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

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Half way through the Butler game at Manual Stadium it looked as if the game would be called off due to the fog. It was difficult to see the other side of the field, much less the yard markers, when the fog descended on the night of the game. Our passing attack, however, was not thwarted by the murky mist. Except for this game and the Doss mud bowl game, the weather during the season was generally good. TOP: Phil Mingus comes up with the ball over the goal line as the referees signal a Falcon T.D. at the Butler game. LEFT: David Geraghty wipes the mud from his face during a time out at the Doss game. ABOVE: Quarterback, Phil Mingus, hurls this sideline pass to end. Bob Norris, during the fog-bound Butler game. 37 FOOTBALL

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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.

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St. X dashes hopes MANUAL - B.D. took on district foe, Manual, in a game which was to be close to the end. The Crimsons had come off of an inspiring victory over Trinity and they be- lieved they could put it to the Falcons. The B.D. defense dimmed their hopes, however, by holding them scoreless while intercepting two Crimson passes. The Falcons still could manage only 6 points which proved to be the winning margin (6-0) and set the stage for the inevitable clash with the undefeated St. X Tigers. ST. X — The ultimate test faced the Bishop David team. The final district game against defending state champ, S.X, was the most talked about game of the year. Thou- sands of fans filled the Fairgrounds Stadium to witness this classic battle. The Falcon offense was troubled by poor field position and penalties during most of the game. The major problem was accomplishing a sus- tained drive. The Falcon offense attained 12 first downs and 253 total yards which even outdistanced the Tigers, but still, for some reason, they couldn ' t cross that goal line. The defense played well, not giving up a single yard through the air, but gradually the Tigers ate up the 174 yards on the ground for two touchdowns and the Falcons ' fate was sealed. Although many times it looked grim, the B.D. players never gave up, and threatened all the way up to the final gun. This first and only loss of the season was a heartbreaker, but the team, and especially the seniors, proved more than anyone ever expected. The 1975 Falcons were definitely WINNERS! « ABOVE: No. 35, Neil Dever, and No. 76, Mark Hyland, and No. 54, Paul Newton lead the team onto the field at the St. X game. RIGHT: Falcon defense goes up against a powerful St. X. running back. 38 FOOTBALL