Father Baker Victory High School - Hageota Yearbook (Lackawanna, NY)

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VARSITY FOOTB LL WiTh The coming of a new school year The FooTball Braves were faced wiTh The prospecf of a giganfic rebuilding program. AT The same Time, The Team was headed by a new coaching sTaff under The direcfion of Mr. William Whelan. Lacking depTh and size, The offensive was cenTered around a passing aTTack, and iT relied on The accuraTe arm of Tom BesT. Tom ended up wiTh The besf passing record in The league. His favoriTe receivers were Paul Farrell and Tim Clifford. Since The running of Ed RaTh and Tom Manley balanced The Braves' sfriking power, The Team readied iTself for The baTTles on The gridiron. AT The end of The season, The Braves showed a record of 2 wins and 3 losses. The Two wins came againsr ST. Mary's of LancasTer and NoTre Dame of Bafavia. ln Provincial Cup play, The Braves losT Two close decisions To Ryan and ST. Francis High Schools. Each of These games was played in rain buT The Touchdowns came in The lasT minuTe of play. As we look back on The many Thrills we enioyed, we are proud of The Team, a Team which never gave up, louT played To The final whisfle. These men Taughf us deTerminaTion and perseverance. Now we shall Try To emulaTe Them. FIRST ROW: P. Farrell, R. Belsenich, H. Schusfer, J. Harrigan, R. Pacillo, T. MorganTi, N. Molea, T. Clifford, D. Ross. SECOND ROW: J. Smith, J. Lenahan, J Smith, F. Novak, T. BesT, E. Rafh, T. Manley, M. Skipper, J. Boquard, K. Joynf. THIRD ROW: Coach Moore, M. Weber, J. Leary, J. CefaraTTi, D. Schmitt, J Orlando, M. Barberio, R. Schneider, J. McCann, L. Pefrucci, Coach Whelan. FOURTH ROW: Coach Salisbury, M. Orlando, R. Zabron, T. Michaels, D. Srachera, P Gordon, J. Wenzel, J. Sturm, R. Palmieri, Coach Torgalski. Jll -unr-

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Shall we ever forget sports? How can we? Sports played no small role in our Journey , The great games! The cham- pionship teams! The All-Catholic winners! The excitement and enthusiasm of the pep-rallies! No, we can never forget them! Those great moments will always hold a special place in our memories of Baker-Victory. However, sports have also taught many lessons. We have found, much to our dislike, that at times we must taste defeat. Consequently, we now know that success is only achieved after long hours of sincere, and honest labor. Success does not depend upon luck, butlupon our ability to take advantage of circumstances as they present themselves. We understood at last the meaning of team-work. No athlete is great by him- self. He needs the help and work of his team mates, so also we shall not be a success unless,we depend upon the help of others. We enioyed these moments! Would you like to relive these thrilling episodes with us? 4

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57' Tom Best grinds out The all imporfanf yarolages against DeSales. Lid l fl E, ' .J P' 1'r'?,',J if 1 f' XM V in - .. NICHOLAS MOLEA ' JOHN HARRIGAN Tackle Guard THOMAS MORGANTl Tackle i 1 w 8' fs . I ' 7 s 2 X -s l i 'L ' l ll? fl l l' g , It 5,31 b ,i,i-513 X .Y 1,. MICHAEL SKIPPER-Quarterback JOHN SMITH-Fullback , ii, V W 1 el ar mu Q. ii QV 1-.Q , JA. It won't be long and he won't get far before the Braves nail him fo the ground. Gang Tackling by the Braves kepf the gain small and insignificant. 95