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;in the T-backfield. Junior Gi- igantelli passed well and called a heady game, and Rogers, Campagnoni and halfback Fred Popp gave the Brothers their most diversified running attack of the season. CBA also switched erstwhile guard Steve Elliott to tight end and used sophomore halfback L.C. Wynne as a reserve halfback. The re­ sult: 460 total yards, 330 on the
“^cratcrfs shaKing their heaos in disbelief with his demon­ stration of power, balance and desire. CBA fans went de-
' lirious as Rogers planted his h e l m e t in green-jerseyed midsections, ran them over like dominoes and dragged as many as four players for yardage.
The lone bright spot for Lud­ den was the passing of quarter­ back Greg Didio, who complet­
I Much like the Oakland A’s, most points ever yielded by !Christian Brothers Academy Ludden.
’won its scholastic football ver­ CBA had won the first three
sion of the World Series at games in the series between Bishop Ludden Sunday, four these intense rivals in 1966-68 ;but Ludden had bounced back
games to thi-ee. 'the last three seasons to knot CBA buried arch-rival Lud­ the count three-three.
den, 50-16, before 3,000 fans to ! Vercillo, posting his first
move within a game of unbeat­ coaching victory over Ludden in en Auburn in the Central New four tries, saved a new offensive
lineup surprise for the Fullback Lee Rogers, CBA’s Knights. V ercillo started
ground.
Vcrcilio gave tlie CBA de­ ed seven of 14 passes for 165
York Cities League.
edge at halftime. CBA limited John Tropea, who did catch
league’s leading rusher Chet jfour for 85 yards and a TD. DeLucia to 18 yards in 10 car­ ; Vercillo summarized the feel-
ries and totally shut off the jings of the rivalry when he Ludden running game during jelected to go for two extra
f o r
carries as CBA registered the
r u s h e d
2 1 1
s in 21
“Ke always seems to have 6-0, 200-pound battering ram, back-up quarterback Joe Gigan-j his best days in cur biggest scored three touchdowns, telli and moved regular QB Art games,” said Vercillo of his kicked six extra points and Campagnoni to right halfback durable fullback. Rogers had
Why all the penalties?
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fense equal credit as the
Brothers rolled to a 21-0 lead
in the first quarter and a 28-0
yards and had two others nulli­ fied by penalties, one an appar­ ent 35-yard scoring pass to end
the first 24 minutes.
points to reach the 50-mark with 2:21 left. And memories of such gestures are certain to keep the CBA-Ludden rivalry alive and sizzling for years to come.
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Up the middle for six.