'B' Gridders Romp; Lukaska, Guild Score

Harvard's awesome JV football team erupted for three touchdowns in the first half and pushed again for two more tallies in the final period to dump Northeastern 39-7 at Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon.

Contests with Northeastern have been mismatches in recent years. An unusually strong Crimson backfield and an alert defense put the game out of the Huskies' reach after little more than ten minutes of playing time.

The game had been previously shortened to 40 minutes by officials of both colleges. Spectators were wondering whether it was shortened to lessen the chances of another massacre. Whatever the reason, it did little to hamper Harvard's scoring power.

With junior John O'Grady at quarterback, the Crimson drove 74 yards on the opening series of downs, stalled on the Northeastern four, and forced the Huskies to punt less than a minute later. Varsity hurdler Walter Johnson fielded the ball, moved to the left sideline, and trotted 48 yards for a touchdown, untouched behind a wall of blockers. It set the tone for the entire game.

A minute later, Northeastern punted again. Sophomore Tim Bilodean brought the ball back to the Husky 17, and with junior Joe Roda at quarterback, the Crimson scored again. Scotty Guild, perhaps the most underrated halfback of Yoviesin's tenure, drove into the end zone from the eight, breaking a crushing tackle on the five in the process.

Awesome

The Harvard defense in the first half was awesome, holding the Northeastern backfield to 75 yards total offense, and kicker Brock Roben dumped the Huskies into poor field position twice with 45 yard punts. When a trio of Harvard defenders smothered a punt and end Steve Anderson fell on it for the third Harvard touchdown in 16 minutes, Northeastern was broken.

With sophomore Rex Blankenship calling signals. Harvard moved eighty yards for another score on the opening series of the second half, with sophomore John Lukaska carrying the ball in from the two-yard line.

Northeastern put together its only scoring drive at that point returning the ensuing kickoff to midfield, and taking advantage of a pass interference call at the Crimson 15 to obtain a crucial first down. Quarterback Ron Ferullo broke over from the one to complete the 52-yard march.

The attempted onside kickoff aborted. Harvard gained possession and in six plays moved from the Husky 44 to the eight, where Dave Crawford hit end Dick Sontgerath for the fifth Crimson touchdown.

Lukaska's second touchdown a three-yard run set up by an interception, brought the score to 38-7 with 50 seconds remaining in the game and Eric Hinick added his third conversion.

Although Yoviesin intended to select a replacement for injured varsity guard, Drew Czulewicz from the JV squad, it now appears that junior Randy Larson, a member of the second defensive unit, may move in.