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

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The Wildcats next met Campbell of Steuben Colmty at Wayland. The game was a hard fought battle all the way, Campbell had anopportunity to score in the second period but missed. Halftime came with the score a 0-O deadlock. Munnings missed a chance to score for the Wildcats in the third period, and the game ended in a 0-0 tie, Two three minute overtimes were played, but still neither team was able to score Penalty kicks were now to decide the game. Campbell kicked eight, scoring four. The Wildcats made four of seven with one to go. Tom Glavin put the final one through the nets and the Wildcats were off to the finals with a 5-4 victory. The final game of the sectionals was against Canasaraga of Alleghany County. The game was the last one for Jack Perry, Bill Baker, Tom Glavin, Gene Swain, Julian McVean, Chuck Siple, Tom Jennings, and Pete LeRoy. The Wildcats played most of the first half in the opposition's half of the field, but were unable to score. In the third period Canasaraga scored its first goal, A Canasaraga linesman booted the ball at the goal. Goalie Tom Glavin moved to the corner of the goal to get it. The ball hit the post and rolled in front of the goal where an enemy linesman scored an easy goal. The opposition also had a penalty kick but missed the try. The fourth period play was very rough. The referee called a penalty against the Wildcats and gave Canasaraga another penalty kick. Canasaraga scored earning a 3-0 lead. Bill Baker booted the only goal for the Wildcats in the final moment of play. The final gun sounded and the score read W-C 2 and Canasaraga 3. Even though we didn't win the big one, we had the best season in ten years and Coach Wallace and his team deserve a great deal of credit. fm nn... '

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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.

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