Gahanna Lincoln High School - Echoes Yearbook (Gahanna, OH)

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The year 1955 always wrll be a memorable one rn Irncoln football hrstory By completrng a rugged, erght game schedule undefeated thrs years team aecomplrshed somethrng no other Iancoln team ever had been able to do In honor of the teams splendrd showrng and as a lastrng trrbute to coaches, Rrchard Pflreger and Ed Rarey, a short recaprtulatron of each game IS presented so that all rn years to come may re lrve the thrrlls of the 1955 football season NEW ALBANY Openrng nrght for tlae Irons agarnst a rugged New Albany eleven gave everyone tlae artters After a scoreless first half Iancoln came to lafe rn the thrrd quarter and on splen drd runnrng plays marched 76 yards for tlae first score New Alb any however early rn tlae fourth perrod scored and went alaead 7 6 when rts coraversron try was successfrrl Defensrve actron on tlae part of both clubs kept tlae game 1 6 untrl three mrmrtes before tlae h nal gun whera lrneoln recoaered a fumble on tlae New Albany an yard lrn and proceeded to score rts s cond touchdown Clarks pnange for tlae extra pornt was good and tlae game ended 13 7 MIFFl'N Defeatrng Mrffhn 34 6 rn a steady raan Irnco1n retarned possessron of tlae Irtlc Blue ug for the srxth strarglat year Ixeeprng tlae ball on the ground most of tlae tame thc Irons scored once rn tlae first tlarrcl, and fourth stanaas pushed across lf counters rn tlae second frame nd m lc four out of 'ave conversron attempts DUBIIN Lrncoln copped rts thrrd strarglat eounty arctory by defeatanv Dublrn on tlae losers neld v7 to 17 rn a game that was markeel by marvelous runnrng and blocking on the part of Burras H affman, Baugh and Clark The Irons scored an every quarter and were never headed by tlae Sham rocks GRON EPORT The Lrons contrnued therr pace settrng ways by travellrng to Groaeport and rcturnrng home wrth a 14 to 7 vrctory The lrneoln eleven repeat d therr scorrng p rform ance of tlae Hard blocking, alert defensrve actron, and frne runnrnv by the Lrons were much an evrdence rn thas contest whrch saw Groveport scorrng rts only tally mrdway rn tlae first tuerrod Iancoln had tred tlae game at 7 all by tlae end of the first peraod, however, and from then on were never threatened REYNOLDSBURG Returnrng home after three successrve away from home games tlae Irons chalked up therr fifth strarght xrctory by humblrng Reynoldsburg 39 11 before a joyous homecomrng crowd Untal the last quarter when Lron reserves began replacrng tlae first strangers lrneoln held 11 37 O advantage rn a game whrcra agarn saw tlae Irons scorrng 6 pornts an tlae first quarter 17 rn tlae second l rn tlae thrrd, and 7 an the final frame MARION FRANKLIN Playrng host to Marron Franklrn 1954 champs tlae Irons accounted for therr srxtn consecutrve wan by turnrng back the closest contender for county league vrctory honors by a convrncrng v7 7 margrn In 11 game that was predrcted as 1rae seasons toughest, the Iron eleven never performed better Gene Baughs constant rnterceptron of Marron passes along wrth tlae already proven runnrng abrlrty of Huffman akeway, Strart, and Clark were too much for the Marron vrsrtors CANAI WINCHESTER Canal Wfrnehester became tlae seventh vrctrm for tlae Irons when they were haraded a 39 to 14 defeat The Lrons county league leaders, were never threatened an thrs game allowrng C W rts 14 markers rn tlae final perrod HAMILTON Rrdang hrgh wrth seven vrctorres to therr credrt the Lrons faced a strong Hamrl ton elea en and for awhrle rt looked as rf the L1ons had met therr match Trarlrng la 0 at half trme the Lrncoln stalwarts battled back and by scorrng 14 pornts each rn the thrrd and fourth quarters were able to turn what looked lrke a sure defeat rnto a 78 19 wrn Comrng from behrnd to down the Hamrlton team, proved to all that Lrncoln Hrgh was rndeed a champron Shortly after the close of the first undefeated football season rn the hrstory of the school, a ca pacrty crowd of 170 jammed the Intermedrate School to pay horaor and respect to the team Durang ceremonres at the annual recognrt1on banquet, ohn Huffman was selected as laonorary team captarn, and Gene Baugh was voted the most valuable player Dan Meseroll was also honored for hrs outstand rng servrce to the team as manager Senrors who receraed varsrty letters were BrllBurr1s Gene Wfood, Gene Baugh, Iohn Huffman Ixenny Trler, Charles Hackney Iack Tracker, Dan Rowe, Drck Sorader, anal Frank Quraanaerheld 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 Q I .I 1 I . 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Fmnklm ounly Clavlmpzom lu! Rm: Phxllry Meseroll Mana er Ifddlc Dolan Denny Wood hm Wrndon j1m lxlamfoth Dmlx Longstrcth Ronnrc. Ishmael larry btravt Don Soud r Tlm Stexner joe Hall Bob Lamnetlx Bob Bovsen Dan Meseroll Manager Pm! Ron Mille Da ue Ioe Maryam Dale Clodfelter B1ll Hendren George Evans Willard .Ialxeway Wlb Stralt Merle bnyder Brute Messmore jack Nleal Mr Prushlng Reserve Coach wwf Roz: Mr Rarey Asslstant Coath Dale Ingram R05 jones George Mathews jack Masters Steve Huffman Jael-. Jackson Herman Wlese Wayne Shadxuclx Ronald Tallman Mr Roblson Reserve Coach Robert Masters Delbert Needles 5111 R I4 Dan Rowe lx nm Frler Dltlx Souder Iatlx Pegler Roger O bvrne Charles Haclxnty Gene Baugh Buell jeucll Iohn Huffman L1 ne Wfoosl lranlt bummcrtreld All Count Member! Gene Btugh uk Tuuker 1955 Schedule I lneoln Llncoln L1nLoln I lncoln I.1nc.oln Llncoln Lmcoln Lrncoln 78 Dmlc Souder jerry Byers New Alblny Mrrflm Dubhn Groveport Reynoldsburg Mar1on Franklin C1mlXV1nehesrer I4 Hamllton -ith Rim: Mr. Pflieger, I-lead Coach, jerry l3yers, james Yearling, Doug Shadwick, Roy Clark, Fred Will, Roy Snyder, Emery Mahaney, 1 - A 2 Y . h .A ' l5 I 1 7 5 - 34 as ' 7 ' ' 52 ' ll .' 54 ' 7 ' 5 59 I5 A 52 ' - ' 7 I I 1 1 5 ' ' - . ' 19

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1955 7 ,jvlomeconlzng Queen 611161 AQ?