Evening star., 1954-10-30
veroqe Of WASHINGTON Area Scholastic Football Games
Only Two Teams Bar
Cadets Path 10 4th
Sweep in 8 Seasons
By Bob Honson

:
Barring unforeseen complica-
tions, it would appear that st.
Johns Is headed for another
undefeated season-its fourth
during the eight-year coaching
career Of Joe Gallagher.
The Cadets ran up against
what was tabled their toughest
opponent last night in George
Washington, which went into
the contest as the No. school,
boy team in the area. But st.
Johns came off with a 14-7 vic
tory, its sixth straight, before
a crowd of $500 in Alexandria.
The Cadets still have to meet
Carroll a week from tomorrow
and Gonzaga November 81 in
defense of their Catholic League
title, but they will be heavy
favorites on both occasions.
Gallagher, who learned most
Of his football from his prede-
cessor, Gene Augusterfer, and
by attending blackboard sessions
of the Redskins in past years,
calls his present squad the finest
spirited crew he has ever coached.
Lauds Teams Spirit.
"ThiS team has more spirit,
more drive than any I've coached
previously" he said. They'll
come out Monday afternoon for
practice and be just as fired up
as though it were a crucial
game"
1t was this determination,
taking nothing away from CIV,
that was manifest in the Cadets
victory last night.
st. Johns held a precarious
20 lead at the end of the half,
the result of a safety when
GW's Dutch Darley. attempting
to pass deep in his own territory,
was backed into the end zone
and deluged by q host of st.
Johns tacklers. The officials
ruled that his forward progress
had been stopped in awarding
the Cadets the safety, although
barley did get the ball away in
a last-second effort.
George Washington started off
the third quarter by marching
So yards in 13 plays, featured by
the passing of Mike Agee, with
Swinky Bernhard scoring from
the /. Sonny Johnson's attempt
ed placement was wide but st.
Johns was offside. On his Sec
ond try, johnson made it and
CIV took a To lead.
It was short lived, st. Johns
was determined to score and did
following the kickoff. Starting
from their own 13, the Cadets
went 81 yards in eight plays,
with Jim Kane skirting right end
the last II yards for the touch
down. The big punch in this
drive was supplied by Quarter
back Dick Webb. who ran 46
yards, longest of the night from
scrimmage.
Cadet Defense Outstanding.
When the Presidents failed to |
gain following the kickoff and |
barley punted, st. Johns was
again touchdown-bound. Bruce |
Hunt took the punt on his own
"a, started up the middle, was
trapped, then reversed his field, |
cut for the left sidelines. and |
ran to GW's 80 before being
tackled. Three plays later Kane |
went of right tackle from the
.26-yard line, cut to his left and |
went into the end zone standing |
up.
George Washington made a |
desperate attempt to salvage a |
tie in the waning minutes as |
Darley threw seven consecutive
passes, only two of which were
completed, with CIV winding up
on the Cadets Al as the game
ended.
The defense for st. Johns,
both on the line and in the |
secondary, was outstanding.
Bubba Healy, AL Scileppi. Al |
Didden and Mark Murtagh were |
towers of strength on the line
and Chris Gilbertson did an ex-
cellent job of batting down passes
in the secondary.
The Presidents put up whale |
of a battle and conceded nothing
in fight, but st. Johns just |
wasn't to be denied.