• David McDonald coached the defensive backs. An out­standing track star in high school, he attended Southwest­ern Louisiana and LSU.
• Pat Richard, another USL alumnus, starred on the baseball diamond.
• Francis Terrell assumed the new position of Football Train­er.

• West Jeff competed in the Public League, which remained intact as District 4 in the reorganized AAA setup.
• Dick Preis's offense mirrored Aloysius's: T-formation with the QB option.
• Only nine lettermen returned from '63, the main loss being RB Gary Orgeron. Junior Phil Blanda continued at QB and posed a passing threat to receivers Tony Cemo and Terry Alario.
• Highlights of the game would air at 1:45 p.m. Saturday on WDSU, channel 6.

5,500 saw the Crusaders avenge the 34-6 thumping at the hands of the Bucs in '63 and record their first victory in the season opener in four years.

• Q1: West Jeff had a TD called back with three minutes left when both teams were guilty of infractions on Ray Rodrigue's 18y run with a pitchout from Blanda. Then lightning struck with 20 seconds remaining. Dwyer shot out of a hole at RT and sped 71y on the damp turf for the eve­ning's first score. Billy then hit the same spot for the PAT to make it 7-0.
• Q2: WJ came right back, marching 85y in 17 plays to hit pay dirt when HB Bobby Neilson swept LE for the final 4. Russell Rodrigue's attempt at tying the game sailed wide.
• Q3: The Bucs received the kickoff and moved to their 39 before punting. SA then drove 85y for a TD in 16 plays. A pair of Hebert to Mike Maginnis pass­es covered most of the yardage. Newfield toted the pigskin 3y to the EZ. Ronnie connected with Maginnis to extend the lead to 8 points which, with no 2-point conversion in high school yet, put WJ two scores in the hole.
• Q4: The Crimson D shut down the Bucs to preserve the victory.

• Q1: The Warriors took the kickoff and methodically con­sumed 10 minutes on the clock. However, they had TDs called back twice because of penalties, one from the 1 and another from the 6. Then Dwyer repeated his burst from the West Jeff game, only 19y longer for a total of 90 to outrace the defenders to the EZ. Newfield ran in the EP, which would prove to be crucial.
• Q2: Joe Smith returned a punt 91y only to have the Cru­sader TD wiped out by a clipping penalty.
• Q3: After recovering a fumble, EJ marched to the 8 before the drive stalled. So Barry Bordelon tried a FG that went wide of the mark.
• Q4: Midway through the period, Bonewitz shot a short pass to Doug Burch who broke loose from three tacklers for a 24y TD. Bordelon ran in the tying EP.

• Q1: Late in the quarter, T Langdon Hale pounced on an Aloysius fumble at the SA 20. A few plays later, Maxey plunged toward the EZ but lost the ball, Diliberto recov­ering for a touchback. But Hebert's fumble gave the ball right back, Plessila corralling the pigskin this time. But a stubborn Crimson D pushed the Tigers back to the 35 from where WB Jimmy Trahan misfired on a punt that netted -1y.
• Q2: The Crusaders picked up two first downs to penetrate enemy territory for the first time. But the attack fizzled at the Tiger 37. A 17y run by Trahan to the SA 46 ended the scoreless half.
• Q3: Hebert scored his first TD on a 16y scamper following a fumble recovery by Brian Nick. With Terrebonne deter­mined to take away the wide game, Ron kept the ball on the option through open space at LE to pay dirt. The TD broke an eight-quarter scoreless drought for the Crusaders against Terrebonne. The home team fought back to take the lead on a 58y run by Trahan with 0:08 left and Roy Boudreaux's perfect placement.
• Q4: Taking the ensuing kickoff at their 34, SA drove to forge ahead again. Hebert completed three passes for 36y, inclu­ding a 4th-and-11 toss to Maginnis to the 11. Ron also had a 12y run during the onslaught. Finally, on the 13th play, he followed Newfield 3y over RT into the EZ. THS had 5:01 to regain the lead but couldn't do so.

Hebert led SA in rushing with 52y on 17 tries followed by New­field's 14/44. Trahan topped Terrebonne with 94 on 5 carries.

• The contest would be the first meeting between the schools. Aloysius had played in the Sugar Cane Bowl at Thibodaux after the 1946 season, but the opponent was Baton Rouge.
• M. T. Tatum's Tiger team (complete with purple and gold colors), one of three in the district, entered the game with a 2-2 record, 1-1 in district. The victories came against Re­demptorist (12-6) and New Iberia (14-7) while the defeats were to Fortier (13-6) and Jesuit (13-7).
• The hurricane also disrupted the scheduling of this game. Originally set for Friday night, it was moved to Sunday afternoon to give time to repair the damaged scoreboard.
• So after peaking for the game Friday, the Crusaders did another walkthrough Saturday, then boarded the busses again on Sunday.

• Q1: Aloysius marched to a score the first time they had the ball. With Newfield plowing through the Gators' midsection and Hebert pitching out to Dwyer for 33y, the Knights drove 92y in 12 plays. Hebert did the honors from 1y out. Kicking specialist Robin Maginnis booted the EP.
• Q2: The Crusaders continued to pile up yardage on the ground but no more points.
• Q3: Smith scored the second SA TD on a zig-zagging 31y dash on the seventh play of a 78y drive. QB Dan Price tallied the lone Gator TD on a 3y rollout to climax an eight play, 48y march.
• Q4: LB A. J. Cammarata set up the final TD when he picked off a Price pass at the ST 26. On the next snap, Newfield broke loose on a spectacular jaunt around his RE to the EZ. Robin added the PAT.

Dwyer led all ground gainers with 111y on 12 carries. Billy was also on the receiving end of three Hebert passes for another 60y. New­field contributed 70y on 14 totes. FB Richard Boquet led the Gators with 44y on 11 carries.

Arms expressed satisfaction with his running game. We still bogged down several times when we had good drives going. I was extremely pleased with Maginnis' kicking.

• The Tigers brought a 4-2 record into the game.
  Victories: South Terrebonne 15-0, Nicholls 20-0, Easton 26-13, Redemptorist 7-0
  Defeats: LaGrange 28-13, Terrebonne 13-7
• Coach John Kalbacher on the Crusaders: St. Aloysius has 17 seniors and is one of the better teams in this area. We have a great deal of respect for Aloysius' football team. They do a good job. Take their QB, Ronnie Hebert, for example. He's 22 for 44 as a passer, which ranks him fifth in the district. I expect a real close game Sunday. A break or two could decide it.
• HC HB Al Rappold was doubtful for the contest with a deep shoulder bruise. Two Bengal starters up front, Wallace Ferrara and Ron ald Cuccia, were definitely out for the contest.
• With Rappold carrying only once in the last game against Re­demptorist, all-state FB Glenn Smith moved to TB where he rushed for 115y on 25 carries.
• Arms: No question about it, Holy Cross with Smith and Rappold in there is capable of scoring from any place on the field. They're not fancy, but Holy Cross can move the football. Holy Cross, defensively, will be the biggest team we'll see this season. Their basic defense is the "Wide 6" and their guards and tackles are doing good jobs. Holy Cross' linebackers are improving too. I feel that we are versatile enough on offense to move the football against them, though. Holy Cross is real tough defensively when a team is near its goal line. Holy Cross whipped us 42-0 last season. Naturally, our kids will be up for this one Sunday. I think it will be a great game.
• Unfortunately, Aloysius would compete without G Harold Creger who was hospitalized with pneumonia.
• With Jesuit sitting at 4-0 in district, the Tigers and Crusaders, both with one league loss, had to regard the tilt as an elimina­tion game.

• Q1: SA was forced to punt from the 30. Robin Maginnis boom­ed a kick to the Tiger 39 where Smith fielded it and raced to a TD. QB Butch Duhe booted the EP.
• Q2: Aloysius tied it by traveling 65y in 16 plays. With the ball on the 9, Dwyer took a pitchout from Hebert and raced around RE to pay dirt. Maginnis' conversion tied the game at 7-7.
• Q3: The Crusaders went ahead following a poor 4y punt out of bounds by Duhe on the HC 31. Five plays later, Newfield blast­ed off LT into the EZ from 18y out. Magin­nis' toe made it 14-7. But Smith took the kickoff at his 15 and roared all the way. However, Duhe missed the point to leave HC behind by one.
• Q4: Fighting for their lives and stymied throughout Q4, the Ti­gers came up with a "nitroglycerin play" in the final minute at the SA 39. Duhe lofted the ball toward Smith, but the ball fell a little short. S Tom Rini jumped with Smith and slapped the ball, which went up in the air and landed in the hands of Smith who stepped into the EZ with 0:17 on the clock.

• With two district losses, Aloysius had to win its remaining three games to have any chance at the title and a playoff berth.
• The Blue Jays had been victorious in all four of their district games in addition to a victory over West Jefferson. They tied East Jefferson 12-12 in their opener and lost to Easton 20-19 in the renewal of the ancient rivalry.
• With Holy Cross looming the following week, Ken Tarzetti's squad couldn't look past the Crusaders.
• Tarzetti knew Aloysius would be a formidable foe, having played well enough to beat HC. St. Aloysius would have won except for those three "bombs." When told that his Jays were a one-TD favorite over the Saints, he replied, Right now, I'd settle for a one-point victory. St. Aloysius has a solid, well-rounded football team. The Crusaders have balance, good speed, and are tough defensively. We'll have to stop New­field's and Dwyer's running and Hebert's passing if we are to win.
• Aloysius led District 5AAA in rushing with 1,080y in six games while allowing only 702 infantry yards. On the other hand, Jesuit, led by 200 lb T Frank McCoy, topped the league in total defense, having allowed 1,051y compared to SA's 1,190.
• Tarzetti: We've been playing good, tough defense when it counts. We've been able to hold 'em when they're down there close.
• After getting burned by Glenn Smith with two special teams TDs, the Crusaders now faced Wayne Francingues, the district leader in punt returns (13 for 170y). Blue Jay FB Dick Marino, a 200 lb junior, led the league in scoring with 61 points.
• SA welcomed back Jim Schilleci and Benny Plaia, both of whom missed the Holy Cross fray because of illness. Arms noted that E Greg Breerwood, who had started the season on the injured list, blocked exceptionally well against HC.

• With three losses (by a combined 20 points) and a tie in district, the Rams could only be a spoiler in their final two contests against Aloysius and Jesuit. Their only league win came against South Terrebonne.
• The matchup featured two of the top passers in the district in Hebert and Don Richoux. The latter ranked #2 with 760y on 54 completions in 122 attempts, in­cluding 9 TDs.
• Hebert led all QBs in rushing with 213y to go along with 425y through the air. Ron's 49.2% completion percentage stood second only to Franck of Jesuit.
• Don Perret's aggregation would counter the crimson tandem of New­field and Dwyer with Frank Bordelon and Richie Jones.

Robin Maginnis was involved in all the points in the bitter defensive struggle.

• Q1: Midway through, Aloysius, facing fourth down at their 23, sent Maginnis back to punt. But the pass from C flew into the EZ where, fortunately, he retrieved the pigskin before four Rams smothered him.
• Q2: SA got possession at the Ram 44 and drove to the 3 where they faced fourth down after three straight Newfield plunges. So Maginnis booted a 21y FG 4:46 before the half to give Aloysius a one-point lead.
• Q3: Redemptorist threatened to put its first offensive points on the scoreboard late in the quarter when a 17y gain by Jones produced a first down at the 7. But the Crusaders held and took over on downs at the 6 after a Richoux pass intended for Pat Donelon overshot the mark.
• Q4: Aloysius had its own shot in the middle of the period when they ground out three first downs from the Rams 34 following a fumble recovery by Creger. But the drive died at the 1 as the game ended.

Jones led the rushers with 71y on 13 carries while Dwyer was high man for SA with 63y on his 13 attempts.

• Q1: The Crusaders scored on their first snap on a special play put in for DLS. Newfield shifted up to a wing po­sition from FB and went straight up the field with no one picking him up. Hebert rolled right and tossed it to Kenny who ran un­touched into the EZ. SA had gained good field position at the DLS 45 when the Cavs were forced to punt into the strong wind. Maginnis split the uprights for a 7-0 lead 7:47 left. Then Dwyer dashed 13y on the option at the 2:56 mark to climax a 56y march. The major portion of the yardage was covered on a 16y aerial from Hebert to Smith and a 15y roughing penalty on the same play.
• Q2: The Crimson and White added another TD with only 1:07 left as Hebert and Newfield teamed up again. Kenny took a screen pass and rambled 39y behind excellent blocking for the tally. Rudy Kael got SA into position by returning an INT 34y.
• Q3: Newfield scooted 73y for his third TD of the night. Magin­nis broke his streak of eight successful PATs in a row.
• Q4: The Cavaliers avoided a shutout against Aloysius reserves when Duke Chappius plunged over from the 2 with 7:09 re­maining. A 41y bomb from QB Richard Mart to Davis Lore to the 13 grabbed the biggest hunk of territory. Lore's attempt for the EP sailed left of the crossbars.

Aloysius placed four offensive players on the District 5AAA All­District team.

1. T - George Buchert
2. G - Harold Creger
3. QB - Ronnie Hebert
4. FB - Kenny Newfield

Other Crusaders made the Honorable Mention list.

• T - Alan Abboud
• G - Tony Cash, Joe Diliberto
• C - A. J. Cammarata
• B - Billy Dwyer

Creger, Hebert, and Newfield also made the WDSU-TV All-Prep Team selected by the coaches.

Bill Arms was named District 5AAA Coach of the Year: The suc­cess of this year's football team is attributed to the tremendous desire on the part of the entire squad. We had a number of boys coming through for us all season long and giving some fine per­formances.

The award winners at the annual football banquet January 9 pre­sided over by Dave Dixon, New Orleans Sports Association Pres­ident, at Vista Shores Country Club were as follows.

• Most Valuable Player - Kenny Newfield (for second straight year)
• Best Back - Ronnie Hebert
• Best Lineman - Harold Creger
• New Orleans Quarterback Club Scholastic Award - Glen Hy­mel

Brother Lee was involved in two presentations.

• He accepted the Perry Roehm Memorial Championship Tro­phy from Andy Douglass, former Crusader head coach now employed by Sportco Inc.
• He presented a plaque to Dr. Winston Riehl for his services during the season.