East Brunswick High School - Emerald Yearbook (East Brunswick, NJ)

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They rolled over their first six op- ponents, in the process ending two years of frustrating ties with Madi- son, getting revenge for last year's 1-point loss to Carteret, and making it two-in-a-row over powerful Thomas Jefferson of Elizabeth, albeit at the expense of losing Ed Kreilis for the season. Then came South River's late fourth period tally that put the Rams back in front after a phenomenal East Brunswick 4-TD recovery in the third stanza. The Rams iced the cake when they intercepted and scored again in the closing minutes, and the un- beaten hopes were dashed. East Brunswick had not recovered the following week and, in miserable weather, was held to a scoreless tie by New Brunswick. Madison, sitting out the rain, went into the con- ference lead. And Bear fans, recall- ing the 37-6 pasting EB had given the Spartans, stewed. But only for a day. Madison blew it the following day when they were downed by J.P. Stevens. The Bears removed all Left to right across the pages, top to bottom: The Dave Cole-Ed Kreilis combination was tough for any team to stop. Kreilis had great break away speed, as here against Madison. Cole was a passer, but could take to the air in another way, as he did against Cedar Ridge. A fighter, Mark Morrison signalled his touch- down that put East Brunswick into lead over South River till Rams won it on late fourth period score. Tough defense was the word. Tony Pierri and Dennis Belloff teamed to stop Madison cold. Standout among juniors was Marty Chomko, banging out another score against Cedar Ridge, gaining yardage for a first down against South River Rams. Surprisingly, sideline faces were cryptic and one couldn't tell looking at team, coach King., or headcoach Caseiro how play was going on the field. Maybe it was all a part of the psych.

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20 (P’OOTfEAILIL Bears miss perfect mark but bring home the bacon Only a 35-24 upset by South River kept the Bears from their first un- defeated football season, but even that was not enough to keep them from bringing home the honors— Middlesex County Athletic Con- ference championship. Central Jer- sey Group IV championship, and Rutgers Cup, symbolic of grid- iron supremacy in the tri-county area of Middlesex, Somerset and Monmouth.

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Team captain and end, senior Jon Walling was a threat offensively as well as defensively. Rainy weather, some pregame mischief before the South River game, bracing for the national anthem—part of the football scene in 1972. Junior back Rich Evans missed the early part of the season but was a spark in game with the Rams. EBHS JAYVEES OPP. 20 Madison 0 0 Woodbridge 12 20 Cedar Ridge 12 18 J.P. Stevens 6 0 Carteret 13 21 Jefferson 0 6 South River 8 0 New Brunswick 12 Recap: 4-4-0 JAYVEES. Back Row. Coach George Pinfield, Paul Markowski, Edward Denton, Wayne Gor- don, Julius Feher, Bill Stafford, Ray Pilch, Mike Galgano, Steve McMullen, Mike Shannon. Front Row. Vic Angeline, Pat Shannon, Kevin Rafferty, Kevin Kirkley, Jim Schleifer, Scott McLucky, Pete Ancsin, Tom Anderson, Chris Boynton. Bears prove it: we're number 1 doubt that the title was theirs in the closing game, walloping Sayreville, 41-14. Kingpin for the Green and White had to be Kreilis who, with 8 TDs and 12 PATs, led the team in scoring and paced the county until the last week of the season, despite being side- lined for the last three games. Pushing Kreilis was quarterback Dave Cole, who broke Dave Wohl's record for career touchdown passes in the Carteret game when he hit Jack Gruver with a 23 -V arHor fr r «-U teenth. He ended with 17. Dave passed for a season total of 1246 yards, completing 71 of 151 attempts. Eleven were good for touchdowns. Second in the scoring parade was junior Marty Chomko, with 36. Cole ranked third with 30. Mark Morrison carried 321 yards in 45 attempts for top average rushing yardage, a healthy 7.1 per carry. Kreilis av- eraged 6.0 and junior Rich Evans, out with an injury during the first half of the season, was third with a A C-----