The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-18

The Conchs stuck pretty
much to straight football
last night, running less than
half of the plays they have
under their belt. The plays
they did use were anything
but 8 m o o thly executed
Their timing was all off
(witness six offside and two
backfield in motion penal
ties) and the Conchs missed
more blocking assignments
than they fulfilled.
Only bright spots for Coach Ed
Beckman were the performance of
his classy forward wall and the Of
fensive pyrotechnics displayed by
halfbacks Red Stickney and Bill
Haney and fullback Mike Gates.
The forward wall, spanked by
Wayne Brantley, Julio Henriquez,
Johnny DeMerritt and Wambo Car
bonell, held the Saints to just IS
yards from scrimmage during the
ballgame.
The Conchs started out istlessly
last night and the first quarter pro-
duced little action. A beautifully
executed pass from Bill Haney
(who is very cool for a prep school
aerial artist) to John Carbonell
good for Is yards made it appear
as though Key West might be on
. scoring march, but the first Of
q series of penalties set them back
and the end of the quarter saw
st. Theresa In possession on their
own 40.
The hard charging forward wall
Jared the ball from St. Theresa
'hafback Bob Christie's hands with
. vicious tackle and Conch center
Johnny DeMerritt pounced on 1t on
the SAINT Is yard line. to set the
stage for the first score.
Mike Gates, who gained q size
able chuck of yardage through the
middle for Key West throughout
the evening, went down to the Is on
two successive plays.
Red Stickney, the Conchs' break
away runner, then waited his way
around left end, eluded half of the
Saint line, faxed their secondary
and went over standing up for the
Key Vests first score of the year.
Haney's placement for the extra
point went wide to the left.
The Conchs threatened again
early in the second quarter when
Wayne Brantley covered a Saint
tumble on their "a yard lire.
Haney and Gates teamed up to
push the ball down to the 10 yard
line, but a penalty set them back.
After Stickney carried the ball on
q reverse that fizzled, the Conchs
gave up the pigskin on downs.
The Saints could gain not an inch
on two running plays and they
elected to kick from behind their
own goal line. Joe Russell lofted
the kick up to the 10 where safety
man Gene Favors took II and ghost.
ed his way back to the Saint Is
yard marker.
Then the penalties started. The
Conchs lost Is yards for clipping.
Haney bobbled and recovered for
a five yard loss and the. officials
slapped another IS yarder on the
Conchs for holding to set them
back to midfield.
But Haney put the Conchs back
into scoring position with a 80 yard
toss to Favors. Haney then skirted
left end and was stopped on the
Saint seven yard line. He tossed a
pass which Saint linebacker Ed Lee
managed to bat into the hands of
John Carbonell that carried to the
five.
With just Is seconds left in the
first half, Red Stickney picked I'D
a first down on the Saint three ward
line. Gates then carried the mail
through the middle as the clock
ran out.
The Conchs called a timeout to
stop the clock with just IL seconds
to 60. Gates carried the ball on
the payoff play and bulled through
the middle for the second Conch
score. Haney split the uprights
with perfect kick for the extra
point to give Key West q 1870 half
time edge.
The Conchs received in the sec
ond half and took the ball On their
ewn IS. Haney sneaked up to the
- . TIVE plays 70 pave the way