St Benedict High School - Benedictum Yearbook (Highland Park, MI)

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The BENEDICTUM St. Patrick's defeated us by a I1 to 6 score after a fast game. greatly outweighed, but showed good football. Criss Shearer squad for this game. 1 Our Lady of Lourdes found us a little too strong, yielding to touchdowns. A little of the early season form was shown in SCOYC VVHS I4 IO O. We were again returned to the a safety and two this game. The The season closed with a game on Thanksgiving Day. St. Josephls furnished the opposition, which was too strong for the home eleven. A large crowd Wit- nessed the I4 to o defeat.- Record of the Orange and Black Highland Park . I5-St. St. Ambrose 7-St. St. Frederick 6-St. De La Salle 7-ggi. St. Nlary 12-St. Si. Leo 17-St. St. Patrick 11-St. Our Lady of Lourdes o-St. St. Joseph Commercial 14-St. Benedict Benedict Benedict Benedict Benedict 'Benedict Benedict Benedict Benedict 6 13 o o IS o 6 14 0 LETTERMEN T017 Run-C. Sthcarcr, P Mulligan, F. Tlttigcr, L. McGlynn, D. Germain, xX'.E1rdly, P. Schnoor. Gallagher. Coach. Middle Rem-L. Murphy, Wf O'Connell, G. Grix, M. Storen, l-I. Sayers, E. Germain, E. Schneider. Bollom Rm:-C. McCullough, Cheer Lender: E. Duffy, Y. Desmond, J. Hardly, A. Desmond. Cheer Lcaderzj. Murphy. Page Tfnirfy-111115

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The BENEDICTUM .. we l ite-wt .cs as ,cm fi CZ' L.. .--Q as Tuf Rui-xl. Gallagher, C-aeh: M. Srrren, Capt.: C, Sclzearer, H. Sayers, E. Germain. XV. O'Conncll, D. Murphy, D. Germain. F. Schnoor. sr..,,,..' ami-v. Milligan, xv. lfardlv, F, Tnngcf, 1. Daiwa, L, hlCGlynn, L. Murphy, G. Grix. a..n..m :mi-ia. stimfaaf., c. male, J. iirnphy, v. Desniond. 1. Emily. The ORANGE and BLACK Soon after the opening of school, Coach Gallagher issued his call for football candidates. Fifteen boys responded and later five more strengthened this number. Knowing that a stiff schedule had been arranged, the boys worked in earnest and soon rounded into shape. By the day set for the Season's Hrst game, the team showed excellent form. The grid season opened with a defeat for the Orange and Black. The score was I3 to 6. Our opponents, however, the heavy Highland Park eleven, had their hands full in this game and were entirely outplayed in the first three quar- ters. Criss Schearer, our quarterback, was injured after liaving scored our only points. His loss was severely felt. St. Ambrose dropped the first league contest by a I3 to 7 score. The home team ccntinued the excellent show of football begun in the Highland Park game. A trip to Pontiac proved fruitless, as the locals were forced to give in to a 6 te o score. The lone touchdown came late in the fourth quarter with but two minutes to play. Again we met reverses, this time at the hands of the De La Salle eleven. A single touchdown and the extra point was the margin. Redford was the scene of our next conquest. the St. Mary team being the losers. Three touchdowns to their two gave us the game. St. Leo's, one of the league's strongest teams, handed us a 27 to o defeat. NWeakness in the last quarter caused the large score, three touchdowns being pushed over in this frame. Page Thirfy-riglvt

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The BENEDICTUM blimdmg-Y. Desmond, C. Schenrcr, J. Gallagher, Ccachg J, Eardly, J. Murphy, Manager. Sutra'-F. Bliss. XV. U'Conncll, M. Storcn, Capt.: H. Sayers. L. Murphy. BASKETBALL RECORD Shortly after the football togs had been placed in storage, the basketball candi- dates presented themselves. Nine of those appearing were retained for regular service throughout the season. With seven veterans as a nucleus and good reserve material, hopes for a suc- cessful season were high. Storen, Desmond, Sayers, Schearer, and L. Murphy proved to be the team,s sharpshooters, with Bliss, O'Connell, J. Eardly, and Mulli- gan close behind. The team went through the league schedule tasting defeat but thrice in the ten games played. Fourteen outside games were also arranged, but due to the high class of opposition met, only four of this number were victories. The games in the Greater Detroit Catholic League began when the St. Agnes fave came to our gym and were handed a I4 to 9 defeat. St. Ambrose High came next and were vanquished zo to 12. Traveling to Wyandotte for the next contest, our Hve suffered their first defeat to the St. Patrick Eve by a 37 to 24 score. St. Catherine's suffered defeat a few days later by a 23 to 19 score. This game was no less hotly contested than the following, in which St. Mary,s of Red- ford went down under a 16 to I4 count. A rather listless game, in which St. Page Forty