East Liverpool High School - Keramos Yearbook (East Liverpool, OH)

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-,, .I f-1, Y - 1 f ' '..'-ff.: ff e- V -rrrr ' fe ..- The Potters won their only day game, 34-'l2, at the expense of the BELLAIRE BlG RED on Saturday, October 20. This marked the fourth win, and second straight, for the Vendittimen, as against two losses. Tom Bryan, iunior end, caught two touch- down passes as Bernie Allen kicked 'four out of five extra points. The Potters were fine on defense also, as the huge backfield from Bellaire scored only two touchdowns. George Hale, the Junior portion of the Twin Terrors, ran over two hundred and forty-four yards of SALEM real estate, while scoring three touch- downs as the Blue and White chalked up number six, 55-7. The Quakers couldn't stop Hale, and once he broke loose for eighty yards and one of his touchdowns. The Potter ends again played a fine ball game as John Yanni, senior end, made a tremendous catch in the end zone. M- X . .1 The twin terrors, .lack Dopler and George Hale, made short work of the YOUNGSTOWN RAYEN TIGERS as they scored four and three touchdowns, respectively, and gave the Potters their third win of the year. Dopler had runs of twenty, twenty- three, and thirty yards while Hale had runs of three and sixteen yards. Some very fine passing also aided the Potters in their 54-7 win over the Youngs- town team. Dopler scored on a pass from Bernie Allen and Dopler hit Hale for another score. -. -ui af L ,,... W . ,,3..,,e,. ,,.. - - JL..-I--.W ti 3 The Potters turned on the steam in a wild 55-6 romp over the PURPLE RIDERS OF MARTINS FERRY, in a tune up for their remaining three games. Every- thing happened: from an interception turned into a touchdown to the first field goal by a Potter player in ten years. Tom Kelly, a reserve end, intercepted o pass and returned it thirty-three yards for a score. Bernie Allen had earlier kicked a ten-yard field goal.

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Bernie Allen and Tom Rodtong completed six of eight passes for 166 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Potters to a 41-6 romp over STEUBEN- VILLE BIG RED and end the long rivalry between the two schools. This was the second straight win tor the Potters for 1957 and the twelfth over a period of two years. The ground game was not to be overlooked as the f1eet backfield picked up 291 yards rushing. xr A determined STEUBENVILLE CATHOLIC CENTRAL football team came onto Patterson Field in the second half and scored three times to defeat the Potters, 20-19. Early in the third quarter Joe Prest, CentraI's ace quarterback connected for the Cru- saders' Grst score and the thirteen point dehcit. Shortly Vargecco intercepted an Allen pass and Miltko scored tive plays later. SteubenviIle's hnal score came in the fourth period by Miltko, who also added the winning extra point. Some very Hne running by Jack Dopler and George Hale proved to be the deciding margin in the Potters' opening game of the '56 season as they ran up the biggest score since 1952, namely 53-7. This was the Potters' eleventh straight win and a very impressive one for Coach Lou Venditti as it marked his initial victory as head mentor at ELHS. The CLEVELAND EAST TECH SCARABS were no match for the Potters, who averaged 8.4 yards per carry. The Potters were stopped in their quest for thir- teen straight victories as a strong NEW PHILA- DELPHIA eleven came out on the big end of a 21 -19 score. Bernie Allen was unable to kick extra points for this contest as a knee iniury put the damper on the Potter ace. Although the Potters led at half- time, 13-7, the hard-hitting Quakers took the lead in the third quarter and were never headed again.

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The Potters started out in what seemed to be iust another scoring spree by running up a thirty- five point deficit against TORONTO in the first half. However, the Red Knights did not want to be trampled, and they put up a terrific battle in the second half, holding the Blue and White to one TD while scoring once themselves, for a final score of 42-7. THE SENIORS iclockwise from topl-Bernie Allen. Potter quarterback, played terrific ball both on offense and defense and also kicked extra points with ease. Tom Rodfong, one of the best ball handling quarterbacks in the State, saw limited action because of iniuries. Bill English, a good end, was always on hand when the Blue and White needed him most. John Yanni rotated with John Hufchman to keep the opponents off guard all year long and score on those long passes. Bob Erwin a fast and very hard charging back also saw limited action due to iniuries. Jack Dopler won the Bill Booth Award and broke the school individual scoring record with his fine running. Jim Dollis, the top Potter center, was also the finest linebacker seen in ELHS since Nick Trua in l950. Bob Jennings, a very fine tackle, played his side of the line in a way his opponents wished he hadn't. Don Beoffy. a guard, was considered a very fine linebacker in pre-season drills but was iniured and could not finish the season. Dan Oglivie, a small player in weight but one of the biggest standouts on the squad at his guard posi- tion. Jim Emmerling, a tackle, put his heart into the game and turned up as a bad habit for oppos- ing lines. Gary Kroff, a dangerous fullback, saw limited action, but was a great defensive threat. Bill Asllbdugh. a guard, was always alert and ready to pick up opponents' fumbles.