The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-12-07
SPORTS of TIMES
R~ecopping highIights
of Diocesan football
hv Lon Fahr0
by Lou Fabro
Times Sports Editor

Now that basketball is dimming memories of the 1862
Diocesan football campaign, the time may be ripe to review
hghlights of the past grid season. The review actually is a
bit overdue. But football will continue to occupy plenty of
space in the daily papers for another month SO we aren't
out of season.
With the debut of DeSales and Ready, a record number
Of Diocesan high school football teams = II in all - took
part in interscholastic competition this fall.
DeSALEs, A CHOOL WITH FRESHMAN, sophie
more and junior classes, played an al-varsity schedule and
came up with a Ill record under the coaching of Forest
"Ireeze" Shamrock. Considering that most schools playing
their first varsity schedule fail to win a game, DeSales did
all right.
Ready, with only two class levels freshman and
sophomore played a mixed varsity-reserve schedule. The
Silver knights, led by Coach John Deppner, posted a salts
flying CD record.
Dennison ST. Mary continued its winning football tradi-
ton by posting an unbeaten record-the only one in the
Diocese. The Blue Waves made Coach Glenn R. Bowers de-.
but at the school a memorable one by winning all nine of
their games.
THIS WAS THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE year that at
least one Diocesan football team went unbeaten. 1t also was
the fourth time in this same period that Dennison st. Mary
was one of the undefeated. The Blue Waves also were I'M
beaten in 1857, 1858 and 1859. Their 1859 record included
one tie game.
Other unbeatens in this period were: Dover st. Joseph
and Lancaster Fenwick last year; Watterson and Fenwick
in 1860; Rosary in 1859; and Rosary and New Lexington
ST. Aloysius in 1858.
In going unbeaten this year, the st. Mary Blue Waves
also came up with a new scoring champion 49, Herb Muir
ray. He scored 30 points, an all-time Diocesan football
scoring record.
ALSO ESTABLISHING A DIOCESAN GRID record
was Fenwick. The Lancaster Irish extended its winning
string, begun in 1859, to % games before suffering a set
back. Coached by ~frst-year mentor Pete Mudre, Fenwick
wound up with a 60 record.
st. Charles earned fame by winning the Central Catholic
Leagues first official football championship. Coach Jack
Ryan's Cardinals grabbed the crown in their finish by top
ping Watterson, an early season favorite for the league
title.
In a sense, the st. Charles achievement served as a fit
ting tribute to Coach Ryan who is now in his 25th year as
Cardinal coach. Overall, st. Charles recorded a To record.
The Cardinals lost one game to Mansfield Madison, 1910, and
dropped one to Lancaster, 7-6.
NEWARK CATHOLI IN CHALKING UP a To mark
with Coach Jack Bickel at the helm, enjoyed its most sue
cessful 11-man football season ever. Prior to 1858, however,
the Green Wave played a number of successful seasons OF
six-man football.
Ten Of the II Diocesan football teams came through
with winning records during the past season. Besides the
five mentioned above, they are: Columbus st. Mary G-2)
Watterson (7-2-1, st. Joseph (5-3-1), Marion Catholic
(5-4) and ST. Aloysius (4-3-1). GAINESVILLE Rosecrans came
out even with a All mark.
st. Mary's To record, incidentally. was the schools
finest in many years. The most enjoyable victory for st
Mary fans was a 1920 decision over archriVal Rosary. Fol-
the Fighting Rams, guided by Coach Ray DeCola, it was
their first win over Rosary in six years. Moreover, it was
the first time since 1856 that st. Mary was able to score
against the Crusaders.
There were many other notable highlights during the
grid season but space is insufficient to mention all Of them