Binghamton North High School 1947 Yearbook (Binghamton, NY) - Full Access

North 0 , Union-Endicott 12. Over 8,000 spectators sow the Indians hold the powerful Orange Tornado to a pair of touchdowns. North's fans thrilled to a 65-yord run by Rag Lyon which was nullified by a penalty. A perfected aerial attock in the fourth period was the spearhead of on 87 -y:Jrd drive deep into Orange territory, but ttme ron out on the Blue and Scarlet offensive. Norlh 19, Ce ntral 6. This contest witnessed decided North superiority over their city rivals. First half of the game was even wtth each side pushmg over a touchdown. In the closmg quarter, the Redmen sprung a razzle-dazzle lateral forward, Hogan to Yacko to LoGrosto, which found the North wingman all alone in the end zone . North 13, Utica Proctor 27. A big, powerful and fast Prox squad pocked too many guns for the Indians. Proctor tallied first, but North flared bock with a 30-yard run by Hanifin and a pass to Cross to even the count. Uttco pushed across two roptd scores to out-distance the Indians before the half was over. The fmol North score come on two long runs by Hanifin and Petro. North 0, Scranton Central 31 . The Mmers were ready for this bottle and outclassed the Indians all the way. Minus their first string quarterback, the North attock sputtered and mtsftred while the Scranton "quickies" sent runners into the open all afternoon North 6, Central 6 . With the city title at stoke, the second North– Central bottle was a crucial one for both teams. Central, out to avenge their eorlter defeat, scored after on aerial barrage. In the fourth quarter, the Indians recovered a fumble and mode a 45-yord drive for the tying T. D. with Hanifin going over. North 21 , Johnson City 0. Closing the '46 season in on exhibitton of ftne ploy, the Indians copttoltzed on two sensational ktckoffs by Captain Dick Harvey to garner a pair of touchdowns before the game was seven minutes old. The first boot went out on the Maroon 6. J. C. punted but Lyon, Hanifin and Wilson lugged the pigskin over without being checked. The second kickoff hit the some spot and North's Gene Johnson, best end on the field, blocked the Maroon punt for the second T. D. During the third period, Indian strategy faked a line ploy with a lateral comtng bock to Harvey for a clear pass to LoGrosto in the end zone. Jayvee Organized tn I 939 to furntsh material for the varsity, the J. V.'s hove come under the guidance of Charlie Ellis, Andy Hams, Jock Reutltnger and Ernee Lolley. Ups and downs, common to all teams, hove been the lot of the squad, ranging from en undefeated season in 1941 to a wash– out in I 94 5. 1940 sow the J. V.'s toke the city championship. 1946 p:~pooses, though losing every game, gamed expenence that well make them valuable ttmber for next year's varsity. Boys most likely to see action include Joe Giannetto, Ed LoVuolo, Bob Kr.:~ch, Bruce Franklin, Dick Kabat, Lorry Miller, Con11ie Mostrogiovonnt, Btll Shramek and Jtm Bullock. 62 Top left: With half of the tribe clos– tng tn on U.E.'s boll corner, Rog Lyon 1941, coverong ground fast, makes the tackle. Top right: Fast cutt.ng Don Cross dumped by a Central player 1n first period of ftrst Central game. Center left: Down under, Rog Lyon spi lis J C. carrier as LoGrosto comes up Center right: In the I mol seconds of the second Central game, Honofon, who hod been knockong down posses all day, knocks down the gome-sov– ong pass. Above pictures--courtesy of Bing– hamton Press. Jerry Honifon was awarded the WNBF trophy as the outstondong player of the Southern Toer. Lyon, Honofin, LoGrosto and Harvey were coaches' chooces for positoons on the honorary Trople Cities eleven Hogan recetved honorable mentoon. Jayvee Squad- Bock row : Coach Ernoe Lolley, John Cozouskos, Rog Hoones, Ron Johnston, Bob Quonn, John Little, Lorry Moller, Max Yur– endo, Bill Shramek, Charles Fox, Joe Shtrholl, Allan Stanton, Carl Squtres. Second row: Eddie LoVuolo, Joe Goonnett, Bob Krach, Alex Serbonoch, John Geronomo, Jerry O'Loughlin, Harold Race, Bruce Franklin, Jim Bullock, Dick Kabat, Bob Everett, Connoe Mostr09iovori. Front row· Tom Word, Ed Spoford, Bob Bishop, Dick Sunne, Pete Mizero, Boll Gris– wold, Doug Welch.