The Republican., 1963-09-12
.Highlanders Trip
Moorefield Jackets
BY Score y to O
GAME STATISTICS

a.. First Downs Passing .... 0
g.. Total First Downs .... 2
12...... Passes Tried ...... II
a.. Passes Completed .... 2
l.. Passes Intercepted BY =. l
81. Yards On Passes ..... 6
4........... Punts ........... 6
81. Average Yards Punts 80. %
| 5....... Fumbles ......... 0
/ 3. Own Fumbles Recovered 0
10. Yards Lost Penalties ... as
1856. Yards Gained Rushing =. "a
Long touchdown gallops by
Charles Dintaman and Jon Thayer
accounted for three Of the four
touchdoWns as the Highlanders Of
Southern High school defeated the
Moorefield High School Yellow
jackets in Potomac Valley cor
ference football game last Friday.
The game marked the opening Of
, the season for both schools and
was held at Oakland under the
lights. The final score was 81 to O..
1t was only the second time in
Southcrn's brief football history
that the Highlanders registered a
victory over Moorcfcld.
Dintaman turned in the long run
of GA yards for Southcrn's first
score in the opening. Thayer also
raced 81 yards in The opening period
and covered 80 yards on his touch
down jaunt in the second quarter
Jim Stewart sprintcd II yards for
Southcrn's third score in the initial
period. All the scoring occurred in
the first half.
The Highlanders held Moorcfield
on the four-yard line the final
quarter when a series of losses
and penalties gave Moorefield a
definite advantage But MOorefield
had to kick on fourth down. Coach
Leroy Bolding, in his first year
as head football coach. cleared his
entire bench in the final period.
giving the thirty or more persons
out for the squad some experience
in action.
In the statistics Southern had
eight first downs to two for Moore
field, six on rushing and two on
passing. Southern tried y passes,
completing 4, wnilc Moorcfield
tried II and completed two. Each
team had one pass interception
Southern also had fumbles dur
ing the contest, recovering three
of them. The Highlandcrs gained
166 yards by rushing compared to
81 for MoCrefield.
Bill Corbin suffered a broken
ankle in the contest, as did one of
the Mooreficld players.
Jim Stewart scored two points
after touchdown on two runs, while
Hal Mosser scored another one
on run.
Entire Squad Plays
The entire squad Of thirty-siX
players participated in the game.
The starting lineup included c..
Schoonover at left end, B. Corbin
at left tackle, Perrine at left guard;
b. Mattingly at center; Rowan at
right guard, Powers at right tackle
Imhoff at right end; Jon Thayer
and Charles Dintaman at the half
back positions, jim Stewart at full
back and Harold Mosser at quar-
terback
Substituting throughout the game
we're Richard Lemley, Rick Mat
tingly, Won johnson, Martin Sharp
less, Jim Gibson, Tom Ryan, Mike
Friend, Terry Palmer, Ron Hanson,
Bradley Upolc, Danny Walters,
Roger Thomas, Norman Wilt, Rob
Sharps, Rccce Riley, Charley Davis,
Bob Martin, Bill Martin, Doug
Livengood, Gregory Kcrins, Tom
Hoffman, Mike Flailerty, Ray Bur
ton, Glenn Schoonover and Jim
Hinebaugh
Southern will play the Romney
School for the deaf on Friday
afternoon, September 13. at Rom
ney, and the following Friday night
will meet Beall High school on