Revere High School - Lantern Yearbook (Revere, MA)

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I'1TStRllM7 left to rzglzt A LIICOYLKI W Kznq A Mellace J Fusco C Morse R Gale Cnassa Basketball Among the lettermen returmng for the 1953 basketball season were semors John Mellace George Doucet John Fusco, Claude Morse Fred Cecere Phll Nlsco R1chard Gale Junlors Arch1e Mellace Donald Smxth W1ll1am Kmg and Anthony LaCont1 An underrated Revere qumtet travelled to Qulncy to challenge the favored team xn the Greater Boston League A strong Qumcy team downed a stubborn Beach Clty Club 56 to 54 m a hotly contested game Archxe Mellace George Doucet and John Fusco led the scorlng The second game saw the Everett Crimson Txde challenge our lads at the Lmcoln School Gym naslum Revere subdued Everett wlthout too much dlfficulty, 52 38 Second Row: Coach Socllnt, L. Belinfante, P. Nisco, A. Ceeere, B. Firankel, J. Polidofro, R. . , . . . y .D 4 . , I Q

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ignrkrg On December 2 19:12 the Nolth Shore Hockey League sponsored its third Annual Schoolboy Jamboree Rexere downed Gloucestei the North Shore Champs, ln a thrilling fifteen minute perlod Revere opened its season against Salem on Decembex 11 For the first two perlods Rexere and Salem displayed good defenslve hockey In the thud perlod Rexere scored a qulck goal Salem s Welch tied it up with a solo effort W1th time runn1ng out Welch again broke loose and Scored the clmcher, Salem 2 Revere 1 On December 13 1902 Revere played the Beverly SIX This game was featured by the scoring of Feylel Avxatm and Hudson In the net, V1t0 made sexei al sensational saxes and ieglstexed his first shut out of the season On December 20 Revere tilted wlth Danxels Thls game was marled by excessive penalties both teams were offenders The game ended in a t1e Revele 2 Danvels 2 On Saturday December 27 Revere entered Lynn Alena to play gallant Peabody Both teams played aggresslvely Reveres Feyler dented the strings in the opening minutes of play and Rexere enjoyed this going 1nto the third period Revere trled hard to hold this slim advantage but near the close of the period, the Peabody center grabbed a loose puck and poked it by the Revere goalie Rexele 1 Peabody 1 F01 two peuods the Rex ere goalle Ralph Vito, played sensatlonal hockey m repulsing the efforts of th eAmesbury skaters on Januaxy 3 Late in the game, the Amesbury forward line outfavoxed the Rexere defense and scored the wmnmg goal On January 17 19:13 Revexe Hlgh faced its Jambolee opponents The opening peuod Was hlghllghted by brllllant defensxxe plays on the part of both clubs At 204 of the second period Feyler scored with asslsts golng to Avratln and Hudson Entering the third pellod with a 1 0 lead Revere now shifted to a defenslve game This strategy almost pald off but with seconds left to play, a Gloucester w mg plcked up a loose puck at the Blue line and shoxed lt past the Rexere goalie Revere 1 Glou cestei I RENE18 had to win this game against Swampscott in oldel to get into the play off Revere faced the play 1n the filst peilod but were unable to cash In on then opportunities to score The second period found both teams scoring and once agam we went mto a final pellod deadlocked Wlth a score of Reveie 1 Swampscott 1 With a m1nute and 79 seconds of the game to go, a Swampscott folward scored the decldxng goal Alter its thlzd loss or the season Rex ele met the L5 nn hnglish slx Feylel put Rexexe out front with an unassisted goal in 1 '79 of the first pellod Late in the same p8llOd Hudson scored with Avratm getting an 3sS1St Lynn English forced the plax ln the second pexlod but was unable to scoie In the third and final period Lynn English wasted no time ln sCO11ng when centei Dlck Galloway scored unasslsted Rexere pressed Lynn I:.ngl1sh in the xemamdex of the period Lauy Kaczmarlc got an insurance goal late In the pellod the assist went to Hudson Next Rexexe met the high flxlng Lx nn Lla s cal Hlgh School team who wasted no time m scoring lt seemed that the Rexere six just couldnt do anx thlng right and CIBSSICZI coasted to an easy xlctory Lx nn Classical 4 Rexexe 0 1 - V 4 V . . 1 1 . , . ' 1 . . .' . V . , . , - . , V. . . . . ' . ' I , . 1 1 ' , , ' ' - , . . . ' 1 . ' . ' 1 1 - . 7. v l i . V 1 . ' . 1 7 , ' 1 A - 1 1 ' 1 1 - . , -. . . . V ' 1 - 1 - I 1 ' 1 . V 0 , . 1 1 Y V. ' - Q . . I Q I . v. - 1 1 ' . . - , 1 Y. Q . . . . '. . - ' 1 . . . . Y. ' 1 V. . . V . V . - ' 1 , . . . .. l . . . I. V. l D 1 ' ' 5 - a - y 1 - , 1 1 - . v Q . . 1 v 1 , . . H- .. . . , . . - , 1 . - . .Q A Y . A. ' I . . , , . 1 , ' 1 Q v T ' ' - 1. 1 3-I 1 .s ' , , . , ,- . ' Q i. ' . . - - - i N. . , Y . . Ns. v v. , , V , 1 . .Y Y '

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Basketball On December 19 1950 the Revere qumtet under the direction of Coaches Sochat and Rose, play cd their first game against a well balanced Malden Catholic team The 'Vlalden Toxnxdos invaded oux home gxounds fxesh fxom a yxctoxy ovex league lacking Quincy Rex exe how ex ex due to the xnspxxed plav of Geoxge Doucet and Axthux Mellace who Just missed 1 league xecord bv scoxxng 31 points defeated Malden, 09 01 Revexe then moved to Medfoxd to plav then vaunted five in a battle fox lixst place Medfoxd hflml 1 -.lim lead until the game Q closxng minutes when oux bovs txxed in Medford s spacious gymnasium The xmsult welding 'Vlemlfoxd x0 Ruexe 40 A weak Lowzll five tx nelul to oux home couxt to engage oux high fiymg boys Lead bv Rxchaxd C xle we easily downed thcm 1130 Revexe then txavelcd to Chelsea to play oux axch xxval A fast well dxilled smooth shooting Chelsea five defeated oux valiant boys The only lay of sunshine was John 'Vlellaces fine set shooting Chelsea 32 Rex exe 33 Last yeax 5 G BI champion Somexvxlle swept into oux home couxt detexmlned to take home a vxctoxy They succeeded only xftex a giuellxng contest which saw tempexs fiaxe Somexyxlle defeated oux bovs 08 v6 in ovextxme Quincy High the league leadex txaveled to Reyexe on Januaxy 26 Revexe started fast and took L five point lead oxxly to be oxextaken and defeated bv Quincy s tall well dxxlled five aftex a good scoxe ah xl John Fusco was high scoxex with fifteen polnts lsvexett pxoved too much fox oux tixed bovs md won 49 42 A tixed Revexe five then swept by the Vlxlden Toxnados by the scoxe of 68 38 Ph1lN1SCOS play ing was outstanding Rev exe awaited Medfoxd at home hoping to knock Medford out of the Tech Touxnament Oux bovs led by Axthux Mellaces 24 point, downed Medfoxd in a closely contested battle 64 07 On Sunday aftexnoon Febxuaxy 8 Revexe moved to Lowells spacious couxt hungxxly seeking thexx fifth victoxv Thev were successful in thexx quest as they down Lowell ua 48 The second Chelsea game was played at home befoxe an overflowing cxowd Chelsea swept to a fast 22 7 halftime lead Revexe tame back fighting mid fox the second half and after a terxlfic comeback Chelsea eked out a i9 36 thxxllel In the final game Revexe was hoping despex xtely fox a uctoxy xn order to end the season on a happv note All thexx hopes went up into smoke howevex as the Soniexvxlle five caught fixe and moved nto a fiist half lead of 44 'il Revere found this lead insuimountable and Somexvxlle easily Scoxed an 88 66 vxmtoxy ln a post season contest Revexe High txounced Immaculate Conception High 69 4.3 Geoxge Doucet split the cords fox .51 points Seniors playing then last game wexe John Vlellace Geoxge Doucet John Fusco, Rlchaxd Gale, Phil Nxsco Fxed Cecexo and Claude 'Vlorse Arthur Vlellace oux high scoxxng foxwaid led the league xn scoixng with 700 points and was again named on the -X11 Qtax Team I , . , . . 5 A . . 2 , ' -. , . - - L - 1 V' - V . ' ' ,. H . . I . . ., , . i . 1 . V ' 1 ' - , . - : , - . x 1 L. ' I. ' . ,YA ' ' l V . ' ' ' . - vt . ' D ' I ' 1 ' x - F , P ' ' . A . H V , V .2 V , . . . ' ' K . , . ' . . Q: , 3 if ' 1 1 I -- . V . . V , . . . , . , V .' y ' 1 v 1 11 ' v I v , ' 1 A 1 I Q ' .' 1 1 -, 1 - 1 v' V ' 1 1 - . . . , , I , . -' . ' 1 y 2 1 1 I y . v 1 . ' 17' . 1 . , 1 1 1, 1 v 1 1v ' . 1 i . ' . V V - . 1 ' I ' V V .' , . . Revere moved to Everett to play a vastly improved Crimson Quintet at the Recreation Center. ' 1 . 1 - . . . ' . i - 1 - , . . ' . V . V 1 . V V 1 . 1 . . ' ' ' Y . . , , - , - V. - . . v ' - V . ' - V - . . . . v V . 1 V L. . 1' 1 1' ' I ! ' . V' . . 1 ' ' . 1 V V V - 1 v1 1 v 1 7 v' 1 v . 1 - , 1 ' . . V . . . ' 1 . .' , 1 . f -' . .. 1 i v 1 v1 ' 'Z 4 1 1 v. s ' 1 5 1 1 . 1 1 -Q v ' Y 1 1, 1 - 1. 1 1 v i 1 V 1 . -. . 1 . A 1 ' V 1 V - v' 1 ' V 1 1 1' I I 1 1 L 1 4 - a A 1 , 1 1 Q ' . , .A . . . A Q A 1 , . ' K- .' . -. . y , ' T .' .' L' ' , ,, I I 1 A .L 1 x I