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23 LettermenAnnandale Looks Like RepeaterTo Win Northern District TitleBy MARSHALL JOHNSON Associated Press Writer RICHMOND (AP— Northern District Group I-A scholastic football teams, with powerful Annandale leading the way, have made a shambles of their warfare with other teams in the Northern Region the last three years.With Annandale going unbeat P0' cn over a 32-game span, win-quarterback Rick Ellsoa (four back John Sessions. George touchdowns, five TD passes) and Marshall could be a sleeper with three of his top xeccivers De- qUar:erback jjm Leister, six TDSrShtf-sFSSBK**. rZabove average.’*' [Brown the probable starringHalfbacks Ralph Broderick Parties- :Langley has ,a top player inng[heck-astopmsbigorerasnir-U’sthe ree en-o £ in-aud theneswill230-lUe,theing ;d a iall.nirg the state title in 1965 and sharing it last year with Princess Anne and Douglas Freeman, Northern District clubs have won 5 per cent of the time in competition against teams from the three other districts.This year looks like more of the same. Annandale returns 23of 46 lettermen from last year’s 11-0 club, and the Atoms may be pushed in their own district by Fairfax. Falls Church and W. T. Woodson.Elsewhere, the preseason favorites are defending champion McLean and James: Madison in the Great Falls District, defending champion ML Vernon and Thomas Edison in the Gunstcn District, and Washington-Lee in Potomac.Despite the loss. cf running backs Jeff von Beulwits and Tom Hegaity and the awesome Frere twins at tackle, Annandale returns two all - regional performers — end Ted Tedesco and guard Steve Willis — andand Bruce Drummond, nine touchdowns between them, return to lead the attack at Fairfax. Falls Church has 19 lettermen, and coach- Chuck Sell promises one of the best seasons that this school has ever had.’’Woodson will bank on quarterback Tracey Bridges, who ran for five touchdowns and threw for six, and J. E. B. Stu art has back quarterback Nick Vidnovic, who threw for scores nine times. Jefferson secras overmatched again.Three all - district performers return in the Great Falls District — tailback Jon Hall of McLean, center Chris Reckmeyeiof Langley and guard Roy Lynch )£ Madison, who may be shifted to the backfield.Hall, who scored four touchdowns, -and quarterback Bob Cooper, who passed for four, lead the way at McLean, where coach Don Noll admits he has prospects for an outstanding team.” Adding emphasis- are tackle Sam Clark and fullback-linebacker Derek Holmquist Shifting of linemen is necessary at Madison, which lost most of its top backs except quarter-Qanker Vice Price. Oakton will be playing its first varsity sea* son, While Herndon takes the big step up from Group I-B. It may take both a while to get accus-tomed to it.Back for a second shot at all-district honors in the Gunstort District are back Gary Johnson of Thomas Edison, 13 touchdowns; back Sam Handy of Groveton, another 13 touchdowns: and centcr-back Dennis Bartlett and quarterback Larry Hartman, 12 scoring passes, of ML Vernon.Coach Jack Miller says ML Vernon , is young and inexperienced, but his. fellow coaches don't see if that way. Edison must come up with, a quarterback but has veterans at most positions.Ft. Hunt has only five lettermen, but other-teams are wary Bob Waldorf. Groveton was last year’s surprise, but Handy will have less to work with this lime around. . . •.Lee of Springfield lacks experienced depth, while West Springfield also is inexperienced but has promising heft in the line. '
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Danville Register
Danville, Virginia, US
Thu, Sep 05, 1968
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