Elder Panther Football - 1985
REGULAR SEASON RECORD:
4-6
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Game
#
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Date
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Opponent
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Site
|
Score
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W/L
|
Record
|
|
1
|
8/30/85
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Western Hills
|
H
|
35-14
|
L
|
0-1
|
|
2
|
9/6/85
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Woodward
|
H
|
32-6
|
W
|
1-1
|
|
3
|
9/13/85
|
Lima Senior
|
H
|
14-7
|
L
|
1-2
|
|
4
|
9/20/85
|
Dayton Dunbar
|
H
|
31-28 (1 OT)
|
W
|
2-2
|
|
5
|
9/27/85
|
Roger Bacon
|
H
|
35-14
|
W
|
3-2
|
|
6
|
10/4/85
|
Purcell-Marian
|
H
|
28-16
|
L
|
3-3
|
|
7
|
10/11/85
|
St. Xavier
|
A
|
28-9
|
L
|
3-4
|
|
8
|
10/18/85
|
La Salle
|
A
|
23-15
|
L
|
3-5
|
|
9
|
10/25/85
|
Moeller
|
H
|
42-7
|
L
|
3-6
|
|
10
|
11/1/85
|
Oak Hills
|
H
|
7-3
|
W
|
4-6
|
Head Coach: John Owens (Career Record:
6-12-1)
Captains: Don Taylor, Tom Tepe, Pat
Good
Final GCL
Standings
|
|
Overall
|
League
|
|
1. Moeller
|
9-1
|
4-0
|
|
2. La Salle
|
8-2
|
3-1
|
|
3. St. Xavier
|
6-4
|
2-2
|
|
4.
ELDER
|
4-6
|
1-3
|
|
5. Roger Bacon
|
3-6
|
0-4
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Season
Highlights: Coach Owens led the
1985 Panthers in his second season as head coach, assisted by
Tri-Captains Don Taylor (defensive tackle), Tom Tepe (defensive back)
and Pat Good (offensive lineman). Western Hills won the opening game
of the season, 35-14, marking the first time the Mustangs won at
Elder Stadium since 1958. The offense gained only 114 on a tough
Mustang defense; Jeff Bleh and Dennis McLean provided the only two
Panther touchdowns on short runs.
The Purple and White rebounded in Game 2,
defeating Woodward, 32-6. Jeff Bleh passed for 123 yards, completing
7 of 16, and 1 TD pass to Nick Faillace for 17 yards. McLean, Bleh
and Tepe scored TDs on the ground. Andy Theuerling kicked 3 PATs and
a school-record 45-yard field goal (a record which would stand until 2008). Sophomore Jeff Singler
intercepted two Bulldog passes to spark the defense. Elder had the
lead over Lima Senior entering the second half but couldn't hold on,
as the Spartans scored 8 fourth-quarter points to win, 14-7. The
Panther offense outgained the Spartans', 233-134, to no avail.
Dayton Dunbar visited the Pit for Game 4.
The Panthers scored first, on a Greg Theders 2-yard run. Dunbar took
a 14-6 lead, until Jeff Bleh tossed a 40-yard TD pass to Ken
Schneider to tie the game at half-time. Dunbar then retook the lead
28-14, but the Panthers scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter,
one on a Joe Baarlaer 1-yard run, and the second on a 1-yard run by
Jeff Bleh with four seconds left. Andy Theuerling kicked the extra
point to send the Panthers into their first overtime game in school
history. The Panthers won the game on Theuerling's 31-yard field
goal. Bleh passed for 224 yards in the game; Singler picked up two
more interceptions.
The quest for the GCL title began against
Roger Bacon, and the Panthers came out on top, 35-14. Highlight of
the game was John Scherch's 54-yard interception return for a
touchdown, one of two interceptions Scherch had in the game.
Purcell-Marian then visited the Pit, for the first time since 1979,
and defeated Elder, 28-16. Dennis McLean, on a 67-yard run, and Ken
Schneider, on a 40-yard reception from Bleh, scored for
Elder.
The Bombers passed for 335 yards and
swamped the Panthers, 28-9, in Game 7. The Panthers scored on a
55-yard pass from Bleh to Theders, and on a 40-yard Theuerling field
goal. La Salle, an improved team at 6-1, dropped the Panthers at the
Lancers' home field, 23-15. The Lancers gained 254 yards through the
air and led from start to finish, although the Panthers scored 15
second-half points.
The Crusaders came to the Pit for Game 9,
and their GCL winning streak continued, as the defeated the Panthers,
42-7. Elder ended the season on a winning note as they defeated the
visiting Highlanders of Oak Hills, 7-3. All the scoring occurred in
the second half, with the Panthers' final TD of the season coming on
a 40-yard TD pass from Jeff Bleh to Ken Schneider. Theuerling kicked
the PAT to ice the victory.
The scoring leader for the season was Ken
Schneider, with 42 points on 7 touchdowns. Jeff Bleh completed 108
passes in 222 attempts for 1592 yards, placing him just behind Scott
Moeschl's 1622 yards in the school record book. Dennis McLean led the
team in rushing, with 134 carries for 426 yards; Schneider was the
leading receiver, making 31 catches and picking up 545 yards. Brian
Henke led the defense with 183 tackle points.
The state playoffs were again expanded, to
include four teams from each region. The Moeller Crusaders again
marched to the state championship game, defeating Fairfield, 28-12,
Princeton, 24-12, and Troy, 21-10. In the state title game, the
Crusaders gained revenge on the Canton McKinley Bulldogs (who
defeated them for the state title in 1981), winning the championship,
35-11.
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HONORS
|
SWOFCA ALL-DISTRICT ALL-STAR TEAM |
First
Team Defense |
Mike Rapien |
|
CINCINNATI
ENQUIRER ALL-CITY ALL-STAR TEAM
|
First Team Defense |
Mike Rapien |
|
Honorable
Mention
|
Jeff
Bleh, Chris Sunderhaus, Brian Henke
|
CINCINNATI
POST ALL-METRO ALL-STAR TEAM
|
First Team Defense |
Mike Rapien |
Honorable
Mention
|
Jeff
Bleh, Tom Tepe
|
|
G.C.L.
ALL-STAR TEAM
|
|
First
Team Defense
|
Mike
Rapien, Brian Henke
|
|
Second
Team Defense
|
Don
Taylor, Joe Baarlaer
|
Best
Defensive Lineman
|
Mike
Rapien
|
|
TEAM
AWARDS
|
|
Most
Valuable Player
|
Mike
Rapien
|
|
Best
Offensive Lineman
|
Pat
Good
|
|
Best
Defensive Lineman
|
Don
Taylor
|
|
Best
Offensive Back
|
Ken
Schneider
|
Best
Defensive Back
|
Brian
Henke
|
Most
Improved Player
|
Scott
Bryson, Chris Sunderhaus
|
Mr.
Panther
|
Bill
Schulte
|
Mr.
Z. I. P.
|
Tom
Tepe
|
Team Roster
|
Number
|
Name
|
Position
|
Class
|
|
84
|
Abrams, Doug
|
DT
|
Jr.
|
|
88
|
Albers, John
|
TE
|
Soph.
|
|
3
|
Angel, Bill
|
K
|
Sr.
|
|
25
|
Baarlaer, Joe
|
LB/FB
|
Sr.
|
|
17
|
Bleh, Jeff
|
QB
|
Jr.
|
|
44
|
Bockhorst, Mike
|
LB
|
Jr.
|
|
95
|
Bonhaus, Tom
|
LB
|
Soph.
|
|
63
|
Brogan, Andy
|
OB
|
Sr.
|
|
30
|
Bryson, Scott
|
DB
|
Sr.
|
|
36
|
Butler, Tom
|
LB
|
Sr.
|
|
67
|
Collins, Gary
|
OG
|
Jr.
|
|
55
|
Daria, Bill
|
DB
|
Sr.
|
|
15
|
Dattilo, Scott
|
QB
|
Soph.
|
|
60
|
Driehaus, Joe
|
NG
|
Sr.
|
|
80
|
Eppinghoff, Steve
|
WR
|
Jr.
|
|
28
|
Faillace, Nick
|
WR
|
Sr.
|
|
75
|
Feldman, Bill
|
OT
|
Sr.
|
|
73
|
Fieler, Mike
|
G
|
Soph.
|
|
4
|
Fischer, Jim
|
LB
|
Soph.
|
|
78
|
Flowers, Jim
|
OT
|
Jr.
|
|
9
|
Frank, Jeff
|
TB
|
Soph.
|
|
86
|
Frondorf, Joe
|
WR
|
Jr.
|
|
42
|
Gindling, Dan
|
DB
|
Sr.
|
|
65
|
Good, Pat
|
OT/OG
|
Sr.
|
|
6
|
Gramke, Jay
|
LB
|
Soph.
|
|
58
|
Grawe, Denny
|
C
|
Sr.
|
|
83
|
Hascher, David
|
TE
|
Sr.
|
|
50
|
Heidemann, Jeff
|
LB
|
Jr.
|
|
56
|
Heile, Craig
|
LB
|
Sr.
|
|
87
|
Henke, Brian
|
LB
|
Sr.
|
|
85
|
Hilvert, Don
|
DT
|
Soph.
|
|
54
|
Jim, Robert
|
LB
|
Sr.
|
|
18
|
Junker, Steve
|
RB
|
Jr.
|
|
41
|
Klusman, Matt
|
E
|
Soph.
|
|
81
|
Lachtrupp, Bob
|
TE
|
Sr.
|
|
91
|
Lind, Bob
|
LB
|
Jr.
|
|
89
|
Lind, Chris
|
LB
|
Sr.
|
|
51
|
Lysaght, Rick
|
NG
|
Sr.
|
|
55
|
Masminster, Rob
|
OG
|
Jr.
|
|
35
|
Mazza, Matt
|
LB
|
Jr.
|
|
77
|
McCluskey, Brian
|
OG
|
Sr.
|
|
33
|
McLean, Dennis
|
TB
|
Sr.
|
|
72
|
McMahan, Kelly
|
NG
|
Jr.
|
|
21
|
Meier, Tom
|
TB
|
Soph.
|
|
76
|
Morano, Tony
|
OT
|
Soph.
|
|
24
|
Mullen, Dan
|
DB
|
Jr.
|
|
61
|
Murphy, Bill
|
C
|
Soph.
|
|
22
|
O'Connor, Mike
|
DB
|
Jr.
|
|
32
|
Pangallo, Scott
|
DB
|
Jr.
|
|
43
|
Pedoto, Chris
|
SE
|
Sr.
|
|
66
|
Pfaffinger, Ted
|
OG
|
Sr.
|
|
79
|
Rapien, Mike
|
OT
|
Sr.
|
|
90
|
Raterman, Dave
|
WR
|
Jr.
|
|
69
|
Reddington, Doug
|
DT
|
Soph.
|
|
64
|
Reynolds, Mike
|
LB
|
Jr.
|
|
23
|
Robinson, Dan
|
WR
|
Sr.
|
|
52
|
Rowley, Dan
|
LB
|
Jr.
|
|
31
|
Scherch, John
|
DB
|
Jr.
|
|
68
|
Schmidt, John
|
OT
|
Jr.
|
|
40
|
Schneider, Ken
|
WR
|
Sr.
|
|
74
|
Schulte, Bill
|
DT
|
Sr.
|
|
8
|
Singler, Jeff
|
DB
|
Soph.
|
|
20
|
Sunderhaus, Chris
|
SE
|
Sr.
|
|
53
|
Tate, Scott
|
DT
|
Soph.
|
|
70
|
Taylor, Don
|
DT
|
Sr.
|
|
19
|
Tepe, Tom
|
DB
|
Sr.
|
|
62
|
Tharp, Glenn
|
LB
|
Jr.
|
|
16
|
Theders, Greg
|
RB
|
Jr.
|
|
5
|
Theuerling, Andy
|
K
|
Sr.
|
|
71
|
Vollman, Carl
|
DT
|
Sr.
|
|
45
|
Weber, Greg
|
LB
|
Jr.
|
|
3
|
Wills, Mike
|
FB
|
Soph.
|
|
82
|
Yetter, Jeff
|
WR
|
Jr.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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No. of Players
|
73
|