Hazleton High School 1956 Yearbook (Hazleton, PA) - Full Access

October 28 H. H. S.- 7 Allentown- 34 Allentown slams Hazleton eleven as Mounts bow in their sixth straight loss . .. Mountain– eers scare Allentown as they lead 7-6 at half– time . . .Hazleton loses ball six times on fumbles . . . these fumbles account for three Allentown touchdowns . . .Motto scores on a beautiful offensive play involving two laterals . .. defen– sive lapse in final period dooms Mounts ... Canaries tally 21 points in last quarter ... November 11 H. H. S.- 13 Pottsvill 19 Hazleton suffers its eighth straight setback at the hands of Pottsville ... Mounts exhibit a well balanced offense but are unable to over– come the hard charging Potters . .. Pottsville breaks up the tight game by scoring its third touchdown in the third quarter . . .Donald accounts for all Hazleton's scoring .. . November 4 H. H. S.- 19 Tamaqua- 20 Hazleton Mountaineers blow a close de– cision to the Tamaqua Blue Raiders in a thrill packed game . . .Mounts show complete dom– ination for three periods . . .as the fourth period began Tamaqua had a net loss of 11 yards from scrimmage . .. Tams then explode for 20 points as Hazleton collapses . .. Donald tallies three touchdowns for the Mountaineers . .. Esposito shines on defense . .. November 24 H. H. S.- 26 A high spirited Hazleton club hammered a confident West Hazleton team in the annual Turkey Day classic ... Mounts turn in greatest performance of the season . .. Mountaineers blast over right tackle twice for touchdowns ... junior quarterback, Perneski, stuns fans as he sets up a touchdown by passing to Yan- West Hazleton- 21 122 uzzi and then hits him again on the goal line for a score . .. Wildcats match early Hazleton touchdowns but the Mounts pu11 away in the third quarter . .. Yanuzzi, Motto, and Donald score ... Monks calls a smart, steady game ... line plays an exceptional game ... Mountaineers end season in blaze of glory . . .