Scranton Central HS December 1955 Yearbook (Scranton, PA) - Full Access

Sports In Review Arthur Jenkim, 57 After pre-sea on practi e v.ere delayed by mother nature, Coach larence "Fats" Rob on fielded a team with a heavy. hard chargin!.!; line and a speedy backfield. Led by o-captain Joe occodril– li George Datto, and P te fartin, the Golden Eagle compiled a record of e\·en win. , two lo. e. . and one tie. CENTR L 26 JE UP 6. The Golden Eagle , making their 1955 football debut, got on· to a roaring tart by defeating the Green WaH' of J e up at cranton Memorial Stadium. Early in the fir t quarter Knorr entral' ver atile cent r intercepted a Je up pa s on th Green \\'a,· 30 yard marker and went the di tance for th fir t entral touchdown of the ea on. John hi. dak .cored the placement. Later in the . arne p riod the entralitc reco,·ered a Jessup fumble and dro,·e to th n my' 18 yard line. H re quarterback teYe Wojdak hit wingman Pat Fruehan with a pa . Fruehan wa. halted at the 3 yard line. hi dak ate up thr re t of the ·ardage for the core. hi dak ' a then uccr.. ful on his attempt'fot the extra point. Early in th third quartet , the Eagle cored their third touchdown on a peedy 27 yard run by Co-cap– tain Pete Martin. The fourth and final Central touchdown wa. s ored in the closing DECEMBER. 19~5 Barbara Lewerl, '57 e ond. of th third quarter. The coring play wa. a pass from Wojdak to Fruehan that CO\ red 19 yard . In the fading minutes of the game, Je. up ·a,ed themsehe. from a shut– out by scoring their only marker on a late driYe through a Blue and Gold defen.e prinkled with resenes. The run for the extra point failed. CENTR L 20 RI T HA 1TON 0. The olden Eagle poiled the debut of Binghamton entral b) drubbing th Bulldogs 20-0 before a crowd of 1000 fan who bra,·ed the rain. Fullba k John Chi dak cored the fir l touchdown on a 17 yard run midway in the fir t quarter. IJc mt d the placement. Early in the se ond quarter his– dak cor d again from the ix-yard line. te\e \\'ojdak passed to Pat Fru •han who "as alone in the end zone. for the point after the .core. oon after, Binghamton lo t the ball on downs on the 33 yard line of th' Eagle . even pla · latrr Wojciak pa.. d from the 10 yard line to Fruehan, who caught the ball on the two yard line and raced to pa) dirt. Chisdak converted the xtra point. CE T R L 22, BL KEL y 0. . un-bronzed rowd of 1000 ~aw the Golden Eagle r ar O\ er the B ars of Blakely for their third . traight victor} . The strong for\\ ard wall hrld Blake! throughout the (J'ame and prewnted the Bear from ad- \ancing be ·ond the 35 yard line of the Eagle. With the help of orne uperb blocking, Vince Mondelli raced down th right idelinc for the fir t touchdown of the game. Later in the fir t quarter the Eagles in– cr a d their lead with a afety making the ore 9-0, when Co– captain eorge Datto pilled Blakely Co-captain Len Mailiotes i a he tried to recmer a fumble from cen– ter on a punt attempt. Earl in the cond period taking a pitchout from teve \ ojdak, John Chi.dak wept lrft-end for 18 yard and ntral' cond touchdown. Chi. dak try for the conver ion was blocked. After marching 48 yard early in the third period of play, the Eagle •cored their final touchdown. Woj– dak launched the dri,·e with a 10 yard pas to end Pat Fruchan. Chi - dak and Bob Lammond registered first down on the 25 and 13 yard _trip' re p ctively, and Sophomore John hisdak hit pay dirt from four yards out. E1 TRAL 19, RCHBALD 0. The olden Eagle regi ter d their fourth ''in of the eason to remain unbrat n, by defeating th Ram of Archbald b fore 1100 fan at Blakely Memorial tadium. John hisdak sparked th entral attack by coring one touchdown and setting up the other two. Bob Lammond got the Golden Eagles off to a fa t start in the fir t quarter by hitting pay dirt from the Ram' one ·ard line after Pat Frue– han had blocked an Archbald punt on the 37. hi dak '"onvcrted after the fir t touchdown. In the econd period of play Chi dak da hed 26 yard to the 10 yard line, and Pete Martin ran up the middle of the line for th second Central TD. Befor the end of the ~ cond quart r, peedy Vince Mon– delli took a pa from Wojdak and ran 32 yard for the third touch-. dmm. hi dak failed to convert. .E T l AL 14. WEST 20. T he 21