Lincoln High School - Quill Yearbook (Jersey City, NJ)

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The LIONS ground attack w as so powerful that the Bulldogs were unable to stop an 81 yard and a 36 yard touchdown in the second and thnd perlods Ferrls was unable to galn a first down on the1r weak ground attack and were folced to the air for thelr five first downs Snell scored first for Llncoln takmg a short pass from P1SC1t6llO Llncoln tak ing the ball on Ferr1s 36 yard line crossed the goal lme 1n four plays R1cc1ard1 carr1ed for Lincoln behind perfect blocklng by Pete Ru:-clardone Moose Touhey and Eddie Snell Outstanding of the Blue and White lme were Touhey Snell and Rxccialdone Although neither scored for the LIONS the deadly passmg and accurate k1CklHg ot Funy P1sc1te1lo and the brllhant runnmg of I77y ROb1DSOD made tht backfield a rntnace 'xt all times LINCOLN 12 DICKINSON 28 This xlctory over the Llons was a surprlse because Lincoln had revealed plenty of punch all season and D1ck1nson had shown only flashes of pow er O tht openlng whlstle L1nco1n took the ball on 1tS own 30 and brought 1t back to the DILRIHSOH 36 When the LIOHS falled to cl1ck on the 3rd down Pisclttllo punted to tht Dxeklnson 1 yard lme Petuto lmmedlately klckcd to h1S 2? Llncoln started 1ts barrage of passes whlch culmlnated IU a touchdown The 22 yaid pass from Plseltello to Plunkett gave Llncoln a 6 0 lead The Hllltoppers were led by the br11l1ant running of Johnny Petuto Petuto converted and grabbed a 7 6 lead In the second perlod Dlcklnson scored on a pass to Hanley RCl8l13t1I'1g swiftly R1cc1ard1 Snell and Plscltello passlng and running cl1 tc Sntll Wl'l1Cl1 completely baffled the Dlcklnson eleven Snell scoled on a pass 'uound r1ght end At the end of the half Dlcklnson led 14 12 In tht st cond h ilf Dltklnson scoltd UXICO to upstt tht txxoxtd Lmtoln 28 12 LINCOLN 6 SNYDER 20 Nlmus tht St1X1C,LS of Fuzzy P1sc1tcllo Tony R1C,Cl'lId1 and Allg,lL Guettno a btdly tuppltd Lmcoln tlextn lost then final game of tht stlson to tht Snyder toxct 20 6 btnt ith the alchghts at Roosextlt Stadluni fCOI'lt1I1LlECl on page 821 V44 44' I 40 I4 lllfilll diff!! all ' Y . , . 'V , , 1 . ' ' . ' - . ' ' ' ' ' EL F, 57 , , y . . , . . , .. , N' i C, C . . Y 9 , ' ' ' x n 7 X I I . l . I vc l ' . 7. . -Q 1 . i . . maxed a 72 yeard touchdown march by a triple reverse from Piscitello to Polites C I A X . x . I l x . ,:,. Z '1 ' a B, as -' its x '21 -N ' - h ' , X' Lf 1:1-V-tf ' 4' 1 y ' '--Ac-'-Z r't avi? v 2 VV 1 -' x ' N X 'H ' ' C ' 3 X XZ n K Y I 1 L X , 4 . X, , X, ,969 , xff.'f, ','f,'x.', 4 . . , . , . fx, . , as 4.4, I' N

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xllllllldllllllldllll 4IJ4ll44IdI4444lIJIdI4dIdllllld LINCOLN LNIOIN HILL GAME A sax agelv fighting never say die Lincoln High team XK1OtG a stoig. book finish to the Lincoln Union Hill game by nosing out the Orange and Blue 12 l final minute of play when Ed Snell took a Hat pass fiom Fuzzy Piscitello and dashed 8 yaids over the goal line for the xx inning touchdovxn With only thxee minutes of play remaining the Lions taking the ball on then own tvxcnty gaid line smashed thiough Union Hills defense and ended 1 spec taculai eighty yaxd march to ply territoiy Aftei Union Hill had scored in the second period tht Lions using tht full force of than power machine droxe sixty sucn ynds T ny Rcuudi hit mtl iight tacklt 'md scampeicd twenty six yaids foi a touchdown Although the scoic indlcitcd 1 close game the Lions held a xudc margin in statistics gaining one hundred fifty eight yaids to Union Hills ninety eight yaids son shoxud that the Lions squad eiccells in team vxoik 'ind not l1'ldlX1dL1ll play Coach Stan Shableski can take a boxx LINCOLN 0 BAYONNE 0 The Lincoln Bayonne gamc failed to enlighten fans 'is to the outeomc of the county race xx hen the Lions and the Garnet mcn fought to a 0 0 deadlock Tha first half of the game xx as m med by thc tumbling of both tc ims Through out thc flax the brilliant playing of Moose Touhty potential All State guird biighttned an unexcntful game Eddie Snell also managcd to shoxx xx hy he has been chosen fox two years as the All County end The game Wls a hard one fol the Lions in that it put Angie Gfnctmo out with a pulled llgament Gaiy is beliexed by many to be one of the smaitest quaiteibacks in the State On the l1ne Bayonne had a heaxy weight adxantage ox er the Lions but vt ere not swift enough to coie on the Blue team LINCOLN 13 FERRIS 0 Turning in the most eonxinclng pei foimance of the season despite the loss of Girctano biilliant blocking quaitciback the Lions dCC1S1XClX defeated 'i sclappx but badly outplayed Feriis elcxtn in the Lions first night game to the scoic of rCont1nucd on pagc 813 l stil 'vor 'aafaaaaaa aaaaa. v ' - V- ' ' ' -- - v Y 'N ' - ' ' ' A , -7 in tie . V . 4. ., . . -. ' y' ' v . X , . ' , ' ' ' X . , , . . . . - - x' v Y' - Z ' A s - ' ' 5 - 1 ' 5 ' ' b 1 ' k ' w 'X ' ' '. ' f-NH z' 0 1 i A ' 4 ' .' . . , K L ,.N , X ,-L ' , , l . v I x - x ' ' 12 x Z pf 1. I ' f s v' u K ' ' . . L, . . X - . Y' 1 . . , , - . v in rushing. Lincoln's blocking was superb. This third straight victory of the sea- 'r ' ' . ' ' C ' ' Y' 2 , . C I' I. 4 A - ' 5 C ' I X ' t' in I x I ' ' A ' s s. 1 K f fl I -if I 'K - Z V' lr I ' ' iz L. - I - E V V. X 1. . v. H K ,. X 7. . - X 2 , -' x rx i. ' X. B- i y 1 - 2 X ' . b . A L ' x E YC ' AA , ,7' ' ' , . ' ' . . H I 7 7 ' I 7 A 7 , .' . . , ' ' ' .B ' , . , 13-0,

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111 1114444141144444144aa441411414444444aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaafaaaa x f fa naaffvfas 4 aff, ,,,,'ff ,'fa '.,,,,,,.4-ff,-,., In ilu- IlI'Sl quaiu-i' il was Linwiln all ilu- vfayi Thi' Liwlis lllflli prissvssirni uf Il - lnail ziiifi culminalicl ai lung giwiind driyv fs'atL11'iiig Ilia' lnmlaon Gold running 1 .lfllilllly Pulitvs. Iyzy Hnliiiismi and Joe Plunkvt. yyitli a touclicloyyn by Pulitvs. .Inv Plunlwt. yn-tc-i'an 1-nd and rusvryc Contci' again prove-d liis versatility by i ndlinQ inc loft liallbacli wsilirin, Dun G1'if'fin. l'L'LfUl21l' Center. did a good job I . , 1' qiiziiwwllzick. but lliu Lifins didnt si-Cm tlic sanici yyitlinill the leadorsliip of C1 liwliiiil'-, Kciflii- Snell. playin: vsitli a SllflL1ldi'I' iniury. played liis last gaino yyitli llic I .uns zincl slirmxvc-cl xyliy ln- was pivlivcl twicv nn tlni All-County Team. Iniclqiiig I't'St'I'Yl'S Linwwln xwzikmiod in tlic' svrmicl quartci' and Eddie- fXlcDvi'- n ull, SIij'Cll'I' back. yu-ni mix' in tim- iliv Scciru at fi 4--- 6. Bartli. iliv Tigris riglit iiirl. lqiclu-cl thc extra pwinl ln giyci 'fliv Tigvrs tln- lc-ad. In tlic- final pvriocl Snyclvi' till ii-cl twig-Q by u run arnnnrl li-ft ond and a pass by McDm'mott to Christo. Win-n the Hnal wliislli- was blown. most of tlic boys on Lincoln's team had nl iym tlicii' last high sclimil game. Tliv Lions had a fairly succcfssful season. win- in: lwurx losing tliroi- and tying one. lUl I 'N