Boonton High School - Echoes Yearbook (Boonton, NJ)

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 The day was hot and so was the action, as a highly favored Madison team was stunned by a quick Boonton touchdown in the opening period. Bob MacDonald on the right end of a Gorman pass, went 40 yards as Boonton drew first blood. With both teams charging hard, the game proved to be a thriller to the finish as Madison eked out an 18-13 victory. The opening kickoff of the season found the Bombers meeting a strong Roxbury team at home under the lights. The Roxbury team, with one win under their belts already in the season, went on to dump Boonton 26-0. The following week the Boontonites traveled to Rockaway for a game with the Rams under the lights. Before the night was over, the passing combination of Gorman to Gardner had accounted for three Boonton touchdowns and the Bombers had crushed the Rams 33-6. 'Pali SnaccyAt Final words Next, the Bombers, meeting the Hornets from Passaic Valley, took some of the sting out of the Hornets by dumping them by a score of 20-0. Pompton Lakes and Hawthorne then drop the Bombers rather unceremoniously by the scored 20-0 and 24-14 respectively. Then came the game against a strong Dover t| which was favored to win over the Bombers by threj or more touchdowns. Boonton showed top f| except on three plays which Dover turned into t| tallies from 60, 75, and 95 yards out. The Bombei? outplayed Dover during the entire game but los in the scoring by the count of 20-12. The annual Turkey Day game with Butler fc an undefeated Bulldog eleven coming to Boo seeking revenge for the previous season's defeaT the hands of the Bombers. Boonton played a te| game for the first half, holding the score dov 6-0, but tired badly in the second half and Butli went on to score 27 points to defeat the Bon 33-0. In this classic, Dave Gardner, Bob Calcar, an Charles Scully received the turkeys traditiol awarded to the outstanding Boonton players. Sn action for the Red and Black for the last time on thS gridiron were 22 of Boonton's 33 man varsity sci

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TteovcoMtenA . . Mits Bogdziewicz walks down study hall steps to greet . . . , . . 4 ui 7H zcte 'Hcua 'P'UeKtU. We found the freshmen to be thoroughly likeable and eager to please. In March they presented a minstrel, Plantation Echoes, as the annual Freshman Show. With the completion of their first major activity, the Class of '55 is looking forward to the future when they can have as their very own the Prom, the Senior Play, and the many other upper-classmen activities. First row, left to right: N. Longan, S. Kooken, F. Norvis, L. White, S. Lyons, J. Will, B. Mostrom, M. Ober, C. Mureiko, M. Lenkey, E. Morrone. Second row: R. Spotts, J. Small, J. Nugent, M. Sondford, S. Newton, W. Newcomb, N. Mathews, T. Venturing N. Olsen, M. Mapoles, R. Krupnick, P. Pearson, C. McDonald, D. Perrine. Third row: A. Prince, B. Schicke, P. Remick, J. Kuiper, R. Olsen, K. Moyles, J. Lehmann, A. Schneller, L. Meyer, R. Stoughton, J. Sheldon, E. Mabey. Fourth row: G. Lattey, J. McKenna, J. Kramer, R. Longo, H. Saxe, J. Peer, H. Lance, G. Kuiper, B. Rawlings, D. Steiner, R. O'Donnell, R. Mazzucco, K. Larson, A. Monka.

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