The Coolidge examiner., 1946-10-25
Coolidge Bears
Lose 10 Florence
In Tight 10 Game

Break, are all bad for Bears 3.
| Hold Florence TO five first downs
against Coolidge nine. Single
Gopher touchdown comes on
pass from Jiminez TO Celaya.
1t was fight. fight, fight. for
Coolidge throughout the entire
game Friday night. but breaks
just weren't running for the Bears.
and final score gave the Gophers
a 7 to o margin and victory.
On strong defensive playing.
Coolidge held Florence to five
frat downs against nine OF their
own. Only five passes connected
out OF ten attempts for the Co
piers. but one OF those passes.
from left half Jimenez TO back A.
Celaya, always a deadly combina-
ton. connected for touchdown
from midfield.
Coolidge played heads up foot
ball the entire first half. after
stopping beginning Florence
drive cold at midfieh. There was
a time at the end of the first
quarter when Coolidge was NOV
Ing for a goal. but an unlucky
tumble after George Actons 20
yard run. blasted all hopes Cool
idge had for scoring in the first
period.
Coolidge ran up first down on
the first three plays In the second
quarter. before they were forced
TO kick. Refusing penalty
against Florence for holding.
Coolidge intercepted Jiminez
pass and Roland Freeland. the boy
who caught the ball. brought IT TO
the Florence 81
Two plays and the Bears were
resting on the Florence 81 yard
line with first down. They
reached the ls yard line before
another tumble, by Eddie Schell.
deep In his backfield position.
gave Florence the ball on their
own IS. and again any Bear hope
for q score was cut short.
Florence. forced back to the IL
yard line. had to kick. Eddie
'Schell brought the ball back TO
the Florence IS. but three plays
later, he too was forced to kick.
Celaya took the ball behind his
own goal line and reached the five
before ne slipped. Florence
reached the 15 when the gun
sounded the end OF the half.
Two recharged and impatient
teams came out to play at the be-
ginning of the second half. and
the crowd, after enjoying the
marching and pageantry OF two
fine school bands. sensed that this
would be the deciding half.
Florence took the kickoff from
Coolidge. and In two plays moved
to their own Al and a first down.
Three hard drives more. and they
had crossed the mid stripe and
gained another first down. A pass
failed q run failed. then a pass
bounced from the hands OF block
er Eddie Schell into the waiting
arms of right half Navarro for
Florence. and another first down.
Onca more Coolidge frightened
its defense and stopped the drive
In four attempts to gain. Taking
over. Schell ran for a first down
for Coolidge. then fumbled and
recovered, then a penalty. then
finally. the Bears were forced to
kick.
After q triple tumble. Florence
was finally In possession OF the
hall on about their own 35 yard
line. Then It happened. Jiminez,
who was sent In, ran the ball for
five yards. then showing the ru-
mored form that had originally
,ent fear into Coolidge fans, but
which they now were beginning TO
doubt, he spiraled 4 long pass TO
A Celaya waiting on the Coolidge
80. and 1t was all over. Celaya
took off and ran. he was nearly
caught, but slipped across the line
for the score. Roy Wolven con-
, yerted. and the score stood at Z
to o and remained that way.
Coolidge bounced back immedl'
ately. and on two plays. Acton
| brought the ball to his own AZ and
/ a first down. A penalty against
Florence put the ball across the
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