Bulkeley High School - Class Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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and 66 yards in dazzling performance. The Big Seven mauled their counterparts into submis- sion. Punt Dengenis added two more notches to his belt. Buonome, Mueller, Manning, Gan- carz, Grieve, Audet, and ever so many more starred in this gross mis-match. Now showing a glittering 4-0 record, the Ma- roon made short work of the New London Wllalers. Once again the Mighty Mite back- field showed that they have no peers when it comes to toughness. Ray Guntulis, Tom Son- none, and Bob Raffalo, under the direction of Pete Balesano, blocked, drove, spun, twisted, turned, bit, in fact, did anything for that extra inch. Bruising fullback Cuntulis dented the scoring column for 22 points, while Sonnone had a sparkling 45-yard T.D. run in this 28-6 rout. Upfront 'gPunt Dengenis got another one,'while Zig Pabich wrecked the Shoreliners' offense with his ferocious line backing. We now stood first in the Capitol District Conference and were gaining stature as every game went by. Bulkeley was on the football map. ln Connecticut scholastic football circles, the most highly respected team, year in and year out, is New Haven Hillhouse. This big, rough, tough outfit was the Southenders' next chal- lenge. Featuring a speedy backfield and the state's best passer, the Academics were a for- midable opponent, indeed. But, they more than met their match in our Bulldogs. Led by that aggressive young giant Dick Grieve, rugged Mark Buonome, smart Merrill Yavinsky., mus- cular Ralph Worth, and fleet Mike Nyez, Bulk- eley punched out a 14-6 win in the rain at Dillin Co-Captains Buonome and Dengenis hold the line. Gas 'Ads' 21, , 'hs Seambusters rock 'em. Man, that boy hits hard! 3 'Hr- A fi 4 10' 1 f it 'fi' P'

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City Champs! FOOTBALL The year 1959 was a highly successful one for the Bulkeley High Football team. Coaches Ed Korisky and Felix Karsky guided their charges to the second best record in school history. With thirteen lettermen dotting the picture, experts tabbed Bulkeley as a team to watch. The Third Annual Capitol City Jamboree served as the unveiling of the Seambusters and of their counterparts, the Stampeders. Through- out this exhibition the Bulldogs were content with just getting a good workout. Their play was lackadaisical, spotty, and nowhere near their ability. This could be traced partly to the ab- sence of Coach Karsky, who was in the hospital recovering from an appendectomy. Two weeks later in Norwich the season opened and the boys began to play for 'keeps. Behind the rugged Stampede line our rugged Tiger Backs clawed, fought, and drove their way to eat upi' valuable yardage. Meanwhile the Seam- busters resembled uuncaged lions as they beat the Wfildcats into oblivion. Individuals such as tenacious Mark Buonome, panther-like Paul Ucello, young Merrill Yavinsky, who was the author of a fine 60 yard T.D. scamper, and tough Tommy Sonnone, who personally ac- counted for 22 markers, made the long hike back home an enjoyable one. Only an injury to tackle John Pagnoni marred this auspicious 28-6 beginning. Game number two - or, should 1 say, con- quest number two - was East Hartford. Hardly was the crowd settled, when Bay Cuntulis was off to pay dirt. The hard hitting junior, behind picturesque blocking, galloped 61 yards on the third play of the encounter. A Balesano-to- Buonome pass was good for the extra points and the Bulldogs quickly led 8-0. Throughout the rest of the half, the Stampeders L'rumbled fre- quently, but were never able to break loose completely. Kicking off to start the second half, the Hornets quickly lost their sting as Bobby Ruff Roffalo celebrated his return to the line- up by taking the kickoff and prancing 86 yards with it for the score. As the Seambusters took over, the misery gentlemen rocked the E.H.H.S. single wing unmercifully. Consequently, the Hornets had to revert to plays that havenit been used since the turn of the century. Only a punt return in the waning thirty seconds saved the boys from over east from a complete loss of face as they went down to defeat 14-6. Outstand- ing afternoons were had by Pete Dengenis, a bone crushing blocker, Zig Pabich, a rugged linebacker, and, of course, Big Boy Bay Guntulis. 4'Turn the Tables, echoed Ed Korisky. Hit to Hurt, chanted Felix Karsky. 4'We gotta win, repeated the students. For this was the traditional slugfest with arch-rival Hartford High. The Bulldogs scored twice in the space of two minutes to ice the decision early. This rampage came early in the second period. Con- sistent barrages at the Owl line netted huge chunks of turf until finally Hay Guntulis blasted in for the six points. A jarring tackle by Paul Uccello on the ensuing kick-off caused a fumble which ever-elert co-captain Buonome plucked out of the air and returned to the H.P.H.S. four-yard line. But here the Bulldogs fumbled the ball away at the one, only to have Pete Dengenis block a Hartford punt, and once again ujohnny on the spot Buonome pounced on the ball, but this time his alertness was worth six points. Talk about exciting football! In the sec- ond half, two H.P.H.S. passes were good for scores, but overall the Maroon dominated play to win a much cherished 14-12 tilt. Bulkeley 40 - Wilbur Cross 16. What an ex- hibition! The power, speed, deception, and foot- ball know-how of the Koriskymen really showed in this one. Terrible Tom', Sonnone plowed across the line four times on runs of 13, 1, 11,

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CITY CHAMPS BREAK LOOSE Stadium. Sonnone and Paul Uccello scored the markers, with Paul's coming on co-captain Den- genis' fifth blocked punt of the year. Hampered by the sloppy turf, the Stampeders were con- tent to bang out yardage on power plays off our huge tacklers Dick Grieve and Art Audet. De- fensively, once again the Seambusters were un- pregnable. The only drawback the boys suffered was the fact that the wet terrain made it impos- sible for our feared end runs to be used. '6Scalp the Beaverlv Number Seven! These were the warcries of the week. With the City Championship hanging in the balance, Bulkeley and Weaver squared off before 7,000 excited spectators. Weaver jumped oil' to an early 8-0 lead, due to a 61-yard interception of an errant Bulkeley pass. Late in period one, the South- enders' attack began to roll. The vaunted Stam- peders suddenly broke loose as, behind perfect blocking, especially by sturdy Al DeMeola, Tom Sonnone darted 59 yards to pay dirt. Minutes later, Tommy streaked across the line from twenty yards out to put us ahead 12-8. The Beavers generated a drive of their own late in the stanza to gain a 14-12 halftime advantage. Ruff chews up the yardage. Qi The Stampede begins. , 4 . - no .v , V, 'ww , gs V ' W- 0 A r , . ,Q , . sg . vt ,Q A 1- 13' F! Y 3 ,. fa u ,A mi . f it J. in-i f f' Um' - Li.- rein: fi PU' . if- ' f ' 4, 'gg if 51'Yifa ff: if S if-w5E0,l!: x3beqE al- , A K L g I. . .X - g Ng,,- -X , . .. e .. AMX-.amy . , X, . Mark grabs a fumble. In the second half, inspired by a stirring pep talk given by the coaches during intermission, the boys rose to never-before-reached heights. Blocking, running, tackling, bustling as never before, the Bulldogs took complete control of the contest. Once again Sonnone rambled for a score, this time from 32 yards away, Bobby Raffalo also contributed a tally. Dick Grieve blocked a punt, Artie Audet cleaned the path for ballcarriers, and co-captain Sonnone per- sonally gained a fantastic 267 yards. Defensively, Buonome, Dengenis, Nyez, and Pabich con- tinually bombed the not-so-eager Beavers. The final 28-12 score gave Bulkeley the coveted City Championship. The Southend rocked all night, celebrating this happy event. Turkey Day 1959 promised to show an exciting game, as both B.H.S. and New Britain were un-