Stambaugh High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Stambaugh, MI)

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Zgaalfefgaf BACK ROW: Coach Anderson, Pat Pennoni, Lee Lindstrom, John Meyers, Edward Williams, Robert Carlson, Lowell Finnegan. FRONT ROW: Ronald Holmes, Ronald Leonoff, Clayton Choquette, Melvin Holme, Ronald Sherwood, John Cederna, SEASON SCORES Stambaugh 39 Ishpeming 32 Stambaugh 34 Crystal Falls 38 Stambaugh Negaunee Stambaugh Iron Mountain Stambaugh Ironwood Stambaugh Iron River Stambaugh Norway Stambaugh Crystal Falls Stambaugh Iron Mountain Stambaugh Kingsford Stambaugh Kingsford Stambaugh Norway Stambaugh Iron River Stambaugh Bessemer DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Stambaugh 43 Bessemer 42 Stambaugh 39 Crystal Falls 37 Stambaugh 45 Wakefield 66 REVIEW OF THE SEASON A tremendous fighting effort in District Tournament play at Wakefield brought success to what was a dismal season in the conference race. Going into the tournament as non- contenders the Hilltoppers defeated Bessemer and Crystal Falls, only to be eliminated by Wakefield in the final championship game. Opening the season with a win over Ishpeming, ultimately to become Class B champions in the U.P., Stambaugh hit the skids and lost the next 8 games. The boys fought hard with that old Stambaugh spirit and the student body gave splendid support, but victory was not to be ours until we squared off with Iron River. Here sweetvictory was attained. Kingsford and Norway were defeated in succeeding games and success came to our deserving boys at last. Including tournament play the Hilltoppers dropped ten games and won six. Members of our first team were: Melvin Holme, Ronnie Holmes, Ronnie Leonoff, Ronnie Sherwood, Edward Williams, and Lowell Finnegan. High scoring honors went to Melvin Holme, who performed brilliantly throughout the season. The most improved player was Eddie Williams, who made the starting line-up in mid-season and turned in excellent games thereafter. , 46

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goofgaf xS26t:50I'l STAMBAUGH 12 - NEGAUNEE 6 Deadlocked 6 to 6 at halftime, a slashing 65 yard run in the 4th quarter by Melvin Holme aided by some good down-field blocking enabled the black and orange football warriors to continue their winning ways against Negaunee. The 1948 edition of the Hilltoppers was a green team with only one regular, Melvin Holme, returning, so this auspicious start was greeted with jubilation by the students. An early injury to Lowden gave Lindstrom his opportunity at the end position, where he performed excellently. STAMBAUGH 6 - NORWAY 6 A favored Norway eleven was battled to a 6 to 6 tie in a game which was hampered by a drizzle which fell the entire second half. Our boys scored in the opening quarter when Lowden fell on a fumbled Norway ball in the end zone. Norway retaliated in the same quarter with a 62 yard run by Marchetti and a 10 yard romp by Devine to score. Neither team converted the extra point. STAMBAUGH 26 - BESSEMER 6 An overpowering Stambaugh high schoolfootball team with an unstoppable ground attack centered around Melvin Holme and Eugene Zanon, crashed its wayto a Z6-6 victory over the Bessemer Speed Boys. Two touchdowns were scored in the initial period, one in the second and one in the final period. Two of the scores came after long runs by Zanon, fleet-footed halfback, and Holme, our tough butting fullback. John Mastroeni contributed several 15 yard runs to aid materially in the victory. Bessemer scored in the opening period with a sustained march of 80 yards. STAMBAUGH 12 - IRON MOUNTAIN 6 Playing a brand of football in keeping with the name of Stambaugh High School, our Hilltoppers overcame a 6-0 halftime deficit to score touchdowns in the 3rd and 4th periods before a huge crowd at Nelson Field. Iron Mountain tallied with a 65 spurt by Olivanti inthe second quarter. With Holme, Mastroeni, and Zanon lugging the ball, Stambaugh countered with a touchdown in the 3rd period. On the lst play of the 4th quarter Lowden made a sensational catch of a Holme-thrown pass to bring victory to the orange and black. The blocking and tackling of Leonoff was a feature of the game. IRON RIVER 13 - STAMBAUGH 6 Suffering the loss of Zanon in the opening quarter, Stambaugh went down to defeat before Iron River 13 to 6. Stambaugh had scored first in the 3rd quarter on a pass to Leonoff. However, Iron River countered with two touchdowns in the final canto to capture their first win in seven years, STAMBAUGH Z8 - KINGSFORD 6 Rebounding after its trimming at the hadns of Iron River, Stambaughcruised by land and air to four touchdowns to down a fighting Kingsford eleven Z8-6. The defensive play of Cederna, Lowden, Choquette, R. Holmes, Carlson and Serbinski in the line was outstanding. Jurecic, who replaced Zanon in the backfield, gave a fine account of himself. STAMBAUGH 19- ISHPEMING 7 Behind 7-6 at halftime, the fighting Hilltoppers ran rough shod over Ishpeming in the second half to score two touchdowns. Numerous penalties prevented additional scoring. Holmes, Mastoreni, and .Turecic proved to be the mainstays in the Stambaugh ground attack. Outstanding lineman on the field was Robert Carlson, Stambaugh's stalwart center. Superb pass catching by Sherwood contributed greatly to victory in the final game of the season. The running and tackling by Jurecic in this game assumed the black and orange of a capable backfield man for the 1949 season. 45

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INDIVIDUAL HONORS IN FOOTBALL Clayton Choquette: Second Team All Rangeg Honorable mention all U.P. Robert Carlson: Honorable Mention All U.P. Ralph Lowden: First Team All Rangeg Honorable Mention All U.P. Melvin Holme: First Team All Range: First Team All U.P. Honorable Mention All State. 64 QQIAQ J 8145 Marion Applin, Louella Zanon, Carol Anderson, Kay Marinello, Eileen Sporer. Bob Gendron, and Barton Sunn. With an Hs, with an S, A T-E-A-M With an S-T-A ,l51Q ! Yea Team! with an HM, with ah HM, T-E-A-M With an M-B-o, L Yea Team! With an S-T-A and a T-E-A-M --M-B-o he I G Fight! Fight! Fight!!! Come on Stambo, Let's go!! I A ' if Yin, W 4