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Pete 1/(rttem leaps over the outstretched lwr1d of a defender to
catch a pass
in
the open field for vital first down yardage.
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Big upset of Norwich
highlights grid season
The varsity football team, after suffering heavy
losses through graduation, comple ted a six and two
season by defeating arch rival Norwich and gaining a
ti e for first place in the Iroquois League.
Led by all-Iroquois League players Bill Wilsey,
Steve Colwell, Terry Cook, Ed Syron, and Ray Cower,
the Jacke ts followed an early season loss to Ilion with
five strai ght victories in league competition.
The season was climaxed by a victory over un–
defeated orwich. The defense, led by co-captain Joe
Mitche ll, and the offense, highlighted by a balanced
running anci passing attack, defeated the Purple Tor–
nadoes on the ir home fi e ld.
The victory avenged a defeat the previous season
by Norwich and marked the second straight three-way
ti tie tie for the Jackets.
VARSITY FOOTBALL
OilS
Opponent
7 ...................... Ilion ............. ....... ...... ...... ...... .10
26 .. ...... .. ............Troy Catholic........................... 7
31 ...................... Frankfort .... ... ............ . ............. 7
13 ......................Union Endicott ........................21
15 .. ....................Mohawk ...... ... .. ... .......... .......... 0
36 ................ ..... .Herki1ne r .......... .... ....... ........... 0
58 ...................... Little Falls ... ... .......... .... .. ........ 13
44 ................. ..... Norwich ..... ....... .. ....... ........ ..... 12