Verona High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Verona, PA)

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4 Quimiro takes a flying leap as Joe Ritchey gracefully glides along like a slow motion picture figure. There is a glint in Brunrfs eye as he tears into that line. Note the collegiate pose of Mehelic. That DeVita smile or may- be it is a Pepsodent ad is evident. Bosco's only playing with the coach, don't you see those smiles? Top row: Quimiro, Ritchey, Bruno, Mehelic. Middle row: ,Tim DeVita, Coach Wild and Bosco, Mauro. Lower row: Dentino, Varassi, Joe DeVita, Alcorn. 29 Mauro is ready to center the ball for that opening play. Charlie is in this game to do or die. Louie has time to wave to us but maybe he is warding OH' some invisible players. Joe DeVita is ready to charge. Al- corn catehes the ball and surely cuts a figure.

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7gl.6H6Z4A9Q on Me Qi Zion Verona High School's current season of football, although not so successful, was one of the best in cooperation and fellowship. Due to injuries from the severe first encounter some of the boys were unable to put out their best efforts from that time on. The first game of the season, Verona encountered a fast and powerful Wilkinsburg squad and consequently the Verona boys bowed in defeat. The second contest took place on the Edgewood field and had not the breaks gone against the boys they would have had their first victory but the game ended with one touchdown chalked up for Edgewood. Our first home game was against Sharpsburg and with the good fight- ing spirit and the school's cooperation the boys had their first victory. The game ended with a score of twelve to six amid cheering and the beating drums of the new V.H.S. band. The next game was a night game at Arnold. The boys were not as yet accustomed to night football. As a result the game ended with Arnold the victor. At the Aspinwall game, Verona was in the thick of the fight until an injury put Joe DeVita out of the game. This loss seemed to weaken the boy's spirit and Aspinwall scored two decisive touchdowns. Brentwood was the next foe and here the boys met an experienced squad who took them by surprise by putting over four touchdowns. Verona traveled to East McKeesport and there met a worthy foe. A completed pass in the closing seconds of the first half proved fatal to Verona and the game ended with the score of seven to nothing. The game of the season had at last arrived. Oakmont . Our boys efforts were all in vain to try to stop the march of their rivals for Oak- mont emerged victorious by a score of twelve to nothing. First row: Machen J. Tuc- key, Lombardozzi, C. Tuc- key, managers. Second row: Quimiro, Varassi, Alcorn, Bosco, Joe DeVita, Bertosa, Lafferty, Remaley. Third row: Coach Wild Mauro, Saxman, Mehelic. Ritchey, Intorre, Kefalos, Dougan, Penco, Ass't Coach Boydston. Fourth row: jim DeVita, Z8 Dentino, Petruney, Bigeno, Ciarelli, Dougherty, Bergoich, Santucci, Arce, Bruno.

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I4 -Qcfion Wilkins burg Edgewood Sharpsburg Arnold Aspinwall Brentwood East McKeesport Oakmont Verona Verona Verona Verona Verona Verona Verona Verona Varassi making an effort but it seems as if he will be stopped by the boys from Sharpsburg. In case you want to know what happened here you'll have to ask the referee. Dentino charges but it looks as if he'll need help. Varassi throws one of his famous pas- ses and Dentino takes care of the rest.