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Football Football, a sport which develops character as well as brawn, is one of the competitive sports engaged in by New Troy High School. This being only the second year of football competition at New Troy, the coaching staff measured the season's success by the learning and proper application of fundamentals, rather than going by the victory standard alone. Our first game of the 1954 season was played against the St. Joseph Ponies. After winning the coin-toss, they elected to receive the opening kick-off. Making little progress through our line, they tried a play around our end, which was good for a touchdown. Discovering somewhat of a weakness at the end positions, they employed this same play successfully at various intervals. The first half of the game ended with the Ponies leading, 19-O. However, the second half was a different story. Neither team crossed the goal line, thus the final score of the season's opener was St. Joseph 19, the Trojans 0. The second game was played against a hard hitting Edwardsburg team, which had a quite fast and deceptive offense. They employed a draw play which confused most of their opponents, including the New Troymen. Even though we were on the short end of a 30-7 score, we did hit pay dirt. The next game was with New Buffalo. Finding the going on the ground rough, the Bisons employed an aerial attack. Pursuing their passing tactics, they acquired 20 points to New Troy's 0. The fourth game, which was to be the highlight of the year's schedule, was played against the Buchanan J. V.'s. The evening was cool and clear, the field was well lighted, the New Troy band was there, and a predominantly New Troy crowd was in the stands to witness what proved to be the Trojan's first entry in the victory column. The only win for Bucktown that night was before the game, when they won the coin-toss, they elected to receive, meaning that the Trojans would kick-off. Getting nowhere on their first three plays, they were forced to kick, giving the Troymen the ball. Our first series of plays resulted in a touch- down, after which two more T. D.'s were scored in the first two periods of play, making the score 18-0 at half-time. At the game's end the green and white clad men of Troy left the field victorious on the top end of a 24-14 score. The season's fifth game matched us against the highly rated Galien Gaels. Taking advantage of the breaks, they scored a T. D. in the first half of the game. even though they gained only a total of 17 yards throughout the first two periods of play. The second half saw the play see-saw back and forth, with each team trying to outwit the other. New Troy's only touchdown of the game was scored on a beauti- fully executed pass play. Although the Trojans gained more yardage, and completely outdid the Gaels statistically, the opposition rolled up a higher score, 14 points to our 6. The final game of the 1954 season was with the league champions, Eau Claire's Beavers. This being the first high school football game ever to be played at New Troy. the Trojan team went out on the field determined to do their best. Were it not for the speed of one of their ballcarriers, who returned our opening kick-off 86 yards for a touchdown, and who outran our defenses on a very few plays, the final score would have been much closer than a 26-0 defeat. Captains for each game were named by the coaches. For the first game Eddie Forrester was named. second game--Ron Schuch and Jon Haman. third game--Jerry Schaffer and Norb Natzke. fourth game--Bert Swanson and Bill Westhauser. fifth game--Bob Peterek and Jack Sizer sixth game--Eddie Forrester and Ron Schuch. At the close of the season an election was held and Eddie Forrester was named tea.rn captain for the 1954 football season.
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COACHES MR, GUSE MR, FORTUNATO MR. D'AGOSTINO CAPTAIN ED FORRESTER
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