Portsmouth West High School - Senatorian Yearbook (West Portsmouth, OH)

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I959 Season West Prketon West Notre Dame West Coal Grove West Waverly West East West Wheelersburg West Valley West Mckell The West Hrgh Senators opened the 1959 football season wrth a bang explodrng for a seven touch downs and a 51 6 wrn over Prketon A fumble durmg the second penod of the second game proved to be the drfference as defendrng champrons Notre Dame edged the Senators 6 0 A desperatron pass rn the wanrng seconds of the thrrd game spelled dlsaster for the Senators as Coal Grove Hornets rallred for thrrllrng 8 6 wrn The fourth game saw the Waverly Trgers launch then' drrve for the S O C crown by defeating a stubborn West eleven by a score of 14 O The West Hrgh offense sputterrng to a standstrll for a thrrd strargnt week farled to provlde the necessary punch rn the frfth game of the season as the East I-hgh Tartans routed the Senators 36 O The srxth game of the season saw the Wheelersburg Prrates brddrng for a frrst place frnrsh rn the S O C defeat the West Hrgh grrdders 30 6 before an overflow homecomrng crowd at the West Freld Snapprng back rn the seventh game of the season to end a flve game losmg streak West pounded out a convrnc mg 30 0 vlctory over New Boston Then contrnumg on wrth determrnatron the erghth game of the season saw West battle down a frghtrng Valley 30 14 Once the determlnatron had mounted rn the Senators therr work was cut out for them and a frghtrng Mckell team went down to a 30 24 defeat to round out the season ,ff P4 ,sw- . I f fw'Q .af W. 4 -14-IJ'-' 102 .... 51.. . ...6 .. ....... 6 .......... . .8 ... ...0 .... . ...14 .. a-....0... .... ..36 West.. .... 30... . .... NewBoston .... .. .... 31... . . ...14 . . . . a

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The team rs ready to go The team comtng on the fteld Trpton warmtng up Lrne warmrng up Woodard returns a punt Wellman gorng around end Tipton tries for a pass. West scores again. 101

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Left to r1ghtMx Darone Mr Everllng Mr Staggs YO' S O C Honorable mentlon Left to nght Jack Staggs Gene Johnson Harmon Book 103 32. -J, s ' if 'fi