St John Central High School - Centralite Yearbook (Bellaire, OH)

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l Opvilvioiuiniclicrjtlitlilliiliilillilliv T H E L A M P A D I S T,-tint-Qt-Qt.-1-Qtlqtiqttq-iqtqtiqn-Q '. f 'ff K INN 3 I A I 4 r 67 1880 the bench for a few periods. The teams were very evenly matched and kept one on his feet from the start to the finish. BRIDGEPORT 0. ST. JOHN'S 0 Perkins' Field was a riot of color, when the Irish Warriors met the Bridgets in the most important game of the season. Pennants and cheering hundreds lent a background to one of the most bitterly fought, yet most decisive battles that was played around this part of the Valley. For old St. John's there was a glorious moral victory in holding a team that laid claim to the Valley title and upsetting the Dope Bucket. The defense of St. John's bewildered the Bridgets, and each fought frantically to win the victory. They battled through four tough quar- ters, neither side scoring. The Saints played like veterans, and it was a Gala Day for St. John's, because we had a brilliant demonstration of what the team that carried our hopes could do. ST. JOHN'S 0. MINGO 7 The Saints journeyed to Mingo to ill- dulge in their fifth gridiron battle only to emerge defeated by a score of 7-0. It was a hard-fought contest, and both teams played on even termsg but St. John's suffered a mishap that paved the way for the Mlngo's touchdown, the only score of the game. On two occasions after the Mingo score, St. John's drove to the very shadow of the Mingo goal posts only to be stopped. When the final whistle blew St. John's had first down on Mingo's two yard line. First downs were even, both teams getting seven. In the aerial department St John's had field day. They completed nine passes out of ten attempts. Mingo's victory was somewhat of an upset, but it just seemed that it was St. John's off day. ST. JOHN'S 6. WEIRTON 12 For the first time during the season Captain Molli and his fighting Irish came under the frown of the weather man. Holding Weirton scoreless until the third quarter. the Saints were unable to stem off the attack of the former team, and in the third quarter they tallied two touch- downs against us. In the fourth quarter the Irish staged a comeback in a sea of mud, and Valloric succeeded in scoring a touchdown, but the try for the extra point failed, and the game ended with St. John's trailing by a lone touchdown. ST. JOHN'S 33. HOLY NAME 0 Again the Saints invaded the Steuben- ville territory and took revenge on Holy 1930 Name School. ln this game they had everything their own way, scoring in each of the four quarters. and at the end of the game, they had tallied a total of 33 points. The Holy Name lads Were game, and deserve credit for their nerve when everything seemed against them. Boiarski scored the first touchdown for the locals when he recovered the ball that had been blocked by Valloric. Hock- inberry added the second touchdown. He also scored one in the second half, with De Marco scoring the other two in that quarter. Every man on the squad took part in the gameg in fact, the greater part of the game was played hy the second team. ST. JOHN'S 33. IRONDALE 0 For the second time within two weeks. the Myers' men swooped down on their opponents, their victim this time being Irondale. The Saints played havoc with the visitors' high hopes and emerged with a 33-0 victory. This game was won easily by St. John's. Unleashing a varied attack at different parts of the game, they were enabled to score twice in the first quarter and once in each of the re- maining quarters. The Irish ran plays throuvh tackle and around the ends, al- ternating with forward passes for a total of five touchdowns. The visitors played rather a listless game and only at inter- vals did they show a flash of real form. In this 'fame also practically every mem- ber of the squad had a chance to play. ST. JOHN'S 12. TILTONVILLE 6 Like two struggling giants. St. John's and Tiltonville battled on the opponent's gridiron for supremacy. It was a hard- foulrht contest. but the Saints nractically overwhelmed their rivals throughout the Fame. running off tackle plays for large gains unceasingly. St. John's made Ht- teen First downs and completed eight out of the ten passes attempted. 0'Brien paved the wav for the first touchdown bv a. blocked kick, and Lombardv took it over. Williams dashed around the end for the second score of the game. but the pass for the extra point failed. Coach Myers inserted his second team in the final period. and it was while this team was in action that Tiltonville scored their touchdown. The game ended as the teams lined up for the kickoff. ST. JOHN'S 24. CENTRAL 0 The Maroons were unable to check the Fighting Irish's slashing line plays and aerial charges. and the Central team went down to defeat by the score of 24-0. The Wheeling lads fought valiantly, but 0.Qv2tr1o11n1o:1114v11r11v1irI1r1o1cx11x11xZo:1n:ar1ai:in po1o11r1o14n14v1oi4r1oI1v14v21r11v1o:1n1ir1o14r14 14

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.lt w c 02011u1uu1uQ1av1oxo1o?4nesar1u1nLev:1xx. T H E L A M P A D I S T fx:-znxenxnxoxuzoinxasioxcoxnxnvxrszo 10101014 r:1n:-lvjo14nj4rjoj1nza-11v:1w101'vjwn1.-z4l:fv:4v:1n1411:s14v1cn:1n:a::4s:av:arja Q. ! ! ! Q l Q ! ! 5 ! ! ! Q ! ! ! ! ! S ! ! ! ! ! 5 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1880-- 1930 - THE PLAYERS This year we had one of the peppiest and strongest teams in the Ohio Valley, and to one man, Coach Johnnie Myers, goes the credit. He combined the rare quality-keen football sense with the ability to impart his knowledge to the players. When the boys needed help, advice, or a friend, they turned to Johnnie, for he had that which is necessary for success- ful coaching, the respect and admiration of all the boys. V I COACH MYERS Patty was an ideal leader and a depend- able end. Although he was little, lacking in weight for a lineman, he easily made this loss up in speed and nerve. Above all he was a heady man and very seldom caught off his guard. Patty was equally efficient at end, cen- ter, and in the backfield, and it is difficult to say just where he was more valuable, for at all times he was one of our outstanding stars. CAPTAIN PATRICK MOLLI v1.4.5-nnnquozo