Greensburg High School - Brown and White Yearbook (Greensburg, PA)

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power in the Lion's face. In the final minute of a scoreless game, Cole, sub quarterback, threw a fourth down pass to Myatt, who made a desper- ate one-hand catch for the only score of the game. Hopeful of winning our second class AA encount- er, we traveled to Connellsville. The Cokers took command from the start, using their speed and blocking perfectly. An outstanding play of the game was by House, who raced 52 yards for our first score. As the game ended, however, we trail- ed 35-13. In the first encounter with the newly organized North Huntingdon Township gridders, the Lions battled to a 6-6 tie. The visitors, after scoring on an intercepted pass, could not stop the Lion,s march in the final period. Vrable received the tying pass from Myatt. f' The following week Greensburg bowed in de- feat to a mighty, heavier Altoona eleven. Scoring in each of the last three periods, the visitors won by a comfortable margin of 25-0. In our annual battle with the Latrobe Wild- cats, we were handicapped offensively from the first play, when Vrable was injured. Defeat once again stared the Lions in the face as Latrobe's powerful line thrusts piled up 4 touchdowns, the Lions failed to tally. After marking up two straight first downs in an impressive start against the heavily favored Johnstown Trojans, the Lions found rough going on the home field of their old rivals. The Johnnies uncorked a fast-passing attack which netted scores in the second, third, and fourtllgaarters. J JL-e 19'- OJ ,arf-D 1 .fb-vv Afi Coaches Seeno Gates Smith Seasons Record . . . Won- Lost . 3.7, -' ww , Xlanagers Blose Foust Nlr -X -X Wesbecher Xmend Nlason Greensburg Greensburg Greensburg Greensburg Creensburg Greensburg Greensburg Greensburg Greensburg Greensburg 0 0 0 11 102 Youngw ood Qemckley VV1lkinsburg Hurst Connellsville Worth Huntingdon .Altoona Latrobe Johnstown Jeannette 26 25 19 143

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gutumn . . . BRINGS THE PIGSKIN PARADE FOOTBALL VARSJY Last row: CZBZA Gates, Trafver M:Laughlfn, Mgrs, A Bisse, Devi, D'eJ-fryd, Poloasky, Woodwrd, S:'ice, Leased Macnoney, Sas'-ceao3,gr, Falcon, Pasfog Mg's. Faust, Mason, Second row: Sassos, Greaves, Hutchinson, G'i'Io, Baca, Ro, Canol, Hfl, Cole, Basghman, Cuneo, Zappone, Walor, First row: Coach Smifw, House, Vrable, Paluzzi, Osbon, Mfdwqe' M-mfr, Davis, Riddle, Slyman, Drake, Levendusky, Marnell, Cosa' 0. gf. , L Rough and Tumble The most unusual Lve ever experienced, were the words spoken by Coach Gates in sum- ming up the gruelling 1946 grid season of the Greensburg High School's Golden Lions. Mr. Gates stated that the boys were not ready for the past season, in which the Lions won four, lost live, and tied one. ln the initial battle with the Youngwood Rail- roaders, the Lions uncorlced a deceptive attaclc, featuring laterals and more laterals behind a powerhouse, a veteran-studded line. The Danks- directed offensive scored eight times. Abe House and -lohn Vrable sharing the scoring burden with four touchdowns each. 'lihe following week, the Lions were host to hard-lighting Sewickley Township. Although the Bisons fought hard, they were unable to stop the powerful thrusts of Vrable and Usbon, and when the final whistle blew, the Lions were out in front, 12-O. In the line, Dick Paluzzi, Tom Levendusky, and Dick Hyatt played heads-up football. One week later, on a soggy turf, the Lions came to grips with a powerful Wilkiiislmiirg team. Coming back after Il gruelling, scoreless first half, in which the Greensburg line, led by Slyman and Riddle, flashed tremendous power, the Lions scored, with Osbon smashing through the center for the hrst touchdown. After the Holy City Gridders had pushed their lone tally across, the Lions roared again, this time with Vrable carry- ing the ball into the end zone for the second Lion touchdown. Laurels for line play went to joe Klitinger and .lack Riddle. Living up to their school's tradition of giving the Golden Lions of Greensburg one of their hard- est games, the Hurst Hurricanes Hashed line

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JR. W.P.l.A.L. FOOTBALL Leff fo Righf gddell IOM! Fourfh Row: Pasteur, Salyafore, Rause, Joseph, DePaul, Basick, Woodrow, Muzansky, O'Shea, Noel, Howard B ant?-ooyer, Falo, Greenwalf, Dreakford ird Row: Spino, Trurnbetfa, Snyder, Rose, Sphon, Fazcloli, Stanley, K'afze', Ancmevnan, Shanwoaagn Pam ella, Mahoney, Loughran, Schifano, Hugus. econd Row: Ass'f. Coach Sfefanilc, Manos, DeCrecio, Bair, Henry, Fi::o, Benniff, Kelly, Imrnel, Ceoullie Jackson, Shaffer, Hoffman, Tracy, Coach Schwing. Furs? Row: Managers: Johnson, Curry, Enelow. In the Hnal game with Jeannette, the Golden Lions of Greensburg gave way to a hard-charging -layhawk line, led by Ray Wegleyf. The Hawks scored twice in the second and once in the third quarter. An outstanding feature of the game was a punt hy Danks which netted 84 yards. Coach Gates is not alone in saying the most unusual I've ever seen. Greensburg has had a reputation for winning football teams: hence, stu- dents and civilians, although disappointed in the p2iSt season, look forward to a hetter Lion's tale in 1947. The freshman gridders stormed through a suc- cessful season under Mr. Schwing. The little Lions got off to a good start by smothering St. Vincent 49-0. They tasted victory again when they rout- ed Blairsville 25-0. Jeannette suffered a similar setback hy a 39-6 score. The freshmen suffered defeat only once, at the hands of South Greens- hurg. A game with New Kensington and another with Jeannette ended in favor of the Little Lions, as they wound up their season. Laurels for fine play go to Jackson and Stan- ley in the hackfield, Ammerman in the line. ,lack- son and Ammerman served as co-captains.