Moon High School - Flame Yearbook (Coraopolis, PA)

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Gridiron Heroef Gai OW fpoffif Row Row Row Row Tigers and Rivermen mix lt up. 1 2: 3: 4: s i 1 Rao, Trimber, Venanzio, Colledge, Gould, Tarquinio, R. Popp, Trunlck, Colangelo, Kinchen, Rabbitt, Hann, S.Popp, Wadsworth, Manna, Santucci, McCorkle, Fagan, Mucha, Fleck, Pittinger, Leech, VICTORY WAS OURS A winning season is quite difficult to achieve. Many hardships befront a gridiron squad during the course of a season. Our boys suffered this year from injuries to key players, and the flu epidemic practically cleared the bench. The boys still worked hard and cooperated with one another to mold a well balanced team. There were no heroes or stars, but boys whowere just as proud to block as to score a touch- down. The student body and faculty made an all out effort to raise the spirit throughout the school. Fans were well presented at all games and when the team took to the field they knew they had full support. Many times the teams they played were considerably huskier, but our squad had the needed spirit to bring home a victory for its we, the seniors, offer congratulations for a job well done. 28 many fans. To the squad and coaches,

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4 Off Z0 az VWMMMCQ tswfbliff Potts, Wheeler, Rao. Myers, Welghtman, Turzak, Sacco, Karo. O'Nell, Bames, Bochan, Kennelly, Potts. Yusl, Patterson, Schlenburg, Kurto. Moon 30.. . . Moon 12 Moon 20 Moon 6 Moon 14 Moon 18.. . . Moon 33 ,,,, Moon 19.... Moon 6.... ...- ...- Neville 6 .... The Tigers began the football season with an explosive start, as Dave Welghtman, Allen Colledge, and John Meyers formed a devastating ground attack which the Rivermen could not surpass. North Allegheny 6 .... Moon emerged victorious in lts first league tilt as the North Allegheny Tigers were unable to stop the spectacular runnlng of Phil Colangelo who raced 70 yards for a touchdown. Stowe 6 .,., Moon Tigers gained its third consecutive victory, its sec- ond over Class A opponents and its flrst ln the Blg Ten Conference to a standlng-room only. Crowds watched Dave Weightman and Steve Popp stampede the Stallions. Camegle 28 .... The Little Tartan's Ron Hatcher proved too much for Moon's injury-rlddled team as Camegle rallied behind a six to nothing defeat to win by a comfortable margin, West Allegheny 12 .... Bouncing back from a spanking at the hands of Carnegie, Moon edged a determined lndlan team wlth the excellent broken field running, and the point after touchdown ldcldng of Steve Popp and lack O'Nell provldlng the margin of victory. Dormont 13 .... Capltallzlng on three Dormont fumbles, the Tigers roared from behind, scoring two touchdowns ln the flnal quarter on the pass- ing arm of Dave Welghtman as Moon's defensive unit led by Ron Popp, George Tarqulno, andlack Patterson recovered Bulldog's miscues .... P0pp's ln the second quarter of play in which he rambled 75 yards for a touchdown. Brentwood 12 .... Making use of its excellent running backs, the Tigers combination of Steve Popp, Dave Welghtman, John Meyers, and Allen Colledge, rocked up a total of 188 yards rushing with Dave scoring three times and Steve once. Hopwell 14 .... Balancing the serles at seven games each, Moon's Tigers opposed a fighting Hopewell squad as Dave Weightman starred . . . . gaining total of 176 yards lndlvldually. Coraopolls 0 .... Moon's mud clad Tigers scored over a fired up Corry team. Nelson Wadsworth made a spectacular dlvlng finger-tipped catch of Allen Colledge's pass for the TD, 29 Mr . Gracey Coaches nf, 5: X t x H Mr . Peters