Elgin High School - Maroon Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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Delphine Joerns A Great Season's Record 6 Maine of Des Plaines 19 20 York of Elmhurst A C'M0n, Yell! On Our Way! Rhoda Goldman . ,iszax xg.. K Senior cheerleaders fleft to rightj Rhoda Goldman, Jeanine Lamz and Delphine Joerns build a giant E with helmets during half- time maneuvers. 7 East Rockford 26 Joilet 12 14 East Aurora 14 LaSalle-Peru 40 West Rockford 14 39 Freeport 13 31 West Aurora 13 197 Opponents 87 Conference games. Elgin's fullback Chris Kobel skirts the West Aurora end in one of the smashing gains that brought a final Elgin win of 31 to 13 over the formidable Blackhawks. Don West- phal's blocking made this play a complete success. , Pnl

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'Q 551 7gE73 74 sn? I 5 ': '1 'U he e After 21 years without a Big Eight Championship the great 1951 Varsity team brought EHS another conference title. Members of the winning combination include, left to right, first row: Jerry Roller, Bob Palm, Jim Bolger, Chris Kobel, Evan Brown, Ken Field, Bruce Homfeldt, George Aurand, Fred Steffen, Bruce Pillinger. Second row: Alan Ferriss, Larry Rovelstad, Dick Voltz, Bruce Miller, Bob Zito, Bob Lagerstrom, Bob Malohn, Don Westphal, Roger Zieg- ler, Elwood Behrens, Captain George Elliot, Jack Lohbauer, Morris Gillespie, John McMahon, Dick Brant. Third row: Coach Chet Alex- ander, Manager Dan Biick, Bill Strowbridge, Tom Nelson, Gary Allen, Charles Carlson, Bruce Struckman, Captain Willard Schuldt, Bob Daly, Don Heneise, James Gough, De Wayne Block, Manager Dennis Giertz and Coach Emery Ebbert. EHS Varsity Wins Undisputecl Big 8 Crown Defeating West Aurora High 31-13 before 6000 fans, Elgin received its first clear conference foot- ball championship among maior teams for the first time since 1929. Scoring in every quarter of the game, the Maroons knocked West Aurora to its knees in the first three quarters and in the fourth added insurance to the already soaring score. Roger Ziegler and Evan Brown led the touchdown parade with two tallies each. Quarter- back Don Westphal made the fifth on a quarter- back sneak in the second quarter. Willard Schuldt connected with a conversion. On winning the con ference football championship, Coach Ebbert re- marked, There are many individual stars on the team, but they didn't overshadow the fact that contributing to the whole effort was of prime im- portance to them. Work hard, fight all the way, and play football together was their creed. Roger Ziegler led Elgin in conference league scoring with 42 points, End Willard Schuldt held second place with 38 conference points, Evan Brown in confer- ence play totaled 30 points. Let's gal Georgia Gabler Yea, team! Mary Ann Fink Beat 'em! Jeanine Lamz

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fr J . .ores 4 N .N Don Mapes, halfback, in action here against West Rockford, won Frosh-Soph 90 point season scoring honors by crossing the goal for 15 T. D.'s, 13 con- ference, 2 nan-conference. EHS Frosh-Soph team, left to right, first row: Alan Coulson, manager, Don Mapes, George Bohlig, Donald Hedblade, Dave Peabody, Nor- man Spears, Arnold Dauksavage, John Lah- bauer, Herbert Hollister and Dick Valentine, manager. Second row: Gary Allen, manager, John Rosenthal, Robert Strohmaier, Dudley Switzer, Ted Wilson, Tom Lyons, John Morton, Frank Lee, Roger Mueller, Ralph Kollenbach, Don Toppel, and John Zimmer. Third row: Coach Bill Chesbrough, Dick Nordenfelt, Don Broker, Vernon Keller, Charles Behrens, Ronald Miller, Gerald Odgen, Carl Klienschmidt, Paul Plath, Jerry Mills, Paul Draper, Frank Mayer, Wesley Foel, and Ronald Cook, assistant coach. swttwrxn S ' I 3 Elgin Elgin Elgin Elgin Elgin Elgin Elgin Elgin Elgin Elgin Don Toppel 1161 fullback takes a spinner through center as Norm Spears C101 quarterback and Wesf ley Foel C351 end, open up West Aurora's defense. SCORE BOARD 6 Maine 27 30 York 6 26 East Rockford 0 6 Joilet 0 20 East Aurora . 2 O LaSalle-Peru 35 12 West Rockford 7 31 Freeport 13 20 West Aurora 14 151 Opponents 104