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John Burke Dick Taylor Larry Hubbard Dick Emery Jim McCreedy Sam Sgroi Tony Nigro John Eckelberry Bruce Lackey Dick Stanton Dave Sherwood Royce Flippin Bill Branch
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1950 (From the 1951 Yearbook provided by Marion Tango.) With few seasoned performers returning, the 1950 Mounties were confronted with the uncertain task of extending the past Blue and White winning streak from 15 to a possible 24. However, the job of the team was to try to win the next game, rather than running up a string of victories. Entering the opening fray against a traditionally rugged Orange High School eleven, the Mounties were a determined aggregation of boys. Although lacking the finesse of past Montclair teams, our boys outlasted the Tornados, 18-12, with Hubbard, Burke, and Emery scoring. However, on the following week, our Mounties began to display their prowess as they crushed Barringer, one of the states strongest teams by 26-7. By this time, our boys gave future opponents good reason to fear the highflying Montclair machine. The following week we saw Nutley High downed 33-7 after a bitter first half battle. Now, Clary Anderson’s men were set for a battle royal with the angry Panthers from East Orange. This was to be the acid test for the Blue and White and it turned out to be more than that. This contest was a ding-dong, seesaw struggle all the way down to the closing seconds of the game that our football representatives won 24-20. This was probably one of the most exciting duels ever witnessed in schoolboy football. Johnny Burke saved the day for the Mountie crowd as he intercepted East Orange’s bid for a winning score when only a few seconds remained in the final period. The most important battle of the campaign for our boys came the following Saturday when they opposed the all-victorious and highly rated Columbia Gems. Our Mounties were in a perfect frame of mind, causing the visiting Gems to be humbled 45-13. This triumph put Montclair High on the list of candidates for the State Championship, a name that has become almost synonymous with Montclair football teams in the last decade. Before the Election Day game with West Orange, Montclair was given a heavy vote to make the Cowboys their 22nd straight victim, but evidently West Orange had different ideas as they led the Mounties at half-time 7-0. Roaring back in the final half, the Blue and White scored twice and escaped a 14-7 victor. With little rest the Mounties were pressed to keep their record spotless against a resurgent Clifton squad, 20-6. At last the annual Turkey Day classic with Bloomfield was on hand. The Mounties were picked as the favorite and upheld everyone’s confidence in them with a 40-0 victory. And so with this victory the Mounties had accomplished what they had set out to do—continue the winning streak and retain the State Championship.
1951 The Mounties enjoyed another great football season with eight victories and a lone defeat to Columbia, the top team in the state. Although its 29-game victory streak was shattered, the Mounties scored in every game to extend to 54 the number of consecutive games Montclair has scored in. Royce Flippen received All-State and Ken Miscia, All-County. Al Burrell, Bob McKelvey, Larry Fletcher, and Bill Johns were also outstanding in the line, while
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Duncan Sinnock, Bob Tyler, Aubrey Lewis, and Angie D’Argenio were potent backfield luminaries. Montclair started the season by overwhelming Orange 46-0. Montclair scored all its touchdowns with quick flashes of brilliance. Montclair then beat Irvington 3313 by out charging and outplaying the big Campers line. The next week the Mounties defeated a stubborn Kearny team (25-0) by virtue of a 25-point first half. All four touchdowns came by the air route. Nutley was then trounced 41-6 as Montclair put on a display of power. East Orange was the first real test of Montclair’s strength. A Sinnock to Flippen pass in the final seconds of the second period gave East Orange a 7-6 edge at the half. In the third period a goal line stand and two touchdowns by Flippen, one a 77-yard run, broke the back of the Panther club and Montclair went on to win 40-7. Montclair met its waterloo at Underhill Field as a big Columbia team won 26-7. Hubbard scored the lone Montclair touchdown on a pass from “Fred” Seelback, “Clary” Anderson, Sinnock. Montclair showed the kind of stuff it was “Butch” Fortunato, “Norm” Gathany made of by bouncing back to whip a fighting West Orange club 37-13. The Clifton game was the year’s highlight. Montclair went ahead early with Lewis and Hubbard scoring, but the really good Clifton club came back with only nine minutes to go and led 14-12. Sinnock then passed to Hubbard to set up the next Mountie score, a Flippen to Sinnock pass. In the next few minutes Flippen intercepted two passes and scored a touchdown to sew up the game and give Clifton its only defeat of the season. The final score was deceiving 31-14. The traditional Bloomfield game was also a fine one. Montclair won 20-13 and was given a scare in the fourth quarter when Bloomfield intercepted a pass and scored their second touchdown. Hubbard played an outstanding game, running from fullback and end. This wound up the season with the closest Bloomfield game in years.
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John Burke Dick Taylor Larry Hubbard Dick Emery Jim McCreedy Sam Sgroi Tony Nigro John Eckelberry Bruce Lackey Dick Stanton Dave Sherwood Royce Flippin Bill Branch
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1950 (From the 1951 Yearbook provided by Marion Tango.) With few seasoned performers returning, the 1950 Mounties were confronted with the uncertain task of extending the past Blue and White winning streak from 15 to a possible 24. However, the job of the team was to try to win the next game, rather than running up a string of victories. Entering the opening fray against a traditionally rugged Orange High School eleven, the Mounties were a determined aggregation of boys. Although lacking the finesse of past Montclair teams, our boys outlasted the Tornados, 18-12, with Hubbard, Burke, and Emery scoring. However, on the following week, our Mounties began to display their prowess as they crushed Barringer, one of the states strongest teams by 26-7. By this time, our boys gave future opponents good reason to fear the highflying Montclair machine. The following week we saw Nutley High downed 33-7 after a bitter first half battle. Now, Clary Anderson’s men were set for a battle royal with the angry Panthers from East Orange. This was to be the acid test for the Blue and White and it turned out to be more than that. This contest was a ding-dong, seesaw struggle all the way down to the closing seconds of the game that our football representatives won 24-20. This was probably one of the most exciting duels ever witnessed in schoolboy football. Johnny Burke saved the day for the Mountie crowd as he intercepted East Orange’s bid for a winning score when only a few seconds remained in the final period. The most important battle of the campaign for our boys came the following Saturday when they opposed the all-victorious and highly rated Columbia Gems. Our Mounties were in a perfect frame of mind, causing the visiting Gems to be humbled 45-13. This triumph put Montclair High on the list of candidates for the State Championship, a name that has become almost synonymous with Montclair football teams in the last decade. Before the Election Day game with West Orange, Montclair was given a heavy vote to make the Cowboys their 22nd straight victim, but evidently West Orange had different ideas as they led the Mounties at half-time 7-0. Roaring back in the final half, the Blue and White scored twice and escaped a 14-7 victor. With little rest the Mounties were pressed to keep their record spotless against a resurgent Clifton squad, 20-6. At last the annual Turkey Day classic with Bloomfield was on hand. The Mounties were picked as the favorite and upheld everyone’s confidence in them with a 40-0 victory. And so with this victory the Mounties had accomplished what they had set out to do—continue the winning streak and retain the State Championship.
1951 The Mounties enjoyed another great football season with eight victories and a lone defeat to Columbia, the top team in the state. Although its 29-game victory streak was shattered, the Mounties scored in every game to extend to 54 the number of consecutive games Montclair has scored in. Royce Flippen received All-State and Ken Miscia, All-County. Al Burrell, Bob McKelvey, Larry Fletcher, and Bill Johns were also outstanding in the line, while
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Duncan Sinnock, Bob Tyler, Aubrey Lewis, and Angie D’Argenio were potent backfield luminaries. Montclair started the season by overwhelming Orange 46-0. Montclair scored all its touchdowns with quick flashes of brilliance. Montclair then beat Irvington 3313 by out charging and outplaying the big Campers line. The next week the Mounties defeated a stubborn Kearny team (25-0) by virtue of a 25-point first half. All four touchdowns came by the air route. Nutley was then trounced 41-6 as Montclair put on a display of power. East Orange was the first real test of Montclair’s strength. A Sinnock to Flippen pass in the final seconds of the second period gave East Orange a 7-6 edge at the half. In the third period a goal line stand and two touchdowns by Flippen, one a 77-yard run, broke the back of the Panther club and Montclair went on to win 40-7. Montclair met its waterloo at Underhill Field as a big Columbia team won 26-7. Hubbard scored the lone Montclair touchdown on a pass from “Fred” Seelback, “Clary” Anderson, Sinnock. Montclair showed the kind of stuff it was “Butch” Fortunato, “Norm” Gathany made of by bouncing back to whip a fighting West Orange club 37-13. The Clifton game was the year’s highlight. Montclair went ahead early with Lewis and Hubbard scoring, but the really good Clifton club came back with only nine minutes to go and led 14-12. Sinnock then passed to Hubbard to set up the next Mountie score, a Flippen to Sinnock pass. In the next few minutes Flippen intercepted two passes and scored a touchdown to sew up the game and give Clifton its only defeat of the season. The final score was deceiving 31-14. The traditional Bloomfield game was also a fine one. Montclair won 20-13 and was given a scare in the fourth quarter when Bloomfield intercepted a pass and scored their second touchdown. Hubbard played an outstanding game, running from fullback and end. This wound up the season with the closest Bloomfield game in years.
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