Iona Preparatory School - Saga Yearbook (New Rochelle, NY)

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Iona ,,,,,,,,,,,, Iona Iona Iona Iona Iona Iona Iona SCHEDULE AND SCORES Blessed Sacrament ,,,,,,,, ,,,,, Port Chester ,,.... All Hallows ..,.., Cardinal Hayes ,,,,.,,, Mount St. Michael ,,,,,,.. ,.,,, Power Memorial ..,,,, Cardinal Farley ....,... Georgetown --, JACK MORAN, BILL MORRIS Co-Captains xiwq

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M VINCE DIFIORE, KEN GERMANN Coaches BROTHER W. S. BARRY Moderator ONG before that back to school feeling permeated through New Rochelle and adjacent :ities that housed many of the Iona students, thirty-three fellows, Iona students also, had realized another feeling that they considered strong enough to make them leave summer jobs or vacation resorts to play a sport they really loved-football. lt was a big thing to them, for long after studies were forgotten and other memories of high school days passed, they would recall their service to the school on the gridiron. They felt those first hard days during the hot weather, when their heavy equipment clung to their backs already gleaming with sweat. They y felt also the aches and pains of condition- T T. T ing. But their great school spirit enabled them to take these things in their stride and go on until the day of the first game when they finally worked for the first time together as a unit. Their love for the sport carried them through eight undefeated and untied games. They were rewarded by honor and tribute. lt's over now but even though the equipment has left the school and the boys have gone on to other fields of endeavor there will always be remem- brances for years to come of the un- conquerable Fighting Irish of '-46 , Mana 54 f Qers: Connolly .int If BILL M MOR ost Valuable 5,15 Moderator layer Massmann Fan ' e Ili, Brown But kley

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3 9' EHIND the hard running of lona's own touch- down twins, Jackie Moran and Bill Morris, the Irish plowed their way to a 39-O victory over their perennial rivals, Blessed Sacrament. This, the first game for the Prep, marked the fifth consecutive year that the Cardinals have fallen foe to Iona, Bill Morris, who was beginning his way towards becoming the best fullback in the Metropolitan area, had the honor of scoring the first touchdown of the year and from then on it was definitely the lrish's ball game, Jackie Moran was the second scorer of the year when he raced over soon after Morris's tally for one of his three scores of the day. Little Jimmie Moore set the people to their feet with a spectacular 70 yard sprint through the whole Cardinal team. Bob Sexton converted on three occasions to give the Irish their 39 points. After this convincing win the team worked even harder before travelling to Port- Moran picks U -a few Bfessed Sabigcrlfemrgzgiwecenter in me chester to meet their much vaunted rivals, the Rams of that city. i ' Ed Murphy Bob Sexton