Greenwich High School - Compass Yearbook (Greenwich, CT)

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FOOTBALL SQUAD-Fffff 'OHS left I0 ftglff'-C SChmldf, D- Morgan, A. Caravello, W. Hemingway, J. Jerolimo, L. Davis, D. Banta, captain, J. Lowe, M. Hannigan, R. Rose, J. Capalbo, J. Rada, A. Wade. Second row, left to right-J. Gallagher, M. Craig, T. Strazza A. Carlo, A. Palovchek, D. Peabody, F. Stefanowicz, J. Bella, P. Fiorito, C. Peterson, W. Crowle, F. Giansello, J. Goulemas. Third row, left to right-J. Kosinski, E. Palovchek, C. Gault, N. LaRosa, P. Giordano, D. Maxwell, J. Masi, J. Albinus, T. Smeriglio, J. Raymond. Fourth row, left to right-R. Ferdinand, assistant coach, C. Dattola, coachg J. Jennings, A. Curcio, A. Reggiano, F. Paluso, R. Urso, J. Revite, A. Covino, coach. x Football, the way Greenwich A SMALL SIOUP Of IDOYS, WhiPPCd UP info a fast and furious gridiron machine by the . played it, got statewide attention top-drawer coaching of Charles Dattola 'P and Alfred Covino, seasoned with excep- tional ability, and backed up by capable reserves, brought Greenwich one of the biggest shares in Connecticut High School laurels in many years. Were it not for an off-day, expensive and embarrassing 12 to 0 defeat by Bridgeport Central right under the noses of upstate sportswriters, the honors would have been greater. The team placed as sixth best in the state, and John Rada made the second all-state team with Russ Rose receiving honorable mention. The enthusiasm of local fans reached one of its highest peaks. Q '1- With nearly two complete and interchangeable backfields and a stalwart first-string line, the stage was set for Rada's brilliant sprints, the strength of which belied his small size. Zeke Bella called the plays and developed into a fine passer. Russ Rose was a work- horse and did some sensational punting. Pat Giordano's linebucking was swift and power- ful, and Walt Crowle's outstanding ability won him the first Lions' Club Trophy awarded for the best all-around performance of a Greenwich player during the Stamford game. an '. -A , - fa. ntl- 4 if J . '-vi . -. 1' R3 f .fi N 'uit' K , i 1' ae , L . ' T veit! xt. :p 51,6 : , QU 'Af' LZ .D if . 4 X LH A v . .- -. . V ex 'K V i 4,.af.vC K Wade, Hannigan, Lowe, Jennings, Banks, Captain Dave Banta, Davis, Caravello, and Capalbo were among the other important players on the field that were big contributors to one of the Cardinals' best seasons. Goulemas, Gault, Smeriglio, Jerolimo, Masi, and others gave support. The Scores Greenwich Danbury ......... .... 0 Greenwich West Haven ..... .... 2 0 Greenwich Norwalk ....,... .... 6 Greenwich Bassick ....... , .... .... 0 Greenwich Port Chester ........,.. .... 7 Greenwich Fairfield Prep ............ .... 7 Greenwich Bridgeport Central ....... .... 1 2 Greenwich Stamford .................... .... 0 I8

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DANBURY. The Cardinals broke the ice with a 25 to 0 victory over Danbury in a game called at half-time because a cloudburst made play impossible. The Big Red showed everything it had. Johnny Rada ran 129 yards in six tries. A 66-yard march, in which Rada went 45 yards in two plays, put the Cards on Danbury's five. Rose scored through center. Zeke Bella intercepted a Danbury pass on their 29 after the kickoff and went to the 25. Crowle twisted through tacklers into the end zone on the next play. In the second period Rada ran a punt back 33 yards to Dan- bury's 17. Giordano pushed to the 12. Bella passed to Rada on the five, followed by a three-yard loss and Rada's eight-yard scoring run. Rada took a fake reverse 41 yards to Danbury's 12. Jerolimo added five, Rada two, and Giordano scored through center. Later Peterson went 43 yards to score, but the play was called back on a penalty. WEST HAVEN. Rainy weather plagued this game too. In the early minutes a Greenwich TD was called back on offsides. The rest of the half saw the Cards trying desperately to click. West Haven scored twice in the second quarter. A third West Haven tally was nullified by offsides. The Cards trailed, 14-0, at half time. The Crimson then displayed the first of its famous second- half comebacks. Giordano ran the kickoff back 15 yards. Rada hit right end for 37. Rose made 12, Giordano one more. Rada added sixteen and Rose went through center to score. Fiorito converted. Wade recovered a fumble on the West Haven 37. Rada shot through right tackle for the score, and the Cards were one point behind. In the final period, Bella pounced on a fumble to put Green- wich on West Haven's 26. Two runs by Rada carried to the 16. Jerolimo hit left guard for one, and then Rada cut through left tackle, carrying three tacklers into the end zone. The Cards had the game in the bag and were headed for another score when they lost the ball on downs on West Haven's 18. With 50 seconds left and rain pouring down, Peccerillo threw a 20-yard pass to Winfield, who raced 62 yards to win the game, 20 to 19. NORWALK. The Cards showed what they had learned about pass defense, with four interceptions before the day's end. First score came after Rada ran three successive off-tackle plays for big gains. His 24-yard run brought the ball to the Norwalk 32. Giordano and Rose moved it up to the four. Rada scored. Norwalk's Callahan took the kickoff and was nailed Uh his own 12, but lateraled to Palumbo, who raced 88 yards to score. With Russ Rose doing well on punts, Greenwich gained in the ensuing duel. Lowe blocked a punt to put Greenwich on Norwalk's 12. Rada hit right tackle for five and scored around right end. Norwalk threatened in the final stanza, but Zeke Bella saved the day by intercepting on his nine. BASSICK. Rada again showed his stuff when he took the ball following a punting duel and ran 55 yards to score. An ideal touchdown play, blockers Rose and Banta made no skips. Bassick threatened in the fourth period, with a passing attack and penalties for the extra time required to remove John Jennings, injured star center, from the field placing them near paydirt. Joe Capalbo, bang-up right end, saved the day by throwing the passer for four-yard and sixteen-yard losses. Jennings' injured knee kept him from play the rest of the season. Jack Banks was shifted from the backfield to center. Mike Hannigan was outstanding in his work in the line. PORT CHESTER. After the first minutes that seemed all Port Chester's, the Cards came back to stun the traditional rivals 40 to 7. The Rams marched down to the Greenwich 17, where Johnny Lowe recovered a fumble to halt the onslaught. Five plays later the Cardinals punted. Lowe raced down the held. The Port Chester safety scrambled for the ball but could not hold onto it as it bounced toward a coffin corner. It rolled into the end zone, where Lowe pounced on it to score. A 26-yard pass, Bella to Wade, put the Cards on Port's four. Rose and Giordano fought to the two, and Rose bulled over for the second TD. Jerolimo knocked down a pass to stave off the second Port Chester attempt, and the half ended, 13 to 0. In the third'period Rada ran 20 yards to the Port 18. He and Rose cut up to the two, and Giordano scored. Crowle's first-period injury, a broken nose, took him out of play. Rada took a lateral from Banks on a run back and went 20 yards to Port's 40. Giordano knifed off left tackle to score. The Cards were out front, 26 to 0, and the Rams' spirit was broken. As the Port Chester team tried again, Caravello recovered a bungled lateral on the Port 23. In two plays Jerolimo went to the 12. Rada scored through left tackle. Fiorito's conversion made it 33 to 0. Port Chester then marched 63 yards against Cardinal reserves for seven points. Before the game ended Joe Masi pulled down a Port Chester pass and sprinted 50 yards for the final Greenwich tally. LeRose converted. FAIRFIELD PREP. The Jesuits came to Havemeyer to play one of the cleanest, most spirited games of the Cardinal season, but were overwhelmed by the superior Cardinal ma- chine, which clicked on all cylinders, not to be stopped by anyone. The hard-hitting visitors went to a 7 to 0 lead in the third period. The Cards staged another of their comebacks. Line- bucks by Giordano, Rose, and Rada carried to the Prepsters' 40. Masi passed to Rada, who went to the 17. Giordano hit left tackle to score. Later a 17-yard run by Rose put the Big Red on Fairfield's 14. He and Giordano gained 105 Bella pushed to the one. Rada scored through right tackle. BRIDGEPORT CENTRAL. This was the Cards' most important game as far as their reputation with upstate sports- writers was concerned. Playing in Bridgeport, the team didn't click. Breaks went the wrong way. The Crimson found itself on the short end of a 12 to 0 defeat by an inferior team. The first score came when the Cards fumbled on their own four. Central scored. A brilliant goal line stand gave the Cards possession of the ball, with only a few minutes left for a possible winning seven points. Bella took a chance to move out of his own territory. He flipped a pass into the flat. Central intercepted to seal the Cardinal's doom. STAMFORD. Ten thousand thrilled fans saw a well- trained and smart team get back on its feet to conquer its arch-rival 19 to O in Stamford's Boyle Stadium. Using new plays, and a surprise shift, the Cardinals finished their season in a blaze of glory. In the tense early minutes a Stamford attack failed. In the second period Johnny Rada took the ball for the first time in the game, knifed through left tackle and sprinted 55 yards for the first score. Stamford was dazed beyond recovery. In the third period Bella passed to Crowle, who went to Stamford's 13. Crowle, Rose, and Rada advanced to the three. Ciliowle scored. Fiorito's conversion was blocked. The Cards le , 13 to 0. The fourth period saw the Orange and Black spirit shat- tered. A 20-yard run by Rada and a 16-yard pass from Bella to Gault brought the Cards to Stamford's 14. Crowle hit right tackle to the four. Rose went to the one. Greenwich fumbled. It was Stamford's ball on their own one. Collecting their wits, they tried to pass into a safe punting position, but Bella inter- cepted on the eight. Crowle scored from there, but the play was nullified for holding. A shift 'tricked Stamford offsides and the Cards were on the ten. Bella passed to Rose for another score, which was nullified for illegal use of hands. Back on the 25, Crowle ran from a punt formation around left end to score-this time for keeps. Crowle was later awarded the Lions' Club Trophy.