Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-11-15

III montgomery Will live CRU
dramas scheduled tomorrow and
Saturday.
Richard Montgomery Is host to
Wheaton in one of the rare games
on the Rockville field, Gonzaga
visits Blair, Walter johnson plays
Gatthersburg on the new schools
grid, and Sherwood journeys to
Northwood, all Saturday. Carver
goes to Charlestown tomorrow.
Last week Bethesda Chevy
Chase won number eight to fin
ish the year as undeteated BIZ
County League champ - but just
barely. The BaronS edged arch
rivals - and supposedly weak -
Blair 7.6 before a full house In
Silver Spring.
In the big upset twice-whipped
Wheaton handed Sherwood its
first defeat of the season 1870.
Richard Montgomery lost to La
Plata 1877 despite S8-yard touch
down run, Galthersburg was shut
out 14-0 by Howard County in
Ellicott City, and Northwood
trampled the RMIIS junior var
slty 21-0.
Rivalry Grows
1 The yearly RMHS-Wheaton tilt
Is growing into a traditional riv-
airy between the two mid.county
schools. On paper Wheaton is
stronger, Boosting a 6-2 record.
The Rockets have only two marks
in the win column with four loss
es and two ties.
Before the season began Rich
ard Montgomery coach Harry
Botsford listed Wheaton as one
of his toughest opponents. How
ever the coach also listed Oxon
Hill among the TOUCHES and the
Rockets came out of that game
with sc tie.
Richard Montgomery opened
its losing effort against LaPlata
spectacularly when ]. B. Diamond
snagged the first kickoff and
snake-hipped SO yards for touch.
down. Garnet Kaufman convert
ed.
LaPlata struck back quickly
and scored, but failed to convert,
in the opening frame. The win.
r1ers put the contest on ice with
another score and an extra point
In the second quarter.
The Rockets threatened three
times in the last half but were
stalled inside the LaPlata 10-yard
line.
Wheaton Scores Spread
Wheaton scored in all but the
third quarter in downing Sher.
wood.
Dick Reed capped a 58-yard
drive in the first frame with a
"a yard scoring run. In the next
period John Goldberg threw So
yards to Charlie Holmes for the
Knights second score.
With only minutes left Bill
Britt broke through the line and
raced % yards for Wheaton's final
tally.
The Warriors should have lit
tie trouble against Northwood, a
new school with a % record,
mostly against junior varsity
competition.
Ronnie Bear was the star of
Northwood's win over the RMIIS
~ last week. He scored two
touchdowns and two extra points.
Dave Ramey accounted for the
other seven points.
B-CC OutpIayed
II may be little consolation, but
Blair outplayed victorious B.CC
in the big game.
Inc BaronS, closing the most
successful grid season of the
schools 13-year history, scored
late in the second quarter. Jim
Maloni ran a punt back to the
Blair 80 and Ken Smith carried
the pikskin to pay dirt two plays
later.
The all-important extra point
was booted by John McGarry.
Preston Ellis was at once the
star and the goat of Blair's Sec
ond-half rally. He ran six yards
to score as the climax of a SO
yard drive but failed to make the
extra point, partly because of a
low pass from center. B-CCs
Mickey Mangham blocked the at
tempt.
Three other Blair scoring
threats in the second half were
halted by the Barons who were
forced to take largely a defensive
stand.
Eye Unbeaten Season
Walter Johnson will be out to
rack up an unbeaten season in
its first year against Gathers
burg. The new school has won
five and tied one.
Gaithersburg has a OIL record.
Sets Earm.Cifu WooL