Members of the 1965 Notre Dame High School football team, which won the Catholic League in 1965, were celebrated Saturday at the Catholic League’s annual Prep Bowl at Ford Field. Team members on hand Saturday were honored on the field between the CHSL C-D championship game and the A-B championship game.
The 1965 Fighting Irish team, coached by the legendary Walt Bazylewicz, defeated St. Ambrose High School, 27-21, at the 18th Annual Soup Bowl, which was played at the University of Detroit Stadium. The Soup Bowl was the predecessor to the CHSL Prep Bowl and determined the Catholic League champion in football.
Notre Dame’s 1965 team finished the season 5-1-1 in the league and 7-1-1 overall after its final game of the season, a 14-14 tie vs. the Detroit Public School League champion, Denby High School.
This year’s Notre Dame team was defeated in Saturday’s Prep Bowl by Detroit Loyola High School, 40-10.
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Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.