Jesuit High School - Speculum Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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4 A 5 CARTER l83l and Kerbs i39l fall on a Canby fumble. COACH JOHN Allen instructs his troops DENNY HENNESSY l26l MEETS a Wy'East Eagle head-on after a 5 yard gain. Forty Crusaders played as the Eagles were smashed 28-6. I Gel By with 0 Little Help From My Friends During a football season assembly speakers remind the student body how much the team needs its support. The backers in the Jesuit grid this year outspirited, if not out-numbered, the op- position. Allen teams in some leaner years depended on gristle and stub- born pride for success, but this year as John Allen pointed out, We had the talent and the size, but we couldn't have made it without the spirit of the student body. From the season's opening kickoff students roared their appro- val. This spirit and pride rose steadily with fortunes of the team, accelerating during spirit week for the Reynolds game and peaking in the playoffs.

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NW , spy -3' 0- herty, Greg Grierson, Dale Sause, Mike Franciscone, Jeff Zimel, Asst. Coach Gordon Carrigan, Head Coach John Allen. Top row: John Duyn, Dennis Hennessy, John Lanagan, Leo Fitzpatrick, Bill Brands, Chris McDonnell, Steve Barsotti, Rick Angelo, Bob Beil, Francis Chris- tianson, Roch Craford, Pat Moore, Jim Negratti, GAME STANDINGS Jesuit The Dalles 0 Jesuit Central 6 Jesuit Estacada O Jesuit Sandy 19 Jesuit Reynolds 0 Jesuit Wy'East 6 Jesuit Silverton 6 Jesuit Mollala 6 Jesuit Canby 13 Jesuit Pendleton 7 Jesuit Albany 0 Jesuit Marshfield 0 We Took the Co Oul of Champion ot U of Oregon Some people say that a tie for a state championship is like kissing your sister. At the conclusion of the 1967 state title game with Grants Pass, John Allen and his gridders had a trophy but also a feeling of loss at the 14-14 outcome. Even during the locker room celebration after the game, Coach Allen and his staff had their eyes toward 1968 and the glory of an unshared title. Building his team around a core of eight returning starters from a big and talented Junior Class, Coach Allen, not wasting any time, started his future stalwarts on a weight- lifting program three weeks after the Grants Pass game. From the beginning Allen's troops were wary of bucking the odds, but when the middle of August and the beginning of daily doubles rolled around, there was a general feeling that this would be Jesuit's year. Spring practicew began on August 22. Doubles were as physically trying as ever for players and coaches, all trying to rekindle the pride and spirit that had yielded such fine results a year before. John Allen began getting into shape again for his customary 10-12 hour Working dayg Mr. John Tuhy and Mr. Terry Ennis spouted their pride in their respective charges, the line and the secondary: consistent Fr. Howard Morrison. S.J., dusted off his cameras and Fr. Larry Robinson, S.J., capably took up the reins of Athletic Director from Fr. Pat Kenny, S.J. Most important, though the 1968 edition ofthe Jesuit Cru- saders assumed the quiet confidence and determination that would exactly 100 days later yield a perfect season and sole ownership of the A-1 football title. BRYAN CU LLIVAN lback to cameral determinedly challenges starter Jim Bergman for team position for Reynolds game.

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