Billerica Memorial High School - BMHS Yearbook (Billerica, MA)

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HOWE-ITE BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM -' A 1. - .. xg - u ' ' 7' -- L GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM

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HOWE-ITIS FCOTBALL TEAM Coaches-Mr. Rodney Dresser Co-Captains-George McCusker Mr. Charles Lampson Edward Bocko The Howe High football team of 1941 that took the field on a perfect Thanksgiving Day calmly and edficiently made a spectacular record for the first time in thirteen years of defeating Chelmsford. This deceptive. hard-hitting machine contrasted sharply with the eleven that lost to Wes- ton, 13-0, in the opening game. The following week the determined gridsters showed improvement by drubbing Wilmington, 19-7, on a hot field. Over-confident, the lads had to pound out two touchdowns in the second half to defeat Burlington, 12-6, in a thrilling triumph. The Howe eleven rolled over Dracut, 25-7, in a revenge game, and Ayer. 19-6. but lost to a strong Concord team on a mud drenched field. The Tewks- bury contest was an easy 12-0 victory, and the great finals over Chelmsford was 13-0. Coach Rodney Dresser and Assistant Chuck Lampson were firm be- lievers in hard conditioning, smart signal calling, and a mingling of trick plays with basic ones. Contributing also to the success of the champions were the leaders: Co-Captains McCusker, All-Suburban fullback. and Bocko, rough and ready end. All-Suburban Guard MacArthur was an- other standout. -29--

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HOWE-ITE BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM Coaches-Mr. John D. Roderick Captain-Robert Lungo Mr. Herbert Brenner Howe's quintet this year had a record of six victories and as many de- feats, but the close scores indicated the tight competition. The boys were forced to take several heart-breaking reverses, but typically finished the season with a 50-41 win over Dracut. The team showed a good deal of promise in their first two games by easily conquering Dracut and Wilmington. The first squad next faced de- fending champion Chelmsford in their first big test. With the aid of alert- ness and teamwork, Howe led for most of the game, but in the final moments of play, Chelmsford sank the basket that gave them the game by a one point margin. Howe's most thrilling victo1'ies were over Tewksbury, 23-22, and Bur- lington, 34-33. The team's greatest threat was a fast passing attack, but at ti-mes its defense became almost impregnable. Dick Finnagan, a flashy guard, was named captain for next year. GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM Coach-Miss Genevieve Connors Co-Captains-Lois Greenwood Phyllis Hunter Under the adept coaching of Miss Genevieve Connors, the Howe High girls began a successful season by defeating the hard-fighting Wilmington girls by the close score of 27-25. They lost to D1'acut by seven points, but succeeded in taking the Chelmsford game, 21-19. After winning the next two games from Tewksbury and Burlington, the Howe girls captured their fifth victory from the fast-moving Johnson girls, and proceeded next to sco1'e five baskets in the last three minutes of the Wilmington game to win, 37-23. In a return game with Tewksbury, the Howe girls lost by two points, 30-23. The Howe girls, after the Tewksbury defeat, set the girls' division of the Suburban League into a race to the finish by winning the last game against Dracut, 29-17. Dracut's failure to take the final game against Johnson automatically eliminated Dracut from the league championship. Consequently the Howe girls were given the title. ..31..