Orono High School - Crimson Crier Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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lillll Vllll ln the third game of the season, the Riots entertained a powerful Greenville eleven. This game ended the ten game winning streak of the Riots, continuing over from the previous State Champion's team of last year. After receiving the opening kickoff Orono quickly pushed to the Greenville Zl. Here the drive stalled and after being pushed back to the 43, the Riots were forced to punt. At this point Greenville showed its offensive power, and in thirteen plays, covered the sixty- nine yards that gained the only score of the first half. Roderick's attempt at the point by placement was good. After receiving the ball in the third quarter, Greenville opened a sustained scoring drive highlighted by long runs by Roderick and Champion, with Dean scoring from the six inch line. Captain Art Parlin sparked a fourth period drive from the Riots Z0 which resulted in Orono's only score of the game. Ron L.eClair set up the score with an 18 yard run to the one inch line and then crashed over on the same play. A handoff from Parlin to Beyer gave Orono the extra point and the game ended 13-7. This page sponsored by Qteven Studi

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lllSWORlH After practicing for several weeks the Orono grid team journeyed to Ells- worth to open the '53 campaign against a powerful Eagle eleven. A Scott fumble late in the first period gave Orono the ball on the Eagle 35 yeard line. Seconds later Art Treadwell crashed through the right side of the line to put Orono out in front. Parlin fed Busching in the flat 'K ' lil for the extra point. In the second Canto , ' Parlin, after a sustained drive, scored through the left side standing up to in- crease the margin. Coming back in the second half the Orono gridders held pg. the Ellsworth team to one lone score, 8 straight with a 13-6 win. , and Orono extended their win streak to l . J lm BlllASl Orono returned home to entertain Crosby High of Belfast for the first home game of the year. Orono got off to a fast start racking up a quick lead the first quarter on a Dall to Busching pass. This same play connected again early in the Q second for the tally. Belfast defenses broke wide open and i Parlin scored on a power play through the middle with Treadwell following with a score a few minutes later. In g the second half Beyer ran wild while racking up 3 touchdowns while a Busching to Dall pass was good for the final tally of the afternoon. Busching tallied 4 extra pts. and Parlin also it p p tallied one. Orono went on to win by the one-sided margin of 536

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Traveling to Bucksport, Orono once again pushed its way into the win column, defeating a hard-charging Bucksport eleven 18-O. Two long passes from Parlin to Busching and a line buck by Art gave the Riots their first score. The second period the Riots and Bucks ex- changed the ball via fumbles with Orono falling on a fumble in the Bucksport end zone for the second Riot touchdown. A pass inter- ception early in the second half paved the way to the third T. D. After a hard 62 yard drive, Parlin dashed off tackle 17 yards out for the score. No extra points were scored by the Riots. Standouts on offense and defense were Parlin, Dall, Beyer, I..eClair, I.,aPointe, and Busching. BUCKSPDRI AND IlIllIKlANIl Orono stepped out of Single F to take on the Rockland High Tigers after Hampden had forfeited the game scheduled for the day. Rockland drew the first blood as they quickly moved the ball to the Orono two before Alex scored. Parlin returned the kickoff to the Rockland 26 be- fore being hauled down from behind. Having recovered a fumble on the goal line, the Tiger's Deshon attempted to punt out of danger and was smothered in the end zone for the Riots first 2 points. Early in the second period Witter recovered a fumble on the Tiger Z5 and Parlin scored through center. ln the final period, Orono began to pour it on as Busching scored on a pass from Parlin, Next, Orono tackle, Ray Baker, stole the ball from Alex and scored standing up from 2.0 yards out. Parlin set up the next score by racing 30 yards to the 5. Treadwell then bucked over for the tally. Passes from Parlin to Busching were good each time for a total of four extra points to make the final score 30-6.