Riverhead High School - Blue Peconic Yearbook (Riverhead, NY)

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First Row: Lukowski, Nedosik, .Edwards, Talmage, Capt. Boden, Bookstaver, Ladka. Under- wood, Wegert, Kobylenski, Mgr. Prendergast. Second Row: Coach Knapp, Mgr. Robinson, Raynor, Donges, Zaweski, H. Boden. Tyska, Ashmore. Third Row: Harris, Gatz. Hagler, Bruce, Forbes, Ruskowski, Rutkowski, Conklin, Jarzombek, Lanz, Burns; absent are Berezny and Sandberg. The schedule erupted with two blasts aimed at Riverhead. The defeat by a strong Valley Stream squad had been somewhat expected, but when the dust had risen over the Greenport field and the refs had ceased calling back our plays, gloom prevailed. Riverhead had scored 7 on a series of Wegert drives, Boden to Zaweski passes, and a Bookstaver conversion; however, Greenport had 19. The fellows then played their greatest game of the season. Opponents—Mepham! At half time Teddy Wegert had gone over for two T. D.'s and scatty Gabe Woodson had raced 95 yards for another. R.H.S. led 21-6. Whenever called to the bench, the players, Underwood, Talmage, Berezney, Edwards, Babe Boden, Ladka, Nedosik, Kima, Pre-game warm-up. Looking down the bench.

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Football Inaugurates the 1949-50 Sports Cavalcade WELCOME, COACH KNAPP While working with the football squad, our new head coach, Roland E. Knapp, has already demon- strated in his quiet manner the admirable resource- fulness and marked ability which in the past have won him acclaim as an All-American” player at Penn. State and as coach at several large schools and colleges. The best of everything here at River head, Coach! Coach Knapp and Coach Rosseau. CAPTAIN DICK BODEN This year the boys chose as their captain one of Riverhead's most outstanding athletes and sportsmen, Dick Boden. He is acknowledged to rank among the top aerial artists Suffolk County has produced in re- cent years; his ball handling at quarterback is splen- did. Nat Talmage performs as the team's stalwart center. Boden, Housner, Nedosik, Edwards, Jones, Lukowski, Forbes, Bookstaver, Golden, and Ladka—some of the invaluable linemen.

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and all the others, came off thoroughly shaken, yet went back with the fight and spark so characteristic of the ’49 team. Though Riverhead scored once again, we couldn’t hold the last minute Mepham drive which vaulted them into a 33-28 win. In the next game Riverhead took a quick 14-0 lead over the Green and White of Westhampton. As always, Reg Underwood’s fight talk kept the team moving. The last quarter came up with the score knotted 14-14, but the Blue and White broke through twice to ice the game 28-14. The 22-21 loss to Seton Hall was a heartbreaker. A safety provided the winning mar- gin. The following Saturday the Blue Wave smothered and romped over the La Salle M. A. eleven. Teddy Wegert chalked up five touchdowns and Allen Tyska one. The last cheers of the season were echoing as the boys trounced Southampton 20-13. The ’49 squad was outstanding in its progressive improvement. Coach Knapp, Coach Rosseau, and Captain Dick Boden combined their efforts to make this year’s team a most fightinest upset one. The signal , . . and . . . the play.