Patrick Henry High School - Orator Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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HENRY 0 SOUTHWEST 6 Outplayed in first downs, rushing, and passing the Southwest Indians dumped o favored Henry team 6-0 in the featured night game at Parade Stadium. Southwest gained possession from Henry on a high pass from center on the Pats' 23 yard line. Southwest moved the ball down to the two yard line where a quick jump pass gave Southwest its only score. Henry nearly pulled it out of the fire in the lost eight minutes by blocking a Southwest punt at the SO yard line. Then the Pats ground out 42 yards in nine plays, but were stopped on the eight yard line. Here Southwest took possession and ran out the clock. HENRY 30 VOCATIONAL 0 Emulsify Vocational was this year's homecoming slogan and Henry did iust that as they romped to a 30-0 victory over Vocational at Porter Field. A blocked kick by Captain Kent Krex on the Volt's 30 yard line started Henry's offense moving. The Pats rolled off five legal touchdowns, but had three others called bock by penalties. Scoring . the touchdowns for Henry were Fullback Rich Lucht. Quarterback Jack Stolski, two by Right Half Jack Toumi, and a 43 yard scoring pass from Jack Stolski to Steve Foster. TOP: All-City Halfback M. Schoeben turns the corner for addod yardage in a close game against West. BOTTOM: Fullback R. Lucht smashes over for Henry's first touchdown against Vocational. ... in Zen State HENRY 0 MARSHALL 0 Battling the mud as well as the dock Henry and Marshall played to a scoreless tie to conclude Henry's conference season at Porter Field. The result gave Henry a final city conference record of 4 wins, 2 losses, and I tie. Both teams advanced to within two yards of a touchdown, but were unable to score. Late in the fourth quarter a pass to End Don Laine with a lateral to Quarterback Gary Bowman brought the ball down to the two yard line. However Henry was unable to beat the dock and the drive ended. End J. Anderson makes a shoestring tackle on Marshall ballcarrier R. Howe. Showing good pursuit are D. Davis, B. Gerdts. J. Stolski, J. Findell, and K. Krox. 61

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HENRY 18 EDISON 7 Cleve's gridmon for '59 opened the season with a strong victory over a big Edison team. The Tommies took an early first quarter lead when they scored soon after recovering a Henry fumble. The Pats stormed back scoring twice in the second period to bring the halftime score to 12-7. They did this by running their spinner series and grinding out successive yardage over Edison's tackle slots with a score each for Halfbacks Mike Schoeben and Jack Tuomie. For leading the Pats' offensive punch Halfback Mike Schoobon was chosen the Prep Star of the Week. J. Toumi swings around end for a substantial gain against Edison while following his blocker, J. Stolski. and twice Rated ... TOP: Ono reason Henry held the best defensive loague record is shown here by the aggressive line play. BOTTOM: A crucial play in the Roosevelt game came when S. Foster rolled out to throw a pass to End J. Anderson. HENRY 12 WEST 7 Trailing 7-0 at halftime Henry jolted West's championship hopes with a startling comeback in the second half. Henry's passing combination of End Jim Anderson and Steve Foster clicked welt for two touchdown passes to give Henry the narrow victory. Junior End Jim Anderson outreached the West secondary to receive passes of 30 and 33 yards for the two scores to help him earn the Prep Star of the Week Award. The Henry defense halted a Wost drive on the three yard lino lato in the game to earn its hard fought victory. HENRY 14 ROOSEVELT 0 Henry marched to its third straight victory by defeating Roosevelt in the feature game at the Parade Stadium. The Pats' featured a balanced running attack with Mike Schoeben averaging over six yards per carry. Also clicking well was Henry's passing combination of Halfback Steve Foster to End Jim Anderson as they scored Henry's first tally on an eleven yard pass. Henry's stonewall defense checked Roosevelt three times within the ten yard line. Standouts in the Henry defense were Linebackers Bud Gerdts and End Rich Kormanik. 60

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Scoreboard Halfback S. Foster grinds out some much needed yardage against Vocational. HENRY 18 EDISON 7 HENRY 12 WEST . 7 HENRY 14 ROOSEVELT 0 HENRY 0 SOUTHWEST 6 HENRY 30 VOCATIONAL 0 HENRY 0 CENTRAL 30 HENRY 0 MARSHALL .... 0 Kicker D. Sackrieter tries for e tra point against Vocational as Quarterback J. Stolski holds. Henry's gridmen finished the '59 season with 4 wins, 2 losses, and I tie. They opened the season with strength which surprised almost everybody. After their three early wins their luck changed and they were beaten by Southwest. Despite this they had the best defensive record of the 11 city teams, allowing only 34 points to be scored against them. Captain Kent Krez was named most valuable by his teammates and was nominated to All-City by the local newspaper. Senior Mike Schoeben, and Junior Jim Anderson were placed on the second team. ... and finish With 4-2-1 Record Capfam Kent Krez