Phoenix Technical High School - Phoenix Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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ST. MARY'S 21 - TECH 'I8 The St, Mary's Knights ran into a tough struggle taking Tech for their fourth defeat. The Knights took an early and distant lead in the first half with a score of 21 to 6 at the half but that was all they could do and Tech dominated the game from then on. Hard running David Hicks again showed some of the finest football on the field, playing with a still ailing dislocated shoulder and further ham- pered by a brace on his shoulder that made him look like he was carrying the football on his FRANK SOTO, HB JOHNNY STEVENSON, C FRANK TEASE, E ANDY VELASQUEZ, E TOM viscoeuosi, G RICHARD WALL, T shoulder. Hicks, running out of score on a 22 yard run the ground aided by runs r-licks also scored the four ard lun e, Manuel Q by Gomez and Bojorquez. TONY ENRIQUEZ, the fullback position as Mgr, usual, carried the pigskin over for Tech's first after a lon march on second touchdown on a Martinez, showing some AMPHITHEATER 21 - TECH 14 Y P Q beautiful passing in the last quarter, passed to George Aitken for a 33 yard scoring play. Two times during the game fate just wouldn't let Tech score. A long drive by Tech was stopped on the St. Mary's 6 inch line when Tech fumbled in eagerness. In the second quarter, Martinez flipped a beautiful pass into the end zone but the Tech end standing all alone misiudged the ball. 1 PHOENIX UNION 45 - TECH 0 Tech dropped its second game of the season, after 3 straight wins, to the Amphi Panthers at Tucson. The first Tech score was made on a pass by Jim Lindsey from Tech's 40 to Henry Ohlinger, and Ohlinger, dragging several Amphi players, lateraled to Frank Soto on the Panther 20 and Soto went the distance. The papers followed up Henry Ohlinger's exceptional play in the Amphi game with several articles during the following week. GLENDALE 7 - TECH 'I4 The Glendale Cardinals were the third straight Class A foe to fall before the rolling Tech Hornets at Glendale Memorial Stadium. Tech's ground game started to roll in the second quarter and Tech went over for the first score of the game with five minutes left in the first half. Frank Soto returned a Glendale kick on a spectacular 77 yard run to score for Tech, making the score l4-O, but Glendale on an inspired drive, scored once to end 14-7. Tech's worst defeat of the season was also a bitter one, for it was at the hands of our arch sports enemy, the Coyotes. Big Bob Jacobs of the Pack seemed to be unstoppable and it was apparent that Tech missed its standouts, which were sidelined because of injuries. The absence of Hicks and Chapman from the lineup, and an off day for Tech combined to make Tech a weak foe. Although the loss was bitter, we promise a better scrap next time. ,. ,g P.. .Aw

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TECH 6 - PRESCOTT 0 Tech won its first game of the 1951 season by scoring a touchdown late in the 4th quarter to nose out the favored Prescott Badgers, 640. Alex Gordoa broke through for a 41 yard sprint to highlight Tech's running activities. Dave Hicks smashed his way through for 16 more yards and on the next play picked up 2 yards more on a cen- ter plunge. Frank Soto, who had been play- ing a fine game, exploded with a smashing 6 yard drive for the winning tally. TECH 'l3 - YUMA 0 Yuma Criminals. dashed off right tackle for a 71 yard scoring run. E' Y yards out. 5 F i . ALEX GORDOA, HB P 9 1 ' JAMES HARVILLE, FB x if r ofxvio Hicks, i-is - JiMMY LINDSEY, QB ' '- . .wsi qffi-iAg'2i W' RAUL LOPEZ A 'ff 4' R' WEST Hl 19 - TECH 6 Tech's usually strong ground game bogged down to a slow crawl in the Annual Turkey-day clash, Although Tech's ground game was poor, the Hornet's air attack was good, accounting for 67 yards to West's 27 yards in the air. The Hornets stayed with the Thunderbirds for the first, coming Out of it 6-6, but West High scored 2 times more in the second half. ROBERT LOPEZ, HB MANUAL MARTINEZ HB HENRY OHLINGER, E FRANK ORTIZ, G GEORGE QUEZADA,C CARVER 12 - TECH 6 Tech began its 1951 football season with a loss at the hands of the Carver Monarchs. Carver took an early initiative and scored on a 51 yard run by fullback Engraves. Carver missed the extra point, as did Tech after a touchdown towards the end of the first half. David Hicks carried it over for Tech after Frank Soto set the play up by a 95 yard jaunt to the Carver 4. The score at the half was 6-6 and with a score- less 3rd period, remained the same until Carver again drove over for the winning touchdown on the fourth play of the last quarter. Tech's strong line brought Tech its second class A win over the tough The first half was scoreless but on the second play of the first half Frank Soto, a consistent mail toter On the last play of the third quarter Tech scored again. David Hicks running 46 yards out of the 66 yard touchdown march set up the play by a 28 yard run and Frank Soto carried it over from 4

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Front Row, Left to Right: Jim Russell, Mgr., Richard Carbajal, Jerry Kirk, Sammy Bustos, Captain, Alex Santa Maria, Tolly Williams, Donald Roberts, Theodore Burton, Norman Steiger, Mgr. 2nd Row, Ralph Fierros, Joe Hernandez, Richard Ortiz, Richard Alvarez, Elmer Lemley, Billy Kirby, George Ash, Jerry Carson, Delano Gower. 3rd Row, Coach LeSueur, James Womble, Richard Mesquita, James Barker, Jim Ryan, John Davis, Bernard Flournoy, Warren Brannoch, Hollis-Richards, Howard Smith, Coach Franquero JUNIOR VARSITY COACHES WOODROW LESUEUR AND FRANK FRANQUERO TECH I2 NORTH HIGH 26 TECH I3 ST. MARY'S O TECH O PUHS 27 TECH 20 MESA 32 TECH I3 WEST HIGH I3 TECH 20 CARVER O TECH 28 GLENDALE I2 TECH I3 MESA 33