St Theresa School - Beacon Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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Coach N HOMKO MUSKETEER'S VARSITY SQUAD Assistant Coach MR. CHET DEMBOWSKI

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To open the 1957 football season, our Musketeers iourneyed to the P.B.A. field where they were invaded by the Flying Eagles of Southwest High. With five minutes gone in the first quarter, Frank DiCamillo climaxed a 67-yard drive when he plunged over from the 3-yard line for 6. But Southwest came right back with a preview of things to come when Webber scored a one-yard thrust. Jim Ellison made it 12-6 at the half on a six-yard sweep of right end. St. Theresa got its aerial power warmed up and exploded for two more T.D.'s in the third quarter. Both were an Ellison to Smith combo. But then the Musketeers' defense weakened and halfback Webber ran wild scoring three more T.D.'s to end the game 24-24. St. Theresa kicked off to the Hialeah Thoroughbreds October 12. Both teams were flu-stricken but quickly cast away any ideas that. it possibly was a dull game. The first quarter play see-sawed between the 40-yard stripes with Vince DeCario at guard substituting for the iniured Lou Carricarte. Hialeah drew first blood in the second period. The Thoroughbreds held a six-point lead until the closing minutes of play. Then the mighty Musketeers exploded a ground attack they seemed to have been saving. Frank DiCamillo swung around right end from nine yards out to tie it up after a 57-yard march, but the all-important extra point failed again and the game ended 6-6. The Musketeers were chosen winners in this game but due to a bad downpour and other unknown reasons the final score was 13-O. The Crusaders of West Palm Beach apparently took to the rainfall better than did the Musketeers for they came back in the second half to score two touchdowns and an extra point. A change in schedule found St. Theresa facing Okeechobee on November 2. This proved to be a close game but through the lack of conversion technique on the part of the Musketeers, Okeechobee took the game 20-18. Jack Ellison scored in the first quarter followed by Frank in the second and Jim in the third. Tim Reilly proved to be worthy of the title All-South-Florida Catholic Tackle with his great defensive and offensive play. The fifth game of the season was for the Cities Catholic Championship and the teams met at Comber field. The Musketeers whipped St. Pat's 46-7, which seemed to prove that a team is better at home. ln the first quarter DiCamillo passd to Smith for the first T.D., the same combination for the extra point. Jim Ellison went over from the three for another T.D. but the extra point run was short. Two or three plays later, St. Pat's made their first and only T.D. which put the score at 19-7. DiCamillo again passed to Smith for another T.D. with Jack Ellison running the extra point. Following a fumble which was recovered by Vic DeCario, Jack made T.D. No. 5, with DiCamillo running the extra point. A few plays later a 31-yard run by Smith made the score 39-7. DiCamillo went 36 yards on a keeper play for the final Musketeer touchdown with the final score being 46-7.