Clay Center High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Clay Center, NE)

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' ' Football ' ' The Clay Center Wildcats closed the 1950 campaign with a record of seven wins and two losses. The WCatsW went to Edgar to win their first victory 19 to 7. Then next to fall before the Wildcats were in order, Guide Rock 37 to 0, Hebron 26 to O, Davenport ul to 6, and Har- vard 21 to 6. Sutton then spoiled Homecoming by rapping the WCatsn 26 to 20. Nelson rocked the WCatsW by holding them scoreless and winning 19 to 0. Back in the win column, Clay Center tounced Blue Hill 26 to 7 in the snow and then played their best ame of the season by clawing the favored St. Cecilia Bluehawks, 33 to 2. The Wildcats finished second in the WBig an behind Red Cloud. They also settled for second in the county race behind Sutton. They were rated seventh in Gregg McBrides World Herald All State, Class C selections. Captain Bill Lovercheck and Jerry Kinyoun, captain for the '51 season were chosen on the all Big 8 Conference team. Ronnie Nall was chosen fifth back. Bill Lovercheck also was an All State Class C back on the Lincoln Journal and Omaha World Herald Teams. He was voted the most valuable player in the Big 8 by receiving 115 out of a possible 120 votes. Herbie Hupf from St. Cecilia was chosen second. Coach Ollie Smith along with the squad appreciated the able assistance of Assistant Coach Bob Snell. Bob, a former Hastings Col- lege student, joined the teaching staff this year after teaching and coaching at Cowles, Nebraska. With boys like center Jerry Kinyoun, tackles Dick Yost and Al Hajny, backs like Jim Smith and nCowboyW Jake Moser, and a host of underclassmen, the Wildcats look strong for 1951 and for a few more years to come. The Wildcat Lettermen this year were: Seniors - LeRoy DeJung, Art Fate, Tom Flesner, Jack Fitzke, Russell Gavin, Lilburn Hajny, Do t Hamilton, Roy Hanson, Lowell Hoyt, Jerry Jones, Bill Lovercheck toy, Ronnie Nall, Bill Nye, and Darrel Smith, Juniors - Alvin Hajny, Jerry Kinyoun, and Jim Smith, Sophomores - Wayne Campbell, Dick Ham, Jake Moser, D. A. Schliep, Bob Thomas, and Dick Yost, Freshmen - Walton Lovercheck and Jay Sullivan. Harold Hansen was student manager. , f be 6:2 T' A x , ' -I 71 .' 1 V' w L, X ' Qc W4 C' V lu? N rslNxxx J A W Ti Q -CD C ' 4' .. E fr 'J 9. ff 7 Agia? ND i Cfff lqmaii I-if 'Gila- -52km 355 L-Juf 6 XJ tchiw 4' , .1 N , Y e T f '-'af I xi I X N f M Q W 15' J Drxxxxxhqiygggf N- pg, ,af af XXX 'Eoudsay,fall ll have to do is at- en e d 'You fool, Stegerl The Second one ofa these aiiiiggnonpggzugdgg half hasn't started yet.' afternoons.n