Taft Union High School and Junior College - Derrick Yearbook (Taft, CA)

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CUUGHRS The Cougar aerial attack was bottled up hy virtue of the soggy field, but the defense shone when the Cubs were held for downs on Taft's one-yard line after four attempts to push the pigskin across. For the first time in three years Compton defeated the Cougars. Bellochi starred, but the absence of Henry and Dunn was sorely felt. The Reedley Tigers presented no struggle for the Taft reserves, who scored at Will. The Maroon and White lacked the necessary punch to score after lugging the pigskin to the one-yard line twice, and the Bakersfield Renegades won the Conference championship outright from the Cougars for the first time in four years. COUGAR SCHEDULE Sept. 25 . . Taft . 19 .... Santa Maria J. C. . . 0 Oct. 3 . . Taft . 7 . . Ventura J. C. . . . 12 Oct. 9 . . Taft . 15 . . Salinas J. C. . . 16 Oct. 17 . . Taft . 25 . . Visalia J. C. . . . 0 Oct. 23 . . Taft . 6 . . Porterville J. C. . . 6 Oct. 30 . . Taft . 0 . . L. A. J. C. . . . . 0 Nov. 11 . . Taft . 6 . . Compton 1. C. . . 13 Nov. 14 . . Taft . 33 . . Reedley J. C. . . . 0 Nov. 27 . . Taft . 0 . . . Bakersfield J. C. . . . 13 NIGHT GAME Righl-Action under the flood- Iights during the Bakersfield game. U71 Lcflilfred Henry, Inspirational Award Winner, and Captain Luke Bollochi, snapped during practice. PRACTICE . . t game. L6flTxf1IC2ll,I practice for the h g,

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GUUBHH Opening the season with only three veteran backs and no second-year lines- men, Coach L. J. Kienholz faced a tough assignment in molding a victorious football machine from the ample supply of eager but inexperienced talent available. The Cougars journeyed to Santa Maria for their initial contest, and pounded out a victory over the vaunted Bulldog eleven. Taft displayed an aerial attack that accounted for the three tallies. Ventura J. C. walloped the Maroon and White, using laterals and sweeping end runs, although Henry was able to average five yards per play. Bowing before a speedier club, the Cougars fell short of a victory over the Salinas Panthers in a Weird game that saw Taftinosed out by one point. ln their first conference engagement the Maroon and White decisively trimmed Visalia J. C. The reserves bore the brunt of the contest and out- classed Visalia in every department of the game. A slip-up cost the Cougars a victory over the Porterville J. C. team, and they were forced to be content with a tie. a scoreless tie MOST VALUABLE Right-Eddie Dunn, voted most, valuable player . Tackling the strong L. A. J. C. team on foreign soil, the Cougars were held to l by his teammates. 'A MANAGERS High! - Football Managers Charles Simons and Will Endicott putting away helmets. FOOTBALL TEAM Back Row - Padelford, J ames, Willis, Henry, Coombes, Sauret, Dunn, Bensman, J. Linden, E Linden, Maloney, Dodson, R. Leckman. Second Row-Coach Mullen, Branyon, Captain Bel- lochi, Pett, Fairbanks, Clutter, Hanawalt, Kudenov, Speegle, Daetweiler, Torrey, Sanders. First Row - Lavelle, Brice, Hammond, Doolittle, Evans, Pivaroff, Coach Kienholz, Stone. l16l

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nels. Frnnl Row-Coach Kienholz, Captain Evans, Lellingwell, CHSHBH With hut two lettermen from last year's quintet, and hampered by the mid- season loss of two regulars, the Cougar baseketball squad hovered on the top of the league throughout the season, but finished up the second round of play in third place in the Central California Conference, winning seven league games and losing three. Taft started the season auspiciously by winning initial contests from Reedley, Coalinga, and Visalia, three league opponents. The Cougars lost the next game to Porterville, but later proceeded to shellack their traditional rival, Bakersfield ,l. C., and also Coalinga ,l. C. By losing the next two conference games to Visalia and to Porterville, the league winner, the Taft hoopsters lost their chance for the league crown. However, they had recovered their old form by the next week, and concluded the season by defeating Reedley and Bakersfield in two close games. H l LEADER High!-ELL Evans, basketball capl, p ctieing. BASKETBALL SQUAD Back Row-Jones, Hammond, Dodson, McClain, Manager Ren- Dunn. Lavelle, Sanford, Rice, Sanders, Bell.