Clifton High School - Trojan Yearbook (Clifton, AZ)

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First row» Cosper, Leonard, Mealey, Rascoe, Alvarez, Tena, Tellez, Second rows Smith, cook, Pearce, Fhillips, Lara, Lobato, Manuz, Third row: Baker, Johnson, Duran, Smitch, Pedregon, Hernandez, Quinonez, Fourth row: Scott, Ruiz, Padilla, Rogge, Mendoza, Bonine, Fifth row: Brutinel, Parque, Martin, J. Hernandez, Tucker, Laney, Stute, Sixth row: Urrea. Perez. Caballero, Mr. Y akeman. FRESHMEN CLASS In our freshmen class of '44 we have an enrollment of forty-two students. We have our hone room in the top story of the building. From it we can see all of the southern part of Clifton. It is a very cheer- ful rcom. As this is our first year in high school, like all other fresh- men classes, we have to learn the rules and regulations of the school. We have enjoyed all the dances and activities that the upper classmen have given for us. The girls seemed to enjoy the initiation because they did not have to get initiated. All they had to do was to watch the poor boys get paddled. It rained and the river was up so we did not have our usual tug of war. Then we carried tires and boxes to build a big fire so we could have a huge pep rally at night. When we first started school we had some trouble trying to get rooms and periods straight. After school started quite a few of the students did not have their books and either had to get them from the off ice or order new ones. The freshmen, like all other classes, have their favorite at- tractions. Ours is Pop Sloan, our janitor. He is liked because he always has a Joke for everything and is friendly with all of the stu- dents. We are proud that we are members of the Clifton High School and hope we may be of some use to it in the future. Class officers President—Nellie Gutierrez Secretary-treasurer—Norman Bonine Vice-president—Pat Rogge cheer leader—Edna Baker

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 First row: Padilla, Lontoya, Ochoa, Rogge, Patterson, Hunter, Montgomery, Second ror: Caballero, Hernandez, Cabral, Elair, Tellez, Urrea, Third row: '..elch, Shunway, Brutinel, Valdez, Goodspeed, Gardner, Coach Cooper. FOOTBALL Under the coaching of a new football mentor, Coach Carl Cooper, the 1940 season showed an upgrade on its previous football seasons. Scheduled to nine games the indefinable Trojans answered their call by winning three games, two of which were conference games. Bothered by a loss of seven seniors the year before, the Trojans found it difficult to make a good start. With the introduction of a new coach came also a new system of play. The new system called the Notre Dame System —invented by the late Knute Rockne, consisted of a graceful shift in the backfield from a T formation to a box formation. The system carried many tricks, among them one which later helped to defeat Uorenci. It was something altogether new and the system proved to be very valuable. The first tilt of the year, September 21 with Safford, proved rather unsuccessful to the Trojans. They were repulsed by a score of 20-6. Following this defeat came two more unsuccessful tries at vic- tory. The Trojans lost the Globe and Thatcher games 26-0, and 33-18 respectively. The Trojans were soon relieved of the losing streak for the following two weeks they withheld and defeated the Wilcox Cowboys 7-0, and the Pima Wildcats 12-0. Then came the fourth defeat. Shining under a field of confidence the Trojans ran into the gridiron on the night of October 26 and were very disappointedly held back to a 12-6 defeat by the Tombstone Yellowjackets. Irritated by this shameful defeat the Tricky Trojans successfully defeated the Morenci Wildcats in a conference game November 1 by a small score of 6-0. It is to be noted that the last defeat of Uorenci by Clifton was in the 1937 season when the Wildcats were edged by a 12-6 score. The following games were lost to Duncan 53-0 and a non-conference tilt to Korenci 18-0. Though the Trojans won such a low percentage of games they tied for the Eastern Conference Championship of class C schools of 1940. Of all the games played perhaps none was more outstanding than the conference tilt with Korenci on November 1. In this game several 24