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These two schools used to battle it out constantly back in the St. Aloysius days. They even played the first formal Catholic vs. Public city championship game back in 1955

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Between 1914 and 1955, the gridiron battle between Jesuit and Easton was the premier match of the high school sports year, and (unlike today) covered like a glove by the city’s daily newspapers, which were ardent rivals among themselves.

But, the annual clash of titans came to an inglorious end following the 1955 season when the administrations of the two schools canceled the series because of the vandalism students from each school had perpetrated on the other’s campus during the weeks prior to the games, according to news reports.

Jesuit won the 1955 meeting, 23-7, which was also the last game between local public and Catholic rivals in the same league. The Catholic League was formed in 1956.

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Boys High, which was renamed Warren Easton, and Jesuits College, later called Jesuit, played first in 1901. The fierce competition often determined the city and state championship during the decades to come.

The largest recorded crowd for a game between the two was 33,000 at Tulane Stadium in 1936. Easton won that game, 6-0. The crowd outdrew the attendance at the first Sugar Bowl.

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Holly ain't happy

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Ha. This is completely made up. The ironic part of this statement is that as Brother Martin is currently building a new on campus baseball stadium / football practice facility, the team rents and practices at Gormley basically every day.

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