Victory High School - Optic Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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GAME RECORD West Milford . 0 Victory .. 28 Buckhannon .. . 0 Victory .. 27 Elkins . 0 Victory .. 13 Shinnston ... . . 0 Victory .. 14 Weston . 0 Victory .. 27 W. Fairmont .. 33 Victory ... 0 R-W . 6 Victory ... 7 E. Huntington 39 Victory .. 14 E. Fairmont .. 26 Victory .. 13 W. I 19 Victory ... 0 Opponents .. 123 Victory . .144 Won . 6 Lost . . 4 GRID WARRIORS OF ’46 T°p corners left to right: Coach Howard Hutson, mentor at Victory fcr his eighth year. Assistant Coach Neil Sappington, Line Coach, first year. Pictured in center: Co-C'aptain Jack Merandi, End, Senior. Let-terman two years; Co-Captain Bob Bartley, Quarterback. Senior, Letterman three years. Center Background: Eugene DeFrancis. End, Junior, Letterman one year: Jack Powell, Tackle, Senior, Letterman two years, out with leg injuries in fifth game of season; Jack Walker, End. Senior, Letterman one year, not pictured: Manager Paul Smith, Junior, two years and Ass’t Manager; Robert Bland, one year. Left to Right front row: Nick Carbaccio, Tackle, Junior, Letterman two years; Russell Annie, Guard, Senior, Letterman two years: Bob Newbrough, Center. Junior, Letterman one year; Dick Gladwell, Guard, Senior, Letterman two years; Jack McBee, Tackle, Senior, Letterman two years. Left to Right back row: Bob Nutter, Half Back, Senior, Letterman one year; John Kimmell, Half Back. Junior, Letterman two years; Bob Johnson, Full Back, Junior, Letterman one year; Tonv Paletta, Half Back, Senior, Letterman one year, out with broken shoulder in sixth game of season: Paul Carder, Half Back, Senior, Letterman one year. AND BOB BARTLEY CO-CAPTAINS JACK MERANDI The Gridiron Starting the Gridiron season of 1946. the Victory Eagles defeated the fighting Trojans of West Milford to a tune of 27-0. In tne second tussle of the year the Buckhannon-Upshur’s members of the Big Ten traveled to W. I. Stadium only to be trimmed by a 28-0 verdict. Going into the third game against Elkins rated as the underdog, the Hutsonite Eleven showed true form and came out the winner by a 13-0 score. Taking on a tough aggregation from down river, the Shinnston Spartans gave the West Enders a fourth score of 14-0. Receiving full payment in Eagle fashion of a debt of 14-12 to Weston s gridmen last year, the old Orange and Black came through to cop their fifth consecutive game by a score of 26-0. Taking the first setback of the year at the hands of the West Fairmont Polar Bears (who later took the State championshipl the home squad was defeated by a 33-0 decision. West Enders took the East-end Proxies in a rough battle by a 7-6 score. Next, in the first encounter in history, the Huntington East Football Squad traveled to Clarksburg to defeat an outclassed Eagle squad 38-14. Another loss occurred when the East Fairmont Bees swamped the Hutson crew in the last quarter 26-13. To climax the season the Hitemen clipped the mighty Eagles wings with a 19-0 game on a mud-swamped field, where footing was almost impossible. -So we bring to a close the season of football for the year 1946 with six wins and four losses as their record. The credit goes to sportsmanship and ten seniors who played their last game for the old Orange and Black.

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After all, didn’t the Thespians take in Gene Douglas, Anna Marie Mer-andi, Mary Barile, Barbara Richards, Mary Lou Titchenal, George Brown, Dottie Sullivan, Mary Caussin and Jack Tillman. When the popularity poll was held, Barbara Richards was elected the most musical girl: Mary Caussin had the winning smile and Patty Mead and Frank Nicolette were the wittiest boy and girl. During our junior year, we had our “nose in everything in school”. Most important, though, were our class offices held by Jack Tillman, president: George Denton, vice- president: Dottie Johnson, secretary and Ronald Home, treasurer. Doris Hupp, Jean McKeen and Mildred Moine were made new Thespian members. Even the canceling of the junior play couldn’t get us down. We helped the A’cappella give “Ye Ole For outstanding playing six Victory football athletes received positions or honorable mention on the Big Ten, All Valley, and All City teams. Four linemen who received positions were. Jack Powell tackle, Russell Annia guard. Bob New-brough center, Dick Gladwell guard, and two backfielders Bartley quarterback and Johnson fullback were placed in their respective position on the City Team. Bartley and Johnson are not pictured above. Folkes Concerto”. When the season arrived, the boys elected Bob Bartley and Jack Merandi co-captains of the 1947 football team. Dottie Sullivan placed second in the 9th Annual American Legion Oratory cofitest . Then the seniors started to really treat us nice! They even made Nancy Ervin, George Denton, Mary Barile, Ronald Home, Barbara Richards, Bob Bartley, Jack Tillman, Mary Caussin and Dottie Sullivan, National Honor Society members. All of us can remember the “butterflies in our stomachs” when we went to our first Junior-Senior Prom, May 19. We were really “big-shots”, now ! Even Stella Garcia and Betty Jo Westfall, band sponsors, were seniors. Dottie Johnson, Donald Floyd, $ Joseph Neill Sappingtcn, assistant coach in football for this year is a returned Navy veteran. Prior to his coming to Victory he taught at Bridgeport High School. Mr. Sappington received his training at Glenville State Teacher’s College and Alderson-Broad-dus. While in college he was active in athletic events. While in service he served for two years in the South Pacific area. He was discharged in July 1915 with the rank of lieutenant. We owe a great deal to Mr. Sappington this year for his interest he has shown in strengthening our line defense. Mary Elizabeth Isner, Helen Lee Rogers, Lou Fowler, John Bruce, Mary Lou Titchenal, Mary Loa Stewart, Margaret Felix, Mildred. Moine, Elaine Sprouse, Martha Jean Randolph, George Harrison, Lucille Trigaux and Daisy Barillaro were honored when they weremade National Honor Society members. Seniors galore appeared on the popularity poll. Paul Carder had the best personality, Bob Bartley was selected the most popular boy; Mary Caussin, Miss Victory: Dot-tie Johnson had the best citizenship : Dottie Sullivan and George Denton were elected as the mort likely to succeed; Mildred Moine was the friendliest girl and Bill Sharpe was the best dancer. And now....here I am------walk- ing across the stage for my diploma. Three years is an awfully short time awfully short------- And, it‘s all over now! Coach Dec Hutson brought hi Eagle Cage Squad through a record-breaking year with 11 win and 5 losses to cop the Big-Nine title and be runners-up in the Regional Tournament. Assisting Mr. Hutson for the first year was Mr. T. Cross, who is a graduate cf Salem College and Shenandoah Junior College of Virginia. Prior to his accepting hi position at Victory, he was a captain in the U. S. Army.

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 Here they are the Big-Nine title holders for 1947, reading from left to right, front row. Bob Bartley, Cc-Captains Jack Marandi and Benny Swager, Paul Carder, and Lindy Madia. Back row, from left to right, Tony Paletta, Coach Hutson, Boh Newbrough, Jimmy Snodgrass Bob Johnson, Dale Allen, David Ferrando and Blake. Pictured above ar ' Benny Swager and Jack Merandi, co-captains for the basketball squad cf this year. Swager played in the center position and has two years experience. Among his many honors in basketball he was placed on the third All-State Team. Merandi was the only man to play on the team with three years experience. Basketball 1947 Achieving recognition as one of the outstanding ball clubs of the “47” season, the Victory cagers took the Big Nine title and the Section 5 award. A tremendous up-set in the Region 2 bout saw the Eagles downed by Washington Irving to take second place in the tournament. Starting the race in the Section 5 tourney the Victory five rail away with the Bridgeport Indians by a comfortable 28 point margin. The second of our games during this bout was with Lumber port who put up a tough fight but fell by a score of 44 to 37. This allowed us to enter the finals against our old rival, Roosevelt-Wilson This was any man’s game all the way through with the lead shifting back and forth. As the final whistle blew it was in favor of the Eagles. The Region 2 tournament found us playing against the vengeful Glenville team whom we had defeated last year. This game was probably the best game in the tourney. We managed to come out the victors and were faced with the Hilltopper crew who had defeated Harrisville. Victory was the favored team over the Hitemen and was Morgantown bound, but they were checked by W. I. and took a gracious defeat in an over-time period. We were awarded the runners-up trophy and walked away with the long-sought cheering cup. Totaling our basketball year we have twelve wins and four losses-Our team was defeated by Morgantown twice, Roosevelt-Wilson and Washington Irving once each in the regular season. So far as individual playing is concerned we have a right to be proud of our boys. Benny Swager was placed on the Big Nine, Mon-ongahela Valley and Section 5 teams. Paul Carder wras named an outstanding player worthy of Section 5 and the All-Region team. Boh Bartley claimed merit for his defensive playing and placed on the All- Region team.