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The Lancers nearly proved they were better than anyone really expected in the season ' s opener. They put on a thrilling, second-half rally to tie defending Missouri State Champ¬ ion Hazelwood 28-28. The Lancers were behind 28-14 at the half. Then, Belleville East blasted Roosevelt 28-6. But the problems started the next week. After holding a lead late in the game, the Lancers were tied by Althoff. Then they lost to Belleville West on a field goal in the final seconds. After a 22-0 whitewashing of Cahokia, the season ' s darkest day came on a sunny afternoon at Granite City South. The Warriors celebrated their homecoming by blasting the listless Belleville East squad 28-6. You ' d have to say that was our worst day, Renn said They really bombed us. We didn ' t play well at all. (continued)
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Rennsays Lancers better than record by Bill Coats News-Democrat Sports Writer Dean Renn, Belleville East football coach, has a favorite line about his 1973 Lancer squad. Nobody, he says, will know how good this football team was. Basically, that means Renn thinks his Lancers were better than their 4-4-2 record indicates. I really feel that way, he said. On paper, this team compares, favorably with some of the better teams Belleville East has had. And Belleville East has had some good teams. Coming into this season, Renn ' s squads have compiled a 53-14 record over seven seasons. The worst presentation was a 6-4 mark in 1972. But 1973? Several times during the season, Renn held his forefinger and thumb slightly apart and proclaimed, We ' re that far away. If we had just made a few big plays at the right times we would have had an excellent football team, he said. This team definitely was better than the record shows. (continued)
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The Lancers bounced back with a 17-13 win over Edwardsville, but went into the dol¬ drums again in a 13-0 loss at Alton. The following week, however, brought about the season ' s high point. Our best game all year was against Collinsville, Renn said. The Lancers rang up a 35-6 victory. They closed the season the following week with a 7-6 loss to East St. Louis. We played well in that game, too, Renn said. But we fumbled too much. And we were ahead of Althoff and West, but let them get off the hook. It was in those instances that Belleville East needed those big plays. (continued)
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