Academy Opens Against Morrill
A school contest unfolds as Morrill faces Academy in a planned matchup. Officials expect a competitive game with local interest high as students prepare to cheer and engage in the event.
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1967
Page
7
A school contest unfolds as Morrill faces Academy in a planned matchup. Officials expect a competitive game with local interest high as students prepare to cheer and engage in the event.
Dalton Highs football squad opens with 25 candidates and 16 lettermen the most in Cheyenne County. Coach Ward McGowan says the season will build on good material, with two two year award winners and a mix of seniors and sophomores. Season opener vs Potter set for Sept 8 with a rugged Minute Man Conference schedule ahead.
Nebraska braces for 1967 with a youthful squad under Bob Devaney. Only nine seniors on offense and eleven on defense, quarterback uncertainty after Patrick, Sigler, and Fierro compete to lead. Receivers return strong, I Formation and spread looks planned, defense tipped to improve with Meylan anchoring a faster, deeper secondary and several sophomores rising as playmakers.
Cheyenne East is set to face Sidney on October 6 in Sidney with high expectations. The T-Birds return a strong line and key backs led by fullback Dean Talley quarterback Cory Perkins and halfback Jay Miller. End Z B Houser along with Dennis Zook back for the line and junior Roger Shaner, plus center play from Bucky Peterson and Gale Kersenbrock are noted.
The Telegraph opens a 1967 prep football preview for Cheyenne County with rosters totaling 192 players from six schools. It notes youth dominance, new coaches at Sidney High and St Patrick's, and a cautious but hopeful launch as teams prepare for a tough season beginning with the Sidney Maroons on September 2 at 7:30 pm. Admission is one bar of soap.
Lodgepole starts the season with Philip Huerta promoted to head coach and a squad of 22 players including eight lettermen seven locals and one transfer. Kemp Modlin new as halfback joins the lineup along with senior leaders Art Huff Allen Bartling Randy Hobson and Gary Jurgens. The team will play 11 man games first five then four eight man contests, while Lynn Collison continues in his fifth year assisting.
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