Academy High School - Academe Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Varsity Football Jerry Ward moves around end for a substantial gain. Academy's varsity football team, 1959 edition, finished the season with a fine record of six wins, two losses, and one tie. Coach Lou Tullio, with the help of his fine assistants, Mike Ferrare, Don Zonno, Harry Ramsey, and Tony Verga, led the Lions to a second place city Hnish behind the potent Cathedral Prep Ramblers. Only seven points separated Academy from 8-l overall record and a city championship. After losing our initial game to down-state rival, Farrell, the Lions came back to defeat a city rival, Vincent, with the trio of Woodard, Weaver, and Miller providing the scoring punch. In the following game with Memorial Tech, Academy's game with Memorial Tech, Academy's game-long 6-O lead was erased when a last ditch Centaur pass con- nected for a touchdown. Tech's extra point try failed and the game ended in a 6-6 tie. The Lion's roared back in fine fashion to defeat Harborcreek 27-O and the McDowell Trojans 7-6 on successive weekends, ln the Prep game which fol- lowed, Academy held the city champs to one touch- down, proving their ability as the best defensive team in the city. The Blue and Gold were unable to push across one touchdown of their own, losing a tight game 6-O. The season ended in a much better fash- ion than it started, with the Lions defeating the East, Greenville, and Meadville teams. Several boys were selected at the end of the sea- son for the Times-News all-scholastic team. These boys were Elmer Woodard, Bill Ziegler, Frank Hu- ber, Bruce Decker, and Ron Evanoff. Woodard brought additional honor to the team when he was awarded the Jewish War Vetrans' Trophy, an honor given to the most valuable player in the city. ROW l: V. Weaver, E. Reid, F. Delfino, K. Kowalski, R. Evanolt, Meyers, J, Weaver, J. Ward, P. Sabatino, D. Wolf, L. Davis B. Decker, C. Evanoff, E, Woodard, R. Anderson, J. Miller, D. Coach Ferrare. ROW 3: Coach Ramsey, C. Ott, B. Sheean, J Prawdzik, A. Smart. ROW 2: M. McGinley, J. Green, R. Simon- Kelly, C. Allen, B- Zlefmef, J- YSOQSY, l-, PflSf6I', B. Depew, C etti, L. Diebler, J. Legenzoff, R. Hilliard, J. Swift, F. Huber, D. Baker, B. Ziegler, D. Gunner, B. Swift, E- James, Couch Tullio. - , .. ln- 1.1.5 22

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