Ecorse High School - Ecorsair Yearbook (Ecorse, MI)

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'Fafball Row 1, left to right: R. Neal, D. Schuler, R. Shonfeld, D. jones, P. Tabula, R. White, R. Cameron, S. Simko, I. Oleksink. Row 2: G. Hunt, coach, I. Edmund, R. Pheiffer, 1. Soares, N. Redwine, W. Shell, I. Hickey, I. Whitefield, D. Draper, coach. Row 3: F. Pearson, E. Kromrei, G. Ture, H. Kromrei, V. Lovasz, I. Ghindia, F. Pomgracz, K. Nay. The 1942 football season was one of the most successful in Ecorse history. Not only did the Red Raiders defeat River Rouge for the first time since their traditional rivalry came into being, but they also succeeded in winning seven out of the nine games played to earn a tie for the Twin-Valley Championship. The highlight of the season was, of course, the River Rouge game which the Raiders won, 6 -0, before a sell out crowd. The game was scoreless until the last quarter when Lovasz and Tabula collaborated to put over the lone touchdown which meant the game. Another big moment came when Ecorse battled the undefeated Dearborn team to a standstill to capture a 13-0 triumph and a share in the league championship. The team this year was coached by two old timers who were called into service due to the resignation of former Coaches Marsh and Wilson. Mr. Hunt took over the duties of head coach, while Mr. Draper acted as assistant coach and trainer. The seniors who played a big role in making the season a success are: N. Red- wine, R. Blair, I. Ghindia, D. jones, G. Ture, H. Kromrei, W. Shell, R. White fco- capt.J F. Pongracz, F. Pearson, P. Tabula Cco-capt.J, and K. Nay. The following games were played: Ecorse 6, River Rouge Og Ecorse O, Wyandotte 333 Ecorse 6, Wayne O, Ecorse 13, Plymouth 05 Ecorse 0, Birmingham 185 Ecorse 13, Dearborn Og Ecorse 12, Lincoln Park 63 Ecorse 13, Melvindale 6, Ecorse 45, Ypsilanti 0

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.Baskefball Row 1, left to right: R. White, N. Redwine, I. Ghindia, V. Lovasz, D. Schuler. Row 2: I. Rogers, C. Mobley, D. jones, R. Redwine, R. Pearson, D. Cambell The Red Raiders successfully defended their championship laurels won in 1942 by taking nine of the ten games played against league competition. during the 1942-43 season. The Ecorse team won twelve of the sixteen games played and proved its right to be called one of the best athletic teams to wear the Red and White by defeating each of its scheduled opponents at least once during the season. A great deal of the credit for the success of the team should go to john Ghindia who acted as both captain and' coach throughout the campaign. Incidently, john car- ried off top scoring honors as well. Ecorse suffered its lone defeat at the hands of Dearborn early in the season. The high point of the battle for league honors was reached when Ecorse faced the Dearborn players in their second contest. Each team had lost but one game at that time, and when Ecorse won this crucial contest 36-25, the players carried off the league championship as well. The real thrill of the season came when the Raiders faced Wyandotte, The Board er Cities League Champion in the Class A Tournament, at Fordson Wyandotte had defeated Ecorse earlier in the season by a 33-31 score. Ecorse won 24--22, to make the season a complete success. The members of the graduating class who played an important part in the suc- cess ofthe team are: 1. Ghindia, N. Redwine, D. jones, B. White, I. Rogers, and F. Pongracz. The team played the following games: Ecorse 43, Wayne 23, Ecorse 20, Melvin- dale 225 Ecorse 40, Plymouth 29, Ecorse 35, Ypsilanti 23, Ecorse 31, Wyandotte 335 Ecorse 30, Dearborn 31, Ecorse 40, River Rouge 12, Ecorse 64, Wayne 165 Ecorse 36, Melvindale 165 Ecorse 38, Plymouth 235 Ecorse 45, Ypsilanti 21, Ecorse 41, Lin- coln Park 12, Ecorse 36, Dearborn 25, Ecorse 37, River Rouge 20.

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'77ack Row 2, left to right: W. G. Knox, coach, F. McKinney, C. Mobley, E. Allain, D. Williams. R. Neuman, W. johnson, C. Gerlach, E. R. Iohnston, coach. Row 1: M. Yandrich, C. Molnar. I. Kentris, H. Childress. R. Clark, F. Pearson, I. Biehl, I. Taylor, W. Babic The Track Team last year, although small, proved to be good. The indi- vidual stars were Frank Pearson and Erwin Allain. Pearson took a first at the heated meet against Dearborn in the hundred-yeard dash and in the two- twenty placed a close second. In the high jumping event, Allain took a thirdg and in the half-mile run, Taylor came second and Childress, third. In the meet against Melvindale. Pearson again scored by a second, both in the hundred-yard dash and in the two-twenty. Niles Schonfeld and Emilio Conti. the teamys niilers, also showed promise. Conti came in second in the Melvin- dale vs. Ecorse mile race, and Niles Schonfeld third. Due to transportation circumstances beyond control, all meets were not run off as planned. This year there were five meets run off between schools in this area.