Brandywine High School - Azurean Yearbook (Wilmington, DE)

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Prowler NEWARK 26 - BRANDYWINE 7 Brandywine for the second week in a row played on a rain-soaked field in its clash with a powerful Newark High School team. The Yellow-iackets took an early lead, which they held throughout the game. Brandywine came to life in the last quarter, scored a touchdown, and passed for the extra point. The final score was 26-7. CONRAD 12 - BRANDYWINE 0 In Brandywine's fourth Blue Hen Conference clash, the Bulldogsnwere handed their third successive defeat. Con- rad High's Redskins tallied two second period touch- downs, while Brandywine remained scoreless at the half. The Redskin squad managed to hold their lead, though Brandywine twice posed a scoring threat, once coming within two yards of the goal. The final score for Brandy- wine's seventh game was 12-O. WM. PENN 9 - BRANDYWINE 12 The Bulldogs encountered the Colonials of William Penn in their fifth Conference contest. The Colonials took a 9-0 lead in the first quarter by scoring a TD, PAT, and safety. Brandywine tallied two TDs in the second and fourth quarters, while preventing the William Penn ag- gregation from adding to their early total. The final score was Brandywine 12 -- William Penn 9. MT. PLEASANT 38 - BRANDYWINE 7 Brandywine wrapped up ifs 1959 football season by opposing a very powerful undefeated Mount Pleasant team. The Knights lead throughout the fray by scoring in each quarter, while holding back the Bulldogs. Even though little chance of winning the game remained, the Brandywine squad came to life in the final quarter by scoring a TD and PAT. BULLDOGS THIRD In its first year of full varsity football competition, Brandywine accumulated a 5-4 overall record. Of the nine games played in the 1959 season, six were Blue Hen Conference contests. Many powerful and long es- tablished teams fell victims to the fast-moving Brandy- wine football squad. The team' ranked third in the Con- ference by amassing a fine 3-3 record. The Bulldogs are puppies no more! Above: Caught? Below: Free ball Above: Dig! Below: Preliminaries

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QLIARTER ii... PIERRE S. Du HIGH SCHOOL Above: V-l-C-T-O-R-Y Below: S-T-R-E-T-C-H Below: Hit 'em hard 94 'CCouldn,t B BROWN 0 - BRANDYWINE 33 Brandywine in opening its 1959 football season romped over a weak Brown Vocational team. It was evident from the first minutes of play that the Bears were sadly outclassed by the Bulldogs. The Brown team remained scoreless at the half, while the Brandywiners chalked up 14 points. During the second half Brandywine wid- ened its lead to make the final score 33-0. CLAYMONT 6 - BRANDYWINE 26 ln its second engagement Brandywine met the Indians of Claymont High School on the latter's field. The Bull- dogs proved too strong for the mediocre Claymont team. The Indians were held to one touchdown, regis- tered in the third quarter, while Brandywine racked up four TDs and two PATs. The final score for the day's rout was 26-6. P. S. DuPONT 7 - BRANDYWINE 26 The Bulldogs were the underdogs in their first Blue Hen Conference game of the season against P. S. du- Pont. Though the Dynamiters had the advantage of playing on their home field, they could not contend with the spirited Bulldog squad. They were held to one TD, Brandywine chalked up four, adding PAT: to make the final score 26-7. WILMINGTON I3 - BRANDYWINE 20 The thus far untested Bulldogs met a defensively strong Wilmington High School team in its fourth game of the season. Both teams were held scoreless during the first half. The Red Devils scored two touchdowns in the third quarter, pulling ahead 13-O. Brandywine snapped back by scoring 20 points in the third and the fourth quarters, to win the day's fray. DOVER 13 - BRANDYWINE 6 The Bulldogs collided with the Senators of Dover High School on a rain-drenched gridiron. Iniuries and the slow- ness of the squad's adapting to the muddy condition of the field, combined to hand Brandywine its first defeat of the season. The Senators eked out a close victory by scoring two TDs to Brandywine's one, making the final score l3-6.

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- f-.... ,.., V - is , Brandywine Brandywine Brandywine Brandywine Brandywine Brandywine Brandywine Brandywine Brandywine ,,, .. v-- Vorsity J.V. VorsitY J-V l 33 l2 Brown 6 26 21 Claymont 0 26 7 P. S. dul-'ont I2 20 I3 Wilmington 7 6 F1009 Dover none 7 0 Newark 7 0 none Conrad none 12 7 William Penn I3 7 none Mt. Pleasant none SENIORS: Starting top, clockwise: Steve Smith, Butch Judefind, Butch Frledel, Jan Dannaway, Hunter Viden, Bill Church, Jim Barnett, Bill Lips, Dick Stewart, Roger Holloway, Jim Umatead, Skip Manna.