Wheaton Academy - Compass Yearbook (Wheaton, IL)

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,............ ...vw i .... . ..-.-- ri ci t' --4 -rv . ,-.,,.. .,, . . - -' - X v Starting the Warriors on their way to the championship in the P.S.L. and a Homecoming victory, Bob Snelgrove boots to Luther North's 15. UNDEFEATED SEASON! With Christ as our Captain, the Academy Warriors battled to the first undefeated football season in Academy history. When the fellows turned out for practice, there were no returning lettermen in the backfield and because of this, there was little anticipation of a successful season. Even after the team shaped up, lack of depth was o definite drawback. But with much determination and hard work, they ended their season victorious. The Warriors jumped off to a good start for the season by blanking Elmwood Park 28-0. It was our game all the way as early in the first quarter a recovered fumble set up the first touchdown, this one 65 yds., by George Kraft. During the second quarter, end John Huffman picked up a loose ball and toted it over for the next T.D. Taking to the air, the Warriors scored on a pass - Westphal to Carmean and added another extra point. After the ball had changed hands, the Parkers were penalized iust as the clock ran out for the half. Taking advantage of the extra play, Kraft tallied for the winners to end the scoring for the day. Against a tough Immaculate Conception eleven, our boys kept the Knights from scoring 44 and went to win 7-0. Huffman scored on a 30-yard pass play midway through the first quarter to give the Warriors their one and only T.D. Westphal, calling plays from the quarter- back slot, then flipped a pass to Carmean in the end zone for the final point. Sparked by the hard line smashes of l.C.'s fullback Wilkens, they moved the ball down to the l yd. line just before time ran out in the first half. Our boys came too close to losing their first homecoming game since Coach Harris has been doing the coaching when they slid by Luther North 20-13. Trailing 13-6 at the half, the Academy had been scored upon twice by two short passes in the first quarter. They picked up their lone tally of the half after a long drive, when Stewart went off tackle for a few yards and the touchdown. But the Harrismen had no idea of seeing their rivals take this one as they fought back hard in the third quarter. After another sustained drive, Westphal drove over from the 2 to put us back in the game. Running plays at a terrific clip, the champions scored the winning T.D. with only 20 seconds remaining as Stewart got his second of the day.

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Elmwood Park Immaculate Conception Luther North Luther South North Park Walther Luther North Shore John Huffman 195 lb. end All-Conference Co-captain George Kraft 185 lb. back All-Conference Gerry Gedde 165 lb. guard All-Conference Jim Carmeon 170 Ib. end All-Conference