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These guys think they’re pretty good...
Indians grab lead
in Section 3
It was billed as a
hard-fought defensive
battle, and that’s what it
was, for the first fifteen
minutes.
Then the Donegal offen-
sive line, working with the
powerful precision of
a steamroller, began to
flatten the Elco defense.
Running back Pete
Splain drove through the
broad avenues the linemen
created, cruising 110 yards
on 11 carries. The Indian
backfield ran 256 yards in
the game, to the Raiders’
112.
When the clock ran out,
the Indians had won 27-0.
They had also taken sole
posession of the number
one spot in Section 3 of the
Lancaster Lebanon Football
League. It was the first
time since 1963 that a
Donegal team had been in
first place this late in the
season.
The offensive linemen —
Randy Derr, Pete Gohn,
Jim Shrum, Bill Lambert,
Floyd Runkle, Tom Weber,
Gary Byrd and Scott Boylan
— have never played
better.
In addition to their
road-building efforts on
behalf of the running
backs, the boys erected
Mimi Ginder is
new Homecoming
excellent roadblocks for
quarterback Brian Ney,
who was only forced to
scramble once in the course
of the evening.
Newly-crowned Homecoming Queen Mimi Ginder is driven on her triumphal
circuit of the DHS football field by Brian Newcomer, escort of last year’s Queen,
Suzanne Frey.
...50 does the Elco football team...
The Indian defense also
had a good night. Pass
interceptions by Scott Boy-
lan and Keith Persun
helped the defensive unit
Donegal backs had room to run
Mimi Ginder tried not to
cry when Suzanne Frey,
last year’s Homecoming
Queen, put the crown on
Mimi’s head last Friday
night. It’s hard to look
radiant when you're trying
not to cry, but
Mimi
add a fifth shut-out to the
Indian’s 5-1 record this
year.
Arlen Mummau and
Scott Jones accounted for
Runner-up Deb Sarbaugh is shown with her escort, Ted McKain.
somehow succeeded.
For the first time this
year, a runner-up was
announced. The award
went to Deb Sarbaugh.
The junior class won the
float competition.
The band, resplendent in
...so do the Donegal High cheerleaders.
two Donegal touchdowns.
Both scored on passes from
Brian Ney.
The other two Donegal
TD’s were Splain’s work.
Pete kicked two conver-
sions, and Jones caught a
pass from Ney for another
two points.
Next week, the Indians
travel to Annville-Cleona to
take on the Little Dutch-
men.
A-C has a deceptively
mediocre 2-2-1 record this
year. The numbers hide a
record of very close loses, a
powerful defensive unit,
and an excellent quarter-
back named Mike Soren-
tino. Sorentino runs as well
as he throws, which could
prove a dangerous combin-
ation for the Indians, who
have had trouble protecting
themselves against option
plays.
The game will be critical”
for Donegal.
their new uniforms, has
performed
well all year, and their
homecoming performance
was no exception.
exceptionally
It would have been a
great show, even if the
football team had lost.
October 12, 1977
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