Victory High School - Optic Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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CO rf CTj o t—I H A O « tf o H U — h K O —i w H W £ H « o Pi 1947 CITY CHAMPION FOOTBALL TEAM Completing football this year, the Victory Eagles cleared a total of 7 wins to 2 losses. The Hutsonmen overcame the Roosevelt-Wilson Proxies by a score of 14 to 6 and completing the season trounced the Washington Irving Hill-toppers by a score of 13 to 7. to capture the city championship trophy. Reading from left to right, first row: Stanley McIntyre. 19 years of age, in his senior year, playing at the right end position for his third year; Ray Sylvester, 17 years of age, a sopho- more at the fullback position in his first year of scholastic football; Lonnie Swiger. 16, junior, filling right tackle position; Joseph Tiano. 17, senior and plays right guard; Eugene DeFran-ceschi, 17. senior, plays left end. Bob New-brough. 17, senior, co-captain, holds down center position; Nick Carbaccio, 17. senior, co-captain at left tackle; Chester Martin, 16, sophomore, plays right half-back; Bob Johnson. 17. senior, plays left half-back; Hodge Rebrook, 17, senior at left guard; Benny Williams, 16, junior playing quarterback; Bob Norman, 16. junior, playing defensive half-back. Second row, left to right: Ass’t Coach Charles Brummagc. Head Manager Paul Smith. Jack Anastisakis. Jack Rebrook. Arthur Strother. Joe Trupo, Don Schneider. Bob Perkins, Jim Snodgrass. Jim Clarke. Dave Thompson, Bob Marks, Pete Congi, Jesse Medina. Ass’t Manager Carl Norman. Head Coach Howard Hutson. Third row, left to right: Jim Moore, Nile White, John Barberio, Dick Palmer, Jack Crites, Carl Tenda, Sam Scolopio, Dennis Hurley, Guy Hefner, David Tipper, Eddie Flint, Nuddy Phil-lipart, Silas Springston, Jimmie Stewart, Robert Garret.

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VICTORY OPTIC 1948 PAGE TWENTY - SEVEN

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VICTORY OPTIC 1948 PAGE TWENTY-NINE CO-CAPTAIN NEWBROUGH Co-Captain Newbrough, a three year letter-man, captured the center position on the all-state second team; also the big-nine and all-city title of Clarksburg. Bobby has received several offers for scholarships to different colleges and by his excellent reputation as a player we hope he will continue his education, also, his football career. Basketball 48 The Victory Eagles completed their cage season with only five losses compared with 14 wins. They were defeated only by Morgantown, Buckhannon. East Fairmont. Elkins, and Washington Irving. The Hutsonmen met Mannington in the season opener to conquer them, 54 to 37. On January the second the Hutson quint met East Fairmont there to conquer 54-49. At Carmichael Auditorium the Shinnston Spartans met Doc’s boys to go down for another defeat. 55-47. In the second Spartan. Eagles again won by a score of 63-40. Morgantown High School held Victory in the first contest to win 44-48. In the second contest, however, the Eagles revengeful of their first defeat. downed the Clydemen 61-42. An inter-city rival, Roosevelt - Wilson High School lost two cage tilts to our Eagles. The first score was 40-28. The second held 45-37. Buckhannon-Upshur took the first of two contests but dropped the latter to Victory 63-41. The score of he first game was 37-42. Victory carried Weston High School for two losses as they racked up, in the first, 72 points to the opposition’s 43, and in the second. 69 points to the opposition’s 34. The Eagles won a single of two contests from Washington Irving winning the first 42-40 and losing the second, 37-39. The “stonewall.” as he was called, played outstanding football at the tackle position during the seasons of 45, 46, 47. He was elected to the all Big Ten Team of 47. He is outstanding in the school as a member of the student council and is very popular among the students. He plans to continue his football career in college. CO-CAPTAIN CARBACCIO Pigskin Parade Finishing a very successful season on the gridiron this year, the Eagles cleared away seven victories to two losses. Bob Johnson, of the Hutson Pigskin Eleven, came through with a grand total of 114 points during the season. Bob Newbrough, also of the home squad, earned a certificate for being placed on the second All-State team. Earlier in the season, players from all over the state voted for their choice and Newbrough was placed on the First All-State Team player s poll . Schedule and Scores: Unidis 12 VICTORY 44 West Union 0 VICTORY 12 Mannington 14 VICTORY 27 Shinnston 19 VICTORY - 33 Weston 12 VICTORY 0 East Huntington „ 42 VICTORY 0 Roosevelt-Wilson 6 VICTORY 14 East Fairmont 13 VICTORY — 25 Washington Irving 7 VICTORY — .. 13 178 125