Schaller High School - Rocket Yearbook (Schaller, IA)

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BACK ROW, left to right: Ray Voss, John Wiemers, Dale Grotjohn, Wilbert Schwanz, Vernon Susie, Lowell H.lstein, George Franzkowiak, Denver Birkhofer, Lyle Brown. MIDDLE ROW: Dwayne Franzkowiak, Larry Howard, Don Voss James Currie, Ronald Wiese, James Hix, Elmer Miller, John Bennett, Coach Fure. FRONT ROW: Charles Barlow, John Keenan, Gerald Brown, Don Gosch, Bill Spindler, Don Pyle, Bob Holstein, Glenn Johnson, LeRoy Schwanz. FOOTBALL The Schaller High School football team had a rather poor season this year winning two, losing four and tying one. Thirty boys including lO Iettermen turned out for practice a week before school started. The Rockets opened the season at Correctionville with a l2-O win. The score at the half was O-O but John Keenan broke away for a 60 yard ramble in the third quarter to put us in the lead. Don Gosch counted the second time on a plunge of three yards. Keenan gained l27 yards on eight tries to be the big gun for Schaller. Charles Barlow and Jim Currie were standouts of defense. The starting lineup for Schaller: Ronnie Wiese LE, Don Pyle LT, LeRoy Schwanz LG, Jim Currie C, Frank Bode RG, Charles Barlow RT, Glenn Johnson RE, Don Gosch QB, Bill Spindler LH, John Keenan RH, Frank Hase FB. Bob Holstein, Gerald Brown, Jim Hix, Larry Howard, Don Voss and John Bennett saw action in the game. Touchdowns Keenan and Gosch. September l6 Linn Grove traveled to Schaller and gave the locals a l9-6 licking. The visitors used some fancy ball handling to beat the Rockets in the first half. The score at the half was l2 to 6. Schaller scored their touchdown after receiving a kickoff. Don Voss shot a pass to John Keenan, good for l5 yards and Don Gosch bulled it over from the four yard line. The Rockets gained l29 yards to Linn Grove's 209. Gosch was out- standing on offense for the Rockets carrying the ball l7 times for 79 yards. Best bets on defense for Schaller were Jim Currie and LeRoy Schwanz. PAGE TWENTY-TWO

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Left to right: Marlys Christiansen, LaBelle Werner, Marjorie Wilson, Patty Zoffka. CHEERLEADERS Cheerleaders were elected by a majority vote of the student body. They were Marlys Christiansen, LaBelle Werner, Marjorie Wilson and Patty Zoffka. They wore attractive letter sweaters and white slacks for football, and purple and white tatteta jerkins with white blouses for basketball. Many new yells with peppy actions were made up during the seasons which gave the teams plenty of backing. PAGE TWENTY-ONE

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Lineup changes saw Don Voss start at halfback and Larry Howard at defensive safety. Wilbur Schwanz started at left end in place of Ronald Wiese who had a severe muscle bruise. September 23 the Rockets traveled to Galva and trounced them 2l-l2. Schaller exploded in the third quarter, turning a dull ball game into a rout with a two touchdown blast. The locals could do nothing in the first quarter, but in the last half we received the kickoff and started a steady march down the field with Gosch punishing the center and Keenan running the ends. On our own 40 Keenan got into the clear on a short reverse and went all the way for Schaller's first marker. Keenan scored again on a Statue of Liberty play and Gosch plunged for the extra point. Keenan was Schaller's offensive standout, averaging l8.4 yards in l0 tries. Gosch's plunges were a big factor in setting up Keenan's dashes. Bill Spindler averaged 45 yards on three punts. Schaller got 236 yards rush- ing and completed one of seven passes for eight yards. September 30 the Rockets traveled to Cleghorn and were rocked by a series of sleeper plays as they were defeated 34-l3. Schaller was behind 20 to l3 at the half but Cleghorn pulled two sleeper plays for touchdowns. Schaller gained l62 yards on the ground and 22 in the air. Cleghorn picked up l72 on the ground and l28 in the air. Keenan was the offensive star for the locals, picking up 124 yards on l2 plays. Currie and Barlow led the line play on defense. Lake View came to Schaller October 7 and beat the Rockets 25-O. The score at the half was 6-0. Lake View intercepted a pass and went for a touchdown after the intermission and was never threatened by the locals after that. Changes in the lineup were, John Bennett at left guard and LeRoy Schwanz at right guard. Glen Johnson was back at his right end post after recovering from a knee injury. October l4 Wall Lake and Schaller battled to a scoreless tie. lt was a back-and-forth struggle between two evenly matched teams. Schaller made three great goal-line stands to keep the visitors from scoring. Schaller got 93 yards on the ground and 33 through passes. Wall Lake accumulated 94 yards running and 76 passing. Pyle, Barlow, Currie and Johnson showed up good on defense. The Rockets lost their last game of the season against Early 32-6. Trailing by only 7-6 the locals saw their hopes vanish when Early tallied on a pass in the closing seconds of the third quarter and broke loose for three more markers in the final period. Schaller scored first when Spindler went over from the 25. Schaller picked up 73 yards rushing and none passing. Early got l54 yards rushing and 72 passing. Schaller ended its season with a record of two wins, four losses and one tie. lt outrushed its opponents, 992 yards to 768, but was outgained by passing, l27 yards to 535. John Keenan was the leading ground gainer gaining 484 yards in 53 tries. Don Gosch rushed for l7l yards. Ten of the first team were seniors, and will not return next year. Larry Howard is the only regular who will be available for duty in the l95O campaign. PAGE TWENTY THREE