Red Lion Area High School - Lion Yearbook (Red Lion, PA)

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very early in the first period. Showing great comeback ability the Gold and Black fought on even terms throughout the rest of the half. Late in the third quarter, Fitzkee went over and added the extra point to create a tie which continued until. with four minutes to play, Red Lion gained possession on Ephrata's thirty-three. Three plays and two first downs later Fitzkee threw the win- ning touchdown pass to Blessing. Once more a fumble gave the opposition a quick score on the Manheim Township gridiron. A scoring duel began at this point ending with a victory for the Lions. Touchdowns were cred- ited to Inners, Fitzkee, Pedlow, and Blessing. The large following of Gold and Black fans was typical ot the line support given to the team throughout the season. In the final contest of the season the Lions toppled rival West York. Iohnson, returning t the game for the first time since his jaw fracture netted two touchdowns. Smith provided a rea thrill when he raced sixty-four yards for his tally Inners' turn came next with a nineteen-yar jaunt through the defense and over the doubl line. All conversion attempts were successful i this one-sided tilt. The result of the team's vot tor captain was announced just before the game this honor going to Fred Inners. R. L. OPP York Catholic . . . . . . . 31 U Lemoyne .......... .. 19 0 Lititz ..........,...... .... 0 Zl York High Reserves , . . . . . . 24 0 Elizabethtown ....... .... 3 D 6 Biglerville .,.....,. . . . U 0 Ephrata ......... .... l 4 7 Manheim Twp. .... .... 2 8 19 West York ...,.. .... 2 8 0 TOP LEFT: Big Donald Grove blocks gracefully as Inners puts on the brakes and looks over the situation. TOP RIGHT lnners takes lite easy while Filzkee runs into a mob ot tacklers which Fink has chosen to ignore. BOTTOM LEFT! With th aid ol two beautifully executed blocks Fitz gets ol! a punt against York Catholic in the first game ot the season. BOTTO . RIGHT: The intricacies ot the T lormation are revealed as even the Rel seems battled by it all. ,VYKK . V K .V 28

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Ai., 41 FUUTBALL A 'L A' ARSITY-FRONT: D. Iohnson, R. Fifzlcee, F. Inners, G. Smith, A. Campbell, D. Fink, Coach Hangen. SECOND: D. Shellen- erger, G. Smith, D. Paules, D. Grove, l. Craley, C. Green, B. Hoffman, D. Wise. THIRD: R. Bull lMgr.l, T. Fruliger, D. orlcinger, D. Shelly, L. Clewell, C. Rexroth, R. Urey, S. Snyder, R. Grove lMgr.l. BACK: D. Blessing, F. Axe, R. Dolls, F. Smallbroolc, P. Pedlow, P. Stein, I. Hoffman, G. McGuigcm. With six varsity lettermen providing the nu- leus of the team, the l945 Lions prepared to dig heir cleats into a tough nine-game schedule. week before school opened Coach Hangen rilled the squad twice a day on the fundamen- als of the newly accepted T formation. The eam rapidly grasped the new system and soon he first eleven was ready to start the season. Opening at home against York Catholic the ions, showing a dazzling passing attack, tri- mphed easily. Fink tossed two touchdown aeri- ls to Iohnson while Smith accounted for another o the sarne receiver. Rexroth, with two beauti- runs, furnished the other two scores. On the following Saturday the team journeyed Lemoyne and brought home two firsts-the conference victory and the first win over opponent since the beginning of the series. last year's most valuable player, two scoring passes. Smith pulled in the thrown by Fitzkee who later scored Next came a most important game and unfor- a disastrous one. Meeting a very strong eleven on their field, under a blazing sun, Red Lion lads played their best which was not quite good enough. This time, passes were instrumental in the Lion's defeat. Bouncing back from the week before, the team trounced York High Reserves on the home field. Inners scored first on a sixty-yard dash, Fitzkee repeating soon after on a pass from Fink. Bless- ing did the honors for the next two trips onto pay-dirt, receiving a pair of aerials from Smith. Almost continual rain cut down the Alumni Day crowd. Playing another game at home the Lions scored almost at will as they beat Elizabethtown. Scores came in the first, second, and fourth pe- riods and were made by Inners f2l, Fitzkee 125, and Smith. A large Booster Day crowd, along with cr fine band presentation, added pep and color to the game. On the third successive home date the Lions tangled with Biglerville in what seems to be the jinx game of each year. Once again, no decision was reached as the two strong teams battled to another scoreless deadlock. The game ended with Red Lion boys on their opponent's seven- yard line. A large Homecoming Day crowd wit- nessed the affair. Once more hitting its stride the team con- quered Ephrata in a night tussle on the enemy field. A blocked punt set up Ephrata's lone score 27

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LEFT: During a time-out in the York Catholic game the officials hold counsel with lohnson, while Hangen and the others focus their attention on some action down field. RIGHT: Managers Roy Grove and Robert Bull evidently enjoy their duty of administering to the grid- iron casualties. Bob takes over as senior manager when Roy graduates. A shot from the upset of the year at Lemoyne, Rexroth seems intent on going places, and Fitz pre- pares to help him along. Consis- tent gains like this eventually gave the Lions the decision. UNIOR VARSITY FRONT D Olewezler W Smith L Burke A McCleary D Shoemaker, I. Workinger. SECOND: D. Paules, Wise M Stump S Hartzell W Heim D Gemmill E Anderson L Gruvet P Grim BAc1c:I.MurphreelMgr.l, K. Lentz, R Workmger A Goldman R Stump M Grove Coach Myers. V x.f 'W 29