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1973 Chillicothe Hornets

Row 1: Troy Cramner, Ron Neely, David
Ginther, Mike Pyrtle, Steve Coult, Greg Switzer, Doug Gutshall,
Eugene
Melte, Jim Lionberger, Ben Willard.
Row 2: Murray Mathew,
Craig Myers, David Saale, Jon Gilstrap, Tim Way, Mickey Putnam, James Littrell,
Gary Ashbrook, Ron Keith, Mark
Switzer, Coach Fairchild, Ast. Coach Danner,
Row 3: Greg Coulter, Tim Reed, John Robertson, David Koehly,
Allan Streiff, Bob Hays, Mark Grannemann,
Kim Davis, Steve Russell, Mark Newton, Mark Dupy.
Row 4:
Bruce Lindley, John Cook, Danny McBride, Jeff
Whiteside, Noland Parks, Steve Shipp, Rick Koenig,
Duke Worthington,
Terry Nibarger, Carl Head, Guy Phillips,
Warren Brock, Don Hoffiens, Doug Beardmore.
Row 5: Dennis
Marshall, Dane Chapman, David Bonderer, Tim
Ernst, Jerry Buckner, Danny Gutshall,
David Brown, John Perry,
Doug Doughty, Mike Frizzell, Walt Rives, Tim
Hibner, Chris Ellison, Jim Constant.
Season Statistics
|
Record |
7 - 2 |
Points For |
264 |
|
NCMC. Record |
5 - 1 |
Points Against |
97 |
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LE Eugene Melte 5'11"
175 Sr |
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LT Doug Gutshall
6'2" 200 Sr |
|
LG Troy Cranmer 6'2"
165 Sr |
|
C Mickey
Putnam 6'2" 175 Jr |
|
RG Steve Coult 5'9"
160 Sr |
|
RT Jon Gilstrap 5'9"
195 Jr |
|
RE Jim Lionberger
5'11" 175 Sr |
|
QB Greg Switzer 5'11"
160 Sr |
|
FB Ron Neely 5'8" 160
Sr |
|
HB David Ginther 5'10"
160 Sr |
|
HB Ben Willard 5'8"
155 Sr |
| |
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LE Jim Lionberger
5'11" 175 Sr |
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LT David Saale 5'11"
210 Jr |
|
NG Ron Neely 5'8" 160 Sr |
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RT Doug Gutshall 6'2"
200 Sr |
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RE Craig Myers 6'0" 170 Jr |
|
LB Tim Way 5'9" 175 Jr |
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LB Troy Cranmer 5'9"
165 Sr |
|
LB David Ginther 5'10"
160 Sr |
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LB Steve Coult 5'9"
160 Sr |
|
DB Ben Willard 5'8"
155 Sr |
|
DB Ron Keith 5'8" 150
So |
| |
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| Fri |
Sept. 13 |
at Cameron |
Lost 21 -
26 |
|
Chillicothe |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
|
Cameron |
0 |
6 |
6 |
14 |
|
2nd |
Chi |
Ron Neely 4 yard run |
Kick |
7 - 0 |
|
2nd |
Cam |
Gary Murphy 93 yard kick off return |
R Fail |
7 - 6 |
|
3rd |
Chi |
Greg Switzer 1 yard run |
Kick |
14 - 6 |
|
3rd |
Cam |
Brad Curtis to Matt Webb 78 yard
pass |
P Fail |
14 - 12 |
|
4th |
Chi |
Greg Switzer 41 yard run |
Kick |
21 - 12 |
|
4th |
Cam |
Gary Murphy 15 yard run |
P Fail |
21 - 18 |
|
4th |
Cam |
Gary Murphy 9 yard run |
Run |
21 - 26 |
| |
CHS |
Cam |
|
1st Downs |
10 |
16 |
|
Rushing |
46/204 |
138 |
|
Passing |
5/8-27 |
4/15-149 |
|
Int |
0 |
1 |
|
Fumbles |
1 |
2 |
|
Penalties |
4/32 |
7/65 |
Interception -
Steve Coult
Fumble Recovery - David Saale (2) |
|
Rushing |
Punting |
| Greg
Switzer 14/68 |
Ron
Keith 6/178 |
| David
Ginther 9/63 |
Kick Offs |
| Ron
Neely 20/61 |
Troy
Cranmer 4/209 |
| Ben
Willard 2/6 |
Punt Returns |
| Ron
Keith 1/4 |
Ben
Willard 1/17 |
|
Passing |
Unknown 2/12 |
| Greg
Switzer 5/8-27 |
Kick Off Returns |
|
Receiving |
David
Ginther 1/25 |
| Eugene
Melte 1/13 |
John
Cook 1/21 |
| Jim
Lionberger 2/8 |
Jim
Lionberger 1/19 |
| Ben
Willard 2/7 |
Ben
Willard 1/17 |
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|
|
| Fri |
Sept. 18 |
*at
Marshall |
Lost
13 - 26 |
| Chillicothe |
0 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
| Marshall |
6 |
12 |
0 |
8 |
| 1st |
Mar |
Steve Rinne
32 yard interception return |
K Fail |
0 - 6 |
| 2nd |
Mar |
Chuck Mason
30 yard interception return |
R Fail |
0 - 12 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Greg Switzer
2 yard run |
K Fail |
6 - 12 |
| 2nd |
Mar |
Henry Mason
2 yard run |
P Fail |
6 - 18 |
| 4th |
Mar |
Henry Mason
2 yard run |
Pass |
6 - 26 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Greg Switzer
1 yard run |
Kick |
13 - 26 |
| |
CHS |
Mar |
|
1st Downs |
10 |
10 |
|
Rushing |
37/72 |
105 |
|
Passing |
6/11-47 |
4/9-58 |
|
Int |
2 |
0 |
|
Fumbles |
0 |
1 |
|
Penalties |
6/40 |
5/50 |
|
|
Rushing |
Punting |
| Ron
Neely 12/53 |
Ron
Keith 3/102 |
| David
Ginther 9/25 |
Kick Offs |
| Greg
Switzer 8/11 |
Troy
Cranmer 3/146 |
| Tim
Way 4/11 |
Punt Returns |
| Ben
Willard 3/8 |
Ben
Willard 1/0 |
| Ron
Keith 1/(-35) |
Kick Off Returns |
|
Passing |
John
Cook 4/122 |
| Greg
Switzer 6/11-47 |
Ron
Keith 1/34 |
|
Receiving |
x |
| Jim
Lionberger 3/37 |
x |
| David
Ginther 1/11 |
x |
| Eugene
Melte 1/5 |
x |
| Ben
Willard 1/(-5) |
x |
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|
| Fri |
Oct. 5 |
*at
Brookfield |
Won
35 - 14 |
| Chillicothe |
7 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
| Brookfield |
0 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Ron Neely 3
yard run |
Kick |
7 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Greg Switzer
10 yard run |
Kick |
14 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
David
Ginther 2 yard run |
Kick |
21 - 0 |
| 3rd |
Bro |
Lloyd Garner
to Rick Jackson 25 yard pass |
Pass |
21 - 8 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Ron Neely 1
yard run |
Kick |
28 - 8 |
| 4th |
Bro |
Lloyd Garner
7 yard run |
R Fail |
28 - 14 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Greg Switzer
to Eugene Melte 4 yard pass |
Kick |
35 - 14 |
| |
CHS |
Bro |
|
1st Downs |
14 |
8 |
|
Rushing |
50/226 |
89 |
|
Passing |
4/10-25 |
3/15-33 |
|
Int |
0 |
1 |
|
Fumbles |
2 |
1 |
|
Penalties |
8/44 |
2/10 |
|
|
Rushing |
Receiving |
| David
Ginther 1576 |
Jim
Lionberger 2/19 |
| Ron
Neely 19/70 |
Eugene
Melte 1/4 |
| Greg
Switzer 8/34 |
Ben
Willard 1/2 |
| Tim
Way 2/20 |
Punting |
| Ron
Keith 2/11 |
Ron
Keith 5/113 |
|
Passing |
Kick Offs |
| Greg
Switzer 4/8-25 |
Troy
Cranmer 5/228 |
| Doug
Doughty 0/1-0 |
Punt Returns |
| Ron
Keith 0/1-0 |
Ben
Willard 1/2 |
|
x |
Kick Off Returns |
|
x |
John
Cook 1/27 |
|
x |
Ben
Willard 2/22 |
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|
| Fri |
Oct. 12 |
Savannah |
Won
28 - 0 |
| Chillicothe |
0 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
| Savannah |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Greg Switzer
to Jim Lionberger 16 yard pass |
Kick |
7 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Ron Neely 3
yard run |
Kick |
14 - 0 |
| 3rd |
Chi |
Greg Switzer
to Jim Lionberger 8 yard pass |
Kick |
21 - 0 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Ron Neely 19
yard run |
Kick |
28 - 0 |
| |
CHS |
Sav |
|
1st Downs |
14 |
5 |
|
Rushing |
45/181 |
62 |
|
Passing |
8/9-99 |
4/9-38 |
|
Int |
0 |
1 |
|
Fumbles |
0 |
0 |
|
Penalties |
6/40 |
2/10 |
Interception - Ron
Keith
|
|
Rushing |
Punting |
| Ron
Neely 18/67 |
Ron
Keith 1/48 |
| David
Ginther 13/45 |
David
Ginther 2/90 |
| Greg
Switzer 7/43 |
Kick Offs |
| Ben
Willard 5/12 |
Troy
Cranmer 5/245 |
| Tim
Way 2/14 |
Punt Returns |
|
Passing |
Ron
Keith 3/20 |
| Greg
Switzer 8/9-99 |
Ben
Willard 2/9 |
|
Receiving |
Kick Off Returns |
| Jim
Lionberger 6/61 |
John
Cook 1/(-3) |
| Ben
Willard 1/22 |
x |
| Eugene
Melte 1/9 |
x |
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| Fri |
Oct. 19 |
*Moberly |
Won
33 - 0 |
| Chillicothe |
16 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
| Moberly |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Safety: Punt
blocked out of the end zone |
x |
2 - 0 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Greg Switzer
to Jim Lionberger 10 yard pass |
Kick |
9 - 0 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Ron Neely 3
yard run |
Kick |
16 - 0 |
| 3rd |
Chi |
Ron Neely 4
yard run |
Kick |
23 - 0 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Troy Cranmer
31 yard field goal |
x |
26 - 0 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Tim Way 1
yard run |
Kick |
33 - 0 |
| |
CHS |
Mob |
|
1st Downs |
13 |
8 |
|
Rushing |
43/189 |
31 |
|
Passing |
9/11-99 |
8/19-67 |
|
Int |
1 |
3 |
|
Fumbles |
1 |
3 |
|
Penalties |
6/80 |
5/45 |
Interceptions -
Tim Way
Allen Streiff, Mark Switzer
Fumble Recoveries - Ron Keith (2)
Unknown |
|
Rushing |
Receiving |
| Ron
Neely 16/86 |
Ben
Willard 3/38 |
| David
Ginther 6/34 |
Eugene
Melte 3/36 |
| Tim
Way 7/25 |
Jim
Lionberger 2/19 |
| Greg
Switzer 5/23 |
Ron
Keith 1/6 |
| John
Cook 4/14 |
Punting |
| Ben
Willard 2/6 |
Ron
Keith 3/118 |
| Ron
Keith 2/1 |
David
Ginther 1/45 |
| Doug
Doughty 1/0 |
Kick Offs |
|
Passing |
Troy
Cranmer 6/338 |
| Greg
Switzer 7/9-90 |
Punt Returns |
| Doug
Doughty 1/1-6 |
Ron
Neely 1/15 |
| Ron
Keith 1/1-3 |
Ron
Keith 3/11 |
|
x |
Kick Off Returns |
|
x |
John
Cook 1/15 |
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| Fri |
Oct. 26 |
*Kirksville |
Won
27 - 8 |
| Chillicothe |
7 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
| Kirksville |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Greg Switzer
1 yard run |
Kick |
7 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
David
Ginther 22 yard run |
Kick |
14 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
David
Ginther 15 yard run |
Kick |
21 - 0 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Ron Neely 3
yard run |
K Fail |
27 - 0 |
| 4th |
Kir |
Jeff Pickett
to Tim Pickett 80 yard pass |
Pass |
27 - 8 |
| |
CHS |
Kir |
|
1st Downs |
21 |
9 |
|
Rushing |
49/332 |
71 |
|
Passing |
8/18-80 |
3/12-89 |
|
Int |
0 |
0 |
|
Fumbles |
3 |
0 |
|
Penalties |
2/30 |
8/54 |
|
|
Rushing |
Punting |
| Ron
Neely 22/146 |
Ron
Keith 1/27 |
| David
Ginther 10/122 |
Kick Offs |
| Greg
Switzer 6/26 |
Troy
Cranmer 4/196 |
| Tim
Way 3/16 |
David
Saale 1/35 |
| Ron
Keith 2/11 |
Punt Returns |
| Ben
Willard 1/2 |
Ron
Keith 5/53 |
| John
Cook 5/(-1) |
Ben
Willard 1/6 |
|
Passing |
Kick Off Returns |
| Greg
Switzer 7/14-77 |
Ron
Keith 1/23 |
| Doug
Doughty 1/4-3 |
x |
|
Receiving |
x |
| David
Ginther 3/36 |
x |
| Jim
Lionberger 2/30 |
x |
| Eugene
Melte 1/6 |
x |
| Ben
Willard 1/5 |
x |
| Ron
Keith 1/3 |
x |
|
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| Fri |
Nov. 2 |
*Columbia
Rock Bridge |
Won
36 - 16 |
| Chillicothe |
15 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
| Rock Bridge |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Safety: punt
blocked out of end zone |
x |
2 - 0 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Ben Willard
6 yard run |
K Fail |
8 - 0 |
| 1st |
Chi |
David
Ginther 5 yard run |
Kick |
15 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Tim Way 2
yard run |
Kick |
22 - 0 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Ben Willard
9 yard run |
Kick |
29 - 0 |
| 4th |
Chi |
John Cook 1
yard run |
Kick |
36 - 0 |
| 4th |
CRB |
Jim Warrick
to Kent Gibson 15 yard pass |
Run |
36 - 8 |
| 4th |
CRB |
Bill Lucas
54 yard interception return |
Run |
36 - 16 |
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|
*First year
for Columbia Rock Bridge High School* |
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|
| |
CHS |
CRB |
|
1st Downs |
18 |
10 |
|
Rushing |
61/277 |
61 |
|
Passing |
4/11-44 |
5/10-84 |
|
Int |
1 |
2 |
|
Fumbles |
0 |
3 |
|
Penalties |
6/70 |
5/35 |
Interceptions
David Ginther, Tim Way
Fumble Recoveries - Ron Keith
Tim Way, Jim Littrell
Blocked Punt - David Ginther |
|
Rushing |
Receiving |
| David
Ginther 15/91 |
Jim
Lionberger 1/26 |
| Ron
Neely 16/66 |
Eugene
Melte 1/9 |
| Ben
Willard 6/59 |
Ron
Keith 2/6 |
| Tim
Way 6/35 |
Ron
Neely 1/3 |
| John
Cook 3/20 |
Punts |
| Ron
Keith 4/15 |
Ron
Keith 1/37 |
| Jeff
Whiteside 1/1 |
Kick Offs |
| Greg
Switzer 9/0 |
Troy
Cranmer 5/256 |
| Doug
Doughty 1/(-10) |
David
Saale 1/39 |
|
Passing |
Punt Returns |
| Greg
Switzer 4/10-44 |
Ron
Keith |
| Doug
Doughty 0/1-0 |
Kick Off Returns |
|
x |
Ben
Willard 1/26 |
|
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|
| Sat. |
Nov. 10 |
*Trenton
(Homecoming) |
Won
48 - 7 |
| Chillicothe |
7 |
14 |
7 |
20 |
| Trenton |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1st |
Tre |
Jeff Cole 2
yard run |
Kick |
0 - 7 |
| 1st |
Chi |
David
Ginther 49 yard run |
Kick |
7 - 7 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Greg Switzer
to Jim Lionberger 34 yard pass |
Kick |
14 - 7 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Greg Switzer
to Eugene Melte 8 yard pass |
Kick |
21 - 7 |
| 3rd |
Chi |
Greg Switzer
1 yard run |
Kick |
28 - 7 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Greg Switzer
1 yard run |
K Fail |
34 - 7 |
| 4th |
Chi |
John Cook 5
yard run |
Kick |
41 - 7 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Doug Doughty
to Ron Keith 21 yard Pass |
Kick |
48 - 7 |
| |
|
Queen: Ann
Walters |
|
|
| |
CHS |
Tre |
|
1st Downs |
15 |
8 |
|
Rushing |
59/201 |
92 |
|
Passing |
7/11-142 |
4/14-48 |
|
Int |
0 |
0 |
|
Fumbles |
2 |
3 |
|
Penalties |
3/35 |
3/15 |
Fumble Recoveries -
Ron Neely
Danny Gutshall, Unknown |
|
Rushing |
Receiving |
| David
Ginther 9/86 |
Jim
Lionberger 3/59 |
| Ron
Neely 20/67 |
David
Ginther 1/41 |
| Ben
Willard 6/20 |
Eugene
Melte 2/21 |
| John
Cook 7/13 |
Ron
Keith 1/21 |
| Ron
Keith 3/9 |
Punting |
| Eugene
Melte 1/6 |
Ron
Keith 3/101 |
| Troy
Cranmer 2/4 |
Kick Offs |
| Steve
Coult 1/2 |
Troy
Cranmer 6/288 |
| Jeff
Whiteside 1/0 |
David
Saale 2/81 |
| Greg
Switzer 8/(-1) |
Punt Returns |
| Doug
Doughty 1/(-5) |
None |
|
Passing |
Kick Off Returns |
| Greg
Switzer 6/7-121 |
Ron
Keith 1/21 |
| Doug
Doughty 1/3-21 |
x |
| Ron
Keith 0/1-0 |
x |
|
|
|
| Fri |
Nov. 16 |
*at
Warrensburg |
Won
23 - 0 |
| Chillicothe |
7 |
0 |
7 |
9 |
| Warrensburg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Ron Neely 1
yard run |
Kick |
7 - 0 |
| 3rd |
Chi |
Ron Neely 1
yard run |
Kick |
14 - 0 |
| 4th |
Chi |
David
Ginther 8 yard run |
Kick |
21 - 0 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Safety:
Wiggins tackled in the end zone |
x |
23 - 0 |
| |
CHS |
War |
|
1st Downs |
16 |
7 |
|
Rushing |
51/232 |
51 |
|
Passing |
5/10-56 |
6/14-45 |
|
Int |
2 |
0 |
|
Fumbles |
0 |
0 |
|
Penalties |
4/50 |
3/21 |
Interceptions
Ben Willard, Steve Coult
Blocked Punts - 3 |
|
Rushing |
Receiving |
| Ron
Neely 32/218 |
Jim
Lionberger 3/43 |
| Ron
Keith 1/11 |
Ron
Neely 1/8 |
| John
Cook 2/6 |
Ben
Willard 1/5 |
| Ben
Willard 3/4 |
Punting |
| David
Ginther 7/1 |
Ron
Keith 3/111 |
| Greg
Switzer 6/(-8) |
Kick Offs |
|
Passing |
Troy
Cranmer 5/245 |
| Greg
Switzer 5/9-56 |
Punt Returns |
| Doug
Doughty 0/1-0 |
Ron
Keith 3/20 |
|
x |
Ben
Willard 2/10 |
|
x |
Kick Off Returns |
|
x |
Unknown 1/20 |
|
|
|
| |
NCMC |
Overall |
|
Chillicothe |
5 - 1 |
7 - 2 |
|
Marshall |
4 - 2 |
6 - 3 |
| Rock
Bridge |
4 - 2 |
6 - 3 |
|
Brookfield |
3 - 3 |
6 - 4 |
|
Moberly |
3 - 3 |
5 - 4 |
|
Trenton |
2 - 4 |
2 - 7 |
|
Kirksville |
0 - 6 |
0 - 10 |
|
|
All Conference |
|
1st Team |
| OE -
Jim Lionberger |
| DE -
Jim Lionberger |
| OT -
Jon Gilstrap |
| OG -
Troy Cranmer |
| QB -
Greg Switzer |
| NG -
Ron Neely |
|
Honorable Mention |
| OG -
Steve Coult |
| LB -
Steve Coult |
| DB -
Ben Willard |
| RB -
David Ginther |
| RB -
Ron Neely |
| OE -
Eugene Melte |
| DE -
Craig Myers |
| LB
Troy Cranmer |
|
|
All District |
| OE -
Jim Lionberger |
| DE -
Jim Lionberger |
| NG -
Ron Neely |
| LB -
Steve Coult |
| K
- Troy Cranmer |
|
All State |
|
1st Team |
| NG -
Ron Neely |
| K
- Troy Cranmer |
|
Honorable Mention |
| OE -
Jim Lionberger |
| RB -
Ron Neely |
| LB -
Steve Coult |
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