Freeport High School - Polaris Yearbook (Freeport, IL)

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Coach Gene Marks' Freeport Pretzelettes dropped their first grid game of the year to a tough Dubuque team with a score of Zl-6. A twenty-yard pass play from Richie Heitz to end Vernon McDonald gave Freeport their only touchdown. Belvidere topped the Underclassmen, i9-6, in their second game Freeport scored on a sixty- yard touchdown drive with Bill Arndt going the last yard for the goal. As the varsity journeyed to Quincy, the Sophomores traveled to Beloit for their third grid game, lt was lleiti: to McDonald again for the touchdown. Royce Piefer kicked the extra point as the game ended 33-7 in Beloit's favor. Piefer hit the center of the 'ne for three yards and a touchdown, but the tzelettes lost their Big Eight opener to West Aurora, 27-7. S Scoring at least one goal in every period, LaSalle-Peru's sophomores defeated the Pretzel- ettes, 38-B. Mike Smith climaxed a 75-yard Free- port drive by plunging over from the one-yard line late in the fourth guarter, West Rockford routed Freeport in the Home- coming game hy a score of 53-U. The Braves scored two touchdowns in every quarter. i s l f ? 5 Marks, Durham. and Pratt check out equipment to their sophomores. 7aoL'5a!l Failing to score for the second straight week, the Underclassmen lost to a strong East Aurora team, 50-U. After trailing 14-7 at the half, Freeports Pretz- elettes fell victim to the East Rockford sopho- mores and finished on the short end of a 40-7 score. fohn Voight scored Freeports touchdown on a long 55-yard runhack of an intercepted pass. ROW 1. M. Smith, K. Kempthome. P. Welty, N. Babcock, B. Amdt. R. Piefer, T. Austin. G. Schmelzle. Coach Marks. ROW 2. Coach Durham. D. Woods. I. Gustafson. R. Heinrich. W. Haas. B. Dorman. L. Lang. Coach Pratt. ROW 3. T. Georgalas, Mgr.. L. Erb. l. Voight, D. Mellom. T. Cook, D. Musser. W. Hutchinson, R. Miller, Mgr. Row 4. W. Triplett. R. Heitz. D. Gugger. V. McDonald, C. Crothers. G. Knaup, C. Peters. i an I N ww ,,. 1 3 . . - .- ' , ,..1w. -x .. i,I jo' We 3 fl. gg. x 'tg-,sw .ZA W1 - ,sp-. . 4,,f-1 ,-. . '. -.'w.,iy:1gisffg'.2.. -gl n- Ls K 'Q s .-.' ., 'ff-my ..mf-- .-gy, -.. if. ,f ' fi...-u Hearts? tits 'tip x - xp W- ,A 7. .fwgj I . fkuywg f 35, , , ,. L. r ' Q ' .,, . . ,N. f '. t . , ff 5 2 tr' ' 4-'. '1,fi't1A ' L' , v., ,. .H . QL. , 's gsitx '48 r W. . .--:Y I 5 . XQ, 51. 'A' ,, W ft git'-.J-.fl 0, ' ' 3': ' Q

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ROW l. I. Spudich, coach, T. Wootan. R. Bender, W. Heitz. B. Neidigh. C. Miller. W. Gassmon, C. Doxey. I. Yds. D. McCulloch. ROW 2. D. Knauf. coach K. Hickman. L. Slrohcxcker, W. Krehl, S. Ascher. D. Herdmcm. I. Pinnow. I. Nienhuis. B. Moren, I. Hill. mgr. ROW 3. I. Williams. C. Lang. H. Schuld. S. Spudich. I. Spaide. I. Willis. E. Penticoff, I. George, K. Lowery. B. Lower. mgr. ROW 4. H. Weber. coach. D. Maples. V. Berckoff. K. Zier, B. Hooper. B. Schopf, F. Vallarta. I. Kerch. B. Picking. D. Bruce. 1953 '54 Season Record Freeport Freeport Freeport Freeport Freeport Freeport Freeport Freeport Freeport Dubuque .,,,, .,,,,,.. Belvidere . ., . Quincy W. Aurora Lo Scxlle H .e W. Rockford ,,.,,... ,, E. Auroro ..,. E. Rocktorde, Elgin e , Spudich. Weber. and Kncluff plo their strategy for the next game.

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W. Amd 1 T. Austin T. Cook L. Erb D. Gugger W. Haas R. Heitz I. Hille W. Hutchison X, gg , 0 . -as wb f I 3 4' 2 'ii g.,v'k, cv' V s W i A 9 cl ff ,,,.- ' , ij! .3 'Q 6 iw Ken Kempthorne and Bill Arndt both Crosse the line for the Pretzelettes against Ioliet, but tl' Steelmites proved too strong for Freeport as tl score ended 33-12. Freeport traveled to Elgin for the final gan' of the season. Richie Heitzs pass to Mike Srni was good for 78 yards and a touchdown as tl first quarter ended, 7-5 in Elgins favor. Tl Ponies, however, came through with Iour mo: touchdowns while holding Freeport scoreless fc the rest of the game. At the end of the iour' quarter, the scoreboard showed a 33 after tl' Visitors sign to Freeports six points. At the close of the season, the team elects Richie I-leitz and Willard Haas as honorary ci captains. Austin spins away from an attempted ackle to gain more yardage. Smith is hit from both sides before he can pick up his interference.