Collingswood High School - Knight Yearbook (Collingswood, NJ)

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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.

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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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-Capture group I Co-C'lcampionAlcip The first game with l':1ulshoro in f'ollingswood's history was made a huge success when Bruce Stcc-lc's passing and Frank cii0I'd2lll0'S play on the forward wall earned us :1 ll- to li triumph. On Alumni llonlcconiing Day. the uPHlltllt'I'SH returned to ltohcrt Shia-ld's Meinorial Stadium to win their fourth straight g:uue. 'A.liln l.ori1uer and Hlicn ltcduicr completed :1 sensational lateral in thc opening minutes of play to rack up :1 touch- down :is l5ridgcton's Bulldogs were downed lf! to 0. 'l'hc C'zundcn-C'ollingswood g:uue was picked hy lnunv sports enthusiasts as the game ot' the vcur. On il cold :ind rainy day. these two fine tennis hnttlcd to il 0 to 0 stalciuatc. therehy tying one :mother for thc Group IV t'h:unpionship. It was Dave Aron's tackling :uid Rich .IilCkS0lliS running that stood out for thc Blue :ind Gold. The 'l':1tiics of Atlantic City pulled :1 hig upset at Under Field hy downing :1 stunned follingswood tc:un, 252 to IZ, despite 'l'oin Mm-Atce's great hncktield work. The Haddonfield gzune. made even more spirited hy some unusual pre-gzuuc activity, was won hy A'Colls I5 to 6. Sonic tine huckticld work. hoth offensively :mud defensively. was contrihutcd hy VV:llt Melnik as the UI,2llltlltTI'Sn regained thc covcted C'l:1ss of '23 trophy. The foothall charges then traveled to Auduhon and in il sczi of mud the Green VV:ive surprised everyone hy upsetting us 20 to 7. lt was spunky Skippy Ili hlarcois 155-yard pass that registered t'olls only touchdown ot' the day. On illll!lllkSQ:lYlllg llay. nmny seniors played their last gzuuc for the Blue :ind Gold and lmttlcd Wvoodhury to :1 7 to 7 deadlock. Big Joe lficksis played prohuhly the finest g:une of his high school career and lcd the te-:un throughout the game. tfziptziin-elect Alloc Bieksis wus sclcctcd to thc t'All South Jersey te-:un while Dave Gurtchcft' and Dare Aron iuudc the 'AAII Group lY team. Coach Clif Ituhicaiu could he justly proud of the finc joh done hy his hustling team. p Left: Go Dave! Quite a familiar cry each time Top Center: Reds Moore out in the open with deter- at tremendous halfback Dave Gurtcheff carries that mination plus. I pigskin through the opposing line. Extreme Right: Walt Melnik with some fancy foot- Itlom Left: You know boys, a funny thing happened work, not uncommon when lVIel's eating up that extra me on the way to the football field. yardage. agxkgfg W J huns., 4