St Marys High School - Bell Yearbook (Sandusky, OH)

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Saints Scoreless in Finals as Offense Chokes The saints were blanked 26-0 by Clyde as the Pan- ther offense was stuck in the mud. The Flyers scored late in the first period and early in the second to post a 12-0 half time lead over the Saints. A second half comeback for the Panthers was futile after two interceptions and another tally by Clyde. The fourth period saw just one more scoring drive and Clyde smade it 26-0, with only a few minutes remaining in the contest. Dave Kaman received the Panther of the Week laurels for the second time this year. C3lVBI't'S first scoring drive took place in the second period after a Panther push was halted. A nine yard pass for the six points and a successful PAT made it 8- 0. Shortly after, the panthers fumbled the ball away and Tiffin again passed for a TD: the conversion failed. That was all of the scoring Tiffin could manage and the Panthers poured on the defense in the second half. The Saints offense could never reach paydirt, as they gave away every opportunity they received. Ieff Faber was honored as Panther of the Week for his second time this season. Saints defense halts Fliers. A host of Panther defenders converge on the ball. 68 Panthers line up in the mud at Clyde. Dave Kaman buried under pile of Fliers. Tim Roth crawls forward for a few extra yards

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Panthers trap Humn ballcarrier behind the line. Dave Kaman takes handoff from Tim Brady. Tiger back has nowhere to go as defense closes in. Speed was the important factor as Huron topped the Panthers 21-7, putting the Saints out of the SBC action. The host Panthers jumped out to an early lead as Dave Kaman rounded left end for the score midway through the first period. Ed Widman's kick made it 7- 0. Huron soon tied it up, then went ahead, though, as they scored two second quarter TD's, both on long, speedy j aunts. A second half defensive effort by the Panthers was magnificent, as they kept Huron from scoring until just one minute was left in the game, but the offense could never really get any momentum going as they fumbled away two TD bids. Junior joe Schmenk was praised by the coaching staff for fine defensive efforts, as he was named the Panther of the Week. Friday night's game against Fostoria was left en- tirely to the defense, as the mud and rain completely inunobilized the Panthers' offense. The Saints' deepest penetration of the game came in the third period as they drove to the Mohawk 15, but their drive ended there after running out of downs. The only other scoring threat of the game was made by St. Wendelin late in the fourth period, as they moved in to the Panther one yard line. The Saints defense came alive and ended the threat by holding out on a fourth and one situation. Time ran out, leaving the score unchanged at 0-0. The Panther record at that point, 3-4-1. l , Dave Kamen gallops through gaping hole in Huron line. Iohn McNulty blocks a Tiger pass, as defense puts on the pres- sure. 67

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RESER ES POST 1-2 SEASO 1 Coach Roth calls the defense. T xo . 1 Y If E al-552, -fr .1 :gt - FROSH FI ISH 2-3-2 1972 Freshman Football Team Row 1-Curt McCarthy, Kevin Nemitz. jeff Schwerer, Dan Sch- wanger, Tom Scheck, Greg Couts, Scott Wiesler, Row 2-Ron Mees, Doug Faber, Ron Guerra, Greg Smith, Kevin Killingsworth, Scott Blanton, Greg Wagner, Pete Daniel, Mgr. Row 3-Brian Davie, Doug Kromer, Dave Roth, Ieff Stamm, Ioe Dye, Chris Mc- Guire, Brian Harris, Cal Stanley, and Coach Darrold Sisler. Although they played only a few games this year, the Reserves played well. After dumping Danbury 24- 6, they were upset by Perkins 14-12. Although they lost 8-6, the IV's sparkled, as they held undefeated Huron to just one TD, the only team to do so. 'fig , as ,I IV's offense runs through some plays. The freshmen team opened their '72 season with a 21-0 victory over Norwalk, followed by a 0-0 deadlock with Clyde and a 35-0 trouncing over Western Reserve. Their record dropped to 2-2-1 though, after both Huron and St. Ioe edged them, 8-0 and 12-9 re- spectively. The young Panthers finished up the season with a 0-0 tie at Margaretta, and a final game loss to Perkins 21-0. The frosh line up at Perkins. 69