Evening star., 1961-09-01
By DICK SLAY
Star Staff Writer

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Prince Georges County is more
enthusiastic about his football
players than Dan Palumbo at
Northwestern.
After seven straight losing
seasons, the Wildcats seem
ready to fulfill Dams prophecy.
They are a solid favorite to win
the first football championship
in the new, seven-team Prince
Georges County High School
Athletic Association.
Palumbo has been building
this team for two years. If he
has been building with the right
ingredients, Northwestern could
have trouble only with some of
its non-league opponents -
Wheaton, DeMatha, Walter
johnson and Blair.
Bladensburg and High Point
appear the most likely to step
in for the title if Northwestern
falterS, and DuVal, now one
year old with every boy return
ing, rates a look-in.
Suitland, after tying for the
county title the last three wears
cannot be picked as a top con-
tender this time. Oxon Hill will
improve, but prob bly, not
enough. Central, the new school
in Seat Pleasant, plays only
Oxon Hill and Suitland in the
league and will make a modest
debut.
In more detail:
BLADENSBURG-Ed Cooke
returns to left halfback and
Ken Peters to fullback. Despite
the graduation Of John Cash
mere, the Mustangs have four
experienced, versatile ends in
Dick Godsey. Steve Cayton,
Mike Spangler and John Savia.
Cooke and Peters should
make a potent outSide-inSide
rum ming combination. But
Coach Bob Callahan complains
OF weakness in the middle of
the line, especially at center.
Tackle Dan Stephens is far the
biggest boy at 220 pounds.
Callahan says the team
should hold its own in the
county.
CENTRAL - Rocco Romeo
coaches this new, school after
five years of handling the line
at Suitland. Romeo brought
only three experienced players
with him as much of Suitland's
student body transferred to
Central, and one of the play
erS has been ruled ineligible.
Joe King, 215-pound tackle.
started for the Rams last year
and Halfback j. R. Stephenson
also saw duty. Quarterback
Chris Richardson transferred
from DeMatha, where he played
on the Junior varsity, and
Tackle Ernest Wright, 180, came
here from Tazewell, Va.
DUVAL-No one is overlook
ing the chances of Carl Butkus'
outfit, and for good reason.
Quarterback Steve Chipouras
and Halfback Dave Judy will be
among the county's best. The
tackles, 220-pound Bill Bilo and
190-pound Paul Hartman, also
are exceptional.
Two 6-foot sophomores, Ron
ME Norris and Frank Bell, could
make the veterans move over
at the end positions. Overall,
Butkus says, "The size will be
okay but we need speed"
HIGH POINT-Only about 40
boys answered Coach John
Voight'S call to practice and
there are a lot of holes to fill.
Among seven lettermen, Full
back Billy Doyle, Guard Dennis
Emmert and Pat Hybarger, a
defensive halfback, are the only
returning regulars.
Doyle, at 100 pounds, is the
only big back. There are some
rangy lineman including g
Tackles Bob Thomas and Bill
Hayo, both about 1876 pounds.
A fairly good w team in 1860
sent up Halfbacks Ray Schar
and Robin Danser, Quarterback
Sonny Novak and 6-foot-5
Tommy AXE, an end, to help.
NORTHW TERN Ed
johnson, All-Metropolitan CEN
ter, was the most serious of
very few graduation losses. Left
over are nine starting players
on both offense and defense,