The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-10-23

while the Oilers were trying to
avoid being buried by Dubenion
they wandered in the path of
another, equally deadly in ava
lanche.
This avalanche was Joe Urich,
Bill Lape, Jim Berry, John
Weber and Jim Martin. Pushing
the avalanche was the Bluffton
line with Jim Weaver leading the
way.
Fooled va!
Bluffton got under way when
Urich connected with Jim Buffen-
barger for a AZ yard touchdown
play. Buffenbarger went in all
alone while the Oilers molested
Dubenion and John Yerick, neith-
er of whom had the ball.
Greg Besonson set up the next
touchdown when he pounced on a
bad handoff by Findlay quarter
back Jim Lavrich on the Oiler 19.
Three plays later D u b n / o n
scored from the five for his only
touchdown of the night.
Same Shoe, Other Foot
The rocks started falling as
Rahe went three yards to climax
a 13 play, 76 yard drive. The
highlight of the drive was a 81
yard pass from John Bennett
which Joe Brodie saved with
falling catch on the Beaver %
The pass was thrown in a third
and-17 situation when failure
would mean a punt on the mex
play.
Findlay really got back into the
game as they recovered an on
side kickoff which was virtually
ignored by the sleepy Blufftor
forwards.
Jim Lavrich tried his hand a
passing on the second play anC
he connected with Brodie for s.
yards and the tieing touchdown
Benefits run for the tie-breaking
extra points failed.
The Oilers tried another onside
kick but this one failed and Bluff
ton had the ball on their own 49,
Jim Berry came in to quarter
back the Beavers and ne whipped
them rapidly down the field tc
the two, where Urich came in tc
sneak the ball over. Key play was
a % yard squirt on the draw play
by Weber. Berry passed to Bol
Logan for the extra points.
Expansion
BluiTton scored twice in twt
and a half minutes in the thir,
period to lift their margin to "a
Ia.
Young Martin went two yard
for the first score after Dubenio
went 81 yards in a run which i
impossible to describe aceuratel
but still believably. The scor
came at II "a of the third period
Moments later Dan PannabacE
er hauled a punt 60 yards befor
the flying Jordan nipped hir
from behind on the &c Is. Duber
ion earned five yards and the
Weber rumbled the final 10, pu
ting Bluffton 20 points ahead wit
9:05 to play in the third period.
Contraction
After a Dubenion touchdow
was cancelled by holding per
atty early in the fourth quartz
the Oilers struck again. Jorda
and Rahe alternated in carryin
the ball to the Bluffton 40. Ber
nett faded for a pass, found him
self trapped but jumped despel
ately and hurled a long strik
which Jordan grabbed on the l
on his way to a touchdown.
The Bluffton avalanche role
again before Findlay stoppe
them on the &c 30.
oolled Again
Bennett tried his luck on fla
pass to Jordan but instead com
pleted one to Bill Lape. VIII
raced 81 yards for the final Bea
yer touchdown of the night. Ber
ry hit Chet Foraker for the tw
extra points.
With nothing left but glory Jor
dan distinguished himself as h
grabbed the kickoff and wer
straight up the middle of the fiel
TO the 40 where he steamrollere
one man and cut to the sidelines
He shook off another tackler o
the &c 20 and continued for a 9
yard runback. Rahe pushed owe
the extra points, Bluffton led 4.
30 and an unbelievably peacefl
ending rapidly caught up with tn
rivals.
1t was BlufFton's third consecl
tive win over Findlay and the
fourteenth straight in the Mic
Ohio.