Ridgefarm High School - Bulldog Totem Yearbook (Ridge Farm, IL)

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Ridge Farm 6 Football Summary Newman 13 The Bulldogs opened the season by playing a superior foe and were defeated. Al- though Ridge Farm played a commendable game they scored only once. Newman scored twice the first half, but the Bulldogs were unable to score until later. The Bulldogs determined to make a game of it and came back with a touchdown holding Newman scoreless the second half. Ridge Farm 0 Palestine 13 Ridge Farm journeyed to Palestine to come back with the short end of the score. The first half neither team could score. With a minute gone in the third quarter, Palestine took advantage of a fumbled pass and scored their first touchdown. About the middle of the fourth quarter Palestine took advantage of another fumble; the play resulted in another touchdown. The extra point was good. Ridge Farm 0 Westville 25 Playing a hard fought battle the Bulldogs suffered their biggest loss of the season. Neither team was able to score the first quarter. With only a few minutes gone in the second quarter Westville showed their power and scored. Again in the second quarter Westville took to the air to score on a short run. Westville scored in the third and fourth quarters. Although Ridge Farm got past the Westville line many times they could not score. The game ended with the Bulldogs scoreless. Ridge Farm 0 Oakwood 19 While playing one of the better teams of the county, Ridge Farm was able to hold the Comets of Oakwood to a 0 to 0 half time score. At the beginning of the second half the Comets took to the air and scored on a short run. After the first touchdown, they repeated another. By the end of the third period the score was 2 to 0. Unable to hold Oakwood they came back and scored again in the fourth period. Ridge Farm 7 Milford 7 The Bulldogs met their match to bring back a tied ball game of 7 to 7. Although near the goal line many times, Ridge Farm was unable to score more than once. 27

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Football FIRST ROW; P. Farris, R. Callahan, D. Whaalar, A. Cilla, J. Binkley, B. Sams, G. Spesard, G. Bailey. SECOND ROW; L. Walthall, D. Hackler, G. Strohl. J. Baker, J. Henderson. J. Stokes, B. Heckler, Mr. Slegworth. THIRD ROW: C. Dillon, C. Peterson, D. Baird. P. Weiss, F. Wheeler, R. Dillman, W. Richards. P. Ellis. FIRST TEAM L. E. Bill Sams R. E. Ray Callahan L. T. Geraldine Bailey Q. B. Gerald Strohl L. G. Joe Stokes C. Phillip Farris R. G. Alfred Ellis L. H. Don Hackler R. H. Don Wheeler F. B. Jerry Binkley R. T. Gene Spesard 26

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Ridge Farm 13 Roaavllle 14 Although Ridge Farm came out on the short end of the acore it was a swell game. While Rossville’s big end scored twice for them, Ridge Farm scored twice but was unable to make one extra point good. Ridge Farm 41 Catlin 7 Ridge Farm, determined to win the Homecoming game, came up with a good score of 41 to 7. Ridge Farm was able to score in every period while Catlin scored once in the last minutes of the game. Everyone played a good game. Ridge Farm 7 Martinsville 21 Although Ridge Farm took the early lead, Martinsville came back with three touch- downs. After the first touchdown the Bulldogs were completely stopped and could not score again. Cheerleaders Vary Weiss. Shirley Moore, Marilyn Henderson. 28