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

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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

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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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Central 7 Edison 7 Not in the clamor of the crowded street, Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, But in ourselves, are triumph and defeat. Longfellow Central faced arch-rival Edison at the Junior College Stadium and ended Edison's dominion over the games. The Raiders came to the game expecting a victory, but had to settle for a tie with Central. Edison scored early in the first quarter and led 7—0 through most of the game. In the fourth quarter the Rockets scored the touchdown that brought down Edison’s hopes of victory. Cen tral 0) The fight is lost— And he knows it is lost— And yet he is fighting still. E. J. Appleton Jackson 285 Central encountered the Jackson Generals on the The Rockets put up a hard battle, but the Gen- football field for the first time in the school’s erals proved too much for Central's defense. history and Jackson went on to win 28—0.