Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-11
12S-Pounder
Hero as Rams
Upset Blades
By JIM CAWOOD--
Conffrbunnf Wrifer

Suitland High Schools John
Brodigan. who at l2s pounds
probably qualities as the small
est fullback in area scholastic
football. teamed with a quintet
OF powerful linemen yesterday
at Suitland to produce one Of
the seasons major upsets.
The Rams, who beat only
DuVal and Central in seven
previous games scored twice in
the third quarter to overcome
a 1872 halftime deficit and
surprise Bladensburg, 1913.
The loss forced the Mustangs.
themselves upset victors last
week over Northwestern-also
by a l4-13 score-to settle for
a tie with Northwestern for the
Prince Georges County League
championship.
Last night at Northwestern
the host Wildcats sealed the
tie as expected with a 2S-I4
decision over High Point.
which also was in the running.
Outside of this league, in
other nearby Maryland public
school games, Laurel squeaked
by Charlotte Hall, 1919, at
Charlotte Hall; SurrattsviIle
finished In a~flOurish, 1915, over
visiting Great Mills, and North
woods junior varsity nipped
Peary, 1912.
Brodigan. running behind a
pair of 215-pound tackles. Ed
Stillie and 30 Botany, in Suit
lands single wing offense. led
a 63-yard drive for the Rams
first touchdown and scored it
on a 1-yard burst. Middle
Guard Mike Moran blocked the
punt that produced the second.
scored on a recovery by Frank
Ditmars.
On defense, Ends Andy Lewis
and Tom Olshefski crash d
through to harass Bladensburg's
ace passer, Burt Holcomb, spill
ing him for long losses on six
occasions.
Suitland drove to the Bla-
densburg 5-yard line in the first
quarter only to have touch
downs called back on successive
plays. Another drive ended on
the Mustang / in the second
period, but on the next play
Lewis caught Holcomb in the
end zone for a safety.
Bladensburg came to life To
score twice before halftime
Holcomb passing to Fullback
Ken Peters on 12-yard screen
and to End Rick Godsey on a
35-yard play as time ran out
in the half.
Doug Smith recovered a
Suitland tumble on the 81 to
set up the first Mustang score
and Peters intercepted a pass
by Roland Griffith to precede
the other.
HIGH POINT NORTH
WESTERN "A 47-yard dash
off right tackle by Halfback
Gary Miller in the first quarter
and sustained scoring drives in
each Of the other three-coy-
ering 81. 35 and Sc yards
paid off in Northwestern's
ninth victory in 10 games for
the schools best football rec
ord in its 12-year history.
High Point. which also could
have tied Bladensburg for the
Prince Georges championship
with a victory, stayed in con-
tention until near the end on
Fullback Bill Doyle's charge up
the middle for a second-ouar-
ter touchdown and a 75-yard
pass play in the last period
from Quarterback Sonny Novak
to End Tommy AXE. The Eagles
wound up with a 3-6 record.
LAUREL CHARLOTTE
HALL-Mike Bozevich,s extra
point kick after the second
touchdown stood up for the
winning point as laurel fin
ished the season with its eighth
victory in nine games.
Laurel. a solid favorite. lost
live fumbles and three pass in
Perceptions and had to stop
Rick Beach on his conversion
rush on the games last play
to preserve victory.
GREAT MILLS-SURRATTS-
VILLE-Surrattsville, paced by
Right Halfback James Russell's
three touchdown runs, totaled
its highest score of the season
in finishing with its fourth VIC
tory against five defeats.
PEARY-NORTHWOOD w
The passing combination of Les
Carter to Buddy Worth hooked
up for Northwood junior var
sity's first touchdown in the
second quarter and the winning
extra point in the third period
to spoil Peary High Schools last
game.
Halfback Fred Tavern scored
twice on passes for Peary, which
finished with a 2-8 record in its
SaC0nd gao cnY1 of foothaIl