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Date in Blue Devil Football
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September 12th •
By BOB
MILLER
Daily Herald Sports Editor
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Bellwood-Antis scored a pair of late TDs on September 12, 1997
to pull away from Bishop Guilfoyle 20-7.
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The Marauders scored in the first quarter and the Blue Devils tied the
score in the second for a 7-7 draw at the half.
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Jeremy Guyer, who led all rushers with 173 yards on 31 carries, had his
number called three times for 41 yards to lead a second-quarter drive
and B-A quarterback Matt Miller found tight end Zack Fay behind the Marauder
defenders for a 23-yard TD pass. Tim Noonan’s PAT tied the score.
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Junior cornerback Tim Tyler had a hand in setting up both fourth-quarter
scores for the Blue Devils.
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With the game-clock beginning to run down, Bishop Guilfoyle began to take
to the air to try and get the lead. Tyler stepped in front of a Marauder
pass attempt and returned the pick 31 yards to the BG-15. Guyer had his
number called all four times, including the two-yard TD for a 13-7 advantage.
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Minutes later, it was Tyler to the rescue again, intercepting a pass at
midfield and returning it to the BG-14. Guyer sealed the win with a nine-yard
TD rush and Noonan’s PAT kick made it 20-7.
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Bellwood-Antis under coach John Hayes was 10-3 in 1997, winning the District
VI-A title and losing to eventual state champ Sharpsville in the PIAA
Western Semifinal on a field goal in the waning seconds, 17-15.
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A crowd of nearly 4,000 witnessed the Blue Devils game against Tyrone
at Gray Field on September 12, 1952.
Bellwood-Antis won for the 27th consecutive time without a loss, turning
the Eagles away 19-0.
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In an eight o’clock start, the Blue Devils jumped on a Tyrone fumble
on the second play of the game to get things started. Five plays later,
sophomore fullback Albert “Chub” Dillen slipped in from the
one to jump start the B-A “Main Line Express.” Dillen also had
a 15-yard gain during the series.
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Still in the opening quarter, Don Clark recovered a Tyrone fumble at the
Eagles-20. Three plays later, Dillen hooked up with senior end Dean Campbell
with a jump pass for eight yards and the Blue Devils’ second TD.
Clark circled right end for the PAT and a 13-0 advantage.
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Tyrone mounted one serious scoring threat in the first half, marching
to the BA-10 before again coughing up the football on another fumble.
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In the third quarter, Jim Fetterman intercepted a Tyrone pass at the Eagles-25.
Clark fired a jump pass to Campbell that took the ball to the T-2. From
there, Dillen bucked over the right side for his second TD of the night.
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Tyrone drove to the B-A 25 late in the fourth quarter, but lost the ball
on downs.
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Bellwood-Antis opened the 1942 season with Bigler Township on September
12, 1942.
With World War II raging, B-A head coach Bob Killen, faculty manager Charles
Hetrick and assistant football coach and head basketball coach Lew Myers
all were lost to the school while serving in the armed forces.
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New head coach Lemont “Duke” Burkholder began his tenure at
Bellwood-Antis with a 25-7 victory over Bigler. Burkholder would coach
at Bellwood from 1942 through the 1948 season and compiled an overall
55-13-2 mark before going on to coach and teach at Dubois High School.
After a 5-5 mark in 1942, Burkholder went 50-8-2 from 1943 to 1948.
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The Blue Devils blocked two Township punts and both led to touchdowns
which contributed greatly to the victory.
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Bellwood-Antis marched to the Bigler-17, but lost the ball on a fumble.
The Blue Devils held and forced a punt, which the B-A defense blocked.
Mike Rodgers raced around end for the first score.
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In the second quarter, Bigler fumbled and the Blue Devils recovered. Joe
Garman swept around end on the first play for the six-pointer and then
added the PAT kick.
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Midway through the third period, after Bellwood-Antis converted three
successive first downs, Steve Hatfield, one of the best all-around athletes
ever from Bellwood, rambled for another score. Later in that same period,
the Blue Devil defense blocked their second punt and recovered at the
Bigler-30.
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Dale Wolfkill finished off the scoring for Bellwood-Antis by scooting
in for the touchdown. Bigler added their only score in the fourth quarter
to set the final tally.
