Roosevelt High School - Rohian Yearbook (Virginia, MN)

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Bockfield brown Sideline brains Grand Rapids 50 to 26, the Bluedevil offense really began to click. The game turned out to be a scoring duel, but the Rapids' machine could not stand up un- der superior weight and reserve power. The locals received their only setback of the year at the hands of Ely, 13 to 7. Although both teams lacked offen- sive punch, the Northerners showed a stronger de- fense and outlasted the injury-stricken Blue and White eleven. With the longest injury list of the season, the Eveleth game was turned into a punting Erickso Thomas duel, with Virginia getting into the win column again, 20 to 7. Homecoming saw the Bluedevils top- ping off a glorious day by dropping the Hibbing team 7 to 6 in a game that was anybody's up until the final gun. The blocked kick for point after touchdown was the most beautiful defensive maneuver of the season. Winding up the season, the Virginia team smashed the Gilbert jinx, 18 to 13. Vjezbitke Dolan Harper Luodo

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FOOTBALL SQUADffl'0P Row-Cenlilini, Illalei, Hantzn, Boho, Lavint, Klink, Harpng- Lqndgfrn, Kloburllar, Ongzla, Fraboni. SFC- nNn Row-Mr. Fzprlfljalz, Mr. Hunl. Fragmla, Om, Eaton, Nyman, Liml, I. Luoila, Noni, C. Luoda, Carlxon, C. Hakala, Klmyhna Pzpzlnjalz, Mr. Skalbzrk, Rukmfina. Borrom RnwffThomaJ, Dolan, llarringlan, Sfipioni, Erirkson, Fortun, Gfurgi, Kulbihkl, Vukrlirh H ll ll le I onf, . a na, Lind C. Halgala 20 Levine Georgi Reviewing Footboll Coming through with five wins, a tie, and a loss in his second season with the Bluedevils, Coach Bebs Pepelnjak led his fighting eleven to Range co-cham- pionship in their first season under the lights. As- sisted by Archie Skalbeck as line coach and John Urick as reserve coach, mentor Bebs called practice for the last week in August and by the time the first game rolled around on September 17 the Blue and White gridders had worked up enough steam to take a fast Falls team into camp 31 to 13 in revenge for the previous year's upset. The game was played on a rain-soaked field, but the line-smashing tactics of the squads kept the game well under control. On the following week-end, the final result was a 6 to 6 tie with a strong Chisholm team. Played in unseason- ably cold weather, the game developed into a dog- fight with the final gun sounding as Virginia moved the ball to the Chisholm one-yard marker. In roping Pepclnjak W. Hakala

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Tor Row-Mr. Urirk, Thomay, Falla, Ealon, Jlfr. Sbnlbtrk, Gauxlzx, lkwlei, Lind, lllr. Hunt. Borrow Row-Dolan, lfrukyon, Hovfr, Norlandzr, Prprlnjak, Karla. Consolation Chomps Taking the second Bluedevil team in two years to the state tournament, Coach Archie Skalbeck again produced champions in every sense of the word-consolation champs of the state, regional champs, district champs, comeback champs, sudden death champs, and hard-luck champs. From the first game, which they dropped, 'til the final game in the consolation round of the state tournament, these Blue and White clad boys showed that they could take it and come back for more. During the regular sea- son of play they came through with an enviable record of twelve wins and three losses, all three coming during the first two weeks of play. Handicapped by the loss of all- state forward Pepelnjak for the first half of the season, the loss, through the nine semester ruling, of Koski, regular guard, at the end of the first semester, and the in- eligibility of Hoyer and Eaton until the second semester, the Bluedevils hung up a rec- ord that rightfully had every team in the district gunning for them in the district meet. The defending champs met Biwabik in the first game of the district and came through only after getting a scare that undermined any overconfidence. On the following night, they took a breather from Aurora, thus Winning the right to meet Gilbert in the finals. Playing like champs, they overcame a third period deficit and breezed in by a five- point margin. In the regional meet, the Bluedevils won their way to the finals by sub- merging a small Lindstrom team. Taking the floor as the underdogs against Proctor, the Virginia five tied the score in the closing moments of the game and then went on to win in the second sudden death overtime period. At this point, spring weather stepped in and laid Pelto and Dolan low, causing many doubts about the team's chances in the state classic, which were justified when they were dumped by a classy Crosby- Ironton team. Undaunted, the fighting Bluedevils came through and copped the next two games to take the Consolation Championship of the state. 22