Palmer High School - Terror Trail Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Norman Abshire Buddy Anderson Eldon Cott Vaughn Green Lyle Gress , C! , 0 ? g Q , llllllf Lf t'IIl'fI'lI! A wx The following week the Terrors overran another Denver team. This time it was North High School falling to a score of 34-O. While holding the Vikings to only 35 yards on the ground and 68 yards through the air, the C.S.l-l.S. eleven showed the beginnings of strong defense. The Boulder Panthers were the next victims for the Terrors. Although the Panthers put up a strong battle, they couldn't stop the Terror ground gains-which averaged almost 3 yards to Boulder's l. The Panthers toppled 26-6. In Laramie's Plainsmen the gridders found their toughest foe to date. The slow-starting Plainsmen allowed the Terrors an almost unsurpassable margin before they came to life. Taking advantage of lapses in the Terrors' defense, Laramie scored both of its touchdowns making the final score Q4-l4. Playing their first conference game at Canon City, the Terrors showed a slow starting offense. Finally coming through in the fourth quarter, they produced a 20-O win. At Grand Junction a week later the Terrors barely sneaked by the Tigers-l4-6. After battling on even terms for three quarters, the Terrors assured victory for themselves with a safety and a touchdown at the expense of Grand Junction. The Trinidad Miners, although game, were outclassed by the Terrors as the Colorado Springs eleven steam-rolled to a 27-O victory for their second win in conference play. In their third conference game at Pueblo the Terrors ran up against a pass-happy team from Centennial. Picked to be the underdogs, the Terrors had a real scrap on their hands. Pulling all defensive stops, the Terror gridders were able to stop only i9 of the Bulldogs' 39 pass attempts in which l75 yards were gained. Winning this game 20-i4 gave the Terrors a chance at the conference title the next week. John Ratlitte Bob Roper Jack Savage lim Shoemaker Cecil Smethers 30 Sports

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Gary Johnson Hobart Johnson Ed Lucas Bill Presley Don Presley Football Homecoming day for the Colorado Springs High School Terrors brought the Pueblo Central Wildcats and their backers to Washburn Field. Highly favored to win the conference title, it became evident from the starting gun that the Wildcats would have a fight on their hands. Taking advantage of all the breaks that came their way, the Terrors swept past Central 25-6, thus becoming once again champions of the South Central League. Then came the State AA Semi-final playoff game with the defending state champions, the East Denver Angels, Some 7,800 chilled fans, many from Denver, were on hand Thanks- giving Day to cheer their favorite team. The East Denver team led 26-0 at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Then moving from their own 40-yard line the Terrors scored in the last minute ot play. With Bill Presley doing the passing and scoring, the offense began to click! Although this touchdown was the occasion for most of the cheering, the Colorado Springs fans supported their team well. The final gun brought disappointment to the Terrors as they were tripped 32-6 by the Angels. East Denver went on to play Et. Collins in the state finals. Captain Jim Hartman, Don Thomas, Bob Deyo, and Don Presley made the All-South Central All-Stars team, while Coulter Young, Ollie Bell, Ronny Schwartz, and LeRoy Pezoldt were named to the second team. Outstanding ground gainers were Bob Deyo, Coulter Young, and Don Thomas. As the i950 football season closes we recall the Terrors' successful season and look forward to good prospects for next year's play. Don Thomas Bob Fraser Bob Howard John Humphrey Bob Snuggs Sports 3l