Catholic Central High School - Crusader Yearbook (Steubenville, OH)

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CATHOLIC CENTRAL 27-WHEELING CENTRAL 7 Catholic Central's up and coming Crusaders showed five straight football conquests after easing past rival Wheeling Central, 27-7. The air lanes were the main course of action during the evening with 70 passes being flipped, two of them good for Crusader touchdowns. The Ru- bino-men struck early with Dugan scoring on a pass from Giandomenico, good for 46 yards. This score was closely followed by a brilliant 60 yard punt returned by Bob Spellacy, a new-found member of the devastating Crusader punt return crew. The third score came in the second pe- riod with Dugan upitching a strike to Galownia in the end zone from five .yards out. Pizzofer- reto, the Crusader battering ram, smashed over from two yards out for the final score. Romey Donnelly's toe again proved golden that eve- ning, converting three out of four chances. Wheeling Central 0-0-0-75 Central 13-7-0-7-27 CATHOLIC CENTRAL 7-CANTON CENTRAL 20 After taking five straight games, the Cru- saders were stopped by the once-conquered Can- ton Central eleven. Moving out in front 7 to 6 in the second quarter, the Blue and Gold failed to hold the edge and yielded two more touch- downs to the mighty Canton team. Pizzoferrato scored the only Central touchdown on a plunge from the one foot line. Donnelly added the extra point. Canton Central 6-7-0-7-20gCentral 0-7-0-0-7 . . ,. .- . .. lil '. '.',, 4. - s f- ,' ,.' .- 4,1 f7'7!'7777-' CATHOLIC CENTRAL 28-YOUNGSTOWN URSULINE 13 Although trailing 7-0 at half time Coach Rubino's Crusaders came back in the fading minutes of the fourth quarter to beat a highly- -- regarded Ursuline squad Z8-13. The Crusaders' - initial score came on a one yard line plunge by Dugan in the third period. Galownia thrilled Central fans by racing 89 yards with an Irish punt to tie the game at 13-all, and Jerome Don- nelly. who added all the extra points. put the Blue and Gold out in front 14-13. Giandomenico scored on a 25-yard end-sweep in the fourth - quarter for the third Central score and a pass - from Dugan to Galowuia produced the fourth touchdown and ended the scoring. Ursuline 7-0-6-0-135 Central 0-0-7-21-28 .,,:.: .- .f,- 5-4.5-.,, -.-..., li ,- . . Central 0-0-0-0-0 4.,:-.:' 1. '.'-x'.--- v- , , , .,- xsy hs. '. 1 'l 4 ,- y, ,1'. -,182 Q' . 4' I . x' -u. . 1-1, J' 1 - 1 .f 1,. K .. 'Q U . . 1, ' . , 1 . n .I f ,'. 1 ', 'IX 11. , .-A ,- . ,,- Ls . xn. 1. '. I... xv.: I i.'.,-,.. .1 ' -in - ' - -H 1 au :.'.,,,. J ' 1.' CATHOLIC CENTRAL 0-BIG RED 33 Long passes were the downfall to a gallant Crusader squad as an anticipated toss-up City Championship Game was turned into a one- sided 33-0 victory for Steubenville Big Red as Central came out on the short side of a 33-0 score. Play through the first quarter and all but three minutes of the second had the entire throng of 11,000 spectators agape with wonder as to the outcome of the contest, as both teams played toe-to-toe up and down the field. Then with Big Red in possession with about three minutes remaining in the first half, Lelli threw a long pass which was snatched at the last in- stant by Marv Washington for the first touch- down. Encouraged by Central's bad break, Big Red came out .a new team in the second half and with the help of more breaks, registered four more touchdowns and marched off the field City Champs. Although the score doesn't show it, Central gridmen gave Big Red a bruising battle which featured brilliant line play and out-- standing work done by our injury-riddled back- field. Big Red 0-7-13-13-335 Central 0-0-0-0--0 CATHOLIC CENTRAL 0-CAMPBELL MEMORIAL 19 Despite the brilliant play of the- seniors, Co- Captains Dugan and DeStefano, and All-State lineman, Denny Davis, a rough Red-devil team handed the Crusaders their fifth setback of the season, 19-0, bringing down the curta'n on the 1949 football season at Central. The team plaved hard ball' all season, and, although they ended with .a five-five record, determination and promise a more successful showing for 'the season. Campbell Memorial 0 age .ag- ua-,. , 4 I' 1 ' - -H :- .1-f-g-- .:. '. 1 1' 4 cu ' . ., J a: ' -, 1 2' '-- .lizff .gl 1- -: . if . . -. ---: . ,. 1 1- ' 1 1