Clifton High School - Trojan Yearbook (Clifton, AZ)

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Football The Trojan squad, with new material and enthusiasm, started their practice sessions under a new coach, Jimmie Patterson. Adopting the double wing formation and being in good physical shape they were ready to tangle with the SafFord Bulldogs. The double-wing formation proved weak but the Trojans surprisingly held the Bulldogs to the end. In order to strengthen the weak spots the Trojan coach established the Notre Dame, single wing, T formation, long and short punt, and spread formations. With all these formations in mind, the Trojans expected to face a season that Clifton fans had not seen before. This proved true, for the Trojan gridiron squad was one of the most outstanding in Clifton High School football history. TROJAN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date We They September 19—SafFord (here) 0 12 September 27—Globe (there) .......................... .... 0 20 October 3—Thatcher (here) 13 0 October 11—Wilcox (there).................................. 20 0 October 18—Pima (here) ................................... 38 0 October 21—Morenci (there)................................. 6 6 November 12—Duncan (here) .6 6 November 20—Morenci (here .................................. 7 12 First row: Padilla. Coaper. Spoon. Shumway. Gomez. Stute. Hicks. Morale . Baron. Madrid. Wright, Marquez. T. Urrea. Second row: Coronado. Wilkerson. Rogge, Largent, Perry. Martin. Montoya, Cabral. J. Urrea. Third row: Gilman. D. Wright. Valdez. Sanchez. Brutinel, Black. Nunez. Cox, Hernandez. Montgomery. Welch. Coach Patteraon. Page Sixteen

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Band and Twirlers They performed at the following games: December 12, the Twirlers perfomed for the Duncan game. They danced “La Conga.” December 19, the Marching Squad and the Drum Corp performed for the Miami game. They formed the letted “M” for Miami and “C” for Clifton. January 16, the Majorettes and the Flag Corp performed for the Morenci game. As the band played the Star Spangled Banner the Flag Corp presented the United States Flag and the Majorettes formed the U. S. January 24, the Marching Squad performed for Globe. They did the wheel followed by the spiral marching, the forming of the “G”, and the “V” for Victory. On April 10, the Invitational Greenlee County Music Festival Meet was held at Morenci. The Bands and Pep Squads of Clifton, Morenci, and Duncan participated. They staged an excellent performance. The sponsor of the Pep Squad is Miss Shannon. First row: Spoon. Lauirhran, Willes. Cox. Laney. Grojran. Urquidi. Gutierrex. Mr. Wells. Second row: Liem. Kascoe. Stute. Combs. Tomp. McWilliams. Roxsre, Cook. Schade. Third row : C. Rogge, Montgomery. Barritca, H. Cox, I. Spoon, Filleman. Baker, Trainor. Fourth row: McKcynolds, Ferry. N. Cooper, N. Grojran. C. Schade. L. Cooper, K. Tomp. Wilkerson. TWIRLKRS lx ft to ri»rht: (Irogan. Stanton. Brown. Laney. Tellex. Carmichael, Liem. Spoon. Tomp. Smith. Lindsey. I'ngc Fifteen

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Basketball The 1941-42 basketball team, under the new coach Jimmie Patterson, held their own in the conference. The team finished with a .500 average, which was a very good record, considering the fact that our conference is the “toughest” in the state. The team wound up the season as the fourth team out of the nine teams in the conference. This year’s squad consisted of nineteen players. Ten of these made up the Junior Varsity, which was coached by Mr. North. Of the many thrilling games that the Trojans played, the game with the strong Globe Tigers was one of the best. The Trojans won by a score of 42-28, even though the Globe team was a top-heavy favorite. Though this game was non-conference, it helped build up the morale of the team. Those lettering in basketball were as follows: Eddie Wilkerson, Harold Cox, Albert Valdez, Bud Rogge, Johnny Black, Armando Sanchez, and Tommy Sidebotham. Of these, Eddie Wilkerson, Albert Valdez, and Bud Rogge are seniors. The season’s games and scores were as follows: Opponent They We Opponent They We N) Virden ....................22 29 (C) Ft. Thomas ...............25 51 (C) Duncan ....................33 36 (N) Globe ....................28 42 (N) Virden 36 30 (N) Miami 42 17 (C) Safford 40 25 (C) Globe 26 12 (C) Miami ..................... 49 25 (N) Morenci ..................34 25 (C) Pima ...................... 22 55 (C) Thatcher .................30 35 (N) Duncan .................... 31 18 (N) Safford 47 22 (C) Morenci ...................36 33 First row: Cabral. Marquez, Gomez, Madrid, Morales. Second row: Cox, Rokko. Montgomery, Sanchez. Sidebotham. Padilla. Third row: Coronado. M. Cabral. Largent. Rrutinel. Wright. Valdez. Fourth row: Coach Patterson. Black, Wilkerson. Coach North. Page Seventeen