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Curry, a forward who holds Crimson single-game and season records in rebounds and assists, will once again anchor the team at both ends of the court...
Scoring remains sophomore center Elaine Hopuch's department. The team's only six-footer topped the squad last year in total points (298) and average points per game (11.9) while snaring 200 rebounds...
...insists on fortifying the three Rs of football-rushing, receptions and kick returns-with a healthy dose of religion. A sign in the locker room proclaims: GOD + EFFORT + DEDICATION BRINGS VICTORY. Although about 15% of Faust's players are non-Catholic, they all pray together after practice. On game days they attend benediction in the school chapel, then gather round a statue of the Virgin Mary to pray again. Before taking the field, at halftime, and again after the game, further prayers are offered. Admits Assistant Coach Jeff Liebert: "I think we do pray a little more than anybody...
...state challengers as well. This season, Moeller crushed a perennial Detroit schoolboy power, Brother Rice High School, 33-14, then took on the flagship school of the tough western Pennsylvania mine country, Penn Hills High; score: Moeller 30, Penn Hills 13. The Crusaders' final regular season game against Mount Healthy was typical. Despite a driving rain that turned the field into a swamp, the flashy Moeller offense still operated in high gear, rolling up five touchdowns...
Faust works his players year round on weight-training equipment, but otherwise there are few frills and fewer regulations for Moeller's football stars. With no home field, the Fighting Crusaders played in seven different stadiums during their ten-game regular season, occasionally cramming into a single bus to save money. As for curfews, Faust says: "I tell them that if they have a solid reason for staying out past 12:30, then they can stay out. They've never given me a reason." But the coach does have one firm player rule: "They better conduct themselves...