34—Amsterdam Recorder Monday, November 5,1973

Perth T-V Co-Champion; Defeats Broadalbin, 12-0

By JOE DENNIS BROADALBIN — Coach Dick

Ruberti's Perth Red Raiders owns a share of Tri-Valley league football championship by virtue.of a 12-0 victory over neighboring rival Broadalbin Central and a 6-1 league record which deadlocks Fonda-Fultonville for the crown. Fonda nipped Cobleskill. 6-0. for its share of the circuit title, also with 6-1.

Playing at times in near-hurricane conditions, the Red Raiders of Perth scored touch­downs in the first and second periods and then dug into hold off any bids by the home-standing Kens of Coach Bob Munn who wound up their campaign with a 2-5 league and 3-5 overall records.

Both Perth and Fonda posted full season log of 7-1 in sharing the title. Fonda won the crown outright the past two years.

Ken Gifford, last week's Recorder Co-Player of the Week, turned in another inspired performance by scoring the first Perth TD on a two-yard smash over the middle and connected with George Savoie for a 25-yard pass for the other six-points.

Gifford's first tally was the culmination of a 65-yard drive in 11 plays which came the second time the Raiders got the ball. A pass interference penalty and a 21-yard pass from Gifford to Frank Cassetta set up the TD. Late in the second stanza. Giffords arm found Cassetta and the glue-fingered end picked it off and legged it 25-yards for paydirt.

Fullback Cilff Farrell, a solid workhorse all season since being converted from tackle by Ruberti. led the attack with 68-yards in 16 tries plus a solid performance in defense.

Gifford called another flawless game while Dave Traver, filling in for the injured Chris Rossi, also ran well with 35-yards in 12 carries.

Broadalbin turned in a fine team effort led by hard-running Bob Leslie who churned out 53-yards in 11 tries while Wayne Mound and J.P. Flanagan were the stars of the defensive unit. Mound recovered two Perth fumbles and Flanagan picked off a pass for an interception.

. Perth was four for nine in the air with two intercepted while the Kens* Flanagan completed three for 12. The

winners held the edge in ground gained 110-58, a tribute to the Perth defensive unit. A 19-yard pass from Flanagan

to Tim Klymkow was the longest strike by the Kens, but a Perth prevent defense stopped the bid on the 15-yard line in the waning minutes.

The obviously-elated Ruberti summed up the game and entire season with "Its been an un­believable year . If anyone would have told me we would end up 7-1 and co-champions, I would be the first to let them know, they were crazy, but I guess no one, including myself, knew what these kids were really made of. After today, they made believers of their coach."

Ruberti , assistant coach Roger Gifford and his valiant crew also made a believer of this writer. Summaries:

Perth Broadalbin

Perth 9 110 72 4-9-0 1 5-35 5 25

6 0

Statistics

First downs Rushing Passing Passes

Fumbles lost Punts

Penalties

6 0

0 0

o—u 0 - 0

Broadalbin 4

53 25

3-13-2 5

9-19.8 47

Maroon Finishes Unbeaten, 10-0; White, Purple, Orange Win Finales

AMSTERDAM —The Maroon Wildcats finished the regular season with a 10-0 to remain unbeaten as champions of the American division with a 9-0 victory over National division champion Gold Hornets who wound up the regular season with an 8-2 record in the highlights of weekend play in the Little Giants football league at Veterans Field.

Saturday night's games were postponed due to the rain and wind and - all four games scheduled were played yesterday with the following results:

Maroon 9. Gold 0; White Warriors 25, Green Gators 0; Purple Knights 12, Blue Falcons 6 and Orange Crushers 19, Scarlet Crusaders 0.

This week will wind up the season activities with the inter^division champ­ionship for the senior boys and the Junior division title sharing a twin-bill. The date will be announced later in the week. Maroon Maulers and Green Tornadoes will meet in the Junior game.

Tim Rack accounted for a safety for Maroon's first two points and then Dave Whelly ran in from the three for the TD and Bob Hisret scored the ex­tra-points for the title-holders.

White got on the board in the first period when John Paris picked up a fumble and ran 35-yards.for the TD. Then high-scoring Steve Adamchick ran 58-yards for his first score, Joe Kelly intercepted a Green pass and returned it 40-yards for another tally and Adamchick wound up the scoring for White with a 37-yard scoring run. Adamchick also scored an extra-point.

Purple won its first game of the season on closing day as Joe Fusella plunged in from the one-yard line and Dan Martin in­tercepted a pass and ran it back 60-yards for the other Purple six-points. Chuck PietBo keep was good for five yards and a Blue TD.

Orange got scoring power from Tony Sulco who hit paydirt on runs of 12-yards and 55-yards for the TDs and from Gene Catena who legged it 10-

yards for the other touchdown. Mike Quinnmade an extra-point for the winners. Scores by periods: Maroon 2 7 0 0—9 Gold 0 0 0 0—0

Green White

Purple Blue

Scarlet Orange

0 0 0 6 13 6

6 0

0 0

6 6

0 6

0—0 0—25

0—12 0— 6

0 0—0 0 13—19

Scholastic Grid Slate

Tuesday. Nov. 6 Mont Pleasant at Linton, 1:30

p.m. Saturday. Nov. 10

Amsterdam at Gloversville, 1:30 p.m.

Linton aUGibbons Miskayuna at Shenendehowa Scotia at Colonie Bethlehem at Guilderland All games at 1:30 p.m.

SLEEP Results

Fonda T-V Co-Champion Zips Cobleskill by 6-0

FARRELL ON HIS WAY — Perth fullback Cliff Farrell 1201 starts his way around left end as a bevy of Broadalbin head in his direction in Satur'day'a neighboring rivalry won by Perth. 12-0 as the Raiders became Co-Champions of the Tri-Valley football league. Behind Farrell is Mike Plunkett (77) with Chris Sobkowich (69) in the middle. Broadalbin defenders are Bob Leslie (33), Kevin Zabawczuk (76) and Brian Cornell (441. Coming up behind Farrell is Wayne Mound (25). (Perth * photo)

Fort Plain Grid Squad Scores Over Canajoharie For 22-0 Traditional Win

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Bishop Scully 26. Stillwater 12 Fonda 6. Cobleskill 0 Perth 12. Broadalbin 0 Fort Plain 22. Canajoharie 0 Middleburgh 24. Schoharie 6 McCloskey 25. Academy 22 Guilderland 27. Glens Falls 12 New Hartford 19. Saratoga 18 St Peter's (Sar) 22. Waterville 0 Tottenville 20. Gibbons 8 Jefferson 38. Burke 0 Notre Dame (Ut) 28. Vincentian 0 Proctor (Ut> 6. Albany 2 Shenendehowa 28. Columbia 18 Johnstown 21. Gloversville 6

Soccer Gal way 3. Northville 2 (2 OTs) Cobleskill 1. Schalmont 0 (9 OTs)

Scully JVs Host Spa Saints Tonight

AMSTERDAM - Bishop Scully's junior varsity will play host to St. Peter's of Saratoga jayvees this evening in a night game at Knights of Columbus gridiron, adjacent to the school.

The Little Mohawks will clash with a Spa Saints in season finale for both teams with the kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.

By DICK HENCY CANAJOHAIRE —Fort Plain

Central's Hilltoppers, playing their best game of the season downed traditional rival Canajoharie # 22-0 in a game played Saturday afternoon on Nellis Memorial Field. The game delayed for several minutes in the first half when a blinding rain and sleet storm struck the area, making play impossible.

The finale win gave Fort Plain, a 5-2 loop mark and 5-3 overall. The Skins closed out with 4-3 in the T-V circuit and 5-3 Overall.

Senior tailback Tom Kelly played another great game for Coach Dave Matt scoring two touchdowns, one a 85-yard punt return. He picked up 95-yards rushing.

The Fort Plain defensive unit which in the last four ball games has given op­ponents just 12 points held the Redskins from scoring a point, and the deepest penetration that the Skins were able to make was to the visitors' 30-yard line. Fort Plain took the opening

kick-off from inside its own 20-yard line and on 19 running plays marched down the field for the score, with the storm delay coming with the Hill-toppers were inside the Canajo­harie five-yard line.

In the opening drive, Kelly picked up 61 of the yards rushing as he managed to slip by several Canajoharie defenders. He was aided by Jeff Swartz, also a senior tailback, who blocked for him.

As the Fort Plain drive went inside the Canajoharie 15. the rain began to fall, rather heavily and after another first down to the Canajoharie three-yard line the rain turned to sleet and a driving wind hit the field. The officials called a halt to the game and soon the sun came back out and play resumed. On the first play, Kelly went in for the touchdown, and Swartz added the extra two points on a sweep.

In the second period the Hilltopper threatened to score again after Rick Bradford in­tercepted a Canajoharie pass. Schwartz carried for three-straight first dqwns and the Forts were on the three-yard line when time ran out in the first half of play.

The second touchdown in the third period was set up when Swartz intercepted another Canajoharie aerial near the midfield marker. Three plays later, Quarterback Kirk Smith tossed a 45-yard pass play to end Don Gifford who scampered in without a Redskin player laying a hand on him. The at tempted placement was blocked and Fort Plain held a 14-0 lead.

In the fourth period, Kelly.^, scored again when he took a Canajoharie punt on his own 15-yard line. He went first to his right and finding the way blocked by Redskin defenders, he reversed his field and with a key block thrown by Scott Dillenback went all the way for the touchdown. Swartz on another sweep scored the final two-points of the af­ternoon. Canajoharie was unable to

muster any offense all af­ternoon picking up only 86 yar.d-rushing and one yard on passing, while the Hilltoppers had a total of 219 yard rushing and 45 yards through the air.

Kelly had picked up 95 yards, Schwartz 84 yards and sophomore Mike Jacksland 34 yards.

Matt is speaking of his team victory noted the fine offensive play of Raymond Crouse who did a fine job on the Redskin defenders all afternoon.

Outstanding on defense was Lou deAraujo an outside linebacker who stopped several Redskins • runs. Greg Dutcher, sophomore guard had a total of 10 individual tackles. Canajoharie had lost the

services of their fine junior tackle Bill Hernigle who had injured his knee in the Cobleskill game and reinjured it against Fonda-Fultonville, and had surgery on the knee last Friday.

Petersen noted that his Cana­joharie team never bounced back from the defeat at the hand of the Fonda-Fultonville Braves. Summaries:

By JOHN MARONEY Recorder Sports Writer

FONDA — Per th ' s Red Raiders and the Fonda-Fulton­ville Braves reign today as co-champions of the Tri-Valley Football League as a result of victories by both clubs on Saturday. Perth dumped Broadalbin, 12-0, while Fonda-Fultonville edged Cobleskill, 6-0. giving the Raiders and Braves identical loop records of 6-1 and the co-title.

Overall Coach Mike Mongin's County Seaters finished with a fine 7-1 mark. Cobleskill con­cluded its Tri-Valley obligations with a 4-3 record.

Satruday's contest was played under a mixture of weather conditions that hampered the offensive game of both clubs. It rained, the wind blew at an intense velocity and there were even snow flurries as the crowd that braved the messy weather to view the 1973 grid finale witnessed a defensive battle. The Braves scored their one

and only touchdown in the second period. Late in the quarter, Fonda linebacker Ted Minch, who was outstanding on defense for the Monginmen all afternoon, recovered a fumble by Cobleskill's Gary Smith at the Cobleskill 16.

Tom Whelly cracked for seven to the nine and Jeff Van Alstyne moved a head for six more yards to give the Braves a first down at the three. Whelly moved to the one and Mancini tried a quarterback sneak for

the score but was stopped just picked up 133 yards in 49 carries while the Devils had 109 vards in 43 carries.

short of the goal line. On third down,-M<rTTcTni kept the pigskin and crashed in for the score. A two-point conversion attempt failed and the Braves had what was to be the only score of the afternoon and the victory, 6-0.

Both sides had scoring op­portunities but were unable to sustain a drive that would have paid off with touchdowns. Late in the initial period of olav Cobleskill drove to the Brave 32 but got bogged down and had to relinquish the football. Early in the second period, the Braves recovered another Cobleskill fumble on the Red Devils' 11 yard but could pick up no better than one yard in four plays and lost a golden scoring op­portunity.

In the third period, Cobleskill again threatened and drove to the Fonda-Fultonville 18 but again had to give top the ball when the tough Brav,e defense stiffened. In the fourthNjuarter, the Braves once again drovfc to the Cobleskill 18 and a little later the 17 but both attacks were stymied. The contest ended on an interception of a~ Cobleskill pass by Fonda end Jeff Marshall and the Braves had a share of the Tri-Valley title.

Five fumbles hurt the Cobleskill running game while Fonda-Fultonville turned the ball over twice as the wet weather made the pigskin very elusive. There was not too much difference in the rushing stat is t ics . The Braves

The Braves' usually potent passing attack was zero on the afternoon. Mancini attempted three passes, completing 'none and having one intercepted. Cobleskill quarterback Mike Rodewig tried only two passes, completing none. He also had a pass picked off by the Braves.

Whelly 'carried the ball 23. times for Coach Mongin's crew for. a total of 78 yards. Mancini and Van Alstyne carried 11 times each with Alex picking up 26 yards and Jeff coming through with 36 yards.

Gary Smith lugged the pigskin 15 times for the visitors for a total of 34 yards. Gus Christman carried 13 times for 53 yards and Jeff Patterson carried seven times for 22 yards.

Once again, as they have all season long, the Fonda-Fultonville band put on an excellent halftime per­formance, entertaining the crowd with some fast-stepping

^umbers in the final show of the season. Score by quarters: Cobleskill 0 0 0 0—0 Fonda 0 6 0 0—6

Statistics Fonda-Fult. Cobleskill 7 133 0 0-3 1 2 2-35.5 15

First Downs Yards Rushing Yards Passing

Passes Intercepted by Fumbles Lost

Punts Penalties (yards)

5 109

0 0-2

1 5

4-26.5 10

Wells Leads Bishop Scully to 26-12 Triumph and 6-2 Record

AMSTERDAM — Led by Mr. Do Everything. Cappy Wells, Bishop Scully bounced back from a 6-6 halftime deadlock to down a fired-up Stillwater Central eleven, 26-12. in what may have been the next-to-last game of the current season instead of the windup Saturday afternoon at Stillwater. . Coach Dutch Howlan an­nounced this morning that a possibility exists that Scully may have another game this Friday night at K of C field

•here. The announcement is expected this morning.

Whether they play again this seasonremainsup in the air. but the fact that the Mohawks posted their sixth victory in eight starts by beating Stillwater put the Upper Church Street squad in the shadow of the best record in the past three years and best since their • championship days of the now defunct Pioneer Conference. Wells, the senior quar­

terback," put on a dandy one-man show. He scored two touch­downs, gained 15-yards on the ground in nine carries, boomed two long punts to help keep the host club pinned down and made nine tackles from his defensive spot.

One of Wells touchdowns was a long 88-yard run and his 150-yards boosted his season yar­dage total to 644-yards in eight games and upped his total touchdowns to 10.

TD with Wells scoring from nine-yards out.

Stillwater came right back to tie the count at 6-0 on a pass from Bruce Beckett to Mike Kardash to send the teams into the locker at halftime all tied-up.

In the second half, Wells broke clear on one of his patented dodging, twisting, cutback runs for a big 88-yards and paydirt.

The Scully asserted itself on offense as Riley grabbed the Stillwater pace and made it to the end zone on a 38-yard unmolested jaunt. Wells to Furman, via the air, made it 20-6. Stillwater tried to get even

through the air route but Scully defenders Bob Case, Bill Francisco and Bill Furman all interecepted passes to kill the bids.

Then Smitka put things on ice with a 13-yard run to give his club a 26-6 bulge. An in­terception by Gerry Gallup set up the Smitka tally.

Tom Bouchner's four-yard plunge scored for the hosts in the final stanza.

Scully's 272 yards overland was divided between Wells, 150, Bill Furman, 45 in five carries; Mike Furman 29 in eight and Phil Spencer 13-yards in five tries.

Scully's defense was led by Riley, Wells, Dan Petrosino, Bill Fiacco, Dick Sise, George Falcone and Smitka, while the offense line of Tony Persico, Larry Pisarski, Gary Horning, Mike Meliosky, Petrosino and* Pete Greco opened nice holes for the green and white runners.

Scully's junior varsity will play host to St. Peter's of Saratoga this evening with kickoff slated for 7 p.m. at K of C field. Summaries: Scully Stillwater

Scully 9 272 35 2-6-1 3 2-54 0 95

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Statistics

First downs Rushing Passing Passes

Fumbles lost Punts

Penalties

6 6

0 6 0 0

1+— 2« fr-12

Stillwater 14

164 50

3-15-4 0

4-31 65

Galway Sweeps Soccer, Cross-Country Titles

GALWAY — Saturday was a great day for Galway Central. The Golden Eagles defeated arch-rival Northville, 3-2 m two-overtimes to win the D-E Sectional soccer crown and its

In addition to Wells' pair,/ cross-country team annexed the

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Fort Plain 7 219 45 2-4-0 91 522 0 15

Statistics (

First Downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage

Passes return Yardage

Punts Fumbles lost

Yards Penalized

8 0 6 R—22 0 0 0 0— 0

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4 86

1 1-5-2

63 535

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alert defender Pat Riley picked off an enemy aerial and raced 38-yard for the TD and John Smitka legged it 13-yards for another Scully six-pointer. Bill Furman got the lone PAT of the day, a two-point pass con­version from Wells.

Scully, which plays an in­dependent schedule and lost only to Tri-Valley co-champions Fonda and Canajoharie, also Tri-Valley, moved the opening kickoff for a

Sectional D-E in that com­petition to give the Eagles a clean sweep.

In cross-country, Galway's talented crew, under Coach Otis Fesler finished with 117 points to Berne-Knox's 165 and 257 for Mayfield.

Jeff Lord of Northville took individual honors in 12:10 with Galway's Joe Jessop fifth for the Eagles. Other finishers included

Northville 400; Broadalbin 481

and Fort Plain 482. In Class C, Canajoharie was

eighth with 424. Class ^ winner was Colonie of

the Suburban Council and Johnstown won the Class B title.

In soccer, the Eagles' Earl Chase booted home the winning goal at 3:20 of the second overtime period to break a 1-1 tie. Dennis Armer and Chase earlier to offset goals by Bill Harrington and Dean Abrams of the Falcons. Cobleskill nipped Schalmont, 1-0, in a record-shattering nine overtime periods with Jody Gable providing the game's one and only gaol. Summaries: Galway 0 0 0 2 0 1—3 Northville 10 0 1 0 0—2

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GLOVKRSVILLE - John­stown High School defeated archrival Gloversville, 21-6, at wind a\d rain-swept Darling Field here Saturday.

The game was a battle of champions with Johnstown tho kingpin of the Central Valley Loop and Gloversville cham­pions of the Foothills con­ference.

Johnstown wound up its season with a 7-1 record while Gloversville will face Amsterdam High at Darling Saturday with a 5-3 rnark.

In another rivalry, Mid­dleburgh defeated Schoharie, 24-6, in Tri-Valley and season finales for both clubs. The victory was the Middies' first in eight starts while Schoharie remained winless in eight tries.

AHS Jayvees Play Rome To Scoreless Deadlock

AMSTERDAM —Playing one home game against of its best defensive games of Gloversv i l l e J ayvees the season, Amsterdam High's Saturday at 10 a.m. junior varsity went head-to- Mont Pleasant defeated head against a good Rome Free Unton jayvees which gave the Academy jayvee team and AHS team the co-championship came away with a scoreless deadlock Saturday morning in the rain and wind at Lynch Stadium.

Coaches Joel Brunetto and Jack Handy lauded the play of their squad. "After a good week of practice, our boys reacted well and we are very pleased with their performance. We would have liked to score some points, but our crew, especially the defense, was at its best against a tough foe," Brunetto said.

.The AHS jayvees will wind up its season with a

with MP, both 3-1 in Class A play.

Good showing on defense were turned in by Fred Skowronck, Rich Vassi, Bmce McNamara, Bill Wallin, Bruce McMahon, Steve Shriber, Frankie Johnson, Mike Weir, Charles Beekman, Chris Barry and Dave Bornt.

Despite the tough footing, offensive standouts included John Ripepl at quarterback, Jim Dietrick tailback end.

Rome JVs 0 0 0 0—0 AHS Jayvees 0 0 0 0—0

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