Leechburg High School - Minetas Yearbook (Leechburg, PA)

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Autumn ON THIS GRIDIRON IJEECHBURG High's favorite sons opened the gridiron season with their ancient rival, Vandergrift, on September 21st on the latter's field. As usual the game was a hard fought battle, with the locals on the tail end of a 12 to 6 count at the final whistle. The Vans scored in the second frame and again in the fourth. Lee-chburg also scored in the fourth after Captain Zargo intercepted a Vandergrift pass and placed the ball in a scoring position 54 yards closer to the Vans own goal line. Pay dirt was reached on the next play by Chuck Toman who took a pass from Gen Romanowski for the only Leechburg score of the game. The try for extra point failed. Under the lights on 0wen's Field in Apollo was the Hrst victory of the season, a 27 to 0 shutout, against the Yellow Jackets of Freeport High. The Blue Wave scored in every period but the third and also made 3 of the 4 trips for extra points. Touchdowns were made by Miskinis, McReynolds and Booker. The team was spark plugged by 'Captain Zargo's end skirting. A favored Leechburg eleven traveled to Arnold for its second victory under the lights on October 4, 1940. The locals scored early in the second frame with Miskinis making the touchdown and Booker the extra point. A 55 yard run by Pastura had Arnold threatening from the 8 yard line. The Blues' line proved stubborn and Arnold lost the ball on downs. The game ended in favor of Leech' burg, 7 to O. Again under the lights in Apollo, this time with the Tigers of Apollo High, Wild Bill Kasanicky recovered a Tiger fumble early in the second frame and Calptain Zargo plunged through for the touchdown after .a series of short gains. The try for extra point failed. In the third frame the Tigers pus-hed over a touch' down and also made the extra point, which gave them a one point lead. Neither team scored in the final period and the game went to the Tigers, 7 to 6. The Leeches third victory occurred 55 miles from here at Scottdale High on a very muddy field. The game was uneventful until the fourth quarter when Wild Bill Kasanicky added another fumble recovery to his record, on S'cottdale's 15 yard line. McReynolds dove into paydirt from the two yard line. The extra point failed and the game ended 6 to O in Leechburg's favor. A new rival, Oakmont, was the cause of the Blue Wave's third defeat of the season. Oakmont pushed over a touchdown in the second frame and also made good the conversion for the only score of the game. The local boys did not threaten once during the battle which went to Oakmont, 7 to O. November 2nd found the Blue Wave stamping around with the Indians of Indiana High on the latter's stamping grounds. Del Mottillo scored in the second quarter on a pass from Miskinis. The Leeches scored again on a cleverly executed quarterback sneak by Louie Bolognia. The Indians scored in the third frame on an intercepted pass by Donelly, lanky center. All conversions of the game were good and the score at the end of the game was 14 to 7, Leechburg. On Armistice Day the Blue Wave was shut out by the Ramseys at Mt. Pleasant on the Ramseys muddy field. They scored in every period but the third in which the locals had a passing spurt executed by Gen Romanowski and Jim Kennedy with Zargo, Mottillo and Toman doing their parts on the receiving end. An Armistice was called after the Ramseys fourth touchdown and the grid' iron season ended for the Blue and White. The score, by the way, was 25 to O, Ramsey. Statistics show that the Leeches had 4 wins and 4 losses, 66 points to the opponents 58, 3 shutfouts to the opponents 2, and the opponents had 708 yards rushing and 329 yards passing, while Leechburg had 759 yards rushing and 290 yards passing. Leechburg had 46 first downs to the opponents' 49.

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Autumn THE PIGSKIN PARADE LEWIS WAGNER-Senior left guard-Ended his football days on Armistice Day at Mt. Pleasant . . . Pete RubusvSenior center-Always seen emerging from the bottom of a pilefup on the defense . . . Bill Kasanicky -Senior fumble snatching right guard-His services will be greatly missed next year . . . Guy Parks-Another senior-Right tackle on the team and right hand man with the Schenley lassies . . . Adelmo Mottillo-Last of senior linemen-Made varsity in first year of football-Played right end . . . Andy Zargo-Fleetfooted halfback, captain of the squad-A senior, nick' named The Harrison Avenue Kid . . . Henry Booker-Fast sophomore halfbackfMade most of the points after touchdowns . . . Charles Tomanf A junior who has held the left end post for two consecutive seasons . . . George GlennvAlso a junior-Played the left tackle position effectively . . . Heaviest player on the squad . . . Louis Bolognia-Junior signal barker and field general coming back next year-Lightest player on the Varsity . . . joe Miskinis'-Junior fullback-Had more touchdowns than any one man on the team.

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.gm ,- 1 I Seniors: Matilda Steven- son, Dorothy Ash- baugh. juniors: Louise Gorelli, Betty Lipsie. Sophomores: Leone Slomlca, Jack Leech. Freshmen: Denny Moore, Joey Katz. CHEER LEADERS SIS! BOOM: BAH1 THE cheerleaders got under way this year with a deafening pep meeting, which was hailed by all as the best on L.H.S. had for a long time. With all the pep, vim, and vigor presiding over the school, the official pepfproducers decided to furnish themselves with new blue and white, corduroy uniforms. After procuring these, some snappy new yells were worked out and introduced to the student body. All in all, the cheerleaders should be congratulated for the enthusiasm and response of the students of our high school.