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

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EDDIE MCKENNA O O 0 O I Iona Stepinac On October I4, the Fighting Irish of Iona met their arch-rival, Stepinac, on a sun-drenched gridiron at Iona. The situation of last year was almost reversed, with the White Plains team being the powerhouse and Iona the weak underdog. At the end of the g who witnessed the battle had to admit that the luck were with the Crusaders that afternoon. Aghe rec- ord shows that the Irish outplayed their muc 'f bigger opponents in every department but the big one,2' amely the score. Stepinac's scores came only during momentary lapses in the fast-moving, spirited defense which stopped the Crusaders dead several times. Their first score was set up by a I5 yard roughing penalty, their next came when the green Irish line froze as a Corkery pass, was intercepted allowing a guard to run it back 40 yards for the score. Stepinac's third score was set up by an off- side penalty on a fourth-down Crusader punt while the last came when an Iona back fumbled in our end zone. On the offense, Iona moved well against the 6, 7, and 8 man lines used by Stepinac. Fullback Allie Glennon led the way, scoring three touch-downs and playing a bang- up game on defense. Down at one point 24-7, our boys thrilled the crowd with a fighting spirit that brought us to within one touchdown of victory. We lost possible scores when the first half ended with us on their I2 yard line and another when quarter-back Margotta did not see Lane clear in the Stepinac end zone. Moral victories don't look so well in the record book, but the Irish surely had no cause to be ashamed of this game, g e, all C ods of es

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Things don't always go as planned. On a rainswept field, lona opened its l95l football campaign in fine style by thoroughly whipping All Hallows. Although the Bronxites held a definite weight advan- tage across the line, the scrappy lrish for- ward wall, led by Eddie McKenna, quickly took control. They consistently opened holes for Allie Glennon and Claude Gianino, the latter registering the first score of the year on an off tackle slant from ten yards out. The conversion attempt was blocked. With just a few minutes left in the first quarter, Gianino ran to a first down on the Blue and White I5 where an exchange of fumbles gave us a first down on the l2. On second down, wingback Steve Corkery ripped through the left side of the line for lona's second tally. Fullback Allie Glennon blasted his way over for the extra point as the period ended. Early in the third quarter, All Hallows blocked a Costello punt on our l6. Due to the bang-up defensive play of the lrish line they failed to capitalize on their break and were driven back to the 32. No further scoring took place until late in the fourth when a stubborn opposing line staved off four lrish thrusts on their own two yard line. Coach Germann sent a whole new team into action and on All Hallows' first down, their star back, Bean, was snowed under in the end zone, giving us a final I5 points. lona l All Hallows O 'W X I -K HANK MARGOTTA Captain ,a J MYLES AMEND

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BERT CORBALIS I k ly ., Iona O Cardinal Hayes 27 Out to betterrtheir I and I record, the team next traveled to RandaIl's Island. There the found a team that not onl outwei hed' WK Y Y 9 them by twenty-five pounds per man, but a team that had fought Chaminade to a score- less tie the previous week. Although Chami- nade was the best team on Long Island, the Irish were confident. They were the under- dog again but they were determined to make a tight of it. From the beginning, it was clear that Hayes was out to keep their reputation clean. They blocked well and hit hard and their weight advantage took effect. Though Iona 'fought tooth and nail, Hayes was the better football team. Although they beat us badly, they didn't push us around. We handed out a lot of punishment and took a bit. I O O O 69 I Gianino heads for the wide-open spaces. if r 'Q' BILLY Mccums