Norcatur High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Norcatur, KS)

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FOOTBALL Thls year's sports opened with a football game at Morland Norcatur lost by a close score The season closed with the Almena game Although Norcatur lost six games and won none, they deserve much praise for the good, clean sportsmanship, f1ne spir1t, and fight displayed throughout all the games The Cardlnals were lucky to have eleven men to sult up The following four seniors will be graduated Larry Hix, John New, Jerry Knutson, and Ralph Laealle The servlce of these young men will be sadly missed next fall Captaln Larry Hix Hix did much of our ball carrylng and was never injured during season Co-Captaln John New New, who did much of the ball carrying during the season, did a great o Jerry Knutson Butch played the line and always did a good Job on the offense and defense A good scrapper Ralph LaSalle LaSalle was bothered by leg trouble most of the season Those returning next year for six man football are the following Loyal Temple, junior, worked at center and quarterback He broke his arm durlng the McDonald game Gerald Jackson, junior, was on?of the ends Bruce B1shop, Junior, turned in some good work in the backfield Gaylen Menges, Junlor, was in back field and was in the l1ne Larry Lyon, sophomore, played in the line Gary Gallentine, Rodney Stapp, Herbert Shlrley, Eddie Temple, Orval Thornton, needed next fall Season 1956 Sept Norcatur O-Morland Sept 8 Norcatur 7 Logan Oc Norcatur 7 Bird City Oct Norcatur 6-McDonald Oct Norcatur 12 Lenora Oct Norcatur 7 Almena Summary Norcatur 39 Opponents, lh X W0 1 f l ' the J U- ll ll : ' Robert Strevey and Gary Anthony worked on the team and their help will be . 21 6 . 2 - 26 t. 5 - 27 . 12 26 . 19 - 3h . 31 - 21 O L , I' ,Yo 1, , X