Sault Ste Marie High School - Northern Light Yearbook (Sault Ste Marie, MI)

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Willard Splan FOOTB ALL HONORS Three boys on thls year s varsxty football team recexy ed Upper Penmsula and All State Honors for the1r outstand mg play on the gr1d1ron The flrst of these boys IS Wnllard Splan who stands 5 10 and yxe1ghs 158 pounds He was named IS all U P halfback on the flrst team md also gamed All State hon orable mentxon Wllly led ull Blue Deul scorers mth 79 pomts He gamed a total of 705 yards and ayeragcd 7 8 yards per try He completed 23 of 44 passes whxch ganned ln addltloml 539 yards He also had a 38 7 puntmg aver a e Next was b1g ack Doherty who was all U P center on the thlrd team and YLCCIX ed honorable mcntxon on the All State team He IS 625 and tlps the scales at 212 pounds He averaged 46 7 yards per klckoff for 34 kncks Hxs ull around play at the center posmon was outstandlng And last but nexer least ns Hubert Rogers who vsas Hubert Ro ers and Jack Doherty xll U P tackle on the thnrd tetm and also ree IW ed honor able mentlon on All State He IS 510 md yyelghs 178 Hts plly m the lme was superlatlye BEF TEAVI IOOTBALL Losmg the1r game to Colleglate B by a 27 7 score the Bee football squad came back to avenge that early defeat by shuttmg out thas same Canadlan eleven by a 19 0 count to conclude the1r season at the 500 mark Thls years schedule wls very short callmg for only two games Ankms Gollmger Cady and Dynes were the Bees mamstays durmg the season Alkms led m scormg wxth 12 pomts, followed by Gollmger wlth seven Cady wlth were outscored by their opponents by a 26 27 margm Coaches Collms and Tamblyn pomted out that the boys dxdn t get much of .1 chance to partxclpate nn many regular games but through straxght practnce much good maternal has been produced to flll m yarslty posxtnons xacated by graduatmg semors The coaches also expressed the hope that more boys would turn out for football thxs commg fall Plans are belng made to proylele for 1 sw or sey en glme schedule for nh bees rext year Arrangements are bemg made to play games mth Newberry B Nlamstlque B Negaunee B and stnll others to be dlsclosed Xlhth these schedule lmproyements eoaehes thmk more boys should come out next fall Bottom Roxy left to ught B111 Vlenald Bob Axmsttong Loren Ime son Dxck Eluyn Clayton MCF3ll3Hd B111 Cady B1llB1oseo .hm Brander Mxddle Roxy Vhke Fouxnxel Harold Isaacson Russell Bruce Ray Maze Fred Stephens Joe VVolfe DICK Zabelka Top Row Dlck Utecht Bun Gollmger Bruce 'VIaxtyn Cliff Bunker Jlm McKenzie Steve OYe1ll Jack Allane Keith Eyxmg Dale Smart Coach Collms faq Iuenty vez l U - O . , , ' L -,,'. - A . . . . e ' f - . '. A ' . 'A . , . I 1 3 Y 1 . - u 1 . . , 5 - 1 t i . ix Y U l ' : 4 , 4 L , ,, . . V . e - 1 1 I f D - 1 - R P ,. s ' ' v K s v' s r' x I Y . . I l P A x v 1 L KV, 0 , , . , - G I it I ' . , , . . , A , , l , , , - Y' . .g, K . , ' J . , ' ' ' 4 P 'V j 1 . . v - X - I Alf v 3 Y - . . , . . sxx, and Dynes wnth one. For seasons totals, the Bees .Q-t x X X .. V . Q , - ' . L V x H sys s ' s f ,, , . . . , .. . I x 'I . X . l V I 1 'I we YJ - x Y 1 , f I i. y x '. i . L . , lv-. -A -. 1 C '.s- -.Av -s . . 1 s ' s - 7 s ,' 1, , , ' ' , v L , :A 1 1 . . ,. x . 'I 1 N 1 . 7 , , I A ,' . -. V 4 A Y rv uv P bl I 'vu I A v . A .: A . .' . - , - . ' I ' . ' , - ' , '. n ' A . . , , . ,x,,, ,, ,Q W,

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Back Row left to rlght Coach Peterson Wlllard Splan Charles Gerrxsh Jack Anderson Hubert Rogers Bob Hunt Al Gloss Jack Doherty Phxl Cole Ken Lazsen Jack VVe1sh A1 Makl Coach Rlpley Loyyer Royv Max Crawford Don Tavern John Mol ey B111 James Bud Cooper Elbert Woodard Bob Smlth Phil Patton Francls Gagnon SCORINC STATISTICS SCORING STATISTICS P A T Splan Gtrrlsh Cooper ames Gagnon Crawford Makn Tavern Rogers Beadle Andersen Alkms 2 4 J Welsh tackled Menommee player beh1nd h1s own goal lme for a safety for the other two Sault poxnts VARSITY FUUTBAII seven game total of 266 po1nts to themr opponent s 57 the Blue Devlls fmrshed the season wxth flV6 w1ns one ue and one loss for an 833 percentage mark m the wm and loss column Wxth the1r 35 pomt average per game they were rated by many sports wrnters as co champs wlth Escanaba of the U P Escanaba Endmg a tvy elye year strmg of defeats by thzs team the Blue Dey 1ls opened the season holdmg a strong Escanaba eleven to a 13 13 dravy The Sault tra1led 7 6 at halftnme when thur try for extra pomts falled after Gerrmsh s beautlful run for a Sault flrst quarter score I the th1rd quarter Splan p1ssed to Cooper to put the Sault mto the lead 13 7 but 1n the closxng mmutes of the game Ross grabbed a beautlful spot pass and outraced the Sault secondary to tu. the score The greatest thrlll of the game came yyhen Fscanabas txy for the extr1 pomt bounced oo Opponents Frrst Downs By rushmg By passmg By penaltnes Nlet gam pushmg 1691 1004 Yet gam passmg Total gam 2508 1441 Passes trned Passes completed Intercepted by off tht cross bar to end the game rn a 13 13 t1e Ishpemmg Wxth Gerrnsh scormg two touchdowns In the fxrst mmute of play the Rnpleyltes proceeded to route the Hematrtes of Ishpemmg by a 60 0 count Splan and Crawford also accounted for two touchdovy ns each In the Sault s scormg Ishpemmg got to the Sault one foot lme but fanled to score when the S1ult lme 1rose to the occa snon to stop the Ishpemmg att1ck 'Vlenommee Unfamllxar yylth the T formauon tht Blue Deylls were upset by the Vlenommte Vlaroons by :I 19 15 margm The Vlaroons qunckly got tvyo f1rst quar ter touchdowns then held on yyh1lt the Sault play yyas yastly unproymg Th Sault held Nltnommee scoreless nn tht second half yy hxle amts stortd for the Deylls Collegxate In yymmng th Arlntn trophy fox nh mttr c1ty champ1onsh1p tht Blue Deylls ltd by Splan md amts yylth tyyo touchdoyyns IPILCL thoroughly trounced ICNOHIIHLILCI on plgt 48 pug' lurnly sly .a is-L . nkxa T.D. . . . T.P. S . , 12 7 79 1 ' .... A .... 9 2 56 ' , . 77 54 ,. , .,,..,. ,. 6 1 37 - ' ' ' . , ..,, . . 64 7 J ,,.,.,.,..,, H 1 4 3 27 y 3 2 3 15 ' I I as 11 13 .. ,............. . ....,.. 2 l 13 ' A U 2 4 ' ,....,.,,,........ ,,.,,,.,..,. . 2 1 13 1 . . ., ..s. ,S ,S , .... 1 1 7 I ' ' . , 733 372 5 li i Net gainnpenaltics , .. ., , 85 65 ' ' ,, ,,.,., ...,..... . ,. , , .... 0 1 1 -- s V -'--'t '-'- - 1 ' , ,..,..........4 . 1, 57 73 40 24 6 29 21 ' . ' . ' , .. ....r .... A . 10 8 , - , . . - , 1 . T V. . ky C ',', I, , C

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la, 3 M, 2 . X73 5 1 a ll lg, iA d,S if? 7.16, Q,-ae, I PG' O M9 .' 'f v- ' ..- f ' ,Z Awllk Q 3 f 3 -or Back Row left to rxght Elbert Woodard Mervm Beadle Jack Welsh Dutch Weber Dexue MOFFISOH Able Sua1t Coach Dave Rlpley Front Row W1lla1d Splan Jack Dohelty Ab Makl Chlek Ge1r1sh Bud Cooper Dave Welch B O X S C O R E S Gerrmsh Doherty Cooper Splan Maki D Welch X ARSITY BASKETBALL The 45 46 Blue Deul cagers who copped the D1str1ct Champ1onsh1p and were runners up 1n the U P comp1led a record that has been surpassed onlx bx the 1941 U P champxon fxve Nflamstmque W1th Gerrlsh scorlng as many po1nts as the whole Emerald team the Blue Deuls opened the cage season smotherlng NTSUISIIQUC 50 17 Marquette--Qu1ckls grabbmg a 12 7 flrst quarter lead the Sault YK ent on to hold off a second half Redman rallx to Wm ox er Marquette 40 35 Negaunee MIHUS thexr hlgh scormg form ard B111 en mngs the Vlmers bows ed to the Blue Deuls by a 40 34 count Traxcrse Clty Trallmg 28 20 gomg mto the fmal quarter the R1pley1tes outscored the Trojans 9 0 1n the fmal quarter to eke out a narrow 29 28 uctory Beadle Svs art Nflornson W elsh Weber TOTA L 4 Collegnate Agam off to an earlx 17 3 flrst quarter lead the Rlplu fue mluled the Vhldcats bs scores of Collegnte Led by tlll I1ek Dohertx mth 7J pomts the Blue Deuls agam dumped the Whldcats bx a score of 52 15 m Z1 small Sault Ontarxo gym Newberrx Although outseored 17 6 m the fmal quar ter the Blue Deuls xx on thenr sexenth conseeutne game vuthout 1 defeat bw 1 -ll 14 margln oxer the N vsberrx Indlans lshpemmg The Blue Deuls stretched the1r mnnme streak to e1ght bx uhnppmtg, the Hemautes J9 37 Dohertx s basket 1n the last four seconds of plax Escanaba The Fslexmos ot Escanaba xuth 1 seore of 27 77 dumped the Slult mto the loss column bx thelr superxor herghrs Negaunee W1th Blll Iennmgs of Negaunee droppmg Contmued on page 47 page fu rnly l l5l7f 17 'T' K , , if i. . sl pf' l A l 1 Flux Q , ' W . 3 BQ is fr 1, 1 V, 1 I ' I FG FT TP FG FT TP ' 81 42 204 1 ,. . H., 5 3 13 1 . 78 35 189 p ' . ' A 1 3 Z ez 34 158 f, ' ' 0 2 2 1 35 19 85 -- 3 0 1 1 . ' ,H ..,.....,. , 35 19 ss -- -- --. . ,. ,. 13 2 26 . . 3 289 156 73 . ,U -, H13 -Y V' x 3 I E 60-30. . - . 5. .' ' . 1' . iv. -3 ' f al'e' - 5 U . . 1' '1'-Yoh ' - f . c ' 1 J