Corpus Christi College Academy - Paloma Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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SAN ANTONIO tCENTRAL CATHOLIC BUTTONSi The home coming game between the Alamo City and the Cavaliers was preceded by the crowning of the Cavalier Queen, Flora Lee Wendland, a student at Incarnate Word Academy. Golla's great field generalship and passing subdued the Buttons early with two touchdowns. The first score came when Golla hurled a strike to Bauer on the Button 38 then pinpointed another pass to Kelly on the 25, Who exploded the rest of the way unassisted for the score. Golla's conversion was wide and low. Midway in the second period the Buttons fumbled on their own 15 where Big John Ulcak pounced on it for the Gents. Golla then connected with Kelly again for the second marker. Golla converted. Two plays later a Button fumbled a pass and Tadlock recovered for the Cavaliers on the Button 45. On the second play Sullivan slammed over right tackle and ambled 30 yards for a touchdown. Golla's placement was good. The third period was scoreless, but early in the fourth Central again got fumbleitis and Pat Piehl recovered on the Central 41. After a few cracks at the Central line Soliz scored over right guard from the two. Golla missed the extra point try. Up to this game the Buttons had allowed only two teams to score on them, one touchdown in each case. Score 26-0.

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ROBSTOWN COTTON PICKERS This defeat to the Cavaliers was a case of a determined but outvclassed band who ran out of gas in the final quarter to let the Pickers blast their way to a trio of scores: The Gents' ground game backfired leaving them with only six yards rushing at the end of the game. From this the Cavaliers had to again depend on Golla's passing. He completed 7 out of 14 tries for 73 yards. The Cavalier score came in the second period when Gossett of Robstown picked up a couple of yards before Golla came in to hit him with a jarring tackle which made him fumble. Sullivan then took the fumble out of the air and ran it 60 yards down the sideline to a 6-0 lead, which was short-lived. The Pickers took the kickoff and in 15 plays drove for 55 yards and their first score. Their conversion also failed leaving the score knotted at 6-6. In the fourth quarter the Cav- aliers were forced to punt and Stephens took the punt and ran it 17 yards before he lateralled off to Gossett ' who reversed his field and ran to a score. Carew's fumble on his own 36 led to the Picker third score. After Carew punted out on the Robstown 36 following the kickoff, it took the Pickers only four plays to score, with Stephens going the last 56 yards for the counter. Score 24-6. BUC 64B?! This game turned out to be a passing duel between Golla and Bob Kemp of the B team. Golla out- lassed the B team quarterback by completing 7 of 12 pass tries for 151 yards and two touchdowns. The irst score came in the opening period after the Buc B was forced to punt. The Gents marched and flew for 67 ards and a score which saw Bauer pull a pass down in the end zone. Golla's conversion failed. The Buc B ook the kickoff and were held for three downs, from which they were forced again to punt, this time unting out on the Cavalier 32. In five plays the Gents scored with Carew going the last 34 yards. Golla's alacement was good. The Buc B's Bob Kemp passed his team to their first tally in the first period, with the ast try going to Platis who ran the final 10 yards. The point try was wide. In the second half the Cavaliers cored two touchdowns before five minutes had elapsed. Golla passed to Kelly and a touchdown, climaxing . 76 yard push, and less than a minute later Golla picked up a Buccaneer punt on the Gents' 47 yard line nd raced down the sidelines to score. Golla kicked both extra points. The last period saw Sullivan. carry or 45 yards to the Buc four. On the next play Sullivan ripped off tackle for six points. Gollais placement as good. With only 90 seconds left, in the game Kemp passed to Garza in the end zone for the tally. Score

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MONTERREY, MEXICO tMONTERREY TECHi The last game of the season against the Monterrey Tech Borregos proved to be a tough but sure fight for the Cavaliers. To claim the victory the Cavaliers had to storm from behind in the second quarter and then fight all the Way to hold their slim lead of an extra point off Golla's educated toe. Each time it seemed that the Tech team was on the match the gallant Cavalier line rose up and slapped them down. Tech pushed into the scoring column late in the first period on a 99 yard drive which ended when Jose Zavaleta went over from the three. Hugo del Campo missed the extra point try. In the second quarter when it seemed as though the Tech team was again on the march, Ganem rose up out of the Cavalier line and pulled down a Tech pass and rumbled to the 29 before he was knocked down. It was there the Cavaliers staged a 71 yard drive for a score and the extra point that won the ball game.. A running and passing attack later found the ball on the Tech's 10 yard line where Golla fired a pass behind the line to Sullivan who bulled his way across the goal line. Gollais educated toe converted. Score 7-6.