Amesbury High School - Pow Wow Yearbook (Amesbury, MA)

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Keefe, halfback ihnny Babine, quarterback will Boyle, tackle if The gridsters of A. H. S. were definitely outclassed by Gloucester High, one of the best high school teams in the state. We were downed by the score of 32-6. The Messrs. Lucido and Nicastro were the outstanding representatives for the Fishermen. Amesbury's one and only T. D. came in the third period, when the Pony backfield with Porky May appearing in the starring role, began a goalward march that ended with May's going over for the score. Amesbury High and a strong Danvers team battled to a O-0 tie. Although the visiting eleven outplayed our local boys, the Onion Towners were unable to cross the goal line for a score. ln the final period Danvers tried a field goal but was un- successful, and at the sound of the final gun the score still stood at 0-0. We did it again! The Pow-wow lndians trampled the Clippers by the embarrasing score of 5l-l8 in the traditional Turkey Day Game. Our backs and linemen played the best game of their careers and have a right to be proud. Keefe drew first blood by scooting 66 yards on the second play in the first quarter. After this the Joppa boys must have lost faith, because Tassinari's Terriers went crazy. We completed forward passes, intercepted passes, made 40 to 50 yard gains, racked up touchdowns right and left and turned in points galore. Nobody expected anything like a 5l-l8 rout, not even the most optomistic Hat-Towner. ln this game honorable mention should go to all members of the Amesbury High squad and not to any one person. Amesbury's present record now stands at l3 wins against Newburyport's 9 and with 6 tie games. The'A. H. S. points total 370 against 242 for N. H. S. Tom Sullivan, fullbac Captain Mike Lag guard . . l iff? if le l i Q 1 A uyfslt,QB.... wb' Gm I gi if vnsvgggo nom 4 PEB? Q4 '0' il ' 80 l Weary Gould, tackle

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it .s .,' a .. . The Tribal Battlefield Displaying the best opening game form af any Ames- bury High team to be produced in recent years, the Red and White gridiron representatives opened their forty-nine cam- paign with a 2l-O victory over an out-played, and out- classed team from Andover. Amesbury scored touchdowns in the first, second, and fourth periods. T. D.'s were made by Keefe, Sullivan and Moran respectively. Captain Mike Lago kicked all three goals. Amesbury was superior in many respects on paper, but failed to score against Herm Hussey's powerful Marblehead team. Amesbury had 8 first downs, Marblehead only 2. Amesbury gained l23 yards from scrimmage, Marbelhead gained 70. Amesbury completed exactly 5O'Za of its for- ward DGSSCS, five out of ten attempted, Marblehead was able to complete six forwards of fourteen attempted. Some fancy ball handling by the magicians reaching into their bag of tricks caused the defeat of Amesbury High. Showing improvement in several departments, Amesbury High School won a 7-6 thriller-diller victory over a veteran Winthrop High eleven. The biggest thrill came when Ames- bury held Winthrop for four solid line bucks in their most earnest attempt to score their second T. D. lt wasn't until the final quarter that Amesbury got rolling and behind some beautiful blocking Keefe skirted right end for our touch- down. Buxton kicked the winning point. The local eleven dropped one of its most important con- ference games when they Iost to Saugus High by the score of 27-O. The Nicola brothers, Sardi and Richie, provided most of the offensive work against Coach Tassinari's ter- riers. Amesbury fought valiantly, but in the final period when Toss saw the contest hopelessly lost, and with an eye for future games, he used many members of the second squad in his lineup. The Pow-wow Indians scalped Searles High of Methuen by the score of 27-O. We displayed our superiority in show- ing our ability to gain on the ground, by chalking up a net yardage in excess of 300 yards during the four periods. We also demonstrated a marked improvement in our defen- sive plays. At the start of the third period Tass inserted most of his second string. These boys made an excellent showing. In the final period a pass from Moran to Gautreau, who was standing in the end zone, clinched the final score. Touchdowns were made by Sullivan, Gautreau, Drew and Carey while Buxton kicked 3 out of 4. The Indians racked up one of their more prominent vic- tories defeating Swampscott High by the score of 20-0. The Sculpins were outclassed in all departments by a strong and cagey Amesbury team. We registered ll first downs while Swampscott was credited with but 4. We also had a net yardage rushing of l98 yards while the visiting eleven's net yardage was but l7. ln the air Amesbury completed 3 out of its 9 attempted passes while Swampscott scored only 3 out of I6 tries. Sullivan and Moran were the scorers for Ames- bury while Buxton converted 2 out of 3. The Indians easily defeated an injury-riddled Portsmouth High team by the score of 2l-O. Looking to the future, Tass inserted all forty members of the A. H. S. squad. The story of the game is best portrayed by statistics. Amesbury made I5 first downs, while Portsmouth made but 2. The Red and Gray clad team amassed a total of 232 yards by rushing, while the Clippers of Portsmouth gained but 36 yards. Amesbury attempted 4 forward passes and completed 2, one for a touchdown, Portsmouth attempted 3 forwards, none of which were completed. T. D.'s were made by Sul- livan and Brochu. Buxton kicked 3. s

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f Q ' hickie DeBoisbriand Cenfel' V wfffzif ' 1, I r I E. -wiv 'fx BATON SQUAD 'Ist row- Pudgy Farmerg Helen Millettej Betty Ealong Joan Kinneyj Delma Glid deng Judy Croteau. 2nd row- Betty MacLellong Mildred Sanfordg Claire Pore Gretchen Brown, drum mojoretteg Virginia Shattlerg Frances Johnsong Shirley Pikel 'Q f r if jk Phil Michaud holfback ww Larry Moron halfbock .hu Sully holds while Ed R Moe Labbe, and Al Glffolr Mike Lago kicks off Oy and Buster Ouellette guards ends x CHEERLEADERS 'Ist row-Janet Violetteg Leola Allard, head leaderg Barbara Carterg 2nd row-Pauline Pellering June LeMoireg Alice Lucierg Jean Buswellg Della Rogers. 81 Bucky Buxton place kicker specialist