Rochester High School - Mirage Yearbook (Rochester, PA)

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i , I . RESUME or SEASON The blue and wlnite opened tlwe season by trouncing Aliquippas eleven, 'I3-0. Jersey scored in the First period after recovering a punt bloclced by Fairman. uyonkon intercepted a red and blacl4 pass in tlwe lourtli quarter and raced Fifty yards lor a score, We dropped a lweart-breaker to Ambridge, 7-O. Grandoviclw scored For tlwe 'KBridgersH in tlwe First quarter. lnlwe blue and vvlwite passed up a scoring clsiance in tlie second quarter vvlwen tlriey lwad a First down on Ambridgeis one-yard line and failed to score. A great second ball comeback brouglwt a T3-'IQ victory for tlwe blue and vvlwite over l-lar-Braclc Gamble intercepted a pass and ran ninety-live yards lor a score. llien Zaniesld plunged over witlw tlwree minutes to play alter a sustained marcli dovvn Field. Gamble plunged over lor tlie extra point. Rocliester outclassed Freedom, 'IS-O. lfaszer, Gamble and Jolwn Zaniesld scored touclwdovvns, llie Hslwoclc troopsi' played tlie last quarter of tlwe game lor Rocliester. A last quarter touclwdovvn beat New Brighton, 'I3-6. Briglmton scored First in tlwe First quarter. 'llwen in the second quarter Kaszer Scored on a pass from Zanieslqi. Hyonlaon passed to Baldwin For tlie Winning touclwdovvn. 25

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COACH J. EDWARD TAYLOR lVlr. Taylor opened his third year as coach ol l2ochies football team, by malting two unexpected changes, These changes turned l2ochy'i from a mediocre to a First- rate team. With his experience, and with an abundance oi good material For next year, we feel sure he will give us a championship team, ASSISTANT COACH Von PHILP Vonis speed and inspiration enabled the secondis to defeat the First on two occasions. When we consider only two other teams did this and the closeness ol these games, we realize his calibre as a coach. CHIEF SCOUT DARREL DECKER HD6Cl4,H as a scout, got everything. When he reported the 'ienemiesii he even had their niclcnames and the size oi their shoes, MANAGERS Usually on the job, lining the field, handing out the equipment, or taking the genteel language oi the players, thatis the worlc oi the Hboysf' We heartily thanlc Hl2ed,'i 'Dizzy' and Weinie.i' CHEER LEADERS These are the energy bundles, headed by Pep Perkins, Wim Crawford and Vigor pieiler, who rouse lQochiesH determined goal line stands. 24

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, :Z-E E Evj bu , RESUME or SEASON rconfanueai A fighting Rochester eleven, greatly outweighed, led a heavy Beaver Falls team 7 to 6 until the last three minutes oi the game. A bad breal4 helped give Beaver Falls their victory, John Zanieslci scored our touchdown and Baldwin the point on a pass from the same lad. After being held scoreless lor three quarters and trailing 6-O, the blue and white, aroused by Midlandis touchdown, came to liie and scored thirteen points in the last quarter. Gamble tool4 a lateral pass from Hyonkoi' and raced twenty yards for a score, Gamble intercepted a pass and ran seventy yards lor a score, A lighting band ol Southsiders were no match for the blue and white, and the Final score was Q7-O. Kaszer scored twice and Jersey and Gamble were responsible lor one 6-plyer apiece. Ed layloris blue and white were too strong For Ganzy Benedicts blue and white, and the result was a Qi-O victory for Rochester l-ligh. Gamble, Jersey and Shugert scored l2ochester's touchdowns on aerials from Fullbaclt John Zanieslci. Beaver Surprised Rochester supporters by holding the blue and white to an 18-6 score. Beaver scored a touchdown in the First three minutes of the game. Then Coach layloris boys shoved over three touchdowns before the hall ended. John Zanieski scored twice and Gamble once. Rochesteris Fighting spirit was missing, but they were too strong for the 'imaroon and grayi' without it. The entire season was marked by the splendid cooperation ol the gridders and a Fighting Hnever-say-die spirit, which swept them to victory in many games. 26