The News-Messenger from Fremont, Ohio • 36

-J 12 Fremont News-Messenger Tuesday, September 2, 1969 At St. Joseph's, The Difference Is Winning At St, Joseph high school, the difference is winning. It's the short punt and the six man defensive line at St. Joe's and season after season has been successful. St.

Joseph high school head coach Bob Smith learned the short punt offense while a half back at DeSalles College in Toledo. The now nonexistent institute of learning played football in the Michigan-Ontario conference and was undefeated in its very first season of competition. Coach Smith came out of DeSalles with one major thought in mind "If you're going to coach, coach what you know best." So, Smith installed the short punt offense at St. Joseph's and the Streaks have been consistent winners ever since. Basically, the short punt set up provides more power for the attack, getting three backs in position to block for the fourth, and also causes confusion on the part of the defense.

"The defense cannot move until it knows where the ball is and it's hard to know where the ball is on our spinner series," explains Smith. In the basic formation, the quarterback is and off to the side under the center. are in tighter than lines up the side of the quarterback is. The deeper than the and directly ear rf" Jit' mm St i i -bXsiVvin Rn fan YJ Jvlff slightly back out from The halfbacks normal, actually just as far to center as the tailback is two halfbacks behind the center. The Streaks are not strictly a short punt team, as there are variations to the formation, but under the St.

Joe system, the quarterback is nearly always out from under the center. This is true even in the Streak's formation and the wing both of which have been employed to add to the variety of the attack. Much of the success of the spinner series has come off the wing set up. In all, the quarterback is not the only man available to get the direct snap from center and in all the quarterback is an important man as a blocker as well as a ball handler. Coach Smith feels that the system has a value beyond its own strengths.

Other coaches and teams have to make special preparations every time they face the Streaks, because they know that they will be facing something different than the normal Friday evening formation. The same is true of the St. Joseph defense which has stayed as a basic six man line, while other teams have jumped through the five-three and four-four and others. Once again, there is a need for special preparation especially the establishment of new blocking assignments. fcvri yy gp lj ei mm I Vi' ii!" V- J.

7, Fredericks and Peg Wagner. At left is Cathy Sanzo. At right is Peggy Koch. STREAK CHEERLEADERS These girls will be leading cheers for the Fremont St. Joseph Crimson Streaks this year.

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