South Mountaineer Volume 13, Issue 08

              Published by the Aluinni Student Grants Committee, Lehigh University Alumni. Association
Vol. 13-No. 8
NOVEMBER 10, 1970
BETHLEHEM, PENNA.
Lehigh Crushes Delaware
Berger, Rizzo Lead Offense
During Stunning 36-13 Rout
LEHIGH quarterback Jerry Berger (17) on one of the many option runs with which the Engineers
destroyed Delaware defenses. Blockers include John Hill (56), Ted Hill (64) and Dave Gill (89).
Runners Win
10th Straight
Tim Steele, Bob Detrick.
Roger Jackucewicz and Mike
Strockbine tied for first place as
Lehigh's cross country runners
blanked Columbia, 15-48, in New
York. John Heil of the Engineers
was fifth.
It was the 10th straight triumph
for Coach John Covert's forces
following an opening loss to Pennr
and it set the stage for a major
clash Thursday (Nov. 12) against
unbeaten Lafayette in Easton.
The Leopards have won 11 in
a row,
Steele and Co. covered the 5-
mile route at Columbia in 25:55.7
as Lehigh posted its eighth shutout of the campaign,
Lehigh's frosh also downed the
Lions, 28-29.
The varsity summary: l.Steele
Strockbine, Jackucewicz, Detrick
(L); tie; 5. Heil(L>, 6. Nicholas
(L); 7. Ugelow(C); 8,Momo(C);
9. Reynolds (C); 10. Evans (L);
11. Robinson (C); 12. Dahl (C).
Time:   25:55.7.
Game At A Glance
Leh.
Del.
First  downs
26
19
Net   yds.rushing
375
131
Net   yds.passing
25
171
Total yards
400
302
Passes attempted
9
34
Completed
3
15
Intercepted by
2
0
Punts
5
6
Avg.  distance
43
31
Fumbles   lost
2
1
Yds.penalized
50
15
Coach's Comment
v We've got our big one coming
up Thursday at Lafayette and this
should be one of the finest meets
of the season. It could be a preview of the Middle Atlantic Conference championships because
both teams will be among the top
finishers/'...John Covert, cross
country.
Lehigh Home Club will show
films of Lehigh's triumph over
Delaware on Thursday (Nov. 12)
during its regular weekly
quarterbacks meeting in Hotel
Bethlehem at 8 p.m.
DELAWARE
Ends - Walker, Johnson, Gregory,Blair,
R. Young, O'Brien, Carbone.
Tackles - Cipriano, Phillips, Avery,
D. Johnson, Angell, Borgess, Bennett,
Tortosti.
Guards - Morin, C Hayman, Di Barto-
lomeo, Whittington, Holcomb, Millon, S.
Hayman, Rohrbach.
Center - Geisler.
Backs   -  Colbert,  Kelley, Armstrong,
Hall, Griffith, Klein, Sundhelm, Fad,Neff,
Schademan, R. Smith, Merkel, Donofrio,
Mason, Washington.
LEHIGH
Ends - Gill, Aylsworth, Ellis, Impink,
Howard, Schattenberg, Maddox, Cornish.
Tackles - Marti, Harmatz, Romanow,
Benfleld,  Gabrielson, Buchinski, Gielen.
Guards - Huzyak, Derwin,Wells, Smith,
Johnstone, Melley, Revta, Fleming.
Center - Hill.
Backs - Berger, Diorio,Waldman,Rizzo,
Shieb, Harrington, Stock, Paget, Hitz,
Nixon, Mitravich, shaughnessy,Nicholson,
Barth.
DELAWARE  0       7      0     6-13
LEHIGH 7    14     0    15-36
Leh - Berger, 2 run, Schattenberg kick.
Del - Colbert, 17 pass from Neff, Wisniewski kick.
Leh - Diorio, 2 run, Schattenberg kick.
Leh - Rizzo, 1 run, Schattenberg kick.
Leh - Schattenberg, FG, 20.
Leh - Safety, Barth tackled Neff in
end zone.
Leh - Paget, 47 run, Schattenberg kick.
Leh - Schattenberg, FG, 31.
Del - Dolbert, 2 pass from Neff, pass
failed.
Lehigh's football team put it all
together Saturday and came up
with one of the Engineers' most
impressive victories of modern
times, 36-13 over a highly
favored Delaware eleven rated
first in the East among medium
sized colleges and eighth in the
nation.
The Hens, charging toward a
third straight Lambert Cup and
beaten only by Villanova (34-31)
in seven earlier outings, were
completely outplayed by an
underdog Engineer squad which
took charge in the first quarter
and  never eased  the pressure.
Quarterback Jerry Berger and
fullback Jack Rizzo were the
brightest stars on offense
although the entire forward wall
must share in the credit.
Berger's running of an option
series opened up the Hen defense
and helped Rizzo gain repeatedly
on thrusts through the middle.
Rizzo picked up 134 yards in
3 2 carries and Berger made 74
yards in 19 tries in addition to
completing three passes for 25
yards, Each completion meant
a first down,
Don Diorio carried 14 times
for 70 yards and Jack Paget made
59 yards in only four attempts.
Berger, Rizzo and Diorio each
tallied on short runs and Paget
scored on a 47-yard end sweep
after taking a pitchout fron
Berger.
Kicking specialist Ron
Schattenberg did his thing, too,
with four conversions and field
goals of 20 and 31 yards for a 10-
point afternoon.
The extra two markers were
privided by linebacker Mike
Barth as he completed Delaware's humiliation for the day by
throwing quarterback Sam Neff
in the end zone on a desperation
passing attempt.
The safety was one of many
highlights provided by a Lehigh
defensive unit which brought to
a halt one of football's greatest
Diorio Okay
Lehigh halfback Don Diorio,
after being taken to St. Luke's
Hospital following the Delaware
game as a precautionary measure, was reported okay on Sunday.
He suffered a concussion against
the Blue Hens.
running attacks, Delaware,
leading the nation in rushing
yardage, was forced into the air
when its runners couldn't break
loose. The Hens netted only 131
yards on the turf, against 375
for the Engineers, with Bill Armstrong's 12 for 82 the leading
individual effort, Fullback Chuck
Hall, Delaware's seasonal
leader, carried nine ti me s for
only 22 yards.
Among the defensive standouts
was halfback Garry Scheib who
intercepted a pass to halt a
Delaware threat during the third
quarter, made several key open
field tackles, and returned a punt
5 3 yards to set up a field goal.
Safetyman Dennis Stock turned
in vital stops, the Front Four of
Mike Ellis, Mike Impink, Ed Romanow and Tom Benfield, and a
linebacking corps led by Tom
Shaughnessy, Blake Johnstone
and captain George Nicholson was
outstanding,
Delaware's vaunted ground
attack was choked off to such an
extent that the Hens (6-21 moved
starting quarterback Jim Colbert
out to split end, replacing him
with Neff who is a better passer,
Colbert caught a pair of TD
passes, for 17 and two yards,
but even this stepped-up aerial
threat failed to shake Lehigh's
(4-41 defense  against the rush,
Rizzo, Berger, Paget, Eric
Waldman, Diorio and Bob Nixon
were the Lehigh ball-carriers
benefiting from crunching work
up front from ends Dave Gill,
Bill Howard and John Aylsworth,
tackles Tom Marti, Howard and
Price Gielen, guards Keith
Huzyak, Ted Wells and Brian
Derwin,   and  center  John  Hill,
Lehigh's first touchdown in the
opening quarter came on a 46
yard drive of 11 plays, Rizzo's
14-yard end sweep was the big
run with Berger turning in three
key gains and completing a short
pass to Aylsworth, With the ball
at the nine Waldman picked up
three yards, Paget added three
Rizzo made one and Berger rolled
through right guard on fourth
down for the six points.
The second, following Delaware's kickoff after the score had
been tied 7-7, came on a 12-play
assault covering 71 yards, Berger
had runs of nine, five and 14
yards and another key passcom-
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