The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-11-24
SPORTS of TIMES
'Ol Season
Hard To Beat
BY LOU EABRO
Times Sports Editor

Diocesan high school football teams will have to
90 some in future years to match the overall record
posted in the past campaign. With II of the Is Do
cesar varsity teams coming through with winning re-
cords, the 1861 gridiron season goes into the books
as the most successful in memory.
To accent the opening comment, no less than ten
Diocesan teams improved their WonloSS records over
LANCASTER FENWIcK, AS 1T DID last year,
held the spotlight by racing through its second straight
campaign with a perfect record. Coach JIM Veeley;S
team won all nine games to stretch its victory streak
to Is games.
The last time Fenwick, formerly known as st.
Mary, lost a decision was in the second last game OF
the 1859 campaign. The Irish were nosed out in that
one. 14-12. That was the season the Irish returned
to the gridiron after an absence of some Is years. Fen
wick now holds a fabulous three-year record of ~ wins
and only one loss.
Fenwick, however, had to share the big Diocesan
spotlight with another outstanding Diocesan team.
DOVER ST. JOSEPH ALSO BOWLED over nine
opponents to come through the 1861 season with an
unblemished mark. 1t was the first unbeaten season
for the Ramblers since 1851 and their second in
history.
Counting two carryover wins from last years
ssh season, Coach Art Teynor's Rambler squad now
owns an 1l-game winning streak-longeSt IN st.
JOSeph's history. Included in that streak are two WINS
over traditional archrival Dennison st. Mary. This, to
Rambler fans, is an especially satisfying feat for the
st. Joseph st. Mary contest is the big game OF the
year for both schools.
In winning all nine games, st. Joseph rolled up
262 points while allowing opponents 60. The closest
game was with Dennison st. Mary which the Ramblers
won, 80. Fenwick, meanwhile, racked up 1913 points
to only 81 for its foes. Closest shave for Fenwick was
the Maysville battle. The Irish shaded then unbeaten
Maysville, 81.
o U DIOCESAN TEAMS WON RUNNERUP
spots in their respective leagues. Rosary finished in
second in the Franklin County League; Aquinas took
second in the Columbus City League; Marion Catholic
was runnerup in the Mid-Ohio Conference; and Ports
mouth Notre Dame shared second place with two
other teams in the Southern Ohio Conference.
Rosary had the second best overall record in the
Diocese with a To mark. Dennison st. Mary was third
with 7-2-1. Marion Catholic had a 6-2-1 slate while
both Aquinas and Notre Dame forged 7-3 records.
All bettered their 1860 performances.
Also topping last years records were Mt. Vernon
ST. Vincent (6-3G ST. Charles $780, and Newark Catholic
(5-3-1). ST. Vincents 1861 grid season the best in its
history while Newark Catholics was the best since
the Green Wave began playing 11-man football in 1858.
WATTERSON, WHICH WENT UNBEATEN (90)
last year, and GAINESVILLE Rosecrans, which had a 60
record last year, both anne up with 50 marks during
the 1861 campaign. Watterson had a CDR. Jekyll Mr..
Hyde" type Of season. The Eagles lost their first four
games-two by the margin of extra points and
then came roaring back with five straight wins.
AS in all contests, there must be some losers. Fill
ing in this role this year were New Lexington st.
Aloysius Q-6-1), Columbus st, Mary (3-6) and Hartley
4-6l For these schools, there's always the consolation
OF next year.