Plainville High School - Plainsman Yearbook (Mariemont, OH)

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THE PiAINVIeLLE PUUTBALL TEAM UP '45 In their second year at eieven-mun football, the Blue Devils, with the aid of greater experi- ence, won twice the number of games that they did in the previous season. Playing nine games, four of which were with Class HA schools, the team won four and were unofficially crowned runners-up in the Hamilton County Class B schools. Against a total number of 139 points for their opponents, the Devils amassed 125 of their own. They gained the reputation of c: team, even though heavily ridden with casual- ties, that had plenty of fight and an excellent spirit. Mr. Norman Kusel coached the team with capable and enviable Eeodership, and without him the Ploinsmen would not have had the successful season that they had. For the first year, Mr. HErnie Ernsting served as assistant coach. Ernie did a swell iob in coaching the scrub teams in their scrimmages and in teaching the line the fundamentals of blocking and tack- ling. Returning from last year were Iettermen: Jordan, Baker, Geiger, F. Summers, Deer, Rob- erts, and Beckler. Practice got under way a few days before the opening of school. The first game, played on September 20, took the Blue Devils to Dayton against c1 strong Daye ton Oukwood team. Deer and Geiger were in- jured early in the game, weakening the Plain- ville team. The Lumberiacks won, 20-0. The next Friday night saw Piainvilie handed another defeat by the Norwood lndiuns. Al- though the score was 7 to 7 at the half-time, the lndians forged ahead in the remaining two quarters to win, 19 to 7. Jordan made the touch- down and Walker the conversion. The Central Vocational Hornets. were re- sponsible for the Blue Devil's third defeat of the season. Walker went over the goal in the first quarter and Cruin received a touchdown pass in the last quarter, but victory went to Central with the score, 26 to 13. Getting back into its own class, Plainville, at her home ground, won the first victory over 59 the North College Hill Troiuns. Jordan tallied twice, and Walker and Baker once each. The final score was 25 to 0. The Blue Devils of Plainvilie High traveled to Reading the next week to win a close one from the Blue Devils of Reading High. Jordan made three touchdowns and Walker made one extra point. The Plainsmen went home with :1 victory of 19 to 13. The team made it three straight when it downed a weak Fuirfield eleven, 30 to 0. Geiger scored twice while B. Summers, Beckler, and English accounted for three more. The Wyoming Cowboys were the fourth and last victims of the Blue Devils. Jordon ran his scoring streak up twelve more points and B. Summers, Kaiser, and Baker made the remain- ing thirteen. Thus Plainville won the lost of her home games, 25 to 6. Flainville played Woodward at the Withrow Stadium the next week and came out second best, 21 to 6. Walker threw c: touchdown pass to Jordan in the second quarter climaxing a 78-yard drive down the field. In their finai game the Blue Devils bowed to the champion lockland Panthers, 34 to 0. Al- though threatening to score a couple of times, the team could not get to the goal. At the Football Letter Banquet, at which time 23 letters and ii numerals were given out, it was learned that the Blue Devilts star back, Jim Jordan, and big center, Frank Summers, were awarded first-string positions on the East- ern Hills All-High Team. nJolunting Jim Jordan made a total of fifty-four points this year, whlie Crusher Summers played an excellent bruis- ing game at center. Piainville will lose nine seniors at graduation. These are: Walker, Baker, Frank Summers, Bob Summers, Geiger, Jordan, Hull, Hopewell, and Payne. The prospects for an even better team next year are good with the return of most of the previous yectrts line. There is some good material coming up from the lower grades.

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