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VARSITY FOOTBALL
On August 18, 1961, anxious Black and
White gridiron candidates met the new head
coach, Mr. William Cesser and his assistant,
Mr. Michael Palamora. Aided by the Junior
high mentors, Mr. Vincent Coppolino and Mr.
Paul Polink, they conducted rugged pre-sea–
san practice.
The Redstone Eleven began the season
impressively with a win over South Hills Cath–
olic of Pittsburgh. In the next four games the
Hawks made costly errors. They met defeat
at the hands of Uniontown, Steubenville,
Ohio; Johnstown, and North Catholic.
Bouncing back, Redstone deadlocked
Beth-Center, 19 to 19. On November 3, the
Hawks threw a score into highly-touted Al–
toona 25-20. Brashear Joint, backyard rival,
walloped the Hawks, 38-7. The final record
showed one win, six losses, and one tie.
Richard Tinsley, Charles Gregg, and Bryan
Sondes carried the pigskin for Redstone.
Passing accurately Richard Kerosky added
valuable yardage to the offense. On the
line, James Lowery, Stan Pelon, Tony Gru–
bish, Herb Hungerford, and Joe Sumego held
their own. On many occasions, Coach Cesser
substituted sophomores and juniors to give
them game experience.
No one individual starred. The Hawk suc–
cess was solely a team effort; each player
contributed his bit. The season was not im–
pressive in the scoring column, but the boys
from Redstone exhibited fine sportsmanship.
They played good, competitive football, and
provided the fans with numerous thrills.
FOOTBALL BANQUET
The Republic Rotary and Republic Chamber of Commerce sponsor the annual
football banquet. The speakers are pictured as follows: First Row-Tony leon,
co-chairman; William Cesser, Redstone mentor; Harold Burry, head football coach
at Westminister College; Herb Ellis, Westminister quarterback. Second Row–
Phil Savini, Chamber of Commerce president; Bob Petriello, Telegraph sports
editor; Joe Bleilevens, co-chairman; Joe Kovalik, Rotary Club president.
Tackle Jim lowery and fullback Rich Tinsley were selected as the most valuable
players in '61. The two gridders receive wrist watches donated by Mr. John De
Gregory and Mr. Frank Magazine. Members of the school board Mr. De Carlo,
Mr. Bozich, Mr. De Figio, Mr. leon and Mr. Kovalik look on.
Senior gridders Charles Gregg, Tony
Grubish, Stan Pelon, Rich Tinsley, Jim
lowery, Herb Hungerford, and louis
Coletti receive sweaters at the annual
football banquet. Although not pictured
the following earned sweaters: Wendell
Robinson, William Pringle, Joe Sumego,
Dwayne Clark, James White a n d
Robert Young. Undergraduates were
awarded letters.