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Rebel Wachter’s Wicked Arm Shocks Fort Hill 34-27ByJ SUTERKEGG Sunday Times Sports EditorHAGERSTOWN - Dave Wachter passed for five touchdowns, three to 6-3 Bob Sweeney, as South Hagerstown High’s Rebels celebrated Homecoming with a shocking 34 to 27 upset victory over previously undefeated Fort Hill Saturday at School Stadium The senior quarterback, aided by some outstanding catches on the part of a passel of receivers, put his team out in front by a two-touchdowns margin in the first half, fell behind in the third quarter, then put up two more TDs in a South-dominated fourth period South, which had given little more than a ho-hum effort in being shut out 27-0 by Allegany September 14 in Cumberland, was positively sensational yesterday with its aerial circus. If anything, the Rebels were even hotter than the 80-degree temperature which enabled the season's second best-tumout at School Stadium to watch the shocker in shirt sleeves Wachter. whose name in German means guard or attendant, put a different eqnnotation on it yesterday Apparently fearful of Fort Hill’s defense against the njn. the South quarterback, on orders from his father. Dave. Sr . who happens to bq the coach, came out with £itns blazing He reduced the Sentinels pass defense tafa sieve and completed his tokses. both long and short. aCwillWhen the shooting subsided. young Wachter had locked up the kind of statistical afternoon passers dream about — 21 com pletions in 28 attempts for 300 yards both school records, as were the five TDs He also had no interceptions Jhe game started just the vay Fort Hill coach Jim Ctianey had hoped it would, his Sentinels taking the opening kickoff and mar-• hing to the end zone in six r0as, Denny Hockman posing 26 yards to Joe PqwcII who made the catch ift the end zone directly in frbnt of the goal posts Danny Blank converted and Fort Hill seemed to be on its way to it£ seventh straight vjctory with its quick 7-0 leadFort Hill gambled and lOfct, as South was to do later in the first half, and it cost the Red Raiders a touch down An onside kick failed vid South, getting the ball in £*rtod field position, unveiled its Wachter and Bob Sweeney Show Dave passed 35 yards to Sweeney and 14 to Howell, putt mg the ballon the Fort Hill three Fort Hill throttled the running of Tony Green on t hree efforts but Wachter hit Kevin Butts for a two-yard TD and Jim Scott tacked on the conversion to tie the scoreTaking over after Fort Hill was forced to give up ’he ball following a couple of firsts. Wachter quickly took his Rebels winging He connected with Butts and Green for first-down throws, then hit Sweeney, who made a catch in the end zone over the head of defender Bob Younger Scott’s conversion qave South a 14-7 lead as the quarter ended.• Fort Hill turned over the hall at midfield early in the qecond stanza and Wachter Struck for a touchdown on the first play, hitting ijweeney again Pat D'Atn and Rob Steckman blocked the extra-point try \ Midway in the second Quarter Fort Hill lost smarting quarterback Hock-rpan with a slight leg injuryBeall BowsIn AnnualFamily FeudJerry Calhoun and his Beall High Mounties met Mike Calhoun and his Williamsport Wildcats yesterday and at the end of regulation time the father vs son coaching duel still was not decided and overtime w as requiredThe Yardstickwiiiitf’vear'Firs* Oewm Rush 4F ir*t Downs Pass $first Downs Penally IFirst Downs Total 10lost On Downs 0Pots**. Attempt 23Posses Completed toPosses Intercepted By 0Passing Yords 1*3YordsGomed Rush *9Yords lost Rush 0Net Yords Rush Totoi OWense 230Penolties Yords 3 ASF umples lost 2 1Punts Average 4 36Mike Calhoun and Williamsport finally emerged the victors as Don Tapley hit Barry Davis with a pass in the flat and Davis fought his way to paydirt from 11 yards out Williamsport scored first as Tapley hit Kevin Smoot on a 55-yard scoring strike Beall tied the score in the last period of regulation as freshmen quarterback Kerry Plumber bulled over from the one Bret Arnone added the kick and the overtime period was needed Williamsport had first possession and Davisscored to put the pressure on Beall and the older Calhoun Randy Munson then carried the ball three straight times putting the ball on the two-yard line In a fourth and two situation, the Mounties went to the option play, and the Wildcat defense rose to the occasion for the winFumbles hurt the Mountie squad all day long with the pigskin skipping free three times In the first quarter. Beall was inside the Wildcat five yard line twice before fumbles stalled the driveRandy Munson and Mike Raley were the workhorses on offense for Beall while Eric Ewing drew praise from Calhoun on his defensive play in the losing causeThe younger Calhoun learned his lessons well from his father and now leads in the unusual meeting with three victories to just one defeat to his dadThe Mountaineers now fall to 1-6 on the campaign, and face Bruce at home on Friday night The Wildcats now stand with a 3-4 slate.Be*!' 0 0 0 7 0—7Wi'llamjport 7 0 0 0 7-14W Don Tapley 55 pass 1o Kevin Smoot (Barry Davskick)B Perry Plumber 1 run (Bret Arnone kick)W Don Tapley ti pass to Barry Davis (Daviskickibut backup Blank directed the Sentinels to a nine-play. 43-yard touchdown march On a third and three. Fort Hill put Pat D’Atri, its hardhitting linebacker, in the backfield Pat responded hv scoring from the three, his first of two TDs for the day However. Joe Powell’s pass for a two-pointer was overthrown South, going all-out for its first victory over Fort Hill in 14 years, gambled on a fourth-down run deep in its territory, but Bob Younger piled up the play, giving the Sentinels the ball on the Reb 25 It took Fort Hill only five plays to score. Hockman. who returned to the lineup to start the second half, went over left guard from the one and Blank’s conversion made it 20-20.Later in the quarter. Fort Hill went on the prowl again, picking up first downs on two sweeps by Hockman and a shot through the line by Robbie Shewbridge D'Atn got the touchdown on a tour around the left from the one and Blank's placement gave Fort Hill the lead for the first time. 27-20From then on. except for a bnef flurry in the fourth quarter, it was Wachter’s show He threw ten straight passes, completing eight, the final being a 26-yard touchdown strike to Howell, who made a diving catch in the end zone Scott’s kick til'd ihr score at 27-all with 9:31 left to playscrimmage play and the Rebels recovered. Wachter got them into the end zone for the winning TD on just five plays, finding Sweeney who made a leaping reception in the end zone Scott converted and the scoring for the night was overShewbridge. Butch Haller and Hockman got Fort Hill moving after that TD but penalties by Scott killed the terception by Scott killed the Sentinel chances The Red Raiders got one more opportunity with 1:45 left but Dob Dattillio swiped Hock-man’s second-down pass and South killed the clock Except for several mistakes in judgment, the Rebels played error-free fundamental football They forced five turnovers while having none of their own Quarterback Wachter. ironically, has always played well against Fort Hili He completed 14 of 21 passes and three touchdowns as a sophomore, while last year he was 14 for 21 and one touchdown “I think we played close to our potential today,” said coach Wachter. “Our pass-blocking was excellent and ail five of our receivers made catches. ”The win gives South a record of 4-3 and puts the outcome of the Cumberland Valley Athletic League championship up for grabs between Fort Hill and Allegany.Fort Hill got a break when South drew a 15-yard penalty on the kickoff for Howell, in his exuberance, spiking the ball That gave the Sentinels excellent field position — at the South 47 However. South forced a turnover. Hockman fumbling the ball on the firstFori Hill 7 A 14 0-27South 14 * 0 14—14F—Powell 26 pass from Hockman (Blank kick)S— Butts 2 pass from Wachter (Scott kick)S~Sweeney 48 pass from Wachter (Scott kick)S—Sweeney 18 pass from Wachter (Scott kick)F—DAtri 3-run (pass tailed)F— Hockman 1 run (Blank kick) F—D Atri 1 run (Blank kick)S—Howell 26 pass from Wachter (Scott kick)S—Sweeney 8 pass from Wachter (Scott kick)
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Sun, Oct 21, 1979
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