three seasons later, in 1952, wilson went unbeaten under the direction of coach joe carlo. the team won its second inter-high football championship in front of 7,000 fans. although the western red raiders were considered the underdog, they scored a 13–0 lead before the wilson offense took control and won the game, 41–16. rb mike sommer, who had won the inter-high track sprint champion and been named as all met running back, ran for more than and scored five touchdowns. the wilson team continued on to win its only city championship in football: on december 5, 1952, wilson beat catholic league champion st. john's with a score of 24–6 before a crowd of 12,000 in griffith stadium. the tigers' defense dominated the second half of the championship game, denying st. john's any first downs or even access past midfield. stars of the wilson performance in that game, and also all met players, were t max carpenter, b lon herzbrun, b mike sommer, and g chico stone.