Collins High School - Acorn Yearbook (Oak Hill, WV)

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A Flying Eagle pounces on ct fumble as Monty Don- achey, Shirley Burgess, and other Devils rush to cover the ball. Harley Ioe gets ready to block while Shirley meets trouble in the backfield with the Flying Eagles. whether they performed under the bright MOOREMEN DEFEATED IN OPENING CLASH OPENING THEIR 1952 football season with the scrappy Pioneers of East Bank on September 5, the Red Devils drew the short end of a 14-6 score. Almost a replica of last year's performance, the game was an exhibition of Pioneer ability to capitalize on Red Devil fumbles and inexperience. Devil disappointments started early in the game when East Bank intercepted an Oak Hill pass in- tended for Monty Donachy and returned it for a score. The conversion was successful. In the second period the Pioneers again upped the score six points by a series of goalward plays. The extra point attempt was again good. Trying desperately to build morale and en- courage their boys in red, cheers from the Oak Hill section mingled with those of East Bank as the Red Devils fought hard to score. Things brightened con- siderably in the third quarter when Shirley Burgess, on a pass from Mole Holstein, sped 20 yards through the Pioneer secondary for the lone Red Devil touchdown of the evening. STOCO FALLS BEFORE DEVIL STRENGTH OUT-PLAYING, OUT-SCORING, and out run' ning the Stoco Indians, the Red Devils gained their first mark in the win column for the '52 season by a lop-sided score of 25-O. Monty Donachy opened the Collins scoring spree in the second period when he picked up an Indian fumble and trotted 35 yards to cross the goal stripe standing up. The attempted kick for the extra point was wide. Shirley Burgess, speedy left half, whipped around left end for two touchdowns in the third quarter -the first, on a 70-yard sprint from an off- tackle play, andthe second from a pass from quarter- back ' Mole Holstein, followed by a IO-yard plunge over the goal line. Getting possession of the ball on downs, the Red Devils tallied again in the final period when Shirley traveled 42 yards for the final TD of the evening. Robert Plumb's kick for the conversion was good. PRINCETON HANDS COLLINS SECOND DEFEAT SURPRISED BY THE ROARING ATTACK of the Princeton Tigers, September 19, the Red Devils dropped their second game of the season in a tus- sle played in the Tiger stronghold. The contest ended with the Devils on the unhappy side of a 26-7 score. Although Princeton dazed the Devils by scoring in every period, the Collins eleven never gave up in their fight to reach the double stripe. In the fourth quarter the Oak Hill fans went wild while the only Devil score was chalked up by the Collins secondary. Taking the ball the Mooremen drove downfield to the goal where Iohn Finley dashed from the seven-yard line, past Tiger opposi- tion to score standing up. Hartenstein's extra point kick was good. Time ran out on the Red Devils just as they were getting their second breath. RED DEVIL RALLY PROVES SUCCESSFUL PICKING UP MOMENTUIVI AFTER a slow first quarter, Red Devil gridmen scored in every quarter to defeat the Fayetteville Pirates, 27-13, and maintain their long record of wins over the boys from the county seat. In the second quarter Shirley Burgess, on a pitchout from quarterback Mole Holstein, plunged over the goal stripe for the score. Frank Hartenstein's kick was good. Fayetteville later made their scoring bid when Tommy Eubanks, Pirate quarterback, tossed a for- ward pass to end, Mark Haney. Their conversion was good. In the third quarter lack Terry raced 54 yards for the tie-breaking score. Shortly after, Bobby Green, Collins fullback, outran Pirate opposition for a 37, yard TD jaunt. Hartenstein again converted, In the final period Shirley Burgess, although suffering an injured knee, took a Fayetteville kickoff and, behind beautiful blocking, rornped untouched for 85 yards and the last score. Frank Hartenstein. freshman place kicker, again converted.

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arsity ootball Stories BECKLEY GROUND ATTACK SHATTERED IT WAS RALEIGH COUNTY night at Red Devil Memorial Stadium. Undefeated Beckley proved useless on the ground. that night of October 3, but stunned the Red Devil aerial defense by successfully completing eight of 13 passes for all four of their touchdowns. Beckley, scoreless in the first quarter, uncovered two long passes in the second period to put the ball on the Collins seven. Billy Powers. Beckley halfback, then rammed over for the TD. Minutes later, re- covering a Red Devil fumble, the Eagles drove to the Red Devil four- inch line. Beckley's fullback, Norman Southern, on the second down. plunged over for another tally. The point try was successful. Opening the second half, Shirley Burgess, on a handoff from Mole Holstein, tromped 65 yards to paydirt for the only Devil touch- down of the game and the only one by any team during the season against the Beckleyans. Early in the third quarter Beckley's Bill Collier tossed a pass that covered 65 yards for another Beckley score. After Iack Terry fumbled on Beckley's 30 in the fourth period, the Eagles drove to the 50-yard line and then passed to cover the remaining yards and pile up the sizeable edge. The point try was good. Final score 26-6. DEVILS WIN IN HOMECOMING CLASH A CHEERING, YELLING Homecoming crowd of capacity proport- ions watched the Collins Mooremen conquer the Hinton Bobcats in Red Devil Memorial Stadium October 24. Breaking a three-game losing streak and taking advantage of every break , worked smo- othly to roll up a Z6-O victory over their Summers County neighbors. Red Devils tallied in every quarter with Shirley Burgess set- ting the pace by scoring a touchdown on the first play from scrim- mage. Capitalizing on opportunity, Shirley dashed through a hole opened by tackles Iohn Frisk and Harley Ioe Frazier and raced 73 yards to the goal line. Frank Hartenstein scored the extra point. A Bobcat fumble in the second quarter on the Hinton Z8 set up the second score for the Devils. Recovering the fumble, the Moore- men pushed to the nine-yard line where a pass from Burgess to lack Terry added six points to the score. The try for extra point failed. In the third quarter Burgess took a double reverse from Terr Y and crossed the double stripes for his second marker. The extra point made the score 20-0. In the final period Terry, on a pass from Mole Holestein, sprint- ed over the goal lines, scoring the final touchdown for the Devils. The final score was 26-0. CHARLESTON SMOTHERS COLLINS ELEVEN FUMBLES AND INEXPERIENCE took their toll of the Red Devils when they tangled with the Charleston Mountain Lions in Red Devil Memorial stadium, October 10. The Mountain Lions drubbed the Devils to the tune of 35-0 and forced the Devils to add a fourth loss to their record. The evening was a series of bad breaks and disappointments for the Mooremen. Alert Charleston boys took advantage of every Devil mistake and scored on the eight Oak Hill fumbles. Trouble started on the first play from scrimmage when Shirley Burgess fumbled on Charleston's 33-yard line. The Mountain Lions, quick to seize the advantage, recovered and in two plays crossed the double stripes. The conversion play was successful. The first quarter set the pattern for the game. The Red Devils continued to fumble and the Mountain Lions Continued to recover and score. Charleston recovered another Devil fumble later in the game and five plays later made their touchdown to make the score, I3-0. Later in the game, the Devils pushed to the Charleston four but ran out of downs before they could go over the goal line. Almost as the half ended, Burgess scored but a penalty nullified the play and the disappointed Devils saw their spark sputter out. In the third period a blocked punt gave Charleston a safety. Again the Devils kicked off and six plays later the Mountain Lions scored again. The Kanawha countians obtained two more touchdowns on a Devil fumble and an intercepted pass in the fourth period to make the score, 35-0. ST. ALBANS SURPRISES MOOREMEN ST. ALBAN'S RED DRAGONS wrecked the Red Devils 14-0 Sat- urday, October 18 at Crawford field in St. Albans. A scoreless quarter began the game, but a Devil fumble re- covered by St. Albans in the second period led to a Red Dragon touchdown. The point for conversion failed. During the third period the Red Devils threatened to score when they moved to the Dragon 28, but the drive stopped when Shirley Burgess, Devil halfback, was pushed back to the 40. St. Albans scored a safety four plays after the Red Devil threat when Mole Holestein went back to punt. The pass from center went over Mole's head and four St. Albans boys pounced on him before he could get rid of the ball. This put St. Albans on the favor- able side of 8-0 score. Six plays after the Devil kickoff to St. Albans, the Dragons drove over for another score. The try for the extra point failed. lights of Red Devil Memorial Stadium to The Red Devil Band helps to keep enthusiasm at high pitch at football games as they play school longs. Majoret- tes add to the pageantry of games, One Red Devil bites the dust as Shirley Burgess reach- es for a wild pass at the Beckley game.