Longfellow High School - Log Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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third touchdown after the intermission. and Michols capitalized by hitting paydirt from the 10-yard stripe. The scoring of the game ended when Ted Westerfelt caught a pass and rambled to the Kearney end zone. The real-hot Alliance Bulldogs boiled over the Kearney eleven 33-0 on October 2-1. The Bulldogs won the toss and chose to receiveg shortly there- after the Bulldogs countered. Alliance kicked ofl to the Bearcats and recovered to tally on the next series of downs. Kearney's only mild threat was a drive that started after intermission lrut fizzled in Bulldog territory. After the final shot sounded for the McCook- Kearney game. the Bisons were on top 27-19. 0'Donnel. 205 pound fullback. scored on the sec- ond play from scrimmage by racing 65 yards through the Bearcat defense to put the Bison ahead 7-U. Kearney struck back to lead 13-7 at halftime. ln the second half. the Bisons caught fire with a 20-point barrage to overcome Kearney's lead and win the game. Kearney's scores came when Dick Mayberry tallied from the two, and later Carman ended a 51-yard Kearney drive by crashing over from the one-yard line. Mayberry scored again in the third period to account for the Bearcats' final points. ln the final game of the season the Bearcats lost to G0tlleIlbl.lI' 14-0. Dave Jones. Swede quarter- back, cleverly mixed up plays and scored after an 84 yard drive from four yards out. ln the third quarter a screen pass from Ward to lones covered 63 yards. and Jones also scored the extra point to account for all of his team's points. As in years past. our win-loss record was un- impressivei but the team toiled very hard against tremendous manpower odds. The Bearcat schedule was one of the toughest in the state. Becognition of the outstanding players on the Blue and Gold team was rather slim. Dick May- berry was chosen by the players and coaches of our opponents as a back on the We-'t Big Ten second team. Jay Hackett valiantly eludes several would-be Duster tacklers during Kearney's victory over Holdrege 4, ff... Reserve Football Squad-Row 1: Dick Demos, Wayne Dobberstein, Dick Anstme, Jerry Meyer, Tom Prather and Bob Fox. Row 2: Coach George Brown, Glen Slatter, Bill Beavers, Jim Lee, Chuck Lindholm and Kenneth Worley. 4 7W- t fi 1 ,ml K

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be L Steve Lowe Dick Mayberry Guy Lam tk R w 1 student Manager Steve Smner 2 student Manager Alan Moms Cla' Row an and Jay V t Football Squad 0 1 d Tom Detwiler D ett Dean Carm om 125521 gan Lube: Boidlgmigtsn llNiIlblri?d'viiwJ?hr?llliart1n SRa2idg'eK1g:linl,'zef:2CrSABZIlJ Thsglpson, Ron Brickford Paul Ililiatkilfll Nlgwirna Dgoiiiihaloe Crlban Bob Fl'3manwBd2d Xssilstant Coach Keith Cottrell ac H n Loren Thompson John orro J ewett, J lm 8559 lslanders final points ln the last quarter Kearney recovered .1 fumble and on the next play ,lim Hansen scampered 51 yards for the Bearcat score Mayberry converted Coach Joe Cribari, Student Manager Alan Morris and Assistant Coach Keith Cottrell hold a session before the afternoon practice. Page 20 At Lexington on October 10 the Minutemen defeated the slow starting Bearcats 23 14 ln the first canto Jim Hansen was dropped for a safety attempting to punt from his own end zone Dick Dorwort led the Lexington crew as he sprinted 56 yards before bein hauled down on the next play he scored 4 pass from St John to Hall accounted for another Lex tally Just before the half ended the Bearcats demonstrated a passln game that covered 65 yards within a minute and ended in a touchdown Mayberry made good the extra point r The Minutemen scored first ln the second half by a pass from Hall to Phillipi. Dean Carman re- turned a punt to the Lex 20 and scored a few plays later. Mayberry converted to end the scoring 2?-14. With exceptional spirit the Bearcats traveled to Scottsbluff to tangle with the number two team in the state. The Kearney crew struck like lightning in the first quarter when a well-executed play with Krumlmack carrying scored from 44 yards out. lm- mediately following the kick-off, Gene Lacy broke off tackle and scampered 43 yards to knot the count. After the kick-off the Bearcats were forced to punt, and Scottsbluff started a drive that ended when Comstock scored. A fumble set up Scottsbluffs

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www wiv 0, Splrlt Rings Clear Where Boosters Cheer by Barbara Houston Promotlng a hlgh tempo of KHS morale has been the foremost purpose of the Bearcat Boosters It 1S through thelr efforts that our Splflt has been rldlng hxgh thls year President Rosemary Weeks VICE Presldent Beth Keenan Secretary Nadla W1lllamS and Tleas urer ,loan Webster outlmed the Booster roster ASSlSllIlg the officers were the cabmet cheerleaders and sponsors Mlss Norma Hllle and Mr Chester Marshall The year 1952 53 was full of many act1v1t1es deslgned to boost school morale Gettlng underway ln the fall the Boosters started wlth a reorgamzatlon plan by whlch a cabmet was set up The OHQICCIS S1X Page 22 class representatlves and cheerleaders constltuted the cabmet To lead ln the cheermg and to arouse enthusl asm through pep rallles were SIX glrls Roberta Case Sue Welch and Jane Munro headed the llst as semor cheerleaders Donna Martm represented the Jumors and Gretchen Lecron and Kathleen Freeman Football season appeared and the efforts of Booster members were gmded to backmg the team We re Cheerlng Our Way to VICIOIY the theme of the Bearcat Boosters float for the Color Day prooram demonstrated the1r feelmgs 1n accompllsh mg thls feat O O O . . . . 0 , I . ? 7 . ' . , . 4 ' ' , . - the sophomores. . , , I 1 1 46 9 ' ' 99 . ' 9 . . V , V u 1 , . , .