Lenape High School - Legend Yearbook (Medford, NJ)

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1 To the chool Year Fifth string Varsity shows student body new plays during pep assembly. Mr. Castle shows the wares of the school store. l26 Fort Dix Army Band performs. BERTELLE'S BIRDS One of the many entertaining assemblies. Whatever happened to Ernie, Jr.?

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-1f:- . mi Burlington County humps Varsity Football Row l: Tom Davidson, John Kraft, Laury Taylor, Doug Nixon, Richard Heacock, Charles Wynne, Ed Cornelius, Charles Fleischman, Bob Middleton, Bill Bisignano, Donald Garwoad, Gordon Peterson. Row 2: Dick Drayton, Tom Godfrey, Ron Davidson, Bill Sheik, Jim Slaterbeck, Steve Brick, Norman Hill, Dave Brick, Larry Scloroff, Allen Sclaroff, Jack Kern, Alvin Wallace. Row 3: Silas Greene, Dennis Dubell, Bob Bushong, Don Crowthmel, Chuck Donarchy, Dave Smith, Jurgen Baumann, Joe Seward, Larry Lindsey, John Cook, Jim Eigenbrod, Tom Ellis, Tom Purul. Row 4: Nick DellaValle, Dennis Bissig, Tom Wells, Charles Bakely, Carl Slqinkqvlm Charles Francis, Jim Braddock, Bruce Haines, Richard Osborne, Paul Wetherill, Jock Ferguson. Row 5: Mr. Riffle, Mr. Slaveski, Mr. 'Foltg,,VMr. Schnepf, Mr. Gable. z'i ' gg: sv -J' .. fs., - A . 535, lior the second time in three years Coach Bill Foltz has guid the Lenape gridiron squad to a championship. With a five Ikyyylq K tif' one loss record, the team edged Burlington who term their league season with four wins and one loss. Captained by Tom Davidson and Doug Nixon, the squad made its mark in Burlington County with a playing labeled by Coach Foltz as Lenape Football. Palmyra l2-6. The season opened with the fast-moving club from Palmyra. Lenape scored both touchdowns v 5 is oi.. 2 ei as:- the game giving an appearance of a complete romp, Pals came out in the second half a determined tea moved down to score. Steinert 13-20. ln a hard-fought game Steinert team by a touchdown in the closing minutes. Cherry Hill 6-20. A very able ball team led by Nee handed defeat number two to the Lenape Squad. Riverside l3-0. On a beautiful Saturday afternoonijelgiiaiii looked as if it only had a forward year. Fortunately for River- side a fumble, recovered by them, gave them a chance to score. fans watched their team compile its first shut out. FrQr1'iitif?lf, ,Ts , opening kickoff, Lenape dominated play. The gridiro-rifisqufirll:Bit i T? ff ., fu, ii ini, 5 B3 is is h me Q Mes 'Q We tw 7 . 0 :sit X' 2' 1 . 1 if -N of so ,e -we st c mm , , c ef:sa r C Their attempt, however, was in vain as Lenape stopped tl At that time we possessed four league points. Burlington 9-13. This game was the heartbreaker of the se Plagued by fumbles within the 20-yard line, Lenape was e by the Blue Devils for our first and sole loss in league com tion. Mount Holly 29-O. Compensation at last! After shutting Le out for three consecutive seasons, Lenape reversed the tl and shut out the Hollies. Gordon Peterson scored the touchdown against Mt. Holly in the history of Lenape long pass from Tom Godfrey. Later in the first half, Seward tackled a Holly in our end zone and received 2 p for a safety. At half-time we led 8-0. ln the second half Lenape ground-eating machine scored three touchdowns three extra-points. Camden 73-7. Having lost our other two non-league ga Lenape was out for blood. A severe rain caused the gam be postponed until Monday. After school the team wen Farham Park to pla-y the hustly Camden team. Camden op with a quick score. Their PAT was successful and they 7-O. Lenape went into the second half determined and 'mediately scored. The extra point failed so Camden TOM DAVIDSON DOUG NIXON Colcaptain MR. 'XZLLSIQTBCFSLTZ Cogcaptain