Nitro High School - Nitronian Yearbook (Nitro, WV)

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 ....Of Upholding The Athletic Promise Of Our School...Of Contributing A Maximum Effort For The Team...Of Championship Teams...Of Showing Sportsmanship In Every Endeavor. 24

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Full steam ahead says tailback Darrell Gibson as he plows through a big hole in the Dupont line enroute to a touchdown. WILDCATS REACH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WEIRTON(0-40) Parkersburg was the scene of the 1960 State Football Championship game in which the Nitro Wildcats were smothered by the Weirton Red Riders 40-0. A capacity crowd was on hand to watch Bob Kelly, the Red Rider's flashy halfback, score four touch- downs and pass for a fifth tally. During the course of the game the Wildcats posed two scoring threats only to be stopped on the seven and two yard lines. It's that guy Gibson again, and he's on his way to a first down in the Sissonsville game. ELKVIEW(7-0) Subduing a deter- mined Elkview eleven, 7-0, Nitro's fight- ing Wildcats opened their 1960 football season on the right track. Tailback Darrell Gibson stepped into the limelight with a 55-yard touchdown run. Early in the second period Gibson faked a drive up the center and sped around right end for the game's only touchdown. Joe Sizemore plunged over for the extra point. The Wildcats controlled the ball a majority of the time and managed to keep the Elk Herd from threatening. First- downs favored Nitro eight to three. Darrell Gibson tears around end in the Stonewall game. Two coaches with the same thought apparently, watch their team strive for vic- tory. Kenny Higginbotham and Ken Whittington give similar looks during a vic- tory.