Potomac State College - Catamount Yearbook (Keyser, WV)

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fki Il WM HES? stef-Q55 Ei .Rl p e o QQ- 0 E 1 A, Q5 ' Xxglf N F3- 4-3 7 B553 'X Ax Saws iii.,-g g J OC ii? ,BD 5 I i948 6kLunaanliQaaQMMaf 7Qanz The Potomac State Catamounts. under the mentorship of Coach Dana Horse Lough. turned in the colleges best post-War record by winning 19 of 27 games, including tournament play. during the 1947- 48 campaign. Left off everv sportswriter's Who's XVho list at the start of the season. and possessing only one holclover regular in Kenny Sims. the Cats swept series over nine clubs. split with Salem and dropped the season series to four colleges. Potomac State finished third in the NVest. Virginia Intercollegiate race, mainly because of three losses in the final four games of the sea- son. The Cats moved to the finals in the West Virginia College Invita- tional Tournament only to lose to Davis-Elkins, 58-50. Opening the season with four freshmen and one soph- omore. Potomac State dropped a close 40-40 decision to an undefeated Salem Tiger quintet. The game was the first of nine straight home court appearances for the Cats. Potomac won its first game as a powerful Alderson- llroatfldus five fell, titl-Sli, Potomac followed this game with a 517-Jlti rout of Shenandoah .lunior College and at -lti-423 edg- ing of the Glenville Pioneers. XXV,-st Virginia Tech handed the Cats their second re- verre with a last second 55-5-1 triumph and Nlorris lflar- vev followed a few dalvs later with a till-57 thriller triumph over the Loughmen, Potomac opened a five game winning streak in its last three home games. downing Davis-Elkins 59-53. then wailoping XVestinghouse Apprentice of Pittsburgh UH-4-1 and XVest Libertv. GG--12. On a foreign court for the first time in the season, the Cats rolled to a 1532-51 triumph over the Shepherd Hams. Three days later Shenandoah Junior College fell for the .-t-cond time. 59-Sl. Potomac went on a two dav trip, absorbing a 7l-41 lac-ing at the hands of the Univeisitv oi' Toledo Hoclit-is at Toledo, Ohio, but nipping the VW-st Liberty Hilltoppers. IU-lil at NVt,-st liibertv. Coach Dana G. Horse Lough

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Potomac State 8, Concord 0 With the experience ul' hut one game, the Catamounts met the strong Concord Mountain Lions rn Stayman Field and chalked up an S-0 triumph. Potomac State took a 2-0 lead in the third quarter on an autcmatic safety and Joe Stanislawczyk galloped 32 yards for the clinching touchdown in the final period. Potomac State 31, Morris Harvey 7 Unleasing a powerful second half attack, both on the ground and in the air, Potomac State routed the Morris Harvey Golden Eagles Sl-7 at Charleston, W. Va. Charles Ruyak scored the first touchdown in the second quarter from the two yard line. .Iclm Peters scored from the two yard ribbcn and Lou Bonato raced 30 yards for another six-pointer in the third quarter. The barrage was completed in the final duarter when Stan Szafran barreled over from the four and Halph t'Meatball liasilio intercepted a M-I-I pass and legged it 25 yards to pay dirt, Szafran booted the lone extra point following lg3onato's score, Potomac State 16, Shepherd 0 . The Shepheid Rams were added to the Cats' list of victims, lfi-ll. in a home- ccming affair at Shepherdstown, W. Va. A Bill McProuty to ,lack Dorsey lass gocd for 32 ny ards resulted in the first Cat sctre in the se:-ond quarter and minutes later a Tom Ritter to .John Peters aerial good for six yards completed the day's T. D. making. State added safeties in the third and fourth duaiters to complete the set ring. Potomac State 7, Davis-Elkins 0 Potomac State celebrated its Hth homecoming with a 7-0 victory over stubborn Davis-Elkins Senators on Stayman Field. Charles Ruyak scored from the six-inch line early in the second quarter and Stan Szafran tacked on the extra point from placement. Potomac State 26, Salem 0 Rolling to their fifth consecutive Victory, the Potomac- State Catamountg sg-ored three times in the second half to defeat the Salem Tigers, its-0. on Stayman Field. Stanislawczyk scoi ed first in the second quarter from the four yard line, then tallied again with a six-yard ,iaunt in the third quarter. I-toy Ashcraft intercepted .gi Salem lass and ro-mped 215 yards for the third Cat score minutes later and Brooks Harris added the final T, D. in the fouith period from three yards out. Stan Sifafran kicked two extra points. Potomac State 1. Glenville 0 E Glenville's Pioneers halted the five game Catamount winning streak when they tied Potomac State 7-7 on a blocked punt in the final quarter at Glenville, W. Ya. Joe Stanislawczyk put State into a 7-0 lead in the third quarter when he plunged t-ver from the four and Svcafran added the point. The Pioneers blocked and recovered a State punt on the Catamount four yard line late in the fourth quarter to set up their tying score. Potomac State was awarded the game when a Glenville player was declared ineligible. California State 26, Potomac State 6 Going cutside the conference for the first and only time during the season. the Catamounts fell before a fast moving California State team, 243-ti. in a driving rain. Charles Ruyak recovered a California fumble in the Vulcan end zone in the final quarter for the lone Cat score while the Pennsylvanians tallied on runs of SO, 73 and G0 yards and a 50-yard aerial. Potomac State 7, West Virginia Tech 0 Playing their best game of the season, a fast charging Potomac State line held the VVest Virginia Tech Golden Bears to a net 322 yards rushing as the Catamounts chalked up a 7-0 triumph on the final day of the season. Joe Stanislawczyk climaxed his career at State by scoring on an eight-yard gallop and Stan Szafran tacked on the extra point in the second quarter. The victory gave State its first undefeated conference season in 27 years and the 1947 team became the third in Potomac history to lose only one game during the regular season. The Cats weie given consideration towards playing in the Little Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. but were not chosen in the final balloting.

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liaek on their home boards for one game, the Cats used three teams in smashing the Frostburg State Teachers Bobcats, l 70-32. Potomac evened the series with Salem on the Tigers' court with a 05-H2 victory, The Shepherd Rams were no match for the Cats at Keyser in a return game, falling U3-412, Potomac left their home hoards for a series of return games with conference foes, defeating Alderson-Broaddus. 54-53, to take over first. place in the loop only to fall the following night into third place as Davis-Elkins turned on the pressure in the second half to win, ti5-4S. Another two day trip started auspiciouslmv for Potomac as the Cats spilled Morris Harvey, 713-tio, hut the following night West Virginia Tech rode high to stop the Loughmen, 98-70, overcomilig a 40-:Ili Potomac halftime lead. After flogging Frostliurg State at Frosthurg hy a 03-52 count. Potomac returned home to finish its SUHSOII, The Cats lilasted l-lluefield .lunior College, 55--4-l, then fell, in a surprise reversal. to t oncord's Mountain Lions, 54-40, Potomac, one of four seeded teams in the Vl'est'Yirginia Invitational Tournament. moved through the first round of - l play at lluckhannon with a tilt-04 overtime victory over Morris- llarve-v's Golden Eagles. The regulation game ended in a 55-55 Judson Hodge Hodges tit-afliof-lt. 'l'he following night, Tuesdahv, iXlarch fl, Potomac staved ofl' a desperate last period West. Virginia 'l'eeh rally to win, 50-57, and advance to the semi-finals. Potomac exploded in the set-ond halt' to wallop Glenville, 612-52 Wednesday after- noon. 'lllle Cats led hv lo points once in the third period hut lost Eaton, Gutshall and Sims on personals lieforc the contest ended, Wednesday night Potomac met llavis-Elkins for the tourney championship and lost, 5s-50, Potomac led lfi-lli at the end of the first quarter. D-E turned on the pres- sure in the second period to pull ahead at 29-25 with four minutes left but Ken Sims tossed in five straight markers to put Potomac in front for the last time at 30-29. The Senators came hack to lead its-230 at halftime and 52-210 as the final period began. llenched in the third period, lien Sims, Neil Gutshall and Dick Finley entered the game in the final quarter and cut. the Senators' lead to 55-49 hut the rally wasn't enough and D-E froze the hall to win. Of Potomac-'s first live, lien Sims and Neil tlutshall scored over the 2300 mark for the season, .lim Eaton, Dick Finley and substitute Hal Newcome tallied over 100 markers eat-h. Opponents XY4' They Salem - - I0 lil llroaflclus - lil? 50 Slienaiitl-,ali 50 2111 Glenville - - lli -lil W. Ya, 'l'eeh - 5l 55 Morris llarrev - 57 00 llatis and Elkins 511 55 Westiogliouse - - OLS -ll West Liberty - - tili lil Slit-lillertl - tif! 51 If slienaiidoali - 55a 51 l'. of 'l'olt'4lo - ll Tl West liilierly 50 454 . Frostlinrtr - To fl! Salem - - Q35 lil! Nlieplierd - 05 lil Hroatltlus - - - 51 5Z'l llzlvis alirl Elkins - lb' 05 Morris llarvey - - Til tio W. Ya, 'l'et-li - - T0 EIS FI'4lSlllllI'j.f - - tif! 52 lilllellcltl - - 55 ll t'oneortl - - - -Ili 5l 'FOUR N EY R ESI' l1l'S Xlorris Harvey - - till til W. Va. 'I'erl1 - 50 57 tllenville - - - lil! 511 lvavis and ltllkins 50 5s J. .WIWELQ ,mg Jem-sm