Washington Township High School - Washtonian Yearbook (Apollo, PA)

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FUUTBALL Aviation had made big changes . . . American living standards were on the increase . . . radio was improving. . .when Washington Twp. entered Inter-Scholastic football . . . that was October 27, 1928. . .and our first opponent was Franklin Township . . . the score wasn't bad C12-6, they sayl . . .- but we lost. . . but we had started and that was something to be proud of . . . only had 9 students in the Senior class . . . less than fifty in the high school . . . equipment was at a premium . . the school furnished the helmets and shoulder pads . . . the boys supplied the balance Cif they used anyj . . . still they had made the start . . . the season record showed 1 win and 3 defeats . . . nothing to brag about . . . but a lot to be proud of . . . plus a well deserved spot in the sport spotlight of the Kiski Valley. Twenty-three yearr later . . . fall, 1951 . . . W. T. H. S. gained the recognition of sport fans all over the A-K district . . . as the Raiders worked their way through a ten game slate . . . with the record showing 7 wins against 3 defeats ! ! . . . With no apologies . . . or excuses . . . the losses were tough ones . . . BUT it was still a mighty good year . . . the best in our school's history . . . seven boys wore the crimson colors for the last time before gradua- tion . . . earned letters to remember their football days at W. T. H. S .... As an added feature . . . Flight '52 . . . reviews the season . . . Back Row KL-R7 Coach Rearic, T. Magee, J. Wfhiten, G. Linsenbigler, R. Weinel, O. Howell, T. McGuire, R. Grazzetti, L. Hooper, E. McGuire, L. Pfeffer, R. Schimizzi, G. Bush, Coach Bossart, Second Row CL-R5 Managers F. Cignetti, Kocur, R. Loase, A. Stear, H. Love, Exton. C. Fnrster, R. Reed, H. Sarver, L. Aulerich, D. Mclntire, D. Bertieri, Front Row CL-RJ R. Bertieri, G. Shoup, E. Lynch, B. Custer, L. Riddile, T. Kunkle, B. Cypher, J. Bowman, E. Fitzgerald, R. Whiten. ' 4. :x ' Q, 3' is is . 1 'Q ' - - .1 3 -. Q- - g ' - ... 'T 3 was . I V ' 'V F 1 - up . H .4 Q un. Q p v '19 I -cv a- K: J A. l 1' X . . Q M V is . . ., J ' . J ' ' ,, .iw -sz M ' fawesl - if , ' giflyg, ' it -L , fd x r Q- . img 1. t w w .s..q 4. 41, A f A stt , .1 ,i 'f A .4 ' . 4 K K Ki ' - ' 4 f A A 4 ' .i W .s - 5 4 L., - A it A ll' Pa. 9 A ' ii 'W . it ' I .1 , ,M . i, ,. , A H , , rv 1 , xx: : W, 'I ' ' I i Q TPM I I it H+ vw- . A . ' wt - in 2 f- .,, A 1 Pl as , , hs l Q K4 1 .Ja fy I 3 v a , at , 2 ,,.. . . 1' 1. -' 1. is 1' -4'-f' - 'W A .4 1 If YL- ef Nfl lg, 4 , . - f . f ' 1 l . , .,. A . t . , .. .,,. - , sf.- 'L vi 1 . .s f 1.11955 4- me .'. mfg, A 8, ' .- , AN 1 IJ' . if il-.jail l., ., Aw J . - . ,g'a, A V 5 f , 2,1 A Q l 1 I A lilly? 'iff i . L ln, SU. !'..:l',.I:-,grid .19LA:4ii-!gfp,'Agng,: 5 5 1.7.0 Ni -gas Vw Y it' X . i. .-:V ,mp vm is pkg ' AKA . A . ' F - 1 . A ,v. 'HI 1' - Q. , A . 'st - f fi -' .W at 7 43-'Y A K 1. Fw' - -l. . - f f. . ,. viii, ' 1 f' .+t i'1'v' Vr.'li.'L.w .2 'l- A f A ,I , j' fn' 4 v ,p . . 'l W ' yf.,sQ,k4. i'.g,:Q,.ll V .ii ,Ii 4' '-LQ'2Qfgf.y 4f'Q,S.1if'Ey fx,fxwl,q- 49,-f LRQFQV , 14 'X Na- -A ' Q' Z 'F 'ff . iff WW f' wr. -1 g '5ff1lf wi f :'Z 'Arf5?s if 30 'if' . A H. 1-I. 1 ' ff' iw A ' ' the ' H L' wks. .3152 '5'iSPEi2fiP'1f1 '5'i3:s'e'a T' Y 3 'lflitftf t' H. . aw-.f ' -1 1 . F Us i:9e- paxil rv 1- 'W ' inf? 1 ww. 3 '- K .ft-: 2 .931 I 1 l 7 ,QQ - 333. J., ai ,4 me f ,E m '11 f.,vd.t. x f 1 ts-, ms JVM., , 4 W 1' 'zp t-'Q ,Q . 'isa-..i 'Q 22 734' , V , ' 5. . Q r :I me . . 7 K. Q an . ,QQ Q is . A wt .s . ,V t -ff ' J. 'V' .. at 4.iQf . na: gi'5'f7' '- . K-if if 7 . 1 gk--. xs . ' 4 ' . A 'K 1 'zl 1. ill Qfwtt. 1 mm-.L 'ff , ' fi .I sk -' MSI. 'tt .JWU 'J Fifi ircN 1 1 f .3 E 5 'vflanyf fi N Env, mx 1 ..- -uf

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I fx Q NN- Nnfso Ann LINES ,,. :,,,p1vCl 7 l.: ,,,,,:f--v- Cl' t Inter-scholastic sports 'flew to new records' this year . . . football . . . basket- ball . . . baseball . . . all held the interest of the students, faculty and parents . . . school spirit and interest in athletics had all the speed and fury of being jet-propelled. ATHLETIC

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1 i V , 1? H ' ' j x i 2 ' , ri I , 'fe 'F T . - as A .n 2 mi .Q 'ffl Q, if rg? Gene McGuire, fullback... Joe Whiten...left halfback . .. Punter and passer.. .Deluxe Top scorer. .. good team-man . .. EBENSBURG-20 W. T. H. S.--6 Opening with a newcomer to our schedule . . . the twp. met a Class A football power- house at Ebensburg . . . lack of experience . . . hampered our boys . . . but they played a game battle and profited from the encounter . . . Ronnie Weinel made our TD . . . as we fell short of victory . . . 20-6. SHANNOCK VALLEY-12 W. T. H. S.-7 Holding a lead of 7-6 for 3 quarters . . . the ,spoils of victory were snatched away with only 3 minutes remaining in the game . . . Shannock pulled a 'sleeper' . . . and the Raiders were 'snozing' sufficiently to help the score . . . Tommy McGuire made the TD and brother Gene the extra point. The game ended with the Crimson eleven stalled on the Shannock goal. The statistics were in our favor . . . but Shannock had the score. THE 1952 WASHTONIAN