Brookings High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Brookings, SD)

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l if .wt f x .ww l Y l. Cold, girls? 2, lt's just the way you hold your mouth, Al. 3. l'll make it, Pudl 4, Lose something Frankie? 5. Brrl lt's cold! 6, What's ua Coach? 7. Uh-hl The Bobkittens, our future varsity, finished an undefeated season with six wins and one tie under the guidance of Nig Johnson. We They We They 18 0 ......,.,,, Arlington ........, .. 0 O 7 0 ......,. Madison B ...,. .. 24 18 I9 0 ..... Watertown B ,.,,. . .. 26 6 - - .,.,.s.....,..,. Madison Eastern ,..,,s,,..,..,.. I4 6 Back Row: Daland, Kukuk, Johnson, Robbins, Olson, Hanson, Sauer, Bjerum, Tofte, Wipf, Gustafson, Minor, Chapman, Foster, Mailey, Melcher, Ponta, Lane. Front Row: Tietge, Dobrenski, Schaphorst, Gamble, Crusinberry, Kennedy, Meyer, Lang, Farnham, Mackintosh. I

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f 5 5 c A TQ 1:51 5 AWK L .., : 'I K as . . i. .,,., 1 fe me . IL I Assistant Coaches: Virg Bell, Nig Johnson The Season's Record With only three returning Iettermen, the grid outlook for the Bobcats seemed rather dark, but Head Coach Harold White, who came to Brookings from Colorado State College, quickly whipped the Cats into a potent force with the able help of assistants Bell and Johnson. After dropping the first two conference games, the Bobcats, under the leadership of veterans Captain lsaksen, Smith, and Norman, found themselves in a 27-0 rout of the Redmen from Flandreau. With this precedent no opponent was able to cross the Bobcat double stripe as the Cats rolled to six straight wins. An oddity of the season was the fact that in all eight Brookings games one team always remained scoreless. The Bobcats wound up a highly successful campaign with six wins and two losses for a .750 average. In conference play the Cats won four games and lost two to finish third on a percentage basis following Mitchell and Aberdeen: however, according to the Dickenson ratings, the Bobcats were placed fourth in the ESD Conference. MITCHELL I9 BROOKINGS 0 The Cats held the ultimate ESD champs scoreless for the first half, but John Cobb's hard running and Bob Murphy's pinpoint passing clicked for the Kernels in the third and fourth periods as Mitchell took advantage of three costly Bobcat fumbles. Cobb scored twice and Mabee once for the winners. Head Coach: Harold White SIOUX FALLS I9 BROOKINGS 0 White's men had a first half edge in statistics although Mundehenke had scored on an intercepted pass to give the Warriors a 6-0 halftime margin. Sioux Falls cut loose from their single-wing in the last half as Leach and Brende scampered over for six- pointers. BROOKINGS 27 FLANDREAU INDIANS 0 The Indians were the first victims of the Bobcat T, being crushed by the relentless Brookings onslaught. Fishback scored three plays after the Indians fumbled the opening kickoffg Durland booted the first of' three straight conversions. Fishback passed to Johnson and then Fishback himself again scored for the third touchdown. In the last stanza Cheever marked up the final counter. BROOKINGS 7 CATHEDKAL 0 Norman provided the thrill of the game with two minutes remaining as he pulled in a desperation enemy pass and raced 55 yards to break up a 0-0 deadlock, Durland converted. Neither team could make a sustained drive, and the Cats had fumbled twice inside the Cathedral ten yard line. The Irish had the margin in statistics, but the stubborn Bobcat line had effectively bottled up ull attempts at a continued push. I BROOKINGS 6 WATERTOWN 0 The Bobcats climaxed their homecoming festivities with their first ESD victory. The Cats again kept the crowd in suspense until the last minute and one-half when Smith brake loose to romp 80 yards for the icer. In the first half the Bobcats had held the Arrows on downs. Watertown had the ball first and goal on the Brookings eight-yard line. The Bobcat defense had its hands full stopping both Thoms'sen's hard running and Christianson's passes. BROOKINGS 7 YANKTON 0 Yankton's iron men were handed their first ESD loss by a determined band of Bobcats. The Whitemen played the Bucks on even terms the first half and then kept them in their own territory the second half, as the Cats' backs rocked the Yankton defense. Brookings scored in the third quarter as Fishback carried it over from the one, and automatic Durland booted the point. BROOKINGS I3 HURON 0 Brookings' best offensive showing came in the first half, but they didn't score until the third quarter when Fishback passed 37 yards to Johnson: Durland converting. Then in the fourth, Norman galloped 77 yards to the Tigers' one on an intercepted passg Johnson scored on the next play. BROOKINGS 34 MADISON 0 After the Pipestone game had been canceled because of bad weather, the Madison game was moved to Bobcat field. The Bobcats had everything their own way in spite of the snow as they helped the 'Dogs to a perfect season--no wins. Fishback, Milfs, Sloat, and Norman racked up the points for the Cats, Norman scoring twice.

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ns, Back Row: G. Milfs, N, Fishback, A. Ginn, D. Sloat, R. Smith, J, Stokesbury, Mgr. Front Row: A. Cheever, N. Lewis, R. Westergard, R. Erickson, C. Pickering, M. Ahern, all Baagafgaff This year's season provided many surprises for us, as the Bobcats started from the bottom with entirely new boys and battled to sixth place in the Conference and a much-respected seventh in the state tournament. Prospects in the Brookings camp were at the lowest ebb in years due to the fact that none of last year's award winners returned. l-lowever, a line-up was quickly formed as five men proved their ability. Although the Cats lost the opener, they later set their pace, and became a powerful team, losing to un- defeated Huron by only one point. By earning a ticket to the state tourney this year's team upheld a fine Bob- cat tradition. At the end of the season eleven men received letters, eight of whom will return next year. Of these, five are seniors, two are juniors, and one is a sophomore. lt was principally these men who carried our colors of red and black last year. Not only the regulars, but also the reserves showed a great deal of ability this year. With all these thoughts in mind, we are looking forward to another successful year for our team. We 38 Pipestone .......... 39 26 Madison -- 33 Watertown l9 Vermillion -.. .... 26 Season's Record We Th ey 22 Mitchell ...------28 56 Watertown ..... 26 38 Sioux Falls ...... 40 l5 Yankton ..... ----34 32 Sioux Falls 28 l-luron .............. 31 36 Cathedral ......., 2l 27 Yankton ..... ----22 28 Aberdeen ..,.. ----43 34 l-luron ......... ----4l 30 Webster .......... 43 42 Madison -.------32 Region State 27 Aberdeen -------36 42 Sioux Falls ---.--58 48 Watertown 32 l-luron ....... - ..... 45 39 Watertown 44 Belle Fourche --35 R, Smith, guard, G. Milfs, forwardg D, Sloat, guard, N. Fish- back, center, A, Ginn, forward. l 29,