James Whitcomb Riley High School - Hoosier Poet Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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Cats ranked second in state-Coach Paul Spike Kelly's Riley Wildcats, by a vote of state football writers, are placed just behind East Chi- cago Roosevelt, the state champs, in the final list- ings of football power in Indiana. Opening a very promising season at Gary, the boys from the south side, smelling their way through smoke and dust, hit the Wallace goal twice while the Hornets were stinging only once. The Cats opened the game with Jack Merriman and Co-Captain Mike Voynovich at the ends, Bill Wen- sits and Bob Hepler at the tackles, Joe Nafrady and Paul Zhiss working the guards and Bob An- derson at the pivot spot. In the backfield, Bob Mabry handled the signal-calling, Andy Tompos and Co-Captain Bob Hartman the halfback spots, while Harry Marnocha carried the ball from the fullback position. Hartman's passing and the line play of Voynovich and Zhiss were outstanding as the Wildcats whipped Lew Wallace 12-7. On a rain soaked Tupper Field in Mishawaka the Wildcats racked up their first conference win of the year, whipping the Cavemen 21-6. Hart- man set up two touchdowns with beautiful passes. Merriman, Eddie Leverette and Jim White, sub- bing for the injured Marnocha, scored the Wild- cat touchdowns. 6-2 was the score of a terrific battle between LaPorte and Riley. The game was beautifully played with the Slicers playing inspired ball all the game. Tompos scored the Riley tally the first time the Cats had their hands on the ball. The Eagles from Adams were next to fall to the Wildcat onslaught by the score of 41-6. The Cats' markers were chalked up by Merriman, White, Hartman, Mabry and two by Nandy Kertai. Art Derda kicked 4 out of 5 extra points. After a week's layoff the Wildcats finally did it against Washington. The score was 6-0, just enough to put Riley in undisputed first place in the conference race. A long pass from Hartman to Tompos was good for the Riley score. The defensive play of Bill Wensits and Paul Zhiss was outstanding. Against North Side of Fort Wayne the Cats had things just about their own way, winning 33-6. Hartman set up three touchdowns by his passing and scored one himself. Derda scored the fifth and kicked three extra points. Remember the spread formations the boys from F. W. used? Another 33-6 score was rolled up against Michi- gan City on the next weekend. The touchdowns were racked up by White, two by Mabry and two by Tompos. Derda kicked three extra points. In the final conference game of the year played in Notre Dame stadium, the Bears from Central eked out a 7-6 win over the Riley Wildcats. A pass from Hartman to Mabry set up the Cat score as White plunged over from the three. Later in the first period Flowers scored from the seven after Joe Deranek had pushed the ball deep into Riley territory. Dick Flowers calmly kicked the extra point that decided the game. Down at Terre Haute the Cats concluded a very successful season by walloping Garfield, 23-7. All the boys showed very well as Hartman, Tompos and White scored for the Cats with Derda connecting on three extra points. FOOTBALL Top Row-L. Comegys, D. Cruickshank, J. Keiser, D. Hunter, J. Kalas, N. Kertai, M. Hoffman, J. Smith, B. Krouse, B. Prikosovich, D. Krider 2nd Row4B. Ferency, D. Cubbison, E. Karkiewicz, A. Derda, E. Leverette, J. Nafrady, M. Young, K. Smorin, G. Divjak, H. Marnocha, D. Weaver. lst Row-Coach Paul Spike Kelly, B. Mabry, J. Merriman, J. White, B. Pasman, B. Anderson, B. Hartman, M. Voyno- vich, P. Zhiss, B. Hepler, B. Wensits, A. Tompos, Coach Harry Woodard.

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eam7aoZZ4Z!- I I 1 I Coach Parker Leads Kittens to Title B TEAM SQUAD 1945-46 B Football Squad. Top Row-Cira, Keene, Scybert, Voynovich, Geddes, Romig, Miller. 3rd Row-Hill, Smith, Jernstrom, Wagner, Hoover, Cserpes, Green, Rhoutsong. 2nd Row-Gerschoffer, Bloom, Krider, Turk, Griffith, Robinson, Klein, Horvath, Whitmer, Soos, Baer. lst Row-Gruncltner, Kalos, McClure, Kish, Prath, Nafrady. Hoffman, Frazier, Hatch, Geraghty, Carpenter. 7eam? 1945 RESULTS C TEAM FOOTBALL Riley 7 Lincoln O Riley 7 Washington 0 lSchool Carnival! Riley 13 Jefferson 13 Riley 12 Nuner 0 Riley 14 Madison 12 EAST CHAMPIONSHIP Riley 14 Muessel 13 JUNIOR HIGH CHAMPIONSHIP Alton Meyer Handles Frosh Team 1945 RESULTS B TEAM FOOTBALL Riley 12 Laporte Riley 19 Michigan City Riley 12 Elkhart Riley 20 Goshen Riley 18 Mishawaka Riley 2 Washington Riley 13 Adams Riley 1 Central iforfeitl . ' f ' 1.11 :if ,tl . 5.3 X551 1' 3 C-?1i'?e HC TEAM SQUAD Left to Right-Top Row-A. B. Meyer, coach, J. Pedevilla, mana- ger, J. Gordon, B. Hinsch, L. Wiesner, J. Axelberg, P. Ranick, S. Puskas, D. Simpson, manager. 2nd Row-J. Krider, G. Shank, D. Bohm, E. Sauer, T. White, P. Smith, D. Wasoski, D. Burger. lst Row-R. Seese, R. Boda, T. Schultheis, R. Winter, R. Seese, T. Barnhardt, G. Carter.