Drury High School - Class Book Yearbook (North Adams, MA)

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Drury 6 XX ahconah 14 Drury 30 Turner s Falls 7 Drury 14 Taconic 6 Drury 0 Adams 14 Mt. Anthony fOpeningl Drury lost in the opening game of the season, Mt. Anthony winning 28-0. It was a tough night for Drury. In the second period, Drury had worked the ball to the 18 yardline when an attempted quarterback sneak was foiled and Mt. Anthony took pos- session. St. joseph's CPittsfieldJ NVith a thrilling last minute surge. Drury defeated St. Josephs of Pittsfield 26-25. The first Drury touchdowns were made in the first period with Paul LaCross scoring both. However, with only a little more than three minutes of play left, Drury trailed 25-18. Then, on a 13 yard pass from Tom Kateley, Bob McGowan scored a thrilling touchdown. Paul LaCross made the conversion for the victory. Northampton Drury crushed Northampton with a parade of touchdowns in the season's first home game. The score was 56-l-I. Tom Kateley grabbed the opening kickoff and ran 80 yards for the first touchdown. Drury made 8 touchdowns in all with Paul Latlross. Eddie Allard. Kurt Van Steemburg. Kevin Downey. Mike NVood and john Pratt all scoring. Tom Kateley scored twice. The tough Drury defense held Northampton scoreless until the final minutes.

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