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

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in the HBYQS gsm? . V if Moran Stops to ISPLAYING strength and ability the Maroon and Gold romped over a strong Cardinal Hayes eleven to the tune of l9-O. The Irish backs marched down the field for three scores, all by the mighty fullback Bill Morris. The line, paced by Myles Reilly, Bob Sexton, Dick Ahern, Don Page and John Muhlfeld held brilliantly against the Hayes forward wall and allowed only minor gains on their part. The lrish's first score came late in the first period on an off-tackle sprint by Morris. Bob Sexton kicked his only conversion of the day to put the Prep ahead '7-O. By the end of the first half Morris tallied again, aided by the downfield sprinting of his co-captain, Jack Moran, and backs Tom Carrigan, Bill Golden and Tom Tormey. Through the third quarter a see-saw battle waged with both clubs playing solid defen- sive ball. Ends Bob Sexton and Zip Reilly tightened up and slapped down many of the Hayes passes. The fourth quarter allowed more offensive action and another tally for the Prep. lt was Morris again who skirted the end but the point fell short and the Irish had to be contented with a l9-O win. Now that they had completed half their schedule with four wins and no losses the Irish appeared set for another undefeated season. All eyes were now on the highlight of the year -the Mount game. The following week the Prep would travel to the Bronx to meet the team that had snapped their winning streak the year before by a one touchdown win. John Muhlfeld Bernie Legentil

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Bill Golden 4- Dick Ahern T0m Flynn Y ' ' Hallows . Capo,-,egro rman while sexfo Bly ush on. fb Liechfwefs ' ' : , xv- HEI 'MENS ,iq ,aw RW, zap.. .-.15 YQ Ntesizgi at T af eg fs 21 Z 5? Es Evals, X1 ii V- 'Sl ' ZW? gif . '6. 4 i if iQ fi-5 KI! PQI ' Q as l zsffikfffiifil' 'ziifrf 'fi M3512-2 2 7' if V-i2?Lf?lT FTER the very close call of the previous week, the Iona steamrollers were determined to play a more convincing brand of ball against All Hallows and as a result, they paraded to a l4-6 win. The Gaels fought their usual hard game and gave the Iona eleven a hard time. Iona was beset through the first halt by a disheartening case of tumble-itis that re- tarded them somewhat, much to the advantage of the Bronx eleven. Late in the second half the Blue and White availed themselves ofa fumble deep in Irish territory and went on to take a six point lead. The Prep came back on the field after the halt a much changed team. Behind the brilliant linework of John Muhl- feld, Don Page, Dick Ahern and Ed Murphy, Bill Morris tore the Gael line to shreds. It was Bill who tossed neatly to Tom Carrigan on the l5 who plowed through a host of All Hallows tacklers for the score. Sexton neatly converted and Iona went ahead 7-6. Bill Morris went through the Gael forward wall for the second score and once again Bob Sexton split the uprights to give the Prep its final I4-6 win. The Irish had now only a week to wait to prove their superiority over the Cardinal Hayes eleven who had given them such a close 7-6 game the year before. 58 I

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33 Tom Carrigan Sexton nabs a pass against the Mo t h' - un w :le Tim Tormey closes in to clear fhe way T WAS nothing short of sweet revenge when the lrish invaded McGovern field, and came back to New Ro- chelle the proud possessors of a 33-6 win. From the very start the lrish left no doubt as to the outcome. Bill Golden, fleet-footed right wing-back, ran off right tackle, cut to his left and ran 37 yards for the first score. The next score followed a pass from the agile hands of Tom Carrigan to flank-man Bob Sexton. Bob converted after both touchdowns and the Prep led I4-O. In the third quarter the scoring resumed as Bill Morris climaxed a 39 yard drive by plunging over from the elev- en. The only Mount score came later in that period on a three year plunge by Red McGuigan, Tim Tormey fol- lowed this with his first score of the year by literally jumping over the goal to avoid tacklers after sprinting some 37 yards. Bill Morris calmly tore through for a l5 yard six pointer and Bill Golden ended the day's scor- ing by skirting the right end for the extra point. This climaxed one of the greatest wins of the season and brought the lrish face to face with Cardinal Farley Mili- tary Academy, a team that had never before met the Maroon and Gold.