Edison High School - Reflections Yearbook (Milan, OH)

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Edison Varsity Scoreboard 26 Columbia Station 0 14 Wellington 14 64 South Central 0 13 New London 6 28 Black River 14 14 lVlonroeville 12 64 Western Reserve 25 6 St. Paul 14 0 Nlapleton O Gene Fernandez being brought down by a South Central Trojan after a short gain. Dave Dunham runs wild against South Central.

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1972 EDISON CHARGER SQUAD TOP ROW: Head Coach Jim Whittington, Mgr. Mark Mason, Bruce Doerner, Jeff Geason, Mike Phillips, Randy Taylor, Mike Lutes, Bob Boyden, Howard Swartz, Brian Willis, John Bostater, Russ Bristol, Coach Tom Ferguson, Coach Dick Taylor, Coach Jerry Osborne. ROW TWO: Coach Dave Kile, Ken Springer, Dale Shane, Tom Sanders, Dave Dunham, Tom Moon, Jim Salmons, Dan Lake, Dan Willis, Terry Cheesman, Jim Springer, Mgr. Bill Boyden. BOTTOM ROW: Dan Pritt, Gene Fernandez, Paul Slone, John Hyde, Dave Gormley, Co-Captains, Jeff Einerson, John Zaclell, Ralph O'Hara, Craig Finnen. Chargers Tie for Second in F.C. Coming within a half game of the Firelands Con- ference Crown, the Chargers compiled a 6-1-2 record. ' ln the opening game, the Chargers had a con- vincing 26-0 defeat over Columbia Station for their eighth consecutive win. This marked the fifth year in a row that the Raiders failed to score a single point against the Chargers' tenacious defense. The next Edison opponent was the Wellington Dukes who held the Chargers to a 14-14 draw. The Dukes tied Edison in the final tvvo minutes of play to steal a victory from the Chargers that was almost secured. The Edison gridders opened up their conference play with a 64-O shellacking of the South Central Trojans. The Chargers rolled up an astounding 636 yards in total offense. Edison's next conquest was the New London Wildcats. The Chargers soundly defeated the Cats with a 13-0 victory on a mudsoaked field. The Chargers' most challenging and physical game came when they faced the Black River Pirates. The Pirates held the Chargers to a 14-14 tie at the half. Edison came back in the second half and took advantage of the penalties against the emotional Pirates to defeat them. ln a close game the Edison Chargers defeated the Monroeville Eagles by the score of 14-12. The Chargers kept their finesse through the game even though they had two apparent scores called back by penalties. Facing the Western Reserve Roughriders for their fifth annual Homecoming game, the Chargers scored at least twice in each quarter to defeat the Roughriders by a lopsided score of 64-25. When the Chargers faced their perennial rival, the St. Paul Flyers they suffered their first defeat of the season. This defeat ended the Chargers' thir- teen game winning streak. The Flyers defeated Edison on a mudsoaked field by the score of 14-6. The final game of the season and a must win for the Chargers came when they faced the Mapleton Mounties on another mud spattered field. Neither team could hold on to the pigskin long enough to score although the Chargers did have a score called back by a holding penalty late in the fourth quarter. The Edison Chargers ended their season with a O-O tie with the Mounties and also losing a piece of the crown by a half a game.

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TOP: Torn Sanders picking up a first down against Black River on a pass from Fernandez. BOTTOM: Dan Pritt picking up some tough yardage in the Nlonroeviile game.