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BY PENNY WEICHEL Derrick Sporli EditorThe annual Oil City football banquet was held al the Venango Counly Vo-Teeh School last nlghL, and possiblythe occasslon was more Joyous than it had been In previous years The reason: this year, a championship learn was being feted.Following dinner there were remarks and speeches and presentations ol gag'1 gifts, scrapbooks, pictures, Irophies; the mood ranging from the light ioserJous sides.Bui the central theme for the nighl, as presented by head coach Pat Patterson, assistants Bob Taylor, Cas Karnlsh and Crunk Porter and scout Dan Brown, seemed to be that this Oil Clly team, which Is not overly endowed with NotreDame prospects, had the Insides” to win the Section 2 championship.“The big thing was the people/1 said Patterson.He poinled out that last winter was the best year Oil Clly has had In boys who were not participating In basketball and wrestling lo lake part In the weight training program.That the enthusiasm for lost summer's conditioning program was Lhe greatest since I’ve been at OH City/'That after Ihe team painted the loekerroom blue and while last summer, it hung up a signwhich read. Set Ihe Pace. This was our war-cry during pre-season.That they voted to have do captains — Just the 19 seniors to lead the team, and even after Ihe end of the season Ihcy voted to have no outstanding playerChris Hale gets \'gold hand’awards.That they underwent what Patterson termed a grueling conditioning program , which he also felt helped them In • their five come-from-behlnd ‘ victories this year. 11 was tough, but nobody was complaining.Patterson said that In addition to having no 200-pounders on the team, Ihe players also didn't look mean.After making all the different unlls (offense, defense, ktckoff, punt, PAT1 stand up so Ihe audience could check how un-mean they look, Patterson said, They don't look like section champs, but you can’t see what's in here. And he pointed lohls heart.Patterson also had special words of praise for the non-regulars on the team. He said it was easy lo hang in there when you're playing first string, but it was harder to stay with it when you're not starting.The post-dinner program began with the presenallon of gag gifts to the seniors by Randy Lamb with Patterson interjecting a hunjorous comment now and then.Lamb also made the presentation of gag gifts to the coaches, and then various teammembers gave special Irophiesto the coaches, who in turn, made short remarks about this year's club which finished Ihe season with a 7-3 record,This is the besl team I've been associated wilh In all my life in football, said Kamish. Porter began the heart Uieme. You can probably look at the _ puniness and wonder why they won seven games, but I'll lell you its what’s In here/’ he said, pointing to his heart.When Patterson received his trophy from Gary Frantz, he said that before the Franklin game he told bis charges that win or lose he really appreciated what they had given him this season.Patterson also mentioned players who made Ihe Hall of Fame this season. They are ’Frantz, who set 10 records both for offense and defense, Mike Enos with six passing marks, Dave Hickman. John Brown, Scott Dawson, Jim Walkins, Tim IIigbeeand Marc Cole.Patterson also listed the Academic Hall of Fame which includes Sian Lapek, TerryCallahan, Paul Lorlgan, Frantz, Hickman, Randy Lamb, Chris Hale, Bill McLaughlin, Enos, Greg Doleckl, Shelly Williams, Frank Futyma, Jon Hutchinson, Higbee, Dawson, Ed Lotley, Chris Blanchard. Bob Hutchinson, Glenn Frantz, Mike Palterson, Joe Klzzo and managers Ai Erickson and Hugh Benedict.Erickson received high praise from Patterson for his abilities as a manager. The Oiler coach said Erickson rales as one of Ihe top college prospecls on the team (or his position.High school principal John Kaufman gave ihe Invocation for the banquet which was sponsored by the FootballMothera' Club. Mrs. Hale Is president of the club, and Mrs. Lamb and Mrs. Lolley were in charge of the banquet.In addition to Karnish, Taylor, Porter and Brown, Patterson also Introduced junior high coaches John • Axelaon end Bill Kaufman.This is the finest staff I've ever worked with for putting In time and effort, Patterson said.A special highlight of the proceedings were imitations of members of the coaching staff by sophomore llneman-Impressionlsi Barry Lesh.The Oil City cheerleaders were also Introduced, and the players gave a standing ovallon to their parents.N. Bedford Back Leads State ScorersLOYSBURG, Pa. (AP)-Mlke Johnson has concluded his bid lo become the state's leading scorer In ihe 1975 schoolboy football campaign.The senior tallbECK at Northern Bedford scored 1BI points in leading the Panthers lo (heir second perfect season In three years.Johnson averaged 20 points a game as Northern Bedford finished the year with a 9-0 record.Mike has had a great year/' says Coach Charles Glronda. He's rushed for 1,494 yards.Johnson has scored 26 touchdowns and 25 ex Ira points. He was kicking exlra points when the season first slflrted.Then our holder gol hurt and rather than break In a new one, we Just gave the baJi lo Mike. He's run for most of hli points.Mike had 1.206 yards as junior. He also scored 107 points that year.Johnson Is a 6-foot-L 205pound senior at Ihe small Bedford Counly school.Mike is a tot like Fred Glasgow, who played tailback for our unbeaten team three years ago, says Glronda. They both are flowing kind of runners who pick their way.Johnson was the workhorse of Northern Bedford's charge to a perfect season.I don'l think there's a back around who ran the ball asamuch as Mike did, says Glronda. Mike carried 253 tlmess this year. That's an average of 28 carries per game.We run either the I or split backs an we give the ball lo Mike Inside or outside. I guess it looks funny the way we tine up. Our fullback only weighs 160 pounds.There never was any doubt that Mike was our best runner. He was Glasgow's understudy as a sophomore.Even though Mike Is opr best linebacker, we don’t use him on defense very of ten.1 'Because we expecl him lo do so much on offense, we limit his defensive play. We only use him in light situations.Some of the college scouls who have looked at him think he might play linebacker or defensive end in college.Northern Bedford has less than 400 students in the top three grades.We play a competitive schedule,” says Gironda. Wcplay flv£ schools thal are bigger than us/1NBAMilwaukee 103, Detroit 101 Kansas City 116, Los Angeles98Phoenix 96, Chicago 80 Houston 119. New York 106 Washington 113, Cleveland 96 Philadelphia 121, Buffalo U4
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