Collingswood High School - Knight Yearbook (Collingswood, NJ)

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FOOTBALL 1 Top Row: Assistant Coach D. Di Giamber, G. Lee, T. McAfee, C. Rubicam, F. Matteo, H. Chatfield, F. Le Donne, C. Hinkle, B. Steele, J. Pharazyn, T. Ewing and Coach, Ritter. Middle Row: Coach A. Drulis, L. Brown, W. Hess, R. Drotfner, W. Hicks, F. Giordano, G. Sawyer, R. Hart, D. Aron, W. Thomas, H. Williford, The 1954- Coils football team proved to be one of the finest clubs in South Jersey. This year's Panthers wound up in a tie for the South Jersey Group IV championship by compiling a record of five wins, two ties, and two defeats. On the first Saturday of the season, Colls,' dumped Woodrow Wilson to the tune of 19 to '7. Ralph Cacciutti was a big standout on the line and was given fine backfield support by Dave Gurt- cheff who scored two touchdowns. Then the Panthers encountered the Poultry Clan of Vineland and vanquished them by 33 to 6. Fine running by Dan Di Mingo and superb blocking by Jim Doherty paced our charges. M. Dickerson, T. Wilson, D. Moore and Head Coach Rubicam. Bottom Row: Manager J. Caldwell, J. Gailey, W. Pattison, W. Melnik, J. Kramar, R. Cac- ciutti, D. Gurtchelf, J. Doherty, A. Di Marco, K. Redmer, T. Sikorski, D. Di Mingo, R. Jackson, J. Bieksis and Managers R. Abernethy, L. Yank. CLIF RUBICAM, Gridiron Head Coach Twenty-'five

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CHE ERLEADER H EAD CHEER LEADERS Mar h ' ' s a White and Carole Hassan. T wenty-four CHEERLEADER Back Row I' S : . Blackwell, N. Eckhardt, N. Gold, E. Messec, D. Burke, B. Brand, M. Marquardt, L. Kellner. Front Row: Head Cheerleaders Marsha White and Carole Hassan. The pcppiest panther clan in the caves of C, H. Sf, was undoubtedly the 1951--55 cheer- leading' squad. The football pep-rallics trialed six new cheers, The Team Is In A Huddlew adopted as the favorite. Four hilarious skits, presented by girl students of the Senior Class, added rally spirit. The cheerleaders also presented Charleston a la Footballi' at the VVoodbnry rally, supplemented by a night bonfire. New white cheerleading sweaters and winning teams completed a pcrfect football and hockey season. Proudly display' I .new blue vests, the cheer- lcaders followed the uribbling panthersn to all games, and on to victory. Spring found the cheerleaders training and choosing the 1955-56 squad at hlay try-outs. The present members of the 1953-5-it squad announce attaining seventh place among' thirty schools in cheerleading competition last year. Congrats Y Advisor Miss Merwin and white-skirted heads Carole Hassan and Marsha White are to be com- mended on leading the peppiest and most en- thusiastic cheerleading squad Colls High has h for years. ad

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Pantlcem win 5 vat 0 Joe Bieksis, football captain in 1954-55, elected to first team All Stateg All South Jersey Team, received the Lineman of the year award from the Brooks Irvine Club. Top Left: Walt Melnik is brought down after a long interception return. Bottom Left: Ken Redmer fighting for that important extra yardage. l tJ0'l'lS,XI.I, St'Hl'lDl'LlL Opp. C'oIIs YY414-drum' YViIsun 7 19 Vim-lunfl . . tv 33 l,Ellll5lHH'4l 1- lla liriclgrn-t11l1 U li? ll2llllIll'Il U U .hllillllll fity Ii! 12 llzulclonlivlml 1- 15 .hlllllllhlill , ZH 7 Wuoclburg T 4 Bottom Venter: Rich Jackson cages a stray Woodbury back with the pigskin. .. Extreme Right: Jim Lorimer grapples with a Bull- dog for possession.