West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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lim Nelson Dave North Dave Marth Sam Nibbio Left Tackle Quarterback Center Fullback SEASON West High player carries ball towards the East Rockford goal. WARRIORS 13-EAST MOLINE 0-SEPT. 13, 1946 Before a crowd of 4.50D, the Warriors broke loose with two scoring bursts to start the season by beating East Moline. Royal McMullen scored first, after a twenty-four yard run. This touchdown was followed by Harley Doyle who had received a per- fect pass from Dave North. WARRIORS 12-EAST MADISON U-SEPT. 27, 1946 Getting possession of the ball late in the first half, West started a touchdown drive with Sam Rebecca, left-half back going across, at the Madison high school stadium. Don Ellis, full-back, intercepted an East Madison pass yards for West's second score., WARRIORS 27, 1946 The Warriors of power, when they met field from behind ,,.-' 5 with Sam Rebecca's 1 The pretzels tried a captain. rushed Peterson's arms, off down the field for finalifibuchdown. WARRIORS 6-WEST AURORA 20-OCT. 4, 1946 Coach Milo Willson's Warriors took a lead over West Aurora in the first quarter, but coming from behind and making three touchdowns in the last three quarters, West Aurora handed West High a defeat at the Aurora High School Stadium. Royal McMullen made the only Warrior score by a ten- yard run. The first Aurora touchdown was made by Caughey, with Quackenbush making the second and Laz running ninety-three yards for the last 'touch- down. Coach Milo Willson gives pep talk to student body GAA girls play mock football game in gymnasium during pre-game rally. during pre-game rally. 28

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CBack row, left to rightl Schraeder, lim Nelson, Hesse, Palombi, Haney, Maculan, Nibio, Schiro. CSecond rowl Mr. Willson tcoachl, Woods, Hargrove, Hodel, Yagle, Ioe Nelson, Locklin, Price, Cabrera, Mr. Dennis Cassistant coachl, Hiestand tmanagerl. tThird :owl Tangorra Cmanagerl, Doyle, Rebecca, Iohnson, McMullen, Ellis, North, Fanara, Dall Osto, Rumore, Yeager Cmanagerl. tFront rowl Peterson, May, Marsili, Marth, Vaughn, Accardo, Malueg, Mackie. WEST WARRIORS This year Coach Milo Willson called out his football players on August 25 in order to give the boys as much practice as possible before the season really started. Last year the polio epidemic limited the Warriors to three games and necessarily the experience of the boys for this season. Coach Willson had only a few return- ing lettermen who had seen action on the gridiron last year, however, with the enthusiasm and willingness to work shown at practice, the team developed into a highly coordinated, hard-fighting squad. The team was composed of very fine players, two fast ends, Bob ROYAL MCMULLEN Right Half Back it Royal McMullen, West Warriors' star right halfback and co-captain for the 1947 season, has been play- ing football and basketball at West High for Mac is a member and the Na- tional Society. 1.-Q :::...:,::.-..- .-...,.. ,: :: ..+ .,.,.,. .... ,- buck Season' has track is a Of the National Athletic So- ciety. At the last meeting of football players Don and Mac were chosen on a tie vote to be co-captains. Mackie, and Harley Doyle, big, hard-charging guards and tackles, Bob May, Verne Malueg, Bill Schraeder, and loe Accardo, center was a hard fought for position between lack Duff Vaughn and Dave Marth, of equal ability and weight, who strived continuously to be in the starting line-up, the back field, quick, very active, and hard-charging, had as fullback, Don Ellis, right halfback, Royal McMullen, quarterbacks, Kenny Iohn- son and Dave North, left halfback, Bay Dall Qsto, a junior. All these boys working together won for West High School eight out of ten engagements. u 11 . DON ELLIS Pull Back

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l S i 3 M., if 3 1 Sam Rebecca and lack Vaughn carry injured player. Bob Mackie, off field. WARRIORS 14-EAST AURORA 0-Oct. 11, 1946 West Warriors won another Big Eight Conference game by defeating East Aurora eleven at the Fifteenth Avenue Stadium. The first score was made by a 15-yard pass to end, Bob Mackie. The Warriors had trouble when East Aurora in' tercepted a pass and., blocked two of West's punts, but was too weak to make a made the last touchdown over the goal from the ,:. 18' 1946 The victory in 'he Big fheY defected to Score twice in the made the first touchdown, with the second and Ellis receiving a pass McMul- len for the final West score. Farrey made the first Elgin touchdown, with Turner making the second, and Drago going over the goal for the final score. U A Rabs tackle West High Warrior. Weather conditions make identification V W Y 1mpog1ble. Z Y Y Y Y Z West High players wait for chance to play in East-West game Charley Doyle La Verne Malueg B013 Moy Kenny IOHIISOH Right End Right Tackle Left Tackle Quarterback