Brookings High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Brookings, SD)

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ESD 00-CHA MPIONS' touchdown had caught the Warriors flat-footed. Sioux Falls commenced a relentless last period drive after recovering a Brookings fumble in Bobcat territory. The Cats held fast on the one yard line only to have the Warriors score on a long pass after Nason Fishback had punted out. The,Cats began a last minute drive which fell short as time ran out. Brookings 26, Mitchell 0 The Bobcats achieved victory in their second conference battle with the Mitchell Kernels. The Cats counted on two Fish- back to Smith passes to lead 13-0 at halftime. Morrison and Smith scored once apiece in the second half to finish, along with Dur- land's two conversions, the Bobcat scoring, to complete the 26-0 victory. Brookings 45, Cathedral 0 The Bobcats defeated the Cathedral Irish 45-0 in a non-con- ference tilt. Intercepted passes and costly fumbles proved to be the downfall of the Irish. Norman and Morrison crossed the goal three times each while Sloat tallied the other touchdown on a pass from Erickson. Durland converted three times to com- plete the scoring. Brookings 25, Watertown 0 A highly regarded Watertown team fell victim to the ravaging Cats in a 25-0 upset. The loss put a damper on the Ki- Yi Day celebration. Watertown couldn't seem to get rolling and spent most of the evening with their backs to the wall. Smith and Norman led the honors in scoring. ,, its at u , 4 I K1 K 2.4, av . is 1 as Q -vig, d- ga 9 . ., - --v .. .. .:.::- f ,T i in J V ,... - Q ' , ,, , , Q, Q .llc 4? ffl' M 'fiat 'A' -2' ga 3 5 ' ?'K ':' y lu i IQ ' 4, '- Q. ' -- , Q - i f J, Q- 17, fe ,, , , 1.7 , .5 I .. . lv fi 'fl 5531 vizfr: 'vi VU ,-,K 7 5.543 2 ig .1 G . 4 'Q : Q t, ,, V 53 ...I-:QV r-' 2 ' I 0 ' ' - W ...,. . . 4 . ,.,,.. . -2' at '- ..1 I ,V 1 A. 'K r ' A ii . iz: . ,, 55,.,:g':2E :Ar .q - 2 .,,,,. +1-t ' 1. , W' . ' r Q J at Ni ' Q zzz Q U A .fx ' - ,. ',' ,wr .-tai. 2 , ,K ' , 3, . .. -,asf 'Lg M ,R t as VX I Q' wvngulllgnuutggg . ., p by jjj, S fun' M .s . Am- wx ff .ml 1'-if , 4.45, S it

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Bock row V Bel! Schophorst D Sm1th Kurtz B. Smith, Morrison, Erb, Long, Meyer, Nelson, Conch White. 'Second rovv: Norman, Johnson Durlond Quol Melts Sloot Strow Erickson, Vorsl.oninghom. Front rowi Fishback, Nutz, Oyloe, Tnetge, Holladoy, Gunn, THE FIGHTING BOBCA TS The 1948 Bobcats opened one of their most successful seasons by grabbing the ESD football co-championship. Coach White let the Cats out of the bag much to the dismay of five be- wildered opponents. In vanquishing five foes while losing to the Sioux Falls Warriors, the Bobcats ran up large yardage totals. Awarded on the Dickinson rating system, the title was shared with the Aberdeen Eagles. However, the Cats' last three games had to be cancelled due to the polio epidemic. Brookings 47, Webster 0 The Brookings Bobcats began the season by defeating Webster on their home field by a score of 47-0. The Cats' offen- sive power was too much for their smaller foes, who yielded two counters in each of the first three periods. Fullback Frank Nor- man led the scoring with two touchdowns. Single scores were tallied by Smith, Tietge, Fishback, Cheever, and Milfs. Captain Bob Durland made five extra points to complete the Bobcat scoring. Brookings 13, Sioux F-alls 18 The Sioux Falls Warriors edged out the Bobcats by a slim 18 to 13 margin in the opening conference game. The Warriors tallied their first touchdown directly following the kickoff to lead 6-0 in the early minutes of the game. The Cats retaliated late in the period when halfback Dick Smith galloped 30 yards to tie the score. Durland converted to move the Cats out in front by a 7-6 margin. The Warriors recovered in the second period to regain a 12-7 halftime advantage. Brookings came back strong in the second half to forge ahead 13-12 after another Smith

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If' im U I ll s.. Rock EM, an rs Brookings 1.3, Yankton 0 The Bobcats highlighted a successful Bobcat Day celebration by turning back the previously unbeaten Yankton Bucks 13-0. The game was played in a gale which hampered the operations of both teams. After a scoreless first period that developed into a punting duel between Fishback and Andrews of Yankton, the Bobcats succeeded in carrying off a 7-0 lead at halftime. This counter came on a last minute Fishback-Smith pass and a Durland conversion. The Cats increased their margin by taking the second half kickoff and marching to another touchdown that was also scored by Smith in a short plunge. The Cats held off Yankton's last-half scoring attempts to cinch the homecoming victory. The homecoming game proved to be the last game for the 1948 Cats. The Huron game was cancelled when one of their players contracted polio. After much consideration it was decided to cancel the rest of the season, including games with Aberdeen and Madison. At this point in the season it looked as though the deciding clash in the title race would be the encounter between Aberdeen and Brookings. On this basis and the Dickinson rating the coaches awarded a co-championship title to Aberdeen and Brookings at their November meeting. The Cats have made an impressive record under Coach White during his two years of coaching at B. H. S. The Cats have won shutout victories in eleven out of their last twelve games. White has received able assistance from line coach, Virgil Bell and B coach Lefty Johnson. The Bobcats outpointed their opponents 169 to 18 in achieving the success of the 1948 season. Dick Smith was the leading Cat scorer with ten touchdowns, nine of them scored in conference games. Norman was the top ground gainer for the Cats while Fishback did the kicking and the pass- M9 ing. Standouts in the line were Oyloe, Kurtz, Durland and Milfs. Bob Holliday will lead thirteen'Bobcat letter- men back for next year's title race. With letter- men at every position prospects are good for an- other successful season.