Mount Horeb High School - Berohbok Yearbook (Mount Horeb, WI)

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THE BEROHBOKe-1948 Football The first official football practice was held the week before school started. Of the 90 boys who reported to Coach Steensrud, 10 were returning lettermen; namely, Lloyd Hen- derson, David Albert, Richard Rindy, Charles Swingen, James Greenwald, Robert Larson, Harlan Oimoen, Kenneth Zingg, Wayne Aus- tin, and James Murphy. Every fellow who reported decided he was going to do his ut- most to make it a successful season. Getting into condition, learning how to block and tackle, and mastering plays was the main work of the first few weeks. Sports writers rated Mount Horeb as a darkhorse in the league race, but they were forced to change their opinions after the Vikings won four straight games and defeated Darlington, the team favored to win the championship. Since lights were installed on the athletic field this year, all of the home games were played at night. The first appearance of the team under the new lights was in a non- conference game with Stoughton. After a rough and exciting game, the Vikings of Mount Horeb had been defeated 19-12. The following week conference action start- ed with Mount Horeb playing at Cuba City. The Vikings returned home victorious by a margin of 26-6. Four other touchdowns were scored by Mount Horeb in this game, but each was nullified by a penalty. By scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter, the Vikings also defeated Boscobel. This time the score was 7-0. The next week Mount Horeb trounced Fennimore 18-6 for their first vic- tory under the lights. This win also made the .1461

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THE BEROHBOK-l948 SPORTS

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THE BEROHBOKe1948 team a definite threat for the championship. The setting for the next game was perfect. Mount Horeb was scheduled to play Darling- ton in the Vikings homecoming. Each team was undefeated in 3 league games, and the Vikings were out to avenge last years loss to Darlington, the loss which deprived the team of the championship. By game time a crowd of 3,000 people, the largest crowd to ever witness a football game at Mount Horeb, was assembled. The crowd, as well as both teams, was very tense as the game got under way. Once the battle was started, both teams settled down and played good, hard football the rest of the game. The Vikings scored in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th periods, with Murphy, Eckel, and Tollefson scoring the touchdowns. The final score of 20-0 shows that the Mount Horeb defense was also very effective. The game with Lancaster was the roughest of the season. Mount Horeb became the first team to cross Lancasteris goal this year, as they scored a touchdown on the first play of the game. Lancaster came back strong, how- ever, and won by a decisive 19-6 score. In the last home game of the season, Mount Horeb had to stave off a desperate last half rally by Platteville. By so doing the Vikings were once more victorious, this time by a narrow 20-13 margin. Dodgeville was host to Mount Horeb for the last game of the season for both teams. Mount Horeb outplayed Dodgeville in every phase of the game, but the Vikings came out on the short end of a 7-6 score. Thus ended a very successful season for a team which was not expected to win hardly any games. The seasonis record stands at five conference wins and two losses, and one non-con.ference loss. Most of the credit for this record goes to Coach Steensrud and As- sistant Coach Westland. James Murphy and Henry Eckel were elect- ed Co-Captains by the letter winners of this year's squad. On January 28, the squad was honored at a banquet which was sponsored by the R0- tary Club. STANDINGS FOR 1947 Lancaster Prairie du Chien .. Mt. Horeb ...... Darlington Dodgeville ...... Cuba City ...... Platteville . Boscobel Fennimore . Mineral Point .. 1.471 Pct. 1.000 1.000 .714 .714 .429 .286 .286 .286 .286 .000 qmmmmpmmoor