Nitro High School - Nitronian Yearbook (Nitro, WV)

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1942 BASKETBALL TEAM 1942 BASKETBALL RECORD The 1942 Nitro High School basketball team enjoyed another successful season by win- ning 12 games and losing only seven. January 6—In their first game the Wildcats defeated DuPont 48-32. January 9—Nitro suffered their first loss when Dunbar outscored them 34-23 at Dunbar. January 13—The Wildcats showed great strength in scoring a 49-14 win over Elkview High School. January 16—The Poca Dots were stopped cold as Nitro gave them a 31-21 lacing before an overflow crowd. January 20—Nitro scored its fourth victory of the season by turning back a strong Hurricane five. 23-19. January 23—In a game played at St. Albans the Wildcats tramped the Red Dragons 41-35. January 27—After holding the lead for three quarters of the game the Wildcats were nosed out by the strong Dunbar Bulldogs. 32-25. January 30 In an overtime period Nitro scored 7 points to Milton s none to win a very close game, 39-32. February 3—After trailing most of the game. Nitro surged into the lead in the final minutes and knotched a thrilling 43-38 win over Poca. February6—The local five were handed a 49-44 defeat by Charleston Catholic. February 10—Clendenin held the upper hand all the way in making up a 33-27 win over the Wildcats. February 1 1—Nitro went on a scoring spree and won a 66-30 game from Elkview. February 1 3—The Wildcats were handed their fifth defeat of the season by DuPont. The score was 35-28. February 17—Nitro dropped a dose decision to the Huricane Redskins 29-26. February 18—I he Wildcats turned back Winfield 42-26 in a game played at Eleanor. February 20—T he Wildcats completed the annual homecoming program by defeating St. Al- bans 30-26. February 24—A strong East Bank five handed the local team a 63-39 setback. February 27—Nitro revenged an earlier defeat by beating Charleston Catholic 55-38. March 6—Milton was defeated for the second time of the season as the Wildcats won 34-29. March 12—The Dunbar Bulldogs defeated Nitro 29-25 in the tournament at South Charles- ton. The Powder Keg 31

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1941 FOOTBALL TEAM WILDCAT ELEVEN First row', left to right—Tom Quinn. Leighton Smith. Donald Carr. Bill Yates. Jack Bailey. Bill Staton. Dwight Steele. Randolph Jividen. Dwight Moody. Robert Melton. Bernard Estep. Second row Darrell Luikart, Charles Davis. Harold Carr. Joe Donegan. Earl Mathes. Kenneth Davis. Carl Little. Calvin Gillispie. John Waldorf. Lloyd Boggcss. Clyde Willard. Cleo Hudnall. Bob West. Fred Huff, coach. Third row—Bud Craven. Claude Frazier. Victor Brown. Dick Waldorf. Carl Chapman. Bob Brick. John Johnson. Joe Mattox. Lewis Burdette. The Nitro Wildcats opened their 1941 football season with a defeat from the Dupont Panthers, at Dupont, on September 12th. On the 20th. the Wildcats played Buffalo High School at Nitro. The Wildcats proved to be too much for Buffalo with Little. Melton, and Davis playing an outstanding game. The combat ended with Nitro 14 and Buffalo 0. On September 27th, the Wildcats journeyed to St. Albans to meet the highly favored Dragons. In the second quarter the Dragons carried the pigskin over their goal, but failed to make the extra point. Nitro got the ball on the kick-off. ran 75 yards for a touchdown, but also failed to make the extra point. At the end of the game St. Albans had 1 2 points and the Wildcats only 6. October 4th. the Wildcats defeated Poca High School before a large crowd of fans on the Nitro field with a 12-6 victory. The Wildcats played Elizabeth, on their own field. October 11. Davis and Willard were outstanding players for Nitro, scoring six points each. Elizabeth failed to score. The following week-end the Cats” traveled to the Wahama High School at Mason City. The Mason City boys scored the first quarter but the Wildcats won the victory with 24 points. Nitro met the Hurricane Red Skins on the Hurricane field October 24th. The Red Skins proved to be too powerful for the Wildcats and won with a 20-0 triumph. The Winfield Generals met the Wildcats on the Nitro gridiron. October 27th. The Wild- cats scored 19 points, the generals 6. The Wildcats closed their season playing Clendenin at Nitro with a score of 20-0 in favor of the Nitro team. 30 The Powder Keg

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 POWDER KEG CREW Most popular (Girl) Elizabeth Fowler. Eleanor Reynolds Most popular (Boy) Jack Bailey, Kenneth Davis Best all-around girl Jean Shomo, Elizabeth Fowler Best all-around boy Jack Bailey, George Crawford Most entertaining (Girl) Darius Silman, Elizabeth Fowler Most entertaining (Boy) Earl Oldham. Robert Melton Served N. H. S. best (Girl) Jean Shomo, Elizabeth Fowler Served N. H. S. best (Boy) Jack Bailey. Kenneth Davis Handsomest boy Joe Donegon. James Ransom Prettiest girl Dolly McCoy, Carol Wallace Laziest (Girl) Joesphine Bird. Geraldine Shaffer Laziest (Boy) 0 Mickey Foley. Kenneth Davis Friendliest (Girl) Elizabeth Fowler, Jean Shomo Friendliest (Boy) Jack Bailey. Bob Bricker Wittiest (Boy) Robert Melton. Robert Priddy Wittiest (Girl) Eleanor Reynolds. Peggy Melton Neatest (Boy) Charles Hayes, George Cook Neatest (Girl) Mary Frances Crawford, Carol Wallace Best sport (Girl) Jean Shomo, Elizabeth Fowler Best sport (Boy) George Crawford, Kenneth Davis Most studious (Boy) Jack Stone, George Martin Most studious (Girl) Frances Gaylor, Jean Shomo Most conceited (Boy) Bill Staton. Charles Hayes Most conceited (Girl) Eleanor Talbert. Barbara Hoke Biggest bluff (Boy) Bill Staton. Paul Spears Biggest bluff (Girl) Imogene Wilkinson, Lois Spence Best Dancer (Girl) Elizabeth Fowler, Naomi Lyons Best Dancer (Boy) Charles Hayes, Tom Sanders Best physique Jimmy Crewdson, Earl Mathes Best figure Eleanor Reynolds, Mary Ann Harmon Best dressed (Girl) Carol Wallace, Mary Frances Crawford Best dressed (Boy) George Cook, Charles Hayes Talks most Lois Spence, Everette Krantz Most in love Quinn and Mattox. Crawford and Phelps Best sense of humor (Girl) Darius Silman, Jean Shomo Best sense of humor (Boy) Earl Oldham. Jack Bailey 32 The Powder Keg