Saint Thomas Aquinas High School - Aquinas Yearbook (Florissant, MO)

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B-team Football Squad TOP ROW: Gary Brown, managery Ray Haven, Jeff Diekmann, Dave Bettlach, Leo Soissan, Gail Woody, Dan Walsh, Blll Toombs, Ran Hammelman, Ken King, Mr, O'Brien, coach. MIDDLE ROW: Dave Fuhrenhorst, Joe Marshall, Joe Simanes, Bal: Gaellner, Fred Gibbs, Jae Piekarski, Mark Kussman, Joe Hanschmidt, Don Sextro, Tom Robinson, Maile Daner. BOTTOM ROW: Jim Russell, Guy Almeiing, Norman Moellering, Dan Wagner, Charles Chappie, Joe Dieclerich, Jim Stein, Jim Hein, Bill Connor, Jim Cook, Dan Reichert, John Shields. B-lealh Balal1Ce5 Books., Season Tally Is 3-3-1 The current B-team football season was the best in the schaol's history with an overwall 3-3-1 record. Winning the opener against Chaminade by a narrow 7-6 margin, the fledgling Falcons also won the Laboure and DeAndreis games by forfeit. Wing-clipping came at the hands of Mercy, St. Mary's, and DuBourg, but the B-team evened out the season by tying the game with McBride. 123 Not much headway on this run-up-the-middle play during practice

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First role defensive unir of Aquinas had 3 shut-ours during fha I963 season and allowed an average of 9 points a game. Aquinas offense averaged 22 poinls psr game. Missing from picture is Al Poelker. Coach Donahue addresses student body ar lelter award assembly. Now, Boys l Clarence Swarihout and Mel Klump earned the titlsofmosi valuable players. IZ!

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1 f. Some Games In Bag: Some Almost In Bag Coach O'Brien's team was one of largest in Aquinas history. With a large number of subs available, more players saw action. Freshmen and sophomores worked as a unit despite the short training time together. According to one ofthe players, Coach O'Brien was one of best coaches the team has had. . .everybody liked him. . .even though we didn't win too many games. Average weight and size of team evened out to about 155 pounds, and Five feet, eight inches per team member. Freshmen seemed to have the weight where the sophomores edged them out on speed. This speed was the telling element in the practice game in which the sophomores outscored their'fres hman teammates. Summarizing the past season, the team was outployed in one or two of the contests, but in others took it too easy. In the game with Laboure, the ball was Aquinas's, First and ten with a foot to go, We l1ad'em. But the pass down center didn't make it and We lost the ball. Individual team members give promise to the '64 season, both in B-team and Varsity competition. Norman Moellering, Guy Almeling, Jim Cook, and Dan Wagner, freshmen, saw regular service during '63 and will probably see more action in '64. Likely to move into Varsity spots are Sophomore: John Shields, Dave Fahrenhorst, and Mark Kussman. Kussmon made almost every touchdown for the team during the past season. QQ?- Ji Coach O'Brien Leo Saisson and Dan Wa ner in ured In re . , 9 i I P gamel watch game from sidelines. Jae Simones receives quick pass over the center in game against DuBourg. vious