Holdingford High School - Memories Yearbook (Holdingford, MN)

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Huskers post victories BY ROB HELD Times Sports Writer OLDINGFORD, Minn.-The reviously unbeaten St. Mi- hael- Albertville Knights ere done in for the first time mis football season by a Hold- ngford Husker unit which is ist becoming known as the Super C'-rreen. The Huskers egistered a 12-0 victory here 'riday night to elongate their tring of whitewashes to seven nd boost their overall record J 8-0-0. Roman Pierskalla and Dan owada did enough ground aining on the soggy turf to sad the Husker offensive at- acking. Sowada made 20 It was probably the best game for both of those run- ners, commented Husker head man, Gaiy Roebuck, Sowada attacked the defense all the time and ran with real authority. Pierskalla is a strong runner with an awful lot of determination. The man behind the triumph was field general, Paul Sta- noch. He called a ball control game and scored the only oth- er points of the contest when he surprised the SM-A line with a quick count quarter- back sneak for a two-yard TD. 'tHe is our hidden star, said Roebuck, his fine execu- tion sets up our running game hrusts and totaled 130 yards s his dekes left many bewil- ered Knight tacklers behind. ierskalla had 15 totes for 11 Huskers boost l P 1 aiark to 4-0 HOLDINGFORD., Minn, ... he unbeaten Holdingford uskers got a slight scare om Ogilvie here Friday but ianaged a fourth period iichdown after many pre- 19115 Scoring opportunities lled to come away with a D victory. The Huskers dominated the mldingford gained 16, first wns to the Lions 0. Greg Feia scored on a two rd run to hand the Huskers ough for their fourth 'aight triumph against no tbacks. Ierry Huls and Ron Stan- h spearheaded the defense with his ability at faking. He . 1. knows what has he ad JOTG me 2 VCI' calls all lus own pays and to -done. .ion crown while th :Was Greg that the M pk final 2 LP winner will rema Huskers, Royals meet Tonight he converted third down plays into first downs on scvcn ocassions, and that's saying something about his knack for the game. The offense rolled up 263 rushing yards and only 27 pas- sing in the blowing mist. Hold- ingford had 12 first downs as compared to SM-A's seven. The defense which has only allowed a solo touchdown in the first game of the year against Upsala did not let the Knights penetrate inside their 35 yard line all night. That is quite an accom- plishment considering SM-A now stands 6-1-1 on the year. The Knights were no easy vic- tim. They were by far the toughest team We've faced all year, added Roebuck, a good physical bunch, all big and strong, and they hit real hard. Dale Krystosek and Dale Wentland were the ones who hnlwarked the Husker iD'. They bolstered the middle of the line wh-ere most of the SM- A running took place. Ron Ftanoch and Jerry Huis were the other defensive statistic leaders as the Holdingford battle ie Great River So Reserve rumung backs HoldIn9ford12 Sf Michael-Albertville 0 Greg Feia and Mark Ebnet ' ' nag: sm-5 ' T 1 I F' i D .. came through Wlth a gpod Ygfas dai-wed oiyillghing .. 263 78 all-around game in Holding- Yards gained passing ford's third straight shutout. Both scored a TD while the Paul Stanoch to' Tim Ber- scheid combination accounted for an extra point and the TOTAL NET YARDAGE .. 290 B8 -' at d 8 9 Passes Passes Passes SM-A . . Heldingford attem e .... completed . . 3 2 had intercepted .. 0 2 0 0 0 0--0 . 0 6 6 C+l2 only manage 78 yards on thc ground and merely 10 through the air. Roebuck pointed out what he thought may have been a turning point of sorts when Krystosek and Wentland stacked up a fourth and a foot to go attempt in the first half. The Huskers followed with a point producing drive after the exchange of possession. ' ' T h e players are getting proud of the shutout stuff, continued Roebuck, you've got to have a lot of luck going for you to shutout as many as we have but it is gaining im- portance none-the-less. The last time a Holdingford school team went undefeated was back in 1955. Last year the Huskers ended up with a 2-7 record. This year's contin- gent has a shot at anunblem- ished mark but a stern test will have to be passed in or- der to do it. The final foe on the Husker li-it is Great River Conference rival Piarz. The Pioneers also have a powerful squad this season and have stormed to seven straight wins after a narrow setback in their open- er They -:lard 7-1-1 and have Held-Pierskalla A1 run tRur1 failedl H0id'-SYBVTOCN 2 VU'7 IRL-in failed, btl .ich ,registered its ,third fmal Husker Six Pointer' fer ' I. 6 psecutive shutout ballgame. G21 C HOLDINGFORD, Minn- .- me Horaitafora s, Ogilvge 3 0 0-0 that V Holdingford coach Gary dlngford .11'1i1iQijiIi'o u o 6-4 ng to ilkoebuck pointed to stopping -Feia 2 run irun failedl Oehach as one of the Huskers' main tasks. He likes to roll out and is a good passer, ex- plained Roebuck. Roebuck was not too pleased with his team's of- fense in last week's 8-6 Win over Upsala. We need workj' he said. We had the ball in their territory most of the econd half but cou1dn't score. Roebuck said the Huskers have experience at each posi- tion, including the backfield where quarterback Paul Sta- noch, , fullback Roman Piers- kalla, and halfbacks Dan So- wada -and Bob Schmidt all Should Holdingford's de- Friday's game will start at .-.L!-l- -1 .... .I 11--L.,,l, A a weel f aerial use br bone-T Wishb 5, 261 fllllbai run 1 said. al de middle from I As 1 Bloc Game of the Week i

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A . ,, J.- 136' 5 ALL CONFERENCE Roman Paul Dale Dale 'Roebuck's dancing Huskers Bench warmers? Date Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. 1 8 15 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 yi , 1972 Football Schedule Team Upsala Royalton Onamia Ogilvie Sartell Big Lake Becker ST. MA Pierz Away Home Home Home We They 8 6 21 O 20 O 6 O Away 35 Away 53 Home 56 Home 12 Home 0 HONORABLE MENTION jerry Tim Help me make it through the game. l 0 I 3 P 0 Q 28 Watch those hands! Ho1d me a little bit closer. Hey you guys, thls IS no tune for a nap.

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loldingford Huskers in opener-S .'s13eif..f1fsh Huskers thrash Royals, oost record to 2-0 BY ROB HELD Times Sports Writer HOLDINGDORD, Minn.- A devastating running attack stalwarted by Dan S0- wada and headed by an ex- plosive offensive line ,plus a gritty d e f e n s e carried the Holdingford Huskers to a 21-0 thrashing of Royalton in the Times Area Game of the Times Game of the Week He rambled through a gaping hole near the end of the first half to give the Huskers the first taste of points. It was la Area pursuit and ga g tackling. The Royals weie only able , ,,,. -..- to really serious y penetrate first half into Husker territory on tW0 ur touch- foflowe Q W Co-Captainsg ' Roman and Paul gli A g 1 A defense .which 1 Week here L 1. .. .. .. -......:l ...U--.---V A---v -Af-- 5'--H A-A I-mmn naar tha -1 otollnrl f-11.-ww-.A 1- ----L ----je t 9 A me A e1 o mg or crus es ar e it SARTELL-The unbeaten and fr-om the one. Gerry Wentland ning mentor Gary Roebuck, exceptional job they've bee untied Holdingford Huskers followed by bc :rind out our doing, commented Roebu notched their fifth straight 3 kicks. lay we were about his undefeated triumph here Friday by rip- Paul ie and get it He said it was the ping the Sartell Sabres in a ty pass to of a little at that made his defense so Great River Conference tilt he was ged. The 'D' has allowe :-' 35-0. goal post to was pleased merely six points in fiv ....:4 -. The Huskers dominated the next Husker Ifeel it was games which is nearing contest with a ball control of- made a ame of the point per game average. f'- fense which was headed by a side the heid is prov- Ho' ffl 551 mbsuy relentless ground game. The fort. y capable and mate performance of our foot troops took control of the That same One ma- have lineman, said a quie, game in the early going as for the final really im- them sured Husker ment0 Greg Feia swept left end for 22 yards and that was the first sign of Husker dominance. The opening drive went through four first downs and Paul Stanoch sneaked one yard for the TD. Bob Schmidt added a successful run for the PAT and a quick 8-0 lead. Holdingford went on to get possession of the ball on five occasions during the first half with jor 3 prow Dale , M handle ...c aa.. W... W .... -- offense, continued Roebuck. We've got a big crew of returnees and I expected to L--.. - .1---..A. L..11 ..1..1.. Luk T first half as r ability to the 20 yards to d control the B e c invasion of Sa ed Roebuck. ers. Holdingford Chuck, Dale, D3-YY1 big crew of the5 about mid-fiel expected to anotl over a minute remaining. Sta- have a decent ball club but I as ti noch hit Berscheid for two passes which moved the ball to the twenty yard marker. . Then they combined again for the TD with only 20 seconds to go. hasn ice the totally the firs merely : :he hal penalty series had the touch id start 1 fourtl Ebne' two. down 4 irst hal bre de tzhrougl ike, Joe allowe: reducing thrust in the entire half. They took away our inside game which has been oui strength. so we opened un 2 'Sa have been'pleas HBS 061.11 Lu earnin and im all the time, GR Q 1 e around, Ho1,D1Noi+'oiuJ, Minn.-The Swashb previously unbeaten St. Mi- Heilli chael- Albertville Knights lthisfootball season by a were done in for the first time Hold- ingford Husker unit which is fast becoming known a f'S11per Grreenf' The Hu Holdingford 21, Royalton is s the skers o Roebuck. Our blocking super and vastly gimpro from the way it was a w ago. It was definitely a good together effort from the fi wall. Sowada was picking holes and getting through fore the Royals could plug openings. The line charge made by Chuck Swedziak center, Dale Krystosek Jerry Huls at the gua while Lee Winkler and D. Ebnet handled the tackle sp The offensive statistics si that the Huskers racked 191 yards on the ground lid not lose a yard. They 4 'Wd RYQH ried four passes complet wo for 26 yards both ccni rom Paul Stanoch and ent lp with Tim Berscheid. S1 rch had an outstanding ni if signal calling as he shl led the Royal defense 1 he expert use of his gro roops. V1 Despite all the high po .H Total First Downs ,.,.. By rushing . , ........ 10 3 By passing . ..,...... 1 2 By penalty . ...... 0 0 Yards gained rushing 191 B9 Yards lost rushing .,.... 0 29 Net yards rushing ..... 191 60 Yards gained passing ., 26 78 TOTAL NET YDS. .... 217 138 Passes attempted ....... A 15 Passes completed Q 7 . Passes had intercepted .. 0 0 N Fumb1es!Lost ...,......, 5X2 PenaIties!Yards ....... N10 Pun1s!Av9. . .. ..,.,..... 4130.7 Royalton ................ 0 0 0 Holdingford .............. 0 6 8 - Holdingford-Sowada 3 run fkick 0.. 0 if the offense the Holding! 7 21 iefensive unit blanked a li tiffany potent Royalton offense HoldlQgford7Piersgca1Ia ,ij plunge cz ass rom tanoc ' Holdyingsaord-Pierskalla 3 run CG. Went- he Scormg column' land kickl H Idi fo d 20 Holdingford n?,.T....f.?niT'i:os o..2u Dale Wemlalfd, paced Oniamia 1 ., .....,..... o o o o-0 rugged Husker D as he m H0ld-F813 8 run fkick faiiedl 11 Solo tackles His defen Hold-Ebnet 3 run K8 hed ' ' ' Stanochl use pass from dildos held the R n 31 a I s