Connellsville High School - Coker Yearbook (Connellsville, PA)

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sprint out to the Held, lusty Rahs rend the air and the drums boom. The whistle shrills. A cleated foot lifts the pigskin into the cool autumn air. With inter- mittent shouts, groans and cheers, we watch our mighty Cokers run rampant over the opposing eleven. During the intermission our versatile band gives a colorful demonstration drill with intricate formations and cleverly arranged music, Iames Betters adds to the performance some spec- tacular baton-twirling. Munching hot dogs and gulping pop from the G. R. concession stand we return to the bleachers for the final haliland VICTORY! ictories by overwhelming scores in the first five games of the season built up a tremendous feeling of confidence as the team looking over the heads of Scottdale's aggregation kept an eye on Uniontown's progress. Scottdale, demonstrating surprising power, in a game in which the score was constantly in the balance, gave the Cokers a jolt just at the time when it did the most good. The next Friday, taking no chances the Tiger's boys not only rolled up eight touchdowns but held Uniontown scorelessl Only superb playing on the part of Brownsville kept the Connellsville eleven out of the Hnal play-off for the W. P. I. A. L. title. lim Betters

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Muriel McCairns VARSITY FGOTBALL SEASON Dafa Opp. OPP- Cokefs Sept. 12 Rostraver Township .... . . O 58 Sept. 19 Mount Pleasant ,.... . . 0 55 Sept. 26 Har-Brack Union ..... . . O 25 Oct. 10 Dunbar Township ..., . 6 56 +Oct. 17 Greensburg ....... . 6 26 foa. 24 Scottdale .... 12 21 Oct. 31 Uniontown . . Nov. 7 Vandergrift. . .. fNov. 14 Brownsville. . . . Total.... .... flndicates games played away. Hello, fellow studentsl We are about to spend an evening at a Coker football game. Want to come along? On our way to the game we meet the band marching to the stadium. Keeping in step with the martial tunes we swing along out to Campbell Field. Our big new stadium is a thrilling sight with the bright rays of the flood- lights piercing the night sky, revealing the majestic grandstands and intensifying the green ofthe grass. We hand our tickets to a member of the faculty at the gate and hurry over to the student bleachers. Our cheerleaders, Dot Debolt Gloria Depolo, Mary Thompson, and Muriel McCairns, pep up the crowd. As the teams

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Rostraver Township he Cokers pried off the lid of the 1941 football season with an impressive 58-0 victory over Rostrav- er. Almost before the fans had become seated the first touchdown was sc d by Dave n a brilliant 25- yard run. Soon ft rwar-cis Sch y shed through a hole in center for e second ta V . e second stanza brought Lujack and Pitzer to the goal line. Hart again scored soon after. The first team was sent to the showers as Coach Ruff attempted to keep the score down, but in the final quarter, Delligatti carried the pigskin into paydirt territory. Mount Pleasant n this game the Coker Tigers really demonstrated that they had a po ful team as ampled Ramsay High of Mount ant.- Ther V '16VC1' any doubt as to the outcome the game a jack took a punt late in the first quarter, and, displaying brilliant broken- field running dashed 70 yards to a touchdown. Early in the second quarter, Hart found a hole and streaked 65 yards for the second Coker touchdown. ln the second half Schroyer and Lujack added the Hnishing touches with two more tallies. Har-Brack Union n a game that was marked by long drives and hard line play, the er gridders n important vic- tory over Har-Br nioln- to ceii?i'5 Dad's Nightuat Campbell Field. ar-Brack gfvf ff competition in first quarter. After the kick-off starting the second half the Cokers rolled right up the field and made their second score when Schroyer ran 42 yards through right guard for a touchdown. Hart was next to cross the goal after an 81-yard drive. Lujack took the ball across the stripes for the final score. Dunbar Township he Coker football squad completely annihilated the Dunbar Mules by using only line plays which were released with dynamic power. This was the worst defeat handed to the M since 1918.56:1k scored the first touchdown on t ourt'H' scoiig e game. Hart, Delligatti, Smyth, Pitzer, Hogan, and Richards also crossed and sometimes recrossed the line to bring glory to C. H. S. Dunbar's only score was made when, in the final seconds of play, Hominsky sent a pass to Wilson, who crossed the goal untouched to record the first touchdown of the season made against the Tigers. li E ere are flue lioys Iohn Schroyer - Hard-driving line-smasher, consistent ground gainer, superb on defense, elected to All W. P. 1. A. L. first team, All-State third team, and All Fayette County first team. Iohn Lujack - Hard runner, good punter, accurate passer, vicious tackler, and great Held-marshal, elected to third team All VV. P. 1. A. L. and first team All Fayette County. David Hart - Fast and shifty, steady on defense, scored season's first touchdown, ran 80 yds. for year's longest touchdown run. Alfred Bieshada - Bone-crushing blocker, good leader of interference, has another year to go. Richard Dixon - Great offensive and defensive end, wide awake, recovered several fumbles. Albert Blannon - Rough and tough, modest but depend- able, has great career ahead. Louis Scacchi - Tough blocker, crafty, hard to block out, good kicker-off, nominated to third team All-State. Dwayne Mortimer - First year on varsity, plays like a veteran on defense, was injured in Dunbar game and was out of the line-up for the remainder of the season. Greensburg or the first time in 35 years an Orange and Black eleven carried away a victory from Greensburg. The Westmoreland Countians were no match for the Cokers who scored a tou own in eac? er. The Cokers started the scori henllixon fgred a fumble on the Greensburg 1 V ard line and S'c oyer crashed over from the 5-yard line several plays later. ln the second quarter Hart, local speedster, caught a punt and ran 80 yards for the longest touchdown run of the season. ln the third quarter the Tigers steamrollered down the field in four successive first downs and sent Lujack over for the third touchdown. Lujack scored again in the fourth quarter to conclude the Coker scoring. Greensburg's only tally came in the final minutes of the game on a pass.