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

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rs To n Excellent Season! T. Wieber, R. Guerra, T. Scheck, K. Nemitz and M. Niese take a breather No. 18, Dave Roth was voted 1st team defense in the SBCp 1st team defense in the State Class 'Ap and All-District. during the Western Reserve game. Panther-'s offensive line calls this touchdown. joe Dye runs for touchdown. Teammates voted him most valuable backp 1st team offense and 2nd team defense in the SBC. Coach Dave Bennett-coordinated offense.

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A Coach Butch Weyer, voted SBC coach of the year for 1975 by other SBC HIT 48 Weyer Coaches Pantl It was an emotion-packed year, commented Coach Butch Weyer at the 1975 fall football banquet. We had 43 young men working together to achieve a goal. Although it was Mr. Weyer's rookie year as head coach at St. Mary's, he had a winning season, 7-3, and led the Panthers to a 3-way tie for second place in the SBC with Clyde and Huron. The Panthers opened the 1975 football season against a tough Utica ball club, and fell to defeat 13-3. They bounced back, however, to even the record by clobbering Western Reserve 54-0. Things got rough for the rookie head mentor as he and his Panther ball club clashed helmets against the Perkins Pirates for their first SBC game. Although they lost 25-7, it didn't stop St. Mary's! They knocked off state ranked Mc- Donald 14-7 and then traveled to Fremont to battle the St. Ioe Crimson Streaks. The Panthers came out victorious, de- feating St. joe 7-6, and regaining possession of the GOLDEN FOOTBALL. The Panthers had the Football last in 1939. After receiving the football Coach Weyer exclaimed, lt's been 36 years baby! fter defeating St. joe, the Panthers edged by the Margaretta Polar Bears 10-7 on Jeff Schwerer's 14 yard field goal with seconds remaining. The Saints fell into the losing column for the last time, defeated by the Huron Tigers by a score of , 14-0. The Panther Machine started rolling again as they trounced Fostoria St. Wendelin 31-16. The following week St. Mary's thundered into Strobel Field, and by using ball control upset the Clyde Fliers 14-0. The Panthers closed the season by stunning Tiffin Calvert 13-6. coaches. Finishing the season 7-3, it was evident the coach and his saints have PANTHER PRIDE! FRONT ROW KL-RJ C. McGuire, D. Schwanger, I. Schwerer, D. Roth Qcapt.J, Greg Smith fcaptj R. Guerra, S. Blanton, I. Dye, K. Nemitz. ROW 2-W. Huber, G. Couts, D. McCormick, T. Schmenk, S. Kelly, M. Naufel, M. Davie, T. Weiber, T. Scheck, S. Wiesler. ROW 3- M. Niese, S. Kessler, P. O'Halloran, T. Schwab, C. Andres, E. Sturzinger, I. Schwanger, A. Schwab, D. Platte, A. Guativa, R. Pusateri. ROW 4-V. Blake, M. Lochotzki, B. Voltz, J. McCarthy, P. jesberger, S. Kromer, R. Ruta, L. Berkey, M. Naufel, I. Barry, D. Priestas. ROW 4-D. Sartor, Mgr., Coach D. Bennett, Coach T. Keegan, Head coach B. Weyer, Coach B. Folger, Coach W. Amburn, Student Trainers E. Opfer, I. Shepherd.

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No. 24-jeff Schwerer scoots for sidelines to avoid defender. 0 0 Reserves Finish 3-2 Jeff McCarthy rambles upfield. Coaches Blu Folger and Tom y Keegan directed the reserve A .-N Q ,, -- .A . V 4 Dave Roth Qco-capt.J discusses the situation with Coach Weyer fo for Coach Tom Keegan-defensive chief n 50 football club to a 3-2 season seasonp 3j and have fun. The l the Clyde Pliers 40-6. They St. joe 20-6 and Margaretta record. Coach Folger com- mented that he had 3 goals r his LV. squadp 1, prepare varsityp 21 have a winning young Panthers lost to the Huron Tigers 10-0 and to knocked off Perkins 14-0, 24-0. Coach Will Folger- backfield coach