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| | St. Francis High School - La Canada, CA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) |
 | | St. Francis’ first victory was in the final game of that 1949 season, a 40-6 trouncing of Notre Dame and, four years later, football fortunes took an upswing with the arrival of legendary coach Jack Friedman, who immediately moved St. Francis into the Parochial League. |
 | | In 1960, QB Tony Petek (’61) outdueled future Notre Dame Heisman Trophy winner John Huarte, the win over Mater Dei cementing the Golden Knights’ first league championship. |
 | | The 1990s saw a rebuilding program, highlighted by the 1993 hiring of Bill Redell, who led the Golden Knights to its first playoff win in 13 years (1996), its first league title since 1982 and to the 1999 semifinals, losing to eventual champion Hart. |
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