User:Droskinis/Cass Township, Football, PA

Time to honor both The 1957 & 1958 Football Seasons

The 1957 Cass Township, PA High School football team ("Condors") record was 10-0; normally great enough and undefeated... but the Cass Condors were “undefeated, untied, and un-scored upon “. They went an entire season denying all opponents access to their end zone. Cass scored 223 points over the season, and did not allow a single point! Not a one. They even won the playoff game at Pottsville High Memorial Stadium against Shamokin, PA, by the slightest of margins: safety, a score of 2-0.

The 1958 Cass Township football team is sometimes overlooked in Schuylkill County and Pennsylvania sports history. Their record was 7-1, but during the season, they continued the '57 record of being 'un-scored upon'. The '58 Condors went 5 games into the season for a combined 15 straight games, or 720 minutes (’57 into ’58)...that is 12 hours of football game time, without an opponent crossing their goal lines. But for one player from Mahanoy Township scoring in the sixth game of the season on Oct 23, 1958, they would have also been called ..."perfect". (229 points in an 8 game season)

Two seasons scoring 452 points to their opponents 6. Unbelievable? It really happened over 50 years ago. These were two of the greatest defensive football teams in the history of high school football.

Sadly, Cass High School no longer exists, but the record does, and so does the Cass spirit. This is where we continue the research to tell the whole world about what happened those years in Cass Township, PA. This is the story of ...

"The Perfect Season"

'57 and '58 RECORDS Cass Township Record (1957)

10-0 ** (PA State Eastern Conference Champs Co-Champs with Scranton Central, as there was no playoff game)

Sept. 13, 1957        Cass  27         Minersville                   0 Sept. 21, 1957        Cass 32          Nescopeck                    0 Sept. 26, 1957        Cass  34        West Mahanoy Twp. 0 Oct. 3, 1957            Cass  40         Schuylkill Haven        0 Oct. 10, 1957          Cass 19          Ashland                          0 Oct. 21, 1957          Cass  35         Blythe Township        0 Oct. 28, 1957          Cass  7           Mahanoy Township   0 Nov. 1, 1957           Cass 14          Lansford                         0 Nov. 9, 1957           Cass 13          Saint Clair                      0 Dec 7, 1957             Cass   2            Shamokin                    0

CASS 223          All Others         0

Cass Township Record (1958)

7-1 (Continuing the '57 record of being 'unscored upon', the Condors went 5 games into the season for a combined 15 straight games, or 720 minutes...12 hours... of football without an opponent crossing their goal line!)

Sept. 12, 1958        Cass  19         Minersville                  0 Sept. 18, 1958        Cass 41          Nescopeck                   0 Oct. 3, 1958            Cass  32         Schuylkill Haven      0 Oct. 9, 1958            Cass 7             Ashland                        0 Oct. 16, 1958          Cass  60         Blythe Township      0 Oct. 23, 1958          Cass  0        *Mahanoy Township  6 Oct. 30, 1958         Cass 33          Lansford                        0 Nov. 8, 1958           Cass 37          Saint Clair                     0

CASS 229          All Others         6

SUMMARY: For two unbelieveable seasons, Cass scored 452 points to 6 by any opponent. Known for their super human defense, the Cass Condors were also a scoring machine, averaging over 25 points a game over 18 games. JOE HYDOCK (#24) BLOCKS JERRY HAUPT'S PUNT FOR A GAME WINNING SAFETY!!