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

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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.

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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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J' 5' 'WWTF Laughman, Meluskey, Henry and Davidson line up for the camera. ST. FRANCIS: 8-CHARLOTTE HALL: 20 The injury riddled Prep squad played host to Charlotte Hall Military Academy. of Maryland, on November 4. The starting line-up for The Prep contained many reserves, and with the opening quarter looked as though the Hilltop- pers would stand a good chance of winning, but as the game progressed the lack of experi- enced men was noticed. The Hilltoppers drew the first blood, with Alexsa going over from the ten. Soon after this Alexsa was withdrawn from the game with a rib injury. The combination ol Garner and Kline accounted for the entire score. The game ended with the Cadets out in front, 20-8. Tom Floyd Paul Alexsa Kennedy, Barry and Alexsa practice punting. ST. FRANCIS: 19-WILLIAMSON TRADE: U The Hilltoppers brought their season to a close by defeating Williamson Trade of Philadelphia, 19-0. Weak with injuries the Saints pressed into service Son Henry, who played guard all through the season. Henry showed that he could not only play guard, but could play fullback as well. He scored two touchdowns in the second period from the one and seven-yard lines, re- spectively. The tinal touchdown was scored in the third period, when Eugene Nichols galloped 70 yards. Twenty-four Prepsters donned their uniforms tor the last time. This game was the end of a hard season for the squad and for the seniors playing their final game. James Kilgallen Rudy Fake