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

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UNIOR VARSITY FUOTBALL Although having a poor season, the Little Cats showed they had a fighting spirit and the will to win. This feeling will be essential to them when they play varsity next year. Much of this feeling was due to hard work plus an untiring effort of the team and their coach, Henry Shep- herd. A very weak offense was shown by the Cats, who only won one game during the entire season. They had a fair defense, but couldn't stop several of their opponent's powerful drives. The Little Cats made numerous first downs, but could not provide many touchdowns for their fans. In the season's opener, the Freeport squad downed Kittanning, 25-2. The safety scored by the Cats was their first score of the season. A fumble and an intercepted pass were the determining factors that cost the Kittens a 'I9-0 defeat by the Butler reserves on the local field. A bad pass from center, resulting in a safe- ty by Redbank, cost the Wildcats a heartbreaking 2-0 defeat. The Cats lost their fourth game of the sea- son to a strong Kiski eleven 28-O. The following week Kittanning played Shan- nock Valley in their only night game of the year. Playing inspired football, and taking advantage of every break the Cats upset Shannock Valley l6-0. Leechburg spoiled any ideas the J. V.'s had of winning their last three games by beating them 'l3-0. The Kittens lost the following week to Van- dergrift 20-O. This was no disgrace as Vander- grift had an undefeated team. In their last game of the season, the Cats lost to our down-river rivals, Ford City, 20-0. This defeat was avenged the same week with a startling 38-0 victory by the Varsity. Front Row: Dan Pail, Bob Toy, Chauncey Redfield, Homer Crytzer, Ken Kl'ne, Larry Cole, Robert Pas- qualini, Bill Hoover, David Hufhand. Row II: Bob Kanish, Jim Johnson, John Shilling, Sidney Arnold, Eddie Bowser, Chuck Montgomery, Frank Moody, Earl Johns, Lincoln Grafton. Bock Row: Mr. Shepherd lCoachi, Ben Thompson, Fred Kennedy, Louis Shankle, Bob Shilling, John Wildl, Bud Schrechengost, Jim Shaffer, Jack Black, Donald Crytzer. yn:-va -H ,rm J azrv N

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fik .ii .w '- I4-v.,,lf1. BALL flqr' 11. Bob McKeen, left tackle 12. Randy Kunselman, right halfback 13. Bill Martfn, left end 14. Frank Baker, right guard 15. Paul Kanish, right guard 16. Bob McLaughlin, right end 17. Gus Furlong, center 18, Willard Wasson, left guard 95 Vic Poholsky, right tackle Bob Essenwien, quarterback John Morrow, left guard Bob Morrow, left halfback John Gray, right halfback LaVerne Slagle, manager Tom Boylestein, manager

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ix l A U IOR HI H FUUTBALL In their first year of league competition, the Kittens impressed many by their willingness to win. Their power was evident as they held mighty New Kensington to a scoreless tie in their opening tilt. Coach Milliron is to be commended for his thrilling game in which the Kittens out- played their strong opponents, but still couldn't score. In the still young season, a scrappy Kittan- ning Jr. High eleven lost to New Bethlehem, 25-13. Although losing, the Little Kats showed much improvement over their first tilt. Before an enthusiastic crowd of T500 the Green Wave of Har-Brack seemed to be running away from the Kittens. The halftime score was 19-6. The score advanced to 25-6: then Kittan- ning took over. The final score was 25-20, with agen the Kittens pressing hard for a final touchdown. Scoring in every quarter but the first, the Butler eleven defeated the Little Kats, 19-0. The Left to right: Tom Boylstein, business manager: For rest McCombs, assistant manager: LaVerne Slagle head manager. Front: Carl Hayes, assistant man- first score came in the second period when a Kit- SCORES tanning punt was blocked and recovered by But- ler in the end zone. They added two more tallies K'H's' I opponems in the third and fourth quarters. Kittanning's 0. . ,. New Kensington ..,, 0 , , , offense, minus three regular starters out with in- 'l3 ..New Bethlehem ..... .. 25 iuriesl never get moving' 20 ,, .,,. Har-Brack. ,,.,. .,.. , .. ,.... 25 The final game of the Season proved C 0 -- A----V Bullef -- --'- 19 happy one for the Kittens. With two TDs and 13 , , .... Onkmont .,... ...,.. 6 one conversion in the second quarter, the Red and White downed Oakmont, 13-6. Front Row: Jim Bellas, Manager. Row 2: Sam Hidinger, Sid Guntrum, Lanny Turney, Dick Larko, Fred Bussy, Ron Crytzer, Bill Henry, Bob Haye. Row 3: Walter Dowling, Bill Higginson, Lawrence Smith, Larry Shafer, Jack Atwood, Don Higginson, Eddie Cravenor, Bob John, Don Kirkwood. Back Row: Nick Miele, Coach, Bill Swaile, Sam Bowser, Jerry Cable, Ed Elgin, Roger Rhodes, Bud Cyphert, John Grafton, Louis Elliott, Bill Freeman, Miles Milliron, Coach. ,A 97