Friday, November 3, 2023


1946-'47 JERSEY TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
 FOOTBALL SQUAD 


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1946 FOOTBALL SCORES



IN 1946 OUR TEAM CAPTAIN
 WAS ROBERT "BOB" FRENCH



RAH! RAH! RAH! 
GO FOOTBALL PANTHERS!



 
GLENDA MILLIKIN- RICHARD HOLLADAY - JOANN CANNON



SEVERAL STUDENTS ANSWERED THE CALL FOR FOOTBALL TRYOUTS FOR COACH CAVANAGH IN THE FALL OF 1946. THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS WERE AMONG THOSE THAT  TRIED OUT FOR THE TEAM HOWEVER THERE IS NO CONFIRMATION THAT THEY WERE EVER PART OF THE VARSITY SQUAD. 

RAYMOND CARR AND LOUIS CROTCHETT

PORTIER STEVENS AND JAMES ALLEN

WILLIAM DIXON


JERSEY TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL


OUR SCHOOL FIGHT SONG!



EDDIE SCHELL SUCCUMBS

EDDIE SCHELL WAS A WATER BOY FOR THE 
1943 PANTHER FOOTBALL TEAM 
WHEN HE WAS 13 YEARS OLD AND EARNED A TEAM LETTER. 
HE SUSTAINED INJURIES ON JULY 18TH IN A CAR CRASH AND 
SUCCUMBED FROM THOSE INJURIES ON JULY 20TH.


 


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"JERSEYVILLE NOTES"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: AUGUST 2, 1946





"HIGHLIGHTS IN SPORTS"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: SEPTEMBER 6, 1946





"ALUMNI BATTLE FOR GRID HONORS FRIDAY"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: SEPTEMBER 6, 1946



"JERSEY COACH WORKS WITH 43 ASPIRANTS TO GRID SQUAD"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 1946





"HIGHLIGHTS IN SPORTS"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: SEPTEMBER 13, 1946






"DOG PATCH WINS OVER SKUNK HOLLOW"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: SEPTEMBER 13, 1946

 





"JERSEY, GREENFIELD PLAY OPENERS FRIDAY NIGHT"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 1946





"PANTHERS IN FOOTBALL OPENER AT MT. OLIVE"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: SEPTEMBER 13, 1946




"ENLARGE JERSEY ATHLETIC FIELD"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: SEPTEMBER 14, 1946



"GREENFIELD TIES, PANTHERS LOSE GRID OPENERS"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: SEPTEMBER 14, 1946



"HIGHLIGHTS IN SPORTS"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: SEPTEMBER 20, 1946





"PANTHERS LOSE TO MT. OLIVE 19-0"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: SEPTEMBER 20, 1946




"WESTERN MILITARY ACADEMY"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 1946



"WESTERN UNVEILING"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: SEPTEMBER 20, 1946



"CADETS EDGE JERSEYVILLE IN FINAL SECONDS, 12-6"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: SEPTEMBER 21, 1946




"HIGHLIGHTS IN SPORTS"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: SEPTEMBER 27, 1946





"WINCHESTER HERE FOR VALLEY CONTEST FRIDAY"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: SEPTEMBER 27, 1946




"ILLINOIS VALLEY OPENERS"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: SEPTEMBER 25, 1946




SOURCE: ALTON WESTERN MILITARY ACADEMY SHRAPNEL
DATE: SEPTEMBER 26, 1946



"JERSEY WINS, GREENFIELD LOSES IN VALLEY GAMES"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: SEPTEMBER 28, 1946




"HIGHLIGHTS IN SPORTS"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: OCTOBER 4, 1946






"AT PITTSFIELD FOR LOOP GAME FRIDAY NIGHT"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: OCTOBER 4, 1946





"DUPO NIPS MARQUETTE, JERSEY TAKES DRUBBING"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: OCTOBER 5, 1946




"HIGHLIGHTS IN SPORTS"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: OCTOBER 11, 1946


 


"ROODHOUSE HERE FOR VALLEY GAME TONIGHT"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: OCTOBER 11, 1946






"JERSEYVILLE VS ROODHOUSE BOX SCORE"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: OCTOBER 12, 1946




"HIGHLIGHTS IN SPORTS"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: OCTOBER 18, 1946





"HIGHLIGHTS IN SPORTS"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: OCTOBER 18, 1946





"JERSEY HIGH TAKES 26-6 WIN AT GREENFIELD"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: OCTOBER 19, 1946



"VALLEY RACE MAY BE OVER FRIDAY NIGHT"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: SEPTEMBER 24, 1946



"JERSEYVILLE HAS WON 10 GAMES FROM CARROLLTON"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: OCTOBER 25, 1946



"HIGHLIGHTS IN SPORTS"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: OCTOBER 25, 1946



"HIGHLIGHTS IN SPORTS"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: OCTOBER 25, 1946



"JERSEY BEATS HAWKS, 27-26 IN VALLEY PLAY"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: OCTOBER 26, 1946



"HIGHLIGHTS IN SPORTS"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 1946



"JERSEYVILLE HAS WON 5 GAMES FROM WHITE HALL"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 1946




"CUT-AND-DRIED DEAL IN ILLINOIS VALLEY RACE"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: OCTOBER 31, 1946





"ILLINOIS VALLEY STANDINGS"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 1946




"PANTHERS WIN THRILLER FROM CARROLLTON 27-26"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 1946



"JERSEY LOSES TO WHITE HALL IN VALLEY TILT"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: NOVEMBER 2, 1946



"HIGHLIGHTS IN SPORTS"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: NOVEMBER 8, 1946








"MAROONS SLIP BY JERSEY PANTHERS 20-16"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: NOVEMBER 8, 1946




"ILLINOIS VALLEY STANDINGS"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: NOVEMBER 8, 1946



"JERSEY DROPS PLEASANT HILL IN VALLEY GAME"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: NOVEMBER 9, 1946




"HIGHLIGHTS IN SPORTS"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: NOVEMBER 15, 1946







"MAROONS SLIP BY JERSEY PANTHERS 20-16"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: NOVEMBER 15, 1946






"HIGHLIGHTS IN SPORTS"
"COACH CAVANAH ANNOUNCES FOOTBALL LETTERMEN"
SOURCE: JERSEY COUNTY DEMOCRAT-NEWS
DATE: NOVEMBER 22, 1946





"JERSEYVILLE FOOTBALL PLAYERS GET LETTERS"
SOURCE: ALTON TELEGRAPH
DATE: NOVEMBER 23, 1946





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