Lafayette High School - Oracle Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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H S - 1 X -17' i A: L V, ' f 'il 1 so 7 -i 2 ii- .. f i is' , ..- I , 5' f 5 ' ' s 1 , E . ? 5 6 A r L , A Wi ,,f 1 H FOOTBALL TEAM ROW ONE: Louis'Sugarma.n, Richard Ricigllano, Gerald Brady, Joseph Albano, Joseph Kane, William Tufillaro, James Gaglione, John Schnabel, Charles Raccuia ROW TWO: Joseph Schabo, Bruce Fitzgerald, Leo Slracuse, Joseph Armenia, Edward Kulaw, George Lombardo, Joseph Raccuia, Donald Fitch, Mark Lewin, John LaMarca, Richard Arquette ROW THREE: Dave Ward, James Mllikan, Michael Mangione, Remo Damiani, Frances McConkey, George Schwartz, Emanuel Saell, Salvatore Porto, Thomas McFau1, Charles LoTempio ly enemy, Fosdick Masten. It was the West Slders 24th victory in 44 meetings. Our offense was working like clock work. Chuck Raccula gave the home team an early lead. The violets could score no more until the game was near- ly over. With only 5 minutes remaining Joe Merlo faded far to his right and threw a lofty pass into the left coffin corner. Lou Sugarman came from nowhere and made a blind diving grab for the most spectacular catch of the sea- son. Two more touchdowns resulted from completed passes. The victory kept Lafayette in possession of the Fosdick- Mellen Trophy for the second successive year. Our final game, the 33-6 victory over Riverside saw nine seniors play their final game for the violet and white. Lafayette ran roughshod over the Blackrock heroes. SCHEDULE AN D SCORES September 20 Lafayette 7 Hutchinson 26 September 21 Lafayette East I8 October ll Lafayette South Park l2 October 25 Lafayette Grover l 9 Neve mber 8 Lafayette Masten 0 November l 5 Lafayette Riverside 6 87

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if .awww CHEERLEADERS ROW ONE: Salvatore Lachina, Alex Drapanas, Andrew Criscone, John Lauria ROW TWO: Jacqueline Provenzano, Jane Gaglione, Patricia Steger, Jeanette Elek Football 1952 Ci' HE 1952 Lafayette football team finished the season with 2 wins, 2 ties, and 2 losses. Coaches Art Whalley and Ed O'Reilly were greeted by only five returning lettermen, Joe Albano, Jerry Brady, Jim Gaglione,George Lombardo, and Joe Raccuia, when practice opened on September 1. Among other starters selected for the opening game were Joe Armenia, John Schnabel, and Willie Tufillaro, luniors, and Joe Merlo, Joe Kane and Dick Ricig- liano, seniors. In the third quarter of the opening game with Hutch Joe Raccuia plowed over from the two giving Lafayette her first touchdown of the year. Bruce Fitzgerald booted his first extra point. Lafayette lost 26-7. In the East game the Lafayette boys showed they could come back fighting. Trailing I2-0 as the first quarter ended, the Violet offense began to move so that the final score was I8-18. Lafayette again had to come from behind to earn a I2-I2 tie with South Park. Trailing 6-0 in the third period Captain Raccuia crossed up the defense by throw- ing a 25 yard pass tovend John Schnabel to knot the score. With the violets trailing I2-6 with but 30 seconds to go, George Lombardo added a Frank Merriwell climax by dashing 22 yards to give us our second straight tie. The Grov- er game showed us the superiority of our defensive line. The Violets held Grover's fearsome running attack almost completely in check. The Presidents were forced to take to the air to win a I9-0 decision as the Lafayette offense couldn't get started. The vicforyythat made the entire season a success was our 24-0 defeat of our traditional friend- 86

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lwII 'line wurwunwvlu wuuaaax 2 il 3 - ' + f I i 's SWIMMING TEAM ROW ONE: William Morse, Richard Dattner, Robert Widget, Steve Russo, Bob Ingalsbe, Donald McHenry, Donald Jochum, John Pecoraro, Don Fraser ROW TWO: David Tegler, Joe Zanbito, Charles Anderson, Dennis McHenry, Loren Morse, James Watson, Peter Keller, David Humphreys, John LaMarco, Dean Richardson ROW THREE: Don LaForte, Robert Macy, Joseph Miranda, Ronald Malin, Leo Siracuse, Robert Ratcliffe, Gary Cogdell, James Ray, fwzmmzncg' AFAYETTE'S Syracuse Cup hopes rested on a comparatively new group of swimmers, many of them freshmen. Mr. Rogers was greeted by 35 candidates when swimming practice opened on December 1, with very few of last year's splashers back. Among the returning lettermen were Bob Ingalsbe, Bob Macy, Don McHenry, Bob Widger, and Steve Russo. Three Lafayette boys Steve Russo, John Pe- coraro and Don Jochum were members of the record break- ing iunior Olympic relay team In last summer's competi- tion. Freshman Jochum also won the New York State iunior Olympic free style swimming title in the same com- petition. Frank Cogdell, Mr. Rogers SWIMMING SCHEDULE January 29, 1953 Lafayette I2 Bennett 54 February 5, 1953 ' Lafayette 28 Riverside 38 February ll, 1953 ' Lafayette 23 Kensington 43 February 19, 1953 Lafayette 21 South Park 45 K K February 26, 1953 Lafayette 24 East 42 These 1927 swimmers made up the third successive March 5, 1953 ' Lafayette Hutchinson Mellenite team to win the Syracuse Cup. In meets March 12, 1953 ' Lafayette Technical with individual schools they scored a total of 341 March 19, 1953 All l'll9l'1 MGB? points to 131 for the opponents. They were state cham- pions. 'denotes home meets 88