Richmond High School - Shield Yearbook (Richmond, CA)

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JUNIOR VARSITY SEASON (THE Junior Varsity football team had a fairly successful season this year winning five of their seven games with their goal line uncrossed. The Oiler lightweights scored 65 points during the season as compared to their oppon- ents’ 51. The Jayvees started their season with a bang and won their first five games. Graduation of some first string men to the somewhat crippled varsity, caused the Oilers to slow up a bit, and they lost to strong Berkeley and Alameda teams. Defeat John Swett In their first game the Jayvees downed John Swett of Crockett by a score of 13 to 0. The first touchdown was made in the second quarter when Rogocci, Oiler end, blocked a Crockett kick o n the 4 yard line and recovered it in the end zone. After a series of passes and long runs the Jayvees scored another touchdown and then converted. Good Showing Against Hornets Playing a greatly improved game, the Jayvees took the Hornets of Alameda into camp to the tune of 8 to 0. A blocked kick by Rogocci rolled past the end zone giving two points to the Oilers and starting the scoring. Later a series of gains through the line and around the end took the ball from the 41 yard line to pay dirt with Quadros registering the touchdown. Clever blocking and good tac- kling by the Jayvees played an important part in the victory. Blocked Kick Brings Score In the game with Pittsburg, Rogocci blocked another kick which resulted in the lone touchdown of the game. The kick was blocked on the 12 yard line and Rogocci carried it from there into the end zone. As the attempted conversion was wide, the score stood 6 to 0 and remained that way to the final whistle. The Oiler defense along with the Pitts- Jayvee Captain burg offense featured the play of the game. Don Lewis C. Biagini, B. Banducci, D. Scalise, M. Inlay, H. Transue, D. Lewis, J. O’Donohoe PACE THIRTY? ONE

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pe D. Christiansen, G. Whalen, K. Speer, J. Vargas J. Tandy, B. Blair, E. Johansen, L. Bonaparte, D. Lazzeretti, W. Batchelder, L. Borgstrom machine was torn apart by the shifty Scots. Led by the lightning sprints of Francisco, Piedmont handed the Oilers a 32-0 beating. After this terrific loss the boys stayed at home and met the attack of the Alameda Hornets. Still hampered by injuries they were able to eke out a 13-12 victory. After this poor exhibition the dopesters said Berkeley would trim the Oilers. Oilers 27, Berkeley 0 Richmond entered the Berkeley game as the underdogs because Piedmont only beat them 14-0. The Oilers were hot on that day and won 27-0. In the first two minutes of play Borgstrom intercepted a pass and ran 895 yards to score. Whalen’s return to the team restored their spirits, and their alertness brought two other scores on Berkeley fumbles. The last score was made on a power drive through the mangled Berkeley line. Plow Farmers Under 26-6 By this time the Oiler machine was working perfectly. Hayward was their last game and they had their eye on second place in the league. Richmond quickly scored on Hayward, and Hayward scored in turn while the Oilers were asleep. From then on the Richmond offense moved fast and won 26-6. Varsity Awards The varsity members who received their letters were William Baker, Walter Batch- elder, Leroy Borgstrom, Don Christiansen, Owen Henson, Dante Lazzeretti, John Meyers, George Millovich, John Odisio, and Lester Putnam. Stars went to Bill Blair, Louis Bonaparte, Robert Crane, Edward Johansen, Jack Tandy, Joe Vargas, and Glen Whalen. Following are the A. C. A. L. standings: Won Lost Pct. Piedmont ....... 4, 0 1.000 Richmond ...... a 1 6130 Berkeley -....... 2 2 000 Vaisiey Captain Alameda ......... 1 3 .250 GLEN WHALEN Hayward saeast ees 0) 4, .000 PAGE THIRTY

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IN THIS action picture we have a glimpse of Glen Whalen ready to make one of his well known bullet passes in the Berkeley game. THIS SECOND photo shows “Porky” Borg- strom, Richmond’s sticky fingered end, re- ceiving a pass during the Alameda game from Whalen, Oiler quarterback. THE LOWER movie shot shows Kenny Speer, sparkling Oiler right half, making a hurried conversion for an extra point. This incident took place in the Alameda game. Jayvees 6, Red Devils 0 In another 6 to 0 game, the Jayvees defeated the Red Devil lightweights at Concord. The punting of Goyak and the brilliant running of Chin were noteworthy in this game although the score came on a pass from Goyak to O’ Donohoe. Win 20-0 From Alhambra The B’s ran up their largest score, 20 to 0, against Alhambra. In this game almost the entire squad saw action. Mewha and Chin reeled off one long gain after another which kept the Oilers deep in Panther territory throughout the entire game. Touchdowns were made by Inlay, Chin, and Rogocci. Chin and Lewis converted. Trounced by Yellowjackets The B’s met their first defeat at Berkeley when the Yellowjackets handed the Oilers a 31 to 6 trouncing. The Oilers scored first an a pass, Erickson to Biagini, but from then on they could do nothing against the strong Berkeley eleven’s passing attack. Lose to Alameda Goofs In their last game of the season the B’s were beaten 20 to 6 by the Alameda Goofs. The Richmond score was made by Jim Ripley in the second quarter but the blocking of the Oiler lightweights was poor throughout the game both in the line and the backfield. The longest run of the day was made on an inter- cepted pass by Skippy, Alameda quarterback, who galloped 95 yards to the double stripe. PAGE: THIRTY-TWO