St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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scored on an 18 yard run to complete the scormg and St Albans won thelr thlrd game 36 6 The game w1th Coolxdge was another thrlller w1th St Albans wmner 14 8 The Blues scored the first touchdown on a pass from Trlckett to Roddy Shreve but Coolidge re talxated w1th a one yard touchdown drrve after mterceptmg a lateral on the Samts one yard lme In the second quarter onas scored the wmn1ng touchdown on a 33 yard run In the last mmute of the game a 52 yard pass play carrled Coolldge to the Salnts '5 yard lme but the defense lecl by ohn Smathers Tom Holland Ed Smlth MacDougall and Mxller held for three plays until the game ended Dnck Jonas could do no wrong agalnst St Andrew s He threw two long passes to Bruce MacDougall for touchdowns and gamed conslclerable yardage through the lme Trxckett scored once on a quarterback sneak and Charhe onas ran for one touchdown and passed to Rxck Martxn for another as St Albans romped 3812 Agam Geoff Mxller gamed over 100 yards and Holland Tom Lynn and Smith played well defenslvely ust as Dlck onas could do no wrong against St Andrew s so could St Albans and Geoff K Mlller ln partlcular do no wrong agaxnst St Stephens The drxvmg fullback galned over 220 yards as the boys from across the rnver fell 46 6 Both Mlller and onas scored three touchdowns 1n the unexpectedly easy vlctory An mjury to halfback Dlck onas was the only event whlch marred the day The next week saw a spxrlted St Albans t am beat one of 1ts long time rrvals Sldwell Frrends by a score of 28 0 Early m the game onas was hurt and jomed hrs a1l1ng brother on the SlCl8llI'1CS However St Albans showed that It had depth as Roddy Shreve scored 2 touch downs on runs of 2 and 33 yards Eddie Tr1ckett a quarterback of exceptxonal percept1on and abxllty also scored twice on runs of 40 and 28 yards The uakers were hurt by the loss of Clark Grlfhth but St Albans m1ssed the onas brothers just as much The undefeated St Albans team met a highly ranked undefeated Landon team on Landon s field No vember 21 Combmlng a fine pass mg and running attack w1th a te naclous defense St Albans surprlsed the 4000 spectators with a stunn1ng 288 vlctory A 44 yard pass from Trrckett to Charlre onas on the flrst play of the second quarter started the scor1ng Geoff Mrller scored on a short plunge to glve St Albans a 14 po1nt lead but w1th four mmutes left m the half Lan C don launched a 65 yard drlve and THE ALBANIAN 87 - , . , ' u , . , ' 9 , . ' fi.. - . , , - ' 7 7 J 7 7 7 7 . n dl , . . . , S 7 J - - w asf 7 - . . . 1 ' Coach and itxy 7 7 . . , J J - , - 7 , . . 7 ' ' J . . . 3 . - . . , 7 ' - J n , Q , - ' 7 , - Q , . 7 7 7 , . ' ' 7 . Jonas Breaks Away '

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Mrt C S MDg W W l hyfi P B C B kpkrdCA ld yl MC iMglMWd VZIFSIK Football ITH ALMOST the whole team returning from last year there was no doubtmg the potentxal of the football team The questlon concerned the team s ab1l1ty to adapt to the splxt T, the forma tlon used by Glenn Wlld the new head coach Thls questxon was answered however as the foot ball team had 1ts second undefeated season 1n four years After nearly a month of hard practxces the team opened 1ts season w1th a 25 0 wm over a weak Western H1gh School team Charlle onas passed to Bruce lVlacDougall for one touchdown and scored three others on runs of 7 12 and 60 yards Geoff Mxller headed a defense wh1ch allowed only 47 yards to the loser For hls efforts Charlxe onas was selected as player of the week 1n both the Waslvzngton Post and the News The next week an overconhdent Blue eleven met a scrappy Georgetown Prep team and won by a 22 16 score onas agam led the olfensxve attack w1th two touchdowns one on a 66 yard run whlle Geoff Mlller and George Grant sparked the defense The defense stopped the Lxttle Hoyas on the St Albans 5 yard lme and played a fine game all day Baltlmore Fnends was the next v1ct1m of the m1ghty Blues Ed Trxclcett teamed up w1th onas on a 31 yard pass play to start the scormg Before the half Steve R1ckert threw a 48 yard pass to MacDougall and onas and Mtller both scored to gxve St Albans a 286 lead Frxends scored on a 74 yard luck off return to glVC them thexr only score In the second half Mlller 86 ATHLETICS 1959 Front row, I. to r.: Warren, Carr, D. a in, Grant, R. Jonas, . Jonas, E. mith, G. Miller, Reese, Lynn, Trickett, B. ac ou all Second row, I. I0 r.: Bass, Shreve, Bowen, ilner, hee er, E. C e tl, B. almer, C. eard, , Martin, Moser, H. Wilson, Dickey, Scholz, Rhetts ack row, I. to r.: Robertson, Wyn oo , I a , . rterton, Hol an , Damon, Ta or, J. Smathers, Brooks. Post, c onnell, Rickert, Parsons r. , r. il O 9 . , . . . 9 ' 7 9 ' , . 3 9 . , J - . -I . . . , - 9 V ' .l ' ' 9 ' , J , . - . . . I , ,

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kit g SEASON SUMMARY Albans Albans Albans Albans Albans Albans Albans Albans Western Georgetown Prep 16 Balt1more Frxends 6 Coolldge St Andrews St Stephens Sxdwell Frxencls Landon scored rmmedlately before halftlme Followmg Kelth Carr s second half k1ClC off to the 5 yard hne St Albans l1ne held and the Bears were forced to punt St Al bans scored wxth onas gomg over from one yard out followmg an 18 yard pass from Duck Jonas to MacDougall C onas also scored the final touchdown of the year on a 13 yard run There are many people to whom thanks and congratulatlons are due Among them are Mr Wxld head coach asslstant coaches Tom Gray and Stew Seltzer and post grads Porter Shreve and Brlly Gray also to Geoff Mlller reclpxent of the Doc Green award and one of the most underrated football players 1n the area and Captam Ed Smxth holder of unsurpassed powers of leadershrp Most of all good luck to next years Co Captains Bob Scholz and Bruce MacDougall Next years team should be a hne one wxth many lettermen returmng T M h ATHLETICS 1959