Sterling College - Round Up Yearbook (Sterling, KS)

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116 All most, 22. Jump higher. BAKER HELD To SEVE With a 0-1 record the Warriors traveled to Baker University. From the Kickoff a fierce de- fensive battle ensued. Neither team was able to mount very much offensive. However in the third period Baker scored. Previously John Blackwell had intercepted a Wildcat pass and raced to paydirt, a penalty completely away from the play brought the ball back. Down by seven points the Warriors tried to get on the scoreboard. Many times Sterling was in scoring position but were unable to get into the end zone. Ernie Spore led the Warriors on the ground, with an average of ,3 yards a carry. Ernie suffered a kid- ney injury, consequently he was out for the season. Doug Herrick was the leading receiver a total of 49 yards on three receptions. Steve Riley had an excellent punting average of 42.8. Standouts on de- fense were Jim Abramson and Eli Visnisch, who were the leading tacklers. Final score Sterling-0--Baker 7. I'11 make it? Q

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Larry gives a few pointers. BETHAN Y Here comes the ball! FIR T GA E FOILED The 20, the 30, the 40. Using a simple word, PRIDE as a nucleus Coach Bennett prepared to mold 16 lettermen, trans- fers and incoming Freshmen into a successful team. The New Warriors opened the 1968 season against the Bethany Swedes. Sterling quickly found themselves behind early in the game. A bad snap from center recovered by the Swedes proved fatal. Bethany scored from the first offensive play. Their running and passing in the first half had Sterling at a deficit. Junior Bill Grey had the quarterbacking duties for the Warriors. Dan Thompson, last year's Most Valuable Back, left on the first play when he re- injured his ankle. Senior Ray Karl and Freshman Ernie Spore provided Sterling with the offensive punch. Ernie gained 45 yards for a 3.26 average. Sterling's defense started to jell during the sec- ond half. Larry Miller recovered afumble and in- tercepted a pass. Leading tackler for Sterling was Jim Abramson. The final score was Sterling-O-- Bethany-20. 115

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Y-1 - I.'ve got my man. Ugh! OTTAWA 1 E SH TS O T W RRIORS 3 4 I s L C onsultation. i 1 I I i 5 i After losing a close ball game to Baker, the Warriors hosted Ottawa, University. Coach Bennett worked his men all week getting prepared for the Braves. The wet field matched only Sterling's wet offense. The Warriors could not find the way to the goal line. The Braves lead at half time by nineteen points. Behind by 19 points the Warriors played catch up football. Needing to score quickly Bill Grey started putting the ball in the air. Time after time a Warrior had the ball then lost the handle to it. Bob Lewis was the leading receiver with four receptions. As in previous games the defensive unit drew much of the playing time. The defensive team four times got the ball for the offense but no score re- sulted. John Blackwell, Bill Taylor and Eli Visnisch were credited with a fumble recovery. The Front Four of the Warriors held the Braves hard running backs for only 100 yards rushing. Final score Sterling-0--Ottawa-32. 117