Lasalle High School - Hiawathan Yearbook (St Ignace, MI)

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Football Teaches Teamwork BACK ROW: Coach Vecellio, John Smith, Mike Doud, Paul Donnelly, Mike Dory, Willard Lambert, Roger Beers, Dave Earl, Gary Gustafson, Jim Perry, Coach MacDonald. MIDDLE ROW: Bob Kalbfleisch, Cal- vin McPhee, Jim Allen, Tom Spieles, Nelson LaVake, Ray Popp, Jim Ryerse, Roger Wood, Jerry Hoover, Manager, Fred Lee. FRONT ROW: Delbert Nickel, Larry Paquin, John Gold, Bill Carmean, John Fra- zier, Steve Alward, Ken Smith, Jack Luepnitz, John Robinson, Iohn MacDonald. The Saints' football team compiled one of the best records in the school's history, with a season's record of five wins and one loss. The lone reversal came at the hands of the highly-rated Escanaba Holy Name Crusaders. One game was canceled, by Rogers City, because of the flu. This creditable season was a reversal of pre-season predictions that 1957 would do little more than see us building for the future. With the loss through graduation of star players Kalbfieisch, Al- kire, McLeod, Nelson, Hill, and Prout, the Saints fielded a relatively green team with only two regulars returning. The Saints had to overcome a host of injuries which plagued them during the first part of the sea- son. The main casualty was the loss of Stanley Ferris who was being groomed for the number one quar- terback position. Stan suffered a fractured collarbone while the team was scrimmaging the Sault High Blue Devils shortly before the opening of the season. John Chum Frazier, a senior, was given the quarterback job which he handled with finesse. The all-senior backfield was John Gold who provided the power required of a fullback, John MacDonald, Jim Perry, and Larry Paquin who added drive, and half- backs Ken Smith and Steve Alward who sparked the team with their excellent running. The beefy line was anchored by ends Dave Earl and Gary Gustafson, tackles Paul Donnelly and Mike Doud, guards Jerry Hoover and Bob Kalbfleisch, and center Ray Popp. The defensive line, which held up brilliantly, consisted of Willard Lambert and John Smith as flankers, Donnelly Doud, and Cal- vin McPhee at tackles, and Kalbfleisch and Roger Beers at middle guards. Other Saints seeing action were Mike Dory, Dave Pemble, and Nelson LaVake. One of the reasons for the fine showing of the Saints was a professional type of offense introduced by Coach Bud Vecellio. Leading scorer for the year was Ken Smith with thirty points. Dave Earl, who did defensive signal calling, led in pass receptions and constantly thwarted opponents' passing attack, Two players gained special recognition. They were co-captains Earl and Alward who rated berths on the All-U.P. Honorable Mention list. 48

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