Pompton Lakes High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Pompton Lakes, NJ)

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LL and substitute Dick Sanders who accounted for the Pompton touchdowns, with Kuehm scoring twice on long passes from Lou Mondelli, who added two points with placement kicks. POMPTON LAKES 13 - BOGOTA 6 A brilliant second-half comeback which didn't pay off in touchdowns until the final six minutes of the game increased Pompton's winning streak to four straight games, when the Lake men came from behind to tie the score at 6-6 and then forge ahead and romp away with a 13-6 triumph. Romaine plunged for the Buc's score, climaxing a 55 yard march in the second quarter for their only score. Gnehm scored for Pompton early in the final quarter and threw a touchdown pass to Lou Mondelli, who kicked the extra point to give Pompton its victory. POMPTON LAKES 0 - BUTLER 7 Pompton Lakes High's hopes of winning another championship and going through the 1942 season undefeated were given a severe setback when they bowed 7 to 0, at Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, to their ancient rivals from Butler. Over 7,000 fans saw the game which was one of the most thrilling in the ten years, series. Butler scored on a pass from Earl DeGraw to Collicchio, good for 35 yards. It was Butler's victory late in the third quarter with Collicchio adding the conversion. POMPTON LAKES 13 - RIDGEWOOD 0 Rising like a torpedo from a submarine after the Butler defeat, Pompton Lakes' grid team steam- rolled its arch rival from Bergen County by a 13-0 score. Over 5,000 spectators watched a great Pompton team display devastating blocking and beautiful line plunging by its backs. Gnehm scored Pomp- tonls first touchdown with Dick Sanders coming through with a touchdown after he had been promoted to a starting berth. Lou Mondelli added the extra point to the last touchdown for Pomp- ton's final point. POMPTON LAKES 0 - PASSAIC VALLEY 6 An inspired Passaic Valley team, played off its feet the first half, came back with a powerhouse drive after the intermission, scored one touchdown in the third period and threatened most of the second half to beat Pompton 6-0. Jack Masklee, Valley's fullback, scored his teamls only touch- down on a line plunge from the three yard stripe. Valley was forced to forfeit the game and the State Championship to Pompton Lakes because of the use of an ineligible player. Thus Pompton was awarded the State Championship, its fifth in ten years, with a record of six wins and one loss. Captain Charley Gormley, George Gelman, and Ray Riker were awarded All-State honors by the leading sports writers of the state. Page 43 Last row: Sanders, Ogilyie. Luck tt Mondelli, Cinehm, Rikcr. liirst rt k Kuehm, Birrer, Gormley, Bac u Cielman, llaegler, l7JU1l1.l1N, lirank