Grove City Area High School - Pine Knot Yearbook (Grove City, PA)

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SCORES Grove City New Castle 6 Grove City Bradford 0 Grove City Oil City 7 Grove City Franklin 0 Grove City I4 Union Township 0 Grove City Titusville 0 Grove City Greenville o Grove City Corry o Grove City Sharpsville o 185 Totals I3 In the annual home-coming game, Coach Forker's squad piled up point after point in smothering Titusville, 37 to o. On a very muddy field, the Grove City team managed to squeeze out a 6-o ver- dict over a powerful Greenville eleven. With the second and third teams play- ing most of the game, the Grovers, led by Sam Puntureri, completely routed the Corry eleven, 67 to o. In the most important tilt on the sche- dule this year, the Eagles overcame the Sharpsville Blue Devils. Again sparked by Puntureri, the team bowled over Sharps-- ville 18 to o, thereby clinching the title for the second time in two years. This year the Grover squad bettered its last year's total points by scoring 185 markers to the opponents' 13. The school, and everybody connected with it, is very proud of this accomplishment. DISTRICT I0 MEET Coach Forker, in his second year as head coach of the Grove City High School football squad, piloted the team to its second straight championship. The deciding game of the year was the last game of the season, played at Sharps- ville. Students, as well as the players, were keyed-up for this game. Their enthusiasm was displayed by the large crowd who attended. Three buses were chartered for the student body. The day of the game was on hand. There goes the opening kick-off! Approxi- mately 2M hours later, the Grovers were riding home with a well-earned victory. They had downed the Blue Devils from Sharpsville and again were the District Champions. VARSITY FOOTBALL LINEUP From left to right, back line: Bing Winger, Steve DeAugustine, Sam Puntureri, Guy Labor. Front row: Bob Errington, Jack Brunner, Red Mathieson, Chuck Cicero, Bob Coulter, Ed Simmons, and Bill King.

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pw- l L., Fall and Football FIRST ROW, Kleft to rightlg Bill Millsop, Rudy DeAugustine, Bob Errington, Jack Brunner, Harold Mathieson, Guy Labor, Steve Delxugustine, Bob Coulter, Charles Cicero, Sam Puntureri, Bill Winger, Bill King, Ted Cicero, and James McMillan, manager. SECOND ROW: Coach Forker, Glenn Shawgo, Frank Dunn, George Harry, Ned Hamilton, Tony Caponi, Roland McDougall, Bill D'Amore, Ken Dickson, Bob Cornelius, Ed Hutchison, Ralph Martin, Norm Cheeks, Bud Knauff, Russ Post, Jim Gahagen, Assistant Coach Smiley, THIRD ROW: Marsden McBride, Earl Van Dyke, Merle Duffy, Mike Brunner, Dick Palmer, Tommy Place, Homer McDougall, Dick Filer, Bob Young, Allen Younkins, Dick Moon, Herman Butiste, Ken- neth Husband. In the foreground: Managers RayCornelius and Bill Hodge. 4 SEASON RESULTS For the second consecutive year Grove City has captured the District I0 Cham- pionship. In order to keep the trophy, pre- sented to the championship team, the Grovers must win the District I0 title again next year. The Eagles started out against New Castle this year and received their only de- feat. General Robert E. Lee, classy Hur- ricane halfback, culminated their drive for the only touchdown. Score: New Castle 6, Grove City o. The team traveled to Bradford and downed the tough Bradford aggregation, by a 6-o score. Oil City was next on the schedule. The Grovers played one of their best games of the season by defeating the Oilers 31 to 7. In the first home clash this year, the Eagles played Joe Hartman's team. Aside from Labor's touchdown run of 43 yards, the game was close all the way, Grove City edging Franklin, 6 to o. This year was the first year local fans have seen a night game at home. Helping to inaugurate this night game was Union Township offering the opposition. Playing on a rain-soaked field, the Grovers defeat- ed Union Township, I4 to 0. .

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