Kittanning High School - Kit Han Ne Yearbook (Kittanning, PA)

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J . 23 I E Top Rofw: E. Delp, S. Kanish, W. Sedwick, C. Fowler, E. Buffington, R. Minteer, D. johnson, C. Emminger, L. Hooks, E. Hudson, E. Haney. Second Rofw: R. Bauer, A. Hoffman. Third Ro-w: C. Butler, D. Julius, D. Stahl, C. McCafferty, J. Bower, C. Louden, H. Everhart, VV. Metzger, R. Young, E. Orr. Fourth Rofw: J. Savona, B. Steim, A. Montgomery, J. Olinger, 1. Swigart, H. Buck, J. Hudson, F. Bell, R. Cigola, G. Buzzinotti, T. R. Round. Fifth Rofw: J. Skinner. The backfield trio of Buzzinotti, Cigola, and Richardson, together with the group of versatile ends, took advantage of the numerous scoring opportunities. The line, which was the question mark of the team, showed its mettle by holding its own, and often outplaying heavier and more experienced forward walls. Following is a short resume of each of the season's games: SEPTEMBER 10 KITTANNING 19-APOLLO 0 Under the Gilpin fioodlights, the i'Wildcz1ts opened the season with the 19-0 win over the HStriped Tigers. This was the first indication of Kittanning's scoring power on the ground and in the air. ln the first quarter Richardson and Buzzinotti, behind a smooth-working line, scored thirteen points and Cigola added another touch- down in the third period. The second and fourth quarters gave Coach Mathes a chance to experience his Hshock troopsf, SEPTEMBER 17 KITTANNING 26-BROOKVILLE O This game was another 'fwarm-up session for the f'Wildcats, and another chance for Coach Mathes to experiment with his substitutes. The scoring was divided evenly among Cigola, Buzzinotti, Bell, and Orr. It was this game that revealed fully the threat of Greno Buzzinotti's arm as a powerful scoring weapon. SEPTEMBER 24 KITTANNING 0--TARENTUM 13 The Tarentum affair was Kittanning's first big game, for which they had been pointing since the start of the season. The Redcats, however, with the aid of a few breaks, managed to push over a score late in a hard fought first half. A determined Kittanning team took the field for the second half, but Tarentum seemed to have gained in strength and managed to score again in the last part of the game. The f'Wildcats,' showed a great fighting spirit, even in defeat. Tarentum later went on to complete its schedule undefeated. Page T-'wenty-Se-ven

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ARTHUR E. MATHES Coach FOOTBALL1937 g THE past football season proved to be one of the most successful in the history of Kittanning High School. The credit can be distributed evenly between our popular old man, Arthur E. Mathes, and the squad as a Whole. The undefeated team of '29 has annually been placed as a sort of goal and guiding light to followg but, in all fairness to the '37 aggregation, a comparative look at the schedules reveals that the '37 grid machine is in the same class. Some of the highlights of the season were the thrilling victories over Punxsutawney, Har-Brac, and Butler. Another fact that can be mentioned is that Kittanning completed its second Consecutive year without a single defeat on its home field. Wilma Alderton A Q V- Harry Blaney . H ' ' f CHEERLEADERS at 4? Xp Jane Best I A ii Sammy COX R A 'rep get 2 S Laura Graff V ' f 5 Tom Turner Page T-wenty-Six

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JOHN S. ROTE MILES S. MILLIRON Mgr. of Athletics Assistant Coach SEPTEMBER 31 KITTANNING 13-PUNXSUTAWNEY12 Coming back from defeat to victory, the 'fWildcats', captured the Hrst of their trio of Frank Merriwell wins. Paced by Slic Eckland, who seemed a whiz even on a Hmuddyl' field, Punxsutawney overcame a 6-O lead to score its twelve points, and held this lead up to the closing minutes of the game when Kittanning, led by Buzzinotti and a hard charging line staged a sustained downfield drive of seventy yards. Cigola scored the touchdown, and Buzzinotti added the point of victory. OCTOBER 8 KITTANNING 6-HAR-BRAC O The following week, Kittanning duplicated the stirring finish of the previous week, defeating Har-Brac, that came here boasting an unusually strong team. For fifty-nine and one-half minutes both teams fought to a standstill, until almost the last play of the game produced the margin of victory. Standing back on his own thirty-yard line, Buzzinotti hurled a pass straight down the center to Richardson, Who, aided by some expert blocking, galloped the rest of the way for a hard-earned victory. lncidentally, this marked Kittanningls first victory ever achieved over Har-Brac. OCTOBER 16 KITTANNING 14-R-VANDERGRIFT 20 Playing at Vandergrift in its first daylight encounter, Kittanning failed to break its Hjinxu on foreign soil. Vandergrift was not expected to give the Wildcats much trouble, but they surprised Kittanning with their aerial attack and managed to eke out a 20-14 decision over a mediocre Kittanning team, performing below its usual standard. OCTOBER 22 KITTANNING 7-MT. PLEASANT O Returning to their home field, the Wildcats encountered Mt. Pleasant Ramsay in a veritable sea of mud, and Kittanning proved to be the better mudder to the tune of 7-0. Both teams played strictly orthodox football with Cigola managing to score at close range after a blocked kick early in the third period. The victory became more important when Mt. Pleasant turned out to be runnerup for the Class A cham- pionship of W. P. I. A. L. OCTOBER 29 KITTANNING 7-BUTLER 6 This game finally broke the dreaded jinx,' of playing away from home, for Kittanning staged a typical Hwildcatl' finish to capture the first of a new football series with Butler. For three quarters the teams battled evenly until a blocked kick in the final period netted Butler' a touchdown. Then, with but a few minutes remaining to play Buzzinotti took to the air, and ended by whipping Orr a perfect strike across the goal line. Richardson added the all-important point after touchdown with another pass from Buzzinotti. Page T-wenly-Eight