Philo High School - Current Yearbook (Philo, OH)

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FOOTBALL First Row: Blake, Cassidy, M. Hartman, Martin, Smith, Elkington, Dietz. Second Row: Thomas, Newton, Brown, Dickson, Harris, Mitchell, Torbert, Janusz, Payne, Wesley, Monteith. Third Row: Murray, Harris, Moore, Harrison, Mell, Brannon, Farris, Newton, Fitz, Kreis, E. Pletcher, Janusz, Wallace. Fourth Row: Pennybaker, Manager Hatfield, Dutro, Assistant, Loomis, Boyer, Lovell, Woerner, Bennett, Wat¬ son, Hartman, Mason, R. Pletcher, Stewart, Staker, Pierce, Barclay, Huffman, Manager, Dickey, Assistant. The Philo High School Football Team of 1950 had a very successful season. They won eight games and lost one. The one loss was to New Concord, the last game of the season. This game put Philo and New Concord into a tie for the championship of the Muskingum Valley League. Richard Torbert, Lewis Dickson, and Lee Kreis were named to the first All M. V. L. team. Don Mitchell and Everett Harris were named to the second team. Seniors who will not be on the 1951 team are: Don Brown, John Janusz, Richard Torbert, Don Mitchell, Jack Farris, Emerson Payne, Bud Harrison, Byers Mount, and Lee Kreis. The managers were Jack Pennybaker, Bob Murray, and George Huffman. The varsity squad was under the excellent di¬ rection and guidance of Sam Hatfield, while George Dutro and Bob Dickey were assistant coaches. Mr. Dutro was our calis¬ thenics director and Mr. Dickey did a fine job of scouting opposing teams. We also wish to thank our chewing gum man, John Robison. LEE KREIS Page Twenty-five

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THE OFFENSIVE TEAM Our starting offense was made up of R. Torbert, L. Dickson, D. Brown, E. Harris, D. Mitchell, D. Janusz, and J. Fitz in the forward wall, and J. Ja¬ nusz, L. Kreis, P. Monteith, and E. Payne in the ball handling and run¬ ning positions. Blocking and pre¬ cision ball handling were stressed in our practices. Many long runs were accomplished by the combination of these. We ran from the T-formation, shifting into a single-wing to the left or right. This picture was taken in the last game of the year against New Con¬ cord. We had a record of eight straight victories until this time. By winning this game 16-6 New Concord was able to tie with us for the M. V. L. championship. In the picture John Janusz is about to stop Bob Atkinson (66) after a short gain around left end. THE DEFENSIVE TEAM Our defensive team was E. Payne, J. Farris, D. Mitchell, B. Mell, L. Dick¬ son, R. Torbert playing in the line with E. Pletcher and P. Monteith as line¬ backers. J. Brannon, R. Newton, and R. Harrison formed the secondary. We had one of the best defensive teams in the league, holding the oppo¬ sition to only short gains. We used the seven-diamond, 7-2-2 and 6-2-3 de¬ fenses. EMERSON PAYNE Page Twenty-six