St Ignatius High School - Ignatian Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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Calm in the face of the enemy Gene Della Torro boots one through the arms of charging Railroaders Before a Saturday afternoon crowd of 4500 along with cily-wide TV coverage, the Cats charged into Baldwin-Wallace's George C. Finnic Stadium as the slight favorites. Nevertheless, nobody was taking the Railroaders lightly, especially Coach Nemec, who described them as a very physical team. I he Wildcat defense soon realized how physical they were when Collin-wood took the opening kiekoff at their own twenty-six yard line and proceeded to drive forty-eight yards to the Ignatius twenty. This initial attack was stopped by a Mike Ben-ninger fumble recovery on the line of scrimmage. Undaunted by this setback, the Railroaders, upon receiving an Ignatius punt, carried the ball to the Ignatius lour. Ihea . halfback lony lliano ran in for the game's first touchdown with only one minute and sixteen seconds remaining in the first quarter. However, the conversion kick hit the crossbar and bounced back. Midway in the second quarter, halfback I im Culver returned a Railroader punt forty-two yards to the Col I inwood twenty-eight. A few plays later, on fourth down. Jim Kubaeki rilled a twelve yard pass to Russ Dzurec who snared the ball amid a traffic jam of opponents. Roger Andrachik's conversion kiek was low. Collinwood was unable to move the ball on the ensuing kick-off. and Ignatius took over on its own thirty-seven. I he team drove sixty-three yards, eapped off by a one yard Kubaeki touchdown plunge for a twelve to six lead with fifty-six scc-onds left in the half. On the extra point attempt Andrachik feigned a kick and tossed the pigskin to Tim Culver for the game's deciding two points. However. Ignatius was stunned on the next play when, after first sustaining an offsides penalty, the Wildcats kicked off to Col I inwood's Rick Citino. who raced up the middle, cut to the left and proceeded to dash eighty-eight yards for the touchdown. With twenty-five seconds left, quarterback Marc Mouser. trying a two-point sweep, was stopped a yard shy. Ignatius went into the locker room with a 14-12 halftime lead. The second half gave way to the unyielding defenses, as neither team could push the bail across the goal line. As the gun ending the game sounded, the Wildcats walked off the field with their hard fought two point victory and their well-deserved City Championship trophy. Varsity Football Team Front row Pat Browne (Mgr), Brad Petrus. Tim Corrigan. Ron Chernek. Tim Culver. Dan Evers. Tom Cinalli. Tim Mc-Gurr. Mike Riley. John Lisiewski Second row Mr. Wilhelms (Asst. Coach), Kevin McCaHerty. Jim Lannmg Greg Johnson. John Ward. John Murphy. Mike Bennmger. Jim Kubaeki, Roger Andrachik. Mike Guido. Dave Wehrle. Marty Morrow, Mike McReynolds (Mgr.). Fr. Leonhardt S.J Third row Poter Ebner (Mgr.). MikeTurchon. John Sweeney. Kevin McDermott. Jett Tasse, Bob Humphrey. Gene Della Torre. Joe McCatterty. Rick Kray. Grea Nemecek. Tom Abood. Chico Kyle (Asst. Coach). Head Coach Paul Nemec. Last row: Jim Wright. Davo Foster. Bod Owens, Tom Swanson. Mickey Rattay. George Samenuk, Marty Seeholzor. Russ Dzurec. Pat George. Tony Vegh. Jim McDonnell Absent: Mike Harper. Davo Virovec. Mike McCarthy. Don Buynack. Steve Schnell. 26 Kt.HIK III

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After a successful trek through difficult preseason ventures against some of the area's most highly touted teams, the Wildcats opened their West Senate campaign against the Warriors of West l ech. The game marked the return of senior quarterback Jim Kubacki into the starting role. The Senate campaign continued against the unheralded but nonetheless formidable opposition of the rest of the Senate. The spirited Cats, guided by the Take each game as it comes philosophy of second year Head Coach Paul Nemec. continued the string of Senate shutouts against Rhodes and Marshall. The final three games of the Senate season came against strong opponents in South. Lincoln-West, and Holy Name. Down 8-6 at the half in the perenially emotion-packed Holy Name game, the Ignatius defense held out long enough for a fourth quarter end sweep by Jim Kubacki. This run boosted the Wildcats into the Championship Game. Behind the etfeciive blocking pair ot Jim Kubacki and Mike Benmnger. senior Don 8uynack again peneiraies the Marshall defense, on his march to the goal lino. If You Score, You May Win. But If They Never Do, You Will Never Lose. Defense Gives Wildcats Edge In West Senate On the bench for the time being. Bob Humphrey silently enjoys the idea of being on the best team in the City, Wildcats defenders taking different routes still manage to converge at the same point to crush a Marshall running back

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rra -4x43 w Collision With Railroaders Leaves Cats On Top Having one of the best games of his High School career, Quarterback Jim Kubacki s passes lead the Wildcats to a victory over Collinwood and the City Championship Senior tailback Don Buynack. the West Senate's MVP. breaks tackles on the Cats final drive against Collinwood