From the vault: Baltimore-area high school football

Nov 5, 2015

From the vault: Baltimore-area high school football

Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment From the Vault High School Football

Rivalries run deep for Baltimore-area high school football teams.

: James Prince leaps for a gain. Dunbar versus Southern at City Field. (William Klender/Baltimore Sun, 1958)

: Perry Defensive Back Steve Mathieson, 1971. (Baltimore Sun archives)

: Poly intercepts a pass intended for #38 of Loyola in the 2nd quarter. (Ralph Robinson/Baltimore Sun, 1956)

: Mervo versus Patterson at City College. (Baltimore Sun archives, 1959)

: Loyola’s Aaron Reinhart dives for a long pass and Calvert Hall’s Roland Brown follows. (Baltimore Sun archives, 1988)

: Perry Hall’s Greg Miles, 1974. (Joseph A. DiPaola/Baltimore Sun)

: Rod Monroe of Poly. Rod didn’t follow the normal path to success in high school football. Studies came first when he was a sophomore at Poly and didn’t play football. (Paul Hutchins/Baltimore Sun, 1973)

: Ernie Bell is dropped by Edmondson’s Frank Ravelle as Carver back gained yardage. (William Mortimer/Baltimore Sun, 1961)

: Mervo versus Patterson at City College. (Baltimore Sun archives, 1959)

: Patterson Park football. (William LaForce/Baltimore Sun, 1964)

: John Neal of Southern High School. (William Klender/Baltimore Sun, 1958)

: Southern High’s star studded bulldogs. (Baltimore Sun archives, 1963)

: Carver’s Howard Stevenson breaks up a pass intended for Edmondson’s Bernie Smith. (Paul Hutchins/Baltimore Sun, 1964)

: Patterson Park High School football team. (Baltimore Sun, archives, 1951)

: Nick Christhif makes a neat defensive play for Loyola to thwart pass to Calvert Hall wingback Mike Kelly. (Paul Hutchins/Baltimore Sun, 1967)

: Calvert Hall’s John Boddiford eludes Loyola defender Kevin Boone to score third of four touchdowns the unbeaten Cardinals chalked up in 28-0 Thanksgiving Day victory over the Dons at Memorial Stadium. It helps cap an 11-0 season for the top-ranked Cardinals. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun, 1979)

: Southern High’s Bill Ballard rounds his right end for fourth quarter yardage against Mervo. (Baltimore Sun archives, 1963)

: Wayne Parrott, linebacker for Sherwood. (Paul Hutchins/Baltimore Sun, 1971)

: Woodlawn’s Grover White pulls down a Kevin Hicks pass in front of Towson defender SKip Lichtfuss. (Paul Hutchins/Baltimore Sun, 1969)

: What makes Vinny Allen #82 such a valuable pass receiver? “He catches the ball,” John Voight, High Point High School football coach, said matter-of-factly. “Really, he’s got great hands. When the ball hits him he’s got it.” The son of John Allen, former Washington Redskins center, he caught 55 passes for 790 yards and 12 touchdowns as the Eagles completed their first undefeated season. They were 11-0 and won the District III championship. A three-year starter, Allen also filled in at defensive back where he made six interceptions. (Paul Hutchins/Baltimore Sun, 1973)

: Linebacker Bob Ehrlich left little doubt about his ability in one of the biggest games of the year for Gilman. He was overpowering against Patterson in the game which clinched the Maryland Scholastic Association B Conference Division II championship. The 6 foot 2 195 pounder was in on almost every tackle and twice hit Patterson players with such drive it took them a few minutes to recover. (William Hota/Baltimore Sun, 1974)

: Patterson Park High School team, 1947. (Frank A. Miller/Baltimore Sun)

: Patterson Park High School’s backfield: Left to right: Len Sawicki (F.B.), Rich Travagline (L.H.), Charles Nurkicwicz (R.H.), and Gene Nos (Q.B.) are talking things over. (Baltimore Sun archives, 1947)

: Loyola High School football players Decarlo and Romiti, 1967. (William LaForce/Baltimore Sun)

: Loyola High School football player Ed Maguire, 1965. (Baltimore Sun archives)

: Joe Brune, Joe Dougherty, Doug Peddicord. Loyola coach and cocaptains talk about their revived offense and impending Calvert hall game. (William LaForce/Baltimore Sun, 1967)

: Jim Bushby of Gilman High School, (Baltimore Sun archives, 1966)

: Bob Frank of Archbishop Curley High School. (Ellis Malashuk/Baltimore Sun, 1966)

: Mo Cambridge (No. 21) of Loyola makes gain around right and before being tackled by Leonard Maloney (No. 38) of St. Joe. (William Klender/Baltimore Sun, 1956)

: Gilman’s Bill Hooper returns one of many kickoffs in Friday’s MSA B championship game. (Frank Gardina/Baltimore Sun, 1972)

: Calvert Hall’s Vince Kinney eludes Loyola defender for 10-yards in 14-6 Card win. (George H. Cook/Baltimore Sun, 1973)

: Calvert Hall’s John Johnson runs wide for 2 yards and Cards’ first touchdown in the first quarter, eluding Loyola’s Todd DeMario (27). (George H. Cook/Baltimore Sun, 1978)

: Loyola quarterback Bernie Bowers eludes Calvert Hall tackle for second-quarter gain. (Joseph A. DiPaola/Baltimore Sun, 1977)

: Calvert Hall’s Richard Shure picks up a few yards before Loyola’s Tim Welsh (33) slows him down. Shure also caught a TD pass for the Cardinals. (William H. Mortimer/Baltimore Sun, 1981)

: Loyola quarterback Dan Dullea plunges for five-yard gain in second period. (Joseph A. DiPaola/Baltimore Sun, 1971)

: Ken Harms turns end for good gain for Calvert Hall against Loyola. (Paul Hutchins/Baltimore Sun, 1964)

: Larry Jones, running back for Poly. (Paul Hutchins/Baltimore Sun, 1970)

: Edmondson High School gains 30 yards in the first quarter. (Baltimore Sun archives, 1965)

: Charley Pittman, Edmondson’s fullback, rips through Forest Park line for nice gain at Kirk Field. (Paul Hutchins/Baltimore Sun, 1964)

: Edmondson fullback Milt Lane runs for first down in the second quarter as Southern’s Erv Brice and Gary Woodlon close in from font and rear. (Ralph Dohme/Baltimore Sun, 1960)

: Edmondson High School Football center linebacker, Ed Lechert. (Joseph DiPaola/Baltimore Sun, 1960)

: Edmondson High School seatback Maurice Blow. (Joseph DiPaola/Baltimore Sun, 1959)

: Edmondson’s Maurie Blow goes through the line for five yards. (William Klender/Baltimore Sun, 1959)

: Veteran Edmondson quarterback, Ken Hessenel, is facing a third season at the helm. (William Mortimer/Baltimore Sun, 1963)

: Quarterback Lou Puryear has thrown five touchdown passes for defending B divison champion Edmondson. (William Mortimer/Baltimore Sun, 1964)

: Patterson Park High School football. (Richard Stacks/Baltimore Sun, 1953)

: Billy Bayne of Southern High School. (William Klender/Baltimore Sun, 1958)

: Stan Zebron of Southern High School. (Ralph Robinson/Baltimore Sun, 1957)

: Archbishop Curley versus Cardinal Gibbons. (Ellis Malashuk/Baltimore Sun, 1965)

: Backs on Gibbons squad, new member of B Division, receives instruction on handoffs. (Swagger/Baltimore Sun, 1964)

: Dundalk HIgh School football. (Baltimore Sun archives, 1966)

: Edmondson’s end-safetyman Marvin Spence. (Paul Hutchins/Baltimore Sun, 1968)

: Catonsville versus Dulaney. Paul Brown carries the ball for yardage. (Richard Childress/Baltimore Sun, 1971)

: Edmondson High School tight end Lou Cherry. (Ellis Malashuk/Baltimore Sun, 1966)

: Mike Green of the Wilde Lake High School Wildcats hooks his thumb inot the helmet of Sotuh Carroll High School defender Brad Blizzard. (Jason Lee/Baltimore Sun, 1992)

: Calvert Hall’s Luther Alexander, left, is trying to escape the grip of Loyola’s Colin Brune in the first quarter. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun, 1991)

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