Elder Panther Football -
1962
REGULAR SEASON RECORD:
7-2-1
|
Game
#
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Site
|
Score
|
W/L
|
Record
|
|
1
|
9/7/62
|
Louisville St.
Xavier
|
H
|
29-23
|
W
|
1-0-0
|
|
2
|
9/21/62
|
La Salle
|
H
|
30-8
|
W
|
2-0-0
|
|
3
|
9/28/62
|
Moeller
|
H
|
8-0
|
W
|
3-0-0
|
|
4
|
10/5/62
|
St. Xavier
|
H
|
0-0
|
T
|
3-0-1
|
|
5
|
10/12/62
|
Purcell
|
XU
|
34-6
|
L
|
3-1-1
|
|
6
|
10/19/62
|
McNicholas
|
H
|
8-6
|
W
|
4-1-1
|
|
7
|
10/28/62
|
Roger Bacon
|
XU
|
14-6
|
L
|
4-2-1
|
|
8
|
11/4/62
|
Dayton
Chaminade
|
H
|
12-6
|
W
|
5-2-1
|
|
9
|
11/12/62
|
Robert A.
Taft
|
H
|
14-12
|
W
|
6-2-1
|
|
10
|
11/22/62
|
Western Hills
|
H
|
13-0
|
W
|
7-2-1
|
Head Coach : Virgil J. Scardina (Career
Record: 62-33-5)
Captain: Jay
Brogan
Final GCL
Standings:
|
|
Overall
|
League
|
|
1. Roger Bacon
|
10-0
|
6-0
|
|
2. Purcell
|
7-2-1
|
5-1
|
|
3. ELDER
|
7-2-1
|
3-2-1
|
|
3. St. Xavier
|
4-4-1
|
3-2-1
|
|
5. Moeller
|
4-6
|
2-4
|
|
6. McNicholas
|
3-6
|
1-5
|
|
7. La Salle
|
1-9
|
0-6
|
Season
Highlights: The 1962 season saw the
birth of two new GCL schools, La Salle and Moeller, and the addition
of McNicholas to the league brought membership to 7 schools. The
Panthers' first victim was Louisville St. Xavier, who was defeated
29-23 at Elder Stadium. Senior fullback Tony Dattilo brought the
crowd to its feet in the first quarter with an 80-yard TD run, but
St. Xavier responded shortly thereafter, returning an interception of
a Jay Brogan lateral 35 yards for the score. Brogan's 48-yard run,
along with his 26-yard scoring pass to Dick Barnhorst and a 35-yarder
to Dattilo provided the margin of victory.
The Panthers then battled new GCL members
La Salle and Moeller. Elder handled La Salle with little difficulty,
with Jerry Hendy leading the way with two scores, one on a 69-yard
punt return. Moeller was another matter, however. Gaining only 7
yards through the air, the Panthers picked up 295 yards on the ground
but were only able to score 1 touchdown, on Tony Dattilo's 4-yard run
in the third quarter. A Jerry Hendy 53-yard interception return
stopped the Crusaders drive late in the first half and the Panthers
held on to win, 8-0.
The defenses took charge as the Bombers and
Panthers battled to a scoreless tie in Game 4. The Cavaliers answered
Elder's early touchdown with 5 unanswered as they swamped the
Panthers, 34-6, for Elder's first loss of the season. Tony Dattilo
started the Panthers' scoring drive with an interception, picked up
the touchdown on a 1-yard run, and notched the 2-point conversion
which turned out to be the margin of victory, as the Panthers topped
McNicholas, 8-6. The powerful Roger Bacon Spartans, undefeated at the
time, beat the Panthers 14-6 at Xavier Stadium, and went on to an
undefeated season and the GCL title. The Panthers closed out the
season with three victories over Chaminade, Taft and Western Hills,
giving them a 7-2-1 record for the year and third place in the GCL.
Tony Dattilo's 6 touchdowns, 1 conversion
and 2 PATs gave him 40 points and the scoring crown for the season.
Quarterback Jay Brogan received the Most Valuable Player award, and
both Brogan and Dattilo were named first-team defensive All-Stars by
the Enquirer.
During the season, Coach Scardina announced
his retirement as head coach after 10 years; his teams ended up
62-33-5 over his tenure.
Team Roster
|
Number
|
Name
|
Position
|
Class
|
|
69
|
Asimus, Daniel
|
|
Sr.
|
|
82
|
Barnhorst, Richard
|
E
|
Jr.
|
|
84
|
Borchers, Dennis
|
|
Jr.
|
|
17
|
Brogan, Jay
|
QB
|
Sr.
|
|
62
|
Caliguri, Alfred
|
LB
|
Sr.
|
|
64
|
Cummings, Robert
|
|
Jr.
|
|
22
|
Cunningham, Terry
|
|
Sr.
|
|
42
|
Dattilo, Anthony
|
FB
|
Sr.
|
|
34
|
Day, John
|
HB
|
Soph.
|
|
23
|
Dinsmore, John
|
|
Sr.
|
|
89
|
Dobur, Andrew
|
|
Sr.
|
|
20
|
Fay, Michael
|
|
Sr.
|
|
24
|
Gargano, Anthony
|
|
Jr.
|
|
30
|
Gold, Kenneth
|
|
Jr.
|
|
16
|
Gramke, Thomas
|
|
Jr.
|
|
70
|
Hahn, Nicholas
|
T
|
Sr.
|
|
60
|
Halloran, Terrence
|
G
|
Sr.
|
|
79
|
Hassett, Charles
|
T
|
Sr.
|
|
21
|
Hendy, Gerard
|
HB
|
Sr.
|
|
81
|
Hilvert, Daniel
|
|
Jr.
|
|
75
|
Inskeep, Thomas
|
|
Sr.
|
|
18
|
Joseph, Jerome
|
|
Sr.
|
|
65
|
Kappen, Carl
|
G
|
Sr.
|
|
77
|
Keiner, Lawrence
|
|
Jr.
|
|
80
|
Kersting, Frank
|
|
Jr.
|
|
41
|
Klayer, Walter
|
|
Sr.
|
|
61
|
Kohler, Richard
|
|
Sr.
|
|
78
|
Kramer, John
|
T
|
Sr.
|
|
40
|
Kummler, Donald
|
|
Sr.
|
|
76
|
Lambert, Michael
|
T
|
Sr.
|
|
68
|
LeCount, John
|
|
Sr.
|
|
63
|
Manion, Michael
|
G
|
Sr.
|
|
67
|
Meehan, Thomas
|
|
Sr.
|
|
33
|
Meier, William
|
HB
|
Sr.
|
|
54
|
Mercurio, Timothy
|
|
Jr.
|
|
87
|
Munninghoff, Jay
|
E
|
Sr.
|
|
51
|
Reinstatler, Jerry
|
LB
|
Jr.
|
|
66
|
Riley, William
|
|
Jr.
|
|
83
|
Rizzo, Richard
|
|
Jr.
|
|
88
|
Robbe, William
|
|
Sr.
|
|
86
|
Schaefer, George
|
E
|
Sr.
|
|
19
|
Schaiper, James
|
HB
|
Jr.
|
|
50
|
Schroeder, David
|
C
|
Sr.
|
|
43
|
Stenger, Ronald
|
FB
|
Jr.
|
|
31
|
Thomas, Ronald
|
HB
|
Jr.
|
|
52
|
Welch, Robert
|
|
Sr.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No. of Players
|
46
|