Stephen S Palmer High School - L Annuaire Yearbook (Palmerton, PA)

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C ff? 'TA 'M,?' iwrigif' ' ' '23 TA First mu-: R. Christman. j. Vargo. L. Nwildermutli. E. Steele, T. Vl'ilIiams. R. Kolnik, NX'. Mein- hart. S. Banko, S. Mesaros, j. Ruch. Manager. Semnd wuz' D. Shiner, E. Shiner. P. Blynn. A. XY asilkowski. P. Turko. ,l. Smida, R. Werkheiser. C. Kelchner. T. Naratil. E. XV:-ntz. P. Bobita. Third mir: -I. Foran. Head Coach: C. Hollywood, Assistant Coachg G. Strohl. R. Barilla. R. Costenbader, R. Carlton. E, lfknwitz. gl. Spaihts. R. NX'ebb, T. Halada. 0. Blynn. Assistant Coachg O. Shupp, Manager. C W .. The Blue Bombers raised the curtain on the 1951 season with a surprisingly easy 36-I2 triumnh over Xwhitehall High School. joe Foran's veteran team displayed superbly co-ordinated line and back- field play which was to be one of its standout features during the entire season. Holding Reds Featherman and his teammates in their own territory most of the game, the Bombers defeated Stroudsburg by a I3-0 margin. The third game of the season against Catty found the Bombers' a seven point underdog. Unleashing a powerful ground attack, the team came from behind in the last four minutes of play to edge out Cata- sauqua, I8-15. Playing under the lights at Bangor, the Bombers scored a quick touchdown in the first few minutes of play. and were never headed as they won 27-6. The next game on tap saw the mighty Koncrete Kids from Nor- thampton, league winners for the past eight years, crumble 32-0 under the power of the Blue and White of P.H.S. ,, For the first time in the history of football at Palmerton, the Lehigh Valley League crown and an undefeated season were both in sight as the Bombers opposed the Green Hornets at Emmaus. Sporting victory smiles are Assistant Coaches Holly wood and Blynn and Head Coach Foran.

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Going into the game a seven point underdog did not seem to affect the Bombers as they scored the second time they got the ball. From this point on, sustained drives sent Werkheiser, Blynn, the Shiner brothers, and Meinhart into paydirt, as the Hornets were whipped 41-7. Returning to the home stamping grounds, the Bombers, after a slow first hal, teed off on the Lehighton squad and blasted the Indians 33-0. Swooping down for the finale, the Bombers en- countered the Slatington High s uad on an ice frozen field before almost four thousancii anxious fans. Early in the first quarter Andy Wasilkowski swept 28 yards through the Slatington team for a touch own. Doug Shiner promptly picked a fumbled pass out of the air and, aided by fine blocking, ran the rest of the way for a TD. Wasilkowski scored twice more, on an intercepted pass and on a short line buck, to put the final score at 25-0. The Zinc Boro Lads in winning eight straight games and their first Lehigh Valley League Cham- ionship displayed the brand of ball playing and fine sportsmanship that is the dream of every coach. This is partly what helped the Palmerton High squad to be ranked fifth in District XI and twentieth in Eastern Pehnsylvania. The Bombers who--voted as being instrumental in the team's becoming the only undefeated squad in District XI-were placed on the All3Lehigh Valley -l I Fast action in the Slatington contest. first team were: Dick Werkheiser, left endg Peter Bobita, left tackleg Eddie Wentz, left guardg Tom Naratil, centerg and Andy Vifasilkowski, fullback. Carl Kelchner, guardg Joe Smida, endg and Ed Shiner, back, were selected to the second team. Peter Turko, tackle, and Doug Shiner, back, received honorable mention. The team voted Carl Kelchner and Tom Naratil honorary Co-Captains of the year and selected Tom Naratil most outstanding player of the group of champions. ladle cofwdffzoca r K Putting the trophy away for s f -k ' C0-Ca t ' Jub'lant scene after the final game 'th Sl tingt o the Kelchner and Naratil. a C eepmg are P sms honle field. WI a on n