Moeller High School 1979-80 Football Articles

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Moelfer roster Name Uecker, Matt Melink, Tony 3 Jenike; Bill 10 Lindhorst, Ron Hall, Doug 11 12 Lockwood; Tom 13 Suter, Mike 14 Jolley, Tim 15 Hartman, Mike 16 McDulin, John 20 ' Rohlfs,Jim 21 Fladung, Andy_ 22. King, Tim 23 Nolan, Pat 24 Williford, Rob 25 Szekely, Jeff 26 Beeber, Pa,ul 27 Lockvmod, _Sam ..,-_ 28 'Lima,·-Jne:. __ ., ~-~•·"'· · 30 Bannan, Greg 31 Schube, Greg 32 Lane,·Mike 33 Ellington, Eric 34 Rains, John '3'.i • > ~srooirs; Ma'rk · · 36 Keneavy, Pat 40 . Ed!llonson, Craig Kyne, Jerry 41 42 Richter, Ted 43 Ma!J,oney, Dan 44 Williams, Tim Hunt, Pat 45 50 Sylvester, Frank Lytton, Jeff 51 52 Male, Bob 53 Cunningham, Mark Buehler, Jim 54 55 Naylor, Rick 56 Larkin, Mike 57 Barger, Randy 58 Apke, Joe 59 DeSalvo, Tony 60 Greve, Mike 61 Kohorst, Keith 62 Rupard, Tim Cooper, Jeff ' 63 64 Witte, Jon -65 Betz, Steve 66 , Nichols, Mark 67 · Wilmink, Jeff 68 Brown, Steve .

69 Goins: Ray 70 Hoffman, Pete Odom,Tim · 71 72 Williams, Doug . .73 Allan, Tom 74 Goodhart, Greg 75 Parchman, Jim 76 · Jagoditz, Mil'e 77 Tanner, Jeff 78 Miles, Scott 79 Lohr, Lance 80 Meyer, John 81 Schaffer, Bob 82 -Thurkill, Dave 83 WmTall, Tom 84 Cook, Tom 85 Montgomery, Lindsey 86 Sullivan, Shawn 87 Staub, Dan 88 Roach, Phil 89 Gillen, John 90 Willis, Steve 91 Brinker, John 92 Davis, Ron 93 DirT, Tim

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(;(~itch's Record at School 19-9-1 CO<tch's Years at School 13 Colors: Brown, White· & Orahg1~ \Team Nickname: Bruins Principal: Rev. D. Makow~ki, O.F.M. . Superintendent: Rev. Murphy • · Athletic Director: Paul Beskid · Conference: Crown.

Enrollment: 1,040 Coach: Thomas Kohuth ... · .· College Attended.: Case-We~tei'n Reserve University , Asst.. Coaches: Tpny . Monachino 1 ·· Tom Narducci, Mike Glaser; Bruce Heinrich, Tom Sponse~lL er, Carl Felice, Mike Buck _.

Cheerleaders: Coach Mrs. Toth; • Char Weidman, Captain,: Sue . :Toth, Captain, I\ilaribeth Sud_et; , jc, Tammi Nemcek, Kim Cocp, · ran This Season's Record: 9-~

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1979 RESULTS ~¢;opp. · Opp ~ 3I Lima 2~ Warren Western Reserve.

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23 :Parma Normandy 15, :Cleveland St. Ignatius ~1 Cleveland St. Joseph 23 Lakewood St. Edward i i -Stow Walsh Jesuit i~Ht\,llentor Lake Catholic ' 8 Holy Name Nazareth 12 Massillon · •· · · · ,. :! : STATE TOURNAMENT HISTORY Tin~es 1 Ye:kr First Appeared 1979 Ti111es.as State Champion 0: Times as Runner-Up 0 Tii11es as Semi-Finalist 1 :

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MoeHer·facts CINCINNATI MOELLER Cincinnati, Ohlo Colors: Blue, Gold & White Team N,ickname: Fighting· Crusaders Pt:incipal: Fr. Lawrence Krusling Superintendent: Fr. Jerome Schaeper Athletic DirectQr: Gerry Faust · Conference: Greater Cincinnati League Enrollment: 1,008 Coach:_ Gerry Faust College Attended: University ·of Dayton Asst. Coaches: Mike Cameron, Phil Gigliotti, Pat Orloff, Jim Higgins, Steve Klonne, Ted Bacigalupo, Dave Hammer, Jeff Liebert, Ted Hall, -Paul Smith Cheerleaders: Laura Griga, Chris Kelly, Jean Donnelly, Amy Kokenge, Laura Bath, Tony DcPietionatonio, Lisa Harmeyer, Julie Daumever.

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30 Pitts. Penn Hills 48 FindlaY 34 Cin. Pr.inceton 33 Detroit Bro. Rice 27 St. Edward .

31 Cinci. La Salle 34 Cinci. St. Xavier • 27 Cinci. !Sider 3.3 Cinci. Roger Bacon 37 CincL Mt. Healthy 31 Toledo Whitmer

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. ... · By GARY SCHWAB ". ·: ''Jthinkyou have to ifive all the credit to. ·Lakewood. They caine out :with about 35 guys and they played their hearts out. . You've gotto give them the credit." · --::- Dan Flaherty, St. Edward coach. '

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ln. tenns of ·.losses, it was one of Lake-.

wood's greatest-efforts. ·.· In terrris of victories, well,. St. Ed's will take it. . ·. · · · .... First you had to wonder just what the .!Jattle of ~akewood ·.was doing· being .played . in Berea'/: Then came the more important ._ question ·-;-. just what the .heck was Lake·wood. doi~!k ~till in the game in tqe fourth quarter and threatening to upset the Big ' ;preen Machine? . . ., A crowd of about 6,500 may have asked themselve~ both those questions Saturday night at Baldwin-Wallace's Finnie Stadium :··~they watched Ed's squeak out a 12-7 vic-

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• The p,ass attempt on the conversion try was knocke9 down by. G:igliottL . . ·· ~akewoodJook the kickoff and drove out .•.·.. to. ini?fiehi,. but .again fumb~ed and Ed's quickly rolled in for its l?econd score, this time on .a 2l"yari:l pass from Lavelle to Jeff Kosik, The extra Point attempt failed. . . . Th~ second half ~w both teams move the i, ball but ,fall ~ SCOre; Gigliotti came up with : two key .Interceptions for LIJ)I:ewood whlle Ed's •had ,Interceptions -Jrom Jim Cordlak .and ]Job McManamon (2}, · After' a .McManamon._.·interception.· with 3:22 .to play Ed's ran QUtthe clock.

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·Amazing rookie football forecaster .Jim Gosky the Lakewood Sun Post and' Sun Herald is ing himself as the football expert of the Sun papers, after four weeks standing at 4 2-11' 1 (. after an 11-4 week, Offlce~mate Gary Schwab continues to keep _L'--_n"""--'lll"'--':rru•ll:LllduaSLcwe.•k. Jtor,_ a 40-13-1 id Str·nni1S\Iill<~­ rtswriter N\'!St, · going

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day against Elyria the Rangers is number one on the Lakewood singles player, Kathy Koz, rts. , whp is 4-1 on the year.

Is volleyball squad· Coach Jamie Cure is hopso f9rtunate, ljow- ing the addition of Carol 1e s(ilkers partici- . Nehrenz to _the team this · the Rocky River week will help the Rangers •nal Tournarrl~nt capture their first victory. weekend and were Miss Nehrenz had been inby Fairview, l5-4, eli&ible becatise of a· school Elyria, 15-9, 16',14. transfer.

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To'day, Lakewood visits Midpark and St. :Augustine's is home ~gainst Elyria Catholic. '

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Ed's. ~agles With a;Jifth pla~:e finish in 12:39 with Rich Walsh•eighth in 12:43.

Also f<ir Ed's Colin McMahon w~s 18th, 13:01, Mike ·Carl was 29th, .13:14, and Jim Buckley was 30th, 13:14.

'Pat •! Roach paced · the· Lakewood, harriers, finishhi · lith. Also for. the n<~ngc,I:'·:s, Phil Fedor \Vas Antonin was 64th, . was 68th and

V:9LLEYBALL TOP FIVE ' SOCCER TOP FIVE t.! Breck:svllle (11..0) · 1. North Royalton (Sjo) 2;iFairv1ew (s-;1) 2. St. Ignatius (3-0:-1) 3,! North Olmsted (6-1) 3. North Olmsted (3-2-1) 4.!;olmsted Falls (~2) 4. Rocky River <~i> 5.~ 1 Strongsvll1~ (5-2).

5. Brecksvllle (3-H)

!There are changes in positionsbut no changes, in teams in tlw Sun West Top Fives this week, as St. Ignatius and North .olmsted switch, as d,o Rocky River and Brecksville in the· SOccer Top Five, apd F,airview, with a win over North Olmsted, jumps oyer the Eagles into second place in the Volleybllll Tpp Five. . . · . · ' i!I'here is really no questionthatNorth Royalton, th~ toP-ranked team in the state, is the best in the a~a in soccer this season after edging North Olmsted, 2-o, and drilling Bay; .9-0, for the Bears' f~urth straight shutout. Whether they can stay un~aten after playing St. Ignatius Tuesday ,tl1ey host Brecksville Saturday will tell the B~ars really are that good. . ... • . · ! !Another Top Five soccer matchup will see Rocky Rfver hosting North Olmsted Saturday at 8 p.'m, iin another neighborhood showdown. ·: :Brecksville continued to asserfits doritinance ·in · area volleyball by winning the Rocky River ToUrn~ment, but barely edging Fairview, ·15-13, 13-15, 17;i15, in the process. The Warriors beat North Olmsted to take over second place in the rankings here and first place in the SOuthwestern Confererjce and will face a big test this evening. when they travel to Olmsted Falls. . . ·, · [i'he Bulldogs placed third in the Strongsville To)ll'tlament last Saturday, Midview beating the Mustangs in the finals. ·

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all opens Lew Lynn 'scored the only Purple Panther touchdown on a one•yard run.

This week's schedule has the Wildcats meeting the Purple Panthers· at 9 a.m. and the Bulldog!> and the Gold Rush clashing at 10:15 . a.m. Games are played at Lakewood High 6chool Stadium.

ton for the played a tough nally succumbed Bears, 2-o. Bay. wal$ fortunate, however;: ·victim to theit· powe .jlonents, 9-0. l ·

In other action I~ the Rockets kept ati mark with a 1.0 si over Lake Ridge ·811!

Olmsted defeated ; Detroit Cranbrook t o. Jimmy Becker goal total to nine wi t.allles ag~t Cr2 The Eagles are now the year.

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·An estimated 20,000 foot. ball faris. left UC'sNippert Stadium Saturday night convinced that the pollster out. west who tabbed MoelleJ:?s ·Crusaders No . .1 · team in the .USA .knows· whereof he speaks. . : With Coach. Gerry Faust directing a show of perfection at !field level, assisted ,by Phil .Gigliotti . and .his crew. from upstairs, the good crowd that included n·umet.ous scouts saw Mighty Moe complet~ly manhandle ,the three,time Pennsylvania .·champion, Pitts burgh P.e1,m Bills, .. 30-

The first scoring op_portunity came when Moe· 1 punted to ,Penn Hills .and the ball. was bobbled at ·midfield. Mike. Larkin was · there to recover for Moeller and the Crusadilrs were. on their way;· ·...·•· \ ... ·· . .· . ·· .· .. T?m Lockwo()d found · Dave Thurkjll open at the · 20. and ·.Dave . was · finally , nailedatth~eight after a 41, . · yard pickup. BNoks got the calL and scampered into the end zorie lieforll Maul)ecker converted . for 7-0 first pe'riod lead. ·

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The .Crusaders drove 70 yarps before Ellington swept left end· and waltzed 12 yards to paydirt, with Melink's second PAT boot swellingthe lead to 27-7. lil the fourth period, the ' Crusaders. pul together another drive, but facing a fourth dbwn.and four situation.· at the 27, ·Melink rammed a 37 yard field goal through the uprights for a 30-7 lead. . .• . ,Penn Hills scored again. in the \'Ianing. minutes on anotlu.!r fluke play. Coach t~u>>c rtt~u'inserted all subs and·with afourth·. f()ur at the.12, quarter'

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-lateral arid .. Flynn alertly . scooped/! uy, the ball and hightail~d .it 85 yards ~P trim th( fmal,score. to 3Q. 13. ·.· f .·. ·: · •... I The game wasn't evim as close asl/the 30-J,3 finaliil- . diCates;!tJt was an eas'y · romp dtl,ring w_hichMoell¢r had 24..first down tofivefdr the Pe4nsylvania -champs and rolled over 404 yarcl,s while lithiting the Keystmi'e st11ters ~b 94~. · . : 1! .

Ellin~ton led a 204 ya¥ rilshinlg total (on .5i:t carri!!s)jl by covering lliJ yards hi~ J3Umes'with.tlje pigskin,]! an average of .5J 19 ~-'---'-'---~__.c'"'--~--,..:.·per lug. fullbllck Ma~,k BrooksJ averaged 5:5 wi~h 88 yarcJ:s forl6trips. Li~a adde~ ?5 yardS, Clark 19, Craig· Edmonsop> 24 a~d TimKi~g 12. .. : ......•·. ·.. · !; .•

LockifoodJook t() the air 14; Jim,~s anq co:ril,pleted eight · fpr . 99. yards.·. with Lindho~st completing .both of his)tries.Jor .21 ya'rq~.

'J:'hurkrll. calightc--thr~e passe~ ifor·.· 63 yards, Li:rila hid · t~ree -for .19, Ki~g sna.rediJ two for 21, with Ellmgt~J11.and Bob Schaffer pickin~jofLone •. apiece ~pr ninean;aeightjards:. i ·.· Cleating <the way fin . them were 1Jp-fronters. Jpe Apke, ~{eith Kohorst, Jeff Tanne~, ,Jim . Parchma;h, Dave '])[hurkill, Phil Roa,~h an. d. . B.o. b .. s. c..h. a.ffer a. n. d ' · .Li~~, backs I•. Ellingt()n, Brool!is, Lockwoo(l,. · Lindhdtst, Edmonsim ahd King, jj in the biockipg departiflent. . ·...•. i .· Thejre are a dozi)n :re.·. asoii~ •·.why the IIl.d.ia.'n. s Idr:h b d '[!i · 1'

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·· ··.. · ·. · 1'om Lockwood has in" · .1hedied the startillg quar;er" back positi()i• for Moeller's · Crusaders, ~ontinuillg a :•·traditiori··of. talented ·.field ·~uirshals: Tori. stands 6·2 1.1! · d · · ·· · · · ·· ·· an .. weighs :in at·. 204· pounds. His.debut came Saturday night in .Moeller's 28-13. victor:)' over Pitt· sburgh Penn Hills High, ddeno:ling .. Peit.nsylvania sla!e.champions. · · ·. 1

TD's ~rre scored by PEmp's defense. Penn . rushed 124 times itnd had just 63 yat:ds .. • t.o..·.·.·.s.hoXv :t:·o.. r.tho.se . ·.tri·e···s...Jia.t.,. • .th1s ·.t\~.fense, ... and . of 1!17 :

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.Three. ValleY' Greater Cinci'np.ati League {GCL) ·schoiils will make their 1979 football debUt . this weekend,. with Hoger Bacon hosting· Walnut Hills'

\Ves~erlt .·Pennsylvania· luterscholasiic Corifere.nce champ threcdimes in the l~st fiv.eyears, tantamount to ihc. . state title. In .those fi~e seasons', the, team:has lost jus(lhree times. ·.· .·. · : ·.. The front defensive lirie · . will.b:a~e •griddersweighirig . ·?05, 200, 195, 265, 220 and 245. Penn Hills has a quarterback reputed to be .tops· on .the .recruiting lists· • of most major. football colleges. · ·. . .

Coach · Gerry ·. Faust·· will .. . counter ·.with a . Crusader · :;;quad he feels is perhaps · his best. since Moeller .,.opened. That'~ a pretty high rating when you consider Moeller. has also been Otlio ·state ·champ thre'e times ..

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Allao'and PeteHoffma~.ln~ Giglilotti. is b~f~~~fve side Tineb:lckers are Frank . backfiel~ ~hief. ·- • 11 ····. ·, Sylvester and Hick Naylor Coachmg the soph(lmore and outside· hackers are team are Paul Smith;I)ale /John McDulin;. and •· Mike .·. Freitsch, Mike· ElliottJiand Larkin. Halfbatks will he · Mark Bjelac •arid .tutq,ring An d y F I ad u n g, Tim the freshman team are';!Jeff Williams and' .Bill Jenike Liebert, Ted l:fall~ ]Dave .and safetyman is Mike Hammer,. Kevin. McCor-' mick, J()hn Cianci()loj!and . Suter. .. . .

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1 , Coach .Faust has an- . · .. R~erBaeon ···,·It :. : riounced . sh-ifts in Coach Rich. Fuchs starts•. assignments for his his second season .a.tJthe assistants . .Steve Klonne is · helm of· -Roger ·]3acqn'.s. · in charge of tackles and Spartans and v.eteran.fans. ends on defense; Te(l Bac- · who have watched dloill~' dg-alupo •· handles aildscrimm~gesrepordhat linebackers;Mike Cameron this wilL be. a ··higllly- . coaches ..the. .defensive improved Bacon eleven.!! backs; Fat Orloffhandles · When the·kickoff of!Jthe offensive tackles and ends; Walnut Hills opener sails Jim Higgins is· in charge of downfield, the offen~ive the offensive line· arid Phil ·· starters in the backfield will be quarterback Tiiil Brerinan, .fullback •. . . ·Jeff •jl . "<--'.i.-~---"-'-'·-·1!IL:~

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THE PLAIN DEALER, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1979

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'USually lut three time a weekdur-. never had a player leave here who .• ing the summer although it is not · couldn't get into college becauSe . mandatory. We have .a ballet of grades." · teacher' who comes in once a week :· from January to March to help '"' improve the players' quickness.

Father Lawrence Krusling, who Some of our coaches also conduct ' ·. has served as Moeller's principal · Qexibility drills during the•' for 10 years, •is one of the footbalL, winter." · team's biggest boosters, He sees .

Talented players at Moeller seem the team as a,school unifying force, . .. · to be as numerous as leaves on a w~ich. J~~ .!l!>t !)ee(pro)lloted .··_at .. ·.· , .-·' _ tree; ··Faust·. estimates · there,,are : . the eipense of academics. . · eight players on this year's squad "Moeller is in the top one percent capable of playing for Division I of the state when it comes tO acapowers.·. demics," said Fr. Krusling. Obvi- , Moeller's varsity numbers 76. ously people are going to think of players with an average of 55 seeus. as just a football factory, but ing action each week. No players our college pr'epartory course go both ways and it is traditional compares favorably with anyone's.. for juniors to sit.

"The kids know people are · ·. ' The. Fighting Crusaders' depth always watching Moeller so th~y has . long brought forth cries of · know they must· be on their gooa illegal recruiting. Faust quickly behavior. We. have stressed.that if dismisses those charges as shouts from opponents jealous of Moeller's success.

"No football scholarships' are !' -~. ·- · · · r-P'-- ·~r.~ given out to anybody," said Faust .

"In fact, we don't give out any kind --~ ' ;r(.'"-~·fh;. 'is' donP. in a big way. of financial help. We can't give out Tl ,,, <''•ghting .Cru,_ __ play ;all scholarships because they are ille· their home gaines at the-University .·· gal and if they weren't, I still of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium. wouldn't. · they give people a bad impression, . The team is averaging 15,000 fans "We get all of our kids from our it will only reinforce ourimage as with a high of 23,000.for its 34-7 district, which consists of 12 pa~ a big, jock .. school full of - .victory over cross~town rival Cin"' .··• · ..· .•. rishes. We're the smallest ~hool, .hoodlums." ..• · . . . .. ·.·t. squa. d ·G.erry .F.aust' earlier··· :·.·. the. tstro~es _ci.nnati. Princeton . .· this. year. · iii the Gr~atet qnci~n.a~tLeagJ!e·:• .· ' -&nior balfuack 'Eric Ellingt~nfJialfj)u.tlogefi1er.·ffiiting'li1sn::year-·s-~ .• MoeHer·,·•n;~i~$3:~,oo.o ·from"···~··c.Geograpbwally, Qurcdts_tr:u~.trQ:u_ghly+~~-appearscto._gUde .()n CJ!SJ!iOn of -~!r,. ; tenure as. the team's only coach. footbal~ last year .and 11t ~ay have ,. , , . . ,• . ~epresents. 106,000 people and t~ath _ when he runsl The.5•9,.l80•pouilder' · :• · . . the nation's m!)st 1mpress1ve game · t t' k. t · d · ·'ti · '·t· t th h t t lk mcludes _those w~o h~ve the optl~n .. already runs 4.4 in the 40-yard dash. .., i . T~e ~ow-key Faust talks more . program.'which has 190 pages filled managers, wo IC e managers an , res. auran $' s ops roug o a • bke,Jm msurance agent than a suewith . ads and biographical . infortwo equipment coordinators.

Faust about having his firm pay of sendmg tbetr ktds to public · He is one of• the numerous .black · school. players sprinkled throughout . ! ces~ful coach who has p~oduced a mation. The program also ineludes • • • f?,~· ~ext:vear's ticket printing.

152p-2 record. He. admits h~ has . seven pages of patron listings. }Player~! periodically stick their "There is no reason _for us to · ... Moeller's freshman, junior varsity · turned the team mto a pnvate Moeller has a booster group which Fa~~:~~~~du~~lh!!c b~~~~:ss;~~e~~ h~*ds in:i the office as they dress · recruit because kids know they will and varsity squads. He says football was just one of the reasons he came . frafernity where the players know numbers between 400 and 5oo. . f()r, practice to ask Faust questions .. · get a good education here and that what is expected of them· even be· . ' · · · busy as Hopkins International Air" A. ss. jstan. t:. ~o. a. ches wander in an out to Moeller. ~ecruiters will see ther:n; · the college · f ···' th · t th h 1 · · · · port.

Ori the wall is a picture of an · .. · t f h. t' 1 orE!, · ey come.

Six. of the ·.'.Fighting". Cr.usaders'. old school sign which reads: ~lllf!Ung ;a fllOmen 0 . lS tme.

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Penn State's Joe Paterno was here. · · 0 e sc · 00 . · opportunity to properly prepare : • Mol'e than half of Moeller's 18 coaches flew to Cleveland to scout . ''Nothing irritates some like the .· : ~·very little is left to chance · three times last year trying to re~ myself for college, was just ·as · ' foo(ballcoaches have been involved St. Edward when it pl~yed John F._ success of others.'! · here," said Faust. "We believe in cruit Tony Hunter and Joe Lukens. in i.he program for at least seven Kennedy. · · · :going firsi; c;lass. Our weight room important to me as the· chance to Woody Hayes .used to practically play football," ·said Ellington. "I · · years. Several have turned down Faust plans to fly his varsity her~ Underneath Faust's desk are two . i ~as 16,000\pounds of weights. We're · live 11ere. · would have gone to Cincinnati Wi• for their. game with ,St. Edward. box loads of letters .from college · building an intramural buil~ing heatl !JJ!.g'h school positions and as"Johnny Robinson of .USC · has sistant college jobs; ·Moeller has its own full-time recruiters. They will not be given t~ich thEjl>aseball, track, wrestling · been ·here and so have Dan Devine - throw had I ·not come here and I woul(l not f:lave gotten _the attention to the pla~ers until the season is ~nd tennis teams ~will be able to of Notre Dame and Bear Bryant • · Faust is congenial. But at the · trainer, who doubles .as a coach, there I'm r~ceiving here; · · ·· . same' time, traces of extreme and six doctors who rotate attend• over. . · . us~; Th~r:e also will be racquetball of Alabama. They don~t come here i coQipetitiveness can be detected in ing all of the team's practices and .

The pho~e rings coristahtly, A'. co~rts andl an indoor tra~k.

"Moell~r is more than a football strictly. because we produce •out• ; hiS)'I,roice :when one listens closely. games. The team has its own weight lady from .Arby's calls inquiring '· "Steve J{lonne, Jiln' Higgins and school. It is a place where -people standing player's. The coaches also. !· · ~efers to last year's 9-1 season training coach and even a set of about putting an ad in next year's fl~t. Orlo~r run our year-round know our kids are fundamentally ' care about your entire development." sound)n the classroom. We have w~fch had 17 ·players receiving reserve cheerleaders. There are 18 program. Dick Metcalfe of Frisch's w~il,ght program. The players

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college scholarships as an off year. staff writer ·He says the club had only a couple CiNCINNATI -.Moeller High of super athletes and that the record ' bas corrie to symbolize in scholastic was the result oftreniendous dedi· football Circles what Notre Dame .· cation by the players and a super and Southern California represent coac~ing job by his staff. · in Division I college football - a Faust has made it. an honor to , super. power which has created an wear the blue and gold .of the Fighting Crusaders. He passes .out unbreakable bond with its fans.

The Fighting Crusaders are helmet stickers each Monday for :":rlmked:Jirst~jn.the. nt~tion .. They: " ..·c.Outstanding. p)ays tUf:l!~fl.ip durin~ · are also . rated first in the Ohio the last game. · : .Associated Press Class AAA foot~ "We believe in discipline at i ball poll and will meet fifth-ranked Moeller," said Faust; '~You'll never i St. Edward Saturday at 2:30 p.m. see one of our players playing dirty. i at ·Finn if~ Stadium on the BaldwinThey don't cuss, are clean shaven i Wallace-Campus. and show respect for people. \. Mpeller, national champion in "Every, program can be run like i 1g:7.?"77 iuid state champ in 1975ours. All its takes is the cooperation 76~7·7, barely missed the state · of the parents, school adininistration and·· coaches. Anything worth playoffs::Iast year because it.lost '13·12 tor:eventual state champion doing is. worth doing welL" Cin,chu1ati Princeton during a Football is more than a sport at ' regular~season game. .Moeller, it is a way of life. Fat~st, • .(neutral observer.who has been operates more like Johnny Rotiiil~ ;•,wat,ching Moeller during the· past son of .USC or Tom Landry of ·the 1 •five. yea~s believes this .could b~ Dallas Cowboys than a high school

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DENISON, Texas - Roland Martin bas earned Bass Angler of the .Year honors a half dozen times si.nce the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (BASS) kicked off the pro circuit nine years ago, but a win in the BASS Classic bas escaped · him.

Bobby Murray and Rick Clunn, however, have won half of the previous .eight BASS Classics with two victories each over the year's top 25 anglers. That's because they

say they point for this ,tournament, . Murra'y and Clunn turned d.own which this. year will give away the wagez:. "The proof i~ · Iri!t!le It's a commanding lead, too, .al-. $50,000, wit!) the winner haulillg iri~ ·.·. pudding. We've got. a lot more! at • •· •most six pounds better than $25,000. .stake heJ:e than •just a bet," ~ilid ' 1 's~condcplace . Gary. Klein of· Oro" Horsefeathers, or something to Murray;· trying to repeat as BASS .vllle,.Calif., who turned in five bass · that effect, said Martin; and Classic winner. . that :weighed 10 pounds, 11 ounces.

All three challenged Lake Texo- ·· · Forrest Wood, the. Flippin, Ark., promptly challenged both to a , wimier-take"all wager, puting up a rna yesterday in,· the first oftliree. . president of Ranger Boat,. whose $1,000 check. He earned that check days of competition, and while tliey bass. boats the Classic anglers have by being Bass Angler of the Year, did well, they'll have to do much, been scurrying over Lake Texoma much better to catch Hank Parkers ·in, landed four bass (9;2) to grab ··weighing in more pounds of fish in 1979 on the BASS tournament trail. of Clover, S.C., who weighed .a • !third. Martin, from Broken Arrow His 206 pounds of fish only earned ba]f dozen fish- one less than the Ji iOkla., was fourth (8-10); Clunn'~ him $7;500, though, less than a third allowable limit-.,.. to take the early i: :pair of bass earned him fifth (8.of the Classic prize. lead with 16 pounds; 10 ounces of .~· lO);Paul Elias of Corbin, Ky., was

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Guidry, 18-8, won .for the 12th .. Guidry, who pitched his 15th time in his last 13 decisions despite · complete game in 29 starts, lowered · allowing a two-run homer to. Ron his earned run average to 2.82. He Pruitt in the eighth · inning. He. struck out 10 or more hitters for struck out 11 and walked three. the seventh time this season, giving _ Gamble doubled home two rlins him 197 strikeouts in 233 1-3 in New York's three-run third as ' innings. the Yankees erased 1-0 deficit. , Gamble, obtained by New Cleveland had .scored an unearned in the July 31 trade with Texas · run in the second inning aided by for outfielder Mickey Rivers, has the first of Fred Stanley's three seven hits in,his last 14at bats. He ' · errors at third base. has four homers and nine RBI in After the Yankees. scored in the his last four games and has bit 10

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Aug. 3. , • *' * New_ York went in front tost11y in the third. Stanley singled with Allumber of specialfeatures will one out and moved to second on a g·reet baseball fans attending the two-out single by Bobby Murcer. ;Indians' final three games of the Willie R~ndolph then singled home i ~aseball season tomorrow night Stanley; and Gamble' doublE!d ·to :t~1rough Sunday against American :IJeague East champion Baltimore. drive in Murcer and Randolph, the fourth, the Yankees inFireworks will follow tomorrow creased their lead to 4-1 on a lead~ night's 7:35 series opener. Senior off single by Jim Spencer, a one- citizens can purchase $3' general out single by Damaso Garcia cind adiY!ission tickets for only $1 for a t'N()"()Utinf~eld hit by Guldeh:tliijtt :::i 1 ~~tur~ay's 2:05 game.. . .. ·:score~ Spencer. . . . ., .··· :<' .- . · .;[j!:T;~very fan attending .Sunday's . Guidry held the Indians to f~tir ·· : A-ppreciation Day game at 2:05 will .hits until two out in the eighth when .· ,t~~eive color laminated picture Cliff Johnson doubled and Pruitt !of the 1979 Indians. Lucky ticket . hit his second homer of the season. ih~lders also will be eligible for Gary Al~imder followed with his· · .n?any raffled gifts, including a 1980 third single of the game, but Grtldcy :~eep and a trip to Florida.

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ATLANTA -.· . Knuckleballer Phil Ni¢kro · drove, in four runs and earned his 20th victory as the Atlanta Braves dealt another blow to the Houston Astros' pennant hopes, with a 9~4 victo· Orioles.•l3,.Tigers . 2 · ry last night. · · .

BALTIMORE - Eddie Murray, Benny The Astros thus dropped 2¥2 games behind Ayala· .and Doug DeCinces· smashed home runs Cincinnati in. the National League West.. The Reds· defeated San Diego 4-3 and·reduced their 11nd Lee May hit two doubles, leading the Balti· more Orioles to a 13-2 victory over the Detroit "magic number" for. clinching the title to two. :rigers. , · . · c · . .. . .. • " ·· Niekro bel.ted a two-run doubl~ off his brother, J()e, 20-11, to .open the scoring in the ,.. The Orioles, champions of the American f.~gue ~ast, blasted four Detroit pitchers for second inning as he and Joe became the first p hlts on the way to their lOlst victory of the brothers in National League, history to record season. · 20-victories in the same season. · The triumph was No.l,100 in Earl Weaver's Atlanta's Phil Niekro, 20-20, also became 12-year career as Baltimore's manager. · · the first NL hurler in 74 years to win 20 and lose 20 in the, same year. Wilbur Wood of'' the A crowd of :17,205 witnessed the game at Chicago White Sox ·posted·. a.· 24-20 record in the Memorial Stadium; sWelling -tbe.~Oriole attend·American League in 1973. ance to a record i,680,561 for 72 dates. The previous tie was l,203,366in 1966..

Phil Niekro also had a two,run single in. the fifth inning when the Braves. built .their led to 71. .

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BOSTON - Slugger Jim Rice became the 17th player in major league history to collect CINCINNATI - Dave Co11ins' RBI single 200 hits three years in a· row with a run-scoring capped a two-run rally in .the eighth inning to single , helping the Boston Red Sox to a 6-4 . . boost the Cincinnati Reds to .a 4-3 victory over .the San Diego Padres. · ·· · -· victory over t!te Toronto Blue Jays, . .Rice, the most valuable player in the The victory, coupled with H~nstoil's 9-4 Ioss American League in 1978, singled .home Bosat Atlanta, improved Cincinnati's lead over the ton's second run .a in a four-run first inning as Astros to 21Jz games in the . Nationa] League · West. Cincinnati's "magic number" for clinchthe Red Sox shelled Toronto starter ·Balor Moore, 5-7. Boston added two runs off Jesse ing the division was cut to two. . .

Jefferson in the second before being blanked on . . Collins' .single ·came after doubles .·by· Ray two hits the rest of the way, . .

Knight and Heity Cruz had tied the game, off Boston's Fred Lynn bad a pair of doubles, loser Randy Jones, 11-12. · nis 41st and 42nd of the season, in raising his Tom .Seaver, 16-6, pitched eight innings· for the victory, before leaving the game for a batting average to .337 and his slugging percentage to .639, both tops in the AL. . .· . . pinch-bitter. Tom Hume finished for Cincinati to A crowd of 18,010 turned out for the game; earn his 17th save. pushing Boston's home ,attendance to a record Dave Winfield and Gene Richards had hit 2,332,261.

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Dave Chabot .......... ..

Mike McKeever .... .

ChipCade .............. .

Rob Zelnner •............

RichcBelersdorfer ....... .

John Shelton ........... ..

Mike !"lamm ......•.. ·.•. , Matt Murphy. . .. . .. ..

Rick Betsch ............ .

John Spade ............. .

Mark Schmutte . . . . . .

Dan Sillies .............. .

Jeff Blust. ........ : .... .

Greg Puthoff . . . . . ..... .

Paul Nuckols .......... ..

Jerry Keller ........... ..

Tom Ooerger........... .

Andy Piller ............ .

Dennis Dinkelacker ..... .

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TomMiles ............. .

Jeff Borman ........... .

Paul Borger........... .

Greg Hoffman .•...•.....

Perry Hasselbeck•.......

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Matt Cobb and Ken Janzen, and split end Paul Benjamin. Both guards-Mark Bridges and. Charlie Barnes-return to anchor the offensive line. .

The 'defense, which allowed 158 points last year, will be stronger with starters Ron Hausfeld at middle guard, linebacker Mike Singleton and defensive back Bob Egbers returning to direct a fine junior class. Defensive backs' John Keirn and Mark Brickweg and linebacker Dan Allison lend considerable ex~ perience lJ.S well.

"We have better team speed and, maybe, a little better depth this season-espcially at the critical positions," Fuchs noted\ /

Elder. coach Ray Bachus figures his football team won't finish much higher than fourth in the Greater Cincii:mati League, but most likely that's a smoke screen.·Everyone else in th.e city predicts the Panthers will be the third best club in town. . The loss of running back Jeff Ventre (763 yards) through gradua- · tion will hurt Elder offensively. But ole pessimist E!achus is an outstanding coach and has often been able to pull rabbits out of a hat. . Whatever he is, he's a. heck of a ROGER BACON STAFF: Head coach R1ch Fuchs; assistants coach. In four seasons at Elder, BaGus Dooros, Kevin Huxel, Bruce Redd, Tom Roebel, Bob Star· . chus has been named GCL coach of key, Fred CoQper, Dan Starkey, Mike Krzynowek. the year twice and has compiled a ROGER BACON ROSTER \ SE Name Pos. Ht. 30-10 record. ,.

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E "We'll have a balanced running 5-9 E James Campbell ........ . and passing attack and a quick, 5-11 E Jeff Hester............ .. agressive defense,'' Bachus says of 171/J'o E 5-10 V'A ' .11 Scoff Koehler .......... ..

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6-1 E this season, "but right now, we're E 6-3 Ken Niehoff ........... .. pretty inexperienced and untested." Most any other team in the nation T 6·2 that graduates 28 seniors from a 9-1 Jerrycampbell ........ .. ~- ELDER STAFF: Head coach Ray BachUSi assistants John T 6-2 team would almost have to be conMike Dean -· .. · .. · .. .. ' Owens, Tom Bushman Joe Menkhaus.

Tom Harris., •.. : . •.... , 6-1 T T fronted with a "rebuilding" season.

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6-1 ELDER ROSTER 5-11 T But Moeller isn't any other team in Dave Melton .......... ..

Yr. Pos. · Ht. Wt. Name T 6-2 the nation. _. steve Stoll........ " ... ..

QB 6-1 12 172 Steve Humbert ....•• 6-0 G ·ng to one national CharlieBarnes .......... .

QB 5-9 12 180 Brian Monk •.•.•.•••....

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5-9 G QB S-9 10 ISO tim Bleh .....•....... , ...

5-11 G preseason poll, coach Gerry Faust's Bill Cummings ......... ..

11 FB 6-D 178 Chris Geiser ....•••••.••• 5-10 G Crusaders are the team in the naoanKoenig ............ ..

10 FB 6-D 185 Steve Mazza:., .•....... r c 5-11 5-11 TB 175 11 tiori. Numero Uno. Moeller returns Ken Bushelman ........ ..

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6-2 c TB 172 12 ~_. Joe DePaoli. .••.....•.•.

5·10 10 of 22 starters from last years TimBrennan .. ."....... .. 'QB 6-4 12 192 ··Dan Haley ............... WB 5-11 6-2 .

FB 1 Mike Honold ........•.•.. WB 5-10 -Tom Sorter ............ .

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11 c 6-2 186 Chuck Glandorf .•...•.•.. , Ken Janzen ...••••..••...

HB· 5-9 171 12 Ben Stamler. .•.....•.... C-G 5-9 Senior quarterback Tom L oc k Jef!Oakley ........... ..

5-3 HB 10 ·G 6-D 208 Matt Cupito .........•.•.

HB 5-8 wood, 6-1, 200 pounds, rates as o;ne of Greg Phillips ............ .

6-2 183 11 G Dave Grote •••..•.•..••• 5-10 LB the best in the city. Faust. touts his DanAIIison ............ ..

6-1 188 10 G Joe Trishler .............

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5~8 LB 5-10 T 218 ' ' 12 Barry Davis •.•....•...•. best group ever and that takes in a ' · Mike singleton •....•..... LB 5-10 12 TE 6-1 191 Dave Kenkel/ ...........

DHB 5·11 lot of major college territory..

N\ark Asoach .......... .

12 SE 6-3 186 Steve Jameson..•.•.•.•• 11 The rushers include seniors Joe BobEgbers ........... .. DHB 5-10 6-3 186 LB Paul Mullen ..... ,........

6-(1 h John Fricke ............ .

DHB 12 LB 6-D 183 Paul Vollman.:.........• Lima, a 5-9, 175-pounder IN o runs JohnKe1m ............. . DHB 5-11 5-10 12 E 181 Dave Gindllng .•.•.......

DHB 5-s the 40 In 4.7, 5-9, 180-pound Eric EllMlkeMenchen ........ ..

5-10 E 153 12 Frank O'Toole .........•. ington, a 4.4 40-yard man, ~tnd Craig . Jim O'Brien ............• DHB 5·11 12.

6-D 182 Tom Niehaus ....•.....•• E 6-0 DHB 12 T 218 Tim hisch .....•.. : . ....• 6-~ Edmonson, a 5-9, 185-pounder who - Mark Brickweg. · • · .. • ·- · 12 Ben Alwell. . : . ........... MG 6-0 - 1B1 turns the 40 in 4.5.

Fullback will be 5-11 212 12 T Mike Westerfield ..•.•.•.

Mark Brooks, a 6-3, 225-pound jun6-2 210 11 T Dan Murphy ............

5-9 12 MG 183 Dave Reder .•........••• ior with a 4.6 time. , · 174 12 HB 6-3 Ed McCall •....•...•.....

Other returning starters include: According to St. Xavier coach Steve ISS 11 s 6-D Ron Moulden............ co-captain Keith Kohorst, a 6-1,21512 Rasso, the Bombers will be one of 169 HB 5-10 Rob Moehring ........••• 11 6-o 172 s DanWal! •.•...••........ pound guard, 6-0, 190-pound tight those shifty little teams that can 11 LB 6-0 182 Jeff Gramke ..........\. end Phil Roach, linebackers Frank issue fits to the big brutes on occa·10 T 6-1 185 JimMark ....••..•.••...

Sylvester (5-10, 180), co-captain Rick sion. The Bombers lack size, but· 12 SE 6-o 183 AI Renzenbrink .•.•......

Naylor (6-4, 210), ·and Mil•e Larkin they don't lack speed or spunk.

(6-2, 200). .

"Our strengh is our overall speed MOEl;.LER STAFF: Head coach Gerry Faust; assistants'Phll and quickness, especially defensiveGigliotti, Ted Bucigalupo, Mike Cameron. ly,'' Rasso said. "And we've g'ot MOELLER ROSTER The case of last.year's LaSalle team· Name tremendous spirit and enthusiasm Wt. Yr. 'Pos. Ht. is testimony to• the toughness of the Tom Allan............... DT 6-3 231 12 and a lot of good s'enior leadership.~~ · 12 197 Greater Cincinnati League. Al- Steve Brown .1.. . • • • • • • . • DT 6-5 Sizewise, St. X· is only average, .

220 12 though the Lancers were only 2-3 in Mike Cisneros . • • • • • . • • . • DT 6-D ·and the team lacks experience at~ 12 197 6-5 Hoffman. . . . . . • . • . .

DT the conference, they eased through Pete several positions. There's only one 12 220 Mike Cisneros. . . . . . • . • . • DT 6-D 12 196 their non~conference schedule to Pete Hoffman. .. • . • . • . . . . DT 6-D returning starter on offense and 12 235 Mike Jagoditz. . . . • . . . . . .

DT 6-D none on the defensive line. Still, finish 7-3. · 12 180 John Gillen..............

DE 6-3 And there's no break in sight. Jerry Kyne •...••.•...... cDE 6-3 Rasso thinks there's enough talent 12 197 Elder's supposed to be tough as ever. John Meyer ......•...... DE 6-1 12 185 for third place in the GCL behind 197 12 St. ~avier and Roger Bacon will Steve Willis •••.••••••.•.• DE 6-2 Moeller and Elder. ·Rasso also peg12 175 5-11 DE Tom Worrall .....•...... both field strong teams. And Moell- Tony DeSalvo .......•.•. LB 6-11 ' 207 ged his team for fourth overall in 12 the city. · · er? Don't ask.

12 190 6-1 LB Pat Hunt .•.......•.•....

12 190 This season, though, the Lancers Dan Mahoney .......... . LB 6-D 205 figure to compete well In the league John McDulin.•..••...... LB 6-D 210 6-4 LB Rick Naylor .....•...•... of giants. After Moeller and Elder, Frank 185 5-10 LB Sylvester .....•...

LaSalle coach Jim Nienaber picked Andy Fladung .• , ....... . DB 6-D 170 175 a three-way tie for third between 'DougHall .............. . DB 6-o 177 6-1 'Rog'er Bacon, St. Xavier and his Greg Schubem •.•••.•... DB 186 DB 6-3 Mike Suter •.....•.•...•. team. ' 199 DB 6-1 TimWi!liams ...........• 201 Nienaber's downfall is lack-of ex6-5 I JoeApke .•.•.'., •....•• _.

217 6--2 1, perience but he says there's plenty Dave Thurklll •...••.•..... , 6-oi lBO Bob Schaffer •. _•.••.•.•.• ~' of talent at the· skill posi_tiQns:_·_Re- "· Phil 2oo Roach .•...•.•.......

6-1 ! turrling- fullback C.hris s·rriith Keith Koharst ....•.....• 205 6-1 210 6-4 should grind out some big yardage TimRupard..•••.•.•.•.• 197 6-D MikeGreve ............. · and.· there's a three-way battle at 207 6-D Mark Nichols: ....•••...• the quarterback spot.

197 6-o Jim Buehler, ....•.•.•.... , 230 T.he key, Nienaber says, should Jeff Tanner ............ .

6-3 245 5-11 Jim Parcham ........... . be the performance of his relatively Matt Kinseiia ........... .

215 6-1 Scott Miles ............ ..

John Linz••.•..•.•.•.•... inexperienced juniors.

185 5-9· Eric Ellington .......••...

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Tortore!la, Ken Barlag, Jerry Green.

LASA~~E ROSTER HI. 6-2 5-7 5-10 5-9 5-11

Name Marty'~ueve.;

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Dan Shields.......•...•.• Brian felinda •.•..••..•.• Ray Phillips •........•....

John O'Connor .......... .

Blake Telinda ........... .

Mike Walton ........... .

Tom LaRosa ...••••••••.

Jim Thompson.......... .

Dave Ginn •.•...••..••.•.

Chris Smith ............. .

MarkBella......•.•.....

TomBrown ...•.•...•.••

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Craig Edmonson •.•...•..

Joe Lima.· ............. .. ~ Tom Lockwood .•••.•..•.

Bill Jenike.....•..........

Matt Uecker ......•...••

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After a disappointing 4- 6 mark last season, Roger Bacon's second-year head coach Rich Fuchs believes, "improvement on last y~ar's record is quite possible."

The Spartans, who Hnished 2-3 in the tough Greater Cincinnati League, return nine starters and 17 lettermen, including starting quarterback Tim Brennan. halfbacks 1

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Graduation was a veritable inferno for the Aiken Falcons. It cleaned almost the whole house out. Only four of the 22 starters return to the team that was edged out for the Public -League crown by Western Hills last year.

Still, coach John Young can grin at. least feebly while the house burns down. According to him, the Inexperience will give way to talent.

In the backfield, that talent is the most basic kind. Fullback Rob Lawrence and tailback David Harris (4.55 \n the 40).can run past people.

Other strong points include good . defensive backs and a quick, agile .defensive lin'e. Undaunted by the lack of familiar faces, Young predicts a league championship for his Falcons.

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admits Williams. "This school hasn't won a game in two years and it .' has to realize its capabilit-ies. We , need more discipline. But I don't think we're a doormat anymore.· This is going to be a team to be pro~dof."

The weakness is numbers and· the strength is a feisty defensive unit led by linebackers Doug Urshy, Tim Clark and Tony Hill, all returning starters.

TAFT ROSTER Name Stanford RJss ..........• Sylvester Turner ...•.•..

Marvin Sawyer •.•.....•• David Sparks ..•.•.. # . . . .

Allan Talbert ...•.•.•.•.• TimRoper ..............

Charles Struckland ....•. ·.

Ken Rogers ............. ;TimOark...............

Wallace Tate ............

Tyrone J'anks ......•.••• DougUshry ........•....

Mark Coleman .•.•.•.•..

Tim Daniels ....•.•.•....

Bobby Gray .............

De~ter Isham ••••••••••.• Fulton Godfrey.•...•....

Dwaymon warren .......• Jessie Davis .. : ..........

Ken Willingham .......•..

Andrew Nelson.••..•••..

Brian Spears ............

David Coston ..•....•....

Kevin Williams .••••.•.•.• Victor Watts .... , .......

Randy Beamon.•.•...•..

Dwayne Burch ••. ~ .••••• Ronald Herley.........•.

Ted Bailey •..•••••.•....

Tony Hill .....•.•. >•••••• Donald Gordon ..........

Maurice OWens •••.••...

Sam Jackson ............

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,, . While some coach!ls hedg,e OIJii preseason pree!lctions, . first-yeanr Eagle coach John Campbell knows.. exactly what his boys will do:r They'll win four to five games, he' says, and they'll finish fifth in the Public League. ; : ' But that doesn't sound so bad when you consider they won one Kirk LudWig .......•..... last year for a sixth-place finish.

JackLuhrman .•.•.....•.

"We lack depth and we lack ex-· Tony Mazza ............ . · Steve McCafferty ...... . perience and the players ha;ve to Jay Middendorf ........ . learn a new system," says Campbell, M1ke Moellering ..•....... "but they've got a great attitude and Chlp'Murphy .......... .. we've got some excellent players."

Dennis Noonan..... . . . .

"We feel if :we're gonna do it, we're M1ke Odioso........•.. , • Campbell, no·stranger to Cincingonna do it this year,"·says Hughes Jim Paquette .......... .. football, coached Woodward to Gerry Reilly... . . . . . ... .' coach Bobby Kelly about his Big nati DHB 12 Public League titles.

Frank Riegler ..•....•...

Red. The :difference, according to DHB Mike Rusconi ..

WALNUT HILLS STAFF: Head coach John E. Campbell; asFB Kelly, is attitude and an offensive sistants Walter Allen, Royce Starks, S1u Shestlna. ' Rick Sampson .......... . DHB DE 6-1 DT line.

Joe Sander ••.....•....•.

WALNUT HILLS ROSTER MG 5-10 QB Craig Schaeffer ..•. .1 ••••• _ The attitude problem has yielded Name ..

Pos. Ht. Yr. WI. LB 5-11 Dave Simpsori . ~ ........ .

DT 6-2 DonAberlln ............ .

E 163 10 to good senior leadership; the line LB 6-o Joe Tillar ....... , ....... .

HB 161 11 T 5-11 problem to experience. So K(!lly is Ron Burton ............. . E 5·9 John Trauth .....•.....-•. 'DE 6,2 E Brad Frobes ........... ..

175 11 T 6-2 TomUhl .. ,, ......... . prepared to stick the old neck right Jerry Hurst ............ . E 6·3 c 218 11' E 6-1 Geoff VanFiandern ..... .

5-11 Don O'Kura., .......... . out there. He's picking his team to E 151 10 RB 5·9.

Greg Vehr ............. .

10 163 RB 5-8 win the Public League. Strong · Jason Stangel.. 1••••••••• E 6-2 FafWIIson .. ·.......... ..

10' 6-1 Don caldwell ..........•..

T 183 words after ·a fifth-place finish last Mike Carr.............. . T 6-3 193 10 :year.

6-3 T T~mCieary •••.••••.•••.

12 200 12 198 Kelly has this to look forward •to: David Krebs •............ T. 6-1 JlmRyan ..••••••.•.•.•• T 6-2 6-l Greg Stekes ........... ..

T 194 n a big, quick defense and a: fleet full~ QB 5-6 Denny Gates ........... .

5-9 T Jon York ..••••.•.•..... , 10 173 .house backfield to ·run behind an Tom Markesbery......•.

HB 5-8 5-10~ Andy Rieck .......... ., ..

1,2 The Woodward Bulldogs will probG 191 Chip Amann •.• , ........ .

FB 5-9 offensive line now playing Its third Daren Rieck ............ .

G 5-9 lo ably have to depend on a three-man 162 · Sandy Pauly,. .•....... _.. c 5-8 153 10 year together. The guy to watch will Randy Routt............ . G 5-9 rushing attack of Jamel Croley, HB 5-4 Chris Carletti ......•.•...

6-2 Robert SeUers .•.........

G 215 be running back Russell Cooper, Charles Teller ••.•.•.• : •• G 6-o :~ Johnny Bush and Preston: Jones.

Marc Fragge ........... .

E S-9 163 Mark Van Wahlde ...... :.

WB 6-D who was ineligible last year until 12 Not that Woodward lacks a quarter5-10 John Gipperer .......... .

G 165 Bill Dance ••...••.••..•..

G 5·11 153 the Big Red's final game. In that Andy Brown: .•. : ..•..... c 5-11 lo back. It has a quite adept one, thank c 5-10 Rodney Matthews.•.•••• 202 12 contest, Cooper carried 25 times for you, in junior Daryl Boston. But; John Nelson .•.....•..... c 6-0 178 '195 yards. · · ' :: alas, there's no one to catch the ball: Chris Thorman •.••••••.• c 5-10 183 "We'll be mostly a running team QB 6-o GyanJha ......,........ .

12 ·• "I'd have to say Daryl is one of 175 ..

QB 6-1 JoeWalsh •............•.

175 12 the better quarterbacks in town," and we have the horses to do it,'' QB 5-B DuerkGinn ..•.•.•.•.•••.

157 Kelly said, "but we'll be able to do a :~ coach Tom Sharp said. "He really Bobby AndreWs ....• , ...

5-11 HB 165 little passing, too."

11 has an arm and he's accurate, but -Bernie Ausdenmore •.....

HB 6-1 177 Kevin Henderson ....•• , .

HB 5-11 163 11 we just'don't have any receivers."

An independent during its first two HUGHES STAFIF: Head coach Bobby Kelly; assistants 1 HB 5-10 Mark Johnson .......... .

157 12 ' Woodward's football traditiOn, football years, the Landmark Chris- David Gries, W<i1ter Barnes.

HB 6-3 RayWallace .•.•.•.•.•••• 181 HUGHES ROSTI!!R :~ though, won't suffer too badly. The tian is now part of the newly-formGlen Demar . : .......... .

FB 5-8 159 wt.

Ht. Yr. FB Clayton Nee!. •.•.•.•.....

5·9 175 12 Bulldogs have a quick, experienced ed Miami Valley Conference. That, 6-1 11 175 ' 5-7 FB Jeff Pressman ••.•••.•..

149 '0 defense led by Oliver Cephas and say::; coach Murray Grace, is a plus 160 5·9 12 5-11 Ayab Spencer.......... . 'FB 171 12 · 10 Mike Brown, two of the quickest· 5-8 170 12 even before the season starts.

5-7 Jung Ki Park ........... .

HB 146 6-3 195 12 tackles in the area. The defensive "Having a league will be benefi11 195 6-o ' drawbacks are a lack of depth and a cial for us," Grace said. "Our 159 12 6·1 young secondary.

6-3 225 11 weakQ.ess is on 1 y having eight 12 165 s-a Sharp predicts a second-place games. It's difficult to find 10 Class 6-1 193 12 finish in the PHL behind Aiken.

A teams in our area. But hopefully," 6-3.

230 12 West High enjoyed its best season ·in Last year, the Bullodogs were third the league will soon cure that prob6-4 170 12 20 :years last fall, taking tlle Public 5-8 150 12 in the league with a 6-3-1 overall lem."

170 12 5·11 High Leagul'! with an 8-1-1 record . record.

Landmark, after a 2-7 finish last 6-D 12 '168 The Mustangs did it with one of the WOODWARD STAFF: Head coach Tom Sharp; assistants · · year, sports a solid quarterback5·9 11 ~~67 best defenses in the city, giving up Roger Perdrix, Jim Routt.

157 '11 5-8 tight end combination of seniors WOODWARD ROSTER only 34 points.· 12 200 6-0. . Doug Schneller and Tom Schreiber.

Wt. POs. HI. 160 5·9 10 Name But' much of that defense is gone But the Golden Eagles lose receiver 160 Rodney Adkins .....•.... HB-E 5-ll 6-1 155 12 '· now, and maybe that's wh:y West ISO HB 5-10 · Randy Youst, who was fifth in scorJerry Armstead ..••• , ••• 6-2 170 10 High coach Pat O'Brien is predict,200 ,G 6-D 6-1 175 10 Brooks Booker ......... : ing and second in receptions in the ISO QB 6-3 180 12 . ing a fourth-place PHL finish this Daryl Boston........... .

6-o city last year. ' . lBO QB 6-o 5-li 160 10 Bruce Brown ........... . 'season. .

LANDMARK CHRISTIAN STAFF: Head coach ·Murray 205 6-1 E 175 12 .•..•........

6·2 The 1979 Mustangs return only MikeBrown W. Grace; assistants Bill Dykes, Larry Kilgore.

170 5-11 HB 150 12 Ehling Burroughs ... : ... : one defen.sive lineman, one Johnny Bush..• , ....... : . HB 5-10 170 '12 235 LANOMARK CHRISTIAN ROSTER ' 165 171 12 linebacker and one member of their Bryan Byrd ......... _.. . HB 5-11 Name Pos. Ht. 175 E-C 5-10 Oliver Cephas .......•••• 175 10 Doug Schneller .. .. .. .. ..

QB 5·11 secondary. The experienced second~ Eddie 280 5-10 T Cook., ........... .

180 12 Mike Templin... . . • . • . • .

QB 6-Q ary man, Roger Mcintyre, will also 180 5-10 c 225 11 Nate Cook .............. .

Mike Yeazel.. ....... .'.. .

FL 5-1 170 160 11 double as the Mustang quarterback. Jamel Croley ........... . HB 5-9· Tom Schreiber ..•••.•.• , TE 6·0 .

5-10 175 163 12 Brian Wilson ........... ~.

TE 6-3 Other offensive keys should b,e Todd Davis ............. . E 5-9 175 170 10 .............. .

G Ron Jeffers •....•••.• 1.•.

SE 6·2 all-PHL center Kirk Doebrich antl GlennGud 170 5-9 E 175 . ..•.•.••••...• John He\us 12 Guy Randall.. . .. .. .. .. ..

SE , 5-10 tight end Ty Fuller·. ' BenHill ..............•.. FB 5-10 I 180 205 10 Mitch Morgan .... :. . . . . .

SE 5·10 ISO "Although graduation really cut Philip Hunter ..•..•••...• G 6-o Chuck Schneller. • . . . . . . • .

C 5-11 205 6-2 T Hollingsworth .•....

Roger Osborne..........

C S-7 . deeply into our roster," O'Brien saicl, Chris 175 6-o Jeff Horton .... ,........ .

E John Adams. . . . . . . . . . . . .

T 5·10 "the enthusiasm is high and we're Darryl Levingston ..••••• E 5-11 180 Mike Cunningham. . • . . • . • T 5-10 185 6-1 T looking forward to another good Kevin McCracken ...... .

Dave Stockman . . . . . . . . .

T 5-10 160 S-9 Mitchell ..•.•..

HB Roosevelt Rick Leach .... _..........

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160 HB 5-9 Preston Jqnes .. , •...••••

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Cincinnati

Wendell Morris .•.....•..

Mike Northrup ......•.•.

Brad Reisenfeld .••••..•.

Terry Wilson............

C(Juntry Day

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Summit Country Day·

Last· season as an independent, Cin-. cinnati Country Day was 8-0-1, but this' year, thi:n,gs will be different.

The quality of the team won't change, but everything else will.

The Miami Valley Conference is so F,irst, the Indians have a new new it isn't even wet behind the ears coach, Jim Massa. Second, they're in yet, but Summit Country Day's Sila newly-formed league, the Miami ver Knights are thinking league Valley. Third, they'll have a lot of title. nevlplayers as 12 graduated. · The league-compospd of SumBut Massa thinks· the new-look mit, New Miami, Yellow Springs, Indi'ans will look the same In the Country Day and Landmark Chris-. win~loss column. "Our feeling is tian-will compete for championthat. with the type of offense we run ships in football, baseball and softand the kind of defense we play," he ball, this season wl th additional said, "it's a matter of new faces fillsports being added next season. ing In and we'll go from there."

The Silver Knights return a solid The Indians have several experiveteran team with depth, despite its .. enced lettermen in addition to the 26-man roster. Summit boasts ;_new faces, including quarterback t.hree-year' starters in co-captains 'Da.ve Miller and fullback Barry Glenn Markesbery, a 6-0, 205-pound Cromer. On defense, if they can · fUllback, center Mike Phillips, tackcome close to last year's performle Tim Mitchusson and Perry Powance, they'll be In good shape. They ell, a halfback. Powell was the only gave up 32 points all season. team's leading rusher and ,pass receiver last year,. gaining 572 yards in 116 carries for coach Farrell Ackley's CINCINNATI COUNTRY DAY STAFF: Head coach Jim squad. . ~ Mass_a; assistants Carl A. (Tony) Strauss, Jr,, Bob Walsh Two-year starters John Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. McJoynt, a 6-1, 170-pound end: and HB 5-10 Scott f\b~ott •..••••..••• ISO 11 Tony Anaya, ............

G 5-10 145 10 quarterback Chip Klosterman en· Dave Allgeier .....•...•.• C·E 5-11 10 155 hance the small squad's Vine~ Allgeier •.•.....•. ,, 5-10 G 140 9 · experience.

T 6-1 Dav~ Briggs ............ , 175 9 Cooper Burchenal •..•.•.• Dave Callard .........•.• Fred Carey ..........•..

Jim ~hantllas •.•....•.••• Stu <;:hantilas ...•........

Matt Cocks ..•.... , •....

Barry: Cromer ........•..• Alex-Duarte .............

Blll~vans ............... . Jim freiberg ...•........

Abner Genecee .....•....

Rich Goodman .. ~ ..••.... _ Gary Haydock........... . Andy Head .........•.... , JebHead ...............

Bret1 Hollon ............. .,Phil Hughes ..•...•.•...• Jus til'\ Johnson ........•..

Tom Kite ......•.........

Gratiam Krause •••...••• Mik~ Leonard...........

DaveMIIIer •.••• ·.........

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SUMMIT COUNTRY DAY ROSTER 9 Name Pos. Ht. 12 'Tonylles ................ WB S-11 11 Drew Gates........... ..

HB 5-10 12 Jim Remke.......... . . . • TE 6-l 9 Dan McSwain.. .. • .. .. . ..

G s-$ 10 John Me Joynt...........

E 6~ 1 9 Glenn Markesbery. . . . . . • FB 6-d II Tim Kaelin ..... , .. .. .. ..

E 5-7 10 Mike Phillips.. .. . .. .. .. • c 6-,.

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QB 6Jl 12 Tim Mitchussan. . . . . . . . .

T 6-0 11 Rick Gaukel.............

E s- iO 10 Bob Marlowe. . • . • . . . . . . . FB-LB 5--8 9 Dan Bridenbaugh ....... _ G s-6 12 Tim Tahy.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .

G 5-~ 11 Gregg Runge.... . .. . . ..

E 5-7 9 HB 5-B 12 '":..John Porter... . . . . . . . . . .

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Greg Humphries.........

T Jay Heimbold ............ 1 G Jack Yeazel..............

G Jeff Schreiber...........

G Rex Petry. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

G Robert Harlow • . . . . . . . • .

G Deron Prewitt ........... : G Kevin Maines... _. _. . . . . .

G Lenny Petry............

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HB Mike Bell....... .. .. . .. ..

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Phil Ramstetter .........

Tl"ilDuncan ..•.•.•..••..

Rob Yamaguchi ..... : ...

Dennis Jones ............

Tim Sullivan.......•.....

Marty Kietey ............

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Andre Scott. ...• ~ ...••..

FB Anthony Sheffield .•.•.... ' E Eric Smith ............. .

G T Levie Srhith..•.•.•••....

G Eric Walker, .......... ..

Anthony Watson ......•..

E E Derrick Welton ...•••....

T Kevin Mani$Jan ..... : . .. .

Terry Steele ........... .

G .G, Ricky Warner .......... .

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5-10 DaveBudig .•.••.••..•.•• Kevin Egan .• , ••••. , .•••• si:C 6-D Chris Gruber ........... . s1;: 6·1 6-2 Terry Healey .......... ..

51~ 6-2 Gary Kohls .• , .••..••. , •.

SE Colby Richart ........... . WR 5-8 5-8 Matt Bahnfelh.......... . c RlckGiesel. ............ . c 5-11 Mitch Goldberg .•..•..... c 5-H . Les Mendes •..•.•.•...•. c 5·9 c; 5·11 Mike Blotter ..... ,.,.... . c; 6-0 Pierre Collet ............ .

6-D Jeff Ertel. ............. .

G c; 6·1 Tim Gardner ........... .

6·1 Kip Kerr ..... : ......•...

G Brad Scharfenberger .... ' 0 -·5-7 5-9 Steve Sweeney .•• , ..... .

G 6-1 Doug Ulmer .....•...•...

G 6-0 Craig Carmen ••.•.•••••• T 5-11 Jeff ClEndening ..•...•.•.

T 6-2 Pete Holterhoff ....•.....

T 6-0 Scott Lanigan •....•••..• T Fred Lohrum ..... : '.... ~. ' T 6-1 6-1 Chris McDaniel. .•...... :'" T Scott Edwards ......... .

TE 6-4 Joe Groene ...... o,. . . . . . .

TE 6-0 Chris Hillberg ..........•. TE 6-2 · Rex OVerstreet ..• ,. •.•.•. TE 6-4

12 11 11 10 12 11 11 12

Chris Bowman...........

QB QB Keith Heffner ...•.•.•••.· FB Scott Na1icchloni. . • . . . . . . FB Ken Fields. . . . • . . . • . . . . . .

TB Tom Shaffer ........... 1 TB Jamie O!bering. • . . • • . . • .

WR Mike SeWelL............

WR Dave Bodnar, • . • . • • . • . . .

WR Vince LoviOs. . . • . . . . . . . .

WR Lou Flores. • . • . . . . • . • . . .

WR Scott.The!en ............ , E Jim Thompson. . • . . . . . . • .

E Brian Campbell..........

T BobKeyes..............

T Doug Heuck.. .. • .. .. .. .. ~-E Jim Renner. • . • . . . . . • • . . .

T JeffBanflll..............

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T John Renner ... ~-........

T Jeff Ryan.. .. • .. .. .. .. ..

G · Jay Wallis.~.............

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G Brit ~nlinger •••••.••• ~. • • G Tod~ Killinger...........

G Jim Andrews. • . • . • . . . . • . c Pa!Ryan................

C Paul Johnson............ , FB Klrt Thillipl. . .. .. .. .. • .. .

TB Shawn Packer •.•••• ,.... TB Andy Conroy .·• . • . . • . • . • . WR Pat Reynolds. .. • .. • .. .. • WR Greg Shelander .•.•••• , • • E Ron Gislason . . • . . . .. . .. .

E Steve Quiambo. . • . • . . . . • T Dave Moreton ........ ,.. . T ChadOtt ................. T Todd Keyes. : .......... : G DaveGrob..............

G Todd Hansen............

The Deer Park Wildcats return only five lettermen from last year's 5-5 squad, but that hasn't stemmed fifth-year coach Bob Hollifield's enthusiasm.

- "Captains Dale Mercer and Scott Davis should show the way for Deer Park's best team since 1961," said Hollifield whose 1977 club has, the school's best record at 6-3-1. In quarterback Davis, a two-year letterman, the Wildcats return a passer. who completed 29 of''86 attempts for 545 yards, while Mercer, a 6-2,, 212-pound end; pulled dqwn 16 aeri- · als' for 252 yards.

Deer Park finished 3-4 ln the Eastern Hills League-tied for fourth with Glen Este and Madeira.

T'he Wildcats have "great speed" and halfbacks Terry LaSance and Ron Long are expected to share the ball-toting chores. Dave Meyer, a 6L~veland. Tigers have been bito, 175-pound c_enter, 'Yill nan down The ten hard by graduation, after last the offensive lu~e. season's surprising second place finish in the Eastern Hills League.

DEER PARK STAFF: Head coach Robert HoRifleld; assistants The Tigers,.5-1-l in the EHL and 6Mike Morgan, Larry Bauman, BlH Hyder.

2-2 overall, graduated 11 starters inDEER PARK ROSTER Pos. HI. Wt. Yr. Name cluding all offensive and defensive QB 5-8 151 10 Mike Heaton •.••.• : •.... tackles. · QB 5-11 155 11 Todd Miller.........•...• While second-year coach Ken The past re'w seasons, Mllford's 175 12 scott Davis •...•....•.... QB 6-1 Hockman laments his losses, be Eagles have had problems staying HB 5-7 138 10 Randy Stanifer ..........

HB 5-10 180 12 Terry LaSance.......... may be comforted by the retJirn of healthy. This year, coach George HB 6-0 167 12 Ron Long .......••..•.•• leading scorer Pat Engel. A 6-2, 212- Carl hopes his luck changes. If it HB 5-10 151 11 Steve Smith............. pound fullback, who gained 1050 ·does, he thinks his team wlll be in HB 5-10 161 11 Fred wOolwine ......•...

10 HB 5-7 124 Mark Stretch.............. yards in 209 carries, Engel's 66 points the thick of the Eastern Hllls race.

10 HB 5-8 141 Mark Feldhaus.•....•... were the most in the city by a junior "If we can eliminate some of 176 12 Jerry Madden ..•........ HB 6-0 running back. Alongside Engel will those injuries we've been having," HB 5-7.

131 10 Doug Heilbrun...........

HB 5-6 12 Tom McKenney.•.....•.

160 'be Bryan Willlams, a halfback who Carl said, "I think· we'll be in good FB 5-7 170 11 Jeff Englert. ............ picked up 502 yards ln 111 attempts. 'shape. We have a very fine group of HB 6-1 12 Gil Dull•...•.•.••••••••• 160 The Tigers return 16. letterman, seniors that provide excellent lead11 TomBauer .............. FB '5-9 167 but both lines will be small. The ership."

Jerry ,James ............

HB 5-S 152 10 12 c 6-0 175 DaveMeyer ......•...•. biggest returning letterman checks Carl has one of the most experl170 12 c 6-0 ~oeTore •......•.•.•.... in· at 188 pounds. .enced teams around with 16 senior Mark.Koch .....•.•....•• c 5-7 126 10 G 5-10 175 11 lettermen. A number of his ·players John Rlesenburg •••.••••• LOVELAND STAFF: Head coach Ken Hockman; ass!stanfs 157 G 5-10 10 Carl Cox ......•.•...•...

Roger tt.uething, Danny Johnson, Dave Evans, Daryl Radcliff. have played together for .three 'G ,s-s Rick Mickenburg •...•.•.

171 11 LOVELAND ROSTER years. Players to watch include G 5-9 10 Gary Beatty ............

J41 Yr. WI. Pas. HI. Name linebacker-receiver Carlos Ventus, G 5-7 131 10 TomGiynn ..............

150 12 QB 5-9 TomLang .............. .

5-11 11 G 156 TlmWilliams ..•..•••••.• two-way tackle Mark Weigel and 12 180 Greg Palisseni ••••.•••••• QB 6-1 G 5-S 131 10 Joey Englert ............ quarterback-linebacker Todd Wi'l11 160 QB 5-10 Brad Bauer ••.••.••••••• 12 T 6-.2 215 KeVIn McOellan .•......• 10' 160 Scott Schilling.•..•.•..•. - QB 5-10, llams. · 11 T 5-10 209, J6ck Milner .•.•.•.•••••• 170 12 5-9 Bryan Williams •..•••.•..

HB T 6-2 175 11 Carl figures the Eastern Hllls Chris Hines ••••.••.•.•.•• 170 12 5-9 HB Randy Kenser •••••••.••• '227 10 T 6-3 Barry Petty John ..•..... title fight will Include Sycamore 180 i1 Gary Swierc •.•....•.••.

HB 5-8 T 5-11.

185 12 D'a~ ~arsley •.•...••.•••• 150 12 HB 5-9 and Loveland.

Don Richardson •.•••....• 12 6-5 207 T Jack Wilder .............

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Dale Herren ..•..•.•••••• Brian Coughlen ••••.•.•.• Bill Helselman ...........

Aa.ron Smith.....•.•.•••• Ken Meadows •..•.......

Keith Steely ...•...•.....

Ronald Bitner ..•.•.•••••• Date Mercer ••••••.•.•..

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Coaches ltate Moeller N·o. 1 outright Public High School League' · title in 20 years in 1978, landed the No. 10 spot, but Ironically Is figured to flnlshea second behind Aiken in . a poll of the PHSL coaches. Wood-': , ,, . ward, perennial league power minus"~ .... -.~ long-time coach Jack Campbell,': ·· ·: who moved onto Walnut Hllls, is . -~- ! ratetl a close third. '. , ' In other leagues of interest in ·: " ' the area, Princeton and Middletown -lf the Middles field a team this . year because of a current ban on · ' ·, extracurricular activities-are tab~ .·.': bed in the Greater Miami Confer-.· _ . .ence.ISpringboro and Mason should" .::_ fight it out in the Ft. Ancient Valley .: League. Summit Country Day is· .... ;: given a clear nod in the first-year , .

MJami Valley Conference.

The city poll with points award.,, on a 10-9-8, etc. basis for selection,,:·, .:. follows. First place votes are in, · parentheses following the school. ·

It comes as no surprise who the No. 1 ranked high school footba~l team ·In Cincinnati is this year. After all, If a team is rated No. 1 in the nation Ln a poll of the country's top high school teams, shouldn't the. team ,also be rated best in the city?

Despite being dethroned by defending Class AAA state champion Princeton, Moeller has bounced back to grab the No. 1 ranking in a preseason poll of area coaches conducted by The Enquirer.

The crusaders, losers to Princeton, 13-12, last season-their only loss to a Greater Cincinnati team since 1972-grabbed 26 first plal(e votes among the 37 cast for a total 357 points. But not far behind ls Moeller's nemesis-Princeton.

The Vikings landed ~0 first place votes and totalled 330 points as the top two teams outdistanced their nearest challenger by over 60 points.

Preseason City Poll Moeller (26) ....... : ........................... 357_'

Willson~

Colerain •.•..•.•.•..•.•..•.•.•..•......• , • • . • . . . 189 'v k" Oak Hills ........................................ 136.

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Name Pos. HI. WI. 150 Mjke Braun.. .. .. • .. • .. • RB 5-7 170 Todd WUiiams...........

QB 6-0 5-9 Dan Gerard. • . • . • . . . . . . • QB 6-1 150 6-2 161 John Bradley............

QB 5-11 5-9 160 Craig Luecke. . . . • . • . • . . . QB 5-11 G 150 Keith Williamson......... HB 5-7 188 G RustyBare..............

HB 5-7 140 168 6-0 G Troy Brewer • .. .. . . . . . .

• E S:10 180 5-10 195 G 110 OeiiMoore.............. HB 5-2 170 5-10 G 170 Napoleon Mccallum......

HB 6-1 185 6-0 G Mike Wilson. • . • . . . . . . • • • HB 5-8 11 6-1 182 T Dick Teeters............

HB 5-7 12 185 6-1 T In a small way, Glen Este is coming Jim Blais................

HB 5-7 11 215 5-10 T on. Last season's 6-4 overall record John Huber. , ••• , • . . . . . . • HB . 5-5 11 180 6-1 T Mlke Velton.............

FB 5-10 was the- best since the team joined 1 11 185 6-2 T Louie Hudson. . • • • . • • • • . • FB 5-7 12 i60 the Eastern Hills League. And coach E 5-9 Ron Knopf. • . • . • . • . . . . • . .

HB 5-10 12 150 6-0 Gary Dear.water sees more of the Gre9 Owens. . . . . . . . • . • . . FB 5-11 160 12 5-10 Barry Cooper • .

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155 Kelth King............... HB "The prospect for a good season 185 Bill Parsons • . • . • . . . . . . • .

HB 160 . depends _upon staying healthy beMilch Halfleld .... , .. .. ..

FB 170 cause we have very little depth," Tyrone Heinmft!er.......

T 155 Dan Ritter .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

G Dearwater said, "but this team 11 150 --.~~--Dave!3~cbJ!l;_;Jn .•:........... __c should ·have the desire to·achieve·at-.-.

Carl La!J1ping. . . . . . . . . . . .

G least what was done last season or.

Dave Harrison.;·. . • • • • • • . 1 • C better." - · · · _ TimWood.: ..•. : .•..•. ~.

G BrianJewell. . . . . . . • . . . • .

G Top p.erformers should tie tight ~reg Davis, ..• , • .

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• • G !lnd Carl. Shepherd, receiver John Now here's a real pessimist for you. Torh Janutolo............ G 5~ 10 Stultz and quarterback Ron Qwens. Madeira Mustang coach Bill Hof- Mark Hummel.. • .. .. .. .. G 6-0.

But the Trojans' scoring ace ls all- ,feld says his team hicks size, experi- Darrell Ludlow .. .. .. • .. . C 5-9 Brian VanAken..........

G 6-0 city kicker Jeff ,Wilson, who booted ence and depth.

Wayne Riley .. • .. .. .. .. .

G 5-7 What's left? Well, ..Hoffeld does '1Russell a city-leading seven field goals last Sears............

G 5-11 year. Dearwater predicts a sixth- admit his backfield has speed and VicGray, .......... .'.... G 5-9 Phil Sharpe.. .. . .. .. .. .. .

T 5-10 the team has exceptio'nal spirit and place EHL finish.

210 Mark Weigel.. ....... ~ ..

T 6-1 · leadership. Perhaps because of . ChUckMoore............

243 T 5·10 GLEN EsTE STAFF: Head coach Gary Dearwater; as· those reasons, he's picked his squad Steve Coffey............ T 6-1 170 sistants Charlie Burns, Bob Bl,auvelt.

195 sixth in the EHL, the same finish as KelthPoe............... T 6-1 GLEN ESTE ROSTER 220 Ken~V~eece..............

T 5-9 last year.

Pos. HI. 195 WI. Name Yr. Maggard .. .. .. .. • T 5-6 The top seniors are guard Rich Marly 185 Rob Hatfield ............. c • 6-0 205 11 Gary Hartoerfer....... ..

T 5-10 Winterman and end Bob, Huser, but Doug Poe............... T 6-1 275 PauiJames ............. c 6·2 220 11 160 G 6-0 170 12 Stan Ballman............ for the most part, the team is young. Keith Hoog.............. T . 5-1 155 Jack Graves ............

G 6-0 175 12 Dale Jeffers.. .. .. .. . .. ..

E 5-11 "The juniors must take up the Marc Colegrove.·-,..... E 5.0 150 John Hayes .............

G 6-D 170 12 slack because m!J,ny juniors will 205 Greg Hopkins.. • .. . .. .. ..

E 6--1 OaveSimon •.•.••.•••.•.

G 6-0 180 12 185 G 6-D 12 start," Ho.ffeld said. "We can't afford ~ Jamie Barnes . . .. . . • . .. . E frO Mike Neff ...............

205 170 Gary Godfrey•....•.....

G s'-10 11 Tim Pohl..

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E 5-B 155 injuries or sickness because of our Carlos Venfus........... E 64 180 Terry Calton .•..•.....•.

G 6-0 175 11 lack of depth."

213 Ron Burt ................ ,G 5-11 170 Terry Ross..............

E 5-11 11 195 RobApel. ............... 'G 5·8 170 11 Mark Pohlman.. .. .. .. ..

E 6-4 MADEIRA STAFF: Head conch Bill Hoffeld; assistants Dave Snider •••.•........

T 6·2 12 220 John Taylor, Roger Shipman1 Rick Tanner.

Bob Perdue .............

T 6·3 215 12 6-4 MADEIRA ROSTER Chuck Durdew ..... •.....

T 195 12 WI. Yr. Steve Ward •.••.•...•...

T 6-0 220 12 POS. HI. Name 11 Marvin Jones ............

T 5-10 205 11 165 QB 5-11 Jerry Glrand., .........• y 125 11 DannyMills •....•.•••.•• T 6-2 225 10 Vince Schwepper ........ QB 5-7 12 145 10 Kevin Wolfe •.•....•..... TE 6-1 170 John Dunn ....•.... }...•. QB 5-11 In his first season, Joe Clark led the' 140 10 Rob Sljepherd ...........

TE 6·3 175 11 a 5-7 Chip Gardner .•..•.•.•.•.

Aviators to the Eastern Hills League 125 11 SE 6-0 185 12 B 5·1 Jell Wilson .... , ••.•.• · • · Kip Anderson ............

10 championship, winning six of seven 135 Jay Hicks•..••.. : . ..•...

SE 5·11 165 12 5-7 Dave Schweppe. : . •.••.• B 5-10 137 10 150 Walt Evans .... , .........

SE 12 Tom O'Connel ••.••...•..

B 5-9 league games. Against non-league 160 10 Kevin Spitznagel .•.•.••.• SE 5·10 150 11 Jeff Klein .. , ............ a 6-1 opponents, though, Sycamore was 10 5-11 160 _John Stultz ..............

Fl 170 12 a 5-7 MarkGoens •......•.•... winless.

Fl 5-11 11 Sam Campbell.' ..•.......

150 12 128 Gary Marquart •.......... a 5-6 5·10 136 11 Mike Gailey •...••.•••••.

Fl 145 11 B 5·5 From that _championship team;· Tony Fielden ............

11 QB 5·10 169 ~pn Owens ...•......•...

170 11 ..

5·11 B ·Bill Stebbln ..............

Clark has several top players back, 5,10 ,Steve White ............. QB 5·9 145 11 155 11 B Marty Majschzak .......• including seven defensive .starters Greg Jones .•.••••.•.•.•• RB 5-9 11 150 12 5·9 193 LynCobl) . . . . . . . . ' .

B 148.

12 and three on offense. The rest of the 6-0 Carl Shepherd .....•....• RB 170 12 5-8 B Steve Hoffman ...•.•.•.. _Todd Witf .......•.•..•..

RB 5-10 12 12 185 174 6-1 Clark Deer..............

B positions, he says, are up for grabs.

Greg Cooper ............

RB 5·9 150 11 131 11.

Tom McQueary ..........

5·6 B Key players inclutle receiver Mark Rick Ehemann ...........

RB 5·11 175 11 11 154 6-0 Mark Louis ....•...•.... ll Lamb, fullback Tony Traub and RB 6-D 170 11 Ken Stultz •......•.......

11 174 c 5·10 Dave Korengel •..• , •....

Charlie Lenhart .••.•..•.• RB 6-D 170 180 12 10 SieVe Andry ............

T 6-1 tackle Mike Murray on offense. On 11 170 5·10 G Tom Banks •.•....•...•.• defense, returnees include end John 12 5-11 191 T Greg Childress .•• , •.•....

Veith and tackle Mike Murray.

185 11 c 6-0 Todd Platt ....... , ......

"Our success will be determined 11 5-7 115 Mark Ancona ........... " c 176 10 5·9 G Jeff Dleselberg ......... : on how quickly the offense comes 117 10 5-5 G AI Farlow ............. i. around," says Clark, who predicts a Indian Hill coach Cliff Hern says Dan Bullock ...•..•...... G 5-7 11 192 12 . .battle with Milford for the EHL< 5-9 172 Rich Winterman ..•......

G his team's success depends on the 188 11 G, 5·10 Hopewell .•...•.... championship. offensive line: He then goes on to Mark 174 10 5·10 Howard Jacobs ••.•.•••.. say his offensive llne is inexperi- ToilY MitchelL ........... TT 5·11 167 11 SYCAMORE STAFF: Head coach Joe Oark; assistal;lts Pat 11 205 Dave Redding •....... ,... IT 6·1 enced. Sorry, Cliff.

BaiRngf?r, Dennis Drinnen:Ray Heidorn.

185 r 11 6-3 BrlanHamlll •.•.•.•.•..•.

T One thing Hern has is a quarter- Todd Billeter ............ t 5·9 182 12 -SYCAMORE ROSTER back. Senior Tod Schneebeck was Scott Bagent ......•.. .. E 5-11 152 12 Name Pos. HI. Wt. :-eighth last year among the city's Jim Bruffey .•...•••.•... , E 6·3 193 11 •175 WR 5·11 Joe Farsing ..•.•...•....

6-0 190 12 Mark Lamb· ...•...••.•.. WR 5-11 165 ;.p_assers, so Indian Hill' should be Bob Huser. .......•...... E 6-2 12 173 E Thacker ......... ~ .

170 FrankGanz .............

WR 6-D ,-launching it regularly. Gary Kohls, Dave 10 132 5·6 E 175 WR 5·11 R,ob Courtney ........... · Dave Budig and Scott Edwards. will Matt Zehnder .....•.•.•• Pete Marshall •.•.•.. : . ..

225 T 6·6 be on the receiving end.

Jeff Benson •...••..•.•..

T 6-1 200 210.

T 6-5 Pete Ahtlng ............. " But oh, that line. "For us to win," Mike Murray ..•..••..•..

5·11 195 T , '·Hern says, "the· line will have to give Mike Kasprzak ...•.•...• T 6-D 200 -Schnee beck the ·protection he Mariemont's strengths are experi- Doug Winkler.........•.. T 6-4 265 185 ·:needs. The early part of the season ence at the skill positions and good DaveMeyer .•.•.•••..•. G· 5·11 170 :will be important In the develop- overall team speed. The weakness is Tom Scott .•.•.•.•....•. GG .. 5·10 170 5·10 Smith .............. there's only enough of that talent Paul -ment of the line."

Keith Engel •.•.•..•.•.••.

G 5·11 170 · · · Defensive standouts include for the first team.

Dale Troutman .•..•... ,.

G 5·10 165 6.() 180 "I'm optimistic about the team," John Veith .............. G ·tackle Kip Kerr 1and middle guard Grant ...• , .........

190 G 6-D Matt 'Bahnfeth. The Braves were says coach Tom Crosby, "but we Paul Don Cornett ..•...•......

G 6-D 190 winless in the Eastern Hills League have to stay totally injury-free to Mark McEnney ......... G 6-1 190 1 compete.

Our first group is as good Dave Currens •.•• , •.• , • , 190 c 6.0 lastyear.

Dan Koch ..•.... : .......

6·2 185 c as anybody's, but we have very little INDIAN hiLL STAFF: Head coach Cliff Hern; assisf8nts John Pat small ...........•.•. c 5·11 depth."

'Roudabush, Jay McDaniel, Jim Stacey.

Jery Addison ••.•.•....•. TE 6·2 The team's best; player is senior Bryan Shaw ..•.......... TE 6·3 JNDIAN HILL RO~TER Tom VIllars ...... : . .....

TE 5-11 running, back Kenny Fields, whoYr. Pos. HI. WI. 6·1 finished 12th among city rushers Mark Mahone • , •...•.••. . TE HB 6:1 167 12 TE 6·2 Schebor.: ...•...•.

HB 5·9 165 last year while playing in only eight _Todd QB Dave Clark ..............

5·11 11 HB 6-D 160 games. Another good athlete, Todd Eric Leininger••.•.. , ..• , QB. 6·3 QB 6-1 10 150 QB Scott Leonard •...•......

5·11 Bodner, will move to quarterback 11.

130 HB 6·0 Tony Traub .......•.....

FB 5·11 11 HB 5-7 i40 from his split end spot.

Hesford ...•.•. , ••..

FB 5·11 QB 6-1 155 10 Other standouts include fullback John RayWilliams ............

FB 5•11 HB 5-11 170 12 Keith Heffner and two-way lineSean Phillips .............

FB 5-10 5-9 160 12 HB Jeff Martin .•.•.•. , •...•• HB 5·10 10 175 man Jay Wallis.

HB 6-0 Harold Carefoot .........

HB 6-1 . 145 10 HB 5·9 MARIEM'oNT STAFF: Head coach Tom Crosby; assistants Dirk Montgomery .......

HB 5-10 HB 5·11 150 11 Lou Flores, Pat Christy, Dick Stegmaier, Lew Lady, Dan Allen.

Doug Rengers .. , •. :·....• HB 6-1 QB 6·1 12 165 Mark Schumacher .....•.

HB 5-9 MARIEMONT ROSTER HB 5·8 145 12 Mark Hooton ............

HB 5-9 WI. Yr. Name Pos. Ht. 1-jB 5-10 150 11 12 Harof~ Cugelman •....• , .

K 5-10 173 Todd Bodna·"' .

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GERRY FAUST is head coach of the Moeller football team which has been picked as .the No.1 team in the city by Cincinnati coaches. Here, Faust sits in his office on the school ~ampus.

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McNicholas· What do you get when your ~op two rushers', your eight offensive line and eight of your 11 defensive starters graduate? You get what's known in the, sports world as a rebuilding year.

The phrase may be a cliche, but it describes McNicholas pretty well.

Last year, the independent Rockets went 's-2. This time around, it's a whole·aifferent team.

"OUr schedule ls demanding and depth could be a problem,;' coach Georg-e Marklay said. "Many of ourseniors have limited game experience and our juniors will have to gain maturity. Overall, I'd have· to evaluate the coming season as fair."

MCNICHOf..AS STAFF: Head coach George Marklay; assist~ ants steve Haygood, Steve Jostworth, Paul Ramsfetter, Bob Jewell.

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On defense, Amelia returns two allClermont County players-Randy Siler at linebacker and Greg Sweeney at safety. Sweeney. probably the best athlete on the team, doubles as the Barons' quarterback. Coach Charles Carpenter thinks those two, 'plus a group of good nmning backs, can form the 'nucleus of an excellent teatn.

"We feel if we can cut down on our mental mistakes and execute well," Carpenter says, "we'll be very competitive in our league."· That league, the Clermt~nt County, includes perei;J.nial po\verhouse Goshen. But Carpenter sees Amelia 'flnishi~g second behind New Rich- · mond with Goshen third. · Last year, the Barons were fifth ip the league with a 4-6 overall mark.· AMELIA STAFF: Head coach Charles Carpenter; a:sslstanfs Wayne Clark, Charles Thomas.

AMEUA ROSTER Name Pos. HI. WI. Yr. Gfeg Sweeney •.•.•. , • , • QB 5-D 12 175 KipWa11. ................ QB 5-7 11 135 QB S-8 HobleBabb ....•••.•..•.• 150 10 BIIIRapp ...........•...• RB 5·9 12 165 Brian Hays .............. s~s RB 12 155 Scolf Phillips ............

RB 5·9 155 12 Brian Beach .....•.......

RB 12 5-9 155 ToddGay .....•.........

RB 5·9 160 11 BobYoung •.•.•••.••.•.• RB S-6 140 J 11 Kenny Busehard .•... , ... RB s~s 10 135 PatFIIIe.................

RB 5·9 10 150 Andy Barns .••••••••.• :.

RB 5-5 130 10 Todd Burns .............

RB 5-9 160 10 Jerry Basken............ c ~10 170 12 John Norton •..•... , ..... c 5-10 185 10 Mike Nicodems .......•.• c 5-10 10 170 David Angel ..............

G s~s 165 12 John Crawford ••••.•.•• , G 5·10 170 12 Paul Fuller .......... : ...

G 5~7 170 11· Dan Johnson ...•........

G 170 11 5·6 Bart Giwer., •••.••.• , .•.

G 155 11 'S-6 Harold Caskey ......•....

G 160 :S-8 10 Eddie Eldridge .••••.•....

G 165 10 5·8 Paul Kirker ...........•.• G 10 5·7 160 Ron McDonald.. , ........

G 3~6 150 10 Ken Mehne .......... _•..

G s~s 10 170 Benja Lawson .........•.

G 11 3·10 175 Shawn Davis ............

T 6-D 190 11 David Mues•...•.•....•.

T '180 5-9 11 Evan Street. .•••••• ,., ..

T 11 5-10 170 John Bucksath ..... -...: ..

T 11 5-B 200 Steve Krawsher •.•......

6.() T 175 10 Steve Lederer .. ~ ...•.•..

T 175 11 "'-2 1D;,, Jay Buchana T 5-7 210' Randy Siler ..•.••........

E 172 12 , 5-9 Joe Crawford ...........

TE G·1 11 175 Bryan Chandler ...•..... , TE S~9 10 .140 Todd Hageman .......... TE ,h-2 160 10 Jeff Mazzaro ............

SE 5-11 150 11 T1m Conners ............

SE 11 :5-11 Ron Belieu .••.•.•.••.....

SE 5-8 10 Cort Dolley .•...•..• , ..• , 10 SE 5-8-

Lockland One thing is certain about the Lockland players. They'll be aching at the end of the season. The reason? There's only 19 of them.

The Panthers should be getting time-and-a-half.

Not among those 19 is quarterback 'Mark Reiber, who finished tl];ird in the city in passing last year.

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The defense returns only three ' . starters ln Brooks,- Fierst and mid.· . ·· . die guard Mitch Chambers. Eversole, · .. ls switching from the Hous.ton Veer·.,~ to the "I" formation for more power• and ·to take. advantage' of his team's size.

LAKOTA STAFF: Head coach Stu Eversole; assistants DOrin Stamp, Rick Fairman, Steve Ward, Ken Baker.

LAKOTA Name Pos. Ht. Mark Vest..............

RB 5·9 Hank Bartos.. .. .. • .. .. ..

G 6.:0 Bob Bell................. WR 6·2 Tony Brooks............

T 6·3 130 Milch Chambers......... E-MG 6·3 205 Jeff Dowdle.. .. .. .. .. .. .

QB. 6·3 190 Todd Ferber............ G·DT 6-2 205 Tim Fierst.. .. .. • .. .. . ..

HB 5-9 ' 180 Geoorge Cohizas......... C~LB 6~0 185 Mike Harp... .. .. .. .. .. • G·LB 6·1 -190 Steve Kinsel. 1. . . . . . . . . . . .

T 6~2 225 TomLee ................ G~MG 5~11 210 Micah Lucky............ WR 5·10 175 Dave McKee .. .. .. .. . .. . RB~LB 6~0 195 Rick Miller ....... : . • . . . . G-DT 5· 11 240 Harold Scratch .......... RRB·LB 5·10 185 Chuc~ VI! ale............

T 6-D 2601 ! 200 Joe Vitale., , . . . . . . . . .. . . RB·LB 6·0 John McCoy .•.• , . . . . . • . • G~LB 6·2•12 218 175 Marrk Gregory..........

HB 5~ 10 Doug Certain.. .. .. . .. .. .

T 6·3 · 210 Stan Fry ................ WR·D'HB5·10 175 MarlinGraden...........

HB 5·10 180 Mike lssacs............. C·LB 6·0 200 2\5 Randy Kotman .•.•.•• ,., E~LB 6·4 185 Greg Lovins. • . . . . . . . . . . . E·LB 6-0 Dave Luttrell ............ QB·DHB 5·10 170 175 Pauul Mars~all..........

HB 6-D 225 Chris Schriever.......... G·T 6..0 Bryan Mielke .......•.•.. WR~DHBS·ll 170 Sam Jones,..............

T 6·3 210 Doug Perrigo ............. K 5·10 160 Tom Sorrels............. G-LB 5-9 170 -~avg Heisinger.. .. .. .. ..

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"Right now," s-ays Anderson firstcoach John Stowe, "this team wants to rebound from the past." ':"'!'hat's an appropriate statement indeed for a coach Inheriting a 1-9 team. If It weren't for doormat Norwood, Anderson would have taken the Hamllton American cellar easily:last year. :-At least Stowe will have a fresh start. His team is almost completely n~w. and several sophomores and juniors will see action. There's a n~w offense, a new defense, and, accorilmg to Stowe, a new attitude. ,;::offensively, running back Bob ZQ:g!io and guard Mike Thomas should be the top performers.

ANDERSON STAFF: Head coach John Stowe: assistants Carl Seymour, Bud Lutterble, Tim Morris, f\"lke Cusumano, Jim Himebaugh.

ANDERSON ROSTER Pas. HI. WI. Yr. c 5-11 180 12 G 6·1 170 12 T 6·1 221 12 WR 5·9 159 12 HB 5·11 165 12 WR 5-9 150 12 TE 6·0 190 12 T 6·0 215 12 T 5-11 205 12 HB 5·9 165 12 HB 5·8 155 12 WR 6·3 190 12 G 5·11 ISO 12 WR 5·7 140 12 WR 58 12 1sn G 5·11 179 12 QB 5·10 iss 12 T 6·1 220 12 T 6·3 190 12 HB 5·8 170 12 HB 5·7 145 11 E 5·10 178 11 HB 5·10 175 11 G 5·8 200 11 T 5·11 195 11 HB 5-8 165 II c 5·7 ISO II E 5·10 II 165 G 5·10 160 11 c 5-10 160 11 G 58 ISO 11 T 5·11 215 11 HB 5·10 165 11 QB 5·9 155 11 WR 6.() 170 11

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the Hamilton American League this I year. After a sixth-place finish last I year, Fridman predicts a fourth-· place result this year. · Fridman is encouraged by an excellent senior class, a good at titude and a team ladled with speed.

"We're gonna be a small, quick team," Fridman said. "We don't have much size and we're short on depth, though."

MT. HEALTHY ROSTER Name Randy Davis............

Keith McCosham. • .. •

Greg Hill . . . . . . . .

Randy Rice..............

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Now ln his second year as the Norwood coach, Don Rahe is still grop~ mg for that first victory cigar. Winless last year, Norwood was the Hamilton American Division doormat. But. . . "' "This team is tremendously improved over previous years," Rahe says. "A year-round weight and agilityrprogram has greatly increased team size and speed, and team dedicat~on will 'be a strong point of this squad."

The fellow to keep an eye on is Brian Pillman, who Rahe contends could be one of the top players in the city. Pillman goes both ways at linebacker and fullback. Tackle Brian Vogt is also a possibility for stardom.

"The league will be very strong this year, but with the effort put in the off-season program, Norwood will be very competitive with anyone on its schedule," Rahe said.

5·10 5-11

Gary Johnson.. . ...". .

RB 5-6 cerr1ck Ousley....... . .

RB 6-1 Mike Manor... • . .. .. • ..

RB S~S Rack Davis . . . .. . • .

RB 5-7 Wayne Davis ..••• , •.. , . RBwWB Swll Curtis Terry... . . . . . • . . WR 5-10 Scott Gunmgle. . . • . • . . WR 6--2 Derrick Shelton.......... WR 6--2 Geoffrey DaVIS , • • . . WR S•10 Dave Tlndan.............

E 6-1 Mike Bowman...........

5 5~9 Doug Lusby. . . . . . . .

E 6·1 Darren Campbell........

C 5-10 Scott Sneed..... . . ..

C 6·1 Glen Decker............. c 6-1 Ron Albert.............

G 5-10 Joel R1eman. • .

G 6--1 Troy Swearingen........

G 5-8 Dan Johnson .. .. .. . .. ..

G ~ Bill Dammarell... • . • G 5--10 Rodney Pennington......

T 5--11 Joe Croslin . • T 6-0 James K1mmey • . . . . . • T 5~ 11 Bob Mayo..... . . . .. . . . . T 5-10 Larry French . . . . . . .

T S~7 Mark Franeckl. .. . .. .. . T 5·11 Kenton Evans... . . . . . • T 6--2

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NORWOOD STAFF: Head coach Don Rahe, assistants Willie 1 •

Trimme~. J1m Barre,,e Morgenroth, Chuck Grant.

NORWOOD ROST Name Gary Turner . . . .

Although the Knights lost running back Ken Brothers, the city's elghth-leading rusher'and seventhleading scorer, Jim Taylor is on hand to pick up the proverbial slack.

Northwest coach Walt Powers thmks Taylor could be one of the city's best this year.

Taylor, though, will be running behind an unproven line, and the FOREST PARK STAFF: Head coach Lou Cynkar, assistants Dan Bamonte, Lowell Kloth, Merk Kreuger. quarterback and fullback jobs still FOREST PARK ROSTER haven't been decided.

POS. HI. WI. Yr. The defense ~ill be anchored by DHB 5·10 167 12 linebacker Bob""Knipper, tackle CB 5·10 165 12 Steve,Dailey and noseman Alan 205 T 6·2 12 FB 6-1 190 12 Townsend. And Jeff Celesti, the city Fl 6-0 190 Tim Butler . . . . . . • . .

12 runner-up last year in kick-scoring, TB 5·9 170 Curtis Brooks.•.•.•.•.•..

12 will handle the kicking for NorthT 5·11 ~Carl Coatney. • • ........

185 12 Walter Davis •.•....•.•. bHB s-a 150 12 west.

Matt DeRose .•••.• , ••••.

G 6-0 185 12 "We have some real assets," says G 5-8 175 Jeff Dorman . • . . . • .

12 Powers, "but'we have some real conSE 5-10 150 Steve Durrah .•.•••.•.••• 12 cerns, too. A few surprises among Chuck Grissom ...•.••.• , 1-B 5·8 185 12 Jeff Harrison . . • . ...•.

PE 6-0 195 12 the defensive personnel would r~jal­ 262 Joe Hodge .............. T 6-2 12 ly go a long way." s 6.() 190 Eric Humbert •.••....•• , 12 NORTHWEST-STAFF: Head coach Walt Powers; assist· 12 Bill Hut1enhower ......

1-.B 5-10 170 ants Dave Lewls Rich Craig, Mike Blerne Rlck Sollman.

185 Dave Mangles ....... , ... f·P 6-1 12 170 Shawn Parker. . ........

12 T 6-D NORTHWEST ROSTER QB 6-0 182 Kelly Peters... .. . . . .

12 Name 170 Greg Ross ...•..•••••.•.• SE 5·10 12 Dennis Calaguri .••..•••.• 205 FredSmlth ............ T 6·2 12 Dennis Schroeder ...•.•..

Ron V1ctor .••. / .........

I..B 6-0 181 12 ScoH Gutherie • . . . . . . • B1ll Whitman .....•.•.••• SE 5-11 162 12 Brad Bradfield.......... .

Ken Wilson . . . . . . . . . . DE 5·10 185 12 Scott Monnig. . . .. . . . . . .

MikeStahJ. ............. TE 6-0 187 12 Steve Dailey... . • . .. .

Mark qlahl ... c 6-0 187 12 Kevin Allen ............. .

Stan Larkin ... , .........

160 s 6-1 EdCiark ............ .

WaltBurton .............

SE 5·8 155 Brian Campbell.. . . . . .. DHB 5-9 155 Don D1Giacomo •••••..••.

TE 5·11 lBO JimRego.............

LB 5·8 lBO Pat Haverland . . . . • . . . DE 6-2 185 Gilbert lames •.•••..• , ••• LB 5-9 170 Bnan Mercer. . . . . . . ...• TB 6-3 192 Mike Pierce .•...•..• ,.,.

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c'oierain, confronted with a "rel:itlll'ding'' year last year, walked off with the Hamilton County American League crown, bUt a repeat of tn.a;t feat this year will depend upon how quickly third-year coach Tom ltl':ii;ica's young squad responds. ' The Cardinals graduated 24 of their top 30 players after posting a 7-0 HCAL mark and an 8-2 overall record. Colerain will have a strong (ljlft)nsive line and offensive backfield, despite the loss of one· of the area's top quarterbacks In Jo)ln Meinerding. . : Twelve returning letterman dot ~the roster including 6-3, 215-pound 'defensive tackle Scott· Henn, 5-9, l97-pound linebacker Greg Vogt :f!.nd monster back Mark Metzner.

"Many juniors and sopqomores :Will see plenty of action due to a small senior class," Kocica said. :"Inexpenence and lack of depth will ~ave to be overcome early, especial;y-in the defensive secondary and ~,h~offensive line."

6-D 6·0 6.() 6-1

MT. lEALTHY STAFF: Head coach Btl! Fridman1 assistaiits Ru:h Cook, Bob Young, Gerry Thomas, Mark Tomson, Bob Bowling

If Forest Park coach Lou Cynkar could stop the Great Forest Park Exodus, he'd be in great shape. First, huge (6-3, 275) taclcle Gary Barnes moved out of the district. '!'hen, starting quarterback Doug Wiers hit the road to Tennessee.

But don't feel too sorry for Forest Park. According to Cynkar, his team might be OJ!e of the fastest in the city. The backfield, led by fullback Steve Brenner and tailbacks Brian Mercer and Curtis Brooks, is extremely quick, and receiver Tim Butler holds th'e school reception record.

Defensively, cynkar's secon_dary is In its third year together. 1

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Besides a rugged HCiAL schedule,Oak Hills will have a "Best of the West" series in its othe:t· three games against Western Hills, LaSalle andfor the first time ever=Elder in the Mason coach Ken Funk must be in a blue funk over the loss of Fred season fmale at Nippert Stadium.

Ramsey. The Mason running back OAK HILLS STAFF: Head coach Wil ~utenschroer; assistants carried for 1466 yards, good for secArt l;lCI Conte, Phil Simms, Pat Quinn ond in Cincinnati last year. He:· OAK HILLS ROSTER crossed the goal line 18 times to take -Name Pas. Nt. wt.

Craig Perkins.... .'....... QB ~-5 146 second in the scoring race as well. .

Tim Fisher... .. • • • .. • ..

QB ~2 , 186 Still, Funk thinks the Comets.

Marc Hill................ DB S-8 168 can improve on their 5-5 record.

Dave Mattlln ...., .. .. . DB 5·5 ISO "With the loss of Fred, we've got a' TomHiederhelman.....

DB 6·1 ,180 Bo Frondorf.............

DB .S..lO 170 pretty much unprovenc backfield," Doug Ruebusch.. . . . . . DB 5·10 160 he said. "But, we'll try to establish Mark Baas ............ - DB 5-10 152 both the running and passing Chris Rockwell........... DB 5-11 150 games. We're working for a be~r John McNally............ DB 5-9 152 Don Burns. . • .. .. • .. ..

RB 5--7 129 overall record this season."

Bryan Ze!en......... .

RB 6-1 170 If they get it, you cal! bet quarDave H:att.............. RB 5-9 151 terback Tony Kuntz will have someDale WHriams.. . . . . .. . . RB 5-8 146 Craig Wllllke............ RB 6-0 171 thing to do with it. With,Ramsey Mike Roa............... RB 6-0 175 ·gone, Funk is depending on Kuntz_ Paul Dell' Aria . .. . . .

RB 5-9 160 to lead the offense. In front ofMike Stephens........ .. RB 6.() 187 Kuntz will' be five offensive lineman • Joe Muddlman........ . LB 5·10 157 WadeSmlth............. LB S-8 141 with good size and experience.. .

John Wamscott... . . . . . .

LB 6·1 192 Mason was second last year in~ Gary Morford ........ .'. LB 6·1 210 the Fort Ancient Valley with a 5-l. , Bob Lenarduzzi....... .

LB S-11 173 Greg King.. .. . .. . .. . . .. G o-2 225 conference record.

Tony DelConte.......... G 5-10 2·5 Dale Adams.... . . .. .. . G 5·10 180 MASON STAFF: Head j:Oach Ken Funk, assistants Rob Kuhlman.. . .. . .. . . Go 6-0 Tom Szurhnski.. . . • C 6--2 MASON ROSTER Mike Feeney . . . .. . .. .

C 6-{) Pos. HI. Yr. ~~Mike Doran . . • . . . • .

T 6-0 LB 5·11 160 Steve Kemp............. T 6-2 Tom Britton. J: ......... ~ T 6·3 230 George Burkley..... . . T 5-!0 .. FB-NG 5-11 190 Don Phelps. .. . . . . . . .. .. T 6-2 DHB 5-9 ISO Chuck Kemp..... .. .. .. T 6·2 T 6-2 195 Kerry Johnson . . . . . . .

55 6-0 G 6-0 175 Jeff Potter.. . . . . , . .. .. SE 6-2 QB 5-11 165 Jim Martini. . .. .. . .. . .. DE 6·1 c 6-0 170 Mark Murphy . . . .. . . . . DE 6-2 DHB 6-0 170 Darrell Morgan . .. .. . .. . DT 5-7 WR 6-1 165 Da_ve_Gumz.......... .. DT 5-11 c 6.() 170 Rob Nixon............... DHB 6.() 170 MarkRamsey.. ..... TB·LB 5-11 170 PatR:Iey .............. G·LB 5-10 175 Mark Slaughter. .. .. .. .. . DHB 5-8 150 Jeff Richards. . .. .. . . . S-WB 5-8 155 Curt Stephens........... G 6-6 210 Pat Shea. .. . . .. . .. . .. .. T 5-11 195 .Last year, Rick Haynes did it all for MarkSowders...... . . TE 6-1 165 165 Jim Ward .. .. .. .. . .. . ..

DE 6-0 Turpin. The running back led the DHB 6-0 160 city in both scoring and rushing. Scott Wolfe.......

Nmeteen times, he reached the end zone. • This year, he's only a memory and that's probably why coach Bob Berta Is picking his t-eam sixth in the Hamilton County American Division. Haynes was that type of player.

Perhaps the most impressive thing Still, Berta thinks he has a team that can compete with anyone on about Kings football is its coach. Al-, _ though it's David Hurst's rookie sea-.. ·its schedule because of a number of son at Kings, the guy has a back-. defensive returnees and several top ground that doesn't quit. He's' been players at offensive positions. coaching high school football for 25 · "We· expect to improve defensive- years, 15 of those were at Sycamore. ly and on offense, we'll build around His overall record is 164-72-7 and our excellent speed and quickness," he's published four football publica-.

Berta said. tions. , TURPIN STAFF: Head coach Bob Berta; assistants Gary LeiNow for the bad news: He's tak-bold, Dan Dever WilHam Bresler ing over a team that won two games.

TURPIN ROSTER last year and he only has 32 players._ Pos. lit.

But he's optimistic. c 5·11 "We have a group of boys that are G 5·10 G 5-10 working hard," he said," and when G 6-D the season opens, if we have at least G 5-11 11, we'll be ready to play." iHl 5-10 The Knights finished sixth in · 6-0 the seven-team Fort Ancient Valley Conference last year. . ·

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KINGS STAFF: Head coach Dave Hurst, assistants Gene Raby, edd1e Herald, Steve Miller, Randy Sadler.

KINGS ROSTER Name

Owls coach Bill Fridman expects his team to move up a few notches in

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finneytown

Jim Chambers. . . . . •.

Mike Hornsby .. .. • .. . •.

John Yocum•.•.•••••.••• The defensive line is also Intact WiiiMeyer . . . . . . . . . from last year, and the secondary Scot_.t,cromer .•••••.•..•. has three returnees. The llneback- , Willie Benson. . . . . . . . • • . / .ooug Nagele ........... . ing, though, isn't so strong. ' Dan Gillman .....•.•,. • . .

GREENHILLS STAFF: Head coach Dick Kerin, assistants Bill Jeff Salzmah . . . • .

Nead, Ron BretHelder Don MIUer............. .

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With lettermen returning in several key positions, seventh-year head coach Jim Green of Finneytown In looking for one of the best seasons in Wildcat football history. ~ ; Finneytown, which finishe?- 3-3 in the Hamilton County NatiOnal League and 4-6 overall,.returns guarterback Chip Roper, who connected on 49 of 90 passes last season for 490 yards and end Brian Higgins. i\iding Roper in the Wildcat backfield will be halfback Ron Biggs, while center Steve Ford provides protection up front. Tad Hauser will pace the defense from his linebacker spot. : Depth could be a problem In Green's hopes of improving upon Einneytown's best record of 6-3-1, but much of the HCNL is in the ' same position.

GREENHILLS ROSTER

Name Chr1s Bronger ..••..••••• Marc Brooks. .. • • . . . .

Rusty Brownell . . . . . .

Joe Burge •• , •••••.••.••• Greg Carmichael . . • • ..

Rob Colon .•...•.•..•..

John Eilts •.•.• , •..• , •••.• Paul Gehring . • .......

Gary George •..• , ••••• , • Joe Horine ............ .

Dave Huntsberger. • ... .

Joe He!erich ............ .

Chris Hoffman .......•..

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Greenhills' Dick Kerin's t~am showed its youth last year, finishing $-5 overall and 2-4 in the Hamilton eountY National League. ~ But now all those sophomores ~re juniors. The Pioneers have 10 junior returning lettermen and several seniors, and Kerin likes what he sees. ~ He especially likes what's up front. Five regulars return on the offensive line to make holes for quarterback Eric Wunnenberg and, backs Spencer Littlejohn and Sam M:oore. Speed in the, backfield and experienced receivers should mean points. ,

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Reading's strength, Minor said,: 'is outstanding senior leadership.

Two-year starters Steve Engel, Mark Swanner, Ken Wood and Jeff Mize will provide tha~ leadership.

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READING STAFF: Head coach Ken Minor; assistants Jim Haag, Steve Necessary, T1m Gandert.

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NCH was hurt by inexperience and injuries last season, but the first hurdle has been overcome as the Trojans return 17lettermen, Including seven two-year ,lettermen.

The Trojans finished 2-3-1 In the Hamilton county National Division and 3-6-1 overall. Their 77 points scored ranked among the lowest in tl;le city. · The backfield should be strong with the return of 600-yard plus ground gainer co-captain Chris Thompson, a 6-0, 190-pound senior halfback and two-year fullback Dennis Cress.

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HCH STAFF: Head coach Craig Smith, assistants Mark" Gels· en, Blll Emeigh, Lon Williams.

The H'amilton County National Division has been kicking the Wildcats around lately. Last year followed the trend, as Harrison dropped its six conference games and split its four nonconference games.

At least that was better than the year before. In coach Mike Heizman's rookie season, the only winners he saw were his team's opponents. In that dismal 10-game set, Heizman had 10 seniors but half of them had never played organized footbalL This year, though, he has some folks ,who know th.e game. The Wildcats sport 10 two-year lettermen, nine of them seniors.

"For the first time in three years," Heizman said, "we ·will ha~e some depth on our team."

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WYOMING STAFF: Head coach Gary Jump; {s;jstants john DeBfasis, Tom R1tz, Kirt Rocke!.

TAYLOR STAFF: Head coach Jim Prather; assistants R1ck Schuckman, Allan Helm, Dennis Quatkemeyer, RobmZeuch ·

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Fairfield Inexperience, that old nemesis of high school football coaches, is gnawing a way at Fairfield coach Frank Price. He has the attitude. He has the numbers. "Our hangup," he says, "is we just don't have any experience."

The inexperience really shows In the backfield. With the loss of tailback Rusty Hubbard, the ninthleading rusher in Greater Cincinnati last year, Price sorely needs a solid runner. He also needs a quarterback. His whole backfield is brand new.

Fairfield's strength is its defense.

Led by three-year starters Bobby Eden and Rex Sowards, the Indian defense should be able to keep opposing offenses in check. Price is especially proud of his down linemen, but he says the secondary will be tested.

Fairfield tied with Hamilton Taft for the Greater Miami cellar last year with a 3-7 record.

FAIRFIELD STAFF: Head coach Frank Price, asslstanis Jim Carty, Terry Lichtenberg, Dave Wancata, Bob Dougherty, .Dick Wood. B!ll Stewart.

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Lost. That may partially sum up Wyoming's outlook in some re11 spects, tracing back to last season. ~~ The Cowboys lost a chance to de12 fend its Class AA state crown by 12 mere Harbin rating percentage g points. The Cowboys lost 19 players 12 through graduation, including out12 standing running back Frank 12 Jacobs and quarterback Jeff R•Is~~ sell. But the biggest loss is the leg12 end-23-year head coach Bob Lewis,' 12 who resigned to accept the head ;~ position at Conner High In North11 ern Kentucky.

11 But win has always been Wyoi1 mmg's tradition, evidenced by, Its 10 10-0 record last year and its 6-0 10 i2 mark in the Hamilton Country Na12 tional Division. New coach Gary 11 Jump will have to rebuild the Cow12 boys' offensive and ·defensive lines, 12 but the defense will be strong again this year.

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Mark Sterling....... . .

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Mike Mercer. • • • • . • . . . . .

Kerry Buchanon . . . . .

Greg Bowman. • . • . • . • • . • Jesse Branham. . . • . .

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David Wells....... .. . . ..

Jason Centers .. .. • • ..

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The Taylor Yellow Jackets' strength is thetr backfields. Junior quarterback Wayne Woodmansee has started at that position since he was a freshman, and senior fullba~k Dan McKernan ranj!:ep. 16th last year among the city's' rushers with 778 1 yards.

The other backfield isn't too shabby either. Taylor's defensive secondary is the best the school has ever had, says coach Jim Prathe;r.

It's led by halfback Brad Jenkins.

Prather is confident hjs team can improve on last year's 6-3-1 finish, and If it does, Taylor can challenge Finneytown, Greenhills and Wyoming for the Hamilton National League title.

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Moeller -needs help! ' Coach Gerry Faust and his Moeller Crusad'ers need help this weekend!

Before anyone calls Longview and sends the men with the butterfly ne~s to our office, let's take a look at why Ohio's best football team and the 1978 and 1979 ! national championship team .needs help. , Simply because the opponent in the state championship showdown game this weekend is Massillon . . When the Tigers play. especially for a state crown, all of Massillon shuts down and the city's inhabitants head for the ballgame ... no matter where it is played, When a boy is born in Massillon, his first gift is a . tiny Massillon High football that goes into his crib. ·. Every boy who' grows up there wants to be a Tiger.

And every parent, alumnae, businessman and industrialist supports ~he Tigers.

A few years ago, Massillon played Princeton in the ,state semifinals at Ohio Stadium. This writer counted 24 busses decorated with. Massillon's colors. Even ·after Princeton came from behind to beat the Tigers, Massillon fans came out of the massive stadium ·shouting "We're Still No. I!" They' II be at the stadium in massive numbers again this weekend. That's why Moeller needs scads of fans to join their students and other fans in cheering for Southwestern Ohio to keep the championship here.

Frankly. we believe the Crusaders will again win by as many points as they desire. Early. in the season, Moeller played Canton McKinley up there arid came home with a 34-14 .victory. Massillon has lost just one game this season and that was to Canton McKinley, a decision the Tigers reversed in the playoffs a week later.

Ii We feel. as many others do, that the Moeller,Princeton game settled the state championship.

Upper Arlington lost twice this season ... to Moeller and Princeton.

The Crusaders simply have too many weapons .offensively and a superb defense that is super-stingy .at doling out points. That defense has six shutouts and .allowed a touchdown or less in three other games.

In the meantime, coach Gerry Faust can call upon Mark Brooks and Hiawatha Francisco. two sensational runners ·and the passing of Mike Willging when the running game needs a little help.

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Now that the season isalmost over, the talk of Faust going to Notre Dame has restarted. Sure, he's probably going to Notre Dame. But that won't signal the end of the Moeller football dynasty.

There are several men on his coaching staff who could take over tomorrow. True enough, none would probably be as dynamic as Faust, but there are some good football minds on the staff and there are some ':"~t organizers who have been at Moeller so long, Faustism is boun.d to have worn off on them.

Another possibility is a man who isn't on the staff right now. Phil Gigliotti was top assistarit to Gerry Faust for years and years. He left to enter private business twice. but returned after his first departure.

Even if coach Faust takes some of his assistants to South Bend with him, you can depend on the football program being in good hands after he departs. Faust and Father Lawrence Krusling. the wizened principal, will see to that.

But this weekend is the all-important one for Southwestern Ohio football. Out of the five divisions now playing for sta~e championships in Ohio, we still have four contenders for the titles .

Besides Moeller, nearby Mariemont has a crack and so do Lebanon and Hamilton Badin, all good· teams .

This is our last opportunity to look into the old crystal ball for the season. so let's get started: Moeller vs. Massillon: From the time a child can wafk. he· or she loves M & M. the c.andy that is. But every football fan. in Ohio has to respect the power of these two M & M's. In the old days. before Moeller.

Massillon was the state's great power. But those days are over. at least for the time being. Moeller 38, ·Massillon 7.

Mariemont vs. Garfield Heights Trinity:' Under. the Harbin rating system, the Warriors would be an underdog this weekend. Only thing is that Mariemont· lost to better teams here this season than most schools in the division even played. Coach Tom Crosby and his Warriors have real class with speed to match.

Mariemont 21. Garfield Heights Tri~ity 7. ·

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THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER/Thursday, Nov. 1~, 1979

MQeller's Ellington: No Gtishes,.Just Rushes lngton led-the city in scoring and "At ftrst, When I was a freshwould have probably led In rushing man,'' he said, "I had a real hard yardage had he played for, anyone time adjusting and I really didn't .

El'lc EllingtOn ts a paradox of mobut Moeller. like it a lot. I was starting to wonder tion. Off the field, his words are Ellington knows this. He knows what it would have been like if I'd slow and his steps are deliberate he'd·be a bigger name with more gone to another school. The schooland nothing is rushed. On tlle field, yardage ll.ad he att.ended Woodward, work· was harcJ., the discipUQe was lle looks Uke a lawn sprinkler runthe dl.strlct where he grew up. tough and l was getting aWful dening amuck.· .

"I think about that somet.mes,'' pressed. That carried into practice A juke here, a step 'there. he said Wednesday in the voice that and I started losing interest a little.

Sayonara. Walt a minute. He was },'eporters who flunked shorthand Believe me, it was rough there for a here a second ago. love. "But 'I figured no other school while." :eut a second, for li:rlc Ellington, could compare to Moellet In educaMoeller coach Gerry Faust converts to more than nine yards on ·tton. That and I lmew I'd be a wtn· remembered the freshman Eric .Ella. fQotball field. He runs 4Q fa.rds in· ner here. Beside·s, if I'd have gone to lngton, too. ' 4.4 of·thetn, which, unless you're a another school, I'd be all over 'the "lie had some problems," Faust speeg reader, Is faster than lt'a takwomen." ' . , said. "But that's not really unusual. . ing you to·read this sentence.

There are no women at Moeller. He came from a public school, and I .

And "therein lles the paradox.

It's an all-boys' school. So Ellington don't think he. was quite ready for Watching Ellington zip around a can channel his energies tO football. the rigldlt.Y and strictness· of a football field, you're s,ure he'll b~ Since they were so channelled four Cathollc.school. But, to be truthful . that. way wlth~ut shoulder pads. Bu~ years ago, the guy with the jazzy .with you, I don't think he would. he's not. He s lald-ba*, mellow. name and the jazzier moves has lm- have turned out to be this great a You get the feeling he's saving It all pressed everyone. running back if he woulq have weht for the next time he accelerates off . somewhere else. left tackle.

HE'S A star on a taam tha~ Is the · ·· odds-on favorite to win the state "HE NEEDED discipline. He "THE GUY just amazes me," says championship. . , rieeded to· be pushed athletically one of tits Olockers, ·guard Mark· But thl~gs weren't always and academically. Now, he realizes Nichols. "Sometimes, I think he peaches and crean'l and 60..:yar(l . that." . even amazes hhnselt." touchdown runs. And Ellington He also realizes the kind of athNot to.mention opponents. Ell- . remembers when they weren't. letic talent he possesses. And, being

BY RANDY t-IOLTZ Sports Reporter

Moeller PrepsFo1~

Playoffs MOELLER RUNNING back Eric Ellington takes handoff from quarterback Tom Lockwood during football practice Wednesday afternoon.

The Crusaders are getting ready for their opening playoff game Saturday night against Toledo Whitmer.

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a senior, he knows wide-eyed college recruiters are awaJ:e of it.

"Right now," he said, "not too. many have talked to me, but I know they're out there. After .the season, I'll be getting a lot of phone calls, I gue&s. But stll1, I'm a lit.tle worried ,that the schools I'm thinking about going to will think I'm too small.

I've had people tell me I'~ capo..blc of playing anywhere I want, but with my sl.ze, I just don't know." .

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ELLINGTON IS 5-foot-8, 170pounds. But mQst of that Is muscle.

His thighs bulge. andI his waist is trim. And you can't argue wit~ 4.4 speed. . · "It's a nice feeling," said Moeller guard Tim Rupard, ''to make a block and by the time you look up, you see this guy 60 yards downfield, going into the end zone." ' .

It's a nice feellng for Ellington, too.

"When I'm In the open field heading for the goal .line, I don't look back until I get into that end zone."

By then, he can move like the off-field Eric Ellington. Mellow .

Easy. Hls natural state.

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'We'll lose our shirts . . . we'// Ipse $3000 to ·$4000. going. up· there. '-Moeller High. School football coach Gerry Faust.

'I'll take about 80 players to Akron, but even if /.kept. to the 44, I couldn't keep out of' the red. '..;_(;erry Faust.

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By Enos Pennington

THE 12'/, PERCENT bonus helps a little this · year. Howev.er, Moeller will not benefit for all the Teams that go to the Ohio high school footb~ll fans il takes to Akron, · · · championship games do so for the glory, certainThe second hiilf of 'l'he Cincinnati Post's "We'll have from 5000 to 6000 fans going to · ly not the money. . .. , 1979-80 high school baske~ball preview will be Akron from here," noted Faust: "But our fans "We'll lose our shirts:"' predi<:ted )Moelier presented Saturday, with stories .. roste~s and have a history of not buying· tickets. in advance: coach Gerry F:aust, who Will oe takmg his Moe!schedules from the . Eastern. Hills. League, Most o£ them will buy tickets at the gate so we .

Ier~ football team to. its fourth Ohio Class AA.A Greater Miami Conference, independents and won't get credit for t!tem." ' · · championship game in the last five ears Saturd~y other area teams.

Moeller will take its marching band to Akron. against Parma Padua at the Rubber Bowl m ..~ Last Saturda~ T~e P~st reviewed the talent The OHSAA pays $3 per mile for bands one way Akron. , . in the Greater Cmcmnah League and both lhe with Moeller getting $730 for the trip. · Moeller will receive about $;.~200 for its semifi- · American and National divisions of the.Hamil"That isn't enough so we'll have to help out ·a nal and championship games this year plus a · ton County League.. · bonus o£ 12'/. percent o£ the school's advance tick- . ...,._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __, little." said Faust. · · et sales for the playoff games. .

IN ORDER TO SAVE money this year, Faust •'We'II still lose $3000 to $4000 going up there," football names in the country, would have . atfed his team at the school this afternoon after its \said Faust, who laments the fact that the only. tracted double that figure and given the OHSAA a final practice. time the state championshiP game has been heli:l windfall profit. .in Dayton Oast year) his team didn't go.

"We'll· bus up in the evening and get there in · . The OHSAA ·pays expenses for oply 60 per~ IN CQNTRAST, the big school champion .in . sons: <14 players, five .~oaches, five. managers;· time for bed," said Fuu3t. "We'll eat after the · Texas will take home more than $100,000 for it! two trainers arid four other school personnel. A game and thpn come back Saturday.'· · victory based on Texas' system of giving the parThe stale pays the same expenses for cheerschool is given $4 per mile one way to Akron ticipating. teams a percentage o£ the gate for all · (about $970 for Moeller), $15 per person for meals leaders as it does student athletes for meals a11d games played in the playoffs. (another $000£or Moeller), $1 per person for I<Hig- lodging plus 20 cents per mile for two cars .. ing ($420 for Moeller) and $60 in incidentals for The Ohio High School Athletic ~ssoci~tion While Faust may lose his shirt on the balance sheet, .the chance to win a fourth Ohio Class AAA was quietly hoping for a Moell~r-M~ssillon ftn~l. .. the state thampionship.

While a Moeller-Padua championship game will "I'll take about 80 players to Akron," said title is worth every penny he must spend extra. attract about 15,000 fans in Akron, a Moeller-MasFaust, "but even if I kept to the 44, I couldn't.

Game time ·for the Moeller-Padua contest is sillon contest, pairing the two most famous prep keep out of the red." · 1:3Q p.m. Saturday. All ticket.s are $3.60. · Post staff reporter

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CLEVELAND-If. was not a tyfn- The Crusaders not only .have domi- year. It. has allowed an average of Bush and Ron Kornows~i. . cal Thanksgiving Day for P~d~a:s nated ·ohio high school football for 3.7 yards per pass attempt in 10 It's a comple!ely differen! s!ory · football Bruins. The players JOmed the last half dozen years, but were . victories and a loss: Only two touch- up front where. SlX or seven Jum.ors their families for the holiday feast being touted as the best high school down passes have been completed start. Mass1,llon coach .Mtk~ later. in the day, but they we~e up team ever earlier in the year. against it. The Bruins have ·inter- Currence caub~ned that, b1g as and nt 'em in a two-ho_ur practiCe in "We play opponents, not reputa- cepted 15 passes, and they have beeri Padua's ~efensJVe tr~nchmen are, the mor~ing. After a!~· they have a tions, and we'll prepare for Moeller up again~t St. Edward,, St. Joseph, Moeller Will ~ave a Sl?;e advantage game With "Team ~ fo~ th~ Class just like any other team."

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G AAA .state champ10n3hlp. m the I" Moeller really· the best team of which feature passing attacks.

Denms Du~n andd MJ1ke Cen 1 e Akron Rubber Bowl Saturday at 1:30 ~ ? . · are the defens1ve en s. oe asse 11 p.m. . . . all ~~'2h me after Saturda 's On the ground, ~he Bruins h~ve at:td Ramon DePaul ~lay tackle, Jim There cert~mly IS no d1srespect game,;, replies Crusader co~ch been confronted w1th .555 runmng Ltggett or Johf!- Pav1a ate nosemen, meant by Brum coach Tom Kohuth Gerr Faust. .. 1 ho e 1 have a smile P!~ys ~nd on!~ three of them went John Adams 16 the. mon:J.ter, nnd in referring to undefeated and three- . . ~Y face tiienp The people lri fur m01e than 24 yards, the longest a Tony Czack and R1ek M1~ler ~re time state champion Cincinnati cVncinnati evaluat~ our team. They 38-yarder by Warren Western linebackers. The I:)~ms 'Yi~ ..~Iss Moeller as Team X. That's wh!lt the are the ones who caned us that. But Reserve. . tackle Tom .Andrews, w~o InJUred a Pride of Padua ~as called Its 11 our •76 and •77 teams '(both state Kohuth prefers you don't rr~ention ~n~e ~arly m last weeks game and other opponents th1s season. champs) were pretty good. The dif- the Warren game. !>-!though was ISm a cast. .

"Every week we get ready for . ference is we have played better Valley Forge wh1ch ups£-t 10-1 On offense Padua has talented Tea.m X," Kohuth explained ~inutes · teams this year " Padua, the Reserve game ' as its people at the skilled' positions. In the after Saturday's 12-0 blankmg. of Moeller ha~ five shutouts and worst. The Bruins made a lot of mis- backfield are qu!arterback Dan Massillon in last week's se.mi~mal scored at least fou touchdowns ·n takes that night, but Reser .;e and Schodowski, runn~·i g backs Dave playoff game. A week a~o he m~tcat- every game With r that potf'nt ~ Forge were the second an l third Kaminski ant.l Ron Kornowski and ed ~at the n~me "Mass1llon", d1d n~t offense the proud Bruin defense ha~ games·of the season and the Brown , flanker Ed Murphy · . sln~e fear mto th~ hearts of his a job td do. and «?range defense up fr nt wus Every one of the offensh:e Brums. They are a l!ttle young.to be . ? greerythen. . players is a senio ·, so Padua w1ll . aware they were gomg up agamst a Proud defen~e · You bet. ·· T~e all-senior sec~mdary i ncludl's have some rebu· ding to do on J football legend.

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the regular:·season and tacked on 12 more in the ' piayoffs. He rushed for .~ver 100 yards .in eight games to bilng hts career tqtal to 2,083 in (another Moeller record) 332 carries for a 6.27 average. · "We··antiCipated a truly rebutlcUng ye!J!r," Kocica said• "We lost 24 of our first 30 ball p)ayers

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Wt•. Class 12 12 End Brad B!Jrkosky, Colerain 6-2 185 12 12' End . . ...!~ltk Betsch!!-aSalle. . 6-{l .190 Tackle . , Tom Allan, Moeller--, 6-3 231 12 1q• • ·Tackle Jerry-Adifson-Sycamore 6-2 190 1 1212 · ' 12 Middle Guard ;Ro!i_Ha~feld!Boger_Bacpn 6-1 225 12 .

Linebacker ,_Rlck'_l';laylor, Moeller-6-4 210 '12 12 . 12 Tom Hassel, Purcell 6-1 . 205 12 . ,Linebacker 12 11 Li!'ebacker BrlanPIIIm~,~rwood 5-10 185 12 11 Def. Back Eric ~bert, Forest Park 6-0 190 Def. Back . Tim Su01van, Western H!!ls 6-2 '105 12 SECOND TEAM OFFENSE ·· Def. Back M"rk. Taylor, q,leraln . . s-10 150 12 · Punter Carlos Ventus,Milford.

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6-1 205 12 1 Split-End Ron Jeffers, Landmark Christian I .

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TaCkle: Tom Hopkins, Elder 6-2 232 12 End · Derrick OUsley, Mo~t Healthy 12 Tackle· carl Jenkins, Princeton 6-2 245· 12 6-1 , 185 Guard' DaveHelder,Loveland , - 6-0 168 1·2· End _ MarkMurphy,OaicHIOs 6-2 201 ' 12 Guard , Kefti\K'oiiOrst;M:oeUer-':'' 6- 1 ·Scott Henn, Colerain .

6-3 215 12' 205 12 - Tackle Center· Daryl C:iJrllrilins, Reading 5-n . 195 Tackle Emmanuel Marshall, ~est~n Hills 12 240 ·12 Quarterback Ryan, McNicholas 5-10 155 -12 '. Mtdd!e • • · ·Forest · · sc h· oo1 1evy s itua ti on.th a t _p1ace d th e Running Back Terry steve Humbert, Elder 6- 1 Guard Daryl Williamson; Park6-0 . Mtddle to wn 172 12 Running Badt Mark Brooks, Moeller 6-2'h · • 201 11 · .

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Running aack· Ken Wood, Reac:fmg 5-10 165 12 Linebadcer · Tad Hauser, Anneytown 6-6_ · 210 12 . , .

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166 12 Linebacker • MarkSV~anner,Readlng 5-10 12 "WE TA~KED about things we needed to do· , . · .

L nebacker Vince McOendon, Western H"ic, . before the season to win and tlie main thing was 200 12 ~ONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE Def.Back -:Moc-SUt~cMilier-·--: 6-3 closeness," said. B"All great 186 12 -Tight Ends-steve Howard (Greenhils), Steve Jameson (Elder), Oemls calaguri .,_..... . ' . -. e. er, .

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David Stewart, Withrow 5-9 165 12 a ways a c oseness. e ore e season, we wit~ 1,353 and 1,325 yatds gained,· respectively. cwalniJIHiRsl,GoryKDhtsltndlanKBl.SpntEnds-MikeWesley(Read!reilrlan Def.Back · steveEngeJ.Readlng 6-0 111 12 found out'-who the rebel tyPes were and we got Princeton quarterback Gary Nagel, .who co.mf~"E~1~);1~;:=!~es\'\.~,~~1-*1ar~~Jetei'l. ~= Punter Jeff BenSOI!, Sycamore 6-1 200 12 rid of them." , mandeered the Vikings ~ the Qlass AAA state cook <woodward), OIUck 5chneller !Landmark Olrlslfan), Rod f\'ennfiiglori <Mt. HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE The. Blue Devils, who wound up 8-2; were title :last season, drilled 10 touchdown passes this Healthy),, :Jefi·T""""" (_MlM!fi!r);oDale Mercer .(Deer Pari<), Dave Snider (Glen · i k d' i · to fi i h b t t. h Este), Mike Garm-mann (Ccleraln), Doug Evans {Turpin), Dave Hunlsberger Ends-"'Ron Heffron (Colerain), Caesar Rushing (Woodward), Tony Vogelgsang p C e n cpreseason n S no e ter an year, passed for 890 _yards, completing 53 of il9 {Gfeenhills). Guards-Mark Brldgos-(ROger Bacon), Tony Grippa (Reading), Vim . (Hartison), Kevin Hutzel (Reading), Tim Pohl (Milford), Russ Gaul! (Loveland). fourth and in one- poll, last in the HCNL. Instead atte~pts. _ Holbert (Wyoming), Ron DeYoung (Loveland), Dave Meyer (Sycainore).Centen- Tadcles-Bcbby Applegate (Colerain), Mike VonHeone (Pural), Jerry Kyne they finished 6 - 0 in what _most HCNL coaches Randy Armstrong (Turpin), Mark Kingery (Loveland), Tom Szurlinskl (Oak Hffis), (Moeller.), Jerry We!nle- (LaSalle), Mike Brown (Woodward), Joe crosHn (MoUn! .

• KirkDoebrtch<WesternHilsl. · · HeaHhyl,Re•Sowards<Falrflefd),JoffMize<Reading),KipKerr<lndlanHiD).Mict. considered the most balanced league in several PRINCETON SPLIT end Thad Gibbs ' the Quarterbacks-Tom Lockwood {Moeller), Todd Schneebeck (Indian Hil), die Guards- Shawn· Salurday (Princeton), Phillip Hunter {Woodward), Jay Wallis · , · i 9 34 Todd Hatfield ccoteralnl, steve_ Engel <Reading), Daryl BOston <Woodward), Bobby ·(Mariemont), Ben Atweii'<Elderl, Greg PuthOff (LaSalle). Llnebadlen-John Teyears. . city s. 1ead-ing pass rece ver with· 65 yards on_, Keny <Hughes), Doug Schnefler <Landmark Christian), Todd Bodnar !Mariemont), kutve IMcNtc:holasl. Mike Phflllps <Summit Country_Dayl, John McCoy <Lakota), "Right now, I just can't grasp it," Minor said receptions, joined Oak Hllls' tight end Joe Dooley Running Backs-Ken FieldsUlltefohn (Mariemont), JimmyCarl Taylor (Northwest), Keith Lab& Hell· lor Tim(Forest Marty Park), {Wyoming), Dave Harrison {Milford), Dick Lynch {St. Xavier), Ron Vic· a bout winning the Enquirer award "I Was jUSt on the first team· • . · ner (Mariemont), Spencer (Greenhils), Shepherd IGlen Esle), PoUt Vollman {Elder), Rondy Kins.er {loveland), Hank Henderson ,.,. .

• · _ ron·Ktdd !Hughes), Kevin Fo• <Colerain), David Keeling <Princeton), Tony Tralb !North College Hill, Dale Troutman !Sycamore>, Jeff Ryan (Mariemont), Terry happy to be a head coach for the first time. I didMoeller center Joe Apke headed the interior {Sycamore), Chris Thompson {No. College Hil), Rob Yamaguchi (Western Hils) 1 Hardln{lndlanHm).Dof.Backs-DougRuebusdr{QakHils),JohnT..-ner{McNicho•t t thi' lik thi " · li t · te H fl'· b Barry Cromer <ancinnati Country oayl, Glen Markesberry <SUmmit Country oay), las). Andy Fladung <Meeler), Matt Collb ·<ROger Bacon), Jeff carr (Roger Bacon), n expec any ng e s. ne a cen r. e was· an ked y Mike Fox of OM McKernan {Tayl.lr); Brian Mercer {Forest Park), Terry LaSance (Deer Park),_ ~Ray Wallacl) {Walilut Hills), ROger_Mdlltyre {Western J:fils), tom, Jump (MtNicho- .

Joinin'g -Ellington in the first ·team backfield Colerain ROll Biggs (Finneytown), Pal Engel (loveland), Bob Zogllti (Anderson), Johnny Bush las), Rick Ayers (Loveland), Ron Long (Deer Park), Bob Bell (Lakota), SCotty Leer? .' H - h ,R ll d L k . t' , M - li d R' l and . Greg King of Oak Hills at guards <WOodWard), Larry Lee !Woodward). Placekickers-steve Roark <Greenh!Rsl. ard <Sycamorel. Punters-steve Crago !Colerain), BIR ~ <Finneytown), Kip were ug es. usse ooper an a o as . ar n, an chard mt th of Princeton and Tony Ma)t.Oedier<MoeDer),MarkStames<Prtnceton). · ~ KerrUndlanHil), seottGumtgte<MountHealthy): . · , , . ,., Graden, the No. l ~n(i N_o. 2 rushers in the city . Brooks of Lakota at tackles. . ~-

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Playe_r, School . .. ' Ht. Tight End Joe Dooley, Oak Hills .

6-7 250 Split End Thad Gibbs, Princeton · 6-2 180 Tackle- " Rlctiard Smith, Princeton 6-2 215 tacl<le Tony Brooks, Lakota 6>3180 (';uard: Greg King, Oak Hills .

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· · Moeller;s success story, pointing out· that although 15 percent of the When unbeaten, untied and per- , team;s players are not Catholic, they h;1ps unmatched Moeller High School 7 all pray together after. practice, on· takes on Parma Padua Franciscan game days in the school chapel, imof Cleveland Saturday for the state mediately before each game; at halffootball championship,- the Cincinnati time and after each game. ·· . team will go into t.he game riot only · as the favorite but as a national· Moeller V:()n t~e -~hiO Class AAA name. state championship m 1975, '76 and That was assured this week when '77 but surrendered the title last year · the name of Moeller High School was to Princeton. Now the Cruasders s~read coast-to-coast once ag· ain as have a. chance to gain it back this . weekend when they meet Parma t e result of a major article in Time Padua ·at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Magazine. Moeller has been featured Akron's Rubber Bowl. · in the past in Sports Illustrated, but fhis is the school's first major expoMoeller beat Toledo Whitmer in sure in Time, which refers to, Moell- its semifinal game last Saturday 31er as "the U.S.'s (football) .champion 7, while Parma Padua was stopping secondary school.·' Massillon 12-0: . The Time article, which runs in the magazine's sports section, points' · PARMA PADUA. is somewhat out that: .similar to Moeller in that it has no e One university football scout home football field and .plays all its calls the Moeller dynasty, which has games on the "road." The school produced a 159-17-2 record and eight played seven of its 10 games during undefeated seasons in 17 years, "one the regular season on Saturday of the finest sports dynasties ever. nights when other Cleveland-area For longevity and total dominance, fields were available. it's better than UCLA basketball."

Moeller also has no home field, • Each year Moeller sends an playing at other area high schools, average of 15 players to college on the University of Cincinnati· . or football scholarships. Scholarships Riverfront Stadium. have been won by every starting· offensive lineman in the past six Despite the 'disadvantage of hav- · years and by every starting center ing no home field, Moeller has not and all but one quarterback since only ·wiped out the best in Ohio in 1963·. Says coach Gerry Faust, "I can recent years . but has also beaten tell a boy that if he gets good grades state champions from other sections and he's 6-foot, 2-inches and pl~ys on of the country. Teams from Texas, the offensive line, we can almost New York, Michigan and Pennsylvaguarantee him a scholarship." nia have failed to stop the Moeller I • At one point during this year's machine the past three seasons.

Notre Dame-Michigan football game,· five •of the 22 players on the ' field Time Magazine dispatched a were Moeller graduates. · staff writer to Cincinnati several . The Time Magazine article also weeks ago to collect information for goes into the(. religious aspect of this week's story on the Crusaders.

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The injuries of three Moeller offensive stars-halfback Eric Ellington, quarterback .

Tom Lockwood and split end Pltil Roachconcern Crusader coach Gerry Faust. But he says all three should be able to play in the state title game ·Friday.

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Moeller head coach Gerry Faust talks to students at a pep rally Wednesday as assistant coaches (left to right) Mike Elliott, Paul Smith and Mark Bielca listen. Moeller meets Parma Padua Saturday for the state AAA title.

Photographer: KARl. KUNTZ

When Moeller football coach Gerry Faust offers thanks today at. his Thanks~iving dinner, he'll probably throw m a prayer or two for the speedy recovery of three of his offensive stars.

Among Moeller's sick and afflicted are quarterback Tom Lockwood, split end Phil Roach and running back Eric Ellington.

Ellington is suffering from a deep thigh bruise, Roach an twisted knee and Lockwood a sprained wrist.

"All three should be ready to play by Saturday," said a hopeful Faust before Wednesday's practice.

ELLINGTON'S THIGH BRUISE is not a new malady so the Moeller speedster is expected to be near the form that netted him 156 yards in 22 carries against Toledo Whitmer in ·last Saturday's state semifinal game.

But Lockwood's and Roach's in· juries are of much concern to the Moeller coaches as they prepare the unbeaten Crusaders for Saturday's state Class AAA championship game against Parma Padua at 1:30 p.m. at Akron's Rubber Bowl.

"Lockwood is able to shake hands today but still hasn't taken a snap from center this week," said Moeller offensive coordinator Phil Gigliotti. "He injured the wrist of his throwing arm against Whitmer. It was swollen when he got up Sunday.

X·Rays showed that nothing was broken."

Roach twisted his knee on his first punt return against Whitmer.

Although the knee bothered him for the rest of the game, it did not pre· vent the Moeller split end from catching six passes for 97 yards and See INJURIES, page 19

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Whitmer to start the game, the Crusastchtt.mpionship game next Saturday at .ets took o~er on their own 13 and a 14 _ ;'tn.e'Akron Rubber Bowl. ·.::·,~;Moeller pariayed several key breaks play, 87-yard drive followep. J:ust when. ''into a 25-0 halftime lead and did it in an "it looked as if two late-drive penalties -;unaccustomed way. .· would force the Crusaders to try a field ·'1_-, •.-While the Crusaders passed only - goal, Lockwood found Roach in the en<;t· 1 zone for a 36-yard scoring pass.

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1 "'season, this-one was won on Tom LockWHITIUJER FUMBLED on its first· ·.·wood's accurate arm and the receptfve play of the next series, and after a face-· .:hands of Phil Roach, Dave Th_urkill and mask penalty Ellington found a hole off .';.Joe-Lima. right tackle, sped down- the sideline and ·.•\ Lockwood threw for 182 yards ·on .11 went in untouched from 29 yards out~ •'completiions In 19 attempts. Running make it 13-0. fback Eric Ellington was again superb, It was three play.., and .a punt from •irtishingf6r156yardson22carries.

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Playing Moeller's Gerry ·Faust not a good spectator

Moeller coach Gerry Faust was not cut out to be a spectator.

Faust, after five straight appearances in the Ohio high school football playoffs, watched last year as crosstown rival Princeton, thanks to a 13-12 early-season victory over Moeller, rolled to the Class AAA championship.

"After missing last year, we're glad to be back," said Faust, whose Crusaders were the near unanimous choice as the No. 1 AAA team in the state in the UPI poll after posting a 10-0 record without hardly breaking a sweat.

See the final UPI ratings in Motter of Fact,· page 32.

Crooksville at Dover's Crater Stadium in one game and No" 3 Coving(on against No. 7 Tiffin Calvert at Lima Shawnee High Schnol in the other. · JN WHITMER, 9-1. Moeller will be facing a team Faust describes as ·~a. really wen-coached team which is very quick. enthusiastic and'doesn't make many mistakes.

"It's hard to compare their style of offense because it is different than anyone else we've played," said Faust. "They like to run a lot·. Defensively, they are similar to CBirmmgham. Mich~) Brother Rice. They come at you." ·The Massillon-Padua game matches the Tigers' rugged defense, which aJ!owed only 2~ points all year, against a Padua offense which Massillon coach Mike Currence labeled "a lot like Moeller. They are gigantic up front and have the big running backs."

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meant to us until we had to sit and watch it," Faust said. "It was a hard pill to swallow. We didn't realize how lucky we had been."

MOELLER, WHICH HAD won the AAA title the three prior years, takes on tenth-ranked Toledo Whitmer Saturday night at Dayton's Welcome Stadium in one semifinal game, while second ranked MassilIon and No. 4 Parma Padua meet at the Akron Rubber Bowl in the other AAA contest.

The semifinals in both Class AA and A are scheduled for Friday night.

The matchup in Class AA finds No. 2 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary and No. 3 Fostoria playing at Arlin Field in Mansfield and No. 4 Hamilton Badin and No. 11. Ironton meeting at Groveport High School.

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day.mght Class AAA playoff game agamst top-ranked Moeller "a dr~m, come. true.': . . It s a l~t~le )Ike Le~m Spmks taking ()n Ah, said Gucciardo, who thinks the powerful Crusaders of Coach Gerry Faust just might have their eyes on a possible title game with Nn. 2 Massillon the following week in the Akron Rubber Bowl.

"They probably won't be taking us seriously," said Gucciardo.

"They're looking to go to Akron.

"Bta we're not going down to Dayton just to put on a show," he said. "We're going down to win a game ..

Gucciardo. a native of the Akron area and . a Kent State graduate, says he would like nothing belter than make the Rubber Bowl finals. But he admits his team's task is big.

"The major thing is the Moeller mystique and all the publicity," said Gucciardo. "You can't play it down. And, up where we are, we're away from it. We're probably better off than a ·Columbus team would be" · · The only common .opponent .f?r the two teams was Fmdlay. Wn.Itmer edged the TroJans 14-6, while Moeller beat them 48-0.

What must his team to do to win?

"Be patient· aru:l execute the game plan," said Gucciardo. "The longer we stay in tbe game, either scoring. or moving the ball or moving the clock, the better chance we have. People have had success against Moeller, but not consistent success.

"We're not afnrid," he vowed.

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----- By DAVE HERBST Talk about jumping head over heels into the football season: The game balls for last night's Penn Hills-Moeller game at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati were to be delivered by sky diver!

"That Gerry Faust, he's a promoter," says Penn Hills Athletic Director Chuck McGinley, for whom dealing with Moeller AD-coach Faust has been an education. in a very large way, it has been an education in higher-finance high school athletics. For it is a very real possibility, McGinley claims, that when the accounting has been completed a month or so down the road, this one game will haveproduced as much profit for Penn Hills as did 13 games in 1978.

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McGinley, basing his estimate on those earlier paydays plus the fact that last night's game was a season opener in· volving two nationally ranked teams, says he thinks Penn Hills' take will be more than $20,000.

The bottom line, of course, is profit or loss after expenses. "Our lowest possible net HAD to be better than our expenses," McGinley explains. "I can't go down Penn Hills has been guaranteed $8,000 - there and Jose money. Can you imagine - minimum. "I got a little excited when what the taxpayers would say about Gerry told me that," McGinley recalls. that?"

"Then he said, 'Hey, forget about that Thus, McGinley· studied the various figure. You'll make a lot more than modes of getting there and getting back, that.'" · places to stay, and whatever. What he fi· Faust based that assumption on some nally settled on was transportation by previous Moeller extravaganzas with air and a night at Stouffer's, plus meals teams from other states. A New York and everything else, for approximately school went home with more than $7,500. $23,000, according to Faust, and the "So we're assured of a $500 profit," he worst fin~ncial experience Qf 11-!1 QUt-of- says, basing the figure on the $8,000

Pittsb•.1rgh Press, Sun., Sept. 2, 1979 minimum. "But honestly, we're hoping it'll be $13,000 to $15,000 (profit)."

If it is, then Penn Hills will match or exceed its take from all of last season when, according to McGinley, the school took home $13,000.

If it seems baffling how a school could toss around $8,000 guarantees and realistically assure opponents an even bigger payday, it's only because you're not familiar with the Moeller program.

The all-male Catholic school of 1,000 students has developed such a remarkable success record that its games have become "an event" in the minds of enough Cincinnati people that a game such as last night's could realistically be expected to draw 28,000. More than 500 fans made the trip from Penn Hills.

Ticket prices run from $2.00 for stu~ dents to $4.50 for a reserved seat, and the hordes plop down that price to see this high school team because it is excellent. "It's everything you've heard," said

Penn Hills Coach Andy .,Urbanic. "It' just a truly great high school footbal team. They've got so J)l'any great at~ letes; so big and so skilfed. It's a marvel ous program."

The record does not belie the compl ments. Since its inception in the earl 1960s, Moeller has a record of 149-17-: The Crusaders won the Ohio stat championship in 1975, 1976 and 197: and only a 13-12 loss to eventual stat champ Princeton marred last year record.

"It's a great education for the kids, Urbanic concluded. "And it's a great eJ perience for me.

And a very profitable experience, toe GAME NOTES - Penn Hills' runnin game, a question mark from the momer · practice began, was further hampere last night because Vince Cunninghan who won the fullback job, had to sit 01 with a pulled muscle. · The game came at the end of a lon1 long day for the Penn Hills team. The h dians had to leave the school for GreatE Pitt at 5:45 a.m. Flight departure wa before 7:30 .... Each Penn Hills playE was presented a plaque commemoratin the occasion. . . . The contract wit Moeller was for the one game only.

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minimum. "But honestly. we're hoping it'll be $13,000 to $15,000 (profit)."

If it is, then Penn Hills will match· or ey, basing his estimate on ier paydays plus the fact that · exceed its take from all of last season when, according to McGinley, the school s game was a season opener in· took home $13,000. wo nationally ranked teams, If it seems baffling how a school could links Penn Hills' take will be toss around $8,000 guarantees and real· l $20,000. istically assure opponents an even bigger tom line, of course, is profit or payday, it's only because you're not fa· expenses. "Our lowest possible miliar with the Moeller program. o be better than our expenses," explains. "I can't go down The all-male Catholic school of 1,000 Jose money. Can you imagine students has developed such a remark· taxpayers would say about able success record that its games have become "an event" in the minds of enough Cincinnati people that a game lcGinley· studied the various such as last night's could realistically be :etting there and getting back, expected to draw 28,000. More than 500 tay, and whatever. What he fi. fans made the trip from Penn Hills. ed on was transportation by night at Stouffer's. plus meals Ticket prices run from $2.00 for stu· thing else, for approximately · dents to $4.50 for a reserved seat, and the hordes plop down that price to see this high school team because it is excel· :e assured of a $500 profit," he lent. ''It's everything you've heard," said ng the figure on the $8,000 sent $17,000 home with a team

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Penn Hills Coach Andy Urbanic. "It's just a truly great high school football team. They've got so many great ath· letes; so big and so skilled. It's a marvel· ous program." · ~ · The record does not belie the compli· ments. Since its inception in the early 1960s, Moeller has a record of 149-17 ·2.

The Crusaders won the Ohio state . championship in 1975, 1976 and 1977, and only a 13·12 loss to eventual state champ Princeton marred last year's record.

"It's a great education for the kids," Urbanic concluded. "And it's a great ex· perience for me.

And a very profitable experience, too.

GAME NOTES - Penn Hills' running game, a question mark from the moment · practice began, was further hampered last night because Vince Cunningham, who won the fullback job, had to sit out with a pulled muscle. · The game came at the end of a long, long day for the Penn !-tills team. The In· dians had to leave the school for Greater Pitt at 5:45 a.m. Flight departure was before 7:30 .... Each Penn Hills player was presented a plaque commemorating the occasion. . . . The contract with Moeller was for the one game only.

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"If we didn't fumble, we probably would have ended up punting. and they would have driven down the field and scored anyway," Urbanic said.

• I ~ "When you get your pants beat off, you should stand up and say you got your pants beat off.

"What really hurts is that we're not a bad football team. Someone who saw us against Moeller, though, probably thinks we're a bunch of turkeys. There is no team in the State of Pennsylvania that would blow us out of a stadium."

GAME NOTES - Moeller's running game was led by its Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside, 215-pound Mark Brooks

and speedy Eric Ellington. Brooks gained 85 yards, and Ellington picked up 116. Moeller quarterback, 6-3, 195· pound Tom Lockwood, completed 8 of 12 passes for 99 yards ... Penn Hills QB Tom Flynn was just 2 for 14 for 40 yards. He had one pass intercepted.

Urbanic rates Moeller stronger than the powerful Westinghouse, New Castle and Altoona teams of the 1960s ... Penn Hills had beaten Butler and Gateway in scrimmages ... Two areas where Moeller was obviously stronger than Penn Hills were team quickness and depth. The Indians had several players going both ways.

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If Cincinnati Moeller were a car, it would be a Rolls Royce. If it were a building, it would have to be the Taj Mahal.

Unfortunately for Penn Hills High School, Cincinnati Moeller is neither a car nor a building. It is the ultimate in high .school football, and the all-male Catholic high school in Ohio showed it by beating up on WPIAL champion Penn Hills Saturday night, 30-13. ·Approximately 20,000 showed up at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium to see the game, billed as a matchup between the top high school football teams in P41sylvania and Ohio.

Ohio won so convincingly Penn Hills a'ctually drew pity by the end of the game. The proud Western Pennsylvania champions h<J.d been eaten alive by a machine.

The Moeller machine consists of 76 football players, 18 coaches, 18 student managers, six physicians and six st4tistician.s. The school also has a 180-page football program and a large student rooting section that never shuts up.

Yes, you might say Moeller stresses football. And, boy, did it ever stress it to Penn Hills Saturday night.

For the record. the Fighting Crusaders outgained Penn llills 409 yards to 89. They led their Pennsylvania visitors in first downs, 23-5.

The Moeller offensive line opened huge holes, and the Crusaders' defense was practically impregnable.

Penn Hills' two touchdowns resulted from Moeller turnovers. Indian defensive back Harlen Austin raced 45

High Schools yards with an intercepted pass for one touchdown. and Tom Flynn scored the other when he scooped up a fumble and rambled 85 yards in the game's closing moments. Other than .that it was all Moeller.

"Cincinnati Moeller is the finest high school football team I've ever'Seen in all my years of coaching. and I've been around a long time," Penn Hills Coach Andy Urbanic said after the game.

"They just don't have any glaring weaknesses. They would beat a lot of small-college teams. I can't conceive of another high school team being able to beat them."

Moeller captured Ohio's Class AAA state championships from 1975-1977. Last season, the Crusaders had their 53-game unbeaten streak halted when they lo!;t.

13-12, to Cincinnati Princeton in the closing Seconds. In ·a Nallonal Sports Service pre-season poll, Moeller was ranked as the No. 1 high school team in the country.

The victory over Penn Hills was the Cincinnati school's third consecutive. lopsided win over an out-ofstate champion. In 1977, Moeller dropkicked New York state champion Monsignor Farrel!, 30·0. Last year, the Crusaders thumped Dallas Jesuit, 30-0.

Saturday night, Penn Hills was hurt in the early going when it fumbled away a punt and a kickoff return.

Moeller scoring drives of 50 and 15 yards followed.

After only 15 minutes. the Crusaders led. 20-0.

Although the Penn Hills turnovers hurt, they were in no way the telling factor in the game.

"If we didn't fumble, we probably would have ended up punting, and they would have driven down the field and scored anyway," Urbanic said.

"When you get your pants beat off. you should stand up and say you got your pants beat off.

"What really hurts is that we're not a bad football . team. Someone who saw us against Moeller. though, probably thinks we're a bunch of turkeys. There is no team in the State of Pennsylvania that would blow .us out of a stadium."

GAME NOTES - Moeller's running game was led by its Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside, 215-pound Mark Brooks

and speedy Eric Ellingt Ellington preked up 116 pound Tom Lockwood. yards ... Penn Hills Q for 40 yards. He had j Urbanic rates Moell Westinghouse, New Ca: 1960s ... Penn Hills ha scrimmages ... Two ar ly stronger than Penn depth. The Indians had !

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Moeller amassed 25 first downs and, incredibly enough, held Findlay to none. Crusader tackle Steve Brown, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound senior, anchored the Moeller defense with: three quarterback sacks. Moeller's · record is 2-0. ' MOELLER •.••.•.•••••..••••.••• 0 21 7 20- 48 FINDLAY •.•.••.••.•••••.•.•••.•• O 0 0 0- 0 M-Lima, 2 run (Uecxer kick) M-EIIington, 11 run (Uecker kick) M-Brooks, 1 run (Uecker kick) kick)M-EIIington. 30 pass f•om Lockwood (Uecker ·M-Edmunson, 9 run (kick failed) M-King, 2 run (Melink kick) M-King. 1 run (MeRnk kick) JIM LACEY (Moeller

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• job he (D911iels) did, because otirs is reach for Centerville. · . Princeton rese.rve quarterback Dave. the big play type offense and he fit· "I doubt that we'll have Gary Daniels, starting in place of injured right in." back for Moeller next week," j)ary Nagel, wasted no time in mak,.'

The Vikings struck early, as the Mancuso said, "but we'll just start :.tpg a name for himself, as the sen- 11,000 spectactors in Centerville's getting ready tomorrow and see .lor tossed. two touchdowns in lead- new stadium barely had time to what happens." '"l.ng the defending Class Af\A state grab a seat. With 7:02 showing in the PRINCETON •..•••••••••••••••••• 7 ·o 1 1- 21· :Champions over Centerville, 21-11. ; opening period, Daniels hooked up CENTERVILLE. •...•••.••••..••• 3 o o a- n • N 1 p i t · • P-Gibbs, 69 pass from Daniels (Starnes kick). ~ age , who was r nee on s. with wide receiver Thad Gibbs on a c-Huter,26fleldgoal.

• :Signal-caller last season when the' 69-yard touchdown pass, and just P-wmlams,36passfromoanlels<starnesklckl . ._.iki t d th A. AA St t P-Keetlng,>lrun(Starnesklckl. .•v ngs cap ure e a e that quick Princeton was on top, 7C-Aiders,2run(Evans,passfromAiders). ··Championship, suffered a freak. o. · :~nee injury at home Tuesday which "Our only salvation was to beat ~-~---~-~~----~ 'lequired 13 stitches. His playing them deep on the pass-we couidn't ~.Status for next weeks encounter- slug it out with them because ~:With Moeller is listed as doubtful. they're too good," Mancuso said. ·· Dan,iels, meanwhile, simply step-. "But at halftime the kids told me ;ped in and did the job leading they could block Centerville staight 'Princeton to a season-opening up if we had too, and in the second' >victory. Daniels completed.only four half (Dennis) Keeling did the job." :of 16 passes for 105 yards, but con'nected on a couple of big pass plays Keeling, who had a total of 138. )o settle the issue.

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The State· Champs: It's what's up front that counts ; When Moeller's Crusaders crushed Parma Padua's Bruins 41-7 Saturday afternoon in Akron's Rubber Bowl to capture the 1979 Class AAA Ohio State Championship, the 14,000 fans found out that "It's What's lJp Front That Counts.'' While Coach Gerry Faust's Crusaders were piling up 296 in the first half to gain a 27-7 cushion, the linemen shown here at the left were opening gaping holes in the

Padua 'line to enable Tom Lockwood, Eric Ellington, Mark Brooks· and Joe Lima to run wild. l'rom left they are: ·Lance Lohr (79), 2ll-lbs., 6-3; Doug Williams (72), 245 lbs., 6-6'..·2; Jim Parchman, ( 75) 248, 6-0 and Jeff Tanner, ( 77) 232, 6-3. The four Crusaders in the center provided both outstanding blocking and pass receiving as Lockwood completed 13 of 19 aerials. They are, from left:

Dave Thurkill (82), 217, 6-1; Phil Roach (88), 205,611..-2; Bob Schaffer ( 81 ), 180, 6-0 and Shawn Sullivan (8(1), 190, 6-1 1..-2. Two important men in Moe's crusade for a perfect 12-0 season and the state title are Matt Uecker ( I), right, a 181-pound, 5-11 placekicker, and Bill Jenike ( 3 ), 182, 6-3. Bill, originally a quarterback, was shifted to defensive back for the season and proved to

be a key defender. He was injured in the late stages of the championship clash and receh·ed a thunderous ovation from an appreciative crowd. Uecker booted five extra points and did a majority of the kicking off, a job usuall} assigned to Tony Melink. (See story below)

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Ed Murphy was followed by a 25yard touchdown pass from quarterhack Dan Schogowskl to Tom AKRON, Ohio-There had been Hardy. It was 7-7' and the Moeller others. There had been 30-polnt defense was angry.

Hete was a defense that hadn't victories and shutouts and heads shaking In dlsbellef. But that was given up a legitimate touchdown f since mldseason. It wasn't In Its naall foreplay. Only an appetizer. .,. lt all led up to Saturday. And ture to give up a score so easlly. i Saturday, tor the Moeller High· And Padua round out Its not nice i ;:.;.

School football team, was llke a to tool Moeller nature. t;f'.. .•. ... .,.,, .... "·-· night at the Maisonette. After beat..vA'..'''·· .~-.:.' ~ '" lng Parma Padua 41-7, tor the Class "WE HAD two inenta.l letdowns. '' AAA state championship In front of that's all," said Moeller detenslv~ · 13,269 Rubber Bowl fans, no one tackle Tom Allan. "We weren't too .· :··--·-".:::-:·-could doubt Moeller was the best happy about that." \ f football team In the state of Ohio.

Neither was the Padua punter, ~ No one really ever did In the tlrst John warcaba. After that ttrst , w ,,,_r ·\,\ place. series, he saw plenty• of action. He . ?' \;:;.' ..

In tact, Padua coach Tom Ko- almost wore out his leg. ' huth, watching hls toe make little .llnes In the concrete under the Whlle the Moeller defense was· stands of the Rubber Bowl, went getting mean, the offense was movone better. lng at will. With Lockwood opening "It there's a better high school things up on short sideline passes, team In the country," Kohuth said the Crusaders did everything they In the voice ot a man who had just wanted. When it wasn't tallback lost, 41-7, "I'd Uke to see it. But I'd Eric Ell1ngton, it was fullback Mark ~ ---"'6/.<.·::f '. -~--~· ..,.

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--~.Moeller wound up with tour posWhat he saw wasn't very pretty.

What he saw was Moeller running, sessions In the tlrst halt and four __ J · passing, blocking and tackllng its touchdowns. The drives were of 70, way to Its fourth state champion- 64,64 and 77 yards. The second score ship In tlve years. What he saw was game on a ttve-yard pop-up pass to his team dreadfully overmatched In Ellington. The third was a 10-yard a state championship game, In sldellne pass to tight end Dave which mismatches aren't supposed Thurk1ll. The fourth was a ttve-yard run by Brooks who had 90 yards In to happen.

The game started Innocently the ttrst halt.

The 27-7 halftime ocore ha.d enough. Padua won the toss, elected to receive, and was forced to punt.

Padua reeling and Moeller worrying - about a second halt letdown.

THEN, AGAINST a defense that-·~ - AP Laserphoto shut out perennial Northeastern "WE REMEMBERED last week t Ohio power Mass1llon last week to (when Moeller let down In the sec- MARK BROOKS, MoeUer's burly fullback, breaks into the open for a gain as Crusaders cruise to Ohio AAA get here Saturday, the Moeller ond halt against Toledo Whitmer)," scholastic fOotbaR championship with a 41-7 victOry over Parma Padua at Akron Saturday. That's· Moeller back offensive machlng went to work.

Elllngton said. "We knew this was A few minutes later, after nine the kind of team that can come Eric Ellington at right, and MoeUer tackle Joe Parchman has wiped out a would-be Parma defender at left. straight running plays, substitute back on you. So we knew we had to quarterback Ron Lindhorst bootleg- keep the pressure on In the second yard untouched run after InterceptIT WAS complete. Kohuth was. ton, the team which beat Moeller ged around the left side after a half.!'

Ing a Schodowskl pass. stunned. Moeller coach Gerry Faust, last year, went on to win the chambeautiful fake tor 19 yards and a "The guy just seemed to look ot course, was elated. pionship.

They did. With Brooks having touchdown on a fourth and one right at me and throw It to me," "I think we gained from the loss Kohuth was asked It he thought play. probably his best game ever 8.Jld Elllast year," Faust said. "And I think Crusader quarterback Tom ington playing llke the Elllngton Larkin said. "I knew lt was a touch- anyone could beat Moeller. it was good tor football in the state.

Lockwood InJured In t~eJi~~~. "nller tans have seen all year, down as soon as I caught it."

"That,'' he said with a slight grln, It would have been good tor football u -.-.•w'•urw vr 1 \Iller kept grinding It out. The The defense kept doing Its thing, "would depend on which college ·If we'd have gotten beat today. But ;tders hogged the ball, making that doesn't mean I ever want to see and In the fourth quarter, Moeller you're talking about." ,. ~~ n.pr things.

Faust, meanwhile, spoke of last that happen." " -~11 -, d~e In the third quarter, junior launched its final drive, an 85-yardAh, that Gerry Faust. Greedy tele! capped by a 41-yard scoring pass year, when Moeller was beaten tor ~_Mike Larkin scored his the only time In six years. Prince- ' low, isn't he? ,VIJUB . ~ _ _N"leller, a ~.from Lockwood to Lima. / Sports Reporter

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Nagel's' other targets will be Jeff ''One thing I don't have to 'do this Williams and Thad Gibbs. week,"'says Viking coach Pat. ONTHEground,theVikingswm· Mancuso, ·~is get the kids up." use a four-man shuttle rotation " While.i_t's difficult to imagine a_. with David Keeling, Chuck Emory, whispering Mancuso, it's even Bernard Williams and Larry Scott tougher to picture a low-key Faust. getting equal work. Against CenterBut .the two coaches are right about ville, Keeling was the most effective, one thing: For this one, motivation rushing for 132 yards in 15 carrie.s, Is no problem. including a 57-yard touchdown run.

This one is Moeller vs. Princeton, Moeilet, meanwhile, has a backFriday at 8 p.m. at Nippert Stadium. field featuring quarterback Tom l'his one is a rivalry that makes up Lockwood and rushers Eric Elling- I for its relatiVe youth With its recent ton, Mark Brooks and Joe Lima. All history. This one, said Faust, "is three are among the top 20 running what high school football is all· backs in the city sofar statistically, . about." • · · with Ellington leading the way with 1 The game's credentials are im- 192 yards in two games. pre'ssive. Princeton, last year's AAA But no matter who's carrying, state champion, defeated Moeller throwing or catching the ball, both. last year 13-12 on a last minute field coaches agree on how the game will goal. It was the crusaders' only loss be won. Both say the winner will be in the past six years. Moeller is the one that mattes the least rotsranked first in the country in ana- takes. , "This game has always been that tiona! preseason poll while Princeton !J1 _No. 14. way," Faust said.

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SO FAR this year, the pollsters Moeller Athlete Collapses haven't look~ too bad. Moeller took its 'opener against Pittsburgh Penn Michael Susshine, a 14-year-old Hills, the three-time Pennsylvania freshman football player at Moeller High School, collapsed in the school s~ champs, 30-13, before beating Findlay last week, 48-0. In Prince- locker room following a practice Wednesday. ton~s opener last Friday, secondHe was listed in critical condistring quar4lrback Dave Daniels. threw two touchdown passes to lead tiein at Bethesda North Hospital, althe .Vikings over Centerville, 21-11. though a doctor said his condition But Viking first-string quarter- had improved late Wednesday bad~ Gary Nagel will be back Friday ·night. night. The injury he suffered to his susshine, of 79 Miamivlew Drive, right knee when he fell on some Loveland, collapsed while taking aj statrs at home two Mondays ago has shower after practice. Late Wednes"healed as well as it can be healed," day night, S.usshine was under Mancuso sa,id. observation in Bethesda North's 'And.that's an item which makes intensive care unit~ The hospital rethe ·au-new, laid-back Gerry Faust ported no diagnosis had yet been happy in this week of cool, calm made, but Dr. Paul Kollman ruled out any anatomical problems, and preparation. ''I want to see •em at their best," said that Susshine suffered no Faust said .. "We'd rather play a team physical injury.

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Princeton's Thad Gibbs turns downfield after catching a oass. Moeller's Steve Willis (90) is in purs.uit, while Princeton's Russell Jones (76) hustles to catch up to the play.

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"It's some reeling, all right," he said.' . It was your basic championship cele:- . ~!!~~y.,.ds ' ' • " ·;~3- 1 ;~-~- 1 ·, a.S still another cigar dangled rrom his bration. A lot or throaty boasts and Punts •• -~ · • 7·34 1·54 mouth. "We should have.had a shutout, triumphantyellsandemotion. :·, · ~=:~~ds· , . , ·:- 2 ~ ·-~ ,butlguessyoucan'thaveeverything."

ButbeforeitallcameTheR!tual..· · ·1 1• But Eric ElUngton seems to. The· :. Jack Brickweg didn't see Moeller tNDIVtDUALSTATS ~ ·; • • • -. ·Moeller running-back wm no doubt get beat Parma Pa_dua tor the· Ohio, Class ~ ~~~;..'!a~.;.:~~O:\~~: ~.,.,~:.iJ·tlo; Uma 6-~; ~~oncis- • a biiHime college scholarship. In SaturAAA state championship Saturday. But ; Pesslng-Moeler: Lockwood 13-19·1~·1; Pawa: Schodowski3-1Ns- --day's game, he ran tor 115 yards to cap Brickweg was at th~ game, llstening to .a.,'· ~ecelvlng-MOeler;Roach 6-71;Lime 3.58;T.;,.klll2-19; Ellington 2- an iricredlble seaso~. . '· ., radio In the stands. Brlckweg, Moeller s _ , 16;Podue:H.,.dy3-45.

No. 1 fan; has been·'followlng the team· • .. .· "IT SURE is great way to_ go out," he for.lO years. ' · · ' _· sald.""I've loved every minute or playing -: HE HAS never: seen a game .. He_is • along, but the players and coaches did:- . -football tor Moeller. ·But this is by far -_ '. :" n't look like lt. . · · '·' · · . the biggest thrill. Everybody expected us blind: · · - :· 1 "·' Blind people can't see touchdowns or ' ' :Players walked around"wlth big to win this thing, but you never realize flashy :r-uns, but they-can· celebrate cigars, puffing away. They talked of what's happened until you finally dolt." them~· And -Saturday, a sm!Ung Jack · . ·coming parties and recent accomplish-~ .Saturday, Ellington and his team. ments. ·_ -- .-. ' Brlckweg was re!!;dy for some· celebratmates did it. For defensive,tackle Tom Ing. ~ ' .. . . ' • i . I ,. . -,_. . -: ·. ' . .•Allan, it was a lltt_le slice·of heaven. _ .· !i4 - He stood in the middle of the locker .

"THIS," SAID se~lor split end Phil "Standing on that _sidellne, seeing ..:..L _. . room and the champions were silent. He· Roach, who had six catches for 71 yards, that· clock -tick- down_ and knowing. : . ., . _ ,A _ • . •' ·r,' ·_.

'APLeserphoto then.flshed a harmonica:out,or his '~Is more fantastic than I ever thought It you've won the state championship," he A VICTORY HUG goes to Moeller' coach Gerry Faust from his wife Marlene after the Crusaders . '\ po-cket and began playing. The· players could be. I love all. these , guys and I'll said, "It's Just an indescribable feeling. won the Class AAA state football championship Saturday in Akron. . J '-_: r.·. ~- . !· • ·.

•-':t- 1 clappe~ -along. He then began singing. never forget this as longas LUve. In a ' We've dedicated ourselves to thlsday . • . . . ... . . . ,. ' ., ' ' The players sang along. . _ · . way, I'm sorry to see that it's over." . last Deoembo<.' N_ow It all _,..m, · :;- He couldn't see them. But he could Quarterback .Tom. Lockwood, grin- . "nee worth it." . · <· • • ' • feel thein. And he could be proud of ning sheepishly, while putting a stogie, , -By the look ·on the face of Jack them • · · · ·. · · , • _·talked of the. future, and how. this _ Brlckweg, who didn't see the game, It· . - "J~ck's been wlth .. us a' long time/~ .memory would mean so much to lt. . . seemed worth It to him, too. · . . . / Moeller coach Gerry'Faust said. "We all . "I'm ~ure In a few years," he said, ~'I'll_ Pawe .- , -- · , 1 o o o- 7• .

Meeler .. ' ' • 7 20 _7 7-•1· ' .- · : _·.- . · •· love him." ·· look back and think how fortunate I Moe-Undhorst 19 run (Uecker kiCk! · · · · . . Trite as it soundS, there seemed to be was to have a chance to do this.". .

- >1• 'Pad-HMdy 25 poss from Schodowskl (WMcebo kick) . • Moe-EIInglon span from Lock wood (Uecker kick l lot of love in that Moeller locker room Lockwood, ·passing .more in. the two • I 1o poss from Lock wood (Uecker kick l .Saturday: There were hugs; and there playoff games _than· he had all season,_ t ' Moe-Tl>Jrk• Moe-Brooks srun (kick failed) • ·Moe-LMkln 311nterception return (IJecker kick) were some tears. Moeller might ~ave completed 13 ,of 19. Saturday for 164 Moe-Lima •1 poss from Lock wood (\Jecker kick l been expected to win the state title all yards; But linebacker Mike Larkin also A-13,269_ '

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BY MICHAELPAOLERCIO · 1979 national high school-football chance·or belng'No.~1.' It would be a Sports Reporter . , ' champion.

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"I'd rather not say (Moeller Is No.1), . . - ' :·. . . '· ·. : · · Barry Sollenberger won't make it detibut 1 don't know who in the world we _ Sollenberger noted ·that the -NSNSnlte .... ,yet, · ' · · could rate over them," Sollenberger said _-would not· release its final season po~l •·: But following· Moeller's fourth Class in a telephone Interview sa-turday. · , · -until late ·in December, probably .after • AAA state football title in the last tive . The•NSNS Is the same organization Christmas. Several key Stl!-te champion-·~ years, Sollenberger, .the managing edi-, which rated .the.Crusaders No.. l In the ships-California and Texas, In particu-.'.) tor of the~Natlonal Sports News Service: nation ln preseason. Moeller thundered ·tar-have three weeks remaining In·to'the state title with a'41-7.vlctory: theirse~ons.- ' ·· .

1 (NSNS).out of Phoenix, Ariz., indicated he would be hard-pressed to find anothsaturday over Parma Padua at Akron's · ·· : · · .- ·----:-'---- ----- -i er 1te'ilm-- than Moeller High School· as ' Rubber B~wl , ~ · ., ,· • I ·"It's going to take us a while to get all 'l --=--'"'""- · · · · '''- · _. • __,._,_~_-..:.. __ :.....-...,.:~_,.:.:___••. 'the information," Sollenberger said. ··."We'll have a Top 20,'then an honorable ·1 mention of six or seven other teams." ..

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BY RANDY HOLTZ Sports Reporter

AKRON, Ohio-And so it is set. The Moeller High School football team, of Sporting News and Time magazine fame, will play Parma Padua at 1:30 p.m. today for the Ohio Class AAA championship here at the Rubber Bowl.

Surprise, surprise, surprise.

When it comes to predictability, Moeller ranks right up there with John Belushi being funny and Howard Cosell being obnoxious.

Of course, last year was different. Moeller lost to Princeton, which· eventually won the state championship. Even Belushi bombs.

Even Cosell can be a nice guy.

Moeller coach Gerry Faust has built the monster of monsters, right out there on Montgomery Road. You've heard of the Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati? How about The Football Team That Devoured Ohio? Three times in the last four years, this beast has paraded through its schedule, gobbling up ~verything in sight until there was nothing

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THREE AAA championships. Two national championships. Dozens of dazed opponents.

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This is what Padua, a suburban Cleveland all-boys catholic school, is up against. And Padua coach Tom Kohuth, no dummy, knows this. But he pretends not to mind.

"Everybody's aware of Moeller's reputation," Kohuth said. "You can't get away from it. But we're taking the attitude that they have to prove themselves as much as we do.

You can't worry about a school's name. We play the opponent, not the reputation."

Gerry Faust also knows this. He's taking Padua very seriously. But after a while, with a team as good as Moeller, pregame routines can sound like The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Eleven times this season, Faust has built up opponents with eloquent praise before games.

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ed its poor opponent all over the field.

So how about this week? You got it.

"I'm worried," Faust said. "I'm nervous.

And I'm not normally nervous."

BASICALLY, TWO things have Faust shaking. First, Padua dominated Massillon last week to get here today. The score ·was 120, but it could have been worse. It was the first time Massillon, the Moeller of northern Ohio, had been shut out in 39 games.

Second, Moeller and Padua both beat a common opponent this year, but the scores were similar. Lakewood St. Edwards, a Cleveland area school, was beaten by Moeller, 27-9.

Padua won, 23-14.

"Those scores are pretty close," Faust said. "That's in the realm of ·competition when it's that dose. So .we're very concerned."

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Faust, of course, is mucili'1 concerned about Padua. The Bruins;~l ;'.j.)ia.ve a balanced offense featuring ·hal u&. ·Dave Kaminski (922 yards, 5.6 avtlr · ~tWarterback Dan Schodowski (80 co . ~ns, 166 attempts, 1142 yards) and splltlt.f,!I).ti"Tom Hardy.

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THE PADUA defen!lie(~h, is even more impressive. The M'ssUlflJi" game in· eluded a goal-line stand 16:1ibJ#l.Padua held Massillon two inches from'rJ~lldown. The . top people are tackles. Jim ·~to; ·it 5-foot-11, · 260-pound senior, and torre~~sg Jr., a 6-2, 220-pound senior who ha.~pe,t\~ be the son of the former Cleveland stowas• star and coach. : ..'~~ '··~ "It's a very aggress1Vt!:,'Cf\t~Ck defense,'' ,Faust said. "And you know t~y$ be ready for us. A coach doesn't have t<fuMt· anything to fire up his team to play M~lleflt's an automatic fired-up situation."\. :~ -..··~

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Football Just Part Of Lineup At Moeller

BY BARBARA MURPHY Enquirer Reporter

KENWOOD-Although to most people the name Moeller High School means football, Moeller's principal, the Rev. Lawrence Krusling, says, "The name of the game is academics."

Students and administrators here are quick to point out that both sports and academics carry equal weight among the 1,000 students at the school at 9001 Montgomery Rd., just south of the Cross County Highway in Sycamore Township.

No doubt, everybody is proud ot the Crusaders football team. The gridiron victories provide a special school spirit, students and faculty members said.

The football team's success "builds a lot of pride in the school," says one teacher. "Sometimes students come in (as freshmen) with a lot of fear, but if they come in with pridept;hat makes it a lot easier to teach them."

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AWRENCE KRUSLING is the father of the Moeller family.

"PEOPLE SEEM to think football's the only thing good here," said Todd Smith, a senior.

"Sometimes," added senior Mark Manley, "when we win other competitions people will comment 'Moeller can do something else besides football.'. But the involvement is really good here. About half the students compete in some kind of sports."

Extra-curricular activities are as much a part of the school as everything else, said John Rains, a junior.

"Maybe a lot of people don't know about our Magic Club, which has also been successful in competitions," said Manley. The Forensics Club has also won local and national awards, "and we've go't a state champion (student) in chess, too," he said.

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as we can," explained Habjan, who is also dean of academics at Moeller.

It is a comprehensive high school, he explained, which is set up to meet the needs and interests of all students.

"Everybody's the same," stressed Bob Schaffer, student government president and a member of the football team. "We call it the Moeller family.''

Krusling, now in his lOth year as principal, agrees. "It's a family-type school, because we get to know the ·kids and their parents," he said.

"The kids feel tree and always have people to talk to.''

MOELLER'S CURRICULUM includes required courses in addition to general studies, college preparatory and advanced placement levels.

There is a distributive education program, where students receive on-the-job training and a "transitional school," for freshmen and sophomores who have difficulty adjusting to high school. About 20 students are in the transitional school, where basics are emphasized, HabJan said.

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program was initiated. "We don't neglect those students who don't go to college," Krusling said.

"One thing I've found in kids today, compared to about 10 years ago, is that they seem to have more seriousness in purposes," said KrusUng, who was principal of Fenwick High School in Middletown in the .1960s.

Schaffer said one of his goals with student government is to keep the school spirit alive as the football season passes. One project is mak·ing sure students regularly visit a hospitalized member of the Moeller family-Paul Silva-who was in-· jured Sept. 29 in a football game against St. Edward's High School in suburban Cleveland.

THERE ARE about 13 tributary parishes which feed into Moeller.

Students come from areas as nearby as Silverton, Indian Hill, Madeira. and Sycamore Township, as well as Loveland, Evendale, Forest Park,,.---------~----------======;;;;;;=;;;;;;=;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;=;;;. the West Chester area· of Butler County, Mason and southern War.ren County, and parts of Clermont County. Tuition is $660.

In the class of 1978-79, 72.5% of the graduates entered four-year colleges. Scores on the Scl'lole.c;tlo Aptitude Test (SAT) were above the national and local norms, said' Brother John Habjan, SM, assistant principal. About 85% of the graduates enter college.

In enrollment, Krusling said, "We seem to be holding our own.''

The school is in the growing northeastern Hamilton County suburbs, with easy access from Interstate-71 ·and I-275.

The school, named for Archbishop Henry Moeller, Cincinnati's fourth archbishop, celebrated its 20th birthday in September. Moeller is staffed by the Society of Mary, diocesan priests and lay teachers.

About 50 of 1,000 students are not Catholic.

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Somehow, Faust ·Melts-Hardest· 'Of Hearts Gerry Faust does not know why h'e carries the letter ·around in his 'briefcaSe. But it is buried ln there,. along with the pencils and . · scoutng reports and other high school coaching debris.

The letter was written a few year's ago by a fellow in New York· who had seen a nationally televised report about Moeller· High football and found Faust's sideline hysterics a bite_xcessive. :.

"You should be coach at a mental institution, not a high school," the New York man scrawled in 1 longhand. , . . · Faust replied with a pc;>lite note that thanked the man for taking , the time·to write. A few days later, · another letter arrived from the , same man, asking for ·an · · autographed picture of Faust. He carries that letter in his .briefcase, ·too; in the same envelope with the first one. Why? He doesn'tknow that, either. )l'et as much as anything, the contents of the , .envelope explain the essence of • :Faust's personality.

With four state championships .I : and a 161-17-2 record at Moeller, Faust has developed some hard . cote resentement among the : followers of those teams who are~- . .17-16l-2.Buthereisan . ;. unconditional guarantee: Anyone • who spends 15 minutes inside a small room with Faust will emerge ready to pledge allegianc·e , to high school in general and high · school football in particular. A discussion with Faust is like jumping onto a broken ferris ·. wheel that keeps revolving . · uncontrollably past the word· "Super.". · ·

THIS DOES not mean, though, that criticism-specifically, ,;, crttlcl.sm of Moeller's large coaching staff, plarie trtpa, and charges of alleged recruitingrolls off Faust's back unnoticed.

Monday, as the first assualt of college coaches swept t.brough bJ8 oftlce doing \heir hollday ,. shopping tor Moeller merchandise, Faust gladly answered questions.

"I'll tell yo.u what bothers me a little bit," he said. "I hOpe basically that I'm not a selfish guy. When we got things started here (in 1960), and Roger Bacon and some other schools were winning, I never said anything about Bacon or those schools and their coaches.

"By golly, shouldn't you do the best you can do? Don't you want the best possible for a kid? I sure want my son, lt he's in the band, to have the best band directors, the best facUlties.

"Do you go into a school and tear down a classroom because it l.s nicer than the others?" he had asked after Saturday's victory.

"Do you tear down a teacher because he or she l.s doing a better job than the others? The answer l.s no-and the same answer should apply to a successful athletic team."

RECRUITING? FAUSTwlll tell you that lt rules have been violated-Moeller has never been convicted of any violations-it has happened inadvertently, or the transgressions have been minor ones. At the moment, he seems to have more of a job keeping players away than obtaining them.

Last summer, a parent called Faust to ask tor the name of a real estate agent so that the tamlly and their football-playing son could move into Moeller's district.

Faust called state high school au.thoritles to find out it it was legal tor him to advise the parent on the matter. It turned out to be permlssable.

"I never discourage a Cathollc kid who wants to come here, because I believe that a Catholic kid ought to have a Catholic education," Faust said. "For kids that aren't Catholic, I don't encourage them to come here, but I don't discourage them, either.

The recruiting crttlcsm bothers me at times, but you know whether you're right or wrong, and you have to llve with it."

The one thing no one has ever questioned about the Moeller program l.s Faust's sincerity. Let's face it. It thl.s man didn't like 16year-old kids, he would have left hl.s job to sell Insurance or computers or hula hoops long ago.

Instead, last Sunday at 8 a.m., he was seen outside Moeller, picking up Utter that remained from the previous night's welcome-home celebration.

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Crusaders·are·ritore than. just grid~·ro·n superstar.s ·_. : When fans watch ·or listen to Moeller's Crusaders ripping off opponents this fall,- they might get 'the idea that these guys go WMoeller High but·do nothingbut practice football all the time: They're that go0d. 1~ • ·.:·: , Perish the thought! Moeller students, all of them, ·attend classes and obtaining-an education comes first, . .. even before football, believe it or not! · And some of the·. Crusaders have done .as well · academically as they . have :on 'the football field.

Remember Phi\ Roach, who caught three passes Saturday in the state play off win· over Toledo Whitmer? He ranks · third in the senior class; ;, . .

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In the junior class, Sam Lockwood is· fllSt with a 100% average, straight A's! Greg Goodhart is fourth1 Bob Male ninth, Mike Hartman 20th and Rob Wiiiiford 21st. . _ . · ,; That's quite a ·few football players to make first honors. Fourteen more are all·on the Honor Roll with second ·honors. ·They' .ar,e seniors John. Gilen, · Mike Grove, Pat Hunt, Keith Kohorst; 'Joe ·Lima, ;John Meyer, Mike Suter and Tim·'Williams and· juniors\ Randy Barger, Tom Cook, Tim King, TonyMeliDk; Pat Nolan and Jeff Szekely. · · · · · ,,. · Moeller will have four Greyhound buses "leaving the ' driving to us" while· en route to Akron for the championship game Friday afternoon. Remember,• kickoff ·time this year is.1:30 p.m. That should result in better ' comfq,rt for the fans and a safe driving trip.home.after the game. · ·. · ·. · ·" · A celebration will he held, win or lose, the Mooller High gym 'at 4 P-.~· Sunday. . . · . .

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(A preseason look at the Top 20 high school teams in the country for the 1978 season, as selected by the National Sports News Service, Phoenix, Arizona, 85018) 1. Cincinnati MoeUer., Ohio q:-;=:s!rfl:achÂŁdison, CA. ) . Chicago St. ta, lfftnots 5. Merritt Island, Florida 6. Jefferson City, Missouri 7. New Orleans St. Augustine, LA. 8. Abeline Cooper, Texas 9. Santa !Fe Springs St. Paul, CA. 10. Valdosta, Georgia 11. Pittsburgh Penn HiHs, P A. 12. Birmingham Brother Rice,_Michigan 13. Seguin, Texas 14. Cincinnati Princeton, Ohio -15. Hacienda Heights L0s Altos, CA. 16. Boulder Fairview, Colorado 17. Oak Ridge, Tennessee 18. Tallahassee Leon, Florida 19. Scottsdale Saguaro, Arizona 20. Joliet Catholic, Illinois

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BY MICHAEL PAOLERCIO Enquirer Sports-Reporter

Football season, just around the cornerback, brings with it brisk autumn days filled with emotion, parking lot parties, cheerleaders and those cornerstones of controversy-the polls.

Nothing is so nebulous, so hotly debated as the polls. It's tough enough on the college level, but imagine how gargantuan the task on the high school level.

"It's easy to do, really," explains Barry Sollenberger of the National Sports News Service (NSNS) in a telephone interview from his Tempe, Ariz. home. "It's not really that difficult if you follow high school sports in· the whole country like we have for years."

The NSNS has just released its 1979 preseason high school football ratings and you have just one guess which blue-and-gold powerhouse has grabbed the nation's No. 1 spot? If you've picked Gerry Faust's Moeller Crusaders, then go to the head of the country.

BUT MOELLER isn't the only team ranked in the top 20 that Cincinnati fans can watch this year. Princeton, Ohio's Class AAA defending state champion, has been picked No. 14, while two upcoming Moeller foesPittsburgh Penn Hills and Birmingham Brother Rice of Michigan-are rated 11th and 12th, respectively.

Aww, c'mon now. There are more than 30,000 high schools in the 50 states. How in the name of George Gipp can some guy in Arizona figure out a way to rate them? ·

Nation's Top 20 Prep Poll (Ranked by National Sports News service) TOPTEN SECONDTEN I. MOEL-LER, CINCINNATI, 11. Pittsburgh Penn Hills, Penn.

OHIO 12. Birmingham Brother Rice, Mich.

2. LaPorte, Texas 13. Seguin, Jexas 3. Huntington Beach Edison, Calif. 14. PRINCETON, CINCINNATI, 4. Chicago 51. Rita, Ill. OHIO. 5. Merritt Island, Fla. 15. Hacienda Heights Los Altos, 6. Jtofferson City. Mo. Calif.

7. New Orleans St. Augustine, La.. 16. Boulder Fairview, Colo.

8. Abilene Cooper, Texas 17. Oak Ridge, Tenn.

9. Santa Fe Springs St. Paul, Calif. 18. Tallahassee Leon, Fla. 10. Vai:Josta, Ga. 19. Scottsdale Saguaro, Ari2.

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Sollenberger is the first to stress time and again the word "mythical."

"That's what it really is-mythical," Sollenberger said. "In the college ranks, it's mythical also. You can't determine the legitimate No. 1 because you don't play it on tne field."

Second, Sollenberger is the first to stress that this poll-particularly the preseason one -isn't to be taken as gospel.

"We do it just for fun. We take it seriously, but you shouldn't take it seriously-if you know what I'm trying to say. The preseason poll you can take with a grain of salt," Sollenberger said. "I think the rankings are more accurate at the end of the year."

ACTUALLY, THIS is the first year Sollenberger has compiled the poll completely by himself. The poll itself dates back to the. postwar years and has an interesting history.

"It's really strartge, but there was always someone who did rank teams. There used to be a national high school football champion-

ship played in Miami, Fla. on Christmas night are. I have close ties with other maJOr umverfrom 1928 through 1942," Sollenberger said. sities and they tell me, too."

"But the war killed that. After the war, the ' Another basis for the poll is a high National Federation of High School Athletic school's tradition, which ultimately leads Associations disallowed the national chamback to states with the largest populationpionship."

California, Texas, Illinois, Ohio and PennsylFrom that point on, Art Johlfs of Minnevania, all regarded as the top football states • sota began ranking the teams. Johlfs met Solin the country. lenberger and his partner, David Kukulski, through Joe Namath's National Prep Sports "PRESEASON RANKINGS are tough ·and magazine, which folded in January of 1978. you have to stick to tradition. Some teams are "Art did it as a hobby. He's an avid traditionally strong and traditionally send a Minnesota Vikings fan and he claims that lot of kids to major colleges. · when he was doing the ratings, he had all the "Five or six states continually produce top teams send him films. He would then sit 'the best players. Let's face it, there's no way to doWn with the Minnesota Vikings staff and actually determine who has the better team. rate the teams," Sollenberger said. "I don't They can't do it in college, let alone in high know how true that is, but that's what he school," Sollenberger said. "The top 20 teams said." have had good teams and will have ·goOd teams for years to come." . • · Sollenberger noted that usually, aQd he JOHLFS, A retired businessman in his purposefully does it this way, the poll includes 70s, turned the ratings ·over to Sollenberger three teams from California, and two each this season. He continues as an advisor. from Texas, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania: Sollenberger, however, has been following prep football for years and his method of The rest "just fallin there.

"It goes back to being a numbers game ranking teams is based upon several legitimate criteria, including attending games again. It's based on population and that's the way it should be." across the country. One of the surprising asSitting in Moeller's trophy case are two pects is that he sends out few if any letters to · handsome trophies signifying the Cru&aders high schools across the country. as "mythical" national champs. Last year's "I really don't have to," Sollenberger said.

"I live in Tempe and its the home of Arizona· champion was Annandale, Va., which Johlfs selected. Sollenberger admits he would. have State University. I'm very good friends with everyone on the football staff. With the kind ' picked Santa Fe Springs St. Paul, the Southern California champ-and as Sollenberger of program they have had, they know where pomts out-an area where 10 million live. . all the good kids are and who the good teams

Princeton quarterback

Nogel may be able to start

By Rick Harman Post Special Writer

Princeton quarterback Gary Nagel went crashing up the stairs at his home on L.abor Dar. It took 13 stitches to close up the gash m Nagel s · left knee.

That cut aiso kept the senior signal.-caller. out of Princeton's opening game la~t .. Fnda~ mght against Centerville, which the V1kmgs still won.

Needless to say, Nagel wasn't very happy about missing the Vikings' first game.

"It really burned inside," Nagel explained.

"All I could do was stand on the sidelines and watch. I wanted to be in there."

NAGEL FINALLY was able to practice for the first time Monday but didn't really go all out.

Tuesday, though, Nagel looked like he was ready to start Friday night when the defending state champion Vikings battle Moeller at Nippert Stadium.

If he was having any pain, it didn't show.

Nagel's passes were strong and on target and he wasn't hampered in running the option.

"It looked like Gary was limping somewhat," Princeton head coach Pat Mancuso pointed out.

Today,· the doctors are planning to take some of the stitches out and watch his progress.

"If he can play, there's no doubt he will start," Mancuso announced. "We can do so much more with Gary than with David Daniels."

DANIELS. ALSO a senior, was planning to spend most of his time as a wide receiver this season. But after Nagel was unable to start, he found himself as the No. 1 quarterback last week.

"Daniels did a super job last w~ek again:;t Centerville," Mancuso said. "I wouldn t be afra1d to use him." .

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ed Centerville 21-11 with Daniels tossing two touchdown passes.

One thing Mancuso hasn't had to worry about is getting his te·am up for this game. There are enough rettmnilllg players who remember the Vikings' 13-12 victory over the Crusaders.

"All I ca:1 say is that we wi11 be as ready as we can be," Mancuso added.

--No news· in GCL: Moeller agaiTJ pre-s·eason choice .There's no news in the Greater Cincinnati" League relative to which team league coaches tab to win .the championship this. season. Moeller is the unanimous sele'cfi.on with Elder just· as unanimous pick to finish second. ..

With Purcell dropping out of GCL championship contention this. season, LaSalle was third in the · balloting and R9ger Bacon and St. Xavier split the votes for ·fourth ·.place. f That's the feelings of the · head coaches, but a study of p~rsonnel at GCL schools 1~9-17-2 indicates that ·after Big Moe, the race will be wide ·Gerry Faust, the only· head coach Moeller High has ever open, with any of the other known, is shownOin a 1963 picture :when the school's footteams having a chance at ball program began, and in a recent photo. I~ 15 seasons the runnerup spot in the his Crusaders have posted a 149-17-2 worksheet, earning final standings. · college scholarships for 237 Moeller gridders. · Coach Gerry Faust's ·Moeller Crusaders have also been rated No. 1 in all of the nation by a _presea son p·o lister. The offensive backs are Cr·usaders also have what sur>.erior. should be the nation's No. l · Ellington was Moeller's schedule, a slate that inleading ground-gainer two cludes three state chamseasons ago as a sophomore pions ... besides the rugged and will be .the target of league foes. practically all collegiate Pittsburgh Penn Hills, the Keystone state's chamtalent searchers. Kohorst and Sylvester shared the· pion, comes to UC 's Most Improved Junior title Nippert Stadium to help Moeller open the ·season last season, so they're bo\md to be solid gridders.

Saturday night and the A grand total of 74 .former Quakers are rated among the nation's top 15 teams.

Moeller players who helped Coach Faust compose a So are Princeton's Vikings, defending Ohio AAA career record of 149 .wins, champ, rated No. 11. in 'just 17 ·defeats and two ties, America, and a·Sept. ·14 foe are now in college. Twice of Moe at Nippert. that many_ h_ave already . finished. That represents The following week, education valued at almost Detroit Brother Rice, two million dollars!

Michigan's champ, invades Nippert with a No.· 13 · The Crusaders have a rating among the nation's chance for an undefeated season if they handle the · best.

To face such formidable ·Pennsylvanians coming foes, Coach Faust will have here Saturday night. some of Ohio's. best Western Pennsylvania footgridders on the field at the' ball is superb and a win will o_pening kickoff. Backs Eric be .a signal' to other· op· ponents to beware!. .

Ellington and Joe Lima will Other CSNI .'area GLC be big names this season in the leather-lugging 11!!...::..----------department. Up front, clearing the way for then are standing performers Keith Kohorst,. Joe Apke and Dave Thurkill, all 220 pounders. .

Defensively, the veteran standouts include linebackers Fran'k Sylvester and Eick Naylor and defensive back Mike Suter: · Relative newc@mers whose names will become household words in the hoines of Moell~r boosters, will include Tom Lockwood and Bill Jenike, who will share quarterbacking chores and a fine looking fullback, Mark Brooks.

Kicker Matt Uecker will tack many points onto the scoreboards as the seasonrolls on. · .

In all, Coach Faust has only 10 starters returning,. but t.hat has been the situation every year since the football powerhouse emerg·ed out on.Montgomery Rd. Besides the quarterback position, there are three ~efensive line spots up for i!ril h~. 'l'hP- linebackers: and

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Moeller faces Po. champs Penn Hill~ IBy Enos Pennington Post staH reporter

, . Moeller may be facing itS toughest opening opponent ever Saturday night in Pennsylvania champion Penn Hills at Nippert Stadium. But the Crusaders of 1979 may also be the strongest team ever at the Cincinnati high school football powerhouse.

Moeller's only regular season loss · "in six years came last season when . :Princeton grabbed the,.state's No. l <>position with a 13-12 victory over the ~Crusaders.

" Last year's Moeller team started ;;only 12 seniors. This year's squad has .20 ·~ . "We've always been a senior domi. ~nated team," pointed out Moeller "coach Gerry Faust. "We were young :~last year and got off slow. We have 20 useniors starting this year and any time ~:we have that many we're going to be a "good team." :; THE no RETURNING starters are "the most Faust has enjoyed in years ~and the results of the school's three :'scrimmages reflect the difference ex-perience makes. .: Moeller outscored its three scrim~mage opponents 131 to 7 •Niti!1< one of ~.those opponents being perennial Ken•tucky stale AAAA champion Louisville , ·,st. Xavier, a team Moeller helrl score· • •less.

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The Crusaders' defensive unit scored three touchdowns in one scrimmage alone, one on a pass interception and two on a fumble. ."We haven't tried to get the kids fired up," said Faust. "We have too many tough games. We want to keep it on an even keel."

WHILE FAUST may have played down the importance of this one game, Penri Hills coach Andy Urbanic hasn't.

Urbanic has been preparing for the .

Moeller game since the minute after signing the contract with Faust.

Urbanic made extensive scouting reports from films supplied by Faust last spring and sent every returning player home for the summer with a report to study .

"Urbanic flew to Dayton last Saturdav to watch our scrimmage with TrOy I" said Faust.

Faust didn't mind .the scouting, thaugh. He took his team by the Vandalia airport to pick Urbanic up and took him to the scrimmage.

Faust has a lot of figures to back himself up with when he calls Penn Hills the "biggest team . I've ever faced."

Penn Hills, located in the steel mill section of Pittsburgh, has a defensive front four that' tips the scale at 195, 255. 220 and 245 pounds.

1 URBANIC FEELS he's got one of his best teams ever. The Indians have won 41 of their last 42 games, including

the Western Pennsylvania state title.

Urbanic's squad was ranked fifth in the natior,, the last three years.

Penn HiHs features 6-1 senior quarterbaC'k Tom Flynn, who Faust considers the best run-throw quarterback ·he's seen in years. Bill Fral~c. a 6-5, :255-pound junior, he;1ds up the defense.

FAUST IS very pleased with the play of his own quarterback-senior Tom Loctwood who understudied for the job for two years. · "I.Mkwood is cool as a cucumber," said! Fa.ust. "He's really looked good in preseason."

Moeller's defensive standout has been 6-4, 210-pound senior linebacker Rick Naylor.

"Naylor looks like he's going to be one of the,. best linebackers we've ever had," saio Faust.

FAllJS'I'" ALSO has one of his best backfields ever in seniors Eric Ellingto:1 and Joe Lima and junior Mark Brooks, a 6-3, 225-po:md fullback who runs the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds.

There are plenty of good seats left ror the Moeller-Penn Hills game which will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday at Nip· pert. Prices are $4.50 for reserved seats, ~ for adult general admission and $2 for students and are on sale at all Brendamour Sporting Goods stores ootil 5 p.m. Saturday. Tickets will be 50ld at the gate for $4.50 and $4 with no discount for students.

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MOELLER COACH Gerry Faust ta1ks over a play with senior running back Eric Ellington (left photo) during Wednesday's practice while lunior Jeff L yfton (above right) makes a block.

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Penn Hills Major Test

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BY RANDY HOLTZ Enquirer Sports Reporter

A tUiddle-aged woman eased her gold Cougar off Montgomery Road into the Moeller High School parking lot. She leaned out the window, screwed up· her face, and shaking her head, viewed the. chaos through squinting eyes.'

Finally, the confusion dissolved intO a broad grin. "Oh," she said, obviously reassured, "it must be football season."

Right, lady. Football season. That's why all those big guys in space helmets were taking laps .around the asphalt parking lot. That's why the big guys without the helmets were screaming tJ;leir heads off. That's-why all of Montgomery is going collectively nuts. . You should be ashamed of yourself, lady.

T•his Saturday night, those big, crazy-looking guys you saw will be playing the best high school team in Pennsylvania. Oh, and by the way, ma'am, those fellows you saw comprise the best prep football team in the nation, according to a preseason poll. '

BUT WE'LL let it go this time, lady. Some people don't take much stock in institutions. · Which, as far as area football is concerned, Moeller is. While White Castle hypes its hamburger as "A National Institution", the Moeller f~>Otball program doesn't need such pompous self back-patting. The results, so to speak, are as Shiny as the White Castle linoleum.

After three years as state champion, two of them as the mythical national champion, Moen-. er last season lost a game and the championship t6 Princeton. Still, the Crusaders came back this year as the No. 1-rated team in the country, according to a ·sports service in Phoenix. That's tradition talking.

And that's what makes Saturday night's game at the University of Cincinnati SQ interesting. That same tradition, that same repetitive glory, wlll pervade both benches. Moeller's opponent, Pittsburgh Penn Hills, is a football instituti.on in its own right. The past three years, the.

Indians have coasted through their opponents for state championships. . Penn Hllls is a Pennsylvania impersonation of Moeller. ' "THAT'S WHAT'S so neat about this thing,'' said the guru· of Moeller tradition, coach Gerry Faust. "They're a public school with a great tradition. We're a Catholic school with a great tradition. This game pits two states' powerhouses ·against each other. This game is Ohio vs. Penn,_1 •. .-.-~ .... ,,

about it. Penn Hllls coacn anay uroamc, m Iact., Handed out Moeller scouting reports to his players before summer vacation . .l All of which makes Faust pretty excited. The pride of Ohio football, by George, is on the line.

Not to mention the pride of Moeller football, . which is considerable~ · i "That Penn Valley area is supposed to be a ;tiighly-traditional football area," he said. "Some great players ha,ve come out of it. Hanratty, Dor$:ett, Namath." · · · ~ •/ Make that one more-Flynn. d Who? J !l , Tom Flynn. According !1> Urbanic,. his_ quar·terback will be up there in a few years. . o~ . FAUST KNOWS all about him. "That kid is s'uper," the Moeller coach said. "He rolls out, he pptions, he runs, .he punts, he returns pu~ts. he plays defensive back. He does it all." . :I But so does Moeller quarterback Tom Lo.ckwood. Faust calls him one of the best in the Cincinnati area. i .j So let's call quarterback a draw and move ~;m. ~i According, to Faust, Moeller's overall team ·. s.trength is quickness at almost"all positions..1 :Penn Hills' long points, he says, are balance and s;trength: · . ·. ·~ . "On offense," Faust said, "we'll just have to ~ely on our quickness. Their line is big and ~trong, and we'll have to get our backs through , 't}lere before they can recover. If we're not quick pff the ball, we're in trouble." . fI Four Moeller backs will see the ball most.

Mark Brooks is the top fullback, while Joe'Lima, •Eric Ellington and Craig Edmonson will shuttle ln and out at the wingback and tailback spots. i; Faust said the offense wlll be about onethird passing and two-thirds rushing. ~~ ·On defense, ·Moeller returns three starters while Penn Hills has five. Again, Faust said quickness is the key.

S"THEY'RE big offensively'that we'll just ha-ife to outquick 'em," he said. "That and y;e have \ ~ play a game totally without errors. When you ; P,lay a great team •. it's the team that makes thel least mistakes that'll win." {· Faust thinks this ciream game will be won in. ithe pits. The team with the most missed blocks'. ~nd tackles on the line will wake up from the ijream startled and groggy. And a loser.

I. "We have to control the line of scrimmage ' [bot:P, offensively and defensively," he said. "The , · . , Unes will control this ballgame."

I ~so far, in his'team's three scri.mmages, Faust· !Said the lines have been impressive. The com;.. )lined score of the .scrimmltges was Moeller 131, Opponents.7·. . ' · : :; But Moeller hasn't been scrimmaging Penn

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l'fickets for Saturday night's Moeller-Penn Hills lli~h school football game at Nippert Stadium are 1 ·on sale at Moeller High School and at Brenda-: mour Sporting Goods. stores. ' 1 : Reserved seat tickets, priced at $4.50, are on: sale at Moeller while general admission tickets,' $4 for adults and $2 for students are on sale at both Moeller and Brendamour stores. ·

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NO, THAT'S not the National Football League Dallas Cowboys huddled for prayer on the sldeHnes of the University of Cincinnati Nippert Stadium. It's Pittsburgh's Penn Hils High School team minutes before the opening kickoff against the MoeNer Crusaders~· ·· Penn HIHs, ranked No. 11 In the nation, suffered a 30-13 defeat at the hands of Moeller, ranked as the nation's · top prep team. More high school sports on PageC-5.

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MOELLER'S ERIC Ellington, a 5-foot-9, 190-pound. wing back, dodges two Penn HliiS defenders Saturday night at Nlppe.-t Stadium. Ellngton led all rushers wHh 115 yards.

Penn Hills In A'we After 1\'loeller Clash

BY TERENCE MOORE ei.qvlrer Sports Repo.-er

Andy Urbanic spent a lot of time shaking his head on the Nippert Stadium SUJ:i!rTurf Saturday night. His solid Penn Hills High School football team was being obliJ.erated by ~e ultra-solid Moeller Crusaders.

Urbanic, whose Penn H1lls teams owned a 543-1 record (inluding three Pennsylvania state championships) the last five years before saturday, eventually watched Moeller run away with a 30-13 victory.

It wasn't as close as 11. sounds.

"We have a good football tean:, but Mqeller has one (bleep) of a football teain," said Urbanic over the phone Sunday from his suburban home in Pittsburgh. "That w&S the greatest football team that I've ever seen:• MOELLER JUMPED !.o a 13-0 lead before the nearly 20,000 fans could open thel:: programs. By halftime, it was 20-7, Moeller. Ant: by the end of the third quarter (27-7, Moeller), U::-banic and Co., were probably thinking about the plane trip back to Pittsburgh. .

"I saw them the week before at Troy so I had an idea of some of the th:.ngs that they can do," said Urbanic, before adcling a st;~t•. "But I've never seen a high school team look so polished and so sharp for its first pme. They don't make mistakes. They just do the ltttle thin[S ro well.''

Especially on offense.

Moeller had little trc·~ble sus~ning drives against the traditionally tough P ann Hills defense. And the bi~ reason ..,as Eric EDington, a 5foot-9, 190-pound wing bau.

He ended the night with two touchdowns and 115 yards rushing, lncludtng 93 ye.rds rushing in the first half.

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Defens11iely, the Crusaders vere just as lrr..presslve: Both of Penn Hills' touchdowns were scored on rate ml8takes by the Moeller offense. ''It's to11gh to categorize our play (8aturd~) because, reaDy, we have a tough football team,'' Urbanlc said. "That's the maJn ~..hing that ;;>·.lt5 me in awe or what Moeller did to 'lB. I mean. they weren't playing a bunch of powder puffs out there." · St111, the Indians couldn't stay with the b:fger and quicker Crusaders. Urbnnl.!: says a lo\ ol :t hall to do with the overwhel!ILng number o~ quality MoeDer players.

"When )CU play them, you t.ave to be able w platoon with 1Jlem," Urbanic sald. 'We don't hav:! the ability to play 22-35 quallty ph.yers llke th~i do. That's the thing. Not only co they have ~e numbers to platoon players they also have -:Jle quality playel'a to do so, too."

the left side of the Penn Hills line ~ make it 13-0.

The next Penn Hills' possession lasted only four plays and Flynn punted. Moeller punt-returner Phil.

Roach looked as if he would let the ball bounce dead, but at the last second, he grabbed a high bounce at his own 19. He then juked past the initial pursuit, sped to his left, got in the clear at midfield and sailed into ' yards rushing. Brooks had 90. Mean- the .end zone for an 81-yard touchwhile, quarterback Tom Lockwood down. It was 20-0. was 8-for-12in the air for 99 yards.

THE ONLY first half Penn Hills' . Big Moe didn't waste any time score came on a Moeller mistake. getting going, scoring the game's Lockwood, on a second down play, first 20 points. looked over the middle to pass but Although the tn·st two Moeller hit the Indians' Harlen Austin right possessions' stalled, the second one in the numbers. at the Moeller 45. indirectly produced the first touch- Austin took the interception all the down. way to make it 20-7.

When the Moeller offense was The second half wasn't much stopped by an off-again, on-again different. Moeller controlled things.

Penn Hills defense late in the first The Crusaders first second half TD quarter, Moeller was forced to punt. came when they grabbed a fumble Jim Rohlfs' kick went off the. hands early in the third period at the Penn returner Flynn, and Mark Edmond- Hills 30. Moeller drove to the five son recovered at the Indian 49-yard where Ellington swept right and line. went in untouched. · Then, on a first down play, Dave Two Moeller possessions later, Thurkill caught a Lockwood pass in the Crusaders launched a 70-yar4 'perfect stride at the 20 and rambled drive that ended in a Tony Melfnk" to the seven. After a loss of two, full- field goal from 36 yards out. That · back Brooks banged in fro,m the made it 30-7. . . •. nine. It was, 7-0, Moeller with 1:30 The game's final score ca~~­ left in the first quarter. when Moeller reserve quarterback Ron Lindhorst's pass at the Indian THE NEXT Moeller touchdown· 10 was· called a lateral. An alert~ was also the result of Penn Hills' picked up 'the bouncing ball an(\ • butterfingers. When Jackson Gray went 85 yards for a touchdown. , ,. fumbled the kickoff after the first MOELLER .••.•..••••••••••.•.• ; 7 13 7 3-:30 ' touchdown, the Crusaders' Mike PENN HILLS ....•..•..••.•.•...•.. 0 7 0 6-. 13 · M-Brooks, 9 run (Uecker kick).

Larkin pounced on it at the Indian M-EAington, 5 run (kick failed).

15. Five plays later, on the first play M-Roach, 81 punt return (Mellnk kick).

PH-A.ustin, 45 interception (Holodonlk kick). of the second quarter, Ellington, M-Eitington, 5 run (MeNnk kick). who had 93 yards rushing in the M-Melink, 36 field goal.• PH-Flynn, 85 fumble recovery (kick failed). first half, zipped through a hole in

Moeller Sends

Penn Hills Reeling

BY RANDY HOLTZ. _ Enquirer Sports Reporter

In a mythical preseason poll, Moeller was rated the top high school totball team in the country. But those who saw Saturday night's 30-13 Moeller victory over three-time Pennsylvania Penn Hllls will no longer think of the poll as fiction.

The Crusaders' domination of the contest was very real. And as the ·dream game rolled along, the dream became a cruel nightmare for Penn.

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Save for two for Penn Hills defensive breaks, the game could have easily been a Moeller shutout.

Both Indian TDs were scored by the defense. · But while the bigger Moeller defense kept star quarterback Tom Flynn in check, the Moeller offense did what it pleased.

And when it was over, a demoralized team just wanted one thing. To go home and try to forget.

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PITTSBURGH, Pa.-Coaches in western Pennsylvania are glad to see that Andy Urbanic and • More high school footbalL Page·c-5. his Penn Hills football team are leaving town.

Even if it is for only one day.'conservative offensive performance. Urbanic has Penn Hills, the mythical Pennsylvania state already forewarned his western Pennsylvania champion of the past three years, will be in Cin- opposition that this year Penn Hills is going to cinnati Saturday night to do battle with Moeller, . come out throwing.

"We may throw the ball 20 ~imes a game this the kingpin of Ohio high school football.

Penn Hills, located just minutes east of 'year,'' he said recently. "We've reevaluated where Pittsburgh, has controlled western Pennsylvania we are. We've had an undefeated season. We've ·football like few schools have ever controlled it. been WPIAL champions. One or· the last things The Indians have been beaten only once in their we have not accomplished is a national chamlast 42 games and own three consecutive Class .Pionship, Those polls don't even bother with you· AAA Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athunless you put points on the board." · letic League (WPIAL) titles.

For Urbanic, who was a high school coach in eastern Ohio for eight years, Saturday's contest is THE WPIAL, comprised or 134 schools in: every bit as important as a league championship. three classes, has long been considered one or the Maybe even more important. ·top high school football leagues in America, It. "We're going down there to win the football game,'' he said. "I think we'll put players on the 1has been the spawning grounds for such players ·as Joe Namath, Tony Dorsett, Mercury Morris field every bit as good as theirs. I know Bill Fralic and Terry Hanratty. ' (6-2, 252-pound tackle), Tom Flynn (quarterback) and Leon Rhodes (middle guard) are as good as· Urbanic's Indians have been able to dominate the league by combining mistake-free footanybody they've got. . ball with a stingy defense. During three playoff "We're not going to go down there like some . games last year, for example, the Penn Hills' deteams and be affected by the circus atmosphere . fense gave up just three points. Offensively, and the big. crowds: We're not going to go down ·during that stretch, the Indians averaged less there and sit back and be in awe of the name than five passes per game. · Moeller. Reputations are established on the footThis Saturday night, however, don't expect a ball field, not in newspapers."

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Tournament director B1ll Talbert was appretsive lest the match turn into a Latin soccerle riot with people throwing steel chairs and er objects onto the court. . .

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The crowd reacted noislly. As the set: progressed, the bickering between Nastase and· to five tough sets in the Wimbledon the umpire intensified and Hammond could be NEW YORK (AP)-Jimmy Connors adheard over the microphone beseeching the' vanced Friday when his opponent, · final this year, was to play Ivan Lendl, a young star from Czechoslovakia. · India's Vljay Amritraj, succumbed to Romanian t'o behave and play tennis.

Connors was disappointed that his In the fourth set, with the score 2-2 and: heat and- retired from their secondmatch had ended so quickly.

McEnroe serving, Hammond again penalized round match in the U.S. Open Tennis Nastase for stall1ng an!J then fa111ng to get a. Championships.

"-tl WAS dodging bullets out there for proper response, he penalized the Romanian a · . Connors had won the first set 7-6, two sets. If he was playing hurt, I'd hate full gam~. and finally with the sound carrying coming from 3-,6 down in the tiebreaker to see him when he's healthy," Connors to win it 8-6. And he had Just won the through the stadium, he announced: second set 7-5 when his~25-year-old · said. "The last six or seven games I "Game, set, match." played increasingly better but I don't The crowd let out a 'thunderous yell. This opponent informed th~ umpire he did know what would have happened if we brought Talbert and Mike Blanchard, the tour- not want to go on. had continued:" AmritraJ had been playing beautifulnament referee, onto the court and with Blanch- .

It would appear that the uproar from ard, substituting in the chair, the match was ly, although he had lost hold of his r~ck­ et three times, apparently because of Thursday night's wild match between completed.

Il1e Nastase and John McEnroe had a Hammond, an umpire for 32 years, called his - heat-induced cramps in his hands. positive effect the morning after. AtIn Friday night action, third-seeded sudden replacement "one of the worst things Tracy Austin, who is 16, was to play 14tendance was 16,759, considerably more that ever happened to me." year-old Andrea Jaeger. And Roscoe than it had been for day sessions earlier in the week.

"I WAS right," he insisted. "We have specific Tanner, the man who took Bjorn Borg \ rules about penalties. First a warning, then a point penalty, a game penalty and a fourth time, the match. I followed the guidelines."

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Panatta of Italy went out Tuesday, Fifth-seeded Evonne Goolagong:1 Cawley breezed by American Rayni Fox, and No. 6 Wep.dy Turnbull defeated another American, Maria Fer1J,andez, 6-· , 4, 6-2.

-:; Jaime F1llol, who is president of the : Association of Tennis Professionals, the . men's player union, dumped highly ' rated Peter Fleming 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2.. J Fleming had beaten Tanner to win the ·' ATP Championships in Cincinnati just last Monday. F1llol next must pl~;tY top.;.·' seeded Borg. · ,:

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After a break, the two teams came Stewart was very favorably lm- back and played a regulation quarter. ·pressed by Moeller, which has won Moeller scored three touchdowns while three of the past four Ohio Class AAA holding St. X scoreless in that period. championships.. It l~st only one game Halfback Eric Ellington carried four last year - by a 13-~2 score. times for 63 yards in tha't quarter. His "They're obviously a better football total might have been higher but he team," Stewart said. "This is the biggest scored a touchdown on one carry after team we've ever had at St. X and they covering only five yards. , are bigger than we .are. And they are · One factor that distorted the scrimvery quick for their size. mage from a scoring standpoint was "Their strengths are their quickness that the Moeller first team played most and the variety of offensive sets they . of the time - its second team had use. We don't see a multiple offense like romped over another Cincinnati varsity that in Louisville. I don't mean to take in a morning Scrimmage and ·got. the · · anything away · from the Louisville afternoon ott. .

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It because Faust thought the humidity was t()o high for dancing, St. X got a glimpse of Moeller's multiple offensive sets. In all, in roughly over three normat-periods of' a controlled scrimmage, Moeller ran up a 42-0 "victory." St. X scored twice and Moeller once wben "When we went Into the Moeller they worked later .on goal~llne offense. dressing room (where the teams St. X coach Mike Stewart talked about dressed} and saw all those pictures and Moeller's size. stuff . . • well, it was just like coach stewart said, we got the Moeller psych," "We've got one of the biggest teams St. X running ~ck Jim Davis said. "We we've ever had, and we were small know bow that goes because we've got it against them," he said. going for us in Kentucky."

"And the St. X players talked :about There Is much more to Moeller than Moeller's quickness. psych.

"As far as hitting. a couple of teams You Will bear. in part. icular, of Brooks. in Kentucky hit harder," said Davis.

"But I don't think there's a team that and Ellington, Moeller's Mr. Inside and quick in Kentucky."

Mr. Outside, and Naylor, once they join •y the college scholar-Ship recipients. Nay' ou've got to remember they used lor is a high school Otis Wilson. 6_3 and only their first team (the Moeller second stringers beat Franklin, Ohio, in an 21 o. earlier scrimmage Saturday} and we "Of all the hits I got," Davis said used our first and second units,'' said afterward, ."1 remember his the most.'' Stewart.

Although Moeller quickly abandoned "But that's· no excuse. We've got to from. the first two units, including center Joe Apke. running backs Eric Ellington and Mark Brooks, safety Mike Suter and linebacker Rick Naylor.

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Brown lead the defensive line with Following a fumble recovery on three big sacks with cost the Trojans ,the Findlay 18, QB Tom Lockwood ~0 yards in losses. Rick Naylor and lead the Crusaders to the one where McDulin shored up the an off-tackle dive by Joe Lima put · ~ohn hneback~rs· while. Bil} Jenike pulled the C~usade_rs ahead for good. Less down an mter,ceptwn m the defensive than ~Ive mi?utes later, Eric Elling- secondary to add insult to injury. ton h1t paydirt as he ran around his Tony DeSalvo, Mike Jagoditz and ·right side and slipped through the Steve Willis were other standouts on ·defense for the score from 11 yards the defensive · line while Frank out.

Sylvester and Jerry Kyne helped out Although the second half featured at the linebacking spots. the Cr~saders second string almost The Moeller teams now can look exclusively, the starters left in a fo_nyard .to meeting the. Princeton :blaze of glory. as Lockwood hit Ell- VI~mgs m ~ rematch this coming ington, on a 33-yard pass play before coach Faust removed them from the Fnday evemng at Nippert Stadium as ~he Crusaders attempt to regain · game. their state c~ampionship which they Offensively, Moe racked up 472 lost to the VIkes last season. Princeyard total offense, of which 375 was ton was victorious in their first game gained on the ground Backs Mark as they defeated Centerville 21-11.

Brooks, Ellington and Dima were the Reported by. Dan Bruening workhorses for the Crusaders as (Moeller). . they gained 83, 90 and 77 yards respectively. King and Ed munson SCORING $UMMARY added 38 yards each. Lockwood con- MOELLER ............... .' .......... 0 21 7 20-48 ........................... 0 0 '0 0-0 nected on only.four of 12 passes for FINDLAY M-Lima, 1 run (Uecker kick) 97 yards,· but all the completions M-Eilinglon, 11 run (Uecker kick) M-Brooks, 1 run (Uecker kick) ·~a~e at k~y situations during long • M-EI\ington, 30 pass from Lockwood (Uecker kick) dnv~s. ~hil Roach was the leading M-Edmooson. 10 run (kick blocked) receiver ~n the conte~t as he gained M-King, 2 run (Melink kick) ' M-Kino. 1 run fMPiink kirk\ 51 yards m two receptwns.

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Mancusco Enjoys Trip To Movies av RANDY HOLTZ ::nquirer Sports Reporter ~fter viewing game films, coaches Jsually sound lik:_e grand prognostica~ors of doom. They see, more trlistakes ~han a piano instructor hears. ~ Princeton coach Pat Mancuso is different. In a world of demanding coaches who chide their players after 56-point wins, Mancuso is a cockeyed optimist.

He was nothing but smiles and praise Saturday after seeing replays of Prince-. ton's 21-11 victory at Centerville Friday night.

But Mancuso had a reason to be opti· mistic. The Vikings went into the game without quarterback Gary Nagel, who slipped on a set of stairs at his home Monday night and ripped his knee so badly he needed 13 stitches. .

THE FILL-IN was senior Dave Dan.: iels. a player much more comfortable. catching passes than. throwing them.

Last year, he was the Ohio AAA champions' fourth-string quarterback. This year, he was supposed to start at split end. · Until Nagel fell down the steps, that. is.

"When Gary told me about it Tuel* i101'i1 for themselves, these kids rallied day morning," Mancuso said, "my firat &mulld Daniels because they like him reaction was I felt sorry for him. Then I and 1\e'l a popular guy. They all gave a felt kind of sorry· for the team because Uttle ••..,._ for him. They realized that they really wanted him in there." yo-. ean•t •" atound wishing you have Enter Daniels. Enter two touchdown someth•nc that you can't have." passes against Centerville. And enter a • very proud coach.

If! WAS al•o impressed with his "Dave played extremely well," backfield, a new concoction of four runMat1ctiso beamed. "Going in, we really ning b&elts that shuttle in and out. didn't know whaChe could do. In our f'riday nigh\, Junior Oavid Keeling was three scrimmages, he played vety little the star, rt.nnlnl for 132 yards in 15 at quarterback. It was what I'd call an carries, ineludlnl a 5'l•yard touchdown run. untried situation, and I'm ·really pleased." . . But, Ma.ncU$0 said, Prtneton fans are liable to see o.~het nanning backs in that DANIELS' STATISTICS· weren't star role. something to write Aunt Maude back in Buffalo about. He completed only· four ".That's the beauty of (.biJ thing: You of 16 passes for 105 yards. But he led the can shuttle guys in and out and lind out team well, made few mistakes and conwho's hot. Keeling carried the burden nected on the two scoring throw&-one Friday night because he was hot." to Thad Gibbs for 69 yards and the othet The other three principal Princeton to Jeff Williams for 36. ' runners were junior Chuck Emory and Mancuso was especialiy happy with seniors Bernard Williams and Larry the way the telc'.m responded in last scott. week's practice sessions after learnhtg The status of Nagel for Friday night's of Nagel's mishap. showdown with Moellet at Nippert "We found out Tuesday," .he $ald.

Stadium is still indefinite. Mancuso sa.ld "but rather than sit around and ~eel . he'd know in the next couple of c:iays.

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certain spots. While not having a super running back like Kiln Roundtree, PrinceThe Ohio High School Athletic AssOCI· ton still has great running backs:• ation will conduct its 1979 Class AAA Moeller is coming off two very imfootball championship game Nov. 24 at pressive wins-a 30·13 victory ov(!r PittsAkron's Rubber Bowl. burgh Penn Hiils and a 48-0 drubbing of a But that championship game is mythi· good Findlay team. cal in comparison to the one being played Princeton enters the Moeller contest Friday night at University of Cincinnati's off a very impressive 21-11 victory over Nippert Stadium.

Dayton power Centerville. What made Princeton versus Moeller rates as one the Princeton victory more impressive of the greatest high school showdowns was that it was engineered by substitute ever. The best Massillon-Canton McKin- quarterback Dave Daniels. ley or Miles-Massillon games couldn't DANIELS REPLACED injured Gary "Ompare with the 1979 Princeton-Moeller Nagel, the yoang man who directed g2.me.

Princeton to the &.ate title as a junior.

IT WILL BE the 1975, '76 and 'il Nagel, who hurt a knee in an accident at chaJTlpion~Moeller-against the 1978 home Labor Day. could return for the Ohio 5tate Class AAA champion-Prince- Moeller contest. ton. }j';Jth teams are rated bett.er than "If Nagel doesn't, that kid Daniels is their cJlllmpionship teams with Moeller nothing to laugh at,'' said Faust. "That coach Gerry Faust thinking he may have kid's tough. He <Princeton coach Pat his best te~m ever.

Mancuso) has got two good quarter"And princeton is better than last" backs." vear " declares Faust, who is out to Daniels, slated fo be a starting wide avenge Moeller's 13-12 loss to Princeton recei\"er with Nagel in the lineup, threw fast \-ear. "They're bigger and Quicker.. in touchdown nasse-s CllVerinf!. 59-vards to Post staff reporter

Thad Gibbs- and 35-yards to Jeff Williams. Junior David Keeling ran 57 yards for Princeton's other score.

"The most impressive thing to the coaches was the fart that our kids improved during the game," noted Mancu30. "We could see progress as the game went on. We start some juniors and sophomores and as long as we get constant .mprovement it"s very pleasing."

PRINCETON CONTROLLED the Centerville game mnre than the ~core indic~ttes.

· ··We had two fumbles in the last six minutes ... explained Mancuso.

Mancuso plans tc continue to alternate four running bacl<s against Moeller.

Besides Keeling Mancuso runs junior Charles Emery and seniors Jeff Williams a:1d Larry Sco~t. Keeling ran for 132 yards in 15 carries against Centerville.

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"It's just Moeller and that's enough."

WHILE PRINCETON players worked out in preseason in T-shirts proclaiming "Beat Moe," Princeton has been very much on the minds of Faust and his players. They want tevenge.

"It Oast year's defeat) really hurt," admitted Faust. "It was hard on us not to go to the playoffs. But it was good for Southwestern Ohio football. It's good for football here when another· team gets in the thing <playoffs)."

The defeat also had its good side for the Moeller program. · "It made us re-evaluate ourselves,"· said Faust. "It made the kids hungry again. We felt we could have won the state t.itle last year. But as much as it hurt, it was .good to see someone from our area in-there," There is little doubt in the minds of Cincinnati football people about the importance of Friday's game.

"MOELLER IS a great team," said Mancuso. "I'll have to agree that if we don't beat them, . then nobody is.'· Moeller has the same respect for Princeton and that's what makes this series great. The winner of this game has gone on to the playoffs since.

Ohio began its football playoffs seven years ago, winning the last four.

Neither team has done anything this year to make anyone think 1979 will be any different. ·

0 MOELLER-PRINCETON tiCKETS are on sale at both high schools· and will be sold at the 15ate at Nippert Stadium. TiCkets for Moeller's mterstate game against Detroit Brother Rice Sept. 22 at Nippert Stadiuni are also on sale at the school plus at all Brendamour Sporting Goods stores. Tickets for the Rice game are $4.50 for reserve, $4 for adults and $2 for students.

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The least surprisingthing about the Associated Press Class AAA all-state football team announced Tuesday is the team with the most players on it is Moeller. Perhaps the most surprising is there's only three of the boys from the House That Faust Built. . "-That whole team is an all-star team," said 'Forest Park coach Lou Cynkar.

The AP didn't agree. It decided to give the rest of the state a break.

Of.Gerry Faust's state champion Crusaders, three are all-statersrunning back Eric Ellington, center Joe ,Apke and linebacker Rick Naylor. Ellington_grabbed the additional1honor of Back of the Year.

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FAUST, PREDICTABLY, was pleased with the selections.

"I'm really happy for th.e kids.

They deserve it," he said. "I feel we had other good kids, but they can't all make it. I think it's a tribute to their abilities and a tribute to the team."

Ellington, who rushed for 1,013 yards and scored 96 points in 10 regular season games, was also The Enquirer Player of the Year. The list of colleges after his talents is as long as he is fast, and this award may make it longer.

"After we won the state," Ellington said, "the list widened: A lot of schools I never expected to be interested have called me."

Ellington said Notre Dame, Nebraska, Michigan, Purdue, Indiana, Ohio State, Southern California and Louisiana State are among the interested.

THE OTHER five Cincinnati allstaters also have the recruiters drooling. Apke said he's been contacted by several Big Ten and Big Eight schools. Humbert is said to be leaning to Penn State or the COACH OF YEAR-Joel Cockley, Dover.

University of Cincinnati. Gibbs hasBACK OF YEAR -Eric Ellington, Moeller. n't decided yet, but is leaning toLINEMAN OF YEAR-Jell Bushong, Toledo Whitmer.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE . ward ,Ohio State. Naylor, who said Spfit end Thad Gibbs, Princeton, 6-2, 180, Sr.; tight end he wants to go somewhere close to Judd Groza, Berea, 6-3, 225, Sr.; tackles Doug Compton, West Carrollton, 6-6, 248, Sr., and Dan Slaggs, Gallipolis, 6·3, 240, Sr.; home, is being wooed by Notre guards Greg King, Oak Hills, 6·2, 225, Sr., and Tim Moriarty, Dame, Ohio State and Michigan.

Euclid, 6·3, 245, Sr.; center Joe Apke, Moeller, 6-511>, 201, Sr.; quarterback Greg Powell, Ravenna, 6·1, 185, Sr.; running backs King will_ visit UC, Miami and Ball Eric Ellington, Moeller, 5·9, 190, Sr., Steve Strausbaugh, State, but will also wait for other Toledo Whitmer, 6·1, 195, Sr., Dave Kaminski, Parma Padua, 6-foot; 185, Sr., and Alex Wasil, westerville North, 6·1oot, 180, calls.

Sr. All six admitted the all-state FIRST TEAM DEFENSE honor would help their chances to ·Ends Orlando Lowry, Shaker Heights, 6-4, 220, Sr., and LeeGrinonneau, Toledo Rogers, 6·1, 205, Sr.; tackles Jell Buland a scholarship at a desirable shong, Toledo Whitmer, 6-3, 219, Sr., Tony Guiliani. Westerville place of higher learning.

South, 6·1ool, 245, Sr., and Dennis Carpenter, Elyria, 6-1, 240, Sr.; middle guard Bob Simpson, Massillon, 6-loot, 205, Sr., "I'm sure it'll help a lot," Apke linebackers Rick Naylor, Moeller, 6-4, 215, Sr. Mike Boren, said. "It's a nice award to have. I Columbus Eastmoor, 6--3, 230, Sr., and Dave Preston, Warren Harding, 6·2, 205, Sr.; deep backs Mark Ruggles, Logan, 6-2, think I'll need to put on a few 175, Sr., Eric Humbert, Forest Park, 6·foot, 190, Sr., and Bob pounds to play center in college, but Wheeling, Cenlerville, 6-lool, 170, Sr. · · I think I can do it with the weight SECOND TEAM OFFENSE program I'm on."

Ment~~it~~~s ~~t~~lfc,W.fo~i' e~~v;r~ua;ds;~~f:,~d~~r:;r~~ Humbert, the city interception Northmonl; tackles Tony ~loyd, Canlon McKinley, and Mike Muchnicki, Willoughby South; guards Gregg Lowe, Lakewood leader with 10 this year, was more St. Edward, and Bob Priess, Mansfield Madison; center For· i surprised than anything else. rest Gregg Jr~ Parma Padua; quarterback Bruce GiUard, Zanesville; running backs Bob Cayson, Warren Western Re· , "I REALLY had no idea this serve, Chris Collaros, Wintersville, and Tim Starks, Cleveland Heights. would happen," he said. "I thought I SECOND TEAM DEFENSE had a pretty good year, but I didn't Ends Bob Hilliard, Lakewood St. Edward, and Cory Earl, think I'd get this."

Lorain; tackles Jim Nied, Maumee, and John Angelo, Youngs· . town Chaney; middle guard Ron Hausfeld, Roger Bacon; Ditto King. linebackers Mark Hocevar, Warren Howland; Shawn Simms, "I couldn't believe it," he said. "I Fremonl Ross, and Mark White, Strongsville; deep backs Mark Rogers, Weslerville North, John Grimsley, Canton . didn't think I'd have a chance going McKinley, and Tom Hardy, Parma Padua. into the year. l 'was hoping for THIRD TEAM OFFENSE something like se·cond-team allSplit ends Marty Guzzetta, Massillon, and Eric Redman, Lancasler; lighl ends Ed Washington, Cleveland St._ J~seph, and Mark Crawford, Easl Liverpool; tackles Jell McK~nney, - city. I'm just now starting to realize Columbus Walnut Ridge, and Steve Finical, Mansfield Senior; it. I was just kinda numb there for a guards Doug George, Boardman, and Milch Hathaway, Mace· while."· donia Nordonia; center Dave Prater, Lima Senior, 5-11, 195, Sr.; quarterbacks Dan Schodowski, Parma Padua, and Jamie Naylor, meanwhile, left only his DeVore, Dover; running backs Garcia Lane, Youngstown opponents numb. Playing the midSouth, James Black, Dover, and Chris Miliner, Dayton Mead· ow dale. dle _linebacker position in Moeller's THIRD TEAM DEFENSE excellent defense, he led the team.

Ends Dave Schmilter, Logan, and Mike Barnett, Zanes· in tackles. ville; tackles Dan Carpenter, Elyria, and Nate Rodgers, War· ren Weslern Reserve; middle guard Mike Traczyk, aeveland "Going into this season," he said, 51. Joseph; linebackers Jan Bailey, New Philadelphia, Jon "I just wanted to win the state title.

Burger, Elyria, and Scotl Slricherczuk, Solon; deep backs Gary Ondrus, Oregon Oay, Jim Cord;ak, Lakewood St. Ed· Evetything else like this is just topward, and Jeff Williams, Lorain. ping, Playing for Moeller, I think I SPECIAL MENTION got some more publicity because the From Cincinnati area: Mark Anderson, Hamilton Garfield; Gary Nagel, Princeteam got so much." . ton; Tom Allan, Moeller; Jerry Addison, Sycamore; Brad Bo· Gibbs also received some good rosky, Colerain; Bob Eden, Fairfield; Mark Taylor, Colerain.

HONORABLE MENTION . ink playing on the Southwest DisFrom Cincinnati area: Richard Smith, Princeton; Brett trict's second best team. "Awards Couch, Hamilton Garfield; Joe Dooley, Oak Hills; Russell Cooper, Hughes; Ron Pruitl, Hamilton Tall; Mike Matz, Lebanon; like this really make me happy," he Bob Applegate, Colerain; Ron Heffron, Colerain; Mike Vonhsaid. "I'm really looking forward to oene, Purcell; Brian PiUman, Norwood; Tom Hassel, Purcell; playing in college."

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rwo Princeton defenders pursue Moeller's Eric Ellington (33) as the :rusaders' Bob Schaffer (81) tries to get in position to throw a block for his teammate. Ellington scored twice as Moeller beat Princeton, 34-7, ::riday night.

Photographer: KARL KUNTZ

"We've been working on thi! since last December. In facf, some thing very unusual happened befor€ the game. The team was too tight. : joked around with them which l don't usually do before the game."

But when they charged out ont< the field the Crusaders· didn't seerr too nervous. All they did was scon the first three times they had thE ball to take a 20-0 lead with 8:25 stil left in the second quarter.

Eric Ellington. Moeller's speedy running back, resembles a bowling ball more than a running back.

The 5-9, 190-pound senior was standing on the sidelines after rolling up 131 yards to help lead the Crusaders to a 34-7 pasting of arch-rival Princeton and he had just erased a very unpleasant set of numbers from his mind-13-12.

That's the score Princeton upset PRINCETON KICKED off U Moeller by last season on its way to open the game i,n front of a crowd o the Ohio AAA championship, someabout 23,500 at University of Cincin thing Moeller had almost felt should nati's Nippert Stadium . be its own by default.

Moeller took the bali on its owr Ellington made no bones about 23-yard line and 14 plays later run the role revenge played in Friday's ning back Joe Lima marched int< overwhelming win. the end zone from the Princeton two '·That's all I've thought about for Quarterback Tom Lockw0od onl] the last year-winning this one. threw one pass on that drive <it wa~ Especially winning it for last year's · a 13-yarder to Dave Thurkill). bUi seniors," he said while holding out that's all he had to throw. his taped wrists. Written' on each The Moeller backs were almos: piece of tape, in fact. was the 13-12 always looking at gaping holes ir score, just so Ellington wouldn't for-· front of them before they'd ever get what he was playing for. taken a step. · MOELLER COACH Gerry Faust With the 20-0 lead it appearec pointed out a few other things that Moeller had the game sewed up. Bu' his Crusaders did right-like the way the Vikings tried to put a little scare his offensive line pushed around the into Moeller. Led by some nifty pass Princeton defense (they fell. well, a ing from quarterback Gary Nagei little bit like bowling pins)-but he Princeton got on the scoreboard witt did admit revenge had crossed his 3:21 in the half and picked up som( mind also. momentum.

"Thqt loss last year was someNAGEL, WHO HAD missed thing the coaching staff, the players Princeton's opener last week with < and the students have had to live cut knee. passed for four first dowq:: with for 364 days," tie said while on the drive and running • · being mobbed by little Moeller root\'..0 1 Set' MOELLER. pa~ ~· ers.

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BY RANDY HOLTZ Enquirer Sports Reporter

From the game's outset, it was obvious. Moeller was too big: Moeller wa.s too quick. Moeller was too. many. The Princeton Vikings would have to play catch-up, and they would never catch up.

And when Nippert Stadium's AstroTurf lint had cleared Friday night, the Vikings were looking up from the bottom of a 34-7 score.

The 24,000 frenzied fans saw an awesome performance.

Princeton coach Pat Mancuso said before the game this was the best Moeller team ever. He wasn't blowing smoke. The Crusaders dominated every aspect 'of the game, allowing only a late secondquarter Viking drive while racking up five touchdowns.

It could have been· worse. Three long Crusader gains, including a 54yard punt return for a touchdown

by Phil Roach, were called back by penal ties. ' "THIS IS one time in this series that the breaks didn't make the difference " said Moeller coach Gerry Faust.' "That's because our lines controlled the line of scrimmage on both offense and defense."

The Crusader offensive line was especially impressive. Like it did two weeks ago in a 30-13 victory over three-time Pennsylvania state champ Penn Hills, the Moeller front men blew holes all-.oJJ€r the defense of the defending AAA state champion Vikings.

It didn't ta·ke long for .the onslaught to begin. Moeller won the toss and the line went to work.

Seventy-eight yards later, Joe Li'ma smacked in from the three and it was 7-0.

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on the 10s1de • Sweet revenge, Page Bi4. damage on the drive, and the trend continued throughout the -game.

E~lington had 132. '-'ards while Brooks checked in with 56. · Princeton's first possession was two runs, one pass and a punt. After Roach returned the punt 24 yards to the Princeton 47, the Moeller machine went to work again, grinding out ttie 47 yards in seven plays with .Ellington zipping the final16 for the score.

MOELLER MISSED the·extra point, about the only thing it misse<l all night, and it was 13-0.

The next Moeller p~;>ssession wasn't much di.fferent. This one went for 71 yards and Ellington capped it again with a 10-yard, untouched glide into the end zone to make it 20-0: . · Princeton's ensuing possession produced its only score. With Viking quarterback Gary Nagel leading the way with several key passes, Princeton drove 75 yards to the Moeller two, where David Keeling wf'mt over and it became 20-7 with 3:21 left in the half.

In the second half, atter what Faust called a "slight defensive adjustment,"· Princeton would get no more drives. Moeller used two thirdquarter drives to put it out of reach with Brooks scoring both times, from 4 and 29 yards.

MOEL.LER .•.••••••.•.•••••••••• 13 PRINCETON ••••.••••••••...••••• 0 M-Lima, 2 run (Uecker klckl.

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The game started off slowly for the Crusaders as their own mistakes hindered their progress. On the opening kickoff, Eric Ellington returned the ball 64 yards deep into Bomber territory only to have it called back by a clipping penalty. The Bombers added to Moe's problems by sucessfully preventing the Crusaders from driving beyond their own 10.

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The Moeller defense played a suJoe Lima scored first on an 11 _ yard run, followed by a 12-yard, Tom purb game as the defensive line of Lockwood to Phil Roach pass. Ell- Jerry Kyne, Pete Hoffman, Steve ington scored his lone touchdown of Brown ·and Tom Allen recorded a the night in the closing minutes. of total of seven sacks for a net loss of the first half as Moe took a com- ·41 yards.

Moe will take its unblemished manding 20-0 halftime lead into the lockerroom. records into the Panther Pit next .

Friday while SL X, now 4-3-1 overall . The _sec_ond half saw ·Mark and 1-2 in the league, faces Purcell Brooks dtve m from the two followed in a non-league contest. Reported by ·.by -a.: one7yard plunge' by Craig }BOB WEBER (St. Xavier) and DAN Edmunson. Edmunson's score was· BRUENING (Moeller). set up by a 33-yard interception reSCOIJNG SUMMARY · turn by Tim Williams. Moe _dominat- MOELLER .......................... 6 u 1 7--.1' ed statistically as well as the ST. XAVIER .......................... o o o o- o M-Lima n run !kidc failed) Crusaders rae ked up 18 f1·rst downs M-Roach 12 pass from Lockwood !Ueclter kickl and 320 total yards compared. to the M-EIIington 1 run !Uecker kickl .

Bombers seven firsts and 99 yards M-Brooks 2run !Uecker kickl total offense. Brooks was the leading M-Edmunson l run !Melink kickl

oeller Machine Rolls On ntless Moeller football ma:mttnued its flawless runlay night, humming its way :mother Greater Cincinnati ictory Friday night at St. he Crusaders rolled to a 341.

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St. X was held to 89 total yards35 on the ground. Moeller is now 7-0 and 2-0 in the GCL, while X stands 4-3-1, and 1-2in the GCL.

The Bombers threatened to score on their .flrst possesion, but were held on the Moeller 12, and after that it became a long night for the St. X homecoming fans.

MOELLER •••••••••••••••••••••• 6 14 7 7- 34 ST.XAVIER ...................... 0 0 0 0- 0 M-Lima, llrun (kick failed).

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scored on its next possession in the same fashion-a 74-yard, 13-play drive again capped by an ll-yard Brooks' blowout. It was quickly 20-0.

"Brooks is a load to bring down," Bachus said of Moeller's 6-2, 207pound fullback. "You can't key one one because you'll get burnt by Ellington's speed. The two blend so well together." .Elllngton rushed tor 139 yards on 20 totes to make him Moeller's alltime leading rusher w.lth 1678 yards.

He ecllpsed Randy Keith's ('67-'70) record of 1657. Brooks, meanwhile, piled up 104 yards on 16 carries.

Lockwood's passing (9 of 16 for 89 . yards) in the second half mixed up the plays well and effectively shut down the Panthers' hard-driving defense.

Elder totaled 136 yards and failed to convert a single third doym play in the game. The Panthers ran just 19 plays in the secorid half.

"Elder had a heck of an effort," Klonne said. "They .did everything to score. We had to shift our defense at halftime and rush four people at the shotgun. We figured if we blltz-· ·ed, we'd get in trouble." · "They rely so much on quickness, we felt out of the shotgun if we run· and send out a lot of receivers· they'd give us the opportunities to take advantage of," Bachus said. "It just didn't work for us."

Scrap the c;ostumes. La Machine · wasn't tricked.

Lockwood pass and pushed to the Moeller 23, but other than that Moe's 40-yard line was the deep~st penetration. · Throughout the first half Elder's defense was stunning. Moeller's Andy Fladung intercepted a Brian Monk pass on·the Elder 37 on the Panthers' first drive of the game.

After Eric Ellington was smothered on a sweep, junior fullback Tony Brooks freight-trained 36 yards for a touchdown with 9:58left in the first .quarter. Matt Uecker's extra point made it 7-0 and that was the score at halftime. · · Moeller had 167 ·total yards at halftime, but no points to speak ofthanks to Elder's tenacious defense and a timely Moeller penalty. On Moe's first possession of the second quarter, Ellington had his 65-yard touchdown run called back on an lllegal prpcedure.

"We went back to the basics," said Elder coach. Ray Bachus about his team's "new" look. "The 7-0 lead was where we wanted them, but we just couldn't generate any offense."

In the second half, La Machine's ...................... 7 0 6. 14- 21 offense was flipped .up to super MOELLER ELOER ......·.................... o o o o- o high. The Crusaders drove 83 yards M-Brooks, 36 run (Uecker kick).

M-Brocks, 9 pass from Lockwood (kick failed). on 11 plays, capped by a 9-yard pass M-Brcdks, 11 run (Uecker kick). from Lockwood ~ Brooks. M~e ..•. ~ ~:-!-',:)111. 28 run (Uecker kick).··

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his lug~ ~nd' Lima covered 54· on. six trips.· Lockwood . was·· ·on-target with 9 .of 16 -passes for 85 yards 'imd . Ron Lindhorst was one for one with a 10 yarder. •. . · .

Phil', Roach caught four. ·pas8es for· 39 yards, Lima sn.agged. thr.ee for 30, Brooks ho.oked onto one for 10, Shawn Sullivan did the Saine.· iinq . Dave Th urkill received one fo.r six yards.

Elder's .inability to move straight ahead 88 yards with the ball ··in the last half was Brooks, Ellington and Joe due to the stalwart· defenLima eating up chunks of sive tackles of Rick Naylor, terra firma and Tom Mike Larkin, Steve Brown, Lockland hitting Phil Roach with key passes. Lockwood · Tom Allan, Mike ljartman, fired a nine-yard payoff John McDulin, Greg Sch~be, Jerry Kyne,· Mike aerial to Brooks for a TD Suter .and Pete Hoffman. and a 13-0 lead. · Offensively., the backs.

After the kickoff, the stubborn Moeller defense were able to-amass 389 yardsi bec·ause: of the held the Panthers again brilliant , blocking of . Phil and a 55 yard drive Roach, -Thurkill, ,Jeff followed, again featuring Tanner, .Keith Kohorst, • Ellington, Brooks, Lima and Lockwood's passing. · Jim Buehler, Tim Ruppard, Mark Nichols; Joe Brooks slashed off riglit Apke, Lockwood, · Lima, tackle and hulled the last nine yards before Uecker ,rBrooks and Ellington. . booted the lead to 20-0.

It was obvious· now that the Panthers were whipped.

Silence, something seldom experienced in the "Pit'" prevailed, exce_pt for a lusty~lunged following. of Moe fans, especially when the pattern continued. · After taking the 20-0 · lead, Moe held again and a 65-yard drive ensued. Lima ran a reverse around left end and sailed beautifully 28 yards into gloryland for a 27-0 bulge and after that, the younger Crusaders were in on offense.

Moeller dominated with 19 first downs to just five for Elder. Coach Faust's lads had possession on 60 plays while the Panthers reeled off just 38 . plays, most of them ineffective ones.· Elder managed I I 9 yards on 20 rushes but completed a mere two of 18 passes for 23 yards, or a· total offense of 142 yards. Moeller blitzed for. 294 yards on 50 ground plays and added 95 yards wliile completing I 0 of 17 aerials for a total gain of 389 yards! .

Ellington was the leading ground-gobbler, as usual; with 138 yards on 21

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Moe rips Elder., 27 -0; 'Dogs how byLesWilson . In. the meantime, Moeller's Crusaders, a Woodward's Bulldogs were ·team that could be called sidetracked in their drive to troubadors this season clinch the Public High because it has yet to plaY, . School· Leagi.le title when on the ·home gridiron at· Withrow's Tigers pleased a Sycamore Stadium, . conHomecoming· Night crowd quered the iinx of the with a 9-6 upset of the Panther Pit Friday · ni~ht Bulldogs Friday. and silenced the howhng Woodward is at home to purple-clad !)tands by Western Hills Friday after. crunching · Elder, · 27 ~o to noon· at 4 and needs a win run the 1979 record to 8-0. , to cop the title.

The victory.:. coupled . · Moe ... slow start Moeller had a quick start with a Roger nacori 13-7 · conquest of La Sall~ sets but slowed down abruptly up a battle at Roger nacon ·.: in the classic battle at Stadium Friday night. A Elder Friday 'night. The victory over the Spartans Crusaders kicked off and on a third ·down play, Andy would return Moeller to the throne room the Crusaders Fladung, Wyoming's gift to have occupied exclusively Coach Gerry Faust, picked off a pass to set up a 36in late years, while a Bacon win would result in the two yard TD run by Mark teams sharing the Greater · Brooks. Matt Uecker's PAT Cincinnati League crown. gave Moe a 7-0 edge. · Elder came up with two ~ drives dunng the Jemainder of the first half and in the second quarter, Eric Ellington swept left end and blazed 70 yards for what seemed like a touchdown but it was called back because a lineman jumped offside. Moe drove 40 yards· in the waning moments but time .ran out and intermission came with the outcome still clouded, Moe nursing that 7-0 lead.

When the third quarter started, however, it was a different ball game, and everything,belonged to Moeller. The Crusaders took the kickoff and drove

carries. He thus set an alltime school record of 1,672 yards, topping the 11657 gained by Randy Keitn in 1969. .

Brooks added 108 yards

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speared it on the. sideline and cruised inw the end· zone untouched. Uecker's PAT upped the lead to 21-7.

Padua•picked up pne first down before Moe dug in

and Fladung fair-caught a punt at his 24. A 76-yard march ensued. Lockwood faced a second and 18 situation· ·after a h.olding penalty,_ but hit Thurkill with a nine-yard pass and Lima with an 11-yarder for a first down at his 41.

The Moeller juggernaut rolled onward with Brooks · shooting up the middle for six yards and Lockwood- . hitting Roach with a six-yard aerial. After a motion walkoff made it first and 15, Brooks shot up the middle again ·for 21 · yards.

Lockwood passed for 10 and five .yards kept it going and with 15 seconds left before intermission, Brooks took off from the five," was hit at the four but drug three· would-be tacklers into the end zone on his back for a 27-7. halftime lead.

In that first half that. was so 'decisive, Moeller outgained Padua 296 yards to 102, with Brooks picking up 94 yards on 11 carries,· Ellington 68 on 13 and Lima 30 on. four trips,!lus, of course, the· 19 yar TD dash by Lindhorst. · Lockwood had passed for'84 yards, completing 9 of 10 heaves, Roach- catching four, Ellington and Thurkill two apiece and Limaone. ' Moeller, a team that scored ·on all four possessions, had two thir.dperiod drives halted by an interception and then a penalty, once at Padua's 26, then at the Bruin 35, ·with Tony Melink, just missing a 52 yards field goal /that was low. .

Two· plays after Tony's FG miss, Mike Larkin picked off a Schodowski pass at the 32 and there was

.nothing between him ·and the double stripes but space. His run and Uecker's PAT boot swelled the gap to 34-7. ' After Steve Brown sacke<;l Schodowski for an eightyard loss~ a beautiful punt

by Parma's John Warcaba sailed to Moe's 14. The Crusaders covered . the 86 · yards in nine plays.

Lockwood hit . Roach at · the .37. and he raced to the 45. rhree plays later, another Lockwood to Roach hookup netted 13 yards to Padua's 42 and after a two y'ard ga.in .by Ellington, Lockwood found Lima open· at the 20 and Joe went the

rest of the way untouched . ed like the sweetness of before Uecker booted the state supremacy to those bu!ge h) 41-7. . wno had earned the school's Padua couldn't generate fourth state t.it.Ie, an . unanything· after that and · precedented feat in the Lindhorst completed two ~uckeye State. nice- passes, including a long one· to Rob Williford that was nullified by a penalty. But it didn't matter, the state cham~ pionship had already been wrapped up and a jubilant army of. 80 ·crusaders celebrated in· the locker room ..

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ERIC ELLINGTON, Moelle:-'s flashy running back, scores his second touchdown in the first quarter against Princeton at UC's Nippert Stadium. No. 82is Crusader lir.eman Dave Thunkill. ·

BY RANDY HOLTZ Enquirer Sports Reporter

After last year's 13-12 Princeton victory over Moeller, people thought the complexion of this series was changing. Princeton had found a way to beat them, they said. "Beat Moe" tee shirts sprung up all over Sharonville.

Well, the more things chan~e, the more they stay the same. Friday night at Nippert Stadium, Prince-

ton didn't beat Moe. The Vikings Moeller's first-and-only coach said didn't even come close. it all. If this isn't the best high Moeller's 34-7 victory is the latest school team in the country, the addition to the Moeller -Gerry twinkle said, I don't know what is.

Faust legacy. But Faust isn't \:/eak"I'll have to admit it was one of ening. He refused to say the 1979 the better offensive line perform, ance I've ever seen," Fa,u:st finally Crusaders were his best team ever Between backslaps, hugs and said. various other displays of tlatior:, That it was. The Prmceton defensive linemen spent most of Faust could only talk of "super eftheir time in a prone position, fort" and "giving 100 percent." watching running backs Eric EllBUT THE twinkle in the eye of ington and Mark Brooks scoot past.

Ellington, who has more moves than Charo, gained 132 yards on 19 carries. Brooks, who has better balance than a scale, had 56 on 15 carries.

Meanwhile, quarterback Tom Lockwood, who only threw when he had to, calmly completed six of eight tosses. · What's left for this machine to accomplish? · . "Well," sald Faust, "we've go;; • Brother Rice next week and then Yep, the more things change, the more they stay the same. The Gerry Faust legacy lives.

Moeller beats Princeton Continued from page 17

Charles Emery scored from the one for the TD. · · And the .pschyed up Viking defense stopped Moeller on its next possession and headed into the locker room with at least some hope for a comeback.

What could have been the turning point of the game for Princeton came on its first possession of the second halL . The Vikings had the ball on. their own 24 and had to punt. Moeller's Phil Roach took the punt 62 yards and looked to have scored.

But a penalty on the punt_ not only nullified the TD, it gave Prmceton a first down and another shot at keepirig their fir~t-half momentum.

BUT THE MOELLER defense rose' to the occasion. Running back Larry Scott was dropped for a 10yard loss. Nagel was· sacked for another 11-yard loss and on thirdand-31, he attempted an i~complete pass, and that was basically the game. ·I told our guys at halftime we had to get the momentum ~ack, ··. said Faust. "That was very Important to us at the start of the second half.

"That penalty hurt but it didn't hurt much. The kids really came. back." . .

Faust, being a typical coach, didn't want to dwell on the bright side of anything too long, although he came up with some high words of praise like, "This might have been one of the best performances by an offensive line." And, "This might be

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one of my best teams, but we'll have to· wait until after the season. They have to win the state and national title first·· .

But he. was already worried about a let down next Saturday against Michigan prep power Detroit Brother Rice. '·I'm afraid we got so high for• this game we won't be ready for Brother Rice next week," lamented Faust. "This was a good team we faced tonight but we've got games just as tough coming up and we need to be ready.

"It will be up to the coaching staff to get the guys up this week.

We have to make sure we get ourselves up first."

Not to worry Moeller faithful.

One thing Faust doesn't lack is motivational talent. The Crusaders will be off Cloud 9 in time for the game.

Mark Brooks, Moeller's other starting running back, had some _impressive figures of his own. He piCked up 91 yards and scored two touchdowns. Ellington ·also had two TD's to go with his 131 yards.

The Crusaders picked up a total of 258. rushing yards compared to -38 for the Vikings. Nagel was 8-for-20 with one interception for 83 yards while Lockwood was 6-for-8 for 59 yards, also with one interception.

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Moeller coach Gerry Faust gives a pep talk to his quarterback Tom Lockwood (12) and star running back Eric Ellington (33> before the start of the second half of the Moeller-Princeton game.

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drove in from the three and Matt. Uecker's PAT boot made it7-0.

Eric Ellington and Mark Brooks ,picked up most of the yarda2e, thanks to the blocking expertise of Joe Apke, Keith Kohorst, Mark Nichols, Tim Rup~_ard, Jeff Tanner, Doug Williams,.

Phil Roach, and Dave Thurkill; and when they didn't have the pigskin, of Ellington, Brooks, Lima and quarterback Tom Lockwood.

In that first drive, the fans in the stands sensed that the Crusaders were too big and too fast to handle Moeller's front line.

Mter PrincetOn failed to gain following the kickoff, ·the Crusaders put together a 53 yard drive that consumed seven plays, the last a 16 yard jaunt by Ellington for a 13-0 lead.

The Crusaders showed they're somewhat human by missing an extra point, one of very few mistakes they have made thi-s season.

Next time they got the oval in the second stanza, a 71 yard drive followed and Saturday night, local fans Ellington waltzed into will have a chance to see this · paydirt from the 10 for his amazing team of Coach second TD and Tony Gerry Faust iil action again, Melink kicked the lead to this time against the former , 20-zip. ·

Only once in a while do they come along, the fabled "dream team" of any sport.

The Yankees' Murderer's Row the Gashouse Gang of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Fabulous Five of the University of Kentucky were in that category.

Mter ·three games into the 1979 high school football campaign, it has be.come apparent that Moeller's Crusaders are the "dream team" of prep football. A rare accumulation of superb, athletes that jell into what might be the best · team ever fielded by a high school in· our nation's history.

Mter the word spread during the summer that this would be the best Moeller team ever, the Crusaders knocked off former Pa. 'state champ Pittsburgh Penn Hills ·3013, splattered a good Findlay High team .48-0 and then handed Princeton's Vikings, Ohio 's · defending_ champions, ·a 347 defeat Friday before 24,000 fans at Nip ert Stadium.

Michigan state champs, Birmingham (Detroit suburb) Brother Rice. Tickets are on sale at the school through Friday.

Mighty Moe took the opening kickoff and with the offensive line opening gaping holes, drove 78 vards before Joe Lima

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Thad Gibbs grabbed three of his aerials for 46 yards and was a standout for the Vikes, making numerous tackles on defense, too. After Nagel's passes sustained the drive, Dave Keeling cr~cked in from the two and Mark Starnes booted the point. .

In the third penod, two Moeller drives ended with Brooks scoring, first from the four and then on a beautiful29 yard excursion.

Melink .converted after both and with the score 34- · 7, the younger Crusaders · got a workout. · Moeller rolled over 316 yards to a net gain of 124 for the Vikes. · Ellington churned out 119 yards on 17 carries and Brooks had 91 for 18 lugs.

Lima added 35 on his five carries and Lockwood kept four times for 12.

Lock-wood completed six of eight passes for 59 yards.

Nagel was on-target with eight of 20 for Princeton for 83 yards and· the Vikes picked uJ)41 yards rushing, Charles Emery getting 18 on five carries and Keeling 13 on five.· Gibbs was the defensive standout for Princeton and Tom Allan and Mike That's when Princeton, a . Larkin for Moeller. Other good and sound football Crusaders who held the team to say the least,. came champs in check were .up with a drive that reduced Steve Willis, Steve Brown, Moe's halftime lead to 20-7.

Frank Sylvester, John Gary Nagel, who played McDulin, Jerry Kyne, Rick despite a painful kneecap Naylor, Mike Lane, Mike that was lacerated,- requiring Suter, Andy Fladung, Ted 13 stitches Labor Day, was Richter, Bill Jenike and hittina biQ na.8..uaa. a.tul b.-

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Mark Brooks runs over Elder "They used offensive formations tunities in the first half," Faust conMoeller's Crusaders overcame · Elder's new offensive formations I've never seen then use this year:~· tinued. "We had an 88-yard TD run and first-half penalties to down the Moeller coach Jerry Faust comment- called back on an offsides call and Panthers 27-0 Friday night in Great- ed. "They operated out of the shot- had three other 15 yarders stall er Cincinnati League action before gun and unbalanced lines and it· was drives. It seemed like we punted an estimated crowd of 7,000 at Elder. very effective against us." Elder every time we had the ball." managed to pick up 95 yards on the · The second balf was a different Moeller managed only a first ground in the half but failed to dent story. p~riod touchdown on a 36-yard run the scoreboard.

The Crusaders made the necesby. Mark Brooks· against the fired-up Elder squad for a 7-0 halftime lead .. ''.Penalties cost us scoring oppor- . sary defensive adjustments and held Elder to 13 yards rushing and 28 passing and one first down.

The offense eliminated the costly errors and scored three times on a nine-yard pass from Tom Lockwood to Brooks in the third period and on runs of 10 and .24 by Brooks and Jo.e.

Lima respectively in the final stanza.

Eric Ellington picked up 144 yards in 20 carries, making him the Crusaders. all-time rushing leader

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with 1,678 yards, breaking the old mark of 1,657 by Randy Keith.

Moeller picked up 19 first downs to Elder's five. The Crusaders amassed 295 yards. rushing and 99 passing while holding Elder to 108 on the ground and 28 through the air.

The victory clinched a least a tie for the GCL championship with only next weeks game against · Roger Bacon left that will determine the champion.

Reported by JERRY HURLEY (Elder) and DAN BRUENING (MOeller);

SCORING SUMMARY

MOELLER .......... ; .............. . 1 0 6 14-21 ELDER······"···················· 0 0 0 0-0 M-Brooks 36 run (Uecker kick) M-Broo«s 9 pass from Lodtwood (run failed) M-Brooks 10 run (Uecker kick) M-Lima 24 run (Uecker kick)

Crusaders romp, 41-·7

Moeller pops Padua for state crown

by Les Wilson CSNI sports editor

Moeller's Crusaders, a gang of near perfectionists who have suffered just one defeat in the las.t six seasons of football, turned· in a first half that included just one mistake and soundl;y crunched Parm~ Padua s Bruins 41-7 Saturday to win their fourth Class AAA Ohio State Championship in the last five years.

In the game played before almost 14,000 fans in Akron's Rubber Bowl Stadium, Coach Gerry

Faust's Praying Crusaders broke a 7-7 tie in the second quarter and went on to open a 27-7 halftime lead, then toyed with the befuddled Bruins in the last half while playing possession ball.

The brilliant triumph wound up a 12-0 season and gave those in attendance reason to believe Moeller is not only Ohio's champion, but should be designated World Champions of prep football until someone can. prove that lofty title wrong.

The path to the throne room started after Moe

kicked off, held and took , over at the wrong 37 -yard line. Two dashes by Eric Ellington produced a first down at the 48, but on the second p. lay, star quarter~ back Tom LOckwood suffered an arm injury and sub Ron Lindhorst, who will guide Moe's destiny next year, took over.

Lindhorst operated in championship fashion too.

After runs of 11 and 8 yards

by Ellington, one for 10 yards by Joe Lima and a six-yard ·surge by Mark Brooks, Lindhorst pulled . the old quarterback bootleg

payoff pass and it was all with a fake that stunned the Bruins when he · even at 7-7. scampered 21 yards into Ellington returned Parpaydirt, assisted by a ma's kickoff to the 36. devastating downfield Lockwood returned to acblock by Phil Roach. Matt Uecker converted for a 7-0 tion and hit. Phil Roach with a pook-in pass for 15 Moe lead. .

Parma Padua struck yards. The Crusaders back quickly. As he was to sustained a drive to score again. Long gainers were a do all day/Dave Kominsky reeled off an excellent nine yard sprint by kickoff return to his 37. Ed Ellington and a Lockwood to Ellington pass for 11· Murphy reeled off a 37-yard yards. Then Lockwood . run on the first play before loohed a pass from the five being nailed at Moe's 25 by Andy Fladung. Then Dan , and Ellington snagged the ball and scored easily, Schodowski connected with Tom Hardy on a 25 yards ·Uecker kicking Moe into a

14-7 lead just as the second period started.

After that, Moeller's defense didn't yield much.

Padua had to punt after three plays. Moe took over at the 36 and drove 64 yards on seven I plays. Brooks followed Jim Parchman's path-clearing blocks for two six-yard pickups, Lima ran a reverse and added seven; and on a fake sweep, Parchman again OQ_ened a., wide hole and Brooks trotted 29 yards to the Bruin 16.

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Moeller High's Holy Rollers Driven by a football Faust who deserves his bravos ~tats

hey are the kind of that a college powerhouse like Alabama's T Crimson Tide might covet, but they be-

Roger Staubach. College coaches value especially the precise execution that Moeller players learn. Woody Hayes made three recruiting trips to the school in his final year at Ohio State, and U.S.C.'s John Robinson, Penn State's Joe Paterno, Michigan's Bo Schembechler and Notre Dame's Dan Devine are regular callers.

Faust, a devout Catholic, insists on fortifying the three Rs of football-rushing, receptions and kick returns-with a healthy dose of religion. A sign in the-locker room proclaims: GOD + EFFORT +

driving rain that turned the field into a swamp, the flashy Moeller offense still operated in high gear, rolling up five touchdowns.

Faust, 44, a gravel-voiced six-footer, is second-generation football. His father, Gerard Sr., now 72, coached for 20 years in Dayton, where young Jeriy was an allstate quarterback. After starring at the University of Dayton, Faust joined local Chaminade High as a backfield coach.

Hired in 1960 by Moeller to 11tart a freshman football team, Faust first fielded a varsity in 1963, and the Fighting Crusaders dynasty was born.

long to Moeller High, a smallish ( 1,008 students) Roman Catholic boys' school in suburban Cincinnati. In the 17 years since Coach Jerry Faust organized a varsity football squad, his Fighting Crusaders have won 159 games, been tied twice and suffered just 17 losses. They have rolled up eight undefeated seasons, including the aust works his players year round on one they completed a week weight-training equipment, but otherago with a 37-6 win over wise there are few frills and fewer rega larger school, Mount ulations for Moeller's football stars. With Healthy. That left Moeller DEDICATION BRINGS VICTOno home .field, the Fighting Crusaders firmly entrenched atop the RY. Although about 15% of played in seven different stadiums durinformal lists as the U.S.'s Faust•s-players are non-Cath- ing their ten-game regular season, occachampion secondary school olic, they all pray together sionally cramming into a single bus to for the third time in four after practice. On game days save money. As for curfews, Faust says: years and further extended they attend benediction in . "I tell them that if they have a solid reathe school's collection of trothe school chapel, then gath- son for staying out past 12:30, then they phies: eleven Greater Cinciner round a statue ofthe Virgin can stay out. They've never given me a nati League titles as well as Mary to pray again. Before reason." But the coach does have one firm three state, seven regional taking the field, at halftime, player rule: "They better conduct themand nine city crowns. Says and again after the game, fur- selves as Christians. That's more imporone of the pack of university ther prayers are offered. Ad- tant than anything." scouts who follow Moeller's mits Assistant Coach Jeff Faust's players are intensely loyal to fortunes: "This is one of the Liebert: "I think we do pray him. "He treats everyone like a son," says finest sports dynasties ever. a· little more than anybody Star Tailback Eric Ellington. "We don't For longevity and total domelse." think of him as a coach but as a father." inance, it's better than The coach on the field Moeller also plays a lit- At the end of each season, Moeller's footU.C.L.A. basketball." tle better than anybody else. ball father says farewell in an emotional Lest battered opponents hope that the The Moeller monolith not only bowls ceremony that has become traditional. dynasty might run down, Faust points to over all local opponents but dispatches After the final practice, the seniors line the in-school farm teams that he and his out-of-state challengers as well. This sea- up to shake hands with the underclassmen staff of twelve assistant coaches have set son, Moeller crushed a perennial De- and assistant coaches. This year, as alup: the freshmen and sophomore squads troit schoolboy power, Brother Rice ways, Faust stood at the end of the line. were both unbeaten this year, and the High School, 33-14, then took on the flag- He embraced each player, and when the frosh defense gave up just six points in ship school of the tough western Penn- ceremony was over, the teary-eyed seniors eight games. Meanwhile Moeller, which sylvania mine country, Penn Hills High; nodded their approval of Assistant Coach draws its students from 13 parishes in Cin- score: Moeller 30, Penn Hills 13. The Cru- Bill Clark's assertion: "The greatest team cinnati's middle-class northeastern sub- saders' final regular season game against you will ever be on is the team you're on urbs, is besieged with applications from Mount Healthy was typical. Despite a rightnow."

• parents of would-be gridiron greats. They figure that the school's $725 tuition ($825 for non-Catholics) is a good investment, and with reason. Each year Moeller sends an average of 15 players to college on football scholarships. They have been won by every starting offensive lineman in the past six years and by every starting center arid all but one quarterback since 1963.

When Notre Dame and Michigan played earlier this year, at one point five of the 22 players on the field were Moeller alumni. Says Faust: "I can tell a boy that if he gets good grades and he's 6 ft. 2 in. and plays on the offensive line, we can almost guarantee him a scholarship."

Faust runs an offense that is as sophisticated as those of most colleges.

Among other things, it features passing plays devised by one of the coach's friends from a rival Cincinnati high school, a The Fighting Crusaders and their leader joining In a pregame prayer in the locker room rather competent quarterback named Fortifying football's three Rs-rushing, receptions and returns-with a dose ofreligion.

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:· anquirer statistical prep leaders Wesley, Read ....... 10 Janzen. RB.. .. .. .. .. 7 Kohls,IH ............ 9 Kenkel, Elder ........ 5 Olberding, Marie..... 4 Gibbs, Prin .......... 5 Jameson, Elder ...... 5 Strickland, Taft ..... 12 Head,CD............ 5 Cooper, Hugh ....... .- 2 Vehr, St. X .......... 6 Higgens, Fin ......... 4 Dooley,.OH .......... 9.

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Hock, LaS ........ : .. 7 Potter, OH .......... 8

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39.4 39.0 38.4 38.3 340 37.8 485 37.3 410 37.2 185 37.0 362_ 36.2 179 35.8 500 35.7 356 35.6 445 34.2 341 34.1 37 4 34.0 238 34.0 238 34.0 264 33.0

INTERCEPTIONS Roper, Fin 3; casey, Fair 3; Carr, RB 3; Gordon, Taft 3; Sawyer, Taft 3. Belr· ,man, Wyo· 2; Hillman, Turp 2; Shumacher, Syc 2; Ollierding, Marie 2; Ginn, LaS • 2; Keefer, IH 2; Humbert, FP 2; McKinney, And 2; Madden, DP 2.

NOTE: Taft high school's football record is 0-2-1. It appeared incorrectly in Monday's standings.

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Ellington, .. Roark take early lead 1n city scoring

By Rick Harmon Post Special Writer

Moeller's Eric Ellington and Steve Roark of Greenhills jumped to early leads in the city football scoring races in The Post's weekly high school statistics.

Ellington has led in individual scoring from the first week of the season. The wingback for Gerry Faust's undefeated Crusaders has scored six touchdowns in Moeller's first three games.

Perfection is. Roark's trademark. The 5-11 senior, who doubles as an end, has drilled 13 consecutive extra points to take a three-point lead over Moeller's Tony Melink in the kick scoring department.

Ohio football coaches are reminded to call their team statistics to The Post on Mondays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Only statistics reported to The Post will be published. To reach The Post's sports department, phone 352-2_767.

GRIATIR CINCINNATI LEAGUE League o..rall <hool

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0 0 0 2 1 0 ndian Hill ... .

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0 0 0 1 2 0 ~deira... .. .. o ·o o . o 2 o .oveland ....

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0 0 0 2 0 1 olerain ... .

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2 0 0 McNicholas . . . . ....

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Reed, NW .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .

3 39.0 Fields, Mar .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

4 38.3 Beard, Bat .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

4 35.0 Hassett, IH .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

3 31.3 Shepherd, GE .. .. .. .. .. .

3 25.0 Wesley, Read .. .. . .. . .. ..

3 25.0 . . INTERCEPTIONS , 3-Carr (RB), Deurmit (Li!Mia), Roper (Flown). 2-Ginn (LaS), Olberding (Mar), Keefer· (I H), Shum acher (Syc), Williams (Mil), McCallum (Mil), Beard (Bat), Opp. McKi.nney (And), Beirman (Wyo), Hillman 14 (Turl 7 TACKLES FOR LOSS!S 12 .

11-Pittman (Nor). 7-0aks (Nor). ~ 12 79 I Pennington (MIH), Haussleld (RB). 5Henn (Cole), Hunter (Li!Mia). 4-Sw~nner 26 (Read), Gumz (OH), Dunbar (Nor), OffENSIVE AVERAGE

~ 33 26 48 B2 S7 71

2. Greenhills .. . .. .. . .. . ........ 412.C 3. Moeller ............... : . ..... 396.: 4. Forest Park ................... 365.( 5. Mariemont. .................. 352.( Heading ..................... 337.( 7. McNicholas ................... 320.C B. Taylor ........................ 282.~ 9. Wyoming ..................... 269.( 10. Colerain.. .. .. . . ............ '262.( DfF!NSM AVEUGE Team

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1. MI. Healthy .................... 63.0 2. Moeller ... : ................... n.6 3. Greenhills ... : . ............. ·... 95.5 65 4. Reading ..................... 112.0 22 5. Roger Bacon ........... , ...... 117.0 19 6. St. Xavier ..................... 11B.3 7. McNicholas ................... J21.0 INDIVIDUAL SCORING INDIVIDUAL PASSING. B. Colerain ..................... 135.1 Player, School Td. Pat. Fg•. Pis. Player, School Coinp. Att. Yards TDs Team · Off. Avg. 9. Millard. . .. .. .. .. . . .. . . . . .. .. 1'' Ellington, Moe .. .. ..

6 0 0 36 Brennan, RB · · · · · 29 S3 ' 528 6 • 1 Rog' er Bacon 425 o 10. Wyoming .. .. .. . .. .. ..

26 50 410 5 · ...... · " ...... ·" · Hetlner,Mar... ...

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5 0 0 ll Engel, Read . . . .

22 35 395· 2 1Clark, Wyo .. 1 ..

5 0 0 ll Schneller, Land . .

28 43 320 1 Brennan,RB...... . 4 4 0 28 Humber!, Elder . . 12 43 310 3 Brooks, Moe .. .. . .. . · 4 0 0 24 Hatfield, Cole . . .

22 46 275 2 Dearwester, SIX . . . . . 4 0 0 24 Lockwood, Moe . . lB 34 245 1 Johnson, HamGar . . . . 4 0 0 24 Owens, GE .. .. .

9 27 · 231 2 Pruitt, Ham Tall . . . . 4 0 0 24 Roper, Frown . . .

11 39 205 3 Fields, Mar...... . 4 0 0 24 Stanforth, Aik . . .

17 59 186 1 Benter, Tay .. . ..

4 0 0 24 Barber, Bat . . . .

13 27 182 2 Biggs, Flown . .. .. .. 4 0 0 24 Leininger, Syc . . .

10 ·21 173 3 ThOmpson, NCH . . . . . 4 0 0 24 Ryan,McN .. .. .

11 23 1n 2 Davis,MtH .. .. .. .. . 3 2. 0 20 Bodnar, Mar . . . .

6 lB 166 2 . KICK SCORING Wunnenb'g, GH . .

14 27 166 0 B lB 157 1 Player, School · Pat. Fg. Pis. Reynolds, NW . . .

13 29 156 0 1 , Roark, GH . .. .. .. .. .

13 0 13 Fisher, OH . .. ..

PASS RICDVING Melink,Moe........

7 1 10 Total Yards TOs Frick, Read .. .. .. .. .

6 1 9 . Player, School 16 225 2 Young, Aik .. .. .. .. . i 3 2 9 Benjamin, RB......

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6 1 9 10 213 1 Dorger, SIX .. .. .. ..

5 I 8 Wesley. Re~ . . . . . .

9 159 . 0 L!!drord, HamGar . .

B o B Kohls, IH .. .. .. .. .

9 94 0 Perigo, Lak .. .. .. . .

5 1 8 Dooley.OH........

B 226 0 Mellon,RB.... .. .

6 0 6 Slullz,GE . .. .. .. ..

8 90 0 Uecker, Moe .. .. .. .

6 0 6 Boslon, Bat ....... > 7 193 2 Luecke, Mil...... .

6 0 ~ Janzen, RB . . . . . .

42 0 I i 7 . Heffner,Mar..... .

6 0 6 Keeler,IH ......... ·. 6 96 0 Cassano, Badin . . . .

6 0 6 Vehr, SIX .. .. . . .. ..

6 84 0 Pierce, FP .. . .. .. ..

5 0 5 Hendricks, Aik . . . . . .

Templin, Land . . . . . .

6 . 59 0 INDIVIDUAL RUSHING 45 0 I 1 Lima, Moe.........

6 Att. Yards Avg. Player, School PUNTING Fields,l''r .....

334 6.4 Player, School 52 Total Avg. , Ellington, rvloe . . .. 50 311 6.2 Vent us, Mil .......... ..

13 41.4 . 308 6.0 . Jenkins, Hassel, Pur . . . .

51 Tay ........... ..

2 41.0 Marks, Cote ...... . 47 2B9 6.1 Kerr, IH .. .. .. . .. .. . ..

15 40.1 Mercer, FP ...... .

33 286 B.6 Benjamin, RB ......... : . .

5 39.4 I! Clark, Wyo.... . . 49 286 5.8 Niday, GH .. . .. ... ·.. .

4 39.0 Brooks, Moe ..... .

45 275 6.1 Be~n.Syc .......... .

10 38.3 Thompson, NCH . . . 26 267 10.3 Tillar.- SIX ........... .

9 37.B Zoglio, And ..... . 267 5.3 Gunnigle,MIH . .. .. .. .

50 9 37.6 37 264 7.1 Hassel, Pur .. .. .. .. . ..

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13 37.3 McKernan, Tay ....

262 6.9 Powers, Har .. .. .. .. ..

38, 11 37.2 Jump, MeN .. .. . .. 50· 270 5.4 Engel, Read .. .. .. . : ....

10 35.6 Littlejohn, GH .

24 238 9.9 PUNT RETURNS Newton, Tur ... .

61 233 3.B Player, School· Total Avg. Heffner, Mar ...·..

39 231 5.9 Thompson, NCH .. .. .. ..

3 50.7 Hunter, Li!Mia ... .

222 4.1 S4 Fields, Mar .. . . .. .. .. .

2 38.o I: Shepherd, GE .... . 49 219 4.5 Taylor, Cote . . . . . . . . .

9 31.0 I Swanner, Read .... . 37 212' 5.7 Eddington, Wyo .. . . . .

2 12.5 Biggs, Flown 38 205 5.4 Wood, Read .......... ..

4 12.3 Smith, Bat. 46 200 4.3 Dearwester. SIX ..

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academic and athletic traditions. ' The Warriors coach, Al Francassa; is sta'rt. ing -his 11th year at the helm and has amassed a 78-12·2 record. His overall record as a head coach is 122-31-7.

Brother Rice ·s offense is similar to Penn· Hills' so that shouldn't-give Moeller any trouble.

But the Warriors' defense might cause some · problems. ' "THEY USE MANY ·different defenses," · Faust explained. "They blitz a lot. This team _can blitz and read the offenses at the same ti.me."

With that knowledge, Moeller's offensive coaches. Pat Orloff. Jim Higgins and Phil Gigliotti, have their work cut out for them this week.

"Brother Rice's defense has really given us fits this week," Faust said.

Moeller will be at full strengh Saturday night · with the exceptjon of tackle Jim Parchman. "He ~has been playing hurt and it just got to the .point where he can't play," Faust explained.

. First it was Farrell High School in New York; then Dallas Jesuit followed by Pittsburgh Penn Hills. Now, the Moeller Crusaders host the best of Michigan, Detroit Brother Rice, Saturday night ~ at Nippert Stadium. .

If the result of the Moeller-Brother Rice game is anything like the results of the other games involving out of town teams, the Crusaders will up their record to 4~. · · , MOELLER COACH Gerry . Faust started bringing_ teams into the Queen City in 1977 with Farrell of Staten Island, N.Y., invading Nippert Stadium.

The-game was billed as th'e toughe$t challenge the Moeller football program had seen.

The game turned into a rout as the Crusaders blanked Farrell 30·0.

The following year, Texas got ·into the act with Dallas Jesuit jetting_ up to Cincinnati. The Rangers left towf! with a 37-7 loss. . .

D. I This year. Faust scheduled two non-Ohio PLENTY OF tickets remain for the Moellerteams. In the season opener for the Crusaders, Brother Rice game. General admission seats for Pittsburgh Penn Hills, defending Pennsylvania ·$4 and student tickets for $2 are available at State Champions, visited Cincinnati and the ' Brendamour's Sporting Goods through Saturday Crusaders were rude hosts once again, 30-13. and at Moellel'\High School. Reserve seats priced "I don't think teams are afraid to play us at $4.50 are available at the high school only. All here," Faust said. "I also don't think people are seats sold at Nippert Stadium will be $4: 0 . tired of seeing us ·win by big margins against these teams."

MICHAEL S'usshine, a member of Moeller's WHAT FAUST does think is that the people of freshman football_team, is now in fair, condition Cincinnati and all of Ohio enjoy what it means to at Bethesda No_rth Hospital after being in a coma · beat a team from out of state. for three days.

Susshine, 14, collapsed in the locker room last "I really feel the fans want to see a good football game and also see how we compare with . Wednesday after practice. It has been deterteams from- other parts of the country." Fatist mined that Susshine suffered hyperthermia syndrome, a form of heat stroke . added. "I still think it's exciting." . · According to Faust, Brother Rice High School .D IT LOOKS like the two major daily newsis very similar to Moeller. Both schools are allmale with_ about 1000 students and both have high papers in Chicago, tqe Tribune and the Sun-

Times, may be charity game olic tearri from the "I got a _call interested .in Fauat has for the .Field. est in sponsoring

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A wide-eyed By no means was it your average high school- football. scrimmage. Here was Cincinnati Moeller High- a three-time Ohio State Champion and a school which is regarded by many as the top high school power in the Midwest playing Louisville St. Xavier High- the 1979 Kentucky Class 4-A Champion and long a top power in The Bluegrass State.

Indeed, it was no ordinary scrimmage game. For one thing, there were over 1500 fans looking on at Sycamore Stadium in suburban Cincinnati. Secondly, the scrimmage was played with all the fervor of a state championship game.

The first play of the controlled. scrimmage ended when a St. Xavier ballcarrier was slammed to the ground by a ferocious tackle from several fired-up Moeller de-

fenders. This brought the 700 or so Moeller fans to their feet.

On the second play, a: St. Xavier ballcarrier tore through the Moeller defense for 15 yards. This. produced pandemonium among the 800 or so St. X. followers who traveled the 140 miles to see the much-ballyhooed event.

Soon, however, the St. X. faithful were hushed. After an impressive start in the three-hour scrimmage, St. X. was mastered by the bigger and stronger Ohioans to the surprising tune of 42-0. This probably makes you wonder: 'Is Moeller that good or is St. Xavier that bad?'

Well friends, Moeller is THAT good. Moeller is so good, in fact, that earlier in the day, its second string defeated the Franklin, Ohio High School varsity 20-7. While the first string battered outman-

ned St. X., Moeller's second string looked on in awe.

St. X. is supposed to be one of the better teams in Kentucky this year and, for the most part, they appeared to be a good team. The Tigers of coach Mike Stewart moved the ball well against the mammoth-sized Moeller defense, but was unable to score.- On the other hand, the St. X. defense was helpless against a Moeller offense which was led by all-state quarterback Tom Lockwood.

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Moeller's first possession was halted by an interception deep in St. X. territory. Then, the 1975-76-77 Ohio 4-A champs scored on three of their next four possessions to take a 21-0 halftime lead. From that point on, it was a total rout.

Moeller's splendid quarterback Tom Lockwood fires a pass over the St. Xavier defense.

Wilson notified Finklestein that he was leaving Syracuse, and Finklestein let other colleges know. The recruiters came around again, particularly from Ohio and Michigan ... and Louisville. Steve Goldman, one of the U of L's assistant coaches and a Brooklyn native, also happens to be a friend of Finklestein's. ''I wanted to come down here to play," said Wilson, "and I also thought it'd be warm down here. I've never regretted it, except for the winter weather.

"Louisville is .great, I really like it here. Back home everyone is so aggressive. This city has a better atmosphere. People here have been really good to me. Being here is like being on vacation. It's more settled here, and you don't have to worry so much about getting mugged."

Wilson is majoring in communications at U of L, hoping to go into radio when his playing days are over. ·He lacks just 26 hours of academic requirements toward his degree. He expects to graduate on time in the spring.

"I also really enjoy working with kids," Wilson said. "I like to help them bring out their talents. I worked this summer at Joe Namath's football camp, and I really got kick out of it."

Of course, it doesn't hurt pro football chances to work and associate with established pro football stars, right? ' "Not at all," grinned Wilson. "I worked with guys like Richie Caster; Julius Adams, Rocky Bleier, and Namath was there all the time. They know who I am.

"You see, I've always wanted to play pro ball, and I've always warited to play for the Dallas Cowboys, even though Dick Butkus (Chicago Bears) was my hero. But I also like Pittsburgh and a few others. Actually, it doesn't make all that much difference who signs me. Just get me in that . door, you know?"

Does Wilson think that linebacking skills have switched from overpowering strength and bulk to favor a more finesse-type player?

"I think more technique and quickness is required now than it used to be. You still have to have strength,

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Wilson (50) is best known for coming up with the big play. He led Louisville in tackles the past two years.

though, because you have to be able to handle bigger runningbacks and these huge offensive linemen. The backs really come at you faster than · ever now. This year I'm playing at the ' heaviest I've ever been - 230. But I'm in great' shape."

How cj.oes Wilson feel about Gibson?

"I've really enjoyed him. He believes in discipline, and yet he motivates the team to think as one, as a unit. He's a good coach; and he's been fair and honest with me. In return I've given him my best, and I've been fair and honest with him."

Despite his reputation as one of the nation's best, Wilson has suffered from a lack of national exposure and publicity which, as much as anything else, helps make All-Americas and high NFL draft choices. Does that bother him? .

"At times it used to, but not any more. Sure, some of these guys get the big-time press simply because of the schools they attend. But I have the same ability. I can do the same things. Talent is talent. But I figure that any publicity that I get or the team gets, it wasn't just given to us.

We earned it, the hard way. That's more satisfying. This sort of thing keeps me motivated, and I'll work harder."

Speaking of working harder, what does Wilson think are the areas in which he needs improvement?

"I've had a tendency to overrun the ball a lot, and I'm going to stop doing that. I'm going to get back quicker on my pass blocks. And every year I set out to double my tackling statistics."

What are his feelings about this year's Cardinal team? ·"We're a whole lot better and more experienced. All we need is for our younger guys to step in and contribute along with the seniors. We've got a tQugh schedule, but we're up to it. I think the fans are really going to be pleased this season. People are going to sit up and pay attention.''

Wilson's post-season hopes, besides the NFL draft, include playing in the Senior Bowl, the Hula Bowl, the East-West' All-Star game, and making the Kodak All-America squad. Is he worried that he might not attain those goals?

"No, not really," he said, smiling.

"I'm determined to accomplish them.

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Obviously, St. X. coach Mike Stewart was impressed .with - Moeller. · "They're everything they're supposed to be," said the St. X. coach. "They're as good a team as we've ever played. They're awesome in just about every department."

Stewart also thought that his · squad looked good.

"In no way are we discouraged · by this. In fact,. coach (Gerry) Faust of Moeller told me that we gave them their toughest scrimmage in 15 years. Heck, we moved the ball welL We just couldn't push it in for a score.

There's no question that theywere better than us. But not by 42 points. I'd say that they're three or four touchdowns better.~· Stewart.continued.

"The format of the scrimmage made the score worse. At one point our defense was· on the field for 19 consecutive plays. Also, we . went with our second s_tring a lot and Moeller didn't play theirs. We aren't used to losing like that, but I thought we came out of it in pretty good spirits. There's nq question that we'll be a better team as a result of that scrimmage."

Stewart was then asked about the prospects of Moeller coming to Louisville for a scrimmage next year.

"I would like to scrimmage them again, and that's a good possibility," he said. "Gerry (Faust) arid I are good friends, so I can foresee our teams getting to-· · gether again. But right now, nothing is definite."

Nothing, that is, but the fact that Moeller· is head-andshoulders above Kentu.cky's top teams. •

Despite several physical deficiencies, Louisville's 82-year-old Norton Goldsmith swims on!

The Masters Outdoor Swimming Meet held under the auspices of the Kentucky AAU at the Lakeside 50-meter long course pool in Louisville last month resulted in a larger_ number of entries participating than ever before. Entries representing teams from Lexington, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, St. Louis and New Jersey swam in the various events open to men and women. There were also several unaffiliated swimmers. Many of the entries are individuals with long records of accomplishments as collegiate and AAU swimmers.

Several of the swimmers, notably Gary Weisenthal, Joe Bitzer, Bill Tingley and Alice Wright Belknap are ranked among the top swimmers for their age in the world. Contestants competed in age groups of five year increments starting from 20-24 up to 80-84.

That is not a mis-print! Yes, there was a swimmer in this group. This year 82-year-old Norton Goldsmith entered the Masters Meet. Goldsmith swam four events and since he was the only entry in this age group he naturally garnered four first place trophies.

Goldsmith swam the 50 free, breast, and back stroke races. He also swam the 100 free. He did not go all out because he was more interested in proving that a man of his age can swim these events rather than trying for fastest time. He considered it more of an exhibition.

Goldsmith's accomplishment is even more remarkable because he has diabetes, a heart valve leak, high blood pressure and arterio-schlerosis in his legs.

Goldsmith, a Louisville attorney who retired from his practice in 1961 has led an active life in addition to his profession.

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Above, Norton Goldsmith as he looked in his Air Force days during World War II. Below, Norton as he appears today at 82.

During his senior undergraduate year at the University of Michigan (1919-20) he was a member of the first swimming club at the University.

The following year while in Law School he coached the freshman team. Swimming had become a varsi-

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by World War I. He received flight training and was commissioned an Ensign in the Naval Reserve in March of 1919 and went on an inactive status until Sept. 1921, when he resigned from the Naval Reserve.

Upon graduating law school he returned to Louisville to practice law in his father's office. He swam for the Louisville YMCA, where one of his favorite teammates was the future mayor, Joseph Scholtz. In 1926 he quit competitive swimming and then started swimming the Ohio River.

Then in 1928 the flying bug bit him again. He bought a Mono-Coupe from Bob Gast - one of Kentucky's pioneer pilots. Norton Goldsmith flew every day the weather was decent until he was accepted into the Air Corps Reserve at Bowman Field in 1931. Then, since he could fly more powerful aircraft at no expense, he sold his personal plane.

He married in 1936 and during World War II joined the Air Force.

He passed his tough physical flight test exam at Scott Field, Illinois but he was too old in age and grade for combat flying. Then followed a series of state-wide assignments which included duties with the Technical Flying Command which was responsible for the training of flight personnel, mechanics, and instrument technicians. Late in 1944 when the Command had trained a surplus of pilots and support personnel he retired from active duty. He went back into the Reserves until he qualified for retirement in 1957.

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. When slapped with a nickname at an all-boys · Catholic high school, It's pretty tough to shake the monicker. Just ask Zip Rzeppa, W~WT's new sportscaster.

Not just any a~l-boys Catholic school,. but ZIP RZEPPA earned ,1 THE all-boys Catholic school in Michigan. That's his nickname :because right. Birmingham Brother R~ce, the same school of c;:risp passes at that Invades Cincinnati Saturday when It tackles Brother Rice . unbeaten Moeller at Nippert Stadium. . . "We moved one block away from Brother ..

Rice when I was nine. They didn't win their first football game until the last·game of their third season," Rzeppa recalled. "I used to tell my dad, I didn't want to go to Brother Rice." · That was 1963. By 1967, Brother Rice began developing Into a potent national high school full ride to Stanford-"You've got to be. a football power and Rzeppa had changed his mind. He was player -for Stanford to sign a wide receiver from a. quarterback and as a freshman led. the team to . . . · an undefeated season and the 12-team ·Detroit · Michigan:" Brotl)er Rice won Michigan's mythical state Catholic League title. title in 1974 when It finished No.. 1 in an state poll!! before a playoff system was established.

HE MISSED his sophomore year with a That team boasted sons of five pro football ·broken leg, but came back-over his mother's. players including Earl Morrall's son Matt, an el\d. protests-as a junior. Orie day, the high school He recalled Brother Rice's 1977 squad, which sports editor watched a practice and the next day . won the title on tl)e field. in lunchroom, complimented the·5-10, 160-pound "They were a very small team that year," he · Rzeppa. said. '.'They had a defensive end that weighed 145 "You really threw the ball with the lot of zip. pounds. You've heard of the ''No-Name Defense/ Get It? Zip Rzeppa?"

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Later on that season, he got the starting· nod. · In the fo~lowing edition of the high school paper, HE FELT last year's team should have won the story read, "Zip Rzeppa led Brother Rice ... " the state title, but a pressure-packed schedule : "That's how It happened," laughed the perled to an upset in the semifinals.. sonable Rzeppa, who moved to Cincinnati from "They played Atherton in Ohio .and beat Saginaw, Mich. "In an. all-boys school, something them In a big game,· came back the next week , Hke that sticks with you. Everybody started calland won the Catholic League title in a game·at 1 ing me· that." . the Silverdome, then beat rival Birmingham; It was Christopher Rzeppa nq more.

Grove before· a recprd crowd to advance to the Rzeppa went on to s e t a school record of semifinals," Rzeppa said. "I think playing all throwing three touchdown passes in one quarter: those emotional games in a row, they just r~n out But that doesn't come anywhere close to the of gas.'' . · scrambling he's doing this week when his·alma One thing 'that irked Rzeppa while playing at m.ater faces "Big Moe:'' Who is he pulling for?

Brother Rice has echoes with Moeller as well. .

"When I was at Brother Rice, you always. . "I'M GOING to dodge that question," he heard about 'recruitment,"' Rzeppa said. "They chuckled. "Let's just say, I'in watching with don't recruit. I went down there a eouple years interest." · ago and talked to the coach (AI Fracassa): He Rzeppa has followed Brother Rice's progress with more than ordinary interest. He.admits he:s- said, 'Come over to school in the morning. We start at 6:30.' · · not certain about this year's club, but feels last . "I went there, and there's 100 kids in the gym year's team may.have been the school's best. working out in the middle of February," Rzeppa · Quarterback· John English, who tied t>a!d amazed. "They don't win because they reRzeppa's record, is now at Michigan ·State-"He.'s cruit. They win because the kids want to play." f,abulous." Wide receiver Marty Martinez took a 1

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::!ive D_etroit Brother Rice credit for one thing. · . Even though the defending Michigan State ~hampions lost rather handily Saturday night at 'l'_ippert Stadium, 33-14, the Warriors did some,hing no other team had this season. · . They fooled Moeller.

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But, unfortunately for Brother Rice, it was the only time Moeller was fooled before the 16,000 Nippert Stadium fans.

As it has done in its three previous victories against Pittsburgh Penn Hills, Findlay and Princeton, the Moeller machine rolled easily.

With senior running back Eric Ellington leading the way, the Moeller offense was again impeccable. After the Crusaders took a 13-7 lead into halftime they came out smoking.

• On its first possession of the half, a Moeller touc.hdown seemed Imminent. The Crusaders

started on their own 33,' and the way Elhngton was going, you figured it was only a matter time.

On the first play of the drive, Ellington went 24 yards to the Warrior 33. Three plays later, he took a handoff on the· ten, faked twice, went left and it was 19-7.

On Moeller's first possession of the quarter, the Crusaders drove 46 yards in five plays, with fullback Mark Brooks going the final eight to make it 26-7. , With reserves in at most positions, the· Crusaders drove 33 yards after a Brother Rice fumble. Craig Edmonson went the last 11 into the endzone off left tackle to make_ it 33-7.

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The first half didn't compare to Moe)Ier's previous first-half performances. That is, Brother Rice was still in the game: But statiscally, the_ Crusaders still did their domination number.

Moeller had 282 yards total offense In the half to Brother Rice's 64.

Of those 282 yards, 105 came via the fleet feet of Crusader running back Eric Ellington, who ran for the first two Moeller touchdowns. . MoELLER BROTHER RICE M-EIIington, 43 run (pass failed> M-EIIington,6l run <Uecker kick) BR-Brennan, 5 run <Ostrowski kick l

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"I tell you what," the Moeller coach said.

Enquirer Sports Reporter The coach told· me this is the biggest game . "I watched the game films ·and I couldn't Superlatives pile up like globs of used wrap'· ' in the school's history." ~ . believe it. I told my kids, 'You'll never see a ping tape in -high .school locker rooms. I AND IF history repeats, t'pe reporter Pretty common pre-game praise, actualmore fired-up footl5all team than this one.'

Everything's "super" or" great" or "trementnight get another free ride tonight. In four _ ly. No football coach in the history of this They jump up and down every time they dous" or "outstanding.'1 games against out-'of-state schools, Moeller universe has ever harped to the media' on:· make a tackle.'' '· · . · ·But with Moeller.coach Gerry Faust, is 4-0, including a season-opening victory his opponent's weaknesses before a game.

• ; ',· 'I there's a whole different dimension to it all. · Oka~,. so they can jump. up and down. over Pittsburgh Penn Hills three weeks ago.

Take his statement on the Crusaders' Nip-. Moeller has taken ori, and disposed of, all But ca~ they play football? . , . ~ BUT FAUST isn't exaggerating too , , comers. pert Stadium meeting tonight at 8 with• BirYes, not surprisingly, says Faust.; badly. Brother Rice won the Michigan state mingham Brother Rice. . ·' . The next comer is Brother Rice, a Cath"I'd say, they're not as big as Penn Hills, ' title two years ago and topped a statewide , · "This game," he says, "will be just like olic school from the Detroit· suburbs with a \media poll last year after losing in the state .but.they're quicker," Faust said. "And Ohio State and Michigan. It's our state· Lombardi-like coach and a Moeller-Uke . playoffs. This year, Rice again appears 'they're not as quick as Princeton, but tradition. Sure enough, Faust:has saved up against their state and' it'll be just as com-, ~ they'r:e bigger. They have a· good combinasolid, jumping off to two eas~ victories. petitfve." · ~ · · some special superlatives for.the occasion. tion of size and-quickness, and that's always Fracassa quotes Lombardi frequently. the t?ughest kind of team to play.'' · "This team," he said, "comes .at you.

Well, Fat has been known to get exciOOtHe sp~aks of "cour~geous .young men" and ed before. In the zany aftermath of, last They're a super,_super teaiJl. And th_eir '.'the concept of tearlt unity." .

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Faust, though, is more worried about the Rice defense.

"They give you a lot of different looks," he said, "and they blitz .a lot, a few times every series of downs. The problem for us is you have to-somehow cover all those blitzing people. But the thing about that kind of defense is once you get past the front line, you're gone."

For the Crusaders, Eric Ellington and Mark Brooks have been gone consistently in the team's three blowout victories. Ellington has rushed for 311 yard,s and Brooks for. 275. Quarterback Tom Lockwood has, 'completed more than half his passes.

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For this occasion Faust went to midfield to _.: address his players.

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The state's on No.a 1-,anked doWned St. Edwa,d, 27-9, With B'OOks slugging out the go-ahead

Btt the victory wasn't achieved as easily as the final score might indicate. In fact, for the first time this year, Moeller found Itself behind when St. Edward kicked an early Held goal, taking a 3-0 lead in the fl~·t period.

Erl . F.lllngton took care of that, thoug , when ne scored the first of hls tw touchdowns moment.'! later on at •ur-yard run giving Moeller a 6-3 le8J .d. That's the way it remained until Mark Brooks scored tor the Crus.· .Jers on a one-yard plunge

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"St. Edward did a good job on us In the first half," Faust said. "In the sel:ond half we made some adjustments and ran some plays where we thought there might. be some weak spots."

Moeller went on to break the game open in the fourth quarter. St. Edward was forced to punt and Moeller took over on its own 47. On the first play from scrimmage, EllIngton bolted 53 yards for a touchdown.

Quickly, the Crusaders struck again. Defensive back Mike Hartmann intercepted a pass and six plays later Moeller was on the scoreboard again as quarterback Tom Locltwood unloaded a 60~yard bombtoJoeLima.

St. Ed War d. h a d one 1ast h Utrah as quarterback Pat LaVelle fired a 79-yar d TD aer i a 1 to T om G raven late in the game.

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The Moeller defense was up t.o it.s old tricks. It limited St. Edward to only 39 yards rushing and the Crusaders picked off four passes, including two by Andy Fladung.

Moeller's day didn't exactly start off in the best fashion. The team's flight to Cleveland was delayed some three hours by fog and the football team didn't arrive In Cleveland until after 11:30 a.m.

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No one has caught Moeller running back Eric Ellington all-season and Friday night was no exception.

E!Ungton grabbed the opening kickoff and didn't stop until he crossed the goal line. It w~ downhill from there for LaSalle.

Ellington wound up w 1t h 6H .~ yards on 17 carries and fullback: Mark Brooks had 52 on 12 carries. . The Moeller defense played per- , •• ·haps its best game of the season, ..,_ halting a LaSaHe drive on tne.~ Crusader 1-yard line in the second.~ quarter. More than half of LaSalle's • total yardage for the game came on- " a 54-yard run by Mario Russo in the·:~: third quarter. . .. , MOELLER ••••.•.••••••••• ;;; •• .,14 LASALLE •.•.•••••.••••••••••••• 0

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LaSalle capitalized on .a poor Moeller punt later in the period and took control of the ball on the Moeller 35. 'llhe路 Lancers had little difficulty moving against the momentarily stunned Crusaders. Moe's . defense toughened as the Lancers neared the goalline in what was probably the key play of the game. Moe held LaSalle on fourth one from the Moeller four.

LaSalle managed to hold Moeller at bay through most of the second period as the Crusaders were unableto sustai-n a drive until late in the period. 路Following a punt, Moeller drove sixty yards to paydirt as Dave Thurkill caught the decisive 12-yardc - scoring pass from Tom Lockwood' The second half saw relatively little action as neither team could do much offensively. Moeller settled for a 37-yard field goal from Tony Melink as their only other score came on a 41-yard fumble recovery

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Both defenses did well as LaSalle was held to just over 100 yards total offense while Moeller's pair of super running backs, Mark Brooks and Ellington, were held to just 118 yards between them. Moeller outgained LaSalle in first downs 16-7 as well as in total offense, 225 to 112. Mario Russo ga-ined 55 yards on two carries for the Lancers while Mike Suter.intercepted the only pass interception of the game for the Crusaders.

Moeller ups its overall record 6-0 and 1-0 in the GCL while LaSalle's record drops to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the league.

Reported by DAN BRUENING (Moeller) and MIKE SLATTERY (LaSalle)' SCORING SUMMAIY MOELLER .... 14 7 10 LASALLE . .. . ... _ 0 0 0 M-EIIington 85 kickoff return (Uecker kick) M-Lima 13 run (Uecker kick) M-Thurkill 12 pass from lockwood (Uecker kick; M-Melink 737 field goal M-Hoffman 41 fumble recovery (Uecker kick)

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The number 33 may be permanently etched on the minds of Brother Rice High School's players and fans following S~turday's game against Moeller at the University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium.

33. J.t marked the final score: Moeller 33, Brother Rice 14. It also was the uniform number of a bowling ball-sized.bullet, alias Efic Elll ington. The fleet-footed 5-9 senior wingback matched his weight with I 190 yards in 10 carries and three ' touchdowns. !

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"If you cari't contain Ellington, second-best rushing game in Moeller history behind Randy Keith's you're in trouble," he said. "You've got to be something else to catch 213-:yard effort in 1969. this kid." ' ''WE KNEW they were quick," ~r:acassa, a classy coach whose Ellington said, '~but they left gaps in personality was more than reflected their secondary. On those long runs, in his Warrior team, was most imI just followed the line Into the secpressed with Moeller's intangibles. ondary." !'They were really nice kids, real "Eric 'really ran well," Moeller gentlemen," Fracassa said. "They coach a·erry Faust said. "He's a didn't laugh at us. They deserve great back, but you've got to give . more credit for their character than credit to the line up front." their ability. We told the kids before the game that this would be one of the best teams they were ever going to play against. They're· really a tremendous team."

DESPITE ELLINGTON'S two quick touchdowns, Fraca.Ssa's clubwhich had won 25 of·lts last 26 coming into the game-played gritty throughout the game. The Warriors'determination was shown by their exciting touchdown in the. closing I minutes.

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The Brother Rice coaching staff, working with a team that returned ·but three starters, had scouted every one of Moeller's games this season.

The loss will probably eliminate the Warriors from the Michigan state playoffs.

"I think they'll be proud of themselves 'Wheri they watch the films," Fracassa con tin lied. "It' 11 hurt. When a loss doesn't hurt, that's when I get out of football."

Faust couldn't thank his delenslve coaches-Steve Klonne, Ted Bacigalupo and Mike Cameronenough for Moeller's f~urth w)n without a setback this season.

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Rice found some success against Moeller as they used ..pew defensive coverage~ and implemented a quick-strike offensive attack before the Crusaders could recover.

But Rice couldn't stop Moeller's Er.ic. Elling- ' tori~ ·who carried the ball 10 times. for 178 yards Md.t\lree touchdowns. . · :i:'~oflowirig the game, a leary--eyed Rice. coach :}\l>Fracassa -could only -say. ·•Moeller IS the

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:arediUor the win to his assistant coaches, who he !s'aict:.had to make quick adjustments in their :~arne plan as the -Warriors used. unfamiliar :formations. , , :ruce never g~ ve in, .. Faust added. . · . r :-E:Uington credited the Moeller offense lme ot JefbTanner, .Keith Kohorst, Joe Apke, Mark :Nichols, Doug Williams and Phil Roacl~ for his. :Iierformance. . ;l "If it wasn't for the offe.nsive line, the running· :t~acks would be 'useless," Ellington said. "They :do the most work and get tbe least amount of :Credit for their play. · : i .'Although Ellington has a virtual strangle-hold ion. the city scoring race with 54 points, ·he is :nru~h more concerned about the Crusaders :regaining the state title. "That's most impor- . : tant," he said. "Personal accomplishments come •second.''

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MOELLER 13 0 61~ .BROTHER Rice 0 7· 0 1-U M-EIIington 43 run (pass failed) M-EIIington 62 run (Uecker kick) Sri-Brennan 5 run (Ostrowski kick) M-EIIington iO run (kick tailed) M-Brooks 8 ru, (Melink kick) M-Edmonson 11 run (Melink kick) BR-AIIen 68 pass from Yarena (Ostrowski kid()

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By DON FRIEDMAN Those Cincinnati Moeller Crusaders, who play St. Edward ·at Baldwin-Wallace Saturday afternoon at '.

2:?0, just might be the best high.• school football team of all time.

•, So far. this season the Cnisaders~ .. who did not play in and win tlle • state championship game for the. first time in four years last Novem- · · ber, have beaten the defending state · champ of Pennsylvania (Penn Hills), 30-13; Findlay, 48-0, def~nding Ohio state champ Cincinnati Prince~"·J 34-7, and Birmingham (Mich.) Broth; er Rice, 33-14.

The Brother Rice and Pennsy~vr­ nia coaches are the one(l who s.~·. · ..J..· they thought· that Moeller was tkro ~= best schoolboy team ever. 'lbe Prtn- . ceton eoach was more restrQed b~ his praise. Be just called lt the best team Moeller bas ever had.

In two previous meetings with Moeller, St. Edward has lost but done itself proud. 'lbe Crusaders beat the Eagles 14-12 in tile 1975 state championship g&Jl}e and won a 17-14 thriller here 'a year ago. The Eagles were throwing bombs into the end zone, trying to win the game at the final gun. · · Moeller is a senior-dominated team. According to one list, it has two of. the 25 pre-season All-Americans in 6-6, 21()-pound center Joe Apke and 6-4, 215' linebacker Rick Naylor. "Apke could be the most sought-after player in the nation," accoiding to Moeller coach Gerry Faust.

Add to the beef on the line 6-1, 210-pound guard Keith Kohorst and 6-6,\ 25()-pound junior tackle Doug Williams, who Moeller will push for All-American next year.

Unbeaten Rice tests Moeller It may becoming old hat with Moeller inviting out-of-state opponents to Cincinnati and then beating them soundly. But, Brother Rice High School from Birmingham, Mich <a suburb of Detroit) may just be the most talented team to come into Ohio to face the Crusaders. ¡ Brother Rice coach AI Fracassa, who kept repeating that Moeller has the best team he has seen in 20 years of coaching, has a pretty fair team of his own.

"The Detroit newspapers have really pumped this game up," Moeller coach Gerry Faust said.

"And, they should. Brother Rice is 2-0 and had a 24-game winning streak last year until the Michigan state semi-finals."

The Brother Rice offense revolves around quarterback Brian Brennan. Brennan .. a 5-11, 170 pound senior. was given the quarterbacking duties along with his safety position on defense.

"He's a good quarterback," Fracassa said. "I just wish he was a little bigger " Fracassa hasn't had any trouble getting his players up for the game.

"Right now, they are really tight. They have seen the films of Moeller and are in awe of them," he said. "Hopefully I can loosen them up."

Tickets for the game are available at Brendamour's Sporting Goods. General admission seats are $4 while student tickets are $2. Reserve seats are $4.50 and are available at Nippert Stadium. Student seats at Nippert will be $4.

by Les Wilson during the summer that Only once in a while do this would be the best they come along, the fabled Moeller team ever, the "dream team" of any sport.

Crusaders knocked off The Yankees' Murderer's former Pa. state champ Row the Gashouse Gang of Pittsburgh Penn Hills 30· the St. Louis Cardinals and 13, splattered a good the Fabulous Five of the Findlay· High team 48-0 University of Kentucky . and then handed were in that category.

Princeton's Vikin~s, Ohio's After three games into defendingchamp10ns, a 34the 1979 high school foot· 7 defeat Friday before 24,· ball campaign, it has 000 faqs at Nippert become apparent .that Stadium.:'" ~f .

Moeller's Crusaders are the Sattirday night, local fans "dream team" of prep foot· will have a chance to see this ball. A rare accumulation amazing team of Coach of superb athletes that jell into what might be the best Gerry Faust -in action again, this time against the former team ever fielded by a high school in our nation's Michigan state champs, Birhistory. · mingham (Detroit suburb) After the word spread Brother Rice. Tickets are on

,M.qe '~ 'd.r~om team' producers Here are the main offensive ingredients of Coach Gerry Faust's Moeller Crusaders ,.·ho have rolled to a 3-0 record and may be the greatest high school team ever fielded. Of eoursc, the ground-gaining is made. easier by a solid front wall. But these are nhe Crusaders you'll see speeding over land and heaving via the airlanes. They are, from left: . fullback Mark Brooks, 6'21;2",,207 pounds; Craig Edmonson, tailb1.1ck, 5.-9, 190; Tom . Lockwood, qu~rterba~k, 6·2 1~, 204; ~r\1! Ellington,~ wingback, 5-9, 190 ailli.JPe.Lii.Jlt\• who can play c1ther tailback, wmgback or fullback at <>-91'.2, 1.70. ·

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accurate indication of what occur- waning moments of the contest. red. St. Ed's scored on its first posEllington led all rushers with session to lead 3-0 for the better part 117 yards and Brooks added 67. as of the first quarter. They went on to Moeller racked up 225 yards on the hold Moeller to a lone touchdown ground and Lockwood connected on until late in the third quarter when six of nine passes for 120 yards. On Mark Brooks plunged in from the defense, Andy Flauding pulled down one to give the Crusaders breathing . two of Moeller's four interceptions. room.

St. E?'s recorded .169 total yards, St. Ed's contained Moeller's 6? of whi~h was credited to halfback offense better than anyone. Eric Ell- Jim Cordiac. ington, who's torn up every defense ST. ED HEAD COACH, Dan' he's f~ced thus .far, ~as held .to 56 Flaherty noted, "Moeller was more yards In 17 carnes be,fore he fmally than we expected. They played very broke away from ~he secondary, well and made the big play when and, t~anks to a key block by Dave they had to.

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Moeller 4-0 in GCL, faces Elder in Pantl Moeller's Crusaders still haven't been scored on in Greater Cincinnati League acti~m after walloping St. Xavier's Bombers, 34-0 at St. X Friday, but Coach Gerry Faust will find out if the· Crusaders arE! indeed the "dream team" of Ohio a~d USA prep football this Friday night.

Each )'ear, the most rugged GCL battle of the year comes when Moeller and Elder lock horns and th.tt game originally scheduled for UC's Nippert Sta.dium has been changed to Elder's "Panther Pit" wliere the purple does little wro~ and the roar of the sturlimts can be louder than the .sound sy13tem at a disco, Woodward's Bulldogs, in the meantime, appear

headed for another Public High School League title under new Coach Tom Sharp, owning a 4-0 record after whacking Hughes 28-0 at UC la~t Thursday.

Moe coasts

Moeller rolled to a 34-0 triumph over St. X Friday despite a pair of scoring oppOrtl!nities that were eras. ed by clipping penalties. In fact, speedball Eric Ellington returned the opening kjckoff 55 yards to the St. X 35 and that was called back, pushing Moe back to the five.

After being bogged on the first possession, Jim Rohlfs sailed a beautiful punt downfield. The Bombers used some expert passing

by Steve Boeckman to reach Moeller's 12 before

the Crusaders stiffened and took over on downs.

An 88-yard drive followed and Joe Lima scored from 25 yards out on a nifty reverse play. He was untouched simply because nobody saw him take the handoff and head for gloryland. That TD g!lve Moe a 6-0 lead. .

After that, St. X couldn't move the ball anymore until the third period. Moeller started another TD drive in the latter part of the first quarter, going to the 25 and after the second period started, Tom Lockwood hit Phil Roach in the right corner of the end zone with a pass that followed a 15yard walkoff against his team and Matt Uecker kicked the Moeller lead to 13-0.

After the 'kickoff, the Crusaders held and moved 60 yards on another drive that featured two dazzling runs by Joe Lima before Eric Ellington slashed over left tackle to score. Uecker made the halftime cushion 20-0 and it could have been more because after a bad St. X punt Lockwood fired a pass to Lima that would have been a TD but for another clip.

In the tliird stanza, a 70yard Moeller drive ended when Mark Brooks scored and Uecker kicked the PAT for a 27-0 bulge. After the kickoff, St. X got off another bad punt and Andy Fladung took it on the run and reached the X 20, but the Moeller subs failed to capitalize.

The last score came after Tim Williams picked off a St. X pass at the 35 and raced back to the X 30. Craig Edmonson scored, shooting up the middle from the one a few plays later and Tony Melink's conversion made the final 34-0.

Moeller rolled up 18 first downs to six for the Bombers and had a net gain of 310 yards to 115.

The Crusaders ate up 272 yards -rushing and Lockwood completed three passes for 38 yards and a TD. St. X had 51 passing and 64 on three pass completions by Boeckman.

Brooks led the rushers with 79 yards on 13 lugs, with Lima adding 76 on six trips and Ellington 74for 14 carries. Roach caught two

passes for 21 yardS and ·a score and Thurkill snagged the 6ther for 17 yards. . Providing . the defense were Lane, Jerry Kyne, John McDulin, Frank Sylvester, Steve Brown, Pete Hoffman, Steve Willis,. Mike Larkin, Tom Allan, Tony DeSalvo, Gary Schube, Rick ~!lylor, Mike Suter and Tim Williams.

Clearing the way for the 310-yard offensive thrust were Joe Apke, who had a tremendous game, plus Jim. Buehler, Mark Nichols, Tim Rui>_pard Keith' Kohorst, Doug Williams, Jeff Tanner·, Roach, Thurkill, Lockwood, Edmonson, Tim King, Brooks, Ellington, Lima and Bob Williford.

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~n investigation is. being conducted by the -the league plans ;to take. "But .our films· deh- ·J Greater Cincinnati League to determine whether rutely show there was contact," said Honold. . . · a ~oeller High Sc_hool assistant f~otbal~ coach Honold says his school's films of the g~me str~ck ,an Elder High School player durmg last · show /that Morand .ran into Higgins. on the SI~e­ Fri~ay s Moeller-Elder game. . lines and that Higgms then "made contact" with A. J. "Bud" Schaub Jr., GCL president, said ''the player. Morand is a 5-8,-160-pound defensive; he expects to conclude his investigation by noon back, while Higgins is a former pro lineman who 1 Fri~ay.. ·spent three year~ in the. C~nadian. Fo.otball 1 Involved in the incident are Moeller assistant . Lea.gue aJ!d two with the M1am1 Dol_phms ~P. the • coa~h Jim Higgins and Elder player Mickey Mo-. old Am~ncan Football Leag~e until an InJury · rand. . ·· . . . ended his career. . . .1 Schaub is trying to determine whether Higgins struck Morand when they collided on a punt return by Moeller's Phil Roach late in the fourth qua'rter of the game. Roach was driven out of bounds in front of the Moeller bench on the play.

As GCL president, Schaub said he could make, three possible recommendations for disCiplinary acti9n to be taken in the case: · · · • Correspondence between the two schools; such as a wntten apology. ,. , A possible suspension of the coach involved for the balance of the regular season or pOssibly the "entire season, including playoff games. e A personal apology by either the boy or coach involved. ~'I've pretty well made up my mind what l'rri going to do,". Schaub said. "But I'm still trying to reach the official involved when the .action took ' place." · , · Schaub said he had heard that Edward Spencer, ~one of the officials who· worked the game, assessed a 15-yard penalty on the play. ~'I'm confused about that," Schaub said, "and want to find out when1 the penalty flag was · thrown. ..

1 !•But,'; he added, "it really had no bearing.

The:big thing is did the coach strike the player?

That's the important thing I have to determine. If •1 he did·some action must be taken."

Schau~ said he wiil ~tt~nd a previ?us~y sc~ed­ uled meetmg at the Archdiocese of Cmcmnatl of- . 'fices at 10 a.m. Friday. · ' r•Following the meeting," he said, "I will then pre$ent to the superintendent of schools (the Rev. Jerome Schaeper, Archdiocesan schools superin. tenBent) my recommendation."

Mike Honold, Eldei: athletic director and former coach, said he would have no comment ·on I'i' the incident until he's heard what acti()~-if ~~y 1' r ' r

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1\Joeller·No Surprise·

To Whitmer Co8ch ...

BY JOHN CAREY

Moeller in the Associated Press' .statewide poll rankings, takes its 10- • 0 record to the Akron Rubber Bowl I Toledo Whitmer will be Moeller' for the other Class AAA semifinal · High SchooPs opponent Saturday in contest against Parma Padua, 9-1, ·· ' the semifinals.of the Class AAA Saturday night. .

• state high school·fqotball playoffs.

New-champions are assured in • The two teams will square off at the all three classes since last years's University of Dayton's Welcome champions, Princeton, Brookfield , stadium at 7:30p.m. and Newark Catholic, failed to The Crusaders, 10-0, earned the qualify as regional leaders in· the right to face Whitmer, 9-1, by out- final ratings released. Monday by distancing 1978 state football cham- the Ohio High School.Athletic Aspion Princeton for the Region Four sociation. . title, 193.75 to 182.50.

Moeller has one of its strongest · Moeller is seeking fts fourth teams ever. The Crusaders captured state championship in five years. their seventh consecutive Greater · The Crusaders won the title in 1975, Cincinnati Legue championship.· 1976, :and 1977 before yielding their They blanked every league opporegional title to Princeton last sea- nent in one of the ·strongest GCL 1 son. ' · showings in the 52~year history of :TOLEDO WHITMER used a 21-7. the conference. · victory in its final game against Toh~do Central Catholic to beat out EN ROUTE to their seventh apUpper Arlington for the Region Two pearance since the playoffs were title. This year's 9-1 mark is the sec- inaugurated in 1971, the Crusaders ond best in the school's history. ammassed 317 points while allowing . :. Whitme~ coach Pat Gucciardo only 49. Their victory over Mount said, "They're (Moeller) everything Healthy last Fdday was the eighth people ·say they are. We've seen time this season they scored more them on film four times and there · than 30 points. are no surprises." ., .

No school came close to Moeller :"We're a senior ball club. yve in compiling Harbin computer start 19 seniors, and it was their goal points. Moeller's total of 193.75 was. to. play Moeller. this year, not wait one of the highest in playoff history. until next year."

Massillon had the second highest . Whitmer and Moeller begin a this year with 183.77. four-year, home-and-home, series · Had Princeton played in either in 1980.

Region '1 or 2, it would have quali.· Gucciardo said Moeller's running-game would be most challeng- · fied for the playoffs easily. Whitmer totalled 157.74 while Padua won the · . ing to his defense, which is averag. lng Jess than a touchdown a game Cleveland region with 161.22. o~et the past three season. "We have..

Moeller won't be the only area to tie concerned with (running back team in the playoffs this season.

Eric) Ellington," he said. "He makes Hamilton Badin, which finished their multiple offenses so effective. - second in Class AA last year, made it ''BUT WE'RE not coming just to: · two .straight trips to state with the make·an appearance. Without ques- top point total in Region 8. Badin tion we are the underdogs on paper. out-distanced runnerup Urbana, But.' we hope to give them our brand · ·, 142.05 to 109.38. Badin's schedule was , 0 f.fbotball." · loaded with Class AAA teams, in·Massillon, ranked second behind eluding Cincinnati Roger Bacon.

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McCoshan scored on a three-yard sca·mper. · Assistant coach Jim Higgins was back on the sidelines for Moeller. He was re-instated by the Greater Cincinnati Leaglle after an appeal of his suspension was granted.

Eric Ellington went over the 1000 rushing mark for Moeller by picking up 16' yards. in four carries for .a yearlytotal of 1014 ..

The Crusaders picked up 354 rushing and 29 _passing while Mt.

Healthy gained so· on the ground and 49 through the air.

Reported by DAN BRUENING (Moeller).· · · SCOIJNG SUMMARY MT. HEALTHY .. .. .............. 0 0 MOELLER .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 1 MO-B rooks 11 run (Lima run) MO-EIIingfon 3 run (Brooks run).

MO-Brooks 27 run (Uecker kick) MO-Edmonson 6·run (Uecker kick) MO-King.4 pas& from Lockwood (U~ker kick) ·MH-McCoshan 3 run (kick wide)

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Moeller rolled on. to an unprecelex~ted seventh straight Greater Cincinnati League title Friday night blanking Roger Bacon 33-0, at Bacon.

The Crusaders compiled one of tJte most impressive league records in the 52-year history of the conference, holding all four opponents scoreless.

Water bug-like Eric Ellington ~cooted for 127. yards on 15 carries, while Mark Brooks chipped in with !2 yards on seven carries. Ellington personally put Moeller out to an early 14-0 lead, on two touchdown runs, and the Crusaders coasted from there.

The Crusaders' quarterback Tom Lockwood completed 5-of-16, for 87 y.ards. · Moeller totaled 20 first downs to the Spartans five. Moeller, 9-0 overrtll and 4-0 in the GCL, finished. with 337 yards-24i on the ground, while Bacon was held to 71 total yards-27 ol_l;the ground.

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Beating Mount ~ealthy., 37-6 The Moeller machine, rolling on downs \n the second and third quarwas junior fullback Mark Brooks, even in the mud and slop of Syca- ters, and after that, it was all .who had 136 yards in nine carries.

Craig Edmonson carried 13 times for more Field Friday night, beat reserves for the Crusaders.

81 yards. · Mount Healthy, 37-6,' to clinch a Mount Healthy's only score came spot in the state AAA playoffs. The at 4:09 of the fourth quarter after · Crusaders will play either Toledo Moeller reserve quarterback Ron Moeller had 383 yards to Mount Whitmer or Upper Arlington in the. Lindhorst fumbled a snap and the Healthy's 129. The first-down count state semifinals next Saturday Owls recovered on the 5-yard line. was 18-7. night at Dayton's Welcome Stadi- ' Three plays later, Keith McCoshan MOUNTHE.ALTHY ............. : 0 0 0 6- ·~6 um.

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straight GCL title Moeller's Crusaders captured their seventh straight Greater Cin- . cinnati League championship and . nth in 17 years under coach Gerry Faust by downing the Roger Bacon Spartans 33-0 Friday night before a capacity crowd at Roger Bacon.

The Crusaders' left little doubt about the outcome of the contest as they drove 69-yards in. seven plays on their first possession to take a 7-0 lead. Eric Ellington scored on a 14yard run.

Ellington scored the Crusaders second TD in the second period on a 21-yard run and Phil Roach hauled in a 29-yard pass from Tom Lockwood later ·to make. it 20-0 at .halftime.

Roach's TD was set up by a fumble recovery on the Bacon 29 by Jerry Kyne.

Mark Brooks got into the scoring act in the third period. The burly Moeller fullback drove six yards to paydirt, climaxing a 66-yard drive in eight. plays.

Andy · Fladung intercepted a Spartan pass midway through the

fourth period. and returned it to the' Roger Bacon 22 to set up the final TD. . .

Craig Edmonson scored on the" thirdplay following the fumble from.

15-yards out and Tim Melink booted,~ . the conversion for the final margin. -~ Ellington led all rushers 'Yith 127 , yards in 21 carries. Moeller r~cked up 264 yards rushing and 100 passing while Bacon gained 57 on the ground· and 44 through the air.

• Moeller ran up 20 first downs to only five for the Spartans. ·Moeller recovered two Bacon fumbles and intercepted two passes while Bacon". recovered one Crusader fumble and · picked off two Lockwood passes ...

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Ohio State Merely A Bigger Moeller To Frosh Starter

BY DICK FORBES Sports Reporter

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Joe Lukens had never been promised a starting assignment when he signed a grant-in-aid to play football for Ohio State last spring, but the fact that the Moeller graduate has accomplished it doesn't really surprise him.

"The opportunity was there," he said quietly here Tuesday before practice. "They were weak at tackle. One guy graduated, another moved to defense. There were no guys with game' experi-· ence when I came here. They started me at guard, then ~ave me a shot at it."

And then there was the Moeller High background. It helped to defy all unwritten Ohio . State laws that a freshman never starts (except for an Art Schlichter type). ' "I learned all the techniques at Moeller," said the blond Lukens with the bright, hazel eyes.

"That's one reason thf!y're so good; they teach you the techniques. So I really had them all, and just blended them into the Ohio State system."

A 250-POUND, 6-foot-3¥.! incher who said he's been putting on "about 20 pounds a year" ever since he started at Moeller weighing 145, Lukens also has a sense of humor. ;"There's only one way to do things," he said, thinking about techniques again. "Oh, there are different techniques in pass blocking, sure, and there's one in the pros. You learn how to hold." :Ohio State had always been in back of Joe Lukens' mind "since my brother Bill played here as iight guard on offense. I used to come up here every week. I liked the crowds. I went (with the -Bucks) to three Rose Bowl and one Orange Bowl gaines."

•, LIKE ALL the Bucks,- Lukens is taking Rose Bowl talk in stride. Asked how he feels wJth three games left, he said, "We've got Illinois next Saturday. The Rose 'Bowl? That's in the future I think." · He's sold on his coach, Earle Bruce. "He's a personable guy. He'll coach you on the field. But off the field he doesn't bring it back if you've had a bad day.' When you're at the dinner table he forgets about it." .~ The Lukens live in Reading. The parents, Joe Sr. and Rose Marie, grew up in Hillsboro, Ohio; before attending Miami, then moving to the Cin-' cinnati area. ' . · .

Joe has an older brother, two older sisters and a third sister, 14. Mary Ann attends Our Lady of Sacred Heart school in Reading. ·

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SMACKS OF SUCCESS: Marle.ne Faust gives Moeller Coaclh and husband Gerry Faust V,ictory kiss at midfield Friday niight as ttl~! 9-o Crusaders wrapped up their seventh-straight Greater Cincinnati League tifleby defeating host Roger Bacon, 33-G. !Faust's son Steve, 11, sportilr11SJ big grin in foregrou1r11d, shared in the post-game e?'citement. Meanwhile, Friday an assistant coach for Moelller was suspended by leaÂŁ1ue officials after/an altercation with an Elder. P,layer last week. Stories, Page B-4.

Apke In Middle Ol Moeller-Bacon Duel

BY MICHAEL PAOLERCIO

Mistakes by Apke, however-, are .few and far . between says Faust. · "Out of 17 years, we've had 12 centers and out No mistakes· are allowed this week for Moeller. . of those 12, st-ven have been all-staters," Faust center Joe Apke. · said. "I'd rate Joe with the best of them."

That's not an edict from head coach Gerry While it's Faust;s. custem not to let his Faust, that's a promise made to Apke himself. players receive recruiting letters and contacts While the Crusaders can lock up their seventh- during the season, he noted that "every_ major straight Greater Cincinnati League title, Friday college in the country is going to go after him." night's game at Roger Bacon means much more toApke.

APKE STANDS almost 6-foot-6, weighs 205 The Apke family just sizzles ·with Bacon con- pounds and runs the 40-yard,· dash in 4.8. Faust nections. Joe's fr!-ther, Ron ~rad uated a year after expects Apke to fill out in college, as much as 235 Joe's uncle-Rev. John Bok-was g-raduated from to 240· pounds. Last season, Apke played behind Roger Bacon in 1954. Father John Bok is Bacon's tight end Toriy Hunter, now at the University of principal. Joe's other uncle, Rev. J-im Bok, gradu..: Notre Dame, then moved to guard for a short ated from Moeller in 1965-but now teaches at while. He wasn't even considered as a center Roger ·Bacon. The Boks' sister is Mary, Joe's · until last year's last practice. mother.

"The last day of practice last year, we asked The BoKS and Apkes are a close-knit family him to try to make some snaps," Faust said. '.'He and the good-natured chiding between the weekfrom right to left so gracefully, we knew ly supper gatherings almost always "centers" moved right then and there-that's our center." around Moeller and Bacon.

But it wasn't until this year, that Apke final"WE KID each other a lot," said John, "about ly one-upped his uncle John. · the values of Roger Bacon and Moeller high "One of our areas of conflict was whether schools. I guess Joe has more or less assured us he'd get bigger than me," said 6-5 John. ''I guess that they would take care of us." he's bigger than I am now."

"For me it will be a difference," Joe said. "I'll Jim Bok finds himself, perhaps in the toughgo out and look good, do my best, but I got a feelest situation of all. Not only is he a Moeller grad, ing inside we cannot let them come ·close to us but he's also Roger Bacon's team chaplain. because they'll (his uncles) rub it in. If I make a "My loyalties lie very much with Roger mistake; like if Bacon sacks our quarterbackBacon now," Jim said. "I still have loyalty to they'll get on me for that. That's a noticeable Moeller, but I play it up for whatever it's worth mistake." · ·with Joe. ·Sports Reporter

''ONE OF the things, we do is c~ll Joe one-of

those 'big·, dumb jocks.' Then we say, everybody is that way at Moeller. Joe's very good about it though, he even plays the role for us."

Jim suspects the family ties will cross Joe's mind when the big Big Moe center steps onto the field, but it will vanish quickly.

"I-t's going to be 100%, the Crusaders to crush the Spartans," J.jm said. "I don't plan any last minute phone calls to Joe. As team chaplain, I have to-prepare my homily for the mass to try to jack up our players to win.

"In a sense, I can't lose," Joe chuckled. "But you can bet on this-somewhere in the stands, my brother and ·I and my brother-in-law and sister-in-law and our mom and dad will all meet to talk.'_' The course of the game, no doubt, will dictate who does the talking. ·

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two touchdowns and from running another punt back 40 yards.

"It's not bad," Roach said . "The doctor said I'll be able to play Saturday against Padua."

ROACH MAY BE the best kept secret on the Moeller team this year.

Moeller did not pass much early in the season so Roach didn't finish high among the pass receivers in the final regular season statistics.

"Phil's a heck of a football player and a great kid," said Faust.

"I'll take him for a son right now.

He's one of the best receivers in towri and should be an all-star. But he probably won't make it because we have so many ·other kids who will."

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nated at split end last season as, ·a his second trip to A .. junior. His 4.65 speed in the 40-yard an unprecedented fourth "I felt like an h} ~,es ~ •lson dash and his pass catching ability . · Moeller s Crusaders are Ohio Class AAA Football one victory away from team b~s:ause. I wa make him an OJ.Itstanding college part Championship. The un1·ust of 1t," sa1d Ro< · · · prospect \. . defeated (11-0) Crusaders feels great. I enjoy i~ cs 10~ ons because1 polished off Toledo "I haven't given it (coUeg~) Roach· will certainly get rave nO:- .fac~ don •t s; Whitmer's Panthers easily, ·much thought yet,'' said Roach, who will graduate among the top 10 in his tiCes from' any college coaches who .durmg the se4 :31-7 Saturday night at saw his 36-yard touchdown. catch PLA YOFl __ .. · class. from Lockwood for Moeller's first coach Pat Gucciardo must have seen Roach would liked to have been · . a different game than everyone else utilized a little more this season but touchdown against Whitmer.

"We worked .on that play in prac- in Dayt?n last week. Gucciardo was isn't complaining. . tice," said.Roach. "I just ran outside _l]Uoted m ~he Toledo papers as say''The. season was a little disap- the defender so he couldn't turn and mg that With some lucky breaks the pointing because I wanted to catch see the ball." · · score against Moeller could have more," he said, "but, team wise, I been 7-7 rather than 31-7. Someone c~uldn't be happier."

WHEN ROACH TURNED at the should remind Gucciardo that his left front corner of the end zone, · team's only touchdown came on a ROACH, WHO WAS moved up to Lockwood laid the ball in his arms.

Moel·ler fumble and four other Moellthe varsity for .the final games of the "lt was a great thow," said er drives were stopped by either 1977 season including Moeller.'s victory over Canton McKinley in the state Roach. "The defender' was all over fumbles or interceptions. Without and the ball actually touched his those breaks, Whitmer probably championship game._ will be making me jersey.'' would have lost 50-0. .......__ ...-

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Dayton Welcome Stadium to advance to the championship tilt.

Parma Padua, 12-0 victor over previously unbeaten Massillon, will present Coach Gerry Faust's dream team with its final challenge of the 1979 campaig'n, with the kickoff slated for 1:30 p.m. at Akron's Rubber Bowl.

Pullua's Bruins have· an outstanding quarterback in Uan Schodowski and . two brilliant running backs, Uavc Kaminski and Ed \lurphy. The front line is anchon·d by Forrest Gregg, ~on of the All Pro player hParing the same name.

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The Crusaders, already , No. 1 in Ohio in both wire service polls and No. 1 in the nation on three separate rating lists, should be the recipients of President Carter's Physical Fitness Award. · It isn't because Coach Faust's gridders are in good · physical condition ... they always are. It is because they so thoroughly whipped Whitmer that the Panthers' head coach made his players run wind sprints

·after the game before the stadium was even emptied.

A f1urry of points posted in the late stage of the first period and the second stanza, led to a 25-0 lead that the Panthers couldn't over: come.

It all started after Whitmer failed to advance the ball after the opening kickoff and punted to Moeller's 13. The Crusaders marched right in on 14 plays that covered 87 yards~. with Eric Ellington and !Vlark Brools chewing up most of the terra firma. ·

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destined to failure llfter two · penalties were stepped off against Mighty Moe, but Tom Lockwood brushed aside s'ueh specullltion by rifling a 36 yard payoff PllSS to Phil Roach before Mlltt Uecker converted for a 7-0 lead. .

After the ensuing kickoff, Whitmer fumbled and John McDulin recovered for Moeller. Shortly after, Ellington cut over right tackle, shifted his course behind excellent blocking and waltzed 29 yards to up

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Moeller quarterback Tom Lockwood, left, spen1 most of the regular season handing off to running backs, but he was ready to pass in the l)layoffs when he had to.

Quarterback Lockwood

'Forgotten man' leads Moeller to the finals

By Enl)S Fennington Post steff reporter

DAYTON-For the first six games this seascn quarterback Tom Lockwood felt like a forgotten man in Moeller·s offense. This week he finds himself in t~ limelight as the unbeaten and No 1 ranked Crusaders ready for the Ohio Class AAA football championship game Saturday against Panna Padua Francis· can at Akron.

Lockwc-od, little used the first six games of the sec.son as Moeller capitalized on its two fine running backs Eric Ellington and Mark Brooks, passed for 182 yards and three touchdowns Saturday in leading Moeller to a 31-7 ..,ictory over Toledo Whitmer in Welcome Staaium.

"We've been working on our passing for the last four games and I'm happy that ~:e did," said Lockwood. "Our passing was a little behind."

LOCKWOOD DEFINITELY brought Moeller's passing up to date.

He hit Phil Roach for touchdown passes covering 36 and. eight yards and Joe Lima for a 14-yard scoring pass. Lima also scored on a two-yard run. Moeller's other score came on a 29-yard run ':>y Ellington.

"I felt we :had to work on our passing in case we ran into someone in the playoffs we couldn't run against," explained Moeller coach Gerry Faust.

Moeller had little trouble doing anything agaiDst Whitmer. The Crusaders scored on their first three possessions and took a 25-0 lead into the locker room at halftime.

"We became lax in the second half," said Faest.

PADUA MARCHED INTO the state championship game by defeat~ ing No. 2 ranked Massillon 12-0 before 20,000 faDS in Akron's Ru~ber Bowl Saturday While most of tthe

state s football fans were rooting for a first-ever meeting between Massillon and Moeller, Faust had predicted a victory by Pa!l.la.

"Padua just destroyed Massillon,·· Faust said after viewing films of the game Sunday. "They moved the ball at will."

Faust rates Pauda as the best team his team will face this season.

Certainly the largest with a line that averages 235" pounds with a patr of 260-pound tackl~.

Padua runs out of the veer and I formations with 180-pmmd Ed Murphy and 185-pOl.Dld Dave Kaminski the workhorses. Kaminski scored both of Padua's touchdowns against Massillon.

"Kaminski n.ns the 40 in 4.5 seconds," noted Faust.

THE ONLY COMMON oppl)nent of Moeller and Padua is Lakewood St. Edward. Moeller defeated St. Edwarrl 27-9 while Padua defeated the Eagles 23-14.

While Moeller's passing was pleasing to Fat!st, the work of his speciality teams against Whit~er was not. Moeller had two conversiOn kicks blocked and a third kick fail against Whitmer And Whitmer's touchdown was the result of a fumb~e after a bad map on a punt.

"Our kicking game was very poor," said Faust. ''That wtll _be something that gets a lot of attentiOn this week."

PLAYOFF NOTES-Tickets for the Padua ga:ne will be sold at Moeller High School from 7:3fl a.m. to .a. p.m. each day this week except Thursdav. All :ickets are $3.50. Charter bus • reser·orations will be tak~n t.uday and Tuesday. Moeller now has won seven str:-aight playoff games.

Its current win streak is at 19 ...

Padua's 12-0 vtctory over Massillon marked the first time in 39 games that the Tigers were shut out.

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Toledo Whitme~ Must Combat 'Moeller Mystique' ay'RANDY HOLTZ Sports Reporter

By now, every Inhabitant of Ohio who· knows footballs are brown and have laces lmows· about Moeller. And most of them, coach Gerry Faust realizes, would like hothtng better than to see tl'>e Crusaders ran flat on their facemasks today in Dayton.· "rm sure a lot of people are jealous of us because we win so much," Faust said. "But I ltlnda like :-.~~ng the one everyone shoots for." · Toledo Whitmer will shoot for them ·In tne state AAA semifinals at Dayton's Welcome Stadium (7:30p.m.). The 9-1 Panthers will-try to stop a team that: • Was rated the top team in the nation by a ·national sports service in Phoenix. · · • Has won 10 games by an average of 29 points. · • Shut out all four Qreater Cincinnati League opponents. . ·• Has given up one touchdown in Its last five ga,mes. . . .• aas averaged 360 yards a game.

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Moeller read like those superlatives you see mention In practices this week.

"Right now, we're trying to fight comMeanwhile, Whitmer's wishbone offrom reviewers In movie ads.

"I guess It's a little like Leon Spinks tak- . placency. We know there are three other fense, no match for Its defense, averaged 24 "Awesome," said Pittsburgh Penn Hills ·ing on Ali,'' he said. "We're telling our kids good teams in the playoffs, and, by golly, points a game. The star Is tailback Steve coach Andy Urbanlc. "The best high school we're Rocky and they're Apollo Creed. We're they can beat you. If you want to accom- Strausbaugh, who broke the school rushing football team I have ever seen,'' said Birnot going to Dayton to put on a show. We're plish a goal, you have to believe that." record with 1,175 yards in 223 carries. mingham Brother Rice coach AI Fracassa. going down to .win the game."

Whitmer has won this year mostly be- Strausbaugh had six 100 yard-plus games And soon.

That won't be easy. This Is a Moeller cause of its defense. Led by defensive tackie and nine touchdowns.

People have been raving.like that. for team that can do everything. Run, pass, Jeff Bushong, probably the best athlete on "They don't .throw the ball much,'' Faust years about Moeller. In both 1976 and 1977, block,· tackle and kick extra points. Moeller the team, the Panther defense has allowed said, "so it's hard to compare them offenthe Crusaders won mythical national played three defending state championsfewer than seven points a game. sively to anyone on our schedule. Almost championships: Princeton, Penn Hills and Brother Rice"I would compare their defense to every team we've played has thrown the Whitmer coach Pat Gucciardo, who ;:~.nd wasn't seriously challenged by any of.

Brother Rice's,'' Faust said. "They come ball a lot." obviously knows footballs are brown and them. right at you. But the thing about that kind Part of the reason for that Is every have laces, Is no stranger to what he calls of defense Is, once you break that front, Moeller opponent has been almost hope.

"This team has done just about everythe "Moeller mystique." you're gone." lessly behind by the time the first quarter thing we wanted them to do at this point,'' "The Moeller mystique Is overwhelmThat's not good news for Whitmer. ended. Gucciardo, who apparently doesn't said Faust, who doesn't admit things like Ing," Gucciardo told the Associated. Press.

Against Brother Rice, Moeller's Eric Elling- miss many tricks, knows about Moeller's that often. "Every goal we've had they've "You can't play it down. Our kids are aware ton had touchdown runs of 43 and 61 yards. tendencies to decide things shortly after accomplished .. The pace they've developed of it. We want to build Into that image ourWith his 4.4 speed, Ellington needs only a the National Anthem. at Is just about what we were-hoping for." selves." tiny crevice to break the line. Once he gets "THE IMPORTANT thing," he said, "Is Because of that mystique, and because Nevertheless, Faust Is doing one of his · Into the secondary, It's all over but the extra that we stay In the game early. The longer of their dominating statistics, and because fearful, build-up-the-opponent, pregame point. we stay in the game, the more momentum they're rated No. 1 in the state while Whitnumbers he Is so famous for. we will gain." mer is No. 10, and because they beat Find- · MOELLER'S BACKFIELD also includes lay, 44-0, while Whitmer beat the same team "WHITMER IS a well-coached, wellfullback Mark Brooks, a 6-foot-2, 207-pound In the other AAA semifinal tonight, disciplined football team," Faust said. only 15-6, the Crusaders are big favorites. junior whose moves belie his size. Behind . Parma Padua (9-1) meets Massillon (10-0) "They do things real well. Defensively, they an offensive line including probable allat Akron's Rubber Bowl. The final will be penetrate on you, and offensively, they have WHICH MAKES the Panthers big understate center Joe Apke, Ellington had 1,013 played in the Rubber Bowl next Saturday real good backs and big, aggressive linemen .. yards and Brooks had 839. dogs. Which Gucciardo has not failed to afternoon.

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~HAMPS CELEBRAT,E: Moeller coach Gerry'Faust is au smiles Sl!Tilday at Moeller Hlgh,W'Mre team and school

~e:lebrated the Crus.adets' fourth Ohio aa~s AAA football championship in five years. Shiny trophy came for 41-7 victory in · · · final Saturday oyer Parma Padua at Akron.

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They gathered around Jack Brickweg, these joy-filled Cincinnati Moeller football players did, and a-s he tapped his foot and huffed and puffed on hi~ harmonica they sang "Come On, Baby, Let the Good Times Roll."

"Jack Brickweg is blind," an assistant coach said, "but he rarely misses one of our games. He couldn't go to Moeller, of course, but his brothers did and he's always with us. I suppose you could say that he has become our mascot." · There seems to be an unusual amount of this ·sort of beautiful thing attached to the extraordinary, perhaps unprecedented football program at Moeller.

The scrawny ones, .those who could not possibly play foot-· ball, are the statL-sticians, for instance.

"We are not in business to "'in football games," said Gerry Faust, the head coach. "We are in busine~ to make winners of . .our people. We do not set either personal goals or team goals.

Instead, we set goals that "'ill make Moeller a better school."

There is both an ~xcellence and an openness to this program, likely the nation's best.

After Moeller had squashed Parma Padua 41-7 at the Rubber Bowl Saturday afternoon for the Class AAA championshjp, G€rry Faust insisted that reporters enter the locker room along with his players.

"Come on, we want you to be as happy as we," said Gerry Faust.

And, later on, he said, "Want to talk to the players? Go ahead. Please do." · · GERRY FAUST is equally as open in his discussion of his team's success, a success that has been criticized as being excessive.

"Let those who criticize us come up to meet us, not attempt to pull us down to their level," said Gerry Faust, the only head football coach Moeller ever has had, a head coach with a record of 161-17-2, one loss for each of his seasons.

"Do you go into a school and tear down a classroom because it is nicer than the others? Do you tear down a teacher because he or she is doing a better job than others? The answer is no - and the same answer should apply to a successful · athletic team.

"Come visit our school any time you desire. You won't find the kids talking football; there are too many other things for them to talk about."

INDEED, Moeller seems to be a school with an academic tradition similar to its athletic tradition. More than 85 percent of last year's graduation class went on to college, a remarkable figure when you consider that Moeller's student body includes some with learning deficiencies.

Moreover, of the 15 seniors granted athletic scholarships last year, not one chose to study physical education, often a haven for athletes .• '.'More than 20 of our senior players will receive football · grants this year," Gerry Faust said, ever so proudly.

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Then Gerry Faust smiled at a Columbus reporter and said, "I'm sorry about that: Heck:, I don't care where he goes to college. All I care about is that he gets his education and becomes a good football player for us."

GEORGE BATES, the commissioner of the Ohio High · School Athletic Association, said he Lc; convinced that the football program at Moeller is as pure as the team's execution on the field.

"You always hear things, scuttlebutt, when a team is successful. One time it was Massillon or McKinley. Now it's Moeller. Why v.·ou1d Moeller have to cheat to get players? When you win, there is no reason to cheat. As long as parents are willing to move from Toledo or wherever so that their sons can play for Moeller, the program will take care of itself."

So it has.

Let the good times roll.

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Wh;;.tever the number, Cincinnati Moeller proved Satun.l.:ty it belongs in a clar.s bv ib~· 1 t aftr!r humbling Parma P:l(!:.l:l 41-7 to win the Class AAA st:1~e ;·::~yoH ·championship before 13,269 at the Rubber Bowl.

Five diffc·rent. Moe~ier players scored as Faust's Crusaders \l.·on their fourth state title hl sLx appearances.

Moeller's disciplined and diversified attack so pleased the crowd that fans didn't start to leave until well after the issue had been decided. The CnL<:aders led 20-7 at halftime and increased that to 34-7 going into the final period.

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by Marion Plen">anl nRilinst Tuscarawas Valley at tvlans!klu in 1972.

IT WAS ironic that the game's first touchdown was scored bv a Moeller substitute; it \vas l1.is th·st

tlip into the end zone this season.

Starting quarterback Tom Lockwood was injured after directing Moeller from its 30 to the Parma 27 and backup, junior Ron Lindhorst, came on.

Three plays later, at the Parma U~, Lindhorst faked to fullback Mark Brooks and tailback Eric Ellington, swung out to his lcft and beat the pursuit to the ~nd zone.

Matt Uecker, who made five of six extra point kicks, converted and it was 7-0.

"I don't usually get into our games that early, and I was really surprised when they called me.

I was even more surprised when the coaches called the play on which I scored," Lindhorst said, smiling.

Parma fought back to tie the score on the outstanding play of the game.

With 3:57 left in the first quarter, Parma quarterback Dan SchoJowsk.i threw a 25-yard p;::ss to wide receiver Tom Hardy who was behind a defender in the end zone.

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Cincinnati Moeller.: No., l Prep Footll; Continued From C-1 when only freshmen were enrolled, and the initial varsity team was fielded in '62, registering a 9-1 record and never having a losing season. The least successful year was 1966 1 when Moeller was 7-3. In all, Faust's charges are 155-17-2 in 16-plus seasons for a 90 percent winning mark. .·

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"A lot of people wonder how we're so successful," said Faust, whose team was chronicled in Sports Illustrated after defeating Farrell High School of Staten Island in 1977 ' and then Jesuit High of Dallas last year. "They think we recruit and do all sorts of things illegally. But we don't. We attract students from 12 parishes (in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky), and we're fortunate to have some good athletes to choose from." ·

An unbelievable 31 percent of Moeller's 1,040 boys (there are no girl~ enrolled) went out for football this autumn: 95 on the varsity squad, 73 on the sophomore team and a staggering 152 on the frosh squad. On the varsity team alone, 31 players weigh 200 pounds or more. Moeller lost 28 seniors to graduation last June but still returned 10 starters to this year's team. And another interesting statistic: there are 25 student managers who further add to the smoothrunning operation.

"I've lost count of the number of kids who've gone to college on football scholarships," said Faust, who is also the Crusaders' athletic director. "But I think it's around 240 since we first began. And we've had about five· players that ·· I know of play pro ball." ;-..

Moeller has averaged 30 points offensively and given up just 3.3 defensively over the last 16 years, and this season i the Crusaders are beating teams by an average of 34-7. · ·. .

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Cover of a Moeller Football Program Each Edition Is 180 Pages in Length

and Michigan rosters are from Moeller High School in Cin. cinnati," said Ara Parseghian to fellow broadcaster Keith · Jackson Sept. 15 over the air when ABC-TV was sho,wing the Irish-Wolverine game in Ann Arbor, Mich. ' . An average of 19 Moeller gridders receives scholarship · assistance every year, and many of the beneficiaries are The Crusaders' list of superlatives goes on and on. the likes of ;'1/otre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan, Purdue and They've won 10 league titles in the last 16 years, have been ~. Penn State. "At least 12 of the players on the Notre Dame

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tst is the one who · than the facilities. He challenges you. And yet he's devoutcts the symphony, ly religious. We were the prayingest team around. On the nee Lombardi and bus, outside... everywhere." made.

Faust played prep football in the early 1950s at Dayton mall colleges on an Chaminade, and he quarterbacked a team coached by his father, Fuzzy Faust. ''I'll never be the coach my dad was," luct Steve Niehaus Gerry said. "He was tough to play for, but I really learned 1W a defensive end a lot and basically became a student of the game, thanks to ~iew a short time him. He comes to a lot of our home games now (at 25,000s probably only a seat Nippert Stadium on the University of Cincinnati camntry who can stay pus)." does with the kids

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In 1953, Faust quarterbacked the South team in the an· nual Ohio prep all-star game, and the North signal caller that day was Len Dawson of Alliance, who later became a star at Purdue and eventually with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Faust played collegiately at the University of Dayton, quarterbacking the Flyers for three years, and he then joined the Chaminade staff for two seasons as an assistant before asswning the Moeller reins.

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Moeller: No.I in Nation ' By BOB LARKIN : Assistant Sports Editor

last Friday against LaSalle and came away with a lull-'emto-sleep 31-0 triumph for its 17th straight victory over the •· Moeller. ·rn Ohio prep football circles, that word sends · Lancers and its eighth shutout over that team. · shivers of awe up and down the spines of opposing coaches St. Xavier, Elder and Roger Bacon - all conference and players. games - are next for the Crusaders, and then comes a A Catholic school in Cincinnati staffed by the Society of· regular-season-ending contest with suburban Mount Healthy. After that are the state playoffs.

Mary (Marianists), Moeller purports to be the No.1 team in the nation. Few would doubt that claim.

Forty-four-year-old Gerry Faust is the architect of this gridiron masterpiece and has been since the school began Ranked in a pre-season poll as the best high school footplaying on the varsity level in 1962. · ball squad in America by the National Sporting Service of . .

Phoenix, the Crusaders have done little to dispel the lofty "There isn't one thing in particular that's made us sucstatus accorded them. cessful," said Faust recently when contacted by the Journal at his Cincinnati home. "There're a lot of pieces to the Moeller began the regular season Sept. 1 with a 33-13 vicpuzzle, so to speak. For one thing, we have an administratory over Penn Hills of Pittsburgh, a three-time western tion committed to athletics... to all extra-curricular activi· Pennsylvania champion and a school, with an enrolbrient of ties, in fact.

4,200, that has a record of 60-4-1 the last five years.

"When you combine all those things with the fact that the kids here receive good moral and religious training and are involved in a strict academic environment, you begin to get an idea of what we've been fortunate enough to accomplish· on the football field."

The next unfortunate guest at the Crusaders' dinner ta· ble was Brother Rice High School of Birmingham, Mich., always one of the best contingents in the Detroit area and a winner of 24 straight games before losing in the state semifinals in 1978. Ho hum. Moeller zapped the orange and black, 33-14. .Lakewood St. Edward, whose most famous alumnus is three-time Ohio State All-American Tom Cousineau (the National Football League's top draft choice earlier this year before he opted for the bigger bucks of the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes), entertained Moeller on Sept. 29. The Eagles, one of the best teams in traditionrich northeast Ohio this season (Lakewood is a Cleveland suburb), alas succumbed to ~he Crusaders' advances, 27-9.

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"We've also got a coaching staff (14 members and four more volunteer coaches) that's extremely dedicated, and many of them have been at Moeller for 10 or more years.

We've got a very extensive weight program, too. And we have a committee of about 40 people who helped raise $230,000 last year for the school (making Moeller's athletic department financially autonomous).

The Crusaders then bombed perennially strong northwestern Ohio power Findlay, 48-0, and the following week·· bounced a Cincinnati Princeton team, 34-7, that was seventh in the U.S. last year and which was the Ohio Class AAA champion (comparable to Class AAAA in New Mexico) in 1978. The Vikings were also the only team to beat Moeller last season, scoring a 13-12 win on a 38-yard field goal with six seconds to play.

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Everything considered, however, Faust is. the one who · than the facilities. H< runs the show, the maestro who conducts the symphony, ly religious. We wer~ the captain who steers the ship. Like Vince Lombardi and bus, outside. . .every Bear Bryant, ·great coaches are born, not made.

Faust played peep "Moeller could probably play a lot of small colleges on an Chaminade, and he q even scale," said former Crusader product Steve Niehaus father, Fuzzy Faust. ' (an All-American at Notre Dame and now a defensive end Gerry said. "He was with the Minnesota Vikings) in an interview a short time a lot and basically be· ago with the Chicago Tribune. "There's probably only a him. He comes to a lc seat Nippert Stadium couple of high school teams in the country who can stay pus)." with'them. It's more what Coach Faust does with the kids

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Prep Foothall Squad in America city. champs eight of the last 10 seasons, Ohio regional titlists six of eight years, state champions in AAA for three of the seven seasons that such a crown has been awarded through a playoff system, undefeated seven different times (including 1975-77) and have won back-to-back mythical national titles in 1976-77. Another one this year is a distinct possibility.

Jesuit come here. We were invited to play in Hawaii a· couple of years ago, and we're hoping to have a California . team come to Cincinnati sometime in the near future. .-', We're working on possibly playing a Chicago team at Soldier Field, too, and in 1981 we'll be playing Massillon (the renowned northeast Ohio school with 19 undefeated sea- ·~ sons since 1909) for the first time.

Moeller has had 31 AII-Ohioans in a state which has approximately eight times the number of teams on the bigschool level as New Mexico. Twenty-four of those Crusaders have played in the prestigious North-South prep all-star game in Canton, Ohio, and "Big Moe," as the student body affectionately calls its team, has also produced 17 All Americans. Included in that list are Niehaus, Ohio State's ' Tom Backhus and Vic Koegel, Notre Dame's Bob Crable and Tony Hunter and Penn State's Jim Brown. Former New Mexico State gridder Rick Bishop (he played with the Ag· · gies about 10 years ago) is also a Moeller grad. ·

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As Faust is fond of saying, "If you go first class, you are first class." That extends from the private airplane at Moeller's disposal· from "a friend," to the 18Q-page, magazine-sized, all-glossy football program, to the 63-page statistical supplement that is jammed with more Crusader information than some NFL press guides offer, to the striking blue and gold uniforms that even have "Moeller Football'' printed on the socks. . · And at the post-season gridiron banquet, no fewer than 18 trophies are presented to the players (Mr. Clutch, MVP, Most Improved, etc.). These are the rewards when a program produces a 53-game regular-season winning streak (1972-78) and a 37-game string, including playoff victories, from 1975-78.

Another Faustian phrase is this: "We'd like to play anybody. We're not afraid of anybody. That's how we built our reputation, and that's why we're considered the top team in the nation. Unfortunately, the Ohio High School Athletic Association won't allow prep teams to travel more than 300 miles. So, that's why we have to have teams like Farrell anrtat

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CathOlic League weighs challenge by Moeller H..19h SC h00 IS

Officials of the Chicago Catholic League are close to arranging a series of annual appearances at Soldier Field by Moeller High -~ School of Cincinnati, which boasts the win· ningest football team in the United States, The Sun-Times has learned.

If an agreement is reached. Moeller will after they won the state championship in Illi· meet either St. Rita or St. Laurence Sept. 12 nois." or 13 in 1980. The schools have open dates at that time and athletic directors Jim Segredo THE VICTORY OVER Dallas Jesuit drew a disappointing crowd of 18,000 and came a of St. Rita ~nd Bro. B. J. Rein~kens of St. L.auren~e satd they would be mterested in week after Moeller's 53-game winning streak dtscussmg a proposal for the game. had been snapped by Princeton-13-12 on a Mount Carmel, which may field the stron37-yard field goal with seven seconds left. It cost Moeller a shot at its fourth state chamgest team in the Catholic League in 1980, also was. contacted. But athletic director Joe Gil· pionship in a row and marked its only defeat bert s~id the school couldn't get involved be· in six years. This year's team is ranked No. 1 in the country. cause tt has two-year contracts with Bloom ~nd Joliet Catholic for its opening dates and Faust, who has lost 17 games in 17 years, IS reluctant to ch~nge the.m. has built a nationwide reputation by beating A Moeller-St. Rtta match was proposed a the best teams he can schedule. He has devel-year ago, but Moeller coach Gerry Faust oped 14 high school All-Americas, including former Notre Dame star Steve Niehaus and backed off. Unabl(' to secure a $35,000 guaris especially proud that more than 200 ~f his antee to play in Chicago, Faust elected to players hav_e earned college scholarships. s.chedule D~llas Jesuit, the top-ranked ~athohe school m Texas. Now Faust admtts he -Moeller defeated Penn Hills the Pennsvlvam~~e a mistake. " .

- nia ch.ampion, in its season op~ner 30-13 .. SatIt was my fault, satd Faust. "Personally, urday s opponent will be another state champion, Brother Rice of Birmingham, Mich. He I wa~ted to play the Texas team rather than ~t. Rtta because I was siCk and tired of hear· ha~ scheduled teams from New York, Kentucky, Maryland and Virginia but once turned mg about how good Texas football is. I want· _ed to, s~7 ~ow good they are, i~ thcy~re bette~;~,_ !dpv.{n a trip .to Hawaii because of Ohio's 300-. th~n ,Ohto. So we won 37-7 and.I came away . --, IT)il~ travel limitation ror high school athletes. \VJshtni we had played St. Rita, especially According· to hust's calculations, Chicago

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is 298 mites from Cincinnati. But he isn't as interested in winning a football game as much as he is in filling Moeller's athletic treasury. ''I'm Interested in playing a good team, but I'm also interested in making money so our program can survive. It's an ceo· nomic thing for us. Our program is complete• ly self-supporting," he said.

LAST YEAR, FAUST and Catholic League Comr. Frank Strocchia couldn't agree on a contract: Bot~ ag;:eed the game should be played m Chtcago, but Faust demanded a $35,000 guarantee and another $15,000 to pay for his team's travel expenses. Strocchia made a counter offer, suggesting a home-and· home series with the visiting team paying its own expenses, but Faust never replied. .. . . , .

We would want t~ make 1.t a } ~arl~, tht~g and pl~y the game m Soldter Fteld.. sat~ Faust. We. feel. w~ cou!d draw better m Cht· cago than m Cm~mna~t. We have ct:awn as many ~s 24 :000 1? Rtverfront Stadtum .but people m Ohto don t know much about Chtca-

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Faust believes a Moeller-St. Rita or Moeller-St. Laurence attraction could draw 50,000 to Soldier Field. But he wants a $30,000 guarantee and $15,000 for travel ex· penses before he will sign a contract and ar· range for plane reservations. Moeller only goes first-class. No bus trip to Chicago for the nation's best team. "Some people are say· lng this year's team is the best we've ever had," said Faust.

FAUST ALSO HAS suggested that the game be played for a local charity. "Of course, it would have to be promoted properly," he said. "Then each school could make a $30,000 profit and someone would pay for our. expenses.". .

Smce both st~es are anxiOus to get togeth· er, a compromtse might be worked out. It wouldn't be the first time, either. Faust still remembers when Terry Brennan brought his Mount Carmel team to Dayton for a game in 1952 :With Chaminade, which was coached by Faust s father.

"I was a ~enior on the Chaminade team and Frank Pmn, who later was my college roommate, was the Mount Carmel quarterback," recalled Faust. "Mount Carmel won 28-2~ and the game drew 14,000 at Dayton . S.t~dtum. :rha~ y.:a.s. a big crowd in those days.

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Leads .lloe . Tom Loek-.twd ha~ inherited the ~tarting quarlt·r-· baek 11mdtion for \lm•llt•r'~ Crusadt·r~, eontinuing a tradition of talt•nlt'd field marshals. Tom stand~ 6-2 1f.! and •..-igh~ in at 211l pounds.

Moeller vies for state title (Continued from page 1.)

Moe's cushion to13-0.

After the kickoff, . Whitmer went through the three plays and punt routine. Roach, who had scored on the Lockwood pass for the first TD, gathered in the pigskin, zoomed down the left sideline and covered 40

night, carrying the pigskin yards before being flagged 22 times for 154 yards, an down at the two, from average of seven yards per where Joe Lima plunged in lug. Brooks was next with for a 19-0 bulge.

Later in the second 62 yards to show for 13 quarter, another Whitmer trips, an average of 4.8 fumble was fatal. Trying a yards.

Catching Lockwood's 11 lateral, the Panthers were horrified to see Jerry Kyrie completed passes were Roach, who snagged six for race over and deflect the ball. Andy Fladung 95 yards and two scores; Dave Thurkill, who pulled recovered and the Crusaders were on their down three for 45 and Lima, who speared two for way again at the Toledo 27.

Two Ellington runs 40 yards and one TD. The blockers who made carried to the nine from their great offensive effort where Lockwood faded possible were Tim Rupard, back and hit Roach again and when intermission Mark Nichols, Jim arrived, Moeller enjoyed a Buehler, Keith Kohorst, tremendous 25-0 lead.

Joe Apke, Jim Parchman, · Whitmer did avert a Jeff Tanner, Craig Edmonshutout when Doug Szych son, Roach, Thurkill, pounced on a .Crusaders . Ellington, Brooks and Lima. fumble in the end zone. AcCoach Faust said Montually it was a doubleday that the championship fumble. Moe punter" Jim game should be a closelyRohlfs bobbled a snap from center. He recoverea and contested one. He had made a valiant attempt to Parma Padua scounted in run the oval out, but when the 12-0 triumph over hit again, lost control and Massillon. T)te two teams the Whitmer TD resulted. played a common op- · That made it 25-7. ponent. Moeller downed The game was long over Lakewood St. Edward 27-9 and Padua bested St. Ed, by then, but in the last quarter, Lockwood con-. 23-14-. nected from Lima for his third payoff pass of the game, this one going 14 yards. Final score: Moeller 31, Whitmer 7.

Some 13,000 ·fans witnessed the landslide triumph. Whitmer was able to gain just 63 yards on 28 running plays and 86 yards while completing just six of 18 passes. Defensive stars holding the Panthers at bay were Rick Naylor, M~Dulin, Tom Allim, ~·ladung, Mike Suter, Pete Hoffmun, Frank Sylvester, Ron Davis, Kyne, .

Lane, Randy Barger,· Mike Hartman, Mike Larkin, Tim Williams, Ted Richter and Steve Hetz.

While Whitmer was managing just 113 yards, Moeller ate up a whopping 374. Lockwood completed 11 of 19 passes for 180 yards and three touchdowns. Moe ran 45 rushing plays for 194 yards, meaning the ll-0 Crusaders controlled the ball on 64 plays and Whitmer got off just 46.

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Moeller., Reading Coach Honored COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)-Cincin~ nati Moeller continues to haul in the honors in the 1979 Ohio high school football season.

The Crusaders, already assured of The Associated Press state poll championship, have the Southwestern District Class AAA Back of the Year, Eric Ellington. And the Crusaders' center, Joe Apke, shared the district big school Lineman of the Year honors with West Carrollton offensive tackle Doug Compton.

The selections were made by a district panel of sports writers!

Ellington, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound· senior running back who is Moeller's all-time· career rushing champion, rushed for 1,013 yards and averaged 6.7 yard per carry this fall.

Moeller Coach Gerry Faust contends that Apke, a 6-foot-5112, 201pound senior, ranks among the greatest centers the Crusaders have ever turned out. Compton, a 6-foot6, 248-pound senior, is another object of major college recruiters.

Sharing the Class AAA co-coach title were Tom Kocica of Cincinnati Colerain, whose team had six shutouts among its 9-0-1 record, and Mickey Hannon of Springfield South, 5-3-1 and a spoiler in the Western Ohio League race.

IN CLASS AA, Mark Nagel of Dayton Oakwood was the Back of the Year, defensive end Jim Bur-' roughs of Blanchester was Lineman . of the Year and Ken Minor of Cincinnati Reading was Coach of the Year.

Nagel, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound senior, piled up 1,350 yards and 14 touchdowns rushing. Burroughs, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound senior, made the all-district squad as a 1978 running back. This year, he played both defense ·and offense. Minor's first season at Reading produced an 8-2 record and three shutouts of Class AAA foes.

In Class A, Covington quarterback Dave Tobias was the No.1 area

back, center-defensive end Brian Clark of Cedarville was the leading lineman and Bob Hartley of 8-2 Yellow Springs was the top coach.

TOBIAS, A 5-foot-11, 165-pound senior, figured in 18 touchdowns and 1,349 total yards this fall. He was in on 55 percent of all points Covington scored in Covington's 80-1 regular season.

Clark, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound senior, landed first team berths on the district offensive and defensive platoons.

The Associated Press' 1979 Ohio Southwestern District high school football all-stars, selected by a district board of sports writers:

sr., ana Jeff Hood, Carlisle, 6-foot, 191, sr:; Center-Daryl Cumrnins, Cincinnati Reading, 5-11, 195, Sr.; Quarterback- · -Gregg Prebles, Trenton Edgewood, 6-3, 185, Sr.; Backs-Mark 8

, ~:?t:~s~$r 1~5~~~C! t~;,~ 8it~er,J~~ro~~~f~.'i 5~"{.~on First Team Defense Ends-Jim Burroughs,,Bianchester, 6-2, 215, Sr., and Jeff Stickley, Urbana, 5-11, 175, Sr.; Tackles-Dale Mercer, Cincinnati Deer Park, 6-2, 212, sr., and Paul Kempff, Dayton Oakwood;6-l, 197, Sr.; Middle Guard-Jay Wallis, Cincinnati Mariemont, 6-foot, 183, 5r.; Linebackers-Tim Marty, Cincinnati Wyoming, 5-10, 190, Sr., Tim Woodrey, Trenton Edge- · wood, 5-11, 185, Sr., and Mark Swanner, Cincinnati Reading, 5-10, 190, 5r.; Backs-Steve Engel, Cincinnati Reading, 6foot, 171, Sr., Robin Brown, New Lebanon Dixie, 5·11, 170, Sr., and Jolin TUrner, Cincinnati McNicholas, 5·11. 173, sr, Second Team Offense Split End-Mike Wesley, Cincinnati Reading;·Tight EndSteve Smiley, West Milton Milton-Union; Tackles-Frank ' Cherry, Bethel-Tate, and Tim Nelson, East Clinton; GuardsJohn Popolin, Cincinnati Greenhills, and Ray Rice, Urbana; Center-Mike Albers, Versailles; Quarterback-Terry Ryan, Cincinnati McNicholas; Backs-Jeff Welch, New Paris , Graham, Tony Farquis, Hamilton Badin, and Ken Fields, Cincinnati Mariemont.

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CLASSAAA ~~~~ilo~a~o~~~ ';-"a'Jl:~~~~~k B~t~!~; ~~! ~~~~~o~ag:;,i First Team Offense and Harold Skaggs, Carlisle; Middle Guard-Jim McNulty, Split End-Thad Gibbs, Cincinnati Princeton, 6-2, 180, Sr.; Dayton Oakwood; Linebackers-Ted Hauser, Cincinnati Tight Enct-Doug Swafford, Oayton Norttvnont; 6-4, ·200, Sr.; Finneytown, Duane Raid, Bellefontaine, and Joe Schlager, Tackles-Doug Compton, West Carrollton, 6-6, 248, Sr., and ·Hamilton Badin; Backs-Rich Ayers, Cincinnati Loveland,_ Eric Bauer, Springfield North, 6·3, 245, Sr.; Guards-Greg Randy Smith, Hamilton Ross, and Ken Wood, Cincinnati King, Cincinnati Oak Hills, 6-2, 225, Sr., and Mark Anderson, Reading.

Hamilton Garfield, 6-foot, 215, Sr.; Center-Joe Apke, Cincin- COACH OF YEAR- Ken Minor, Cincinnati Reading. nati Moeller, 6-5'12, 201; 5r.; Quarterback-Gary Nagel, Cin- BACK OF YEAR-Mark Nagel, Dayton Oakwood. cinnati Princeton, 5-11, 185, sr.; Backs-Eric Ellington, Cin- LINEMAN OF YEAR-Jim Burroughs, Blanchester. cinnati Moeller, 5-9, 185, Sr., Chris Millner, Dayton Meadowdale, 5·10, 185, Sr., and Eddie Stinnett, Springfield CLASS A First Team Offense .

North, 6-2, 195, Sr. Split end-Terry Brennan, Twin Valley North, 5-10, 155, Sr.;First Team Defense • Tight End-Eric Schooler, Cedarville, 6-3, 175, Sr.; Tackles-: • Ends-Darryl Smith, Dayton Meadowdale, 6-3, 185, Sr., and • Eugene Johnson, Batavia, 230, Sr., and Dave Stewart, South Brad Borosky, Cincinnati Colerain, 6-2, 185, 5r.; Tackles- Charleston Southeastern, 6-1, 210, Sr.; Guards-Jim Truske, · Tom Allen, Cincinnati Moeller, 6-3, 240, sr., and Jerry Addi- Williamsburg, 5-10, 17S, sr., and Chris Kelly, Springfield Cath-• son, Cincinnati Sycamore, 6-2, 190, sr.; Middle Guard-Ron otic, 6' 1'12, 195, Sr.; Center-Brian aark, Cedarville, 6-3, 220, · Hausfeld, Cincinnati Roger Bacon, 6-1,225, 5r.; Linebackers Sr.; Quarterback-Dave Tobias, Covington, 5-11, 165, Sr.; -Rick Naylor, Cincinnati Moeller, 6-4,215, Sr, Chris Kauth, Backs-Todd LeMaster, Cedarville, 5-11, 175, Sr., TyronTrotwood-Madison, 6-foot, 185, Sr., and Bob Eden, Fairfield, 5- Peterson, Yellow Springs, 5-9, 1S55, Sr., and Chuck Wildman, 10, 195, Sr.; Backs-Eric Humbert, Cincinnati Forest Park, South Charleston Southeastern, 5-11, 185, Sr.· 6-foot, 190, sr, BOb Wheeling, CenterviRe, 6-foot, 170, Sr., and First Team Defense · . · · • Mark Taylor, Cincinnati Colerain, 5-10, ISO, Sr. Ends -John Mohr, Mechanicsburg, 6-4, 220, Sr., and Brian • Second Team Offense Oark, Cedarville, 6-3,220, Sr.; Tackles-Mike Strong, Bethel, 6Split End-Kirk Martin, Xenia Beavercreek; Tight End-Joe 1, 225, Sr., and Kevin Leiter, Triad, 5-10, 183, Sr.; Middle Guard Dooley, Cincinnati Oak Hills; Tackles-Richara,Smith, Cin- -Dan Heil, Sidney Lehman Catholic, 5- 10'12, 205, Sr.; Linebackcinnati Princeton, and Brett Couch, Hamilton Garfield; guards ers-Joe Schmidt, Covington, 6·1, 185, Sr., G<egg Homan, Scott Garman, Xenia, and Buddy HiKsamer, Xenia BeaverMaria Stein Marion, 5·11, 170, Sr., and Ch[p Coon, Williamscreek; Center-Ed Huber, Fairborn Baker; Quarterbackburg, S-9, ISS, Sr.; Backs-Scott Leighty, Yellow Springs, 5·8, • Fred Santo, Xenia Beavercreek; Backs-Gary LeGate, West 155, Jr., Troy Karns, Arcanum, 5-10 155, Jr., and Duane BoCarrollton, Russell Cooper, Cincinnati Hughes, and Ron stick, Mechanicsburg, 5-10, 160. Sr. Pruitt, Hamilton Taft.

Second Team Offense Second Team Defense Split End-Ron Jeffers, Landmark Christian; Tight EndEnds-Ron Heffron, Cincinnati Colerain, and Mike VonhHank Moore, Mississinawa Valley; Tackles-Dean Beckett, oene, Cincinnati Purcell; Tackles-Terry Baker; Xenia, and Clinton-Massie, and Terry Von Bargen, Middletown Fen·· Bob Applegate, Cincinnati Colerain; Middle Guard-Mike wick; Guards-Scott Dixon, Cedarville, and John Lyons, West Matz, Lebanon; Linebackers-Darrell Rudd, Oayton NorthLiberty-Salem; Center-Jeff Goheen, Mechanicsburg; Quar·· · mont, Brian Pillman, Cincinnati Norwood, and Tom Hassell, terback-Brian DeWitt, Springfield Catholic; Backs-Barry' Cincinnati Purcell; Backs-Bob Bell, Lakota, Martin Bayless, Cromer, Cincinnati Country Day, Roger Anthony, Ansonia, Dayton Belmont, and Jim Breenan, Kettering Fairmont West. and John Moore, Twin Valley South.

COACHES OF YEAR-Tom Kocica, Cincinnati Colerain, Second Team Defense . and Mickey Hannon, Springfield South. .

Ends-Leon Fox, New Miami, and Joe L~ng! Middletown BACK OF YEAR -Eric Ellington, Cincinnati Moeller.

Tackles-Tom Anglin, New M1am1, and George_ Fenwick· LINEMEN OF YEAR-Joe Apke, Cincinnati Moeller and Mann, S~uth Charlesto~ Southeastern; Middle Guard-Ron Doug.Compton, West Carrollton.

Salyers, South Charleston Southeastern; Linebacke~s-Gien , Markesberry, Cincinnati Summit Country Day, J1m Fed-_ ders, Middletown Fenwick, and Matt Brandt, West Liberty· CLASSAA salem; Backs-Vince Richardson, New Miami, Stewe Wet-.

First Team Offense • Split End-Bryan Abbott, Kings, 5-11, 155, Jr.; Tight Endzel, Cedarville, and Jay lmwalle, Maria Stem ~anon.

COACH OF YEAR-Bob Hartley, Yellow Spnngs.

Steve Howard, Cincinnati Greenhills, 6-5, ~1, Jr.; TacklesSam Ridder, Eaton,6·2, 215, Sr., and Tom Bnttan, Mason, 6-4, ... BACK OF YEAR-Dave Tobias, Covington.

230, sr.;_ Guards-Dave Heider, Loveland Hurst, 6-foot, 168, LINEMAN OF YEAR-Brian Oark, Cedarvifte.

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AKRON-Parma Padua coach Tom Kohuth learned Saturday that Moeller by any other name is still Moeller.

The Padua coach prepared his team for its Class AAA championship game against Moeller by making all references to the Cincinnati prep p:Jwer as "Team X." When Saturday's championship game was over, Kohuth must have thought his team had played teams X, Y and z.

Moeller didn't just defeat Padua for its fourth Ohio Class AAA title in five years. The Crusaders dismantled the Bruins to the· tune of 41~7 in the Rubber Bowl.

Kohuth learned early in the game and again late in the contest why the Crusaders, winners of 57 of their last 58 games •. are not Brand X. ON THE SECOND play of the game, fortune seemed against Moeller when starting quarterback Tom Lockwood left the field, his face contorted in pain after pinching a nerve in his right shoulder. , Substitute quarterback Ron Lindhorst trotted or.. the field and promptly marched the Crusaders ·. 60 yards in eight plays for Moeller's first touchdc-wn, going the final18 himself around left end.

Lockwood returned to the lineup on Moeller's next series and went on to throw three touchdown passes. Even he felt sorry for Lindhorst who had to return to the sideline after such a brillant performance.

Lockwood felt Lindhorst's performance could have been the key to Moeller's victory.

"Yes it was," said Lockwood. "If they had stopped us when Ron came in, it (momentum) could have gone their way."

THE MOMENTUM did switch to Padua's direction, but ever so briefly. The Bruins quickly tied the score at 7-7 on a two-play blitz following Lindhorst's touchdown. Ed Murphy ran for 38 yards for Padua followed by a 25-yard touchdown pa.5s from Dan Schodowski to Tom Hardy.

With Lockwood back in the game, Moeller marched for touchdowns on its next three possessic·ns, drives of 64, 64 and 77 yards. Two of the · touchdowns came on passes from Lockwood to Eric Ellington and Dave Thurkill.

The proud Padua secondary, which set a school record for pass defense this year by allowing an average of only 3.7 yards per pass attempt, was bewildered by Moeller's complicated formations.

For instance, on fourth-and-goal from the Padua five, Moeller lined up with three wide receivers on the left and Ellington walked into the

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G:rthering around .the state football championship trophy at Moeller High School today were head coach Gerry Faust (right, foreground) and some of his assistants and players. Around table, left to right, are players Joe Apke, Mike Suter and Keith Kohorst. In back, left to right, are assistant coaches Jim Higgins, Mike Cameron, Phil Gigliotti, Pat Orloff and Steve Kllonne.

end zone to take the scoring pass from Lockwood.

KOHUTH. THOUGH, felt the key was Moeller's overall physical strength. ''They were just too physical for us,'' he said.

Moeller coach Gerry Faust, who held a lot of respect for Padua's size going into the game, felt the key was establishing an inside running attack. ··we didn't know exactly what we could do," said Faust. "We felt we could run outside on them but were con.cerned about the inside game." faust had little room for concern ·once the game started. His offensive line pushed Padua's defense aside and junior fullback Mark Brooks burst through the holes for 130 yards in 17 canies, his best performance of the season.

ELLINGTON GAINED 115 yards in 24 carries while Lockwood connected on 13 of 19 passes for 164 yards. Phil Roach caught six passes for 71 yards. Joe Lima caught thi-ee for sa yar~s.

including a 41-yard touchdown pass. · Faust used about all of the ao players he took to Akron in rolling up a 536 !o 97 edge in total offense. Moeller had 29 first downs to Padua's four.

Faust gave Padua and the L3,269 fans watching a taste of what is to come from Moeller.

Hiawatha Francisco. a 5-10. 165-pound freshman tailback, got into the game for two plays and ga~ned 29 yards. He ran four plays for the varsity this year and gained 50 yards.

"Did you see that freshman running back?" replied Faust when asked if he would have enough talent to make it back to the state playoff finals next season.

FAUST \\1LL NOT compare this championship team to the 1975, 1976 and 1977 state champions, · ·'To me all my teams have been good teams because they ve all been quality kids," said Faust.

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MQst any other team in the nation that graduates 28 seniors from a 9-1 team would·almost have to be confronted with a "rebuilding" season.

But Moeller isn't any other team in : the nation. · According to one national preseason poll, coach Gerry Faust's Crusaders are the team in the nation. Numero Uno. Moeller returns 10 of 22 starters from last year's club, including a backfield of fleetfooted rushers.

Senior quarterback Tom Lockwood, 6-1,200 pounds, rates as o;ne of the best in the city. Faust touts his three running backs as perhaps the best group_ ever and that takes in a ~ot of major college territory.

The rushers include seniors Joe_ Lima, a 5-9, 175-pounder -who runs the 40 in 4.7, 5-9, 180-pound Eric Elllngton, a 4.4 40-yard man, and Craig l!:dmonson, a 5-9,. 185-pounder who turns the 40 in 4'.5. Fullback will be Mark Brooks, a 6-3, 225-pound junlor with a 4.6 time.

Other returning starters include: ~o-captain Keith Kohorst, a 6-1, 215pound guard, 6-0, 190~polind tight end Phil Roach, linebackers Frank Sylvester (5-10, 180), co-captainJUck Naylor (6-4, 210), and Mike Larkin [6-2,200). .

MOELLER STAFF: Head coach Gerry Faust; assistants Phil Gigliotti, Ted Bucigalupo, Mike Cameron.

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The football team's success may hamper the basketball squad as nine of the first 15 players are also ' pigskin participants. Tom Jutze, a6-4 senior guard, has developed into a good outside shooter over the summer. ''We're a physcially strong, group," Hammer said. "We jump well and we move well."

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It seems thaCevery grad-- • uating class at Moeller· is unique and each year has its own special qualities. Each class is also kno\\'n for either several students excelled in athletics or aca-. derilics. In the class of 1979, one such student is Tony Hunter, his_ spe.cialty , . , sports, any an~ all of them.

It seems that no matter what sport he attempts, he produces results. · The Tony Hunter Story, all · 18 years of it, could be the basis for a novel ... a young man, a good student, great athlete and all-around super guy, emerges from an ob" scure middle class suburb to become the apple of almost every major college recruiter's eye in three sports no less. -.

In his three.years at Moeller; ·ro~y has-participated fn four different sports, emerging from the rest of the · pack as a superstar in three. · Hunter began his football Tony Hunter career on the res'erve team in his sophomore year at the .- .

At Penn St; . Notre Dame; quarterback position. ·all. In basketball, Tony is rnidseason, "Ike", as he was U .S.C.; Michigan St.; Pur- second only to. Mike Sylcalled by his teammates due-; U ..C. and Ohio S:tate.- . vester, a pro basketball because of his signal~alling, When the dust cleared, player in Italy, in career was moved u·p to the varsity Hunter U.ke many of Moe's scoring and career reboundas an extra tight end; he's superstars of the past decid- ing. He does, however, hold played the'. pos~tiort . ·ever ·ed upon the Fighting Irish of the all-time FG percentage since: · • ·• Notre Dame. Next fall, Tony for single season and career.

Hunter's basketball career . will join former Crusaders: In track, Hunter went to the began as a reserve as well, Jay Case, Bob Crable, Dave state meet this year in the however, he played only four Condeni, Harry Oliver and 440relay, mile relay and 220. games at that level because Tim Koegel at the South 'That in itself, say enough. he 'was so impre5sive that he Bend campus. There is a Hunter's performances was quickly moved up to the fair chance that Hunter will have resulted in him being varsity for the duration. of see a good deal of action in named high-school football the season. " • his first season as welL All-American by several In the spring of his sophoA native Cincinnatian, and polls in addition to- being more year, Tony played first a resident of Madisonville, . named first team All-Stat~ in base for the reserve baseball the 6'5", 220 pounder has a football and third team Allteam but ·sat out the second younger brother, Frank; who State in basketball while half of the season due to a toe. will be a senior next year at winning almost every coninjury. 'In his junior and · Moeller. He also has two ceivable local award offersenior years; Hunter opted· older sisters. Should one be ing. \ . for t'rack, running. wherever curious as to the source of - How does. a super-star, in he was needed most. Some Tony's outstanding athletic the truest sens~ of ,the word. of his better events included abilities,- he need look no see· the world around himthe 100, 220, '440, 440 relay, further than his parents, and how does he-feel it looks.

8so relay,. mUe, relay and both natives. of Mississippi at him? This 'reporter asked long:jump~ .).;,_;,., _ . . who ma~e na~es for them- Hunter some of these often With enougll,natural abil:': ·selves. in their.~. day . . His wondered-about questions ity to pla~t~liege ;ball in fatn:~r~.;~as . ~n.· all:around and came up with some very three. sports;·· Hunter was athlete, a three-sport letter- interesting responses, . given the o~ce-over by many man much like himself while His life ambition <to inost a. major college, well over his mother was All-State in of us a childhood fantasy> to 500 schools expressed inter- girl's basketball. become a pro football player est in "his services· to be In three years, Hunter has will more· likely' than not exact. · Due to the fact· that .·. set and broken more records come true, barring any serifootball was his first love, it than any other Moeller athl.- .· soon became apparent' that ete, past to present. l'Iunter ous injury. · · only· a major football power is Moe's all-time leading would land Tony Hunter: In pass receiver, all-time . l '· early February, Hunter had point-scoring receiver and his field narrowed down to second in career points over-

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On uie subject or"~co~cit:' Gerry Faust;- Hunter 'co)lld- · n't find words to. adequately·: deScribe' the 'inali~-. H; be~:~ lieve5 that Faust is_ what. makes Mooller. great, ~·~e . instills a spirit in'the'phiyers ; : that make' them' puf forth _t2o··' . '· t tt. ..,. ..!' .t .:£!" ~-t ...... ~ ,., { 1t . percen ... · :.:-~_, ...,o.,~ ....,_,-:.,, ;· ··, The camaraderie' of Moe~ . comes tiirough t1est_ iilL I .

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Hunter.:rcatapulted:. ~lmse,lt; other player~, ~ondered justt from being just another~ t~ what was 'going to happen·;.. sophomore into a supers~r.~. now that the streak' had·;'.l athlete. Tony gives inuch:0L~ - ended: ' The reception backt· the credit .for his person~l, < at scho'ol by thE!'"student bOdy ~ success to Moeller itself; -;:·'1·: meant more to the team .than:

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.... av1s___· gaye--us · · ,_., ·~·.· ·r ··· ·-, · .~.~e·d·t . o·..··me.,... bY-- T.o ny ..... -----_a. he . w. hen \'I.e, ·<Moe footb~ll player, class of- ·needed'.· it· most,". J:{unt«:!r:~ ;77), he talked about enthu-~oritlii~nted:-·..,"--"' ;,_:; t• . · .,· si~m.~,n~ a f~!!til_y. ~pirit; I-~, Being in"a JM?Sit!o~~uc~ as: thought he .was,.k1ddm,g but • Tony's one would s~em. to get __ Moe really. has 1t, that s one· a great deal' of press cov- · _of. t!_l~. thing~ I lik~..}>~.st ~·~ .. '~ .eragE(_.arid.. ~.O:s~lic~~~ ·:::ad~ 1 In ·addition to athl~~~c.sup~·-···vice.; Hunter feels that "It remacy, Toriy sai~ that Moe ·'all: iiis'jts ..piace·.-but you'ye. rqse to -~e top in oth~~ areas . got to be y~Hli' ~~n-man and as' .well:~. :'Because. o_! .the: do' i•liat you want to do and closeness.'of ,the studen_ts to~:-riot what other's' want." . L. each _other'·~!ld, the._f.ac~lty, -•:.i Tony' l:fuiite'r; wjto).: ~·§il ~ Moeller promotes an_atmOS" • more awards than you can. '{>here of achie'vemeiitiri' ~he._·· shake a· 'stick:·_at, has done·., 'clii~sroom 'as well'. Contrary -~and· ~seen more~ than most to popular beli~f, ~~e ,<athle~ ·.r higli''school -~ihietes dr~~m. tesl . get no. spec1al treat- · about.r- His three-year hon-.. ._i:nent,. every?ne;,)~ . ~qual ~.ey~OOJl·. ~itt{ th( ~!'~Sader_. under the. law. 1••••• Hunter·· castle has finally come to an: ·added:·"' .c.':::;·,: ~::·. . ~:'erid; he'~l t~~~ h,is,. sJ)eci~l: · Being an athl~~~c pr1_ma abilities up to· Notre Dame· donna Hunter felt no resent- -where this reporter is: con· ·· m·enf!Irom· his· tei~mates.r·· 'nder{t.tie\vill perfprm much. once. again:' ~~~~ssmg :. Jhe. -in the ~arne mariner he did at .' £amiiy ·aspect' of Moeller, ·: Moeller·.;· Good,Iiick to yoti,_r· hov.•ever, h_e did commenL ·:Tony Hunte:-;,ifihere is ·sue~'' that opp?si~g teams would·. ,!i- .thi!lg: __ ~~-·;~.n-~: ~rit~~i_can . ·key on h1m m an· attempt to· ·success story, you're surely make him.faulter._ . . '·~ one.\ ·< • ' ~_,..

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;En£ Ellington of MoeUer, the all-time leading irusher in Crusader history and this year's city 1scoring leader, and coaches Tom Kocica of Colerain and Ken Minor of Reading are the recepients bf the biggest awards in The Enquirer's all-city htgh school football .team.

• · Ellington, the mighty mtte with the speed of a; dragster who rushed for 1,280 yards In 12 games this season for the Class AAA state champions, has been chosen as Player of the Year. ~ . Kocica, the third-year head coach who led a team decimated. by graduation to his thirdstraight Hamtlton County American League title, and Minor, the rookie coach whose club was expected t9 finish in the middle ofthe pack of theliamtlton County National League only to' go unbeaten ill the league, were named co-Coaches of theYear. · ''Winning the state championship ·was the highlight of the year," Ellington said. "Last year, we should have won it. Last year's seniors wanted ft so bad, we told them that we would wb:~ it for them this year. They were all there this year, and in the (Akron Rubber Bowl) locker room, it was a :. very emotional moment." .FIRST TEAM OFFENSE ELLINGTO~ WOUND. up with 96 points in Player, Sctlool ·~. ,r.gtitEnd Joe Dooley, Oak Hills •split End Thad Gibbs, Princeton Tackle Richard Smith, Princeton Tony Brooks, Lakota ,Tackle 'GUard. ·Greg King, Oak HiDs Mike Fox, COlerain Guard· .center Joe Apke, Moeller ,Quart"rback'1 Gary Nagel, Princeton •fJunning Back Eric Elfington, Moeller Running Blick Russell Cooper, Hughes ''Running Back Marlin Graden, Lakota Placekicker Kevin Young, Aiken

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Tight Ends-Steve Howard (Greenhl!ts), Steve Jameson (Elder), 0ems ~ (Northwe'stl, Er.ic Kattus (Colerllln), Tyrone Fuler (Western ~&;), Jerry tust· (Walnu1 f:lillsl, Gary Kohls (Indian Hil). Spflf ElldS-Mike Wesley (Reacing), Brian .Abbott (~ings), Paul Benjamin. (Roger Bacon), Gl'eg Vehr (St. Xavier), John Stultz ·(Glen Estel, Tim Bu11er (Forest Parkl. Tadltes-Jim Parctman (Moelerl, Eddie Cook (WOodward), O!uck SChneier (Lancmark Ovistian), Rod Pemlngton (Mt. Heaithy),oJeff Tamer (Moeller), Dale Mercer (Oeer Park), Dave Srider (Glen Estel, Mike.Garmmann (Colerain), Doug Evans (Turpin), Dave Huntsberger \(Greenhills!. Guards-Mark Bridges (Roger Bacon), Tony Grippa (Reading), Vince "Holbert (Wyoming), Ron DeY~ (Loveland), Dave Meter (Sycamorel.Centen~~~n:~:me~~~;::~;t' Kingery <Loveland),. om szurftnskl <Oak HiBsl, Quarterllacks-Tom Lockwood (Moelerl; Todd Scllneebeck (Indian Hill), l'Ocld Hatfield (Colerain), Steve Engel (Reldi!Q), Daryl Boston (WoodWard), Bobby .Kelly (Hughes), Doug Schneier (landmark Clr:lstian), Todd'Bodnar (Mariemont). .Running Backs-Ken Fields (Mariemont!, Jimmy Taylor (Northwest), Keith Heffner (Mariemont), SpencerUtfleloM (GI'eemtlsl, Carl Shepherd (Glen Estel, Labitron Kldd (Hughes), Kevin Fox (COlerain), David. Keeling (Princeton!, Tony Traub (Sycamore), Chris Thompson (No. Colege Hill, Rob Yamaguchi (Western Hils), Barry Cromer (Cincinnati Country Day), Glen Markesberry (SUmmit Country Day), ~an McKernan (Taylor), Brian Mercer (Forest Park), Terry LaSance (Deer Park), Ron B!Qgs (Anneytown), Pat Engel (Loveland), Bob 2191o (Anderson), .Johnny BUsh KWoodi.·w·ardl•. Larr .. y Lee (WOodward). Placellidters-Steve Roark (Greenli!sl, (fltalt U~~ J~~l. Mark Starnes (Princeton). .. ~

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Co-Coaches of the Year Tom Koclca ·UE!ft) of Colerain and ·Ken Minor (right) of Reading, both won their respective Hamilton : County League tHtl~:s. Kodca .credited the surpris, ing ,performance· of jhis underdassmen.

Minor str.essed team lclosenesS, despite· a :low preseaKm league ·ranking.

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Russell Cpoper of Hughes overtook Marlin Graden of La~ota in the ·final week of the season to capture tlle individual rushing title in The Post's high scp~ol football statistics.

Cooper rush_ed for 196 yards in the Big Red's 26-20 v1ctory over Dayton Jefferson to finish with 1353 yards. Gr,apen finished with 132.

In passing/iBrian Barlow of Hamilton Taft set a new school ;record as he recorded 1466 yards via the air. ~.~~completed 99 of 179 passes and threw for 12 touchdowns. .

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pearances at Soldier Field by Moeller High · · · School of Cincinnati, which boasts the wiri· ningcst football team in the United States, ay ' The Sun· Times has learned. ' If an agreement is reached, Moeller will after they won the state championship in llli· meet either St. Rita or St. Laurence Sept. 12 nois." .or 13 in 1980. The schools have open dates at that time and athletic directors Jim Segredo THE VICTORY OVER Dallas Jesuit drew a of St. Rita and Bro. B. J. Reinckens of St. disappointing crowd of 18,000 and came a Laurence said they would be interested in week after Moeller's 53-game winning streak discussing a proposal for the game. had been snapped by Princeton-13·12 on a Mount Carmel, which may field the stron· 37-yard field goal with seven seconds left. It gest team in the Catholic League in 1980, also cost Moeller a shot at its fourth state cham· was. contacted. But athletic director Joe Gil· pionship in a row and marked its only defeat bert said the school couldn't get involved be· in six years. This year's team is ranked No. 1 cause it has two-year contracts with Bloom in the country. and Joliet Catholic for its opening dates and Faust, who has lost 17 games in 17 years, is reluctant to change the,m. has built a nationwide reputation by beating A Moeller·St. Rita· match.was proposed.. a . the best teams he can schedule. He has de vel· year ago, but Moeller coach Gerry Faust oped 14 high school All-Americas, including former Notre Dame star Steve Niehaus, and backed off. Unablr to secure a $35,000 guarantee to play iu Chicago, Faust elected to is especially proud that more than 200 of his schedule Dallas Jesuit, the top-ranked Catho· players have earned college scholarships. lie school in Texas. Now Faust admits he Moeller defeated Penn Hills, the Pennsylvamade a mistake. _ nia champion, in its season opener 30-13. Sat· - "It was my fault," said Faust. "Personally, urday's opponent will be another state cham1 wanted to play the Texas team rather than pion, Brother Rice of Birmingham. Mich. He St.. Rita because I was.sick and tired of hear· has scheduled teams from New York, Ken· lng about how good Texas football is. I want· tucky, Maryland and Virginia but once turned .MJo1 s~e how good they are, if they~re better: o , ,down a trip to Hawaii because of Ohio's 300-. _than 0hio.' So we won 37·7 and~I.came away·.~ ·~ile trav111 limitl\tion for'high school athletes.

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"We would want to make it a yearly thing Since both sides are anxious to get togeth· and play the game in Soldier Field," said er, a compromise might be worked out. It Faust. "We feel we could draw better in Chi·· ·wouldn't be tile first time, either. Faust still cago than in Cincinnati. We have drawn as remembers when Terry Brennan brought his many as 24,000 in Riverfront Stadium but Mount Carmel team to Dayton for a game in people in Ohio don't know much about Chica· 1952 with Chaminade, which was coached by Faust's father.

"I was a senior on the Chaminade team and Frank Pinn, who later was my college , roommate, was the Mount Carmel quarter· , back," recalled Faust. "Mount Carmel won 28·21 and the game drew 14,000 at Dayton Stadium. That was a big crowd in those days .. .''Bu't we should -~e'ab!e to do much better thaiij that in Chicago, shouldn't Wi?" , ' 1

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(three in a;ro~). ~ut ::'·ttiey'll be working without·the services 20 of )ast, year,'s,;22. starters: J .-/ ..,.1.-- ·. . - ' Graduation claimed 34 seniors from ' . '. ' I . . . ·,. · . ·. · - , . ._ . . Gerry Faust s 1977 squad,:., . . .··_; HEN th:e subject is Moeller Ye.t:there are more numbers football, one usually speaks in terms \ i whe're 't h 0 s e c am e :from' as 36 \·ERIC E~LiNtroN doesn't Otten get this treatm~nt ~th)m tacklers; Gerry . of numbers. This fall, .the Crusaders . ·players with varsity experience reare seeking to extend their streak of• · turn this year. In fact, 305 caildl- ·I Faust says he may become ~'the bestbad(in'Moeller's history/' ~: ·:;:> :,·' . ~ .. ~ -~ ".:· -·. . . . .,. '•. .· . . .-~-.: :.- :-.:-~~:.;:f·\\' -:' ~ _-; ,- ·'· : \ ' :_ -<i-~:7,:~:~\<:::.~, . victor!es (36 straight). and state•-· dates-most In the school's hlsto- /.

MOELLER ROSTER . ',Ted Catino ............. : LB 6-0 175 .:· 12 ry.,-are trying out for footbali at ) ·.-KevinGarry ............. JLB 6-2 ·... 210..

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ELL, tt's that time o(..year ;. Greater Cincinnati League. A ·year ahe-ad of six-time defending ieague' place vote than Colerain. .. , again. Time for leaves to:.fall, tern- ago, GCL t_eams won 28 of·3o_e~-· champ Woodward. . . ·. :·: ..... -.. Elsewhe_re; though_; league peratures to ·drop.:. and voices to counters~lth ·non-league,oppo-..

Coaches In the Hamilton County····.coaches echoed• the judgment.of the . be raised In praise of :Moeller. . .... · nents, .and •area: co~ches:feel that · · Leagu·e American Division picked-·"· city. at large. Moeller, of course, was.

And It's time too for Cincinnati'.' trend will continue m, 1978., Four on:--_:Colerain~the only HCA tea.m lri' the., .the unanimous choice of G CL high school fo~tbail fans to ask:··. Moeller's GCL·_partners:are ~anked,. city ... ~ide top 10-to finish first;'bu~.· .'coaches ,to. finish first·'in that Who will beat· the crusaders? And-·. among .the top . 10 teams in· the, :No. 10 Oak Hills was picked to finish·:.·.' league; and-,Wyoming.was vot.ed No. 'tirde for the same answer to come.. · :coaches' polL Elder nailed _down the·':.. fifth in the league .. Reflecting the ·. '1 iri. the. Hamilton. County League · · · second spot, while LaSape,was rated ·. co_aches' belief:that .the.. league '·National Division _by every. HC':N back: Noone, probably._·. . Yes, lt's,a new footban·season . No.5, St. Xavier No. 7,and· Rog_er will be razor~close, theHCA.vote·: ·..coach. Sycamore-the highesta·nd, yes, Moeller is once again the·· .Bacon No.9. The, latter-three clubs,· _placed:Mt. Healthy_ a very close sec" · ranked Eastern-Hills League memclass _of .. local. prep .teams. ·It;s been,•, ;~ll h~v~ new coach.e~ thls,year. ·. ··. : i:ond~to ~oleraln. Mt·. Healthy was ·.t·ber in the _city poll at.No .. 12-Wa.sa .. six years -since Gerry Faust's.·club: · ::Princeton; the perenri.ial:power ·ranked _only No. 13 in the city poll. ·;.clear-cut choice• of EHL skippers to. was defeated,by, a•_loc!,l.l outfit-. ~n the Greater Miami ..Conference, And Northwest-.ranked 15th in .the win the_leagu.e crown. \. ,,.:,·: <: ,;•.

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Faust s contemporaries havelearn'" .. ·.:Defending Class AA state champion ed _t~e hard·way,thatthe Crusaders, Wyoming was: tabbed No. 4, while are Just about unbeata~le . .In a·poll .. Colerain· was ·sixth; :woodward· of :area coaches conducted by The _eighth and Oak Hills lOth.· · . · , Enquirer, all but two, voted Moeller · .... ·,, ·. .. . , · ·,) . · ·· .. · '· · · the top-te~m.in·the city. one of the .··~ .Results of individual league polls 'dissenters listed the Crusaders sec- · ~onducte~ .by The Enquirer. differ . ond, the other third. J .., . · ·' somew):lat· from the city-wide poll, . · · · . . . . however. In predicting the final . And ~ust as Moeller's ~rip on No. ·. ranking of. teams in their. league,. l hasn t .\Veakened, neither has·.· Public High School League coaches .there been a decline In the strength• picked Aiken-which was -ranked 'I

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Roger Staubach. College coaches value especially the precise execution that Moeller players learn. Woody Hayes made three reeruiting trips to the school in his final year at Ohio State, and U.S.C.'s John Robinson, Penn State's Joe Paterno, Michigan's Bo Schembechler and Notre Dame's Dan Devine are regular callers.

Faust, a devout Catholic, insists on fortifying the three Rs of football-rushing; ·receptions and kick returns-with a healthy dose of religion. A sign in the locker room proclaims: OOD + EFFORT +

driving rain that turned the field into a swamp, the flashy Moeller offense still operated in high gear, rolling up five touchdowns.

Faust, 44, a gravel-voiced six-footer, is second-generatio-11 football. His father, Gerard Sr., now 72, coached for 20 years in Dayton, where young Jerry was an allstate quarterback. After starring at the University of Dayton, Faust joined local Chaminade High as a backfield· coach.

Hired in 1960 by Moeller to start a freshman football team, Faust first fielded a varsity in 1963, and the Fighting Crusaders dynasty was born.

long to Moeller High, a smallish (1,008 students) Roman Catholic boys' school in suburban Cincinnati. In the 17 ¥ears since Coach Jerry Faust organized ·a varsity football squad, his Fighting Crusaders have won 159 games, been tied twice and suffered just 17 losses. They have rolled aust works his players year round on up eight undefeated seasons, including the one they completed a week weight-training equipment, but otherwise .there are few frills and fewer regago with a 37-6 win over ulations for Moeller's football stars. With a larger school, Mount DEDICATION BRINGS VICTOno· home field, the Fighting Crusaders Healthy. That left Moeller firmly entrenched atop the RY. Although about 15% of played in seven different stadiums durFaust's players are non-Cath- ing their ten-game regular season, occainformal lists as the U.S.'s champion secondary school olic, they all pray together sionally cramming into a single bus to after practice. On game days save money. As for curfews, Faust says: for the third time in four they attend benediction in "I tell them that if they have a solid reayears and f~her extended the school chapel, then gath- son for staying out past 12:30, then they the school's collection of trophies: eleven Greater Cinciner round a statue of the Virgin can stay out. They've never given me a Mary to pray again. Before reason." But the coach does have one firm nati League titles as well as three state, seven regional taking the field, at halftime, player rule: "They better conduct themand nine city crowns. Says and again after the game, fur- selves as Christians. That's more imporone of the pack of university ther prayers are offered. Ad- tant than anything."

Faust's players are intensely loyal to scouts who follow Moeller's mits Assistant Coach Jeff Liebert: "I think we do pray him. "He treats everyone like a son," says fortunes: "This is one of the finest sports dynasties ever. a little more than anybody Star Tailback Eric Ellington. "We don't For longevity and total domelse.'~ think of him as a coach but as a father." inance. it's better than The coach on the field Moeller also plays a lit- At the end of each season, Moeller's footU.C.L.A. basketball." tle better than anybody else. ball father says farewell in an emotional Lest battered opponents hope that the The Moeller monolith not only bowls ceremony that has become traditional. dynasty might run down, Faust points to over all local opponents but dispatches After the final practice, the seniors line the in-school farm teams that he and his out-of-state challengers as well. This sea- up to shake hands with the underclassmen staff of twelve assistant coaches have set son, Moeller crushed a perennial De- and assistant coaches. This year, as alup: the freshmen and sophomore squads troit schoolboy power, Brother Rice ways, Faust stood at the en.d of the line. were both unbeaten this year, and the High School, 33-14, then took on the flag- He embraced each player, and when the frosh defense gave up just six points in ship school of the tough western Penn- ceremony was over, the teary-eyed seniors .eight games. Meanwhile Moeller, which sylvania mine country, Penn Hills High; nodded their approval of Assistant Coach draws its students from 13 parishes iii Cin- score: Moeller 30, Penn Hills 13. The Cru- Bill Clark's assertion: "The greatest team cinnati's middle-class northeastern sub- saders' final regular season game against you will ever be on is the team you're on urbs, is besieged with applications from Mount Healthy was . typical. Despite a right now."

• parents of would-be gridiron greats. They figure that the school's $725 tuition ($825 for non-Catholics) is a good investment, and with reason. Each year Moeller sends anaverageof 15 players to college on football scholarships. They have been won by every starting offensive lineman in the past six years and by every starting center and all but one quarterback since 1963.

When Notre Dame and Michigan played earlier this year, at one point five of the 22 players on the field were Moeller alumni. Says Faust: "I can tell a boy that if he gets good grades and he's 6 ft. 2 in. and plays on the offensive line, we can almost guarantee him a scholarship."

Faust runs an offense that is as sophisticated as those of most colleges.

Among other things, it features passing plays devised by one of the coach's friends from a rival Cincinnati high school, a The Figfrtlng Crusaders· and their leader joining in a pregame prayer in the locker room rather competent quarterback named Fortifying football's three Rs-rushing, receptions and returns-with a dose ofreligion.

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Students and administrators Krusling, now' ln hls lOth year, as ' to general studies, college .prepara- High School In Mlddle.town In th~;~ here are quick to point out that both prlncjpal, agrees. "It's a family-type ), tory and advanced placement levels. - 1960s. ·' sports -and acadexplcs carry equal school, because we get to know the There 'Is a distributive education _ Schaffer said _one of hls goal§··· weight among the!l,OOO students at ·kids and their p~rents," be ·said. program, where students receive with student government is to keep the scbool at 9001 Montgomery Rd., wrhe kids feel free and always have - on- the-job tralnh\g and· a "trans!- . the school splrlt alive as the footbaUc·· just south of the Cross County people to talk to." ' tional schQol," for freshmen and season passes. One project ls mak·•'~ Highway ln Sycamore Township. · sophomores who have difficulty ad- ·tng sure students regularly vlslt 19:'~ No doubt, everybody is proud of . justlng to high school. About 20 stu- hospitalized member of the Moeller the Crusaders football team. The · ·THERE ARE about 13 tributary dents ate In th4il transitional school, family-Paul_ Sllva-who was ingridiron victories proviae a special · parlshtis whlcll feed Into Moeller. ' where bastes are emphasized, Hab- jured Sept. 29 ln a football game; 1 school spirit,. students anel faculty Students come from areas as nearby· jan said. . . against St. Edward's High School in'"' memberssald. . as Sllverton, Indian lUll, Madeira.

This year, a career e(:lucatlori suburban Cleveland.

--~ The football team's success .and Sycamore Township, as well as "bullds a lot of pride ln the school,'~ -·Loveland, Evendale, Fores_t Park, f:.,r......~~----------------------======~·says one te~her. "Sometimes stuthe West Chesterarea·of Butler dents come ln (as freshmen) wlth·a County; Mason and southern Warlot of fear, but if they come in with .. ren County, and parts of Climnont pride, that m_akes lt. a lot. easier to ~ <2.«?~~..!¥· Tuition Is $660. teach them."

In the class of 1978-79, 72.5% of the graduates entered four-year "PEOPLE SEEM to think foot- colleges. Scores on the Scholastic · ball's the only thing good here," said Aptitude Test (SAT) were above the i Todd Smith, a senior. national and local norms, said' "Sometimes," added ·senior Mark Brother John Habjan, SM, assistant ·Manley, "when we wln other com- P,rlncipal. About 85% of the gradupetitions people will comment Jltes enter college.

'Moeller can do something else beIn enrollment, Krusling said sides football.' But the Involvement ls really good here . .1\l;lQut balf tbe . "We seem to be holding our own.'; students compete ln some kind of Th_e school is in the growing northeastern Hamllton County suburbs, sports."

Extra-curricular activities are as with easy access from Interstate-71 much a part of the school as every- ·-and I-275. thing else, said John Rains, a junior. · The school, named for Archbish"Maybe a-lot of people don't op He.nry Moeller, Cincinnati's I know about our Magic Club, which fourth archbishop, celebrated Its I has also been successful in competi- 20th birthday ln September. Moeller ! tions," ~atd Manley. The Forensics is staffed· by the Society of Mary, . Club has also won local and nation- diocesan priests and lay teachers. al awards, "and we've got a state About 50 of 1,000 students are not champion (student) ln chess, too," Cathollc. hesald.

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"The caliber of high school ball is above average here," Hubbard said.

"The level. of competition really prepares the young athletes. The fact we (Colerain), Moeller and some of the others are willing to throw the football is a big reason we have the three quarterbacks at major Indiana schools."

Clifford's right arm seldom rests ; he also is a starting pitcher for the Indiana baseball team.

SoME SCHOOLS are jealous of Moeller's success, and that's understandable. But, in reality, Moeller's national reputation helps its opponents.

Moeller head coach· Gf!rry Faust said, "We J?USh our kids first. But we'll also gJVe an honest evaluation of an opponent when a scout asks. It happens· all the time When they are in here viewing. game films." .

Faust said he has five quarterbacks in his system who are potential blue-chippers.

"One reason we succeed is we have enough coaches to extend individual attention," Faust said. "Phil

Bucks >, who dropped a 21-18 last year at Blooming!, very basic, and play tung but it's maturing, defense."

State as "a team to ally compare them to rt Schlichter, despite a ~rthwestern, still leads fense, averaging 195.8 rth in passing. all. goes into the game ae tailback position. y and first sub Jimmy ·7 victory over Northrning the job over to to experiment at the said he expected both ady. tball games today, the tootout will take place es ·today, top-ranked d, No. 2 Alabama is at hosts Kansas, sixthA&M, No.7 Washingtonight,· eighth-ranked lo. 9 Notre Dame visits !d .Florida State hosts

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But Jeff Liebert gets them first as freshmen. Then former Xavier quarterback Paul Smith takes over as sophomore coach."

Gigliotti, commentin~- on the quality of game films, Said cameraman "Stan Glenn is an integral part of our program. We dress him up for. the team picture just like a coach."

Faust thinks·· his players do have • an edge when they get to college. "because they've handled the pressure of playing before large crowds.

Also, mechanically, they are ahead of others. About the only thing we don't get too deep into with our quarterbacks is reading coverage. That they have to learn at college," he said.

The Cincinnati Connection isn't likely to peter out. "If we got an offensive lineman who is over 6-foot1 we can almost guarantee .him a college scholarship," said Faust. " I'd say we have 13 blue-chip· players on our squad right now."

Among them is quarterback Tom Lockwood, 6-foot-3, 195-pound senior.

Other city quarterbacks likely to draw Hoosier interest are Elder's Steve Humbert. Roger Bacon's Tim

Brennan and Princeton's Gary Nagel.

pETE COMPISE, in his third season as Hanover's head coach, helped recruit Tim Clifford for Lee Corso at Indiana when Campise was on the Hoosier staff. He hasn't landed a Cincinnati passer for Hanover yet, · but his roster includes 14 players from this area. Two of them are kicker Jim Diehl from Oak Hills and cornerback Steve Rusche from RojS· er Bacon, both of whom played big roles in the Panthers' opening victories.

"Rusche already is talking up Bacon," Campise said. "He's telling me they are unbeaten and loaded with juniors. This is the sort of thing that helps us maintain a foothold in that area."

Indianapolis· Butler, besides Mike McGeorge at quarterback, has captains Paul Harrington (linebacker, Indian Hills) and Ken LaRose (tackle, Moeller).

Former Little-AU-America passer Bill Lynch recruits Cincinnati for Butler head coach Bill Sylvester, succeeding Dave Oberting, who left football for private business here.

In Anderson, Ind .• Anderson College coach Kevin Donley has but one Cincinnatian, Steve Lanham of Finneytown.

"We don't work that far south in Ohio normally," Donley said, "but we did go hard after Elder's Mike Riley last year, but he got away to Dayton."

Sam Sample, a veteran of some 17 years of fighting the recruiting war at Taylor College in Y Upland, Ind., has one contributing player from here, Greg Fetzer from Sycamore.

Another local product, John Shivener from Lakota High, could be starting quarterback for Coach John Moses at the University of Evansviiie. Unfortunately, Shivener, after starting seven games last season, has been sacked because of poor grades.

Ray Straight from Wyoming and Brad Love from Sycamore also are members of the Evansville roster.

Jerry Berndt, who is 2.0 despite having taken over for Bob BergMan just six weeks ago as head coach at DePauw, in Greencastle, Ind .• has kicker Jeff Pauls from Sycamore on his team.

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SITE: Miami Field, Oxfprd, (cap. 14,900).

TIME: 1:30 p.m.

RECORDS: Both Mid-American Confer: ence teams have identical records of 3-2.

Miami is led by quarterback Chuck Hauck_who 14 and Marshall 28-0 while losing to Michigan State 24-21 and Central Michigan 19-18. Ohio has beaten Eastern Michigan 20-7, Marshall 35- · 0 and Kent State 43-13 while losing to Minneso-. ta 24-10 and Central Michigan 26-0. Miami is 11 in the MAC while Ohio is 2-1.

SERIES: Miami leads 33-21-1.

COACHES RECORDS: Tom Reed is in his second year at Mi~mi and has an 11-4-1 record: This is the first year at OU for Brian Burke who has coached under Lou Holtz the last six years.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Offensively, Miami is Jed by quarterback Chuch Hauck who has completed 49 of 95 passes for 599 yards and running backs Mark Hunter, 258 yards, KaiserHolman, 245 yards· and Paul Drennan, 242 yards. Linebackers John Lyons and Kent McCormick lead the defense.

OU sports the nation's pass interception leader in defensive back Joe Callan, who has six.

UC vs. Pittsburgh OPPONENTS: University of Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Pitt Panthers.

SITE: Pitt Stadium, capacity 56,500. Homecoming and youth day, anticipated crowd, 40,000.

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COACHES RECORDS: Coach Ralph Staub of the Bearcats owns an ll-14-2 record and Pitt's Jackie Sherrill is 20-7-1.

SERIES: This is the first meeting between the two schools on the football field.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: UC will depend on the throwing of quarterback Tony Kapetanit and thP. rPl'P.iViMI1 of frP<:hm"n fntnr" c:t<>r-

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Oscar Robertson has some highly personal and pertinent comments on basketbell, or leek of it, at the college and pro levels in Cincinnati.

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Moeller Cruises

By Parma., 41-7., For State Crown

BY RANDY HOLTZ Sports Reporter

AKRON, Ohio-There had been others. There had been 30-point victories and shutouts and heads shaking in disbelief. But that was all foreplay. Only an appetizer.

It all led up to Saturday. And Saturday, for the Moeller High School football team, was like a nlght at the Maisonette. After beating Parma Padua, 41-7, for the Class AAA state championship in front of 13,269 Rubber Bowl fans, no one could doubt Moeller was the best football team in the state Of Ohio.

No one really ever did in the flrst place.

In fact, Padua coach Tom Kohuth, watching his toe make llttle lines in the concrete under the stands of the Rubber Bowl, went one better.

"If there's a better high school team ln the country," Kohuth said in the voice of a man who had just lost, 41-7, "I'd Uke to see it. But I'd like to see it from the stands."

Saturday, Kohuth wasn't that lucky. He had to watch from the nidcllnc. The wrong sideline.

What he saw wo.sn't very pretty.

What he saw was Moeller running, passing, blocking and tackling its way to Its fourth state championship in five years. What he saw was his team dreadfully overmatched in a state championship game, in which mismatches aren't supposed to happen.

The gfl.mP. sta rtecl !nno~t'ntly enough. Padua won the toss, elected to receive, and was forced to punt.

-THEN, AGAINST a defense thatshut out perennial Northeastern Ohio power Mass~llon last week to get here Saturday, the Moeller offensive machtng went to work.

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Here was a defense that hadn't given up a legitimate touchdown since midseason. It wasn't in its nature to give up 11. score so easily.

AndPaduafoundoutitsnotnice L to fool Moeller nature.

•a:·. · "WE HAD two mental letdowns, · that's all," said Moeller defensive tackle Tom Allan. "We weren't too .. · happy about that." ; Neither was the Padua punter, l John warcaba. After that first ~ . :... series, he saw plenty of action. He almost wore out his leg. . · While the Moeller defense was J getting mean, the offense was moving at will. With Lockwood opening things up on short sideline passes, the Crusaders dld everything they wanted. When it wasn't tailback Eric Ellington, it was fullback Mark Brooks. When it wasn't Brooks, it was wingback Joe Lima on counter plays. And when they didn't run, the Crusaders p!I.Ssed.

Moeller wound up with four passessions in the first half and four touchdowns. The drives were of 70, 64,64 and 77 yards. The second score game on a tlve-yard pop-up pass to Ellington. The third was a 10-yard sideline pass to tight end Dave ThurkUI. The fourth was a five-yard run by Brooks who had 90 yards in the first half. .

The 27-7 halftime score had Padua reeling and Moeller worrying about a second half letdown.

"WE REMEMBERED last week (when Moeller let down in the second half against Toledo Whitmer)," Ellington said. "We knew this was the kind of team that can come back on you. So we knew we had to keep the pressure on in the second half." ·

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MARK BROOKS, Moeller's burly fullback, breaks into the open far a gain as Crusaders cruise to Ohio AAA ·scholastic football championship with a 41-7 victory over Parma Padua at Akron Saturday. That's·Moeller back Eric Ellington at right, and Moeller tackle Joe Parchman has wiped out a would-be Parma defender at left.

yard untouched run after interceptIT WAS complete. Kohuth was ton, the team which beat Moeller ing a Schodowski pass. · stunned. Moeller coach Gerry Faust, last year, went on to win the cllam"The guy just seemed to look of course, was elated. pionship. r l <Yh.t .AL.m..o...A.nd ..thraw_\t. tn ..me!' - - tl:nhnt.h urn..c:. su:k~d- tf he. thou2ht .

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