Lewisburg High School - Oneida Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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. I '-f.. .Q A ' , - '-1-f 1' 4- , ,, A : Q I H , 9 , Q A- gn Q fig, F Q aft? -:ff WS il Qiifh is se, :Bw rgiztfw V,I?.' as ,ff-' . - ' ' - Sember Weiser Johns: Row 1 - lleft to rightl - R. Fleep, Holtzapple, Powell, Smith, Lemmon, Guyer, Gibson, Hess, ffafles- ROW 2 Mr- ' ' Geltle, Forbes, Riley, Schreck, Lawrence, Kifolo, Mr. Peters. Row 3 - Bertoni, Richards, Kaiser, Roal, Fenton, Donahoe, Malloy, Hym Roush, Meixell. 1 954 Although riddled with injuries, the 1954 Green Dragons managed to post a record of two wins, four losses and three ties, a record number of deadlocked games for one season for Lewisburg. The highlight of the season was a 12-0 victory over Mifflinburg, a hard-fought contest which gave Lewisburg possession of the Little Brown Jug for another year. Bill Forbes, chosen for the end position on the All-Star team picked by coaches of the Susquehanna League, was elected honorary captain by his teammates at the end of the season. Thirteen seniors concluded their high school football careers: Paules Gibson, Roger Holtzapple, Neil Hess, Joe Powell, Dick Guyer, Ken Gittle, Bill Forbes, Ed Smith, Ross Lemmon, George Faries, Terry Johnson, Larry Schreck and Pat Riley. The 1954 Season Lewisburg 6 Lewisburg 7 Lewisburg 7 Lewisburg 13 Lewisburg O Lewisburg 14 Lewisburg 7 Lewisburg 0 Lewisburg 12 Bloomsburg 6 Milton 27 Northumberland 7 Jersey Shore 12 Sel i n sg rove 27 Watsontown 14 Danville 33 Montoursville 7 Mifflinburg 0

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1 The 1953 Season The 1953 season saw one of the greatest aggregations that ever represented Lewisburg on the gridiron. After losing the opening game to Bloomsburg in the last three minutes of play, the Green and White came back to trounce a Milton eleven --the second team in L.H.S. history to accomplish this. Next the Dragons suffered defeat at the hands of Northumberland, however, the rest of the season was a triumph for coaches and players, who compiled the best record the Dragons had since the resumption of football as a major sport. A highlight of the season was the victory over a powerful Danville team, the first over the lronmen in the annals of L.H.S. Another first was the victory over Watsontown. The team was the second in Lewisburg history to defeat Milton i Lewisburg 0 Lewisburg 35 Lewisburg 0 Lewisburg 7 Lewisburg 20 Lewisburg 31 Lewisburg 14 Lewisburg 14 Lewisburg 20 and Selinsgrove, and the first to finish among the top four in the Susquehanna Football League. The victory over Mifflinburg in the final game of the season brought back the Little Brown Jug, lost to Mifflinburg last spring. Coaches and members of the team could be proud of the brand of Bloomsburg 13 Milton 12 Northumberland 25 Montgomery 6 Selinsgrove 12 Watsontown 6 Danville 5 Trevorton 7 Mifflinburg 0 football played all season. How- ever, they had more reason to be proud of the fighting spirit and of the cooperation displayed through- out the season. Don Johnson and George Forbes were chosen co-captains by their teammates. Row 1 - lleft to rightl - Libby, Johnson, Thomas, Headley, Haas, F. Powell, G. Forbes, J. Forbes, Jarrett, Smith. Row 2 - Holtzappl-e, Hess, J. Powell, Gibson, Guyer, Gettle, W. Forbes, Smith, Lemmon, Faries, Lewis, Gardner. Row 3 - Mr. Sember, Hyman, Reep, Bertonl, Sterry, Keiser, Richards, Fisher, Zimmerman, Mr. Peters. 13

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-I The 1955 Season Hit hard by graduation, with six seniors anchoring the offense and defense, the 1955 Green Dragons posted a record of three wins and six losses. Hardest-earned of the three victories was the season's finale against arch rival Mifflinburg. This was the last of the traditional contests to be held at the end of the season. Played on a mud-covered gridiron at Miffllnburg, the Green Dragons and the Wildcats slugged it out through four quarters before Lewisburg emerged victorious. Six seniors ended their high school football careers under Coach Andy Sember and assistant coach George Johns. These includ- ed Glen Roush, Bob Rathoff, Tim Lawrence, Dave Libby, Frank Bertoni, and Drew Hyman. 1 956 The Green and White added a new wrinkle to their training in 1956, attending a pre-season football camp in .hopes that it would put the team in the best condition in the shortest possible time. The Dragons developed a fine team spirit, which sparkled on defense in a tough loss to Milton, but the season netted only three wins, four losses and one tie, a 6-6- deadlock with Mifflinburg in the opening game of the season. Nine seniors ended their high school football careers under Head Coach Andy Sember. These includ- ed Ted Meixell, Alan Gardner, Dave Bennett, Joe Malloy, John Gaym, Jim Katherman, Walt Tolley, Joe Lewisburg Bloomsburg Lewisburg Milton Lewisburg Northumberland Lewisburg Jersey Shore Lewisburg Watsontown Lewisburg Danville Lewisburg Selinsgrove Lewisburg Montgomery Lewisburg Miffllnburg Fenton, and Rich O'Neill The 1956 Season Lewisburg 6 Miffllnburg Lewisburg O Milton 1-GWVSDUVQ 6 Northumberland I-GWiSbUfQ 26 Jersey Shore Lewisburg 13 Watsontown I-9WiSbUfQ 12 Selinsgrove Lewisburg 6 Montgomery LeWiSbL1l'Q 18 Danville Row 1 - lleft to rightl - Meixell, Roush, Bertoni, Libby, Lawrence, Rathofl, Hyman, Malloy, Fenton. Row 2 - Mr. Sember, Burns, Zimmerman, Wetzel, Donahoe, Lucas, R. Kifolo, J. Kifolo, Hufnagle, Fegley, Mr. Johns. Row 3 - VanBuskirk, T. Sagun, Pick, Moyer, Johnson, Conrad, Gay, Bennett, McRae, Kline, A. Sagun. Row 1 - lLeft to rightl - Anderson, Hufnagle, John Donahoe, Erdley, Showalter, R. Kifolo, R. Libby, Conrad, Kepple, Johnson, McRae, Judy, G. Libby. Row 2 - Mr. Lane, T. Sagun, Kline, Gardner, Lucus, O'NeilI, Mellow, Katherman, Tolley, Fenton, Gay, Bennett, Csoka, Meixell, Van Buskirk, .Mr.HimmeIreich. Row 3 - Mr. Thomas, Reish, Keeler, Powell, Knouse, Haas, Evans, Wetzel, Zimmerman, Stover, J. Kifolo, Digan, Morrison,Harrls, Brouse, Benfer, Weaver, A. Sagun, J. Donahoe, Mr. Sember. 15