Deckerville High School - Eagle Star Yearbook (Deckerville, MI)

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FOOTBALL While this year’s season on the gridiron was an Improvement over that of the past. It was a not-too-prosperous one for the Deckervllle Eagles, who ended the season In fourth place. Most of the team was Inexperienced and there were many days of hard practice before the coach felt that the team was ready to play against an opponent. The Eagles fought hard and managed to win 3 of the 7 games. Four of the games were played at home, and the only night games were at Yale and Croswell. The weather proved a good ally except for the game at Croswell which was played In a snowstorm on a muddy field EECKERVILLB - 7 N, BRANCH - 0 The Eagles defeated North Branch 7-0 In a surprise opener The game was close until the second half, when Ward Hillman ran 53 yards for a touchdown, with Jack Gough kicking the extra point The ball was on the ground most of the way, but one pass thrown and completed for 15 yards. North Branch threatened In the last quarter, but the Eagles kept them from scoring. DECKERVILIiS - 21 UBLY - 0 The first half was a scoreless game, but In the third quarter Deckervllle began rolling. Tom Walker made the first touchdown followed by another made by Frank O'Mara, with Gough kicking the extra points. Ubly started to get rolling In the last quarter, but lost the ball to the Eagles. Bud Merrlman went across for the third touchdown, with Gough scoring the extra point. The final score-- 21—0 EECKERVILLB - 0 SANDCJSKY - 19 Sandusky was forced to play one of Its hardest games against the Eagles In a somewhat surprising game for the highly-rated Sandusklans. The second quarter was exciting, when Sandusky Intercepted a pass and went for the first touchdown. This was shortly followed by another. In the third quarter their third touobdown was made after Laeder set up the play for Van Nest. The last quarter was scoreless and uneventful Row 1: Llchtar, Walker, Kenny, Decker, Ogger, Hillman, Morrison, Mills. Row 2: Coach Krawczak, W. Merrlman, Gough, Wiamer, Parrott, Browning, Forrester, Landsburg, 0 Mara. Rear 3: Theobald, IfcCoxmachle, Trepkoakl, D. DeLong, Johnston, Morauskl, Duncan. Row 4: R. Merrlman-Manager, B. DeLong, Rlckett, Policy, DeGuvara, aiith, Wadsworth, Brabant, Pearson- Manager.