OCT. 23, 1964
Gridmen Plan To Sink Deerfield
The varsity game will start at 2 p.m. following the JV game which starts at noon. The Deerfield, squad will be looking for revenge for the 49-0 trouncing they took from MW in last year's conference championship game. Deerfield evened its con ference record at 2-2-0 with a 26-0 win over Glenbrook North last week.
Topple Forest View
West's Warriors celebrated Homecoming by crushing Forest View 35-7 last Saturday, a week after their 39-0 victory over Niles North on October 10th. The Warriors found themselves trailing the Falcons at 1:02 of the second quarter. The Warrior's then returned the kickoff to their own 39-yard line, and three plays later Charlie Curren hurtled over a Falcon lineman and outraced two FV defenders on a 43-yard TD run. The Warriors went ahead to stay when Steve Ryden intercepted a Falcon pass inside the FV 20-yard line and returned it to the 3yard line.
The Warriors broke the game wide open in the second half on two TD passes from Curren to Stoney Jackson for 38 and 17 yards. John Whalen swept the left end for 34 yards and the final score of the game.
Crush Niles North
Following is a summary of the Niles North game:
MAINE WEST . . . 19 7 6 7
Niles North . . . 0 0 0 0
Touchdowns for the Warriors were made by Cichowski on a 3-yard run; Curren, who made runs of eight, 31, and 21 yards and threw a 30-yard pass to Kuzich, who ran for the TD; and Jackson, who intercepted a pass and ran 75 yards for the TD. Smith kicked three extra points.
This Saturday the JV gridmen will travel to Deerfield in quest of their second victory in a row. The kickoff will be at 12 p.m.
Last Monday the Maine West eleven crushed Lane Tech 14-6. Jim Dimatteo and Bernie Braun ran for the TDs. Ernie Garber converted both times for the extra points. The defense was very strong. They held a tough offensive team like Lane Tech to one touchdown and then blocked the extra point.
Homecoming was a different story though. The Forest View Falcons edged the gridmen 7-6. The deciding point came after the Warriors scored their TD. Garber booted the ball to the left of the uprights and that was the end of the scoring.
The Monday before Home- coming the JV eleven pounded Niles North 41-6.
Sophs Take Two
The sophomores walloped Niles North 33-13' t North Saturday, October 10th. Dick Manny, Ernie Fulibright, and Al Fritz each tallied a TD. Ken Mandelky was in on the scoring column with two TDs.
The sophomores also won last Saturday 13-6 in their encounter with Forest View. Al Fritz and Ernie Fullbright were credited with the TDs of the game. This now makes their record three wins and one loss. Their next game will be played here tomorrow against Deerfieki.
Frosh "A" Squad Wins Two
The freshman "A" team walloped Niles North 30-0 on October 10th on the home gridiron. Bob Banger scored twice, once in the first quarter and again in the third. John Szaltis was responsible for the TD in the second quarter. Larry Kaahler caught a pass: from Banger in the last period to score their last TD.
The "A" squad also defeated Forest View 7-2 last Saturday. The only TD for Maine was credited to Banger.