Ashley High School - Ashlian Yearbook (Ashley, OH)

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FOOTBALL Hampered by lack of weight and experience, the '48 edition of the Aces staggered through their eight game schedule with but a lone victory over Butler and a hard fought near miss against Cardington in the season's finale. Despite a saddening deficiency of scoring punch, the Aces, led by Fullback Davis, maintained a stubborn defense for the greater part of the season, limiting the enemy to an average of three touchdowns per game, as compared with a ten point offensive average. However, the outstanding characteristic of the Ashlians was not their stubborn defense, but their high morale, which, thanks mainly to the efforts of Coach Ihnat, was kept at a high level throughout the season. This team spirit prevented many a defeat from becoming a rout. Individual stars are hard to pick out, but Ashley fans will long remember the running of Murray and Davis, the excellent defensive work of Dale and Wayne Gale, and the sticky fingers of Dick Cummins. The team spirit and stubborn will of the Aces prevailed through the many setbacks and came to a head when the Aces met Cardington. In this game Halfback Gardner came through with some of his speed and Cummins was again Boring's favorite target as the Aces fought down to the wire to lose a close one, 14-13. The Scores of other games are as follows: Ashley 0 Mt. Gilead Z0 Ashley 6 J' ohnstown Z7 Ashley 0 Bellville 46 Ashley 6 Fredricktown 19 Ashley 38 Butler 0 Ashley 0 Sunbury 19 Ashley 6 Centerburg 26 Ashley 13 Cardington 14 Next year Ashley's opponents will meet a heavier, more experienced team than took the field last year. With the loss of only three lettermen, the Aces will promise many an enemy a rough tussle. The only backfield loss is Quarterback Boring and the line remains in one piece except for Ends Gale and Cummins. In the up-and-coming class of Freshmen many hopefuls will spar with the more seasoned upper classmen for the vacant posts. Coach Ihnat's starting lineup was as follows: L. End - W. Gale L. Tackle - Bartlett Q. Back - Boring L. Guard - Martin L. Half - Gardner Center - Kipp R. Half - Murray R. Guard - Hershey F. Back - Davis R. Tackle - D. Gale H. Back - Cole Qdefensej R. End - Cummins 21

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lST ROW: W. Gale, Bartlett, Martin, Kipp, Hershey, D. Gale, Cummins. ZND ROW: Murray, Pendleton, D. Redd, Boring, Davis QCJ, McGrath, Masters, Cole, Coach lhnat. BRD ROW: Manager Bennett, Gardner, Jackson, Maples. V. Redd, Reid, Howard, Manager Cummins. ,,.. s Cheerleaders Wheeler, Carper, Powers and CAPTAIN DAVIS Selanders honor Dave's camera. Z0

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IST ROW: Manager Cummins, Bartlett, Hershey, Murray, Davis, Boring, Maples, Manager Bennett ZND ROW: Martin, Cole, Cumrnins, Whipple, Redd, Masters, Howard, Gardner, Coach Ihnat. g,,., 9 . . IST ROW: Selanders, President Carper, Nolting, Thurston, Vice-President McClish. ZND ROW: VanSickle. G. Powers, D. Powers, Reid, Knauber, Staley. 3RD ROW: Spnfford. Doubikin, Baker, Secretary Lang, Shults, Gale, Howard. ZZ