Walt Whitman High School 1967 Yearbook (Bethesda, MD) - Full Access

VAR ITY FOOTBALL TEAM Front Row: D. Leet, P. Ture, B. Rocco, M. Shomper, S. Mackin, J. Sittenfeld, G. Battista, R. Nichols, B. Finch, R. Simmons, D. Prather, R. Steel Second Row: ]. Canto, D. Burkhalter, B. Phillips, M. Oliver, B. Royce, B. Nichols, J. Hove- land, S. Dandy, D. Sandy, K.. Krantz, M. Faucett, P. Salyer, P. Ball, ]. Klima, S. Gero, B. Coale, J. Freund Third Row : N. DeGeorges, M. Scott, S. Lyman, W. Ritter, H. Lewis, R. Eagan, C. Goodwin, J. Miller, M. Peterson, W. Hildebrand. Varsity Falls Short of Viking Hopes Whitman Vikin"' perform d far b Ller than mo~L pr · "'arne pr diction had indi at d. Throughout the ea on th Vikin"' I d fir t halv onl and lo~t hard-fought batt) in the clo ing minute of pia). Whitman' ea on be"'an "ith a la~h again t Pear in "hich the Viking fault d al the half and u cumb d to the Hu_kie 21-12. Fired up, the Blair Blaz r blank d the Vi– kin"' 19-0. Iter aither burg ored an earl touchdo" 11 in the fir t t" o minute of play. th Viking defen_e tiffened and d fi d th criti in holding the ount) champ to a 7-0 ore. Ri hard ::\Iontgom T) u ed a pot nl offen_e and a tingy def n e to trounce the Vikin"' 2~-0. Whitman traveled to heaton in earch of 'i Lory, but the night checked th Vikin"' 12-0. Fightin"' a defen ive "'am . Walt r John-on onquered Whitman 15-7. The Viking bounced into the victory column b flo"'gin"' the ' orthwood Indian 14-0. Whitman' am Dandy rumbl d a total of 175 ) anl. during thi first victor). The fir t l uchdo\\ n "a ored h) ene Balli La n a ion~ pa, pia ; Dand) era h d through the Indian ' d fen e for a nd lou hdown. but thi mo– mentum wa not carri d O\ er int th final game . !though Whitman' Bill Riner am through for a touchdown in the Ia t four econd of the fir, t half. th Vikin"' till fell _hort of B- 1 point-. h mood drubb d Whitman 25-12. Vi– kin"' hope for vi tory fell through f r the Ia l time ''hen pringbrook ru hed the Viking 1-12. 1966 RE ORO ww OPPO E T 12 ......... . .... Peary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 0 . ............. Blair . . ........................ 19 0 . ...... ... .. .. Gaither burg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 0 .. .......... .. Richard Montrromery . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 0 .............. Wheaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7 ... .. .. ....... Walter John on ................ . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . orthwood .................... . 6 . ..... .. .... .. Bethesda-Chevy Cha e ........... . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . herwood .... . .... .. .. .. ...... . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pringbrook ................... . 15 0 13 25 34 p ed~ Bill Ritter gallop to mid-field on a punt rl'lurn again•t B- 45