Elder Panther Football - 1952

REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 4-5

Game #
Date
Opponent
Site
Score
W/L
Record
1
9/12/52
Louisville Flaget
A
18-7
L
0-1
2
9/19/52
Massillon Washington
H
33-0
L
0-2
3
9/26/52
Hamilton Public
H
20-6
W
1-2
4
10/5/52
Dayton Chaminade
A
33-7
L
1-3
5
10/19/52
Roger Bacon
H
18-7
W
2-3
6
10/24/52
Columbus Aquinas
H
33-0
W
3-3
7
11/9/52
Purcell
XU
21-13
L
3-4
8
11/16/52
St. Xavier
H
40-0
W
4-4
9
11/27/52
Western Hills
H
24-21
L
4-5

Head Coach: Walter Bartlett (Career Record: 111-95-15)

Captain: Gordon Massa 

 Final GCL Standings:

Overall
League

1. Purcell
9-0-1
3-0

2. ELDER
4-5
2-1

3. Roger Bacon
6-3-1
1-2

4. St. Xavier
1-7-1
0-3
  

Season Highlights: The 1952 Panthers struggled to a 4-5 record overall, but league wins over Roger Bacon and St. Xavier gave the Panthers second place in the GCL. Newport Catholic departed the GCL in 1952, with only 2 wins in 10 league contests, returning the league to its four charter members. Purcell went undefeated on the season, finishing fourth in the state. Sophomore Dick Selcer led the Panthers at quarterback, throwing 4 TD passes and scoring 5 TDs along the way.

In the 40-0 victory over St. Xavier, Senior Captain Gordon Massa returned two interceptions 30 yards each for touchdowns. The Maroons broke their two game losing streak in the Thanksgiving series with a 24-21 victory, picking up 2 TDs in the fourth quarter. Don Beck was the team's leading scorer, with 6 TDs. Massa and George Aug were selected as Enquirer, Post, and Times-Star first team All-Stars; Massa was also selected All-Ohio by the Associated Press. (Senior Steve Junker went on to play at Xavier University, receiving their Most Valuable Lineman Award in 1956, and played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins.)

HONORS
AP OHIO STATE ALL-STAR TEAM
First Team
Gordon Massa
INS ALL-OHIO ALL-STAR TEAM
Third Team
Gordon Massa
CINCINNATI ENQUIRER ALL-CITY ALL-STAR TEAM
First Team
Gordon Massa, George Aug
Second Team
Jerry Fuller
Honorable Mention
Steve Junker, Frank Bachman
CINCINNATI POST ALL-METRO ALL-STAR TEAM
Second Team Offense
Dan Boyle
First Team Defense
Gordon Massa, George Aug
Second Team Defense
Tom Kroth
Honorary Captain
Gordon Massa
CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR ALL-CITY ALL-STAR TEAM
First Team
Gordon Massa, George Aug, Don Durbin
Third Team
Jerry Fuller, Ron Frey
Honorable Mention
Dan Boyle, Tom Kroth, Steve Junker, Dick Selcer

 

Team Roster

Number
Name
Position
Class
28
Albers, Louis

Soph.
52
Allison, Paul

Soph.
25
Ashcraft, Donald

Sr.
38
Aug, George, Jr.
DE
Jr.
40
Bachman, Frank

Sr.
24
Bachmann, G. Merle

Sr.
21
Beck, Donald
FB
Sr.
33
Bender, George

Jr.
35
Birri, Frank

Fr.
27
Boeing, Bernard

Soph.
31
Borgman, Donald

Sr.
42
Boyle, Daniel
E
Jr.
41
Cianciolo, Gus

Jr.
41
Davoran, Raymond

Jr.
56
Duesing, Eugene

Sr.
32
Durbin, Donald

Sr.

Frey, Ronald

Sr.
30
Fuller, Jerome

Sr.
48
Hoffbauer, Ramon

Sr.
22
Huber, Donald

Jr.
54
James, Dan

Soph.
50
Junker, Steve
E
Sr.
29
Kammer, Daniel

Jr.
55
Karwisch, Bernard

Sr.
27
Kelly, Thomas

Sr.
27
Kelly, Paul

Soph.
36
Kroth, Thomas

Sr.

Lally, James

Jr.
39
Loechtenfeldt, Richard

Jr.
47
Lucas, Philip

Sr.
23
Malone, J. Thomas
QB
Sr.
44
Massa, Gordon
C/LB
Sr.
26
McPhillips, Donald

Soph.
43
Merrill, Louis

Sr.
37
Plageman, Paul

Jr.
57
Plye, Richard

Sr.
62
Quinn, Ralph

Jr.
51
Reinhold, John

Sr.
58
Richter, Richard

Jr.
53
Royer, Richard

Soph.
46
Scott, Richard

Soph.

Selcer, Richard
QB
Soph.
45
Streicher, James

Sr.
26
Vale, William

Sr.

Wolf, Roger

Jr.
80
Young, J. Thomas

Jr.

 

 
No. of Players
46
 

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