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Pion eers Lumberjacks

Ba l b oa S t ad i um wa s t he site of t he P i onee r ' s f i na l g am e of t he s ea s on a s t hey en ga ge d t he University of Ar i zo na a t F l ags t a f f . The Lumberjacks j umpe d off t o a n ea r l y 7 - 0 l ead a s t hey pou nded aw ay a t U.S.D.'s de f en s e . The P ionee r s even edt he s co r e a t 7 - 7 whe n Bill Franklin i n t e r ce p t ed an Ar i zo na pa s s de ep in Lumberjack territory. Flag­ s t a f f w a s no t t o be den i ed , h owev e r , a s t hey con ­ t i nued t o g r i n d ou t ya r d ag e a ga i ns th e Pioneers. U.S.D., l ac k i ng in de p t h , soon be ga n giving a w ay g r o und a l l ow i ng t he Lumberjacks t o t a l l y f o r 13 po i n t s in t h e s econd ha l f . The f i na l s co r e , Lumber­ jacks 2 0 —P i onee r s 7 . The Ar i zona gam e ended San Di ego ' s r egu l a r s ea son l eav i ng t h e P i onee r s ' r eco r d s t an d i n g a t two wi n s— t h r e e l os s e s f o r t he i r initial f o o t ba l l s ea son . Co achGil Kuhn p r omi s ed t ha t U.S.D.'s po t en t i a l will be i nc r e a s ed g r ea t l y nex t ye a r wi t h t he r e t u r n i ng varsity l e t t e rmen a nd wi t h t he spirit ofa ha r d wo r k i ng n ew coach .

Wa t c h t h e e l b ow !

T e s s a r y a d d st h e s e a s o n ' s f i n a l p oi n t .

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