Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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L 1 1 A- 4 Consistent Comet scorer, Dennis Barclay, drives around left end as Mackenzie defenders attempt to stop him. The Stags efforts proved fruitless as the half-back scored VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM . . . Front Row: V. Florea fcoachl, D. Barclay, W. Kaseta, R. Martinez, M. Boca Ccaptainl, G. Kruse, W. Rakecky, D. Kinczkowski, J. Williams. Second Row: L. Matykowski, B. Akins, R. Luce, J. Sellepack, J. Laub, R. Myers, G. Maschke, R. Bizick. Third Row: C. Thompson, G. Barnhart, L. .. 1 both of Cody's touchdowns to gain a 13-13 tie with the rival eleven. The tie score permitted Mackenzie to keep the Golden Football Trophy for another year. Uroda, K. Edwards, G. Cook, R. Klieve, P. Burns, W. Hoffman, D. Lake, Back Row: C. Easter Cstudent man- agerj, R. Davis, J. Swinteck, G. Guertin, P. McQuiston, G. Brochowski, L. Kapanowski, J. Nichols, L. Lind- quist Cstudent managerj. One hundred twelve

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ATHLETICS . . . school spirit . . . pervading the sports season . . . an air of excitement . . . fans cheering in a chorus . . . athletic competition, on the field . . . the court ...thepool... impending victory so near . . . defeat lurking in the shadow of triumph . . .

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Stiff competition blocks Comet chances for top season A long end run falled to skip halfback Dennis Barclay around Comet gridders chewed on oranges to renew the onrushing arms of a Westem tackler, while Cody interference their energy while Coach Florea revamped attempted to Jar him into first down territory. team strategy during half-time. Kicking of the 1959 football season, Cody's green and gray hopefully tackled league opposition. New offensive and defensive tactics sparked team play. But stiyj' competition blocked Coa'y's chances for a top season as Comet gridders scored only an even record of three wins, three losses, and a tie. Cody met Ford in the opening game of the season for the Trojans first game in league play. Out-maneuvering the Ford squad, trained by former Cody coach George Young, Comet stalwarts triumphantly emerged the victor, 15-0. In the season's second encounter, a rugged Redford offensive crashed through weakened Comet defenses to hand Cody its first defeat, 40-7. Facing Mackenzie next, Cody battled Stag opposition every step of the way as the score see-sawed back and forth between Mackenzie and Cody. Then, in the last 30 seconds of play, Mackenzie broke through a determined Comet line to tie the score, 13-13, and with Cody successfully blocking the conversion, the game ended in a draw. The league-leading Cooley Cardinals challenged Cody to the fourth round in competitive team play, and succeeded in rolling over a beaten Comet eleven just as Redford had, 40-7. Cody turned the tables on Wilbur Wright, however, as they trampled the Pilots, 33-0. Winning again, Cody stomped over Western, 33-19, but fumbled to Southwestern, 26-12, in the closing game of the season. One hundred thirteen