Crete High School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Crete, NE)

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:::EBSQ!!EHIEHISEIQBISBD6EDEEIEiliglleiiiiisilfhlfilsfFV' ,L .fe M G FOOTBALL G, Developing from an early-season green team to a 4 well coached, smooth-working eleven, the 1941 Crete High Cardinals surprised everyone, themselves in- cluded, by completing the gridiron campaign with a six victory, two loss record. The Cardinals com- A T bined a dazzling running offense with a flashy e aerial attack, With 60 aspriants out for the first pigskin practice, seven lettermen were expected to 6 form the nucleus for this year'S team. Q The Crete Hi eleven in a hare fought battle won ee 8 9 from the Wymore Zephyrs 7-O in the initial contest. ' x The Cards, outweighed 15 pounds to the man, bowed t in defeat to a more powerful Capitol City clan 32-O in the second tussel. ggi With blitskreigelike charadsristics the Crete Hi e 3 , club thoroughly trounced a reputed strong Seward A T team in the third' game 55-O, having been never so .Q much as threatened,' 5 Tiger Wally Hopp, maneuvering behind excellent y blocking, to pace his Hastings teammates to a 2517 in conquest over the Cards in an important mid-East 6 clash. Crete's only counter came as a result of a e series of long passes, Horky finally racing over 77 x , the double marker. For their second conference fray the footballers traveled to Fairbury to Q, tangle with the Jeffs. A throng of Cardinal ade mirers followed. No two teams could have provided f the game was evenly fought. Crete had a fine air if attack, and the Jeffs took the ground route, The Cards unleashed a concentrated air attack, scored J ff on a pass, and went ahead to win 19-12. g Cinching a berth for 2nd place in their confer- V' ence, the Cards eeked out a 24-20 victory over Yorks 5, In conquering the Dukes, the Redbirds scored on two .Q . fi passes via the airlanes and two more via the ground Q, route. ' J, 5' The Crete eleven emerged victor over Jackson, , Q, its 5rd Mid-cast foe, 9-6 after hectic last period ,gf K ex s moments. The cardinal touchdown came via a Vif- f - quain-Horky pass following a brilliant 59 yard run ig, to the Jackson 21 by Stastny. The Jackson tally or came as a result of an interception of a pass by I Q halfback Knight who raced' 61 yards unmolested. ,Q 5 e 'S Q e if 5 Q' a more thrill-packed show. For nearly four quarters ii QQ sl B 9 E? J 'Y i is coo- are .t

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