Elder Panther Football -
1953
REGULAR SEASON RECORD:
4-5-1
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Game
#
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Site
|
Score
|
W/L
|
Record
|
|
1
|
9/18/53
|
Chillicothe
|
A
|
13-7
|
W
|
1-0-0
|
|
2
|
9/25/53
|
Hamilton Public
|
A
|
14-0
|
L
|
1-1-0
|
|
3
|
10/4/53
|
Dayton Chaminade
|
H
|
48-7
|
L
|
1-2-0
|
|
4
|
10/9/53
|
Deer Park
|
H
|
27-7
|
W
|
2-2-0
|
|
5
|
10/16/53
|
Mansfield Senior
|
H
|
27-7
|
L
|
2-3-0
|
|
6
|
10/23/53
|
St. Xavier
|
H
|
31-6
|
W
|
3-3-0
|
|
7
|
11/1/53
|
Louisville Flaget
|
H
|
18-6
|
L
|
3-4-0
|
|
8
|
11/8/53
|
Roger Bacon
|
XU
|
13-13
|
T
|
3-4-1
|
|
9
|
11/15/53
|
Purcell
|
XU
|
21-13
|
L
|
3-5-1
|
|
10
|
11/26/53
|
Western Hills
|
H
|
27-7
|
W
|
4-5-1
|
Head Coach: Virgil J. Scardina (Career Record: 4-5-1)
Captain: Dan Boyle
Final GCL Standings:
|
|
Overall
|
League
|
|
1. Purcell
|
9-1
|
3-0
|
|
2. ELDER
|
4-5-1
|
1-1-1
|
|
3. St. Xavier
|
4-5
|
1-2
|
|
4. Roger Bacon
|
2-6-1
|
0-2-1
|
Season Highlights: Following
the resignation of Coach Bartlett after 26 years as head coach,
assistant coach Mr. Virgil Scardina was named head coach. Coach
Scardina's team went 4-5-1 in his first season, with highlights of
the season victories over rivals St. Xavier and Western Hills. The
squad finished second in the league, behind Purcell who remained
undefeated in the GCL for the third consecutive year.
The Panthers won the first game of the season, at Chillicothe,
13-7. Halfback Paul Plageman intercepted two passes in the game,
returning one 55 yards for a touchdown. Plageman intercepted another
pass in the victory over St. Xavier, as did Captain Dan Boyle, who
returned the pick 22 yards for the first score of the game. Four
other Panthers went on to score TDs in the 31-6 rout of the
Bombers.
The Purple and White overcame six fumbles and battled back from a
13-0 deficit with two TDs in the fourth quarter to tie Roger Bacon in
the annual GCL doubleheader at Xavier University Stadium, missing the
chance to win on a blocked extra point attempt. On Thanksgiving Day,
the Panthers topped the Maroons, led by Bob Geiser's 2 TDs. Geiser
ended the season as the team's leading scorer with 8 TDs and 54
points. Boyle received first team All-City recognition, while Geiser
was named to the second team. (Dan Boyle is the son of Ralph "Buzz"
Boyle, who was the team's captain in 1926.)
Team Roster
|
Number
|
Name
|
Position
|
Class
|
|
26/34
|
Albers, Louis
|
QB
|
Jr.
|
|
52
|
Allison, Paul
|
|
Jr.
|
|
41
|
Aug, George, Jr.
|
|
Sr.
|
|
54/42
|
Bender, George
|
|
Sr.
|
|
31/25
|
Birri, Frank
|
|
Soph.
|
|
27
|
Boeing, Bernard
|
|
Jr.
|
|
|
Bollhauer, Raymond
|
|
Soph.
|
|
42/50
|
Boyle, Daniel
|
E
|
Sr.
|
|
57
|
Busch, Ken
|
|
Soph.
|
|
59/43
|
Cianciolo, Gus
|
|
Sr.
|
|
46/37
|
Conte, Anthony
|
|
Jr.
|
|
|
Feldkamp, John
|
|
Soph.
|
|
49/35
|
Feldman, Carl
|
|
Jr.
|
|
36
|
Fricker, Joe
|
|
Jr.
|
|
39/51
|
Geiser, Robert
|
|
Sr.
|
|
34
|
Greiner, Thomas
|
|
Soph.
|
|
32/33
|
Groh, Thomas
|
|
Soph.
|
|
61
|
Haverkamp, Gary
|
|
Soph.
|
|
21/22
|
Honold, Michael
|
|
Soph.
|
|
29
|
Huber, Donald
|
|
Sr.
|
|
40
|
James, Dan
|
|
Jr.
|
|
45/41
|
Kammer, Daniel
|
G
|
Sr.
|
|
35
|
Karwisch, Paul
|
|
Sr.
|
|
22/21
|
Kelly, Paul
|
|
Jr.
|
|
40
|
Kurtz, Gordon
|
|
Jr.
|
|
25/40
|
Leon, Jim
|
|
Sr.
|
|
33/46
|
Loechtenfeldt, Richard
|
|
Sr.
|
|
50/36
|
Metz, Alvin
|
|
Soph.
|
|
51
|
Paschka, John
|
|
Soph.
|
|
|
Pfaffinger, Thomas
|
|
Jr.
|
|
23/22
|
Plageman, Paul
|
HB
|
Sr.
|
|
54/55
|
Quinn, Michael
|
|
Jr.
|
|
48/53
|
Quinn, Ralph
|
|
Sr.
|
|
56
|
Richter, Richard
|
|
Sr.
|
|
43/48
|
Royer, Richard
|
|
Jr.
|
|
29/38
|
Sabino. Peter
|
|
Sr.
|
|
28/32
|
Schaffer, Joseph
|
|
Jr.
|
|
53/44
|
Scott, Richard
|
|
Jr.
|
|
24
|
Selcer, Richard
|
|
Jr.
|
|
47/31
|
Tedesco, Jerome
|
|
Sr.
|
|
30
|
Theuerling, Ron
|
|
Soph.
|
|
26
|
Umberg, James
|
|
Soph.
|
|
20
|
Valvano, Ronald
|
|
Jr.
|
|
44
|
Wolf, Roger
|
|
Sr.
|
|
58/47
|
Young, J. Thomas
|
|
Sr.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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No. of Players
|
45
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