Rushville High School - Longhorn Yearbook (Rushville, NE)

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FOOTBALL FEMA LE FA SHION Do you ever wonder how a football game would look 1f the guls were calllng the plays? Here IS the s1tuat1on the opposmg team has k1Ck6d the ball nght to you you are out there all by yourself the rest of the team has gone on to block for you but have been overpowered by the very strong opposrtron you now have the ball 1n your arms and you see about f1ve mammoth hunks of football unlforms commg rrght at you the people ln the stands are yellmg We want a touchdown we want a touchdown and you only have '75 yards to go what would you do? Here are some of the answers grven by a few of the R H S guls Just drop the ball and then flatten yourself on top of ll Toss the ball to any of the chargmg men and say Here you can have II I really dxdn t want to play anyway Holler What do I do now coach? and hope he sends out the second team to help you just drop the ball and run rn the OPPOSITE drrecuon Try to make the touchdown you were plann1ng on commlttmg SU1CldC later on 1n the week anyway Q J Slgnal the band to start playrng The Star Spangled Banner We 1 .via ' . Y a V 1 ' 43 x, HJ v 5 ' ' X! . i :J Y 1 fl lv l l cn '- cm ' . . can . . 44, , . . . ' 45, 3 , . . 6 ' ' ' -

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ORTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS September September October October October October October November 7 Pine Ridge S D Crawford High Gordon High Martin S D Hay Springs High Chadron Prep Chadron High Hemingford High 40 6 46 13 40 6 40 0 33 7 27 13 26 7 47 23 The 1959 Rushvrlle Longhorns ended the most successful season since 1951 with eight strarght v1ctor1es an undefeated season and the undisputed Northwest Nebraska Conference Title The Rushville team was outweighed both in the line and in the backfreld by all opponents except Pme Ridge and Chadron High however they still rolled up 299 pomts to 74 for the op position The Longhorns had a rushing total of 2 512 yards to 833 for the opponents A very teams as were all but twenty -one pornts scored by the opponents One of Rushvrlle's greatest assets this year was the fact that we had four good ball carriers When the opponents would lay for one the others would take over Grant Strong carried 86 times for 927 yards or 10 8 yards per carry He scored 14 touchdowns and 10 extra pomts or 94 points Kenneth Lrnders carried 68 times for 465 yards or 7 yards per carry He scored 6 touch downs and 3 extra points for a total of 39 pomts Denny Hoffman carried 74 times for 466 yards or 6 3 yards per carry He scored 13 touch downs and one extra point for a total of 79 points John Hills carried 79 times for 405 yards or 5 1 yards per carry He scored 9 touchdowns and 5 extra points for a total of 59 points Rushville placed f1V6 players on the All-Conference team They were Bill Gottier Grant Strong Lennie McDaniel Mark Strong and Jack Mitchell Grant was also chosen for honora ble mention on the Class B All State Team B111 Gottier and Grant Strong were chosen by the Longhorn football team as the outstandrng players of the year Bill Gottrer was awarded the blocking trophy and John Hills the tackling trophy presented by the Sheridan County Star each year at the football banquet Fifty srx boys were presented football letters by Coach Stephenson at this same time 12 ' ' . . - 26 ' - 3 ' - 10 ' . . - 17 ' ' - 23 - 30 ' - large percentage of the opposition's rushing yardage was made against the second and third

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-Q ,,,. X f TO A SCRUB My boy IS out for football now He s only made the scrubs And does not shme He s rn the l1ne And there he drgs and grubs And does h1s best QI hopej to break The foe s opposrng wall To force a hole Through whrch may roll The man who has the ball' And there he gets the Jars and Jolts That leave therr scars and welts As his reward For strugglmg hard To help somebody else' Hrs chance to make the ftrst team too He says 1S pretty th1n And too the cheers That strrke hrs ears And yet when he comes home nrght From practrce l can tell Desprte the thumps That leave theu lumps He thmks the game rs swelll And when he s 1n the game of l1fe If he be rn the l1ne I hope he strll Brave hearted wlll Declare the game IS f1l'1C' an O 5-A Q.,-1 r. sex hw X 'V , ff ff Q1 He knows are no't for him. , at ' ki -W1 9 QF gf 5I1?,,. - - : Z 'fr 3 , e -!