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Section 2 Thursday, November 19, 1970 THE HERALD St. Viator -4 A Team You Don't Forget by JIM COOK "This is the kind of team you don't forget," said head coach Joe Gliwa while reminiscing about St. Viator's 1970 football fortunes. It was a demanding year one in which the Lions had to prove they were worthy of recognition in the highly regarded Suburban Catholic League. With only a Chlcagoland Prep League championship to fall back on, the Lions had to re-establish a reputation that would be acceptable to their new conference cohorts.

They passed with flying colors, but it wasn't easy. Gllwa was saddled with such monu- SCORE BY QUARTERS St. Vlntor 37 38 66 68--197 Opponents 14 15 6 47-- SS INDIVIDUAL SCORING TD I-IT Z-PT FO TP 8 0 6 0 08 mental disappointments that he may have been justified by throwing in tbe towel even before the season started. It began with the schedule a schedule that offered no chance for a breather, no opportunity to look ahead and St. Patrick and Notre Dame in back-to-back conflicts five days apart.

Preseason practices were long, hot, hard and costly. Defensive backs Bob Broeren and Mark DiMuzio suffered broken collarbones within five munites of each other. Co-captain Mark Rossi suffered an ankle injury that never came around, but Gliwa and his band of 45 players wouldn't quit. The already blossoming spirits grew Glllciple Qulntiett LlndbofK 0 3 4 3 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 TEAM STATISTICS 0 3 0 0 MiNiimttru 1 0 0 1 0 0 Blancn 1 0 0 1 28 1 11 TEAM STATISTICS sv Tolnl Yards Gained 2329 YRtls Gained Rushing 1529 Yards Gained Passing 800 Tutal first Downs 10!) First Downs Hushing 80 First Downs Fussing 23 t'lrst Downs Penalty 6 Fumbles, Number 29 Fumbles, Lost 20 Passes Intercepted By 10 INDIVIDUAL HUSIIINO No Yds GIHesplc .73 420 25 24 18 12 6 6 6 2 107 Opp 1756 lira 353 102 81 10 11 34 20 5.3 Qulnnett .76 419 5.6 Franzen 69 276 4.7 McNnmara 26 129 6.2 Llndborc 71 95 1.3 O'Connell 7 49 7.0 Bomblclno 9 28 3.1 Galloto 8 26 3.3 Richardson J. 16 19 1.2 O'Sulllvan 3 12 4.0 Bucholz 4 8 2.0 Bobowskl 7 5 0.7 Rochfort 1 1 4.0 O'Doimell 1 1 1.0 Martin 3 13 4.3 Elgcl 1 -12 Pottenuzzo 1 18 18.0 INDIVIDUAL PASSING Com Yds TD's Int Lindberg 83 37 710 10 4 Qulnnett 3 2 6 6 1 0 EiKCl 6 2 7 0 0 Bobowskl 2 1 18 1 0 INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING No Yds Pcttonuzzo 10 374 Glllcsple 6 1G3 Gulnnott 8 SI Clmpmun 3 66 Blancti 2 51 Bombiclno 2 3 McNtiniuru 2 65 Llnclbcrg 1 3 Walkin' the Sidelines by PAUL LOGAN more intense after opening non-conference victories against rival Hersey and a huge Taft ball club.

"We did a lot of teaching on offense since we felt that this would be our biggest problem," Gliwa said. "It didn't come around quite as fast as expected." He was referring to an 8-6 loss to St. Patrick on a Sunday and a 6-3 setback to Notre Dame the following Friday. The defense, needless to say, was all a coach could ask for. The Lions stood at the bottom of the East Division standings, but the worst was over.

Injuries to Tom Cannon (knee), Ken Rogers (knee), Ken Martin (broken arm) and Ed Klingberg (severe strain) could not keep the determined Lions' from reeling off five straight convincing triumphs. The previously inconsistent offense began meshing into a reliable scoring machine. They literally exploded during a 58-36 demolition of talented Holy Cross to rewrite the record books for points scored in a single game. Then the defense stepped in to assault league-leading Marist with five interceptions another school mark. The finishing touch was a 6-0 shutout of Carmel of Mundelein in which Viator allowed 50 total yards.

The masterpiece was a fitting conclusion for the best defensive team in the league. When you speak of St. Viator, you're speaking of a team, not one or two individuals. The fact that 10 different players broke into the scoring column is proof enough. The Lions did have their outstanding individuals leaders, as Gliwa calls them.

"I've never had as much regard for the leadership on this ball club," Gliwa said. BILL ALLEN ONLY has 38 more places to move up during the next three years in order to become the best in the Big Ten. A former distance runner at Prospect High School, Allen placed 39th in the Big Ten cross country championships Saturday at East Lansing, Mich. Finishing 39th might not seem like much to some observers, but it is something when you consider he's only a freshman and it was his first point-making performance for the University of Illinois. A finished fifth on his II- llnl team and helped his teammates take fourth place in the conference.

If this young Illinois freshman can improve each year, he may emerge as the star of the team in 1973. IF THE DAILY NEWS conducted its "Prep'Poll" the same way that the national polls do, Arlington should have bumped Thornrldge from first place. Three things should have given the Cardinals the Number One nod over Thornridge: 1) Arlington, ranked third in the poll, bombed Prospect, ranked fourth, 35-7. (This is comparable to Ohio State blasting Michigan Saturday by a similar score since both teams, like the Cards and Knights, were undefeated,) 2) Thornridge also bombed its opponent Rich Central, 28-8. But the lopsided score wasn't as impressive as the Arlington-Prospect game because it didn't decide the South Suburban title and it didn't Involve such highly ranked teams.

(Rich Central Isn't even listed among the "Others" which takes In 17 schools below the top IS.) 3) Loyola Academy was upset by St. Rita, 14-8, on Sunday. Because of this a defeat, the defending city champs and last year's No. 1 team dropped unbelievably to ninth with a 9-1-0 record. Thus, Thornridge moved up to first and Arlington to the runnerup spot.

And after seeing the way the pollsters dropped Loyola so for down the list despite the ex- cellent team it had, it's no wonder that Arlington didn't move into first. THERE WERE FIVE other teams that sailed through the league without a loss besides the Arlington varsity. They were Hersey's junior varsity and freshman 'B' teams, Elk Grove's sophomore team and the freshman 'A' teams of Forest View and Arlington. The Grenadier team was hoping to post its ninth straight shutout in the final game of the season, but Wheeling scored on a long run. Another record stayed intact as the Huskies posted the second undefeated season on the jayvee level.

Topping the Huskie jayvccs in one statistic were the young Huskie Frosh 'B' team. This potent aggregation rolled up more points than any of the teams on the other three levels in scoring 32 per contest! Both the Falcon and Cardinal Frosh 'A' teams didn't get a chance to play each other this year because of scheduling and the way the varsities finished. So they ended up sharing the title on their level. LAST YEAR I ran the MSL combined lower level (jayvee, soph, and frosh standings) results and also the overall football program standings with the assistance of Keith Reinhard, league statistician. In both categories, Wheeling and Hersey finished higher than the rest of the teams.

The Wildcats had the best lower level records and the Huskies finished with the best overall record. However, neither team was around when the MSL's championship game was played recently. Therefore, the standings that appear at the bottom of this column do not necessarily mean that the leader again Hersey will be the best next fall. The Huskies had a fine sophomore (61) and junior vnristy (7-0) records this past fall. And if these two teams can join forces, maybe this statistical report will prove true in '71.

Whatever the case may be, they will give some food for thought between now and next fall. MSL LOWER LEVEL FOOTBALL PF PA Hersey 24 3 1 637 143 Forest View 19 7 2 475 "209 Arlington 18 9 417 224 Elk Grove 17 10 1 451 316 Palatine 15 13 0 330 381 Prospect 14 12 2 354 301 Wheeling 13 15 0 420 301 Conant 8 17 3 264 446 Fremd 5 16 2 196 533 Glenbard North 27 0 182 772 MSL OVERALL FOOTBALL PROGRAMS PF PA Hersey 28 6 1 785 240 Arlington 25 9 1 630 277 Forest View 20 12 3 558 406 Prospect 20 13 2 498 474 Elk Grove 19 15 1 524 475 Wheeling 17 18 0 561 423 Palatine 17 18 0 Ml 518 Conant 11 20 4 390 548 Fremd 9 19 2 285 602 Glenbard North 2 33 0 306 1015 (KEY: W--Win, L--loses, T--ties, PF--points for and PA--points against.) "Our co-captains were great. You couldn't ask for more from Mike (Pette- nuzzo) and Mark (Rossi). Rossi injutfed his ankle in the beginning of the year. He's the kind of kid who lived in pain, but never complained.

Pettenuzzo's statistics speak for themselves." When quarterback Scott Lindberg got the offense clicking, running backs Tim Mark Franzen and Bob Quinnett emerged as steady, dependable ground gainers. And their success can only be traced to the effective blocking of the offensive line. "Rick Komar did just an outstanding job at right guard," Gliwa said, "and Mike Georgen played a heckuva game at left guard and line backer. Tom Smith played with walking pneumonia, but he never showed it at tackle or defensive end. And Jimmy Wendell, only 177 pounds, was a remarkably accurate center and blocker." Eddie Klingberg is a story in himself.

After four years of varsity, two as a defensive end and two as a middle linebacker, Gliwa had this to say. "He's the best a shot. In four years of service, Ed recovered 13 fumbles, picked off five interc'eptions and helped block five punts. "I've never seen a kid who loves contact and the challenge of playing football as much as he does," Gliwa said. The Lions' record will read 27-9 for the four years Eddie played.

For a first-year team in the league, St. Viator landed four players on the Suburb a Catholic All-Conference Team. Klingberg, Wendell, Pettenuzzo and Rossi all received berths in what many consider the toughest division in the state. The streak of five straight victories will run over to next season, but the memory of the original Suburban Catholic League Lions wiH be hard to forget. TICKET ORDERS NORTHWEST TRAVELERS PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL Name Address ij City, State Zip Amount Adult Ten (10) Game Season Pass Youth Ten (10) Game Season Pass Single Game Pass Youth Single Game Pass 'Specify Which Single Game $20.00 ea.

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Arlington Heights Road Arlington Heights, 111. 60005 Office Phone--255-5336 PASSING THE TEST. Gutsy Si Viator quarterback Scott Lindberg somehow manages to get pass away despite a bear hug from a Carmel lineman. Viator closed the 1970 season with their fifth straight triumph. Year Of Learning For Schaumburg by KEITH REINHARD If even a team could boast of an accent on youth, it would have to be Schaumburg's spanking new football team.

The Saxons fashioned a lowly 1-8 record in their first year of existence. But compared with the adversities faced by Schaumburg, the type of jayvee schedule they maintained, and the statistics beyond their won-loss slate, it could be considered anything but an unsuccessful inaugural campaign for Bob club. And to top it off, of course, there was this great abundance of youth. It had to make the future look bright even though tlte just completed year was hindered by the inexperience invariably accompanying a young team. At the conclusion of the season Ferguson counted no less than nine starters of various degrees that were only sophomores.

This included two of them sharing probably the most important position on the gridiron quarterback. "This was our biggest problem all season," Ferguson said of the Saxon signal Boosters Sponsor Show, Scrimmage The .7,000 people who witnessed the "Super Saturday" game two weeks ago were probably wishing have seen some of the action on" instant replay. They can have their chance Thursday night. The Arlington High School booster club is sponsoring a snow and scrimmage that evening at 7:00 in the Cardinal gym. Football bead coach Bob Walther.will narrate color films of the Mid-Suburban League championship game between Arlington and Prospect.

Following this show, George Zigraan will put on another. Tbe head basketball coach at Arlington will unveil his 1970-71 Card cage team In a scrimmage game. The big doubieheader is open to the public and students alike. calling dilemma. "We had three different boys working there during the course of the season and the situation was never resolved." "The two sophomores we ended up with, Bob NomeHini and Gl'en Rasmussen, both showed potential but we had to mold them into quarterbacks and their leadership abilities are still developing." Because of this, leadership fell elsewhere.

Linemen John Gimmler and Bob Hammond and offensive back Glen Hayes picked up these responsibilities and wore them well, according to their mentor. THE BEST IN Sports (Another in a series of reviews of varsity football seasons at high schools in the Herald circulation area.) Hayes also wore out a few opponents. The final figures showed him rushing for more than 1000 yards over the nine-game slate and picking up more than 100 additional yards in pass receptions. His antics easily earned him the most valuable player title from his teammates. Those statistics go on to say that Schaumburg was just barely outgained in total yardage for the season despite their lopsided record.

They actually out- gained the foe on the ground and averaged 70 offensive plays per game to the enemy's 66.6. The lack of facilities --'for both practice and game play had to hinder Schaumburg's efforts and the schedule, which included such contestants as Notre Damie, St. Viator, LaGrange and Holy Cross, didn't make their road any easier. Still Ferguson was pleased with the overall result. "It was a hard year but I' felt a lot was proven.

When kids can get up off the floor and go back into battle any number of times with thte same great enthusiasm, you know you've got a good bunch and I feel the hardships this season just toughened 'em up for a strong showing next fall." They'll all be back too. Sophomores Brian Wickland, Andy Jones, Mark Losardo, den Kumurska, Art Abraham, Mike Iidovioa, Rica Kuchma and Ema- nnal Pendola along wltfc the two will all be a bit more wanned to go with such standouts as fullback Louis Russo, tackle Vince McFadden, linebacker Rick Butler and guard Bruce Breda among others. On defense Komerska, Butler, Russo and Breda Were all among the leaders in tackles and assists with 17-32, 16-30, 17-29 Pee WeeTitle Game Saturday The Bears and Packers used victories last Saturday in frigid wind and ankle- deep mud to tie for first place in the Hoffman Estates Football League. The Bears blanked the Vikings 6-0 and the Packers subdued the Lions 18-7. The co-leaders wiH engage in a playoff game this Saturday at 10:30 for the championship.

In a third game last Saturday, the Saints shut out the Chargers 20-0. Special awards will be given at the league banquet Saturday evening at the Embers Restaurant. Secretaries Sandy lannotti and Susan Armstrong are in charge of tWe banquet. At Rolling Meadows Cheryl Mantevfel, with an 85 average, rolled a 373 series on games of 115-140118 in the Rolling Meadows Girls and Boys Junior League Cindy Darwit had a triplicate score of 100 and Sharon Horst, with a 9i average, rolled a series of 427 with 152-125-150 Maria Campise had a 215 with handicap In the Kevin Reppe had 592 series with handicap and Doug Johnson a 223 game Bruce Jordan rolled a 617 with handicap and Bob Struggles a 237. and 5-31 respectively.

Russo also teamed with Hayes, Pendola, Craig Madden and Bob Cummings to help key the offense. Ferguson had more than a few more names he felt worthy of mentioning but he concluded, "Nobody hated to lose as much as I did, but there was such a spirit of cooperation within our program from athletic director John Paul on down to our stat man Rich Ericson, that I nev- 'er lost sight of tbe optimism prevailing. We'll be coming back next year just watch for us!" Opp 2282 1431 851 74 47 14 94 12 275 31.5 SCIIADMBUKG NINE-GAME STATISTICS Sch Total Yards Gained 2084 Yards Gained Rushing .1506 Yards Gained Passing 578 Passes 159 Passes Completed SS Passes Intercepted By 12 First Downs 85 Fumbles Lost 11 Yards Penalized 295 Punts, Average Dist 33.4 RUSHING No Yds Avg Hayes 270 1014 Russo 15 244 Vomcllini 35 92 26 30 Harp Young Butler Rasmussen Jones 15 10 14 26 29 23 19 19 10 4.1 2.8 2.4 1.4 l.S 2.3 3.2 14 0.4 PASSING Kayes Madden Pendola Nickles Scholz BuUer Att Com 83 24 41 23 SO RECEIVING Xo 10 TM 4 9 4 Int 0 4 Yds 111 116 91 51 35 11 9.