Hurst High School - Colophon Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, PA)

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1 Q-l W 4? Walter Urban William Misiak William Dunn John Sobinsky Russel Smith .. Julius Yesho .. Donald Funk .. William Brooks Benny Malesky Jack Adams ...... Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Junior Junior Odffermen Sam Barllow ..,., Leslie Barllow Clarence Smith . William Hrovoski Leonard White , Edward Urban . Donald Sfahl ....... Ray Holoman .,..,.. .,...... John McFarland .,......Junior ,,....,.Junior .......Junlor ........Junior ,,......Junior ...........Junior Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore 'Q-...,

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joofdczf l Since the majority of the first string varsity football team had been graduated from high school last year, this year's team had to be rebuilt. It needed a whole new backfield and a few good linemen to replace the graduated ones. It is a privilege to say that the boys have responded tremendously to this effect. Football practice began on August 18, and continued through- out the season. The boys had little hopes of winning this year, due to the lack of training and experience, but with the splendid work on the part of the three coaches, Mr. Hart, head coach, Mr. Mihalic and Mr. Gorinski, assistant coaches, they had a very good season. The football squad started the season off with a bang , by winning the first three games. Although the next game was with Greensburg, which is classified as a A-A school, there were hopes that the Hurst Eleven could win over them. They lost but only by a 7-0 margin and it was considered one of the Hurricanes best played games of the season. Even though the loss to Greensburg was shock, the boys dicln't lose their good spirit and courage, and as a result, they were able to win the next four games. The Hurst Hurricanes were now in the running for the Class A, W.P.l.A.L. and of course, this was quite an honor. Staying in the W.P.l.A.L. might have climaxed a very fruitful season, but the Hurricanes were de- feated by the Ramsay rivals T3 to 7. Hurst lost the last game also but all in all it was a very good season, for the players as well as the fans. A few of the players received scholarships to different colleges due to their athletic abilities. There is no doubt that every- one will remember the fighting Hurricanes of '52.

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gaslefgaf I Dec I Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. l Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. I Jon. Jan. Feb. I S C O R E S opp. H.H.s. Opp- H-H-S 5,51 Hunqinggon ,,4, 34 54 Feb Jeannette . . . . , . 45 46 Derry Borough ...., 53 61 Feb GYSSHSIIIQYS ---4,- 55 28 go, Humingwn E 37 47 Jun No. Huntington ..,.. 31 46 Lagmbe Anvl L Q Y -33 55 Jan Belmur . . . . , . . . 40 45 Ramsay I v,... A , A 36 dl Jon. Scottdale ......,.., 43 64 So. Huntington ...... 36 39 jan' goslmfer h. ' 4' 'S Y - - T 4----- 53 44 ig: oiuzqrowls JP. . Q I f f :ia 59 Derry Bow-:sh 5 ---, 66 53 Feb si. vincent Prep. . . . as so Perry Township ...., B5 59 Feb Belmur . ....... 44 64 St. Vincent Prep. ,.., 30 62 Feb Scottdale ......,.. 45 61 Dunbar .4-'--4 -.A 34 70 Feb Rostruver ..,...... 66 74 e ' U' G'ee Sb '9 Feb. Muni: illlihiiisll . . ei 45 Vundergrift . . ..... 47 49 'league Games For the first time in the history of our school, the Hurst Cagers under the brilliant coaching of Mr. Nock, have won a championship. The boys are all hard workers and spent many long hours at practice both before and during the season, but they never complained. Now their hard work has been rewarded because the season's record shows seventeen victories and only four defeats-enough to finish first in Section X of the WPIAL. They also participated in the County Tournament at Greensburg and no loyal fan will ever forget the excitement of the Vandergrift game which we won by the huge margin of two points in an overtime, and also the easy victory when we defeated Jeannette in a real thriller by one point. Although the season was very successful no one except Mr. Nock and the players will ever know the actual heartbreak that was felt when the team was defeated by Greensburg in the county tournament and by Monaca in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs at the Pitt fieldhouse. The first team was composed of five equally good hoopsters which included Misiak, Lipko, Mullin, Resnik, and Malesky while Yurik, Bielecki, and Spinella can not be overlooked. These boys along with Mr. Nock and the Junior Varsity are to be congratulated for their excellent record. Since there are three memb-ers of the Junior class on the Varsity and several of them on the Junior Varsity the outlook for next year is xfery bi-ight. 68