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Central Catholic's 1961 Football Season! Co-Captains - Jim Lamb and Tom Thomes Friday September 1, 1961 at East Tipp Central Catholic 40 East Tipp 0 LCC 6-13-14-7 ET 0-0-0-0 The first game on East Tipp's new field. Lamb scored 2 td's for LCC Friday September 8, 1961 at Central Catholic Frankfort 19 Central Catholic 7 LCC 0-0-7-0 Fran 0-6-0-13 It was Frankfort's 3rd win in a row over LCC. LCC had 5 turnovers. Statton scored for LCC. LCC threw a pick 6 with 2:38 left in the game. Friday September 15, 1961 at Southwestern Central Catholic 26 Southwestern 6 LCC 7-12-7-0 SW 0-0-0-6 It was Homecoming at SW. Lamb scored 2 td's for LCC. Friday September 22, 1961 at Rensselaer Central Catholic 13 Rensselaer 6 LCC 0-6-0-7 Ren 0-6-0-0 Rensselaer had the ball on the LCC 6 yard line in the 4th Q, but fumbled. Tim Statton recovered the fumble for LCC. It was LCC's first victory over Rensselaer in 3 attempts. Friday September 29, 1961 at Central Catholic Central Catholic 19 Danville, IL (Schlarman) 7 LCC 6-13-0-0 Sch 7-0-0-0 Lamb scored two td's for LCC. Tuesday October 3, 1961 at Delphi Central Catholic 26 Delphi 6 LCC 13-0-6-7 Del 0-0-0-6 Delphi was unbeaten! 1200 fans were at the game. Delphi completed 1 pass in the game. Lamb and Statton scored for LCC. Tuesday October 10, 1961 at Central Catholic Central Catholic 38 Klondike 6 LCC 13-13-6-6 Klon 0-6-0-0 Lamb scored 3 td's for LCC. Klondike Nuggets fell to 0-8. LCC attempted 1 pass in the game and it was not complete. Friday October 13, 1961 at Central Catholic Central Catholic 26 Attica 7 LCC 14-6-0-6 Att 0-0-0-7 It was Homecoming at LCC. Judy Isbell crowned Queen. LCC played South Bend St. Joseph the last game of the season, and several members of the SB St. Joe team were in attendance at the LCC/Attica game. Friday October 20, 1961 at West Lafayette Central Catholic 13 West Lafayette 6 LCC 0-6-0-7 WL 6-0-0-0 This was LCC's first win against WL. It was the 3rd meeting in the already bitter series. Lamb and Metzinger scored for LCC. Henry Ebershoff hit Jim Metzinger for a 61 yard td pass late in the 4th Q. Friday October 27 at Central Catholic South Bend St. Joseph 27 Central Catholic 13 LCC 0-13-0-0 SBSJ 14-0-0-13 Lamb scored 2 td's for LCC. LCC threw 3 interceptions. SB St. Joe's enrollment in 1961 was 1650. LCC's enrollment in 1961 was about 550

Central Catholic's 1960 Football Season! Co-Captains Ed Mugg and Reno Rizzo Friday September 2, 1960 at Central Catholic Central Catholic 62 East Tipp 0 LCC 7-20-14-21 ET 0-0-0-0 This was Paul LaRocca's first game as Head Coach at LCC. He was an assistant coach the past 2 years at LCC. Tom Conrad scored two td's for LCC. 7 players scored for LCC. East Tipp had 9 yards rushing. Friday September 9, 1960 at Frankfort Frankfort 19 Central Catholic 6 LCC 0-0-0-6 Frank 6-7-0-6 Schrader scored for LCC. Frankfort's QB, Doug Reid, was on the best QB's in the state. Friday September 16, 1960 at Attica Central Catholic 29 Attica 13 LCC 0-15-7-7 Attica 0-0-0-13 This was Attica's first 11 man football season. Attica had a 90 yard KO return for a td with 45 seconds left. LCC had 13 penalties for 169 yards. Friday September 23, 1960 at Central Catholic Rensselaer 19 Central Catholic 14 LCC 0-0-7-7 Ren 0-13-0-6 LCC had 4 turnovers. First CC Dad's Night. LCC's Lamb threw a desperation pass as the game ended, but Rensselaer's Flick knocked the ball down. Friday September 30, 1960 at Danville, IL (Schlarman) Central Catholic 19 Schlarman 13 LCC 0-7-6-6 Sch 0-7-6-0 The game was scheduled for 7:30pm, but was delayed for 40 minutes when the LCC bus developed engine trouble on the way to Danville. Tuesday October 4, 1960 at LCC Central Catholic 14 Delphi 13 LCC 7-7-0-0 Del 0-6-7-0 Delphi was unbeaten at the time. Tom Moser and Tom Conrad scored for LCC. Tuesday October 11, 1960 at West Lafayette Central Catholic 71 Klondike 0 LCC 19-21-13-18 Klon 0-0-0-0 Klondike was playing its first full year of 11 man football. 8 players scored for LCC. Klondike had minus 23 yards rushing. Friday October 14, 1960 at Central Catholic Central Catholic 13 Southwestern 6 LCC 0-0-0-13 SW 0-6-0-0 There was a steady rain during the game, and the field was a slippery mess. Conrad and Moser scored for LCC. It was Homecoming at LCC. LCC had a plague of Fumbles. Friday October 21, 1960 at Central Catholic West Lafayette 23 Central Catholic 21 LCC 7-7-0-7 WL 6 -0-7-10 WL's Hadley missed a 30 yard FG in the 4thQ, but the ref said LCC was offsides on the play and Hadley made the 25 yard FG. The game, 2nd in history between the schools, ended on a sour note with rival players trading punches at the finish. Friday October 28, 1960 at Central Catholic Central Catholic 26 Knox 0 LCC 7-0-6-13 Knox 0-0-0-0 LCC scored 2 td's in the last minute of the game on a blocked kick and an interception returned for a td. Conrad scored 2 td's for LCC Central Catholic finished the season 7-3

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Enrollment started to go down after St. Ann's grade school closed in 1968. Some of those kids from St. Ann's went to public school after they closed. In 1990 some of the reasons were a bus system that was inadequate to handle many pickups outside the city, where most of the growth was occurring at that time. The cost of tuition. In 1970 LCC tuition was $200. In 1991 the tuition was about $1600, a 743 percent increase. There were only 2 Catholic grade schools feeding into LCC compared with 4 in the 1960's.

Central Catholic's 1959 Football Season ! 1959 was LCC's first full varsity football season. Friday September 11, 1959 at Central Catholic Frankfort 32 Central Catholic 13 LCC 6-0-0-7 Frank 6-7-7-12 This was the first game on LCC's new field and the first game for LCC's new coach Jim Shea. Friday September 18, 1959 at Southwestern Central Catholic 19 Southwestern 2 LCC 6-7-0-6 SW 0-0-0-2 LCC punter stepped out of the end zone for Southwestern's only points. Tuesday September 22, 1959 at Central Catholic Central Catholic 27 Klondike 0 LCC 6-14-0-7 Klon 0-0-0-0 This was Klondike's first 11 man football game of the year. They had 3 six man football victories. Friday September 25, 1959 at Rensselaer Rensselaer 32 Central Catholic 0 LCC 0-0-0-0 Re 13-6-6-7 LCC threw 4 interceptions. Things didn't go well in their first game against Rensselaer. Friday October 2, 1959 at Central Catholic Danville, IL (Schlarman) 24 Central Catholic 6 LCC 6-0-0-0 Sch 0-12-6-6 LCC threw 3 interceptions Jack Hubertz scored for LCC Tuesday October 6, 1959 at Delphi Central Catholic 25 Delphi 21 LCC 0-12-6-7 Del 7-0-0-14 Jack Hubertz scored 3 td's for LCC. Delphi scored twice in the final 4 minutes of the game. The game was played on a soggy field. Wednesday October 21, 1959 at West Lafayette West Lafayette 21 Central Catholic 13 LCC 0-0-0-13 WL 15-0-0-6 2000 fans witnessed the first game between WL and LCC. LCC had 5 turnovers in the game. CC scored with 1:43 left in the game to make the score 21-13. LCC got the ball back and threw a long pass at the end of the game, but the pass fell short. Friday October 30 at Central Catholic Terre Haute Schulte 33 Central Catholic 21 LCC 0-7-7-7 Schulte 13-14-6-0 LCC had 6 turnovers in the game. Tom Moser scored 2 td's for LCC. LCC bid farewell to Seniors Jack Morrison, Paul Sanders, Dan McGuire, Ron Edmundson, Don Rowland, and Jack Hubertz. LCC finished the season 3-5

Friday November 6, 1970 at Central Catholic Central Catholic 28 Southwestern 8 LCC 0-8-8-12 SW 0-8-0-0 Friday November 5, 1971 at Southwestern Central Catholic 34 Southwestern 7 LCC 6-8-12-8 SW 0-0-0-7 Friday November 8, 1872 at Central Catholic Southwestern 7 Central Catholic 6 LCC 0-6-0-0 SW 0-0-7-0 LCC - Buit 4 yard run (pass failed) SW - Parker 2 yard run (Pearson kick) Friday November 9, 1973 at Southwestern Southwestern 7 Central Catholic 0 LCC 0-0-0-0 SW 0-0-7-0 SW - Davis 7 yard fumble return (Pearson kick) Friday November 8, 1974 at Central Catholic Central Catholic 38 Southwestern 16 LCC 8-0-6-24 SW 0-6-3-7 LCC - Center snap out of end-zone for a safety LCC - Schetzsie 11 yard run (run failed) LCC - Schetzsie 2 yard run (run failed) LCC - George 2 yard run (Vaughan run) LCC - 42 yard pass interception return (George run) LCC - Vaughan 37 yard run ( George run)

Central Catholic Enrollment Numbers grads 9-12 Year 1959 - 456 1960 - 515 1964 - 633 1965 - 642 1969 - 557 1970 - 538 1978 - 382 1981 - 345 1982 - 321 1984 - 290 1988 - 221 1990 - LCC almost closed its doors 1991 - 190 1992 - 207 1994 - 204 1996 - 221

SW got 2 safeties in the 4thQ of the 1964 game. The first safety came on a blocked punt, out of the end-zone, and the 2nd came when Combs was nailed in the end-zone by Ed Mahan while trying to get away a pass

Wainwright and Southwestern consolidated into McCutcheon in 1975. Southwestern first played Central Catholic on September 18, 1959 at SW new field. It was SW 3rd season of football and LCC's 2nd season of football. Starters LCC Southwestern Jack Hubertz LE Charlie Smith Ron Edmundson LT Wayne M Dan McGuire LG Joe Smith Bill Manley C Tom Thomes RG John Buck Reno Rizzo RT Paul Ostheimer Walt Anthrop RE Jerry Corwin Jim Lamb QB Bob Pritchard Paul Sanders LH Dale Hummer Tom Moser RH Larry Cox Jack Morrison FB Bob Downham LCC 19 Southwestern 2 LCC 6-7-0-6 SW 0-0-0-2 Friday October 14, 1960 at LCC LCC played Southwestern-It was Homecoming at LCC and the game was played in a steady rain. The field was a slippery mess. LCC had a plague of fumbles but won the game 13-6. LCC finished 7-3 in 1960 and SW finished 5-2-2. LCC 0-0-0-13 SW 0-6-0-0 Friday September 15, 1961 at Southwestern Central Catholic 26 Southwestern 6 LCC 7-12-7-0 SW 0-0-0-6 Friday September 14, 1962 at Central Catholic Central Catholic 40 Southwestern 0 LCC 13-7-13-7 SW 0-0-0-0 Friday September 13, 1963 at Southwestern Central Catholic 8 Southwestern 0 LCC 6-0-0-2 SW 0-0-0-0 Friday October 23, 1964 at Central Catholic Southwestern 16 Central Catholic 7 LCC 0-7-0-0 SW 6-0-6-4 Friday October 22, 1965 at Southwestern Central Catholic 13 Southwestern 7 (light rain fell early in the game) LCC 6-0-0-7 SW 0-0-0-7 Friday October 21, 1966 at Central Catholic Central Catholic 41 Southwestern 0 LCC 7-14-7-13 SW 0-0-0-0 Friday October 20, 1967 at Southwestern Southwestern 26 Central Catholic 6 LCC 0-6-0-0 SW 0-13-7-6

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LCC played Southwestern every year from 1959-1974. It was a rivalry game. Playing SW back then is just like LCC playing McC today. LCC went 12-4 against SW during those years. It was the last game of the season from 1968-1974. In 1969 both teams were 9-0 and LCC beat SW 26-6 that year.

They were not close to being moved up by enrollment in 1980. They were close to being moved up in 1980 because HC would not let them back in the conf. if they didn't move up. They had to wait a year to move up because the IHSAA only moved teams up in odd numbered years and LCC thought they were in 2A in 1980, but they were not. LCC was in 2A in 1981 and 1982, but it didn't have anything to do with enrollment. Sorry for the confusion. I only put a little bit of the story on here at a time, and that is not a good thing.

LCC was always class A by enrollment. I don't know how close they were to ever being in 2A by enrollment. They were only in 2A in 1981 and 1982 because the HC wouldn't let them in the conf. if they didn't move up. LCC was in class A in 1976 and they had almost 400 students, but there was only 3 classes at that time.

LCC didn't have a football field their first year of football. Central Catholic's football field, reportedly one of the best new fields in the entire state, was dedicated September 3, 1959 when the young Knights staged an intrasquad game. New coach Jim Shea was introduced that night.