Evening star., 1961-09-30
ANkANDALE, MCLEAN POST THIRD VICTORIES
Woshington-Lee Passes First Major Hurdle

AliIldAludlC n = II OSAiOOA'
which has lost only two foot
ball games in three years, is
finding tough competition from
unexpected quarters this year
in the Northern Virginia Group
la League.
The Atoms last night were
hard pressed to defeat Ham
mond. loser of three straight,
1912. at Annandale. Mean
while, Mclean stamped itself
as a definite title threat by
scoring its third straight shut
out. 800. over Falls Church at
Falls Church.
In other Group la games
last night, WaShington-Lee
made 1t three In a row with
q 21-O victory over Lee at
WI; Mount Vernon also
chalked up No. 3 against one
defeat, 1910, over GrOvetOn
at Mount Vernon; George
Washington rebOunded from
two defeats to whip Fairfax,
31-7 at Fairfax; Yorktown
got past OSbOurn, 14-7, at the
Manassas school and War
wick beSted Wakefield, 1876,
in a nOnleague encounter at
Wakefield.
Hammond opened with a
touchdown right off the bat
against Annandale, but the
Atoms piled up their points in
the middle quarters to seal
the verdict. The Admirals
made it close with a touchdown
in the final quarter.
Fullback Steve Sears, An
mandates hard-running 1885,
FOUNDER, again was the differ
ence. He scored two touch
downs and picked up 90 yards
in l9 carries.
Tackle Jim Mercer blocked a
punt on the Annandale 13-yard
line in the first period ano
Dick Sykes went the distance
on the next play to put Ham
mond in front.
The Admirals also dominated
play in the final quarter. pil.
ing up los yards and the sin.
gle touchdown. Jack Lynch
passed to End Buddy Beall fol
the score.
Hammond wound up with 6
total of 235 yards to Amman.
dale'S 224. A recovered fumbl,
by Yves Moses set up the Atom.
second touchdown and a poo
Hammond punt accounted fol
the third. Halfback Joe Price
scored after the tumble anc
Sears after the bad punt.
McLEAN-FALLS CHURCH
SCeVe Harlow ran for touch.
downs of 35 and IS yards fo,
the Highlanders. who now have
scored 83 points to their oppo.
nents' zero. Falls Church got tC
the Mclean Is in the seconc
quarter for its deepest penetra.
ton but was stopped by a pas,
interception.
1t was the third straight los,
for Falls Church under new
Coach Erskin Jenkins. Ions
runs featured the Mclean at.
tack, with Steve Luxford scor
ing on 55-yard gallop anc
Eric Lunde on a 60-yard run.
McLean's only weakness ap.
pears to be on extra points. TIL,
Highlanders have made only
four of l3 tries this year.
FAIRFAX-GEO. WASH. -
The Presidents rebounded nicely
after losses to Annandale anc
Mclean. CIV picked up 4O1
yards rushing. with FullbacE
Bill Simpson accounting for 10:
in 18 carries.
Simpson also scored twice a.
George Washington piled up al
Of its points before Fairfax 90
on the scoreboard. Halfbacl
Jim Jensen got the Rebels
touchdown on a short pass from
Bruce Kiely.
GROVETON MOUNT YER,
NON-Groveton failed to score
for the third straight weel
against a steadily improving
Mount Vernon eleven. Tht
Majors lost their opener to Lee
but have bounced back with
three straight decisions.
While the Majors were piline
up 3l8 yards total offense
Groveton was able to penetrate
only to the Mount Vernon Al
early in the fourth quarter on q
recovered tumble. Mount Ver-
non held the Tigers to only Al
yards on the ground and 80 ir
the air.
YORKTOWN OSBOURN =
Yorktown dominated the game
in gaining its second decision
in its first Group IA season
The winners moved .26 yards
in five plays for the first score
Quarterback Gary Morgan
crashing over from the seven
A poor punt set up Yorktown.
second touchdown, which also
took only five plays. Halfback
Bill Chactonas ran six yard.
to culminate a 35-yard drive
Osbourn'S fourth quarter touch.
down came on a pass from
Tailback Vernon Cornwell tt
End Travis Curd.
I WARWICK WAKEFIELD
Warwick got inside the Wake.
field five three times, but was
thrown back before the War.
riors wilted. Wakefield took 6
60 lead on Halfback Carl Vets
short plunge to cap a 50-yarc
drive.
The invaders got all theil
points in the fourth quarter
after the Warriors had con-
tained them the first three
quarters.