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Indians sink Vikings
Back in the days when
Norse long ships terrorized
Europe, certain Viking war-
riors, who called them-
selves ‘‘berserkers,”’ used
to charge into battle
stark naked, swinging ten
pound swords. Like Joe
Louis, the berserkers be-
lieved that ‘‘the best
defense is offense.”’ Fur-
thermore, they thought that
anyone who attempted to
defend himself in battle,
rather than concentrating
on making the kill, was a
coward. In fact, they
thought anyone who used
skill in a fight was a
coward.
If the berserkers were
still around today, they
would be proud of their
namesakes, the Northern
Lebanon Vikings, who
swept into Lancaster
County last Friday and
made the usually steel-hard
Donegal Indian defense
look like soft Swiss cheese.
But, if the DHS defense
was Swiss cheese, the
Viking defense was over-
ripe Liederkranz. Norlebco
got more than they dealt,
and the Indians triumphed,
27-14.
In spite of the win, it
was hardly Donegal’s finest
hour. The Vikings, who
have won only once, came
close to pulling the rug out
from under the best team
in Lancaster County.
Although nobody really
wanted to say so, the game
was probably the Indians’
worst performance this
season. Even the best
teams have bad nights, and
the Indians were very
fortunate to be playing the
Vikings when it happened.
Although coach Deshler
said he had no complaints
about the offense, there
were plenty of missed
blocks in that department.
The defense was worse. It
handed the Vikings 7
fifteen-yard penalties.
When you consider the
fact that the Vikings’ total
rushing and passing yard-
age nearly matched Done-
gal’s, and then add those
penalties, you get a good
idea of how close the game
really was.
‘*“Norlebco had nothing to
lose,”’ Indian coacii Gayne
Deshler notes. ‘“They knew
they had to gamble, so
they did. They ran when
they should have punted,
and it worked.
‘““We saw a whole new
offense out there, and a
whole new defense. They
were willing to experiment
against us, because they
knew it was their only
chance to win.
‘““Also, they were really
fired up, which makes a
difference. Their kids had
been reading in the papers
about our unbeaten streak
and so on, and they knew
they had to be ready. And
thev were.”’
Part of Donegal’s pro-
blem was injuries. Jim
’
Ney breaks up a deep Viking pass attem
made an interception for the Indians,
EY RE RE
pt. Persun, who
stands by.
Unfortunately, the defense didn’t look this good very
often.
Shrum, Bill Lambert, and
Scott Jones were all side-
lined by the hard-hitting
Vikings. Pete Splain, who
is a pillar of the defense,
as well as the workhorse of
the offense, was still
nursing an injured shoulder
from the L-S game, and
was available only for
kicking duties.
Sophomore Darin Kolp
played Pete’s defensive slot
well, considering his inex-
perience, but the defense
will probably be in much
better shape next week,
when Splain, Lambert and
Shrum are all expected to
rejoin the starting lineup.
Unfortunately, the same
cannot be said for Scott
Jones, who was well on his
way to a 100 yard rushing
game when a shoulder
injury took him out of the
game. (“1 wouldn’t count
Scott out,”’ says coach Tom
Knorr. “A week is a long
time. But, there’s a good
chance he’ll have to sit the
next one out.”’)
As things worked out,
Jones finished the game
with 7S yards rushing on 11
carries, right behind Arlen
Mummau who picked up 84
yards on 14 runs. Meszaros
added 28 yards on 6 carries
and Ney kept the ball twice
for 19 yards.
End Frank Brommer
grabbed two passes, both
in the end zone, for 17 total
yards and two touchdowns.
Mummau and Ney scored
the other two TDs.
Ney completed 3 of his 4
passes (the two TD tosses
to Brommer plus a
34-yarder to Mummau).
Keith Persun intercepted
a pass for the Indians.
Next week, the Indians
take on Cocalico, away,
under the unusual light of
the sun. Cocalico has a
weak record which belies
five very close games.
“They are a lot tougher
than Norlebco,”” coach
Deshler warns, ‘“‘and
they're going to gamble. I
expect the next three
games to be the toughest
we've played all year.
They’re all young teams,
and a young team will
improve faster than a
veteran team will. I'll be
satisfied if we win by one
point next week, and I
mean that.”
Talk about mobile homes...
This miniature house was parked in front of Harold
Keller's Century 21 real estate office when our
photographer wandered past. ‘It’s good publicity, and
it’s fun for the kids,’ the saleman on duty told him.
Upstairs, our photographer found four teenagers. “It’s
nice and warm up here,’’ one commented.
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October 25, 1978
Letter
The spooks and goblins
will be marching about
Mount Joy from door to
door, Monday, October
30th from 6:00 pm to 9:00
pm.
I would like to caution all
who will be out driving that
evening to be careful of our
children who will be mask-
ed and enjoying an evening
of fun. I would like to ask
the residents of the Mount
Joy area to light porch
lights for the safety of the
Halloweeners entering their
property.
A reminder, to parents to
warn your children not to
dart across streets but to
go to the corners and cross
at the designated painted
cross walks. Also if a child
would carry a flash light,
this is for the safety of the
child.
We hope all little ghosts
will enjoy their evening of
tricks and treats.
Mayor James A. Gingrich
“Boo”?
Marietta High reunion, Class of °52
k
reunion.
Seated, left to right, are Shirley Cummings Detz,
Nancy Groff Regensburger, Annette Portner Knepper,
The Marietta High School
A
Class of 1952 gathered at
Groffs Farm Restaurant last week for their 25th
NO
Shirley Wiseman Hively, Minnie Kurtz Speria, and
Connie Hughes Sargen.
In back are John H. Gates, Anthony C. Libhart,
James C. Johnson, Kenneth Jones, Charles D. Marley,
and Ronald L. McKain.
Mount Joy Lions Club pancake breakfast
The annual Mount Joy
Lions Club Pancake Break-
fast will take place this
Saturday, October 28, from
5:30 to 11:00 AM at the
Lions Activity Building.
The breakfast is held to
benefit various club pro-
jects.
In addition to pancakes,
the breakfast also features
coffee or milk, juice, and,
sausage. The price is
$1.7S for adults, and $1.25
for children under twelve.
This is also the first day
of hunting season, so if
you're up for an early start,
bring your friends to the
Lions Club Activity Build-
ing in Mount Joy. They
start serving at 5:30 AM.