Lewisburg High School - Oneida Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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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

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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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Seated . lleit lo rightl Managers Hendrickson, Hunter, Crews, Pyers. Row 1 - Mr. Lane, Showalter, Hufnagle, J. Kifolo, Donahoe, Kepple, Johnson, Zimmerman, Wetzel, Stover, Mr. Himmelreich. Row 2 - Francovich, Wagner, Meckley, Csoka, Dielenbach, Keeler, Connard, Taylor, Noone. Row3- Haas, McRae, Kline, Libby, L. Harris, Reish, Brouse. Flow 4- R. Harris, Anderson, Diggan, R. Kifolo, Lucas, Pick, Moyer, Malone. LEAGUE CO-CHAIVlPlONS...1957 Undefeated but twice tied, Coach Bill Lane's Dragons completed a championship season in 1957 as members of the Susquehanna League. lt was Lane's first season as head mentor at Lewisburg. The seven-game slate included wins over Bloomsburg, Jersey Shore, Northumberland, Danville, and Selinsgrove, a scoreless deadlock with Milton and a 13-13 tie against Mifflinburg. Following their 35-12 rout of Selinsgrove, the Green Dragons turned down an offer to play a post-season tilt against unbeaten Lewistown. Be- cause of inclement weather a number of games were cancelled during the season, and Lewisburg shared with Lewistown the champ- ionshop of the Susquehanna League. 'Co-captains of the team were Jim Wetzel, center, John Donahoe, The 1957 Season Lewisburg 13 Lewisburg 0 Lewisburg 19 Lewisburg 13 Lewisburg 49 Lewisburg 38 Lewisburg 35 Mifflinburg 13 Milton O Bloomsburg 13 Jersey Shore O Northumberland O Danville 12 Selinsgrove 12 16 halfback, and Ben Zimmerman, tackle. Ben won honorable mention for the All-State team, and he and John Donahoe received awards as the outstanding lineman and back, respectively, The Dragons employed a split-T offense, with John Donahoe start- ing the season at quarterback. Coach Lane shifted Donahoe to halfback early in the season, replacing him with Joe Kifolo, a passing and kicking specialist. The other running backs were Johnny Pick and Denny Lucas. Ending their schoolboy careers on a victory note were Graham Showalter, Leon Stover, and Bob Hufnagle, ends, Joe Kifolo, quar- terback, Ben Zimmerman and Larry Erdley, tackles, Joe Csoka, Jim Johnson and Pete Kepple, guards, Jim Wetzel, center, and John Donahoe, halfback. Reserves Larry Frankovich, George Dieffenderfer, Bob Meckley, Bob Brouse, Randy Noone and Dave Wagner were also seniors.