Wheatland Chili Central School - Genoatk Yearbook (Scottsville, NY)

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awe!! mm' X es! cgedxaa mls' The prosper ts for the ab soccer season looked very good for Coach Wallace and hts team The team was at fullstrength allseasonwhtch helped to make the fme reward of 8 wtns 4 losses and 2 ues Our boys went all the y ax to the ftnals of the Class D sectton but suffered a 3 2 defeat tn the btg one Even though we dtdn t brtng back a trophy we had one of the best seasons tn years as shown by the fme reward The 1956 soccer season offtctally opened for Coach Wallace and hts Wheatland Chtlt Wtldcats on September 25 when the Brockport Blue Devtls tnvaded the W C fteld The game turned tnto a battle of de fense and the only tally cametn the second per1od when a Brockport ltneman sl1pped past our fullback and scored Coach Wallace satd lt was the best game he had ever seen the team play We were off to a good start although we suffered a 2 0 loss The Wtldcats journeyed to Htlton on Frtday September 28 The team showed a lot of ftght and SDIFII as they encotmtered thetr huge fteld Tom Jenmngs booted a perfect corner ktck Doggy Arthur headed lf 1nto the goal and the Wtldcats led 2 O W C played a good offenstve game but mtssed several good chances for goals I-hlton could manage only a penalty late tn the game and W C walked off the fteld w1th tts ftrst vtctory of the season Q2 lj Spencerport was the next rtval for W C on October 3 at the home fteld The game turned out to be another battle of defenses as netther team scored a fteld goal However Spencerport was gtfted w1th a penalty ktck tn the thtrd per1od They connected and won the contest 1 0 The Wtldcats next opponents were the Churchvtlle Satnts who were the top team tn the conference The game was played on the Satnts fteld and they d1splayed the powerful offense that had them on top of the league They were 1n Wtldcat terrttory most of the game but could manage only one fteld goal However W C commttted f1ve penalttes and C C connected on four to take a 6 O vtctory STANDING G Fenton T Glavtn B Naugle P LeRoy J Ranous T Ienntngs W Wallace D Cassevoy B Baker D Seefrted G Swatn KNEELING D Bentn C Sple B Swam J Perry B Munntngs, M. Arthur, J. Boutwell, I McVean, A. Btrch. 415 ffm

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The next game for the Wildcats was against the Rush -Henrietta Comets. The Comets were the top team in the Eastern Conference and were looking for an easy win. But W-C had different plans. ,Tack Perry booted two field goals in the first five minutes. Before the half was over, Bob Munnings and Julian McVean tallied a field goal apiece and Doggy Arthur added a penalty kick. That was all they needed as fullbacks Dave Seefried and Pete LeRoy and goalie Tom Glavin held R-H scoreless to give W-C a 9-0 win. The next day the Wildcats played Brockport who was second in the league. Coach Wallace's club came to avenge that 2-0 defeat. The half ended with neither team's registering a goal. Early in the third period, Jack Perry drove Chuck Siple's side line kick into the goal. Brockport added a penalty kick in the fourth period, but it wasn't enough and the Wildcats walked off the field with their second straight victory. The Wildcats entertained Wyoming, whom they would meet in the sectionals. 'lhe game was another tight battle all the way. Neither team scored in the first half, but Doggy Arthur countered with a field goal in the third period to give W-C a 2-O lead. Wyoming threatened several times in the first period, but couldn't score, and W-C won its third straight 2-0. The Wildcats stepped back into their own league the next night as Hilton came to town. Again neither team scored in the first half, but Tom Jennings booted one in off a Hilton fullback's leg to give W-C a 2-0 lead. Several of the Wildcat shots hit the goal post in the last quarter but they couldn't manage another point, Hilton scored in the fourth period and the game ended in a 2-2 deadlock. Playing their third game in a row the Wildcats journeyed to Penfield, one of the better teams in the eastern conference. But W-C thought nothing of its size and took a 2-0 lead score in the first quarter but had to settle for one penalty kick. W-C won again, 2-1, giving them a streak of five games without a loss. The Wildcats rounded out the week with Spencerport on the latter's field. W-C had been trimmed 18-l last year on this field, but this time it was a different story. Spencerport had to win to enter the sectionals or else Brockport would take thehonor. With many rooters from Brockport behind the Wildcats, they opened with a goal by Jim Boutwell in the first period, It was a hard fought contest all the way: Boutwell added another goal with five seconds to go, and W-C knocked off another Class A team, 4-O. The final game of the regular season came next. The Wildcats carried their streak of six games without a loss against Churchville who hadn't lost a game all year. Neither team could score a goal in the whole game which ended with a 0-0 deadlock The Wildcats had ended the season with one of the best records in many years-- six wins, three losses, and two ties. All hopes were to capture the Class D sectional crown. The Wildcat pitchrnen entered the Sectionals against Wyoming on the latter's field. W-C wasted no time in starting to pile up the score as Tom Jennings scored a goal in the first minute of play. Bob Munnings and J ack Arthur added another goal and Bill Baker booted a penalty kick giving W-C a commanding 9-O lead at half time. Wyoming finally scored a goal in each of the remaining periods, but Munnings added another for the Scottsyille team, who walked off with a ll-4 quarter-final triumph.