Garfield County High School - Yampah Yearbook (Glenwood Springs, CO)

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ROLLIN SININGER - The signalfcalling tailback, Stinky , led the team to its heights. He set up many scores with his brilliant open field running and bullet like passes. He was the dread ofthe conference, being a triple threat man with his passing, kicking, and run- ning bewildering all opposition. ARCH IE URQU HA RT- Arch was the mainspring of the Demon line. On the defense he was the imf movable object and on offense was the irresistible force. He opened wide holes in the opponents' lines for the backs, and he held his position so that not a single score was made through his sector during the entire season, a feat which is noteworthy of our praise. DON VANDERHOOF - During his tirst season with the Demons, this able sophomore gave promise of his worth to come. Taking over substitute quarterback, he showed the makings ofa great back. jllvl WEAVER-This senior topped off his final season with a sterling performance at right-end post. Glue- fingered catches and clean tackles were Weave's trademarks. To prove his prowess in football, lim l1HS earned three letters,

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ERNEST ROWE - Reserve end, Ernie showed great ability in both his defensive and offensive assignments, His fearless blocking and aggerssive tackling were the scourge of the Demons' opponents. JOHN PAUL SCHUTTE - john played his first year ot' football this year and became one of the best reserve backs on the Demon team. He could pass, run, and kick with equal ability. His punting at times was the best on the team. ELMER SELMAN - Fudd ably held down right tackle spot on Demon reserves in spite of an injured knee which handicapped him this season. EARL SIDENER -- Filling in as guard, Sidener put his weight to good use in plugging holes or opening them. He is a likely prospect for ncxt year's squad. . TOMMY SIMPSON - Rosie gave one of the best showings at iight guard that has been seen in Glen- wood in many ayear. Playing the running guard po' sition, he had some difficult blocking assignments. He played hard, clean ball games and deserves the plaudit of the students. I I .

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lliiliilllill lliiiilllllllilllllll For the first game of the I946-1947 basketball season, the Glenwood De- mons traveled to Grand lunction to play the Tigers, State Champions of the pref vious year. Because the Glenwood team lacked experience and height, they came out on the short end of a 37-21 score. This game, however, gave the Demons in- valuable training for the grueling season ahead. yAftcr a Christmas vacation and very little practice, the Demor. quintet again took to the road to meet the Central Warriors, a merger of the Fruitvale Vikings and Central Warriors, in their second conference game at Clifton. This game proved successful for the Demons as they downed the Warriors Zl-13 in a hard-fought battle Definitely weakened by the absence of two first stringers, Schutte and Long, the Red Devils fell before a powerful Fruita aggregation to the tune of 35-ZZ. The Wildcats utilized their height and completely dominated both backboards while Glenwood had to rely on the fast break to score. Dale Patterson, Fruita cen- ter, led all scorers with Z3 points. The next week the Demons tangled with their perennial foes, the Rifle Bears, in a game which meant a lot to both teams, as it would determine the proba- ble third place representative from the Colorado Valley Conference to the Delta Tournament. The Red and White proved to be the better team as they downed the Bears 31-19. Amichaux of Glenwood garnered l2 pointsg Hannahan of Rifle made 8. The Demons finished the Hrst round of play in undisputed possession of third place in conference standings by defeating tne Palisade Bulldogs 44-ll in an exciting game played at Palisade. ln the first half of the following game the Glenwood five had hopes of win- ning from Grand junction, but midway in the second half the Tigers began to toll. The final score was 33-13. The Demons next met an improved Central team but managed to retain their hold on third place by a 35-17 triumph. Tben the Red and White handed the second place Fruita Wildcats a 29-22 defeat in a thrill-packed overtime game in which John Schutte dunked in 8 points in the extra period. Schutte led all scorers with a total of 14 points. Meeting the Rifle Bears in the crucial game deciding which team would go to Delta, the Glenwood five again showed their prowess lay conquering the BruinS 46-Z3 ina clean, hardffought battlein which both teams played the smoothest ball either had previously exhibited. This win clinched a spot for the Demons in the tournament at Delta. As they finished the season. the Demons tied for second place with Frnita by defeating Palisade Bulldogs 56-19. Led by the 17 point contribution of Grant Moorhead, Glenwood sub, the Red Devils completely dominated the scoring. The playoff game between Fruita and Glenwood was at Grand Valley. Sparked by Lawrence Leonardi, back after a year in the U. S. Navy, the Demons trounced the Blue and White from Fruita by a 40-22 score Racking up 12 points, i'Peck Leonzrdi was high scorer. His expert ball handling enabled the Glenwood, ites to coast on their wide margin after the third stanza. Despite a slow starr, the Demon quintet climaxed their season by endirg in second place in the conference.