Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-19
Wheaton Gridders
Beot BIddensburg
In Pigskin Opener
BY Bill Garrett
Sports Editor

IiAC LCCt 1OOIOdll SCdSOll. DldI1
was the only county team to
impose a loss on a District
school as they defeated Roose-
welt, 25-6.
Sherwood bowed to Walter
Johnson in their opener, $40,
and Bladensburg suffered de-
feat at the hands of Wheaton,
1870. They were the only
games in the county last week
end.
Blair took the back seat initial
~ in their game Saturday as
Roosevelt jumped to 60 lead.
Roosevelt recovered Blair FUN
BILE on the Blair 8-yard line to
make the first goal of the game.
The conversion was unsuccessful,
however. Blair rebounded in the
second quarter as quarterback
Tommy Brown sailed the pigskin
over 20 yards to the waiting arms
of teammate Charlie Pryor who
ran another 10 for the I'd.
Surprise Play
With the game tied, &c, Blair
used a surprise play. Brown ran
around the weak end of the Blair
single-wing formation to tear IS
yards into the enemy's territory
and gallop into the inzone for
Blair's second goal. Then to pour
salt on Roosevelt wounds, he ran
across the goal for the extra
point.
Blair returned to the game af-
ter the half still eager. They
quickly started a drive downfield
to the 20-yard line when an in
tercepted pass halted their attack
for the third quarter. Itching to
score again, Blair rushed the
Roosevelt line as the trailers were
attempting a punt. Pete Peter
son of Blair succeeded in break
ing through the line and blocking
the punt.
Brown Scores
Brown took the ball over the
goal on the next play, but failed
to make the extra point as he
attempted to run the ball over for
the victors. In the latter quarter
Blair again rushed the Roosevelt
line as the visitors from Wash
ington attempted to punt. The
sudden and deadly Blair rush
caused a Roosevelt halfback to
block his own kick. Roosevelt
saved face as they recovered their
own tumble but failed to make a
first down after the usual four
attempts.
Blair took over in the hostile
territory but proved their worth
as Brown again grabbed the spot
light and went around his weak
side for the second time in the
game for a goal. Bob York came
into the game and kicked the pig
skin through the uprights for the
extra point to put Blair in the
lead, 26-6.
233 Yards For Blair
Blair ran 233 yards as COM
pared to the lonesome 20 accom-
plished by their victims. jim
Hanson and Pete Peterson play
ed game far beyond what was
expected of them, explained the
happy coach, Joe Good.
The victorious coach observed
that his team was slower on the
offenSe than he had expected and
that his boys were not capable
of going the full game as he had
hoped. The coach praised his
teams rushing ability during the
hard-fought game.
Wheaton also enjoyed the luck
of their neighbors to the east as
they shut-out Bladensburg, 1870.
The game, a bi-county contest,
was heavily in favor of Wheaton
throughout the game. Bladens-
burg crossed the Wheaton 50-yard
line only once, and that one sue.
cess was due to a 15-yard penalty
against Wheaton.
Wheaton Scores
The first Wheaton goal came
as quarterbacker Don Wright
threw to Kenny Laverne for the
touchdown. Wright ran the ball
for the extra point and to start
the misery for Bladensburg.
Wright, whom Wheaton de-
ponds heavily on, injured his arm
in the fourth quarter. The brok-
en- arm will keep the star out of
the lineup for the season. Alex
Ober and George PETER are sub
bling for the missing star.
Wheaton scored their final goal
late in the final quarter as Bill
Britt, fullback, scored off-guard
TO bring the game to a 1870 fin
ish. Line rushing on the part of
Wheaton contributed greatly TO
their victory.