St Francis Preparatory - Boxwood Yearbook (Spring Grove, PA)

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I . A1 '- l I l' It I ' ' Inv . off tackle plunge. In first downs the Saints had a commanding lead, getting l5 to West Notting- ham's six. In the whole game the Hilltopper's defense yielded only once for the opponent's lone score. ST. FRANCIS: 7-MT. ST. IOSEPH: 32 On a rain-soaked field at Mount St. Ioseph's of Baltimore, the Hilltoppers met their second de- feat in three games. The Prep, failing to score after three periods, finally got its offense in gear. Paul Alexsa and halfback Eugene Nichols engineered a scoring drive covering 59 yards with Alexsa tallying on a 35-yard run through right tackle. Don Kennedy added the point from placement to close out on the scoring. Mt. St. Ioseph's started its touchdown parade early in the quarter when Antkiowick, the Mount's quar- terback, scored from the one. From then on it was all St. Ioseph's with fullback Strempek tallying 4 times. St. Ioseph, defending cham- pions of Maryland, outgained the Hilltoppers in yardage totaling 283 to the Prepster's llU. In first downs the victors rolled up a nine to three -. --. .ig-..,-Ln.. .,....-. ...,, .. 7.7. V -Y, v advantage. Under better weather conditions it would have been a better game. ST. FRANCIS: 47-CALVERT HALL: 13 Playing before a large homecoming crowd the Hilltoppers swamped Calvert Hall of Maryland by the score of 47-l3. Paul Alexsa once again showed the way by scoring five touchdowns and in general made life miserable for the Marylanders. In the first quarter Alexsa rornped 15 yards for the score. Don Kennedy's extra point boot was good. In the closing minutes of the first period Alexsa once again scored a 25- yard run. Going into the second frame the Prep- sters led by 12 points. Nichols returned a Cal- vert Hall punt and scooted 55 yards for a touch- down. The conversion was made by Kennedy. making the score at half time Z0-U. The second half saw Alexsa break loose for a 55-yard goal. Rudy Fake passed to Kennedy for the point after touchdown. Alexsa kicked off and Calvert Hall lost no time in scoring their first touchdown. In the third quarter Paul Alexsa scored his last two, making it a grand total of five for the day. Bottom, Iett: Paul Alexsa breaks through the Charlotte Hall line and is away on a long gain. Right: A group of St. Francis tacklers bring down a Calvert Hall back as other Prepsters come up to assist.

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Pictured here we see Tom Floyd about to bring down a Stevens Trade backfield man. Paul Alexsa is run- ning up to assist as .lim Kilgallen stands nearby with Don Kennedy on the lar end. Pigskin Parade third quarter when Tolar returned the Prepster's kick-off to his own 35. Then Krawizcki passed to Beck who ran 65 yards for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter the passing combination of Krawizcki to Beck accounted for another touch- down. The final tally for Stevens Trade resulted when Tolar blocked Kennedy's punt on the St. Francis six, picked up the ball and ran lor a touchdown. All conversion efforts were missed by the winners. ST. FRANCIS: 32-WEST NOTTINGHAM: 6 On the afternoon of September 30, the Hilltop- pers evened their record by trouncing West Nottingham Academy of Colora, Maryland, by a score of 32-6. The Prep was sparked by Alexsa and Nichols, whose superb running highlighted the game. In the first period Paul Alexsa broke away for a 58-yard touchdown, Eugene Nichols scored on a six-yard off tackle play. In the third period Alexsa intercepted a pass and galloped 60 yards for a goal. Entering in the scoring column, Rudy Fake scored on a ten-yard run. The final touchdown came in the fourth period, when Nichols scored a five-yard Paul Alexsa straight-arm- ing a Mt. St. Joseph player on the rain-soaked field. .lames Meluskey blocking for Alexsa as Don Kennedy fkneelingl watches.

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Pictured here we see Don Kennedy kicking lor the extra point against Calvert Hall of Baltimore as Eugene Nichols lkneelingl held the ball. Fake 144i is blocking. 5-J ., -, u- .. I - ,K 4 '1 -'7 ff:-'-r- rr':j.j-jcfjfj j 73'j'- j'r 'j'- -ffl' - 'J-igl' V. .IT M - 1'Hi':21 , '-.s1 . fli 1i'l'g'2i'f ,f- .- '- 15- ..- filgijit. -52+ 1 '. .tif 'fffll--3,1-5iJi1, '13j3 p ' ,K . 'f'a-Lili,,l5:.-S .---325 'i:1fl'f'h' 's L.. 1 V ,. r await! -,-1,--1 is-Q' J. ' -':j.g.-1,124 l un.,- -Q. 'E ,J 1 +1 9.2: 1 - lit? ' 'M' ..' 'l W N 9 l 1 .-'H I Rf gk: 4...,vl if 1 N, 5 x i,n:,I I J ..,, 9 4 tv .fr Q I g-H L. 251,55 -s.ue.fses:.i...1savs1L.-,mt .. i s -w..:4wL.t av- Nearing the end of the game Fake hit pay dirt on a 25-yard sweep. Closing out the scoring for Calvert Hall, Kram passed to Lascoste mak- ing the final score 47-13, in favor of St. Francis. ST. FRANCIS: 19-LA SALLE: 7 Under the arcs for the first time, the Prepsters played a highly spirited La Salle team from Cumberland, Maryland. Rudy Fake sparked The Prep by scoring all three touchdowns. He ran for two touchdowns in the second period and one in the third. Coach Thomas, sporting his new defense platoon, did not fair well in the beginning of the game. for in the first minute of play La Salle broke away for a score. Recover- ing from the deficit, the Prepsters managed to pull out in front with the fine tackling of Son Henry and the great running of Rudy Fake. Despite the fact that the Hilltoppers won by a score of 19-7, they lost Spike Davidson, first string end, for the remainder of the season, because of a shoulder injury. This certainly was another hard blow to the squad. Bottom, left: Paul Alexsa being tackled by a Charlotte Hall delender,' Tom Floyd is ready to take out a man. Right: Paul Alexsa scoots around end slipping away lrom a tackler against Charlotte Hall.