Bishop David High School - Crosier Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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LEFT: Offensive defense helps David Teirney out in the Doss game. BELOW: D. Geraghty, R. Ramirez, Coach K. King, and manager, J. Fultz, watch Coach Leasor work out his defensive strategy against Trinity. FAR BELOW: Defensive end, Bruce Hill, brings down DeSales ' all-state running back, Bobby Barrows, in a victory over the stubborn Colts. -«— ft. ■ — ■ ■ I Mj , » V

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Dy-no-m te defense prevails DESALES — Catholic rival, DeSales was next to step in line against the mighty Fal- cons in the annual Keg Game. DeSales, with Jim Kennedy as their new coach, was a much-improved team, as well as a highly regarded one. Both teams played good ball and Bishop David could only manage ten points from the stubborn Colts, while allow- ing them none. The Falcons seemed on their way, while setting a new defensive record of five consecutive shutouts. The Falcons ' defensive unit, directed by Coach Dan Leasor, had much to do with the team ' s fine 11-1 record. The unit was the No. 1 defense in the state of Kentucky, giving up only 27 points in 12 games. They also set 4 new school records and tied one. They were: the least yards given up rushing (510), most fumbles caused (32), most shut- outs in a season (9), and the most consecu- tive shutouts (5). The record which was tied was the least touchdown passes thrown against the Falcons ' secondary (1). RIGHT: 00, Bill Whitlock, readies the defense against Manual while 66, Tim Huber, gets set in a hard-fought District win. BELOW: Dennis Geragh- ty, 25, and Richard Ramirez, 82, attempt to block a punt by Doss ' Mark Harvey in the mud fight 10-7 victory.

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FOR THE RECORD Won 11 Lost 1 B.D. 43 Shawnee 14 Male 32 Western 27 Iroquois 10 DeSales 28 Atherton 22 Butler 10 Doss 13 Trinity 35 Central 6 Manual St. Xavier OPPONENT 6 7 14 RIGHT: No. 60, John Rosado, No. 10, Phil Min- gus, and No. 20, Dave Tier- ney run interference for No. 32, Audie Milliner for a few yards at the Trinity game. BELOW: Quarter- back, Phil Mingus, tries to decide which running back to give the ball to - No. 24, Tom Spencer or No. 32, Audie Milliner in the Butler game. 36 FOOTBALL The night the fog rolled in ATHERTON - Bishop David completely ran over the Rebels in scoring 28 points and, until the last remaining minutes, had their sixth shutout going. A razzle-dazzle pass, one of only three completed passes, caught the Falcons off guard and gave the opponent their first points of the season. Nevertheless, it was a victory and an inspiration to the team. BUTLER — Another county rival, Butler, invaded Manual Stadium to take on the 6-0 Falcons. In a game played in dense fog, the Falcons held the Bears to fifteen yards rush- ing, while B.D. picked up 162 yards on the ground. The Bears had to be totally con- vinced as the Falcons rolled, 32-0. DOSS - At the Dragons ' home stadium, the weather on that early afternoon was, to say the least, almost unbearable. A steady drizzle turned the gridiron into a mud pud- dle. The Falcon offense was hampered by the rain and only crossed the goal line once. Although the defense held Doss to one first down, the Dragons were able to cross for the tying score. With little time remain- ing, Senior, Audie Milliner, kicked a long field goal to give the Falcons the winning edge and escape with its eighth victory with no defeats. TRINITY — The Shamrocks were to be the best team faced yet by the Falcons. They came to the Fairgrounds Stadium with only one loss to defending state champs, St. X. The Bishop David players remembered last year ' s defeat at their hands, and had blood in their eyes for revenge. From the start, Bishop David took control. The de- fense shut off Trinity ' s passing game as they completed only 5 of 19 with 4 interceptions. Their running game was ineffective and the Falcons shut out the Shamrocks demon- strating their awesome power. The offense was nearly perfect, gaining 144 yards on the ground, while quarterback, Phil Mingus, completed 5 of 5 passes for nearly 100 yards. This seventh shutout victory was most satisfying and Bishop David made believers out of many. CENTRAL - The mighty Falcons simply rolled over the hapless Yellowjackets com- piling over 300 total yards while scoring 5 touchdowns. B.D. looked ready for serious contention. The defense was dominating, holding Central to minus 14 yards on the ground and only 20 in the air for a total of 6 yards gained. The defense also picked off 5 Yellowjacket passes while completing their eighth shutout.