Marceline High School - Marcello Yearbook (Marceline, MO)

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BROOKFIELD In the second game of the season Marceline played Brookfield, their first conference opponent. Again they turned in a victory. The Tigers, dominating the play throughout the game, did not score in the first half, although they penetrated to the eight yard line once and to the ten yard line another time. At half time the score stood 0 to 0. Starting the third quarter, Marceline kicked off to Brookfield. On the third play Marceline intercepted a pass. Two plays later, Bob Couch, sophomore halfback, cut over his left tackle and gallop- ed thirty yards behind good blocking to score standing up. Jerry Burgener sliced off right tackle to add the seventh point. In the fourth quarter the Tigers made a sustained drive from their own 40 yard line to Brookfield's 18 yard line where Jerry Gooch, halfback, sprinted the 18 yards to pay dirt. Stephenson's pass to Metzger for the extra point waffo good. UNIONVILLE Journeying 71 miles to Unionville, the Tigers came through againg this time to the tune of 19 to 0. The Tigers showed in this game a better, hard-hitting offense than they had revealed before. The first quarter was all Marceline, but the Tigers seemed to lack the extra bit in power that it takes to score. Burgener, Tiger fullback, opened the scoring in the second quarter with an off-tackle plunge from the six yard line of the Midgets. Trying the same play for the extra point failed, leaving the score 6 to 0 at the half. ' 715 I

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N ,A-- ' , ' .xi 'LS . .i K -' iv--41 . 'H rcfffa- In the third quarter the play was highlighted by a fake kick pass which Stephenson threw to Belt for a forty yard gain. Again the Tigers were pounding at Trenton's door, but they were unable to crash through. Trenton held and took the ball on downs. The fourth quarter was hard work with the defense of both teams holding up well. The game ended without a score with the spectators having seen a battle that will be remembered through the years as being one of the hardest fought contests played on Trenton's gridiron. In checking statistics after this game, we discovered that Mar- celine was unscored on in 20 quarters of play. CHILLICOTHE I The Tigers were hosts to the Chillicothe Hornets in the first annual homecoming game. Celebrating the fact. in spite of a slip- pery, muddy field, Marceline continued up the road of victory. The first quarter was uneventful because the two teams found the footing unstable and so were sticking strictly to line bucks. Late in the second quarter Stephenson. on a quarterback sneak, found a hole and ran fifty-three yards for a score. but it was called back because of a clipping penalty. This fired up the Tigers and with less than a minute and a half left. the Tigers completed two passes both from Stephenson to Parkey for a touchdown. The half ended as the touchdown was made. A pass for the extra point was no good. At halftime the score stood 6 to 0 Marceline. The third quarter found Belt catching a short jump pass from Stephenson for a touchdown to cap a long drive from deep within Tiger territory. In the fourth quarter with the help of two penalties. Chill- icothe scored on a short end run. A fake kick and plunge netted them the extra point. So Marcelines unscored on streak came to an end at twenty-three quarters. The Tigers were undismayed and proved it by storming back. After the kickoff the Tigers rolled for two first downs: then Stephenson sliced off tackle. reversed his field and behind beautiful blocking went for fifty yards for the last score of the game. A kick from placement for the extra point was no good. The game ended with a decisive Tiger victory of 19 to 7. 66