West Lafayette High School - Scarlet and Gray Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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This year ' s football season was one of the best in West Side history and should long be remembered as such. We started out by beat¬ ing Washington of Indianapolis, 14-6. The W. L. passing attack shone in this game, with Friend throwing two touchdown passes, one to Gene Volk and one to Joe Van Pelt. Bill Bauman had his leg broken on the first play from scrimmage, and was out for the season. The next week the Scarlets traveled to Griffith and again won via the aerial route, 18-0. Gene Volk and Dave Morrison did the passing with Joe Van Pelt, Howie Sylvester, and Bob Kriebel on the receiving end. Valparaiso came to town next, and went home again on the short end of an 18-6 score. This game was all Friend ' s with the Warrior” running for two long T. D. ' s, and passing to F. N. Lutz for the other touchdown. On October 8, West Side went down to Craw- fordsville, and racked up their 4th straight vic¬ tory by trouncing the Athenians, 19-0. The high¬ light of the game was a pair of long touchdown runs by Bobby Friend. The other touchdown was made by Morrison on a quarterback sneak. Biddle made his first P. A. T. of the season, and only the 3rd for W. L. Hoopeston, Ill., next invaded the Red Devil lair, and snapped West Side ' s victory streak by deefating us, 14-12. Friend threw to Joe Van Pelt for one touchdown, and ran an 85-yard punt return for the other W. L. score. Logansport was next on the schedule, and they dampened W. L. enthusiasm still more by winning, 20-13, in another close ball game. Once again it was Friend throwing a pass to F. N. for one touchdown, and scoring the second himself on a 25 yard run. The Scarlets got back on the victory trail by defeating Frankfort, 15-2. As far as scoring went, it was Lutz ' s ball game. The speedy little Red Devil back broke away three times for touchdowns, one of which was called back. The Lowell game was a sloppy affair, with rain pouring down and the field a sea of mud. W. L. won 13-0, with Dave Morrison scoring twice on quarterback sneaks from the one yard line. In one of the best football games of the year our team defeated Jefferson, 13-0. The game was highlighted by F. N. Lutz ' s seventy-four yard run for the first W. L. score. After this, both teams settled down to a driving, smashing line battle. Then in the fourth quarter Friend threw a pass to Bob Kriebel for the second score. Jeff then drove to the West Side four yard line, where a successful goal line stand was made by the Red Devils. This was a fitting close to a fine season ' s record of seven wins and two losses. Page 51

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Rex Biddle Steve Freeman Louie Carr Bob Friend Ed Dillard Bob Graham Bernard Dodds Dick Keilholz Bill Freel Bob Kriebel Oliver Lange Jose Ribares F N Lutz Howard Sylvester Don Meyer Jim VanPelt Dave Morrison Joe VanPelt Ernest Oyler Gene Volk Pago 50 1

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BASKETBALL Left to right: Front Row: Wally Strobel, Bob Sommer, Dave Morrison, FN Lutz, Ronnie Wilson. Left to right: Standing: Asst. Coach James Hinga, Jim Van Pelt, Bob Friend, Bob Kriebel, Fred Mozely, Joe VanPelt, Coach Gordon Straley. Page 52 The West Side Red Devils completed one of their most successful seasons this year with a record of 18 wins and 6 losses, and a co-cham¬ pionship in the Hoosier Conference. The Scar¬ lets began the 1948-1949 season by trouncing their first five opponents. West Side gave im¬ pressive showings against Brook and Coving¬ ton, and then handed Rossville its first loss on its home court in five years by the score of 53 to 36. We continued on our torrid pace by drub¬ bing Flora and Michigantown in our first two home games. Our first defeat came at the hands of Gerstmeyer of Terre Haute; the score was 32 to 28. West Side next took part in the Monticello New Year ' s Day Tourney. The Red Devils were the favorites to win the tourney, but they were outpointed by Rochester in the afternoon session 48 to 39. Led by Jim Van Pelt and Dave Morri¬ son, West Side came back in the evening en¬ counter to blast Monticello 77 to 48. II I