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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