Johnstown overpowers Allentown, 22-0
Lead by All-American guard George Azar, Johnstown used their superior
strength and quickness to down a solid Canary team, 22-0. It wasn't easy.
Allentown held the "Trojan Horsemen" from establishing their outstanding running
game and limited Johnstown to just two FGs in the first half. Johnstown showed
they could also play "D" forcing an unbelievable eight turnovers, including four
interceptions- two by Lynn Hoffman.
Bernie Solich lived up to his billing by scoring twice for the Trojans. The 6-2,
188-pounder scored first on a fly pattern when QB Tom Runyon dropped a floater
right into the fleet receiver's hands at the 40 and Solich did the rest, making
an Allentown defensive back miss then cutting to the center of the field to
score. Solich also returned a Ray Dini punt 63 yards for a touchdown.
Allentown coach J. Birney Crum praised his team for a valiant effort against what he called a "strongman" team. "They played a tough defensive game. The interceptions really hurt us. We were able to move the ball on them by passing it. Kurtz had over 300 yards. But Johnstown came up with the big plays when they had to. I wish them the best the rest of the way."
Johnstown head coach Dave Hart credited hi line on both sides of the ball. "Azar, Davitch, Adamchik, the Audis and Stump played well. They were just as responsible for those interceptions as the back who caught them." It was a great pleasure an honor coaching again Coach Crum."
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |||||||
| Allentown 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Johnstown 58 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| Scoring: | |||||||||||
| 1st Qtr: | |||||||||||
| Johnstown: FG Azar 41 Yds | |||||||||||
| 2nd Qtr: | |||||||||||
| Johnstown: FG Azar 34 Yds | |||||||||||
| 3rd Qtr: | |||||||||||
| Johnstown: Solich 62 Yd pass from Runyon (run by Bambino FAILED) | |||||||||||
| Johnstown: FG Azar 21 Yds | |||||||||||
| Johnstown: Solich 63 Yd punt return (Azar kick) | |||||||||||
| 4th Qtr: | |||||||||||
| none | |||||||||||
| Indiv. Stats | |||||||||||
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | Fum/Lost | TD | |||||
| Allentown | |||||||||||
| Flamish | 11 | 13 | 1.2 | 6 | 0/0 | 0 | |||||
| Hartman | 25 | 167 | 6.7 | 28 | 0/0 | 0 | |||||
| Kurtz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | |||||
| Farmer | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0/0 | 0 | |||||
| Johnstown | |||||||||||
| Bambino | 20 | 72 | 3.6 | 16 | 0/0 | 0 | |||||
| Barnett | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 12 | '0/0 | 0 | |||||
| Passing | Att | Comp | Yds | Pct | Avg | Int | Long | TD | Rating | ||
| Allentown: | Kurtz | 38 | 23 | 305 | 60.5 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 46.4 | |
| Johnstown: | Runyon | 21 | 9 | 162 | 42.9 | 7.7 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 85.8 | |
| Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Allentown: | |||||||||||
| Flamish | 4 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Wanish | 9 | 166 | 18.4 | 44 | 0 | ||||||