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

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Opening games Tearing the shirt right off his back, end, Donnie Mingus, holds up a Western runner. Defense was the name of the game as the Falcons slipped by the Wamors, 90. Varsity Football Team — 1st Row: Denis Geraghty, Danny Keen, Jim Milliner, Mark Faulkner. Rob Warren, Pat Weber, Gary Weihe, John Rosado, Peary Wilson, Dean Berry, Kenny Norris, Don Mingus, Mike Johnson, Greg Butler 2nd Row: Keven Mackin, Dave Schoenbeechler, Joe Zeller, Chris Corder, Jeff Lyons, Gerald Heuke, Joe Milliner, Dave Lally, Mike Harreld, John Johnson, John Bohn, Mark Gagel, Keith Mingus, Dave Burks, Tom Spencer. 3rd Row: Rodney Anderson, Greg Collina, Steve Biven, Dave Schaftlein, Doug Higgins, Keith Scanlon, Mike Hoskins, Tim Kilkelly, Jeff Campbell, Mike Ryan, Kavin McGrath, Greg Alvey, Jeff Dalton, Gary Hooper, Carl Alexander, Joe Armstrong. 4th Row: Billy Ruccio, Greg Senn, Steve Emst, Joe Milliner, Dave Breitmeyer, Ken Lieber, Norman Neuner, Tony Steurer, Rick Curtis, Dave Smith, Mark Byerly, Jamie Lampkin, Jody Leonard 5th Row: Jay Groves. Don Smith, John Dever, Rick Ramirez, Jerry Meyer, Brad Nord, Ronnie Ballard, John Sodini, Denny Nash, Jr, Gary Ryan, Matt Atzinger, Dennis Mount, Keith Wolfe. do Varsity Football

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telling it like it was ATHLETICS Our school has a good athletic program. The teams always have winning seasons. Our teams and fans behave at any athletic event and the school has won the sportsmanship award for basket- ball for the last 4 years. —Robert Mattingly Jaw set to hit one out of the park, baseballer, Joe Peak, watches the ball as it comes in the strike zone. Slamming one back across the net to his opponent, senior. Bob Eiden, demonstrates the body language needed in tennis. Athletics 37

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foreshadow sensational season Ihe football team went into the 1977 season with high hopes. The present seniors had lost only one game their freshman year and the juniors were un- defeated in their stay at the school. The Falcons ' chances for making the playoffs were much greater for this season with the new district alignment. No longer would one loss keep the black and white out of the play-offs as had happened in the past. The team went to Lexington on August 26th to get the 1977 season under way. There they were met by a wet, sloppy field and the tough state power, Bryan Station. The Falcons were outplayed much of the night and fell behind 3-0 in the second quarter on a 28-yard field goal following a fumble. Later in the period, however, Mike Harreld spotted David Burks several yards behind the defense and unleashed an 84- yard touchdown bomb to give the team a 6-3 lead. In the second half the defense continued to rise to the occassion to thwart the Bryan Station drives. In the end, the Falcons won the defensive war in Lex- ington by a final score of 6-3. The squad came home to face a tough Doss team and their superb running back, Shawn Donigan. Coach Dan Leasor was back to head the defense for the Falcons after a one-year stint as the Doss Dragons ' Attempting to intercept this pass against Shawnee, defensive bacl , Dave Smith, couldn ' t quite hold on. But the Falcons had no problem holding on to a 41-0 victory. Praying that the play will be successful. Coaches McAnally and Nash instruct Opie Harreld in head coach. After a 3-point victory in 1975 on a last-second field goal, and a 3-point victory in overtime last year, what could be expected but a 3-point victory in double overtime this year? Trailing 14-0 going into the 4th quarter, the Falcons had a long way to come back. Quarterback, Opie Harreld tossed a 6-yd, TD pass to David Burks, Joe Milliner broke loose for a 51 -yd. touchdown run, and Kavin McGrath kicked two key extra points to put the black and white back into the battle. With both teams failing to score in the last 8:59 of play, the game was forced into overtime. Doss received the ball first and scored on second down from the 10-yd. line. Then BD got its chance. Tom Spencer ran for six and three yards to the one. From there Harreld scored on a sneak and McGrath ' s conversion tied the game at 21. In the second overtime the Dragons ' 26-yd. field goal attempt was low and partially blocked. BD took over and Kavin McGrath became the hero as his 32-yd. field goal went through the uprights on fourth down. The Falcons showed a trait many felt that re- cent teams lacked as they came from behind to take an exciting 24-21 victory over Doss. the DeSales game. That night, the Falcons whipped previously unbeaten and unscored upon DeSales, 23- Defensive coordinator, Dan Leasor. appears to be praying as he signals defensive instructions during the Western game Varsity Football 39