Frankford and Roman Catholic played on Thanksgiving, doing their part to keep a fading but cherished local tradition alive. “Thank God we were able to play another game,” one senior said. “It was great just to be able to put the pads back on.”
The last time Frankford and Roman Catholic clashed on the gridiron was 75 years ago, when they played for the 1947 Philadelphia city scholastic title before at least 45,000 at Franklin Field. Gov. James H. Duff and NFL Commissioner Bert Bell were there. Roman won, 40-12, by the way.
The Cahillites lost a PIAA Class 5A state playoff game Saturday to Imhotep Charter and would have played their reserves on Thursday had they won. Frankford was a bit of a consolation, but Jamieal Lyons, Roman’s senior defensive end, still was up at 5:30 a.m. Thursday, anyway. “I didn’t have any other kids,” Brockington said later, explaining that several players were injured. “You never want to end the game like that, but sometimes that happens.”
The game between Frankford and nearby North Catholic, which was located a mile and a half away, was sometimes called “The Rowhouse Bowl” because players from both teams probably lived in one. The Frankford-North game was played in 1978 at Veterans Stadium before about 25,000. “Certain traditions, or certain things we do as a school, are very important,” said Ben Dubin, the athletic director at Frankford.
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