Wilmot Union High School - Panther Yearbook (Wilmot, WI)

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FCCTB LL Wilmot's 1956 football team engineered somewhat of a major surprise to the delight of all its fans. With only four returning lettermen, the prospects for a Winning season looked very bleak. Seven positions had to be filled by boys with very little experience. VVith this in mind, Coach Bucci had the team run through two practices a day from late Au- gust in the hopes of molding the boys into a smooth-working unit. The long hours of hard work, persever- ance, and the desire to win paid off. The team compiled a very respectable 6-2 rec- ord, its only losses coming in two very close, hard-fought games. The first defeat was a 12-6 loss to Anti- och-the usual defeat which tends to spur the team on to greater efforts. The second defeat came at the hands of Whitewater, the conference champions. The team ended the season in fine fash- ion, winning the last five games in a row. Delavan, always a rough opponent, almost interrupted this string in a game climaxed by one of the most exciting finishes in Wil- mot's history! With the score tied 7-7, Jerry Schilz leaped high into the air to snag a last-second, desperation pass from Dick Timmer. He caught the ball just inches inside the end-zone and fell to the ground with the winning touchdown and with just 14 seconds remaining in the game! The time ran out and the final score remain- edg VVilmot 14, Delavan 7. It was this type of fighting spirit which enabled the boys to make the season a very successful one-one which will go into the books as further credit to Coach Bucci's fine record at Wilmot. We are very proud of all the boys who were out for football whether they were on the first string or on the hamburgers No team can get along without its hamburg- er and it is these boys who will be the stars of our future teams. Captain Dick Bruenning and Dick Tim- mer were selected on the all-conference team. Bill CDutchJ Haase, Jerry Schilz, Ed Skora, and Dave Faerber were named on the second team, and Irving Parten- heimer was given honorable mention. Credit is also due to Ass't. Coach Bob Handke, who ably aided Coach Bucci as his backfield coach. '56 AND '57 RECORD Antioch 12 Lake Geneva 19 Delavan 7 Mukwonago 12 Burlington 0 East Troy 13 Elkhorn 6 Whitewater 28 Wilmot 6 Wilmot 27 Wilmot 14 Wilmot 31 Wilmot 42 Wilmot 41 Wilmot 27 Wilmot 13 Page Seventy-three

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Pictured above are the members of the Wilmot Football team who made all conference, first and second teams, last fall. Above are all the members of the Senior Class who played regularly on the football team. Page Seventy-five