East High School - Tartan Yearbook (Portsmouth, OH)

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EAST vs. COLUMBUS ST. MARY East playing in their blue uniforms fought through mud and rain for three quarters with Columbus St. Mary without a score by either side. Then came the disaster in the fourth quarter, a punt by Iames Steele was blocked. A few plays later Columbus St. Mary scored. They ran for the extra point. The score tells nothing of the battle between these two mudcluttered teams. Both teams earned considerable praise. 1 EAST vs. ATHENS East playing against a larger Athens team showed its full offensive power by taking the opening kickoff and marching for a touchdown. Deemer did the scoring, and Steele kicked the extra point. Athens received Steele's kickoff and marched for a touchdown but failed to make the extra point. East again marched for a touchdown with Deemer scoring and Steele con- verting. Athens received, marched for a touchdown, but again failed to convert. ln the third quarter the ball changed hands more frequently but without additional scoring. Then at the start of the fourth quarter Kent went over for a touchdown and Steele converted. The scoring ended there and East won a thriller 21 to 12. THE S. O. C. The Southern Ohio Conference was formed in the fall of 1946. At the present there are five schools in this league, but others are preparing to enter. Of these five teams, Waverly is the only one without a football team. This year New Boston won the football trophy and East captured second place. Central Catholic and Washington won third and fourth places respec- tively. EAST vs. NEW BOSTON East tangled with the large and experienced New Boston team. The opponents drew first blood with Salyer's scoring. Then they ran for the extra point making the score New Boston 7, East 0. East couldn't get started and New Bos- ton's Salyers took Steele's punt in the second quarter and ran 74 yards for a touchdown. East then received and got started with Steele scoring. ln the third quarter Salyers scored again. The extra point was also good. This ended the scoring in that bloody battle. The final score was New Boston 20, East 6. 34 qllll

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EAST vs. BOYS' INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL East scored iust as the first quarter ended when Deemer made a touchdown. Then in the second quarter East scored again with Kent running the goal. ln the third quarter Kent broke loose for a 54-yard run but was knocked out of bounds on the 34-yard line. A pass to Smith from Kent was good with Smith running the remaining yards for the score. B. I. S. then marched for a score with Flint ploughing over. In the closing seconds of the game a despera- tion pass by B. I.S. was intercepted by Deemer who ran 42 yards, behind perfect blocking, for a touchdown. The final score was East 24 and B. I. S. 6. EAST vs. WASHINGTON East played a larger but not so experienced team from Washington in the Homecoming game. Paul Kent made the first touchdown in the latter half of the first quarter. In the last part of the first quarter Washington punted to Deemer on East's 36-yard line. Deemer squirmed his way through the whole Washington team and ran 64 yards for a score. Then in the second quarter Deemer again took a Washington punt and ran 67 yards for a score. Then just before the half ended Wayne Williams converted from center to fullback, went over for a touchdown. In the third quarter with the second and third strings' playing there was no further scoring. In the fourth quarter Bob Smith intercepted a pass and ran 27 yards for a touchdown. Iust before the game ended Charles Watts scored. Once again Steele's kicking stood out when he kicked 3 extra points. Later Wayne Williams and Bob Dever kicked one apiece. The final score was 41-O. EAST vs. RACELAND East after a slow start pushed over a touchdown in the last of the first quarter. Deemer ran 23 yards to score. Steele con- verted. There was no more scoring in the first half. Then in the third quarter East started a march down the field but was halted after Deemer was hurt and had to be removed from the game. At the end of the third quarter one of Steele's passes was intercepted and carried 76 yards for cr touchdown. In the middle of the fourth quarter East started a drive which couldn t be stopped. Kent carried the ball over from the four-yard line. The final score was East 14 and Raceland 6. EAST vs. CENTRAL CATHOLIC After the kickoff the fans were doubtful whether East would win because Central made three first-downs in succession. East got down to work and in the second quarter struck paydirt with Watts going over from the three-yard line after Kent made a brilliant 15-yard run around left end. In the second half the teams were getting tired and tempers flared. I-lock and Widdig were carried off the field for Central and Wayne Williams was out for the larger part of the second half but returned in time to set Central back 13 yards when they threatened to score from the 3-yard line. Iarnes Steele again showed brilliant kicking with his long high kickoffs, punts and his extra point which split the uprights. Six