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By Rick Campbell The annual Battle of Waterloo was a battle all right an uphill one for the Waterloo Vikings. . enc ols e ce c Nss se E2 What used to be a Twin City high school classic turned into a gross mismatch at Bluevale collegiate Tuesday afternoon as the host Knights demolished the Vikings 57â€"6 behind the pinpoint passing of Stan Chelmecki and the running of Gary Barth and John Pollice. It took only 2:58 of the first quarter for the deciding points to be scored as Chelmecki rolled around end on an option keeper and scooted 45 yards for the game‘s opening touchdown. He also added the convert Waterloo Viking haltback Gary Johnson found a little running room on this play against Bluevale Knights Tuesday during the annual Battle of Waterioo. Jess Gillespie (37) of Bluevale moves in to make the tackle. Johnson‘s runâ€" ning was the only bright spot of the afternoon for Vikings as they fell 57â€"6 to Waterloo Viking haltback Gary Johnson found a little running room on this â€" drop their record to 0â€"5. The win kept Bluevale in a secondâ€"place tie with St. play against Bluevale Knights Tuesday during the annual Battle of Waterioo. Jerome‘s, who they play at home Friday. Vikings are at home to Cameron Jess Gillespie (37) of Bluevale moves in to make the tackle. Johnson‘s runâ€" Heights. ning was the only bright spot of the afternoon for Vikings as they fell 57â€"6 to â€" Vikings crushed in Battle of Waterloo From that point it was all downhill for the visitors as Bluevale opened up a 28â€"0 halftime lead and added 29 more in the second half "It was an awkward type of game for us. Our kids were so keyed up to do things and Waterloo lacks the experiâ€" ence. . said Bluevale head coach Larry Waldock Stuill, we used it as a tuneâ€"up for our big game Friday _ That day the Knights will run into much tougher oppoâ€" sition in the form of the St Jerome‘s Lions. who along with Bluevale hold down second spot with a 4â€"1 record Midway through the first quarter Tuesday Bluevale flexed its muscles by going for it on a fourth down and eight from the Waterloo 25 They made it. and two plays later Chelmeck: found Rod Pfisterer in the end zone for a 14â€"yard touchdown Waterloo, under the direction of new quarterback Andy Coppolino. showed some semblance of a running attack late in the quarter but failed on a fourth down pass at the Bluevale 25. In the second quarter Chelmecki engineered a 58â€"yard drive which included three passes to his favorite receiver for the afternoon, Reid Campbell. The last pass was good for a 14â€"yard major score. â€" "I don‘t really like a game like this." said Chelmeck{ "I like more of a challenge. The only thing that really keeps you going is to think about the good things yvou‘re going to do with the ball,. not the bad things." Barth opened the second half with a bang by finding a hole up the middle on the opening kickoff and racing 80 vards for the major Chelmecki increased the rout to 41â€"0 on a 15â€" yard sweepâ€" er before the third quarter ended and Dwayne Willtams added a twoâ€"point convert But as the third quarter ended Waterloo. on some nice dipsvâ€"doodling by running back Gary Johnson. put toâ€" gether their best drive in recent games. marching the Pollice upped the count to 27â€"0 with a two yard plunge late in the quarter and Chelmecki converted,. giving his squad the comfortable 28â€"0 halftime lead | baill down to the Bluevale two From there huge fullback Pete Wagner piled over for the touchdown as the prideâ€"filled Waterloo bench engaged Waterloo Chronicie, Wednesday, October 19, 1977 â€" Page 19 CHRONICLE SPORTâ€"LINE 886â€"2830 "I was very pleased with the guys who normally don‘t get a chance to play too much." said Waldock. "We tried not to run up the score. but it‘s tough to hold the secondâ€" stringers back ~They want to prove they can do a job too. _ Knights will have a problem on their hands against St Jerome‘s Friday ~"We‘ll also have to cut down on our penalties. too. said Chelmeckiâ€" "Itl be a real challenge for us because we want to finish second. _ While St. Jerome‘s is at Bluevale. Waterioo will enter tain Cameron Heights Both games are at 3 p.m. in some wellâ€"deserved handâ€"slapping. Coppolino‘s two point convert attempt was stopped. The bigâ€"play Bluevale machine was not through for the afternoon though, as with pivot Terry Boegel subbing for Chelmecki, Knights made it 51â€"6. Boegel sprinted to the outside from midâ€"field to the Waterloo 31 and at that point flipped out to Pollice who went the rest of the way. Brent Bonner added a two pointer. Then, with time running out, Knights worked a reverse to perfection as Mark Ethier scrambled 48 yards for the six points "St. Jerome‘s is a tough ball club. and we‘re not going into the game in the best possible shape. We‘re missing five key players including two linemen. ~ said Waldock