Bulkeley High School - Class Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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Chop Chop defeated in conference play, with the champion- ship going to the winner of this clash. With only four days to ready themselves for this vital match, our boys were left lifeless and unpre- pared. Leaving their best game home, the hopes for a perfect season were drowned in a 26-0 rout. Capitalizing on fumbles and miscues, the Golden Hurricanes buried us under, using their fa- mous home run offense. Featuring Jackie Robinson, a truly fine back, New Britain was an inspired ball club, which refused to be denied. Two Bulkeley drives petered out inside the New Britain five-yard line. Richie Grieve, Pete Dengenis, Paul Uccello, Tommy Sonnone, Mark Buonome, Bob Raifalo, and Zig Pabich fought their hearts out to no avail. The coaches picked Zig Pabich as the recipient of the Babe Allen Trophy, which goes to the outstanding Bulkeley player in the game. Recapping the season, the second under the Double K regime, shows the tremendous ac- complishments achieved by our boys. Quick, tough ends Mark Buonome, Paul Uccello, Larry Mueller, and Dave Manning, giant tackles Art Audet and Rich Grieve, cat-like guards Pete Bi Ra storms over. S Y Terrible Tom blazes across. , i . ,grip H I The Board of Strategy. Dengenis and Zig Pabichg dependable center Ken Jacobs, and fast, powerful backs Tom Son- none, Bob Raifalo, Tom Nyez, Andy Sullivan, Pete Balesano and Frank Gancarz have played their last football for Bulkeley as they move on to bigger and better things. But their mark re- mains in the minds of their fans. Additional laurels were earned by Mark Buonome, Tom Sonnone, Ralph Worth, and Pete Dengenis, who were named to the All-Star C.D.C. Team. Pete Dengenis and Tom Sonnone were named respec- tively the best blocking lineman and backfield- man by the coaches. Pete Balesano was awarded the Scholastic Trophy for his classroom ac- complishments. The season thus had drawn to a close. It was a thrilling, highly successful one of which everyone can be justifiably proud. 99

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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-

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Q S, Q? qs. 69. . .U y1'.-.5,,,,f'-- ' , A A ,,., 'Ji ' C Q un ,ll- A st, 4'-PM Q, f,si' far lst row, l. to r.: H. McPhee, A. Puglisi, R. Mason, M. l. to r.: J. Hussey, J. Procyk, J. Sinicrope, J. Marelli, J. Boyle, J. Bracken, L. Camarca, P. McCollam. 2nd row, Puglisi, Coach Flash Atlin. CROSS COUNTRY This year's cross country team looked forward to the oncoming season with determination and confidence. With nearly all last year's team re- turning, Coach Flash Atlin shared their hopes for the future. The team, led by seniors, Captain Mike 'Boyle and Bob Mason, and junior Al Pug- lisi, proved to be a well-balanced team. ,lim Leading the field. 'X Bracken, the freshman surprise, was also in- strumental in many of the victories as were sophomores, Paul McCollam and Harvey Mc- Phee. John Puglisi and Joe Sinicrope rounded out the team. In the initial meet of the season, an all-too- powerful Manchester High team defeated the Bulkeley barriers by the score of 16-44 despite a fine effort by Bob Mason and ,lim Bracken. In the same meet Bulkeley swept the first five places from Maloney in a 15-50 win. The cross country team was never in danger in defeating Conard, 20-35. Bob Mason led the way in setting a record of 13:00 minutes at the West Hartford course. Mike Boyle, Al Puglisi, ,lim Bracken, and Paul McCo1lam captured sec- ond, third, fourth, and fifth respectively, while Harvey McPhee came in tenth. In their next encounter, the Bulkeley team nipped East Hartford by the score of 27-28, even though East Hartford took the first two places. Finishing third, fourth, fifth, and sixth were Mike Boyle, Al Puglisi, Jim Bracken, and Paul McCollam, in that order. The barriers broke even in a meet with Nor- wich and New London in losing to Norwich 24-32 and beating New London 25-30. Norwich swept the first two places with Mike Boyle, the