North Miami Senior High School - Conestoga Yearbook (North Miami, FL)

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PIONEERS T00 MUCH FOR NORLAND Pioneer head mentor, Red Bogart, analyzes the next play as North Miami advances against the Norland Vikings. A combination of an inexperienced Viking eleven and a determined Pioneer squad Was too much for a plucky Norland contingent as the Bogartmen emerged with a 33-12 victory. Flury ran the ball 60 yards for a touchdown on a punt returng his second came when he took a screen pass from Fieldus and ran 25 yards into the end zone. His third score came on a spectacular 72-yard run. Fieldus, Sapanaro, and Hungerbuhler each had six points, with Harry Pingston kicking three extra points. Eddie Gymrek, a Viking halfback, took a 16 yard pass from his quarterback to give Norland their first score, and their second and final score came with one minute to play as quarterback Larry Adams Went over from his nine. In net yards gained, North Miami had 357 yards compared to Norland's 197. 168 Norland runner is surrounded by Bogartmen when Pioneers and Vikings clashed. Letson Plant is almost a lonely end as he catches a pass that rattled Norland defense. 1 1

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I NORTH MIAMI OVER POWERS EDISON Coach Red Bogart found himself swept off his feet in the Orange Bowl as he led the Pioneers in their season opener to a smashing victory over Edison,s Red Raiders. The two touchdowns came from Pete Saponaro and Chuck Fieldus respectively. Saponaro's came in the final play of the first quarter as he burst through his left tackle for the six yards to the goal line. Fieldus took his from the Edisonites in a 10 yard scoring dash around the right end early in the fourth quarter. Surefooted Harry Pingston, End, did the kicking for the extra points, and gave North Miami their final score in the game that broke the Pioneers' Orange Bowl jinx. Three Bogartmen fall on one of the Red Raiders as fake strategy fails. E ia, Edisonites take down North Miami ball carrier. Coach Haywood Fowle's Raiders take down Pioneer runner. 167

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J CA VILERS TOP NORTH MIAMI Chuck Fieldus cuts inside as three Gables defenders close in. Pioneer halfbacks' fake attracts a Gables defender. I Pioneer Pete Saponaro crumbles after short gain against Coral Cables. Coral Cables' quick Cavaliers stomied North Miarni's Bogartmen 13-O, despite fine play by the Big Threev, Fieldus, Flury, and Saponaro. Playing before 8,000 fans at the victor's field, the Pioneers played their hearts out for a last minute miracle. Power driving the ball to the Cava- lier 23 yard line in their final second desperation moves, they lost the ball and gave up the second six point scoring for the Cables team. In the remaining seconds the Cavaliers kept complete control of the pigskin, North Miami stayed two TD's behind. 169