Elder Panther Football - 1966
REGULAR SEASON RECORD:
8-2
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Game
#
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Date
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Opponent
|
Site
|
Score
|
W/L
|
Record
|
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1
|
9/16/66
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Middletown
|
H
|
27-0
|
W
|
1-0
|
|
2
|
9/23/66
|
Columbus De
Sales
|
H
|
12-8
|
W
|
2-0
|
|
3
|
9/30/66
|
Roger Bacon
|
H
|
8-0
|
W
|
3-0
|
|
4
|
10/7/66
|
La Salle
|
H
|
26-0
|
W
|
4-0
|
|
5
|
10/14/66
|
Moeller
|
A
|
21-6
|
W
|
5-0
|
|
6
|
10/21/66
|
St. Xavier
|
H
|
8-7
|
L
|
5-1
|
|
7
|
10/30/66
|
Purcell
|
XU
|
21-12
|
W
|
6-1
|
|
8
|
11/6/66
|
McNicholas
|
H
|
42-2
|
W
|
7-1
|
|
9
|
11/13/66
|
Newport
Catholic
|
H
|
27-14
|
L
|
7-2
|
|
10
|
11/24/66
|
Western Hills
|
H
|
48-8
|
W
|
8-2
|
Head Coach: Mike Honold (Career Record:
15-5)
Captains: Tom
Aug, Den Grawe, Jim Williams
Final GCL
Standings
|
|
Overall
|
League
|
|
1. Moeller
|
7-3
|
6-1
|
|
2.
ELDER
|
8-2
|
5-2
|
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2. Newport
Catholic
|
8-2
|
5-2
|
|
2. Roger Bacon
|
8-2
|
5-2
|
|
5. St. Xavier
|
4-6
|
3-4
|
|
6. La Salle
|
5-5
|
1-4
|
|
7. Purcell
|
4-6
|
2-5
|
|
8. McNicholas
|
0-9-1
|
0-7
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Season Highlights:
Coach Honold's Panthers improved
on the previous season's record in 1966, finishing with an 8-2 mark;
their 5-2 GCL record was good for a tie for second with Roger Bacon
and Newport Catholic, who returned to the league after a 15-year
absence. Moeller repeated as league champion, even though they were
defeated by the Panthers for their only league setback.
In Game 1, the Panthers faced Middletown at
the Pit, and Ron Krechting's 138 yards passing resulted in touchdowns
by Co-Captain Tom Aug and Bob Christophel. Aug scored a second on the
ground, and Mike Minges scored number four on a 75-yard punt return.
The De Sales game was marred by 8 turnovers, 4 by each team, but the
Panthers ended up on top 12-8 when Co-Captain Den Grawe recovered a
Stallions fumble on the De Sales' one-yard line, followed by Ron
Krechting's score on the next play.
Elder notched their second shutout of the
season when sophomore halfback Larry Parker provided the touchdown in
the second quarter against Roger Bacon and the defense did the rest.
Against the La Salle Lancers, Tom Aug rushed for 109 yards, while Len
Schroer's 2 TDs and scores by Jerry Holthaus and Bob Christophel
provided the points as the Panthers won their fourth straight, 26-0.
The Panther defense held the Crusaders to
only 52 total yards; Ed Link, Parker and Schroer scored on short runs
to win the team's fifth in a row, 21-6. But the Bombers of St. Xavier
stopped the Panthers' streak with an 8-7 heartbreaker, on a bad snap
from center followed by a Bomber recovery on the Elder 11-yard line.
The Bombers scored on an 11-yard pass on the next play and won the
game on a successful conversion pass. Purcell and McNicholas were the
Panthers' next victims. Krechting passed for 225 yards against
Purcell (completing 14 of 22), and 243 yards against McNicholas (11
of 21). Highlight of the McNicholas game was Felton Brown's 90-yard
kickoff return for a touchdown.
Newport Catholic gained a share of second
place in the GCL by beating the Panthers, 27-14. Krechting completed
18 out of 36 passes for 247 passing yards, but the Thoroughbreds held
Elder to -8 yards on the ground to seal the win. The Panthers found
success both on the ground and in the air in the final game, gaining
439 total yards and defeating the Mustangs on Thanksgiving, this year
back at Elder Stadium, 48-8. The defense held Western Hills to only
65 total yards; one of the Panthers' two interceptions was returned
45 yards for a touchdown by Pat Herron.
On the season, Ron Krechting passed for
1499 yards and 13 touchdowns, completing 101 out of 183 passes for a
55.2 % completion percentage. Tom Aug was the leading scorer with 5
TDs and 3 conversions for 36 points, and was named team MVP and the
GCL's Outstanding Back. Offensive End Bob Christophel was named
first-team All-Star by the Post and Enquirer; Aug was named to the
first team by the Enquirer. (Co-Captain Tom Aug is the son of George
Aug, Sr., who served as the team's captain in 1928.)
Team Roster
|
Number
|
Name
|
Position
|
Class
|
|
34
|
Auer, Robert
|
HB
|
Sr.
|
|
16
|
Aug, Tom
|
HB
|
Sr.
|
|
69
|
Baker, Dennis
|
G
|
Sr.
|
|
88
|
Bartling, William
|
E
|
Jr.
|
|
83
|
Bauer, George
|
E
|
Sr.
|
|
31
|
Botuchis, Steve
|
FB
|
Sr.
|
|
33
|
Brown, Felton
|
FB
|
Sr.
|
|
44
|
Cavanaugh, Mike
|
HB
|
Sr.
|
|
18
|
Christopfel, Bob
|
QB/E
|
Sr.
|
|
70
|
Christopfel, Marc
|
T
|
Jr.
|
|
21
|
Ciresi, Chuck
|
HB
|
Sr.
|
|
72
|
Cotter, Tim
|
T
|
Sr.
|
|
71
|
Dannemiller, Steve
|
T/G
|
Sr.
|
|
51
|
Doherty, Jim
|
C
|
Jr.
|
|
43
|
Frank, Michael
|
HB
|
Soph.
|
|
76
|
Geers, Joseph
|
T
|
Jr.
|
|
24
|
Grawe, Den
|
E
|
Sr.
|
|
81
|
Hafner, Richard
|
E
|
Soph.
|
|
62
|
Helmes, Theodore
|
T
|
Jr.
|
|
53
|
Herron, Pat
|
C
|
Sr.
|
|
87
|
Holthaus, Jerome
|
E
|
Soph.
|
|
78
|
Hyland, Gil
|
T
|
Jr.
|
|
79
|
Hyland, Greg
|
T
|
Jr.
|
|
54
|
James, Timothy
|
C
|
Soph.
|
|
86
|
Kersting, Jerome
|
E
|
Jr.
|
|
32
|
Kneflin, Mark
|
FB
|
Soph.
|
|
17
|
Krechting, Ron
|
QB
|
Jr.
|
|
40
|
Link, Ed
|
HB
|
Sr.
|
|
84
|
Martin, Ronald
|
E
|
Soph.
|
|
82
|
Marx, Tom
|
T
|
Jr.
|
|
66
|
Mayer, John
|
T
|
Soph.
|
|
22
|
Minges, Michael
|
HB
|
Soph.
|
|
20
|
Monahan, Kevin
|
E
|
Jr.
|
|
67
|
Monahan, Terry
|
LB/G
|
Sr.
|
|
80
|
Mullen, Rick
|
E/HB
|
Jr.
|
|
60
|
Noel, Ron
|
G
|
Sr.
|
|
85
|
O'Brien, Pat
|
E
|
Sr.
|
|
19
|
Parker, Lawrence
|
HB
|
Soph.
|
|
64
|
Raterman, John
|
HB
|
Jr.
|
|
41
|
Schmutte, Michael
|
HB
|
Jr.
|
|
52
|
Schneider, John
|
C
|
Jr.
|
|
30
|
Schroer, Len
|
FB
|
Sr.
|
|
42
|
Seal, Dennis
|
HB
|
Jr.
|
|
73
|
Smith, Dennis
|
T
|
Soph.
|
|
23
|
Stricker, Thomas
|
HB
|
Soph.
|
|
50
|
Umberg, Marty
|
C
|
Sr.
|
|
63
|
Williams, Jim
|
T
|
Sr.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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No. of Players
|
47
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