Fullerton High School - Warrior Yearbook (Fullerton, NE)

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Page 28 Football THIRD ROW left to right Carol Luedtke Larry Lassek Dlck Nelson Carroll Zaruba Dxck Mathle on Don ald Umstead Rxchard Shotkoskx Lyle Hawthorne Galen McBrxde SECOND ROW left to rxght Mr Lester Rozdalovsky fCoachj Duck Allmgton Ronald Whitaker David Cuba Lyle Holmes Edgar Lane Richard Whxted Bob Rus ell Lyle Pxerce Dick Rxeken Ronald Shotkoskr Mr Robert Renner fAss1stant Coachj FIRST ROW left to rxght Edwin Prososkl Dick Brown Dyke Brown Duck Denton Maurxce Vaughn Wayne Mangu Duck Adamson Lonnie Prososkx Danxel Bxalas NOT PICTURED Sam Kmg John Whalen Harold Sullrvan Carl Knapp Leroy Emry Ronald Hawthorne llm Kudsk Allen Scott Howard Kemth Fullerton opened the 1949 season by soundly thumpmg a weak St Paul team From the be g1nn1ng the WHIIIOIS ran wlld the f1nal score bemg 54 0 The hrghllghts of th1s vrctory were Nelsons defenslve play Mathxesons runmng Vaughn s four touchdowns and Zaruba s runnmg Fullerton made thelr flrst home debut agaxnst a strong Scotla team wmmng 60 The second play the Warrlors had the ball Zaruba ran 80 yards to score Thxs turned out to be the decldrng factor of the game Whlteds blocklng and Man guss defenslve play were outstandmg Genoa proved to be easy prey for the Warnors after a scoreless f1rst half In the fxrst half Fuller ton just couldn t get go1ng Durmg the second half after a brlef sess1on Coach L W Rozdalovskys boys were a new team rollmg to three touchdowns The two tackles Russell and Whltaker held the Orloles 1n f1ne fashlon to help 1n the wm Central Cnty was the next vxctrm of Coach Rosles powerful mach1ne The score was 7 O Zaruba scored 1n the second quarter after the Warnors muffed three scormg chances deep 1n the Blson terr1tory The defenslve play was out standxng by Holmes and Allmgton for Fullerton Fullerton recexved rts frrst defeat of the year by Seward The Bluejays were contmually rn scor 1ng terrxtory rn the last half but Lassek Holmes and Nelson rose to the occaslon to keep the score down Traxhng 14 to 6 wlth about two mmutes left 1n the game Fullerton scored on a long pass from Nelson to Vaughn Fmal score was 14 to 12 m favor of Seward A bad pass out of the end zone m the fourth quarter gave the Bluejays the dec1d1ng two pomts Aurora marched some 60 yards to a fxrst quar ter touchdown but mrssed the extra pomt The teams then played three quarters of clean heads up football After a bad Huskle punt Nelson threw 30 yards to Vaughn to score for Fullerton the extra pomt was blocked A senes of Huskre passes faxled to gam and the game ended 66 Nelson was really the spark of th1s game by get tmg more than fxfty percent of the tackles Den ton and Mangus also shared the honors of th1s game Davld C1tys ternf1c blockmg runnmg and tacklmg held Fullerton to 1ts only scoreless defeat of the season Good defensrve playmg by Bxalas Mangus and Luedtke held them to three touch downs and fmal score of 18 0 Fullerton won thelr last home game of the season by defeatmg Osceola 45 0 The whole team was playmg much better than rn the three previous weeks WhlY6dS runnmg and blockmg Luedtkes were a blg help m th1s w1n The Warnors were vrctorxous 1n a w1ndy AHTIISKICE Day game wmmng over Alb1on 25 7 Alb1on scored late 1n the f1rst quarter Zaruba threw a pass to Vaughn for Fullertons flrst touchdown and Nelson kxcked the extra pornt The last play before the half Nelson recexved a short pass over center from Zaruba for the second touchdown The score at the half Fullerton 13 Alb1on 7 ln the thxrd quarter Vaughn ran off hrs own left tackle for about 80 yards w1th superb blockmg makmg the score 19 for the Warrlors Fullerton blocked an Alb1on punt m the fourth quarter and Nelson made the final touchdown endmg the game 25 7 Mathxesons puntrng and the f1ne lme play executed by Holmes Whltaker Mangus and Luedtke were the hxghlxghts of the afternoon The Warrlors ended the 49 season wrth the f1ne record of 6 wms 2 losses and 1 tre It 15 also lnterestmg to note that Fullerton was undefeated and unscored upon thelr home fleld Dxck Nelson and Carol Luedtke were chosen for the Central Exght All Conference Honor Squad by the Coaches R1chard Nelson was unammously elected Honorary Captam th1s year , ' 2 . , ' , . ' 'S , ' , v A D s 5 1 I y - A v -1 - , - ' I ' I ', V ' U .- , ' , f , S! I 7 ' 1 ' , , ' , . . , . - 1 . I Y 1 , Y 1 A A R A V D I . S , - . . . . Q , I a ' - x ' , ' . ' . . . . , . , ' Y A , t V D ' pass catchmg and defense, and Denton's defense . , D ' I I I , . . . . . . . , , ' . 1 7 I ' ' . . - v ' - , , , . . , : , A . . , . . . , ' I D 9 1 . , , , , . . ' , , . , , . . ' I I ' 1 . . . , , . 3 ' . r ' . - . Y . . . . sn ' Q! ' a ' ' '