Franklin High School - Jayonian Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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BHSHETBHLL Just as soon as the last football unntorm had been stored away for the T949 season basketball came unto full sw ng Twenty tTye boys responded to Mr Strlppys call for candl dates and practsce sesslons began In the hlgh school gymnaslum From thls number nlne were selected tor the varsuty team and ten tor the Junior varsuty The senlor class almost entirely domlnated the varsuty as elght ot the nnne mem bers were from our group Thus Included sux lettermen from last year ohn Brkoyuch Mlke Boyarsky Carl Lugar John Kulba Robert Pes chock and Alfred Coleman who along wnth Nnclc Brkovlch Nuck Sturey and Paul Gelles rounded out the squad A nmeteen game schedule was arranged tor the 48 49 season Along wlth the West Central teams three top dstruct qulntets Johnstown Wundber and Al toona were rncluded The schedule tollows Dec ec Dec an an an an an OPI an e e e e e e e e e Wundber Alumnn Ponage Adams Townshxp Nanty Glo Altoona Conemaugh Adams Townshup South Fork Nanty Glo Richland Township Altoona Conemaugh Johnstown Ponage South Fork Johnstown Vtflndber Rnchland Townsh p Home Home Away Home Away Home Home Away Away Home Away Away Away Away Home Home Home Away Home J KULBA ' J Jo- ' . I D .l4f ' J i y n JQJ- JJ J , J J J 4- - . ' . . . - J ' f J . 14- J J J ' - ' f ' J J ts- ' J J .2l- ' ' ' ' . ' ' J JQ5- J ' ' ' ' - J J 28- J J J ' ' ' F b. 2-' ' J J ' , ' Pb. 44 .J , , , - Pb. Se J J , , , ' F b. ll- , ' , ' , F b. l5e J - J ' Pb. 18- JJ JJ - f' J P b. 22f ' . , Pb. 233 ' J J e A ' , , ' - Pb. 25-A a t45

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le-,-'LA-,-L,...L..,sl. ,..l..,..3 ,.LY..L--..I ,..I..i ,L I I ' I I I . i I I I I I x I , 1 .- flllllllflll Wuth thtrty flve boys reporttng to Coach Strtppy on August 25 the prospects of Frank ltns football team looked very good Srx let termen John Brkovnch Nlck Brkovtch Paul Ro berts John Kulba Carl Lugar and Alfred Cole man returned from the undefeated champton shup team of I947 The flrst game an the Blue Jays path wa wtth the Wtlltamsburg Blue Devtls The scortng tacttcs of Frankltn were too much for the Blatr County rtvals and a 46 O score was eastly rolled p Next came Southmont flrst Inter County Conference opponent Thus game set Frankltns hopes soarmg as they handed an always tough Southmont eleven a T90 defeat After being held scoreless the first half Franklms second spree was too much for the Beaverdale Beav ers and another vtctory was chalked up l9O October 2 was a blue Saturday for our team as a ltghtly regarded South Fork eleven gatned a 7 7 te However later an undefeated Dale was smothered under a 27 O count as we pre pared ourselves for the tradtttonal game wtth Conemaugh Leadmg for hree quarters our Blue Jay team couldnt hold Conemaugh In the flnal pertod and we flnally bowed T26 This was the flrst defeat for Franklin tn I3 regular t44t season games The followmg week Rt hlands Rams erased any hopes we had of repeattng as Inter County Champtons by downtng our eleven I27 After holdtng undefeated Nanty Glo to a 66 tue we faced undefeated Adams Twp Thetr second half scortng was too much for Frankltn and a 200 defeat was recorded Thus was the flrst ttme In two years that the Blue Jays were held scoreless We closed the season wtth a vtctory over Shade Twp thereby gtvtng us a fatr record of 5 wms 3 losses and 2 tres Franklun Franklin Frankltn Frankltn Frankltn Franklin Frankltn Frankltn Franklun Total Wtlltamsburg Southmont Beaverdale South Fork Conemaugh Rtchland Nanty Glo Adams Twp Shade Twp Tota CARL LUGAR . - . ' .7V,7 Y, 46 , , U , , - A , I9 - ' ' ' ' 6 u I9 . v - h l i 7 -I I - I Franklin , 7, 27 Dale V K H ' ' ,,,,, 6 , 7, , ,H ' , - - . Yrrrrr Y 7 . n V . I - . I . V 5 Y Y 6 - l ' ' 'V - ' H O . ' ' I2 . 4 ' ll 'i , l49 ' l

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