Miami Central High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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Central0O Northwestern 6 Although we grope with little faith, Give me the power to fight—and lose. Louis Untermeyer Central opened the 1968 football season looking the goal by a stubborn Rocket defense. for a revenge against the Bulls of Northwestern. Central went into the locker room at halftime The Rockets appeared impressive in their first after a scoreless first half. Late in the fourth game. Northwestern threatened to score several quarter the Bulls managed to score one touch- times in the first half, but were stopped short of down, and Central refused to yield an extra point. Central 7 Hialeah 23 Failure is often that early morning hour of darkness Which precedes the dawning of the day of success. Leigh Mitchell Hodge. The Rockets lost to Hialeah for the third year in a row after a game full of fumbles, mistakes and penalties. Hialeah scored early in the game after they recovered a Central fumble in the Rocket 10-yard line. Central’s only score in the game came when fullback Teddy Bentley dashed 50 yards through right tackle for the T.D.

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Ist. L to R—Head Coach Carl Mosso; Nate Bush; Albert Mackey; Elmer Hawkins; Verlon Ward; Gregory Williams; Ted Bentley; Rollice Clark; Jimmy Helms; Joe Di Falco; Car- melo Serrano; Cleveland Stuart; Tony Nealy; Coach Waters. 2nd ROW Coach Klores; Coach Jerkins; Charles King; Ray White; Elijah Pace; Clyde Porter; Larry Williams; Dwight Williams; Richard Vassart; Oscar Lievano; Lance Anderson; Arias; Bobby Wulff; Rocky Bruno. Jay Sullivan; Bob Hughes; Coach Maluty; Coach Pirrotta. Head Coach—Carl Mosso MIAMI CENTRAL ROCKETS 1968 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Opponent Stadium Northwestern Jr. College Hialeah Jr. College Curley Hialeah Miami Springs Hialeah Miami Edison Jr. College Miami Jackson Jr. College Key West Hialeah Carol City Jr. College Norland Jr. College Miami Beach Memorial Field ( Home Games) 126 3rd ROW Joe Clark; Perry King; Eddie Lingo; Oliver Austin; Charles Bivins; Paul Shepard; John Bush; Joe Gibbs; Joe Jew- ett; Curtis Williams. 4th ROW Charles Wood, John Cole; Edsel Thornton; Willie Baker; Fernando Ortigoza; Harold Prine; Wayne Rullan; Larry Cogdale; Billy Olsen. 5th ROW— David Smith; Joe Urban; Norman Harrel; Wally Howard; Ivo Date Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Novy. Nov. 19 28 11 19 Ze {9 re ad

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Central 14 Curley 0 Central won her first football game by blanking the Knights of Curley 14—0 at Hialeah Stadium. Charlie Bivins caught a 12-yard pass from Elmer Hawkins to set up the first T.D. in the first Nothing except a battle lost can be Half so melancholy as a battle won. Duke of Wellington quarter. Early in the third quarter Bivins scored once again on a 44-yards run around left side. Pit sai8 DOWN YOS.TOGO ‘ 4 10 Central 0 Springs 28 Why, victor, does thou exault? This victory will be your ruin Central received a bitter defeat against the Hawks of Miami Springs at a rain-soaked Hialeah Stadium. The Hawks blanked the Rockets and led 7—0 at half- time. In the fourth quarter the Hawks exploded again for three more touchdowns, handing the Rockets the third loss of the season. Ovid 128