Much could be written about their wonderful fighting spirit that was evident in every game the fine work of Joltin' Jack Masklee, who earned many post-season honors of the fine coaching of Coach Ray Normile. There are many things that could be said about the Hornets. Valley could indeed afford to throw forth its chest. Passaic Valley finished with a winning streak of six straight games and had only four touchdowns all year scored against the team. The 25-6 triumph over Ridgewood the following game came as an anti-climax to a really fine season. Paced by the superb playing of Jack Orr and the powerhouse driving of Jack Masklee, the Hornets gained a 6-0 victory over their most formidable rival. The day the game was played was one of the coldest of the year with harsh blasts of icy wind sweeping the flat playing field. A victory over Valley would give it to them. Pompton was having one of its many good years with its eyes set on the Group II championship. It was really a warm-up for the game of the season with Pompton. The next game was more or less a breather, as the boys disposed of a weak Park Ridge team, 20-0. It was the roughest game of the year, and Valley acquitted itself nobly. Just to show that the victories were not just luck, they came through with another 13-7 win over a big Franklin team. They showed their determination to win in this game by coming from behind in the fourth quarter after trailing 7-6 in the third. The Hornets gave indications of their power by rolling up a 25-6 score at Bergenfield for their first win of the year and by following up that victory with a 13-7 decision with a stubborn Ramsey eleven the following week. However, after this game, our boys were the complete masters of every game in which they participated. Valley's fighting sons could not get started, and Hawthorne had little trouble all afternoon. The Hawthorne game was the one game in the entire schedule in which Valley took a real pushing around. Valley can console itself with the thought that it had the better of the play at the Caldwell game, but the boys simply could not push the ball over that last white line. Two early defeats at the hands of Caldwell and Hawthorne, both by a 7-0 count, marred the beginning of the season. Games out of an eight-game schedule to be recognized as the top team in their section. T HE 1942 season marked the most successful year the Hornets of Valley have yet enjoyed. Senior lettermen on the squad were John Besso, George Farr, Roger Fox, Charles Daniel ian, Michael Fronzuto, Cameron Buchanan, Alex Roberto, Robert Young, William MacKenzie, Warren Blauvelt, Edwin Moen, and Warren Stewart. The rest of the scoring was as follows: Jack Masklee-ġ2 points, Jack Orr-8 points, Walter Harper-6 points, and Warren Stewart- 6 points. Leading scorer and captain of the Valley eleven was Warren Blauvelt who scored 25 points. Traveling to Sayreville, the Hornets were defeated 6 to 0, and on Thanksgiving day, they traveled to Morristown where they were beaten by a score of 7 to 6. In the two final games of the season Valley lost by close scores. The following Saturday the Hornets completely overwhelmed Park-Ridge by a score of 26 to 6. On a rain drenched and muddy gridiron the Hornets and Cardinals battled to a scoreless tie. Pompton Lakes was the next opponent to face the Green and White. The following week Valley triumphed over Ramsey in a hard fought battle. The next game marked the Hornets' first defeat when a strong Summit team topped Valley 20 to 0. Again the Green and White triumphed 12 to 6. The second contest pitted the Valley Hornets against the Hawthorne Bears. The Hornets opened the season against Caldwell and took a 6 to 0 decision. THE Passaic Valley High School football squad closed a successful season on the gridiron with four wins, three losses and one tie. Varisty members of the team included: Jack Baker, Jack Hough, Bill Hannafin, Charles Krieger, Charles Danielian, Kenneth Sherman, Edward Moen, Gus Sonnen, and Alex Roberto The score was 12-0 and the 12 wasn't for Sayreville. The last game of the season with Sayreville, however, restored the Hornets to great favor. This was followed with a tie with Ramsey and a defeat of 39-0 to Ridgewood. In the first home game, New Brunswick cleaned up withġ2-0. The first game was with Caldwell and ended with a score of 20-0 in Caldwell's favor. Griswold, concluded its first season with one victory, two ties, and three defeats. If anyone has any knowledge as to missing pieces of the puzzle, please get in contact with Al Cappello. All information is as accurate as I could find. Click on the following link to go page to the PV Football homepage: Passaic Valley FootballĪll the information in this section was collected and uploaded by Al Cappello.
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