Evening star., 1951-10-11
Northwestern Hiqh
County's Top Team
After Consolidation
By Brian Bell, Jr.
(Another II, q SerieS.)

When q football coach can walk
out the first day of practice and
see three experienced squads
waiting for him. he's in a fortu-
nate position and Dan Palumbo,
Northwestern High School coach,
must have felt that way earlier
this season.
Prince Georges County consoli-
dated its school system this year
and cut the number of highs from
six to four. The big winner was
Northwestern which is a combi-
nation Of last years Hyattsville,
Greenbelt and Mount Rainier.
Suitland is an enlarged Maryland
Park, last seasons county cham
pion, while Bladensburg keeps its
identity and Laurel is playing in
Class c competition.
It's not surprising that out of
the shakeup Northwestern emergesI
the county's best team. PalumboI
has had trouble cutting three
teams down to one but it's the
kind Of trouble coach likes.
Beats Montgomery Schools.
So far this season Northwestern
has knocked off the two strongest
Montgomery County schools,
Montgomery Blair and Bethesda
Chevy Chase. 1910 and 1876. 1T
doesn't play Bladensburg and
Suitland until the last two games
Of the season and could still be
undefeated by the time the fight
for the league title starts.
Northwestern has good backs to
spare this year. They include
Fullbacks Martin Gallagher and
Robert Farrell and Halfback Bob
Decker from Mount Rainier, Half
back Sonny Alsop and Quarterback
Don Belt from Hyattsville and
Ralph Kern from Greenbelt.
Bob Dorsey, a 2o0-pound center.
leads q line that is composed
mostly Of juniors. Palumbo is
building for a stronger team next
year but his rivals are saying he's
too powerful right now to suit
them.
Suitiand No Set-up.
Suitland. guided by Coach
Walter Fedora, is no pushover.
Maryland Park had a I'll record
last year and Suitland has a good
nucleus from the 1850 county
champions.
Fedora's team doesn't have an
impressive record yet, a 90 tie
with Chamberlain, a 200 victory
over Southern of Baltimore and
q SO loss to Georgetown Prep.
but it could get better.
Leading backfield performers
are Larry Matthews and Larry
Mayhem. The line is bolstered byI
Center Ronny King. Guard Billy
Edwards. End Eugene Wells and
Tackles Larry Suit and Larry
Gateau.
Bladensburg with Mearle DuvallI
again at the helm plays probably
the roughest schedule of any team
In the area. So far its beaten
Bell. $50. tied Bethesda 6-6 and
lost to strong Gonzaga, 1912,
but look what's to come.
Plays Eastern Tomorrow.
Eastern is on the slate tomor-
row night, after that Westminis-
ter. then Coolidge, st. Johns,
Suitland and Northwestern. That
schedule includes first, second and
third tighest-rated teams in the
area in st. Johns, Gonzaga and
Eastern and three interhigh teams
from Washington.
To shoulder the back-breaking
schedule. Duval is counting on
Halfbacks Marvin Offutt and
Donny Malonee, Fullback Donny
Green and Quarterbacks Brock
Gordon and Bobby Moore. In the
line the burden falls on Sammy
Bielick. veteran end; Tackles Bob
Starges and Tiny Brooks, End
Walter Curtis and Guard Harold
Floyd.
From here it seems Northwest
ern is the best of the three Prince
Georges Class A schools while
Suitland and Bladensburg will
night it out for the runnerup spot.
The Schedules.
Northwestern.
Tomorfow-At Bel Air
October 19-DeMatha at COLLEGE Park
November 3-At Annapolis
November 1o-Charlotte Hall at College
Novsmbsr 1e-Bladensburg at College
November 23-Suitland at COLLEGE Park, 8.
Suitland.
eaturday-Annapoiis
october 19--AnacoStia
October 27-At Charlotte Hall.
November 3-Frederick
November S-Bladensburg at College
Park 8.
November 23-Northwestern at College
Par, 8.
BladensburK
Tomorrow night-Eastern at College