Central Catholic High School - Echo Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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WWW 'I if f 1 wj, THEY 5 HPHISED II. II. F!-TNS C.C. sfudenfs lcnew fhey had a good feam, buf were sadly disappoinfed wifh fheir record in fhe firsf parf of fhe season. The feam began fo click following fhe Chrisfmas holidays. They really surprised fheir opposifion and fhe C.C. fans by winning 'rheir way info fhe finals of fhe secfionals. This had never happened before in 'rhe hisfory of C.C. The following are fhe members of fhis winning combinafion. Top row: Gene Wagner-guard, Bob Bufz-forward, Jim Purviance-forward. Middle row: Jim Back-forward, Leon Horsfman-cenfer, Gus Herman-forward. Boffom row: Bob Voorhees-guard, Capf. Don Canfield-cenfer, Terry Logan- forward. Pu qc Wkfy

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ywgiwjff lfvfjige- Page 102 THEY BHIIUGHT HUNUH TU II. lf. C.C. has produced fighling foofball 'leams in +he pasi, bui' never one which compared in aggressiveness and lhe will-'ro-win as fhe 'I'eam of I946. H' had +o be a very good 'I'eam +o beal' lhem. The above players were fhe 'Firs'r s+ring of 'Phe hisfory- making eleven. Top row: Bill Ehrman-leff guard, Bob Elder-Ieff end, Tommy Jehl-fullback, Capt Tom Mungovan-quarlerbaclc, Sam Talarico-righl' iackle, Tom Logan-righl' end, Jim Beck-lefi half. BoH'om row: Jerry Hyde-righf half, Terry Logan-righf guard, Don Creigh- leff fackle, Carlos Avilla-cenler, George Mudrack--lefl half.

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Row I: Tom Jehl, Bob Voorhees, Don Canfield, Jerry Hyde, Bob Bufz Row 2: Huey Wagner, Terry Logan, Leon Horsfman, Coach Scoff, Gus Herman, Jim Purviance, Jim Beck BASKETBALL SCORES The Basketball Season Auburn 38 CC 32 Norfh Side . 45 CC 44 The I946-I947 Baslcefball fearn of C.C. seemed as New Haven .... Cenfral . . Concordia I.. .... Hunferfown Berne Dunlcirlz . .. Norfh Side . Soufh Side .. .,.. Bufler .. .. Leo ., ..,.., .,.,. New Haven ,,..,,,. Easf Chicago Roosevelf , .. Winchesfer ,,,. ,. Blufffon , . Decafur Calh. ., Valparaiso ...... SECTIONALS: Hunferfown .... New Haven . ,. Concordia .., .,.., IF Soulh Side . .... , Page 104 fhough if iusf could nof win. Auburn firsf defeafed fhe Irish and fhen Norfh Side crushed fheir vicfori- ous hopes in a closely confesfed baffle by 'the score of 45-44. Unable 'lo gef fheir baslcef eye in focus fhe Irish Iosf four more games, and fhen fool: fheir firsl' vicfory of fhe season from Berne 43-3 I. Once sfarfed, fhe Sco+fmen lcepf on going. They defeafed Dun- Icirlc, Bufler, Leo, New Haven, and Easf Chicago wifh only defeafs fo Norfh and Soufh. The Soufh Side- C.C. game was rafed fhe besf of fhe season as fhe Irish foughl' fo defeaf fhe feam fhaf was rafed fiffh in fhe sfafe. Had if nof been for a Iuclcy brealc for fhe Archers in fhe remaining minufes of fhe game, C.C. would have won. C.C. brolce even af fhe end of fhe season wifh 9 losses and 9 wins. The Ioaslcefball feam, alfhough rafed as fhe under-dogs, was good enough fo meef Soufh Side again in fhe finals of fhe secfionals. finz Scheyfer