Mount Saint Marys College - Eagle Yearbook (Orchard Lake, MI)

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the four minutes to give them a 20-6 halftime edge. Francko- Fr. .l. Rakoczy with Co-Captains Clem Otolski of South Bend, Indiana, and Gerry Leszcynski of Wyan- dotte, Michigan, look over the trophies copped by the Eaglet Football Champions in 1956. to the SCL title as they fell, 44-0, making this SMOLis wiak added one more in the third quarter on a 31 yard d5SlT.f th? dg'straight7'sh1 tout and fourth of the campaign. With this around end and then threw to Pete Krystek for the PAT. 'iSt ' Clement's scored in the final period but it didn't matter as 'ith' Eaglets already sewed up the 27-13 decision. Iif 1 On their way to their first title now, St. Mary's pulveriaeif the final three league opponents to wipe away any speckfjio doubt as to who the champions would be. Royal Oak St. had no chance against Gerry Leszczynski and company on 'ii' tober 22 at Orchard Lake as they were crunched, 39 tdffi,0. .- Leszczynski hit paydirt four times in the game to account for 'one of his best performances, scoring on runs of 32, 22, 4.5 and 90 yards. Franckowiak's 33 yard pass to Kopacki was 5 score as was Franckowiakis one yard plunge. Peteiy eagl- wln can o lCla recognition of the Eaglets as the champions. Leszci, ff ,ski was the whole show for OL, scoring on runs of 8, 20 andQ'15 yards. Mallat crossed the St. Fred goal from five yardsi.-ov t, Kopacki threw 20 yards to end John Nelson, Clarence Charkojx ski ran 144 yards around end, Stan Smolinski rambled 32 yardsf -.:1 th a fumble and Paul Franckowiak converted twice to complet' the scoring. 11, Nioyfzm er- ',', 2 at Hamtramckis Keyworth Stadium, the an- nial Moms'-1-an., Dads' Homecoming Game was held with the E! glets facing-N 1. Florian's in a non-league tilt. The Lancers bbed an earl 12-0 lead, but saw it cut to 12-7 at the half 'iw en Lennie ,llat crashed over from the six yard stripe. and Franckowiak kicked the extra points. if sqm., big 'F anckowiak co. verted. The next victim was St. Benedict's on October a 'gh- ii V' Orchard La e came back strong in the third period and land Park. They had the pants beaten right off them Father sc, red the winn ng touchdown on a 45 yard pass play from Rakoczyis squad won, 52 to 0. Kopacki scored firs from the? 'K packi to Maj ski. Franckowiak passed to Madelans for the one yard line, Franckowiak converting. Madelans ca 2 t a 3. 1 p int after touc down. St. Florian's started a drive late in yard pass from Kopacki for the second tally and ,.,A' avi' fit' al quarterzbu linebacker Sam Piaseczny's tremendous one- joined in the fun with a 78 yard romp. The second f-lj. h' nd interceptio of a pass stopped the threat and preserved Franckowiak crossing over from four yards away a ,f ol d , win. packi-Madelans combination clicking again, this time Y a, f g ground gainers for the season were Ted Kopacki to give OL a 31-0 lead at intermission. The fbi '-,' fair -',' N with 4-13 yards in 35 carries and an 11.8 average and Gerry mercy as they scored three more times before the t ' ended' l ilseszczynski with 750 yards in 69 carries for a 10.8 average. the massacre. Majewski ran back a punt 57 yard Goisd- ig ' 'The top scorer was Leszczynski with 73 points. Thus ended the Zinski lumbered 35 yards, Kopacki raced 83 y glorious football season ever witnessed at Orchard Lake. wiak converted after each touchdown. 1.-'13 f 'f Hi37 '1-Y... :li assistant coaches were Rev. Mr. Ed Wisniewski and November 6 was the big day for which iiSt.21VlaWlg waited a long time. St. Frederick's proved to be safe stepping stones Michael Maras. Clement Otolski and Gerry Leszczynski served as co-captains. 4' V li 3 ' ' x x .1 .. .2 ' ff X V 5? . li ff H fs 'I 1 - i. if f '-' 1- A -w Q, 1 1 V F 4 ' ,qenfr VA , ,vt Ns, ,W 'S :VK l ....-ft:-as up .1 , fx 1,0-V, my X .-4 - -,J gl PF-. .-42-5,3139 ' 1i1a i,i:':,l 'bl . 1 ,- A- -pei, 5 -1 . 4 ,,,. , ,, ,. J ass-riff'-1 .' f.--, '-f' 1 1 lag-gy u.-9-'cf .---62--e-2-I --Ravi - -ew ,e 'Y' QEJKHJ-:Q , , , 'P '- , 6' -..'1E'Ff 37'ff,:i if-at-i'552,: A 'l ' ' ' f 'i,,ffilTY'.,y: ' .- H - ' -iMU7'f3': -L-3 -FT' fi.. -. . f iw:-f: Q-'.':.-str... 4 .:T.-T- WA 1i'?f L--'Nu wg..-1-I fTz..'.r:- .J-0123:- sa gt t igi A -1-1':.u nfl -ue., ss' fig. 'fe 'fwrizf'-.: r' -.mfr-. ,. .1 ,a-f,fi.,. g4g.f':az1-iw-34 1- .1 .dm w . f!'k,,11+1pg,.-kgs 3, 'f'.,-51-rf'-1,1 mm- gt-7-f,..3f k i. B. Masztakowski 126 J. Nelson S. Piaseczny S. Smolinski C. Leszczynski

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VARSITY BASKETBALL The St. Mary's Eaglet Varsity, a fighting and never say die team from early December to mid-March, provided the basketball followers of SMOL with another thrilling and exciting season, spiced with fine play and colorful action and topped off with the winning of the Class C District Title, the second straight for St. Mary's, as they copped the Class B trophy last year. The season's record was 13 won and 6 lost. Play started on December 2 against the Eaglets, neighbor, West Bloomfield High, but the opponents edged St. Mary's 50-41. Suburban Catholic League action began a week later at Ferndale against St. James with the Eaglets taking a final 63-53 decision. Kopacki was high point man with 27. This was followed by a non-league tilt with St. Stanislaus in which the Eaglets were victors by a 61-40 count. The first of three encounters with an old nemesis, St. Benedict's of Highland Park, had its place of action at Or- chard Lake. With the Eaglets off to a slow first half which saw them score only six points, the Ravens were able to hand SMOL a bitter 36-25 loss. Kopacki connected for 12 points, 10 in the second half. After the holidays, St. Mary's in the thick of the race for the Suburban League crown, won five straight contests. St. Clement's fell, 45-36, Lennie Mallat's shot in the last three seconds of one of the most exciting games seen at Orchard Lake in many a year sunk St. Michael's, 47-45, St. Rita's was no competition, losing 63-55, Kopacki getting 27 points, St. Mary's of Royal Oak fell by the wayside, 44-39, and St. Frederick's did likewise, 58-42. The winning streak was broken by an unmerciful St. Benedict five who crushed the Eaglets 47-33. However, the O. L. men bounced back to a 56-38 victory over St. James, and then bowed to the strong St. Michael quintet in the league finale, 42-36. In four post-season pre-tournament tilts, the Eaglets defeated St. Fred- erick's, Sweetest Heart and Royal Oak Shrine, while they lost to a strong Wyan- dotte Mount Carmel five. The St. Mary's team began tournament play by winning over Bloomfield Hills 49-38 in the semi-finals of the Class C District tournament play. In the District finale, they gained revenge against West Bloomfield High as they took a 54-50 victory. The Regionals pitted the St. Mary's quintet against St. Benedict's, and for the third time in the season, the Ravens were the victors, this time by a score of 65-34. Ted Kopacki, who led the team in scoring with 349 points and a 18.2 average, received a starting berth on several post-season All-Star squads, in- cluding the Detroit Free Press Catholic League Second Division All-Stars. He was awarded second team mention on the Michigan Catholic selections. Pete Madclans also received recognition for his fine play at the center position. Pete was second in scoring with 269 points for a 14-.2 average. The team scored 972 points for a 51.2 average compared to the opponents 916 markers and an average of 48.2. Fn. Joan Rlncoczv Head Coach