Coquille High School - Laurel Yearbook (Coquille, OR)

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THE LAUREL Pafce 19 FOOTBALL—1928 Coquille had an unsuccessful football season this year although at times the team showed up well. Starting tbe season with a green team, “Erick” worked hard to develop a team that would be a credit to Coquille High School but even at their best the team did not w in a game. We are looking forward to better results next year with several veterans being back. Stanley Pulford, Dan F ish and Shirley Hatcher, three regular backfieldmen, and Stephen Chard, Randolph Lorenz and Craig Parrot who have some back-field experience will also be back. George McClellan will not be back, but as he was out with injuries most of this season other players have gained valuable experience at his position. In the line we will have Mark Seeley and Harold Stevens; regular ends; Hay Detlefsen, tackle; and Everett Seeley, center. We lose Ross Brown, Felix Miller and Werner Plaep but have Allington Glaisyer, Tom Osmond, Belmont Ireland and Tallant Greenough, all of whom played some this year. The team didn’t have very good support from the student body this season, but with a better team next year we hope to have better support. Riverton When Red and White opened against Riverton, the boys were expecting to win but Riverton picked up a fumble and ran sixty-five yards for

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Pa£e 18 THE LAUREL “C” CLUB The “C” Club is an athletic organization to which only ones who have won letters in sports may belong. The club has existed since letters were first given. The boys have given or sponsored dances and other entertainments to earn money for equipment. This year they contribut ’d forty-two dollars to the Laurel fund. The eighteen members of the club are: President, Ray Detlefsen—2 stripes Secretary-treasurer, Werner Plaep—3 stripes George McClellan; Everett Seeley—3 stripes Felix Miller; Stanley Pulford—2 stripes Thurman Hicham; Steve Chard—1 stripe Mark Seeley; Harold Stevens—1 stripe Belmont Ireland; Shirley Hatcher—1 stripe James Watson; Allington Glaisyer-—1 stripe Tallant Greenough—1 stripe Ross Brown—3 stripes

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Pa e 20 THE LAUREL a touchdown. After that Coquille went over for a score and the game ended with a score of Riverton 6, Coquille 6. Marshfield Against Marshfield, the Red and White showed an improvement over the Riverton game but Chapman and Selen, the passing combination from Marshfield threw their passes far and wide to score four touchdowns. Both teams made about the same amount of yardage from scrimmage, but Marshfield’s passing attack kept the Coquille defense puzzled. The score was Marshfield 27, Coquille 0. Bandon Coquille fought hard but could not hold the Bandon “Tigers”. Our only score came when the Bandon quarterback fumbled a punt and Coquille recovered on Bandon’s six yard line and bucked the line for a touchdown. Score, Bandon 26, Coquille 6. Myrtle Point As a part of the corn show celebration the Myrtle Point team came down here and swamped us 30-0. From the opening kick off the Myrtle Point team hit our line for gain after gain. Harold Stevens, our left end, was the outstanding player for Coquille, breaking up many end runs and off-tackle bucks. Score, Myrtle Point 30, Coquille 0. North Bend We journeyed to North Bend for our first game away from home. We were again defeated; this time not so bad. The game was played on a muddy field, with the wind blowing a gale. Pulford made large gains throughout the game but the team lacked the punch to put the ball across the goal line. Bandon On Armistice Day Coquille went to Bandon and played her best game of the season against the strong Tiger team which was not defeated this season. Pulford and Fish made large gains through the line. Seeley at center stopped their bucks and they couldn't get their end runs started around Stevens and Mark Seeley. The whole team worked smoothly and made large gains but couldn't quite equal the “Tigers”. Score, Bandon 26, Coquille 13. Myrtle Point Our last game against Myrtle Point proved to be the most disastrous of the season. On the first kick-off the Coquille safety fumbled and Myrtle Point recovered for a touchdown. After that they made yardage almost at will. Score, Myrtle Point 46, Coquille 0. Players Ends—Mark Seeley, Harold Stevens, .Janies Watson, Bel-rnond Ireland. Tackles—Werner Plaep, Ray Detlefsen, Tom Osmond, Thurman Hickam. Guards—Ross Brown, Felix Miller and Allington Glaisyer. Center—Everett Seeley, Tallant Greenough. Quarter—Shirley Hatcher, Craig Parrot. Halves—Dan Fish, Stephen Chard, Randolph Lomez, Ben Hill. Fullback—Stanley Pulford, George McClellan.