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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1962 9E SOUTH JERSEY GROUP FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS Unbeaten Cherokee sinks Easte; Strong catches three touchdown aerials rn 4J-t" -'(rim GROUP 3 therefore couldn't do some of the things we had planned. I "1 thought their offensive line did a good job, too. They didn't seem to make any mistakes. On the other hand, I thought we hurt ourselves with mistakes in the second period." Cherokee Coach Jim Horner agreed with Batchelor. "We knew we had to close down their run," explained Horner, "and we also realized they could throw the ball.

We had to keep them from getting good field position." Eastern took its 7-0 lead on an 11-play, 72-yard drive that included Tim Walsh passes to Dom Kurtyan (14 yards), Sindoni (25 yards) and Ned Kerr (10 yards). Kerr's reception brought the ball to the 10 and Kron, who was limited to 20 yards in 11 carries, knifed over from the four. Kerr's placement made it 7-0 with 4:16 left in the period. Cherokee took the ensuing kickoff and, with the aid of a 29-yard pass from Cefaretti to Greg Al vord, had a first down at the Eastern seven. However, the Vikings' defense tightened, yielding three yards in two ground plays and, after two passes fell incomplete, took over at the four.

Three running plays netted two By WALT BURROWS Of the Courier-Post SOMERDALE Darryl Strong caught three touchdown passes and a tenacious defense limited Eastern High School to 27 yards rushing yesterday to lead No. 1-ranked Cherokee to a 24-15 victory over the Vikings and to the South Jersey Group 3 football championship for the second straight year on the Sterling High School field. Strong, a tight end who nearly missed the entire season with head injuries sustained in a fall from a ladder in late August, scored twice on passes from wingback Lee Cefaratti and again on a pass from quarterback Drew Frantz. While Cherokee's offense punched across three touchdowns, it was the play of its defensive line that decided the issue. After spotting Eastern an early 7-0 lead on a wave of completions by Viking quarterback Tim Walsh, Cherokee's defense, led by Alan Mattioni, Bob Locasale, Bob Colega, Greg Sabo, Joe Ricci, Bob Evange-lista, Vince Garrido and Jim Glatz, slammed the door shut.

It wasn't until the final period, after Cherokee had assumed a 24-7 lead, that Eastern crossed its own 40-yard line. "Their defense did an excellent job," said Eastern Coach Jon Bat-chelor. "We never got good field position in the second period and ft iV i Courier-Post photo by Curt Hudson Kron during yesterday's South Jersey Group 3 championship game. No. 1 Cherokee won, 24-15.

Trapped Cherokee High School quarterback Drew Frantz tries to work his way past Eastern's Curt McFerren and Chip shades Salem on late pass hJsitf Jt-'i Urn By PHIL ANASTASIA Of the Courier-Post FRANKLINVILLE For four quarters in October, and for three-plus quarters yesterday, the football teams from Delsea and Salem high schools, like wild rams, collided again and again. Neither buckled. Finally, with 3:25 to play yesterday, Mike Weichman snapped through a startled Salem secondary with a 64-yard reception of a touchdown pass from John Scavelli and Delsea emerged with a 20-12 victory in the championship game of the New Jersey State Interscholas-tic Athletic Association sectional Group 2 football tournament. "Thank God Mike made that play or we might have been out there all day and still be tied," said Delsea Coach John Oberg, whose team finished with a 10-0-1 record and its third sectional title. "I don't think acme- 'jwvjw.

it1 v.j' .1 It ir 'A 4 1 4 2mmx. Please see CHEROKEE, Page 10E Woops! Salem High School's James Walker loses his footing as Delsea's JohnCoates moves in for the tackle during yesterday's South Jersey Group 2 championship game. Delsea emerged with a 20-12 victory. 'ill play Holy Cross nips St. John, 6-0 GROUP 2 you'll see a better high school football game, anywhere, anytime." The Tri-County Conference teams battled to a 14-14 tie Oct.

30 and ended their league schedules with identical 8-0-1 records and an even share of the title. Both marched convincingly through the semifinals. About 6,000 spectators crammed into the bleachers and ringed the fence surrounding the field yesterday to watch Delsea and Salem decide what they couldn't decide during the regular season. Salem scored first, marching 95 yards after a defensive surge turned back Delsea at the Rams' five-yard line. Quarterback James Walker completed five passes for 71 yards in the drive, pushing the Rams to a Please see DELSEA, Page 1 1 PAROCHIAL A The Lancers were awesome on defense as they held St.

John's to two first downs and a total of 10 yards in the second half. The defensive attack was led by linebacker Mike McWilliams, noseguard Frank Angelini, defensive end Rich Kuzy, and Lisella at defensive back. Lisella played great in every aspect of the game as he led the team on offense, had two interceptions on defense and kept St. John's pinned in its own territory with a fine punting performance. Please see HOLY, Page 10E GROUP 4 apart and Brick came storming back with 10 fourth-period points to register a 10-7 decision and walk away with the title.

"I can't begin to tell you what happened out there in the second half," McAneney said. "It just seemed like we stopped blocking and tackling. I think maybe we had it too easy in the Please see BRICK, Page 10E Paulsboro turns back Audubon By BOB BROOKOVER Of the Courier-Post HOLMDEL Holy Cross and St. John Vianney High Schools played to the tune of "Let's Get Physical-yesterday and the result was a 6-0 Holy Cross victory and its second Parochial A championship. The winning score came with 3:09 remaining in the third quarter when Stacey Hyman went up the middle for a four-yard touchdown.

Quarterback Paul Lisella engineered the drive, which started at St. John's 43. Lisella carried the ball four times for 26 yards, while fullback John Harty went 13 yards to put the ball at the four. Pennsauken bows to Brick on late FG By DON BENEVENTO Of the Courier-Post PAULSBORO Vince Scott caught a 25-yard touchdown pass with 55 seconds to play yesterday to give Paulsboro High School a thrilling 34-26 victory over Audubon and the South Jersey Group 1 football championship. Scott's reception, which broke a 26-26 tie, enabled the Red Raiders, ranked sixth in the Top Ten Poll, to finish the season at 9-1-1, while unranked Audubon finished at 7-4.

For Paulsboro, it was their third sectional group title in the last four years and it was the Colonial Conference champions' second victory of the year over Audubon. "It was an outstanding effort by a bunch of kids who really came together," said Paulsboro Coach Tom Brown. "Our kids never gave up, and it was a great, great game to come out on top in because we got critical efforts from so many people." Perhaps foremost among them was quarterback Willie Anderson, who directed the Red Raiders on their winning touchdown drive, culminated by his pass to Scott, who beat single coverage for the score. "We had run the down-and-out successfully a couple of times," said Scott, "and I think they thought we were going to run it again. But this GROUP 1 time, I had only one man on me and 1 cut up field and Flipper (Anderson) put it right there." "I was watching him out of the corner of my eye," said Anderson of Scott's pattern, "and I just saw him break open." Brown called the play from the press box after rejecting another pass pattern and resisting the urge to go for something more conservative.

"We realized we had some time left to go for a first down (it was third-and-two at the time)," said Brown, "but they had stopped us a couple of times early and they were in single coverage. Their saf tey was playing in the middle of the field and I knew if Vince could get the corner-back to go for the inside fake, he'd be open. So we decided, 'let's go for The play capped an afternoon of up-and-down football, with each side holding and yielding leads throughout. Even after the go-ahead touchdown, nothing was really decided until the final gun, as Audubon took the kickoff and began a desperation drive that finally ended when Roy Hoover was tackled by Byron Dixon Please see PAULSBORO, Page 1 1E By BOB VIQQIANO Of the Courier-Post BRICK TWP. Pennsauken High School football coach Vince McAneney spent most of the second half yesterday trying to find out who the guys were out on field in the white jerseys impersonating his team.

After pushing and shoving Brick Township up and down the field for almost three quarters in the South Jersey Group 4 championship game the Indians mysteriously fell t' i -T- '-tiz f. t'j: Zjz' -iz 1 Leads Pauls Cournf-Post photo by Sam KuJhnw Paulsboro quarterback Willie Anderson heads down-field in leading the Red Raiders to a 34-26 victory over Audubon in the South Jersey Group 1 final..