Plainview High School - Pirate Treasure Yearbook (Plainview, NE)

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FOOTBALL Center, end, tackle, guard, Get your man and hit him hard, Get the ball, hold it tight, Pla.inview Pirates, fight! fight! fight! The Plainview football team was called to begin practice on August 30 by Coach Hanson, Plainview and 0'Neill played a scoreless tie game. The Pirates stopped a serious threat in the final quarter when Ashburn intercepted a pass on the 0'Nei1l 5-yard-line. O'Neill had a slight edge the first halt and Plainview having the better end the last half, was stopped on the O'Neill 3-yard-line in the last quarter, The Pirates lost their first game at South Sioux City. South Sioux scored early in the sec- ond quarter but were held 6-0 until the final 2 minutes, 'The Cardinals stopped a Pirate drive when short of a first down on the Cardinals' 11- yard-line and then went on to win 20-O with 2 touchdowns in the last 2 minutes, Bloomfield was smothered 32-6 in their first conference -football game of the season, The Pirates scored throughout the game. Bloomfield made their touchdown in the last 10 seconds of play. Laurel bounced Plainview for a 27-0 setback. Several drives toward the goal line were made by the Pirates but they didn't produce a score. The Pirates defeated Creighton high 39-0. Gary VVeber scored on the first play of the scrim- mage to set off the 39-point barrage, The Pirates took the Neligh Warriors for a 20-O loss, One touchdown was made in the sec- ond period ot play and two in the last half. Pierce spoiled the Pirates' homecoming fes- tivities with a 12-0 victory over the Pirates. Plainview -played a good game although coming out on the short end, The Pirates had a chance to score when they drove Pierce to -their own fl- yard-line, The King and Queen, Jim Bossard and Marilyn Hanefeldt, were presented in the after- 11oon before the game. Plainview took the long end of a 27-0 score in their game against I-Iartington. Two touch- downs were scored in each half, The Pirates came out ahead 13-05 in their tussle against Xvayne, A Plainview touchdown was made in the first quarter by Bill Frost and the game remained scoreless until late in the last quarter when a Wayne fumble was recovered and a touchdown made on the next play from mid-field, Those who earned letters were Jack Bomar, Jim Gentzler, Edward Prange, Keith Bessmer, Melvyn Shoemaker, G-ailyn Thomlsen, Daymon Young, Gary Lingenfelter, Glen Lerum, Bill Frost, Jim Bossard, Lyle Ashburn, Gary Weber, Marcus Johnson, John Blake, Robert Schumach- er, C, J, Hinrichsen, Jerry Loney, Gary Wein- rich, Bob Patras, Lyle Mullins, Elmer Friedrich and Dwain Kieckhafer, Won Lost Tied Season Record ............ 5 3 1 - Plainview- 0 O'Neill-0 Plainview-39 Creighton-0 Plainview- 0 South Sioux City-20 Plainview- 0 Laurel-27 Plainview- 0 Pierce-12 Plainview-13 Wayne-0 Plainview-20 Neligh-0 Plainview-27 Hartington-0 Plainview-32 Bloomfield-6 STANDINGS IN CONFEREINCE Won Lost Pierce . . ..... 5 0 Laurel .... .... 4 1 Plainview . . .... 3 2 Hartington .... .... 2 3 Creighton . . .... 1 4 Bloomfield .................. 0 5 19.3.4 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE September 10-0'Neill there September 17-South Sioux there September 24-Bloomfield there October 1-Laurel here October 8-Creighton here October 15-Neligh here O-ctober 22-Pierce there October 27-Hartington there November 5-Wayne there