Fairbury High School - Trail Yearbook (Fairbury, NE)

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joomff n and Gold buck Th CrimS0 - ' down- The n. D 99mg . T chdovl fdr ThaT ever-lmPo'Tanf ou ucrdifg The I948-49 foofball season was one of The mosT successful enioyed by Fairbury high school in ma-ny years. The Jeffs finished The gridiron campaign wiTh a record of eighT wins and one loss, and were crowned champions of The lvlid-Easf conference. The firsT conference encounTer was played on The l-lasTings gridiron, wiTh The Jeffs on The long end of a 20-I2 score. The locals' T formaTion was click- ing wiTh precision Timing as They lumped To a I3-0 half-Time lead and were never headed. Fairbury engaged in Their second conference game on The home gridiron and Treafed The home fans To a 3l-O romp aT York's expense. Crefe was The Third conference vicTim falling be- fore The Jeff onslaughf I9-6. Tradifional Rival BeaTrice came To Fairbury loaded e cenTer of The lme Evading a would-be Tackler, Doug Thomas picks up val uable yardage for The Jeffs. for bear and almosT upseT The Jeff hopes for a cham- pionship by holding Them To a 7-6 vicfory. BeaTrice held a 6-O half Time margin buf fell before The locals' second-half drive. The conference final was a mud baTTle played againsT The Rockefs from Norfheasf. A long pass iusT before The end of The half pulled The Jeffs wiThin one poinT of The Rockefs, 7-6. The second half was a differenf sTory as Fairbury complefely ouTplayed NorTheasT, noT only winning The game buf also The conference championship. Frank Sullivan again led The gridders Through The season wiTh The able help of his new assisTanT, J. T-l. McDonald, who Took over The chores of line coach and did a splendid iob. .I V, ,. A , T .45 . V . f . A D Anderson FF R. Brunkow F D. Carroll F B. Debord F B. Doleman K. Duensing FF ack End Guard Back Tackle Back 52

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uw, I ,Ig IW Wager fl D. Ford F D. Furrow F A. Hagensen M. Hein F G. Holloway F L. Hughes F End Tackle Back Guard Back Back ' J.. Juarez F J. Keane F B. Kirby FF E. Kruger FF D. Loelferle I. Loyd FFF I Back End Guard End End Taclxle VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Fairloury Opponenl 20 . I-Iaslinqs' . , I2 3 I . York' . O 26 Geneva . . 7 I9 , Crelex 6 I8 , Grand Island . U52 7 . Bealricex . . 6 I3. . Lincoln Norllweasl' . . 7 6 . . Falls Clly . , O 45 . . Wymore . 0 'Mid-Easl Conference games COACH FRANK SULLIVAN 53