St Edward High School - Beaver Yearbook (St Edward, NE)

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Ray Merrell Center Bill Moore Quarterback Terry Saunders End Sam Case Halfback St. Edward 48—Spalding 6 The Beavers had no trouble jumping to a 25-0 half time lead. The reserves played most of the second half. Warren Ahrens led the Beavers with 18 points. St. Edwards 52—Cedar Rapids 2 A young inexperienced Cedar Rapids team came to St. Edward for the Beavers first home game. The Beavers led 38-0 at the half and the second team went on from there. Case, Ahrens, Carter, and Werner played good defensive ball. St. Edwards 38—Wood River 0 This was a rough game for the Beavers. Maybe not by the score but the loss of first team end, Bill Carter. Bill scored the first touchdown for the Beavers on an end-around but had to leave the game in the first quarter because of a injured leg. The Beavers went on to win by the fine running of Case and Ahrens. Werner played good defensive ball. St. Edwards 26—Palmer 14 The Beavers got the jump to lead 20-0 at the half, on a very muddy field. The Tigers came back in the second half to out score the Beavers, but it wasn’t enough. The Beavers got their fourth straight win.

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Captain Warren Ahrens Halfback | i.| Dick Werner End Js 4fk 17 Bill Carter End «a t AHRENS—As a senior held down one of the offensive and defensive halfback positions. Ran and passed well, also handled punting chores. Had the honor of being elected captain and scoring in every game. WERNER-—Offensive and defensive end. Good pass receiver and blocker, but excelled in defense where he was a sure tackier. Caught 11 passes for 285 yards and 5 touchdowns. CARTER—Early season injury ended his career in the third game, but he performed well on both offense and defense until then. He was one of the best blockers on the team and scored the touchdown that started rout of Wood River. MERRELL—As a junior was the largest man on the squad at 210. Served mainly as offensive center. Also caught 3 passes for one touchdown. MOORE—Junior offensive quarterback and defensive safety. Good runner and passer, but excelled in kick returns where he scored 3 of 5 touchdowns. Also did the dropkicking. WERTS—Graduating senior who had part time duty as both offensive and defensive end. Good blocker and tackier. WELLS—Junior who played both halfback and end. Carried 14 times for 55 yards and he was a good blocker. CASE—As a Sophomore playing fullback, the 170 pounder hit hard both offensively and defensively. His powerful running gained 533 yards in 75 tries for a 7 yard average. LIGHTNER—Shared the center spot as a senior. Good blocker and tackier. Also played some end. MAHOOD—As a Sophomore showed great promise at center. Time and again got into the opponent’s hair with timely tackles behind the line. SAUNDERS—Also a Sophomore and played end on both platoons. He was one of the surest tacklers as well as a fine blocker. Scored deciding point in the close of the Rising City game. EVANS—Played both ends and caught one touchdown pass. Also a good tackier and blocker.

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Halfback St. Edward 8—Platte Center 12 The Trojans and Beavers went three quarters without a score in one of the best defensive games ever seen in St. Ed. Then in the fourth period Ahrens broke loose on a great run to put the Beavers ahead 8-0 Jim Bruckner, Trojan star back, started throwing the ball and put over two late touchdowns. St. Edu ard 18—Sacred Heart 24 Forgetting the loss to Platte Center, the Beavers went to Norfolk and led 12-6 at the half. But it wasn’t enough, for the Knights came back with 18 points in the second half to defeat the Beavers for their loss of the season. St. Edward 39—Rising City 38 This was a see-saw game from the beginning to the end. The Beavers scored first and led 26-25 at half. Rising City came back with 13 points in the third quarter. Then in the fourth period Et. Ed. scored 13 points and another win. St. Edward 6—Bancroft 45 An unbeaten Bancroft team rolled over the Beavers. It was Bancroft all the way. Leading 20-0 at the half, they were never in trouble. Ahrens scored the only touchdown for the Bea ers. The Beavers had one touchdown called back, which was a 31-yard run by Case. Ted Mahood NOT PICTURED—JERRY EVANS Lynn Lightncr End