The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-08-21
Record Grid Year
NeDY.s in Diocese

The largest number of high school football play
ers in Columbus Diocesan history have begun the
strenuous grind OF grid practice as another season
makes its approach.
Fifteen Catholic high schools fwo more than
last year - will take part i'm interscholiasfie football
in the Diocese this fall. Added 10 last years roster OF
13 teams are Bishop Hartley and Lancaster ST. Mary
High Schools.
Mt. Vernon st. Vincent will be fielding its second
football team while Newark Catholic and New Lex
ington st. AloysiuS will be playing in their second
season of 11-man football. The latter two had fielded
teams in 6-man football previously.
Five schoolS-Aquinas, Dover st. Joseph, Column
bus st. Mary, Bishop WatterSon and Mt. Vernon st.
Vincent rolled out the welcome mat for new head
coaches.
Richard t. Mamajek, who left Central Catholic
High School in Pittsburgh, Pa, is the new coach at
Aquinas, succeeding Elwood Petchel.
Taking over the head coaching post vacated by
Joe LaSeoIa at Dover St. Joseph is Lawrence "Arf"
Teynor. who had coached at chesferviIIe High School
In Morrow County.
Tony Lavelle succeeds Dick Scott at Columbus st.
Mary. Lavelle previously coached at Cleveland Holy
Name.
John Murphy, ~four-year athletic director at Mt.
Vernon ST. Vincent, is at the helm at Watterson where
he succeeds Bob irwin who coached the Eagles during
the difficult formative years.
Although not a new face, Matt Midea is the new
head coach at st. Vincent. Midea was promoted from
assistant coach at the school when Murphy left to take
the Watterson Job.
How the Diocesan grid teams will fare this year
Is difficult TO say. However, it's easy 10 see that they'll
have TO 90 some to match fhe overall records OF last
year.
Reviewing briefly, three Diocesan teams posted
unbeaten marks last year while two won ! eague
championships.
Dennison st. Mary breezed through all 10 of their
games last year to stretch a two-Season winning streak
under Coach Paul Drotovick to 10 games
Rosary High probably forged the most remark
able record last year when the Crusaders, under
Coach Forest Shamrock, not only finished with an I'M
beaten mark, they also didn't allow a point to be
scored against them. Rosary also won the Franklin
County League title In their first season in the loop.
The Crusaders have a 13-game win streak over two
seasons.
Last but NOT least OF the unbsafen Diocesan grid
teams of 1853 was New Lexington ST. AIoysiUs, which
won all eight games. The record ehaIked Up by ST.
Aloysius, under Coach Bob FowIe, is all The more no.
table since II was the schools first full season in IL
man football.
In 1857, st. AloysiuS played and won its first two
games in 11-man football while also playing sever. g.
man games. The Blue Knights had an 81 record that
year and have a 10-game win skein going,
Portsmouth Notre Dame also helped make 1858
the Southern Ohio Conference title for the first time
In the schools history.
The Bill APPEL coached Titans, who had been
league floor mats for several years, accomplished the
stunning feat though they didn't have enough players
to complete a second string.
Such was the formidable record forged by some
OF the Diocesan teams last year. To match or even TO
begin 10 match the combined record cited above will
be a feat not likely TO be accomplished by Diocesan
teams this season.
However, one OF the attractions of sports is the
element of surprise, and Diocesan teams are likely to
spring a few such surprises in 1853. LIVE.