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(-vim Deorora ozj-o 11 o tor a wain 1 AU I qkwIrits DtUrUKfJ toAAclic, BturuKU, rn., fKtl»at, atncmocK If, iytvNew RiCoach Plans 'Basic FootbaHenry Stosse! VetOf 14 Years On JobFISHE RTOWN— New Head coach Hem*y Stossel likes “basic football/’ but there’s a note of concern mingled with the optimism as he looks forward to the Chestnut Ridge opener at Tussey Mountain. ~Basic football, Stossel adds, is rugged, tough, clean, hardhitting, etc. That’s what he grew accustomed to, in four years as an assistant at John Carroll, in Carrolltown (now part of Cambria Heights) and ten years at Portage.He plans nothing fancy, Stossel says. “S have a firm belief that if the blocking is there, any play will go.Is the blocking there, with the young Lions?It could be, Stossel says, as he begins to talk of consistency, and mental blocks— “it’s not that they don’t want to do it,RidgeRosterRidgeSchedulesVarsitySeptember—11—Tussey Mountain 8 p.m. 19—Glendale Joint 2 p.m. 26—Turkeyfoot Area 2 p.m.(At Confluence)Octoberi—3—Northern Bedford 8 p.m.(At Roaring Spring)l-Kiithey just forge sometimes, he concludes.Ridge suffered one setback before its first game, when a promising sophomore. Rod Corle, suffered a compound thumb fracture blocking a punt. He spent a week in the hospital, and is a doubtful prospect this season. •,Ridge had a pre-school camp of 22 active players, and has added six since school began. Only one of them has any experience, but the other five are all of good size.Ridge has nine lettermen. returning, four of them with two years’ experience: Doug Saylor, end, Dave Heidorn, tackle. Jerry Yarnell, guard, and Bob May, halfback. All four are seniors.Junior Bob Harbaugh will start at end; junior Ken Way at tackle; junior Ron Hilfegass at guard, and senior letterman Galen Ewig at center.Lynn Casteel .will start at quarterback, May and senior Ken Suder at the halfbacks, and senior Lenny Gates at fullback.Casteel, Gates, Way, Suder and Ewig are one-year lettermen. Ridge’s last two seasons were identical 3-6-1 years under coach Dick Fisher, who is now atWetic director. Fisher, the two previous years, fielded teams which lost only two gara-ENDSi Seniors— Doug Saylor (5-7, 155), Clarence Cessna (6-0, 140) Junior— Bob Harbaugh {6-1, 155) Tom Feaster (5-7, 116) Sophomore— Richard Morgart (5-10, 140), Doug Coogan (6-0, 130).TACKLES; Senior— DaveHeidorn (6-2, 215) Mike Shaffer (6-0, 225); Junior— Kenny Way (5-11, 160); Robert Webb (5-9, 145), Tim Goad (5-10, 230);Sophomore— Paul Showalter lt;5-10, 155)GUARDS t Senior— Jerry Yarnell (5-5, 140; Junior— Ron Hillegas (5-10, 170); Sophomore Joe Speicher (5-5, 140)CENTER; Senior— GalenI Ewig (5-9, 190); Junior— none;Sophomore— Greg Yarnell (5-6, 1160),BACKS; Senior Lynn Casrteel (5-11, 150), Bob May (5-10, 150); Ken Suder (5-10, 145);Lenny Gates (5-10, 17.0) Jim Daugherty (6-1, 145); Junior— Dan Whetstone (5-9, 155); Sophomore— Steve Lambert (5-9, 145); Rod Corle (5-9, 155); Tim Corle (5-1, 125); Kevin Hpusel (5-11, 165); John Cooibaugh (5-7 130), Tom Foor (5-8, 158).Henry Stossel (right), new head coach at Chestnut Ridge, meets with three other members of his staff. From the left, they are: Fran Harlan, junior high; Dick Dellinger, varsity backfleld, and Ed Porter, varsity line coach. All but porter are new to Ridge staff;10—Clayabui’g-Kimmel 2 p.m. 17—Everett Area 2 p.m.24—Meyersdale Area 2 p.m. 30—So. Huntingdon 8 p.m.(At Orbisonia)es.Stossel lists several other boys who wiR doubtless see action: Joe Speicher, at guard, Bob Webb, Tim Goad and PaulBryant Beefed,LET'S GO LIONS 11tLs. i Ur:..:..
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Bedford Gazette
Bedford, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Sep 11, 1970
Page 11
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