Lincoln High School - Ellwoodian Yearbook (Ellwood City, PA)

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scalping party, and crossed the Indian goal line on runs ranging from McClintick's 4,4 yard dash to Tilliafs six yard plunge. Mastilak boosted his point-after-touchdown average to 11 out of 15. The Wolverines played steady ball as they rolled to their fifth straight victory. 1'll,I.WO0D 14 BEAVER 7 Erasing a 7-0 half-time deficit, the Blue and White came from behind to trip the Beaver Bobcat, 14-7, in a close non-leagueicontest at Beaver. A first period touchdown by Schcrrbaum gave Beaver a lead it never relinquished until the third quarter, when Desport counted twice for the Wolverines---the first coming on a five yard plunge and the second on a 43 yard pass inter- ception runback. Playing under pressure for the first time, the Wolverines gave a sub-par performance in winning their sixth straight victory. E1.1.woon 13 NEW BRIGHTON 6 Showing the stuff of champions the Wolv- erines struck twice after trailing the New Brighton Crimson Tide to notch their seventh straight victory, 13-6. Brighton's lone score came in the second quarter when Peluso grabbed a partially blocked lflllwood pass and raced 88 yards into paydirt. A blocked punt, which Cartwright recovered in the Crimson end zone, deadlocked the count but, the issue remained undecided until its dying moments when Presto snagged 'l'illia's long aerial and dashed over the Brighton goal line. This successful pass won the game. The Wolverines hit hard and played clean as they avenged the humiliating Crimson setback of last, season. l'li.1.woon I8 Bl-:Avica FA1.1.s 0 lillwood found the Beaver Falls Tiger in a Points Yards Gained lillwood City. . . . . 44 398 l'lllwootl City. ' ' . . 39 366 lillwood City. . . . . Q6 279 lillwood City. . . . 35 357 lillwood City. . . . 40 4-07 lillwood City. . . . . 14- 292 Ellwood City. . . . . 13 197 lillwood City. . . . . 18 320 lflllwood City. . . . . Q0 388 'klflllwood City. . . . . 0 186 249 3190 docile mood and polished him off, 18-0, for the eighth straight triumph. T illia struck paydirt twice and passed to Presto for the other Blue and White tally to account for all three Wolverine markers. The Ellwood line, paced by Konyak, Geneviva, and Lucas, kept the Tigers well back in their own territory throughout the fray. ELLwooD 20 ALIQUIPPA 0 A rousing exhibition of powerhouse football was staged by the Blue and White as they smashed Aliquippa, 20-0, to end their regular season with a perfect record. Desport, Maniiauzzi, and Tillia scored the tallies that gave Ellwood its ninth straight victory. The Wolverines line virtually rushed the bigger, heavier Steelers oft' their feet, while the backfield played, a whole, its best game of the year. This marked the first year since 1925 that a Wolverine eleven was able to rolfup an unbeaten, untied record. The unblemished slate turned in by the 1944 Wolverines not only earned them a place in the WPIAIXS class AA play off contest but also clinched for them the Beaver Valley championship. ELLwooD 0 DONORA 13 As the last reel of the WPIAIXS Class AA race faded out, the Wolverines found themselves on t.he short end of a 13-0 count in the playoff contest with Donora at Pitt Stadium. The rival elevens staged a thrilling battle, before 12,000 fans. as they roared up and down the gridiron for four hectic periods with Donora's Marker coming in the first quarter when Roscoe CThe ltamblerj Ross sprinted 56 yards. Towler scored the last. touchdown, in the fourth quarter by intercepting an Ellwood pass and racing 85 yards. ' The. Wolverines final contest. pitted them against a heavily favored Donora, yet they played hard and fought bravely unt.il the last whistle. Points Yards Gained Union Township. . . . . 0 67 Farrell ........... . 7 185 Rochester ...... . 6 129 Butler .... . 0 96 lVIonaca ..... . 0 76 Beaver ......... . 7 132 New Brighton .... . . 6 185 Beaver Falls .... . 0 103 Aliquippa .... . 0 183 ikDonora ..... . . 13 279 39 1435 L

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ELIAVOOD 44 If N1oN Towxsiiiv 0 Stocked with a formidable array of letternien and ably coached by Howard Gills and Ted YVallace, the Ellwood f'ity VVolvcrines made their first showing of the 194-L season against an outweighed Ilniou Township eleven and came oft with a 4-4-0 verdict. The lllue and Wlhite varsity, led by Mc- l'lintiek's two touchdowns, blasted away at the llnion l'lub for five markers and then gave way to the Reserves in fourth period. They continued the rout by pushing across two scores. lX'lannauzzi, Tillia, Presto, Milnes, and Miller also counted for the VVolverines. lCi.i.woon 39 FARRI-11.1. 7' lvorking their T formation to perfection. the lVolveriues hammered out a 39-7 triumph over a big but. slow Farrell machine. This game opened the Blue and White's Vlass .XA WPIAI. schedule. The Blue and White broke into the scoring column early in the fray on a 20 yard touchdown sprint by Desport and then shook both Mcflintick and lVIannauzzi loose for two markers each. A final tally by lVIilnes rounded out the VVolverine scoring parade. A fast-charging WVolverine line led by Geneviva, kept the Night,-Riders under control until the third period. when Smith passed to Basilone for I arrell's lone tally. l'l1.1,w00D Q6 1iOCHESTFlR 6 A big crowd was on hand to see the Blue and 26 SQUAD PICTURE Row I, Iiollom: J. Desport IV. lNI4:Clinti4-kg V. Nlanauzzi T. Cartwrightg A. Geniviva F. Kouyakg Ii. Prestog D Tilliag .l. Cintanig R. Iiueas L. Chiaro. Row II, S. Mastilakg P lionyakg .l. Bender: E. Luxen- berg, B. Youngp lt. Honky C. Milncsq .-X, Millerg .l. Eonm, .l. Felilg N. Paglia. Row III, .l. Yargog T. Slevin, I.. Gattog li. Cheskng li. Calderoneg C. Morrisong P Weigleg M. ll11,ykovi:-s: ll. llegcncrog lt. Connery F. Sullia. How IV, Mr. Gills, llead Coach: l.. Shireyg lt. Stone: C. Wciglcg .l. Thoiuasg M. Abbanieehiog J. I.indf.zreng W. Green: Mr. Wallace, Assistant Coach. Row Y, Mr. Keller, Equip- ment Manager: li. Paulg .l. Kastg C. Ottaviop .l. Crowley: H. Xlurrello: Mr. King, Busi- ness Manager. VVl1ite trounce the Rochester Rains, 26-6, for their third straight triumph Paced by lVIcK,'lintick, who dashed for three touchdowns, one a 4-Q yard punt-runback through the whole Ram team, the Yvolverines gained ample revenge for the ltoehester setbacks in 194-2 and 1943. A lN'Iilnes to Presto aerial netted the lVolverines their final tally. Rochester scored on a pass from Parellie to Rubbo. Konyak and Presto were especially outstanding in the rock-ribbed Ellwood line. l4lLLW'00D 35 lgl,7'l LI'IR 0 Striking five times through the air, the Wlolv- r eriues triumphed over the Butler Golden l'ornado by a 35-0 score. Presto snagged two touchdown passes in the first half. in way of preparation for a big third period, which saw lNIannauzzi and Mcflintick score once and twice respectively on long passes covering from 4-5 to 50 yards. Mastilak converted after each touchdown. Our whole line: Bender, Cintani, Vhiaro. Gencviva, Kouyak, Lucas and Presto played good ball on the defense and showed beautiful field blocking on the offensive. l'1LLwooD 4-0 Mon,-xcux 0 Ellwood's Yvolveriue warriors whipped a plucky lVIonaca club, 4-0-0, in their first. out-of-town appearance on a wet field. lVIannauzzi, lVIcClintick, Tillia, lVIiller, Presto, and Milnes all took part in the Blue Zllld White

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xv .lk s Q , LETTER-MEN In recognition of splendid record of 1944 VVolverines, letters were presented to the boys. Among graduating seniors, to receive an E were the staunch linemen: Al Geniviva, Frank Konyak, Jim Cintani, Rudy Lucas, Tom Cart- wright, John Bender, Russ Houk and Nick Paglia. The graduating backs were: Bill Mcfilin- tick, Dale Tillia, Vince Manauzzi. Mike Ray- kovics, Steve Mastilak. John Kast received Manager's WE . Two boys,'f1ot seniors, but lost to the next yearis team, having received their ngreetingsu from the President of the Il. S. A. are: Leon Presto and Joe Eonta. The returning lettermen for next. year, who will carry on the never-say-die fighting spirit, in the established tradition of an Ellwood City High School Wolverine team, are: Louis Clhiaro, Jack Desport, Bob Young, Phil Konyak, fharley Milnes, Al Miller, and Eugene Luxenberg. VVearing brand new blue and white sweaters with the flashy letter E , the Varsity Team appeared on stage, in assembly, March second. Tom Cartwright, as spokesman for 1944- VVolverine team, expressed appreciation of efforts of athletic department during football season and presented gifts to Mr. Wallace and Mr. Keller and a trophy to Coach Gills. Each man responded with a sincere thank-you, followed by reverberating applause of t.he entire student body. 4 I award Leon Prestov Right End All State Team HONOR-MEN PRESTOmiiThC greatest scholastic football player this year , quoted Coach Gills. Right End--A Varsity I, II: All-county team: Class AA, WI. P. I. A. L.: P. I. A. A. All-State Team. The Army gets a good manf Irish . CAR'rwR1GH'r- Tom shouts only o11e word to the opposing teams: STOP!! Left Endf Varsity I, II, III. All-Countv Team: Honorable mention on W. P. I. A. I.. and P. I. A. A. All-State. Good luck, Sailor. IQONYAK-'VVO will always remember Moose as our captain. A grand player, leader, and an right guy. Guardf'Varsity I, II, III. All- County W. P. I. A. L. Honorable mention on P. I. A. A. All-State. Our loss is the Navy! gain, mate. IiPZNlCVIVA iQlllCkl the smelling salts. GufHe- Bird is out like a light. again. A stone wall on defense. Center-Varsity II, III. All-County Team. Honorable mention P. I. A. A. All-State Team. Another Army lad! T1LL1Ae Whew!!! I thought. the deferment would never get here! Dale is our triple threat player. Fullback-Varsity I, II, II, All-County Team. Honorable mention on P. I. A. A. All-State Team. Another Infantryman. DF1SPORTf'IIhIS reliable player pulls the un- expected. Quarterback-Varsity I, II. All- County Team: Honorable mention on VV. P. I. A. L., All the luck in the world to you and the team next year, Jaek !