Austin Catholic High School - Magistro Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Austin gained its first victory of the season in a non- league game at the expense of St Marys of Jackson. The game was highlighted by Larry Rancilios seventy yard T D run on the first play from scrimmage Rancilio sprinted the length of the field ninety nine yards for the final Friar touchdown in the dying minutes of the Score: Austin O, Catholic Central 37. The Friars opened the football season against a tra- ditionally powerful and highly regarded Catholic Central squad. The veteran Shamrocks benefitted from our boys' lack of experience. Although the score indicated an awesome defeat, this was not the case as the Friars gave a good account of themselves. In playing one of the top teams in the state, our young team gained valu- able experience to be applied in later gridiron encounters. Larry Rancilio breaks away from two C. C. tacklers. fa . nes Score: Austin 7, St. Joseph 20. The initial encounter of the Central league season, the Black and White almost upset a highly rated St. Joseph aggregation. After Bishop Young's eighty yard touch- down gallop, our backfield ace, Larry Rancilio, knotted the score on a thirty-five burst through tackle. The last half was our downfall as, once again, lack of depth and experience proved to be decisive.

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SENIORS WHOSE HELP WE WILL SURELY MISS DEN BOGLARSKY 1 V.VV, LARRY RANCILIO PAUL KEMP TOM BROWN if E . L . La GENE GAWA Row 1, Hank Ewald, Larry Rancilio, Warren Carr, Larry Koenig, Row 2 Paul Kemp Tom Brown Den Boglarsky Gene Gawa LARRY KOENIG WARREN CA RR HANK EWALD

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Score: Austin 7, DeLaSalle 13. The DeLaSalle game proved to be the one in which our team reached their peak efficiency. With Dick Howell doing an excellent job of field generalship, the Friars marched sixty yards culminated by Rancilio's eight yard plunge. As the second half began, Friar fortunes looked good since they led by virtue of an unconverted T.D. However, in the last quarter Sebastian broke the hearts of the Austin fans with a sixty-five punt return, the margin of victory. Dave Miller brin s down Sebastian as Dick Howell and Q Hank Ewald move in. .. - ,.11,.L. Score: Austin 6, Cathedral Central 12. Under the worst possible conditions our varsity lost their final game of the year to a fired-up Cathedral team. Cathedral foiled the Friars bid for the third place position in the final Central league standings. Mike Forrester ended a sixty yard drive with an eight yard run for Austin's only counter. Len Carnaghi attempts to turn the corner against Cathe- dral Central. Score Austin 39 Salesian 0 The Friars gained their only league victory on October 2 when they romped over Salesian High 39 to O Coach Fitzgerald emptied the bench in a merciful attempt to hold down the score The Black and White looked splen did on offense and far superior on defense against 0 valiant opponent Paul Kemp clears the way for Mike Forrester