Ashland High School - Blue Jay Yearbook (Ashland, NE)

Page 26 text:

U' w WILLARD SPECH Bock Lr 1 r Wt 135 Sensor Quuck thnnklng Quarterback GLEN ROSENBOOM Guard Lr 2 yrs Wt 170 Semor Rugged on offense and defense JOHN WOLLEN T ckle Lr 1 y Wt 240 Senior Played good defensuve ball DONALD DEAL Tackle Lr 2 yrs Wt 175 Senior Always made trouble for opposlng team Ummm., Q- JL gi- DICK BUCKMASTER Halfback Lr 2 yrs Wt 135 Junlor Took advantage of qulck openmgs BILL STAMBAUGH L 1 Wt 135 Sophomore Promlsung maternal for next year virviirilr CHARLES PARKS Tackle L l yr Wt 155 Junior Good prospect for comung year LE ROY EATON Tackle L 1 yr Wt 188 Sensor Strong mon on defense The Ashland Blueyays handed Loulsvulle a 45 to O route on their last game of the season The reserves played most of the game to gann good experlence for next year Jack Anderson and Bull Scott were elected co captauns for the year They were elected by popular vote of the football squad LaVerne Neumann end Glenn Wagner end Bull Scott guard and Bud Tnllman halfback were named on the Southeastern Nebraska Conference team LaVerne Neumann also received an honorable mentnon as end on the Nebraska All State team as picked by the sports edltors of the Llncoln Journal The sensor follows Tillman Neumann Anderson Beckman lettermen who Spech F Scott B Scott Wal len ikvilr graduate from the grndlron Burdsa Il Rosenboom Flnney Laughlun squad are Wagner Eaton Delesku Deal ' 's ' . 1 H ,l-1 . , v ' N -.. ww X - .- lbt- V, sv, i V1 If :.:-.. ., ,Q 5 g, Qt. , . y . a , . r. , . . , r. . , . , , . . End, r, yr. , r. . I I 1 I V 1 I I I I U ' OS

Page 25 text:

'K' in 11 1 JACK ANDERSON Haltback Lr 2 yrs Wt 148 Senior Hard runmng back GENE BIRDSALL End Lr 2 yr Wt 155 Sensor Good man to have on defense GEORGE GADE JR C nter Lr 1 yr Wt 135 Junior Good man to have backing the lnne THOMAS DELESKI Tackle Lr 2 yrs Wt 178 Sensor Hard huttnng tackle is GLENN WAGNER End Lr 2 rs Wt 160 Sensor Good pass catchmg end VAL GENE EWING Fullback Lr 2 yrs Wt 165 Junlor Aggressuve back fueld man ERNEST TILLMAN Halfback Lr 3 yrs G ard Lr 1 yr Wt 157 Senior Wt 150 Junior Good broken Returnlng man tleld runner for next year MELVIN BUNDY 'iff ik Sir The Blueyays kept the wnnnnng spnnt by rolling over Valley 25 to O The whole Ashland team was outstandnng even the second and third teams who played most of the final quarter The Bluepays playnng on Bellevue s grudnron overpowered the Bellevue team by a declsnve score of 20 to O The Ashland team was outstandmg In every posntnon with Jack Anderson scoring two tou hdowns After losing Tom Hopkuns early an the second quarter Weeplng Water s team was demorallzed as the Bluegays tallued a 45 to O score All the Ashland players saw plenty of actnon and everyone was doing a great job on the field The Bluejays won a mud battle at Blanr by a close score of 7 to O The only touchdown came nn the funal quarter when LaVerne Neumann caught a 35 yard pass from Tnllman and ran the remaunung 25 yards tor the score .- iv- The Ashland Blueyays played the best game of the year by defeatung theur tradutuonal ruvals, the Wahoo Warruars, by a decnslve score of 20 to O Although the Bluelays started slowly, they outplayed the vusntors and held an edge throughout the game .mx 1 ll - Wg 'E 'ziz :,.. . P i' ' 11s-, i iff.. K 4 ,.:. . ' ,.' .:. 3 . ' f . ... :: C - '-55. .',I': A 1' i f ' .:.,i 1': : ':1l H :l ,.:: . R ah .v.: QIIZ, 5 . .. ' fs h .:-- - y . I , f f ' .zvl g i , ' ,.-:: :.,.: ' vbly A 1 A ,A-.fx -- 1 1 V -',vA' I I A AA ::.s .. 4' , .5 . e , . In .V , . y I. , . u , . .V , , Q . , .' , u , . P . I I I I I . . . I . C , . I

Page 27 text:

THE BLUEJAY sQuAo or 47 1948 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept l7 College Vuew at Ashland O l5 Bellevue at Ashland Sept 24 Schuyler at Schuyler Oct 22 Weepung Water at W W c Plattsmouth at Ashland Oct 27 Blalr at Ashland Oct 8 Valley at Valley Nov 5 Wahoo at Wahoo TH E COACHING STAFF The coaching staff for the l948 season dad an excellent ,ob towards producing a wunnung team Warren Robinson handled the backtneld whale Coach Wnllard Smnth enguneered the lune Joe Moss worked untnrlngly wlth the B team makung a good team for next year Through their tame energy and hard work they produced a football team wuth a record that has not been equalled for several years , 1 ' Ct. 1 O t. l- . -- ' Nov. ll-Louisville at Louisville