarterback Jackson threw 16 passes, completing only four, and he was intercepted three times; 83 of MP’s 147 yards came on two pass plays.
Washington’s Todd Terrell led his team to their third straight win as they beat Wilmington, 24-6. Teays Valley downed McClain, 13-8, giving the Tigers their fourth league loss. Going into November, Miami Trace jolted Wilmington, 38-0; Circleville hammered Teays Valley. 28-7; Washington beat Madison-Plains, 28-7; and Hillsboro played a great defensive game to beat McClain, 12-0, at Greenfield.
The last playing date of the season, Nov. 10, saw visiting Teays Valley push the Hillsboro Indians to the wall; but two big runs, a 62-yard punt return by junior Barry Ames and a 64-yard sprint from scrimmage by Jon Cole, resulted in touchdowns and the Indians took the SCOL game, 16-12. TV had 14 first downs to Hillsboro’s 6, had 184 rushing yards to Hillsboro’s 137, and piled up 205 total yards against Hillsboro’s 154. But the payoff is for the number of points on the scoreboard, and the Indians won that battle. The win gave the Indians third place in the league race.
Washington thumped Circleville, 17-7. The Blue Lions, who lost the first five games of their season, came back to win the last five, all SCOL games, and capture the runner-up spot in the league. Madison-Plains whipped Wilmington, 14-0. The Golden Eagles finished 3-4 in the SCOL, along with Circleville and Teays Valley. The Golden Eagles were now a factor in the SCOL.
Miami Trace, who had nailed down the league title, and another gold football, downed McClain, 40-0. No SCOL team crossed the MT goal line all season.
Would Miami Trace ever come back down to the level of the other seven members of the league? Or, would the other seven members ever come up to the
level of Miami Trace?
Final SCOL standings for the 1978 football season were:
Miami Trace – 7-0, 10-0
Washington – 5-2, 5-5
Hillsboro – 4-3, 5-5
M. Plains – 3-4, 5-5
Circleville – 3-4, 4-6
Teays Valley – 3-4, 4-6
Wilmington – 2-5, 2-8
McClain – 1-6, 3-7
The All-SCOL football team was named, the following week: Curt Ware, Miami Trace; Bruce Ford, Hillsboro; Lonnie Hixon, Miami Trace; Mike Hamilton, Wilmington; David Morris, Hillsboro; Craig Meyers, Teays V.; Glen Cobb, Miami Trace; Jeff Strawser, Circleville; John Cannon, McClain; Paul Pratter, Miami Trace; Jim McDonald, Washington; S. Bartholomew, Teays V.; Benny Stroup, Madison P.; Scott Grooms, Miami Trace; Mike Linton, Circleville; Jon Cole, Hillsboro; Larry Brickles, Washington; John Sanders, Teays V.; Brian Zurface, Miami Trace; Pat Blackburn, Madison P.; Walter Hart, Miami Trace; John Sanders, Teays V. Glen Cobb, Craig Wilson, Curt Ware, Paul Pratter, Brian Zurface and Scott Grooms, all of Miami Trace, were named to the All-Southeast District AAA first team.
Jim McDonald and Larry Brickles of Washington C.H., were named to the All-Southeast District AA first team, along with Barry Ames of Hillsboro and John Cannon of McClain.
When the All-Ohio selections came out in December, Miami Trace stalwart Scott Grooms was named Back of the Year and Glen Cobb was named Lineman of
the Year.
Bob Patton is a Highland County sports historian and a contributing writer to The Highland County Press.
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