NOV. 6, 1964
Gridders Try for Share, of Title
Two heartbreaking defeats in their last two games have dropped the Warriors from first to second place. The Warriors (4-2-0) must beat the Spartans tonight, and Prospect (5-1-0) and GB South (5-1-0) must lose if Maine West is to end the season in first place.
The Warriors lost a hardfought 16-12 battle with the Prospect Knights last Saturday. The game-deciding TD came on an 18-yard pass play with only 16 seconds left in the game. The results were as follows:
MAINE WEST . . 6 6 0 0
Prospect . . . . . . . 7 0 0 9
Following is a summary of the 14-13 loss suffered by West's Warriors at Deerfield:
MAINE WEST . . 6 7 0 0
Deerfield . . . . . . 7 7 0 0
Touchdowns for Maine West were scored by Curren (87-yard kick-off return) and Cichowski (4-yard run). Smith kicked one extra point.
Deerfield's TDs were made by Fuller (31-yard rim) and Jordan (29-yard pass from Lindquist). Fuzzey kicked both extra points.
Tonight the JV gridmen travel to Glenbrook North in an effort to close the season with a win. The kick-off will be at 6 p.m.
On Oct. 31st the JVs dropped a game to Prospect. The Knights scored twice in the first quarter, twice in the second quarter, and once in the third quarter. All extra point attempts were good except the last. Dimatteo scored for Maine in the last period, but the conversion attempt was no good. The final score was 34-6 in favor of Prospect.
At Deerfield on Oct. 24th, the JVs were whipped 7-6. Maine scored first, then Deerfield intercepted a pass and scored. Their conversion attempt was good, making the score 7-6 in Deerfields' favor.
Sophs Take Two
The sophomores won over Deerfield 27-12 on Oct. 24th here. Ken Mandelky scored twice and Phil Murdock once.
The sophs were also victorious over Prospect, 31-6, last Saturday. Ernie Fulbright scored three times, while Dick Manny and Phil Murdock each scored once. With a 5-1-0 record, they will take on GB North tomorrow at 9:30 am.
Frosh "A" Undefeated
The freshman "A" squad walloped Deerfield 27-0 on Oct. 24th in a home contest. John Szaltis scored three TDs and Bill Robertson scored one. Last Saturday at Prospect, the little Warriors won again, 7-0. Bob Banger scored the TD, and John Szaltis kicked the extra point. Their record now stands at 6-0-0, and they play here tomorrow against GB North.