Avondale High School - Avonian Yearbook (Avondale, MI)

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6 - Avondale vs. Clawson - 6 Clawson sprang into the lead at the start with a quick pass which caught Avondale sleeping. The battle see-sawed from then on with the Jackets iust missing on several occasions, they finally tallied on a pass from Walters to Bennett but had to settle for a tie when the try for the point failed. u 19 - Avondale vs. Fitzgerald - 19 This was the most important game we were in so much as Fitzgerald was unde- feated and had but 8 points scored against them in league competition. The game opened with Fitzgerald taking the ball on a sustained drive of 60 yards to score. Fitzgerald kicked and the Yellow Jackets marched 70 yards in six plays to tie up the game. They took our kick and marched to another score completing the con- version to lead 13-6. We received their kick and marched 70 yards on beautiful passing and running to another tally. Completing the conversion again to tie the score 13-13. Again they took the kick and marched unmolested to rack up another 6 points leading again 19-13, for the first time in the game one of the teams gave up the ball without scoring. Half time score: Fitzgerald 19, Avondale 13. The second half was a bitter battle with no scoring, going into the last minutes of play with Fitzgerald in possession of the ball. Being forced to punt an alert Avondale defense blocked and recovered the kick, taking the opportunity to score on a pass play. With seconds remaining we were unable to convert the extra point and had to be satisfied only tying with the champions. ' 0 - Avondale vs. Madison - 27 After a haphazard start the Jackets bogged down never to get started again on a game that was fairly even with the exception that the opposition crashed in on a couple of intercepted passes to further widen the gap. 21 - Avondale vs. lmlay City - 24 lmlay City opened the scoring in the second quarter on a dash by Max Irish after star quarterback Doug Mason was retired from the game with a head iniury. lmlay tallied again before the Yellow Jackets began to roll. Dick Sargent ended the scoring drought with Avondale's first score 12-7. lmlay scored 18-7 again on a sweeping run by Max Irish. Avondale retaliated with Forbush going over for the home team 18-14. Then lmlay pulled a quick pass, played up the middle which caught the defense sleeping and scored again 24-14. Jim Hulen took the ball over again for the Jackets and completed the last of his three conversions. Final score, lmlay 24, Avondale 21. Football Record Oakland B Standings Avondale 1 Fitzgerald Won ....... 1 2 Troy Lost . . . . . .5 3 Madison Tied . . . . .3 4 Avondale 5 Clawson 60

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Back row, left to right: Bob Lewis, Bill Bennett, Gene Gentges, Mr. Scharer, Walter Spencer, Dick Methner, Joe Schwerin. Second row: Mr, Kalinowski, Ray Block, Ed Gooch, Benny Forbush, Jim Hulen, Mr. Kirby. Front row: Bob Boner, Bill Graham, Dick Sargent, Bob Caskey, Ronnie Walters, Bob Uhan. VARSITY FOOTBALL GAMES 0 - Avondale vs. Utica - 27 The first half: A grueling scoreless battle excluding the last seven seconds seeing Avondale have the better, during most of the half. ln the second half the strong Utica team slowly built up the margin of victory as the Yellow Jackets, few in numbers, as hard-hitting as any, tired and lost to weight and numbers. 6 - Avondale vs. Lake Orion - 6 The first half: A see-saw battle with both teams dishing out and taking everything they had. Our Yellow Jackets scored in the second quarter on a sustained drive and was climaxed by Ben Forbush bucking over for the score. But Orion fought back and managed to salvage a tie out of the game. Well played by both teams. 0 - Avondale vs. Troy - 33 This was a tough game to win or to lose. It was a closer game than the score in- dicated although our team did not play as well as usual. 0 - Avondale vs. Flint Tech - 54 The team started and played as good a first half as it played all year, but Flint Tech was one of the biggest, hardest hitting teams seen around here in quite a while. lt was not long in the second half before the team went down to the smashing line and racehorse backs of the Tech Squad. 19 - Avondale vs. Bloomfield - 0 It was in this game that the team really started to click. They played for keeps all the way, when they had the ball they kept it and when Bloomfield had it they took it away from them. They broke into the scoring with Dick Sargent going over on a short plunge, insured it with Ron Walters going over on a line buck, picked up the extra point, and sewed up the game on a beautiful pass play, Ron Wolters to Bob Uhan. FOOTBALL VARSITY Madison versus Avondale

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Back row, left to right: Jerry Mather, Walter Spencer, Delbert Allen, Harold Hall, Jack McCasIin, Dick Craun. Third row: Mr. Kolinowski, Louis Fournier, Bill Vancil, Paul Hoehn, Jack Gentges, Mr. Scharer. Second row: Wayne Callahan, Chuck Elam, Bill Graham, Joe Schwerin, Ronnie Mutter, Don Funck. Front row: Jerry Bauer, Dick Kramp, Tom Polasek, Jim Stokes, Kenny Funck, Benny Norris. Under the coaching of Mr. Kalinowski the Reserve Football team swept through a four game schedule without a defeat. With the running of a fine backfield composed of Polasek, Gentges, Hoehn, and Graham, and an up and coming line, the team had little trouble in taking the Oakland B Conference Reserve Championship for the first year it has been put up. With the winning of the reserve championship and the yearly improvement of the football team things are looking up for the football future at Avondale High. Football Reserve Record Oakland B Standings Avondale l Avondale Won ....... 4 2 Fitzgerald Lost . . . .O 3 Madison Tied . . . .0 4 Troy FOOTBALL RESERVE 61