Lunenburg High School - Echo Yearbook (Lunenburg, MA)

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ALUMNI In the first game of the season for the Lunenburg boys, they had an all veteran line-up with John Arnold and Rey Okermen handling the backcourt, tall capable Bch Burley in center und a forward field of Richard Mulligan and Floyd Riley. With not very good ball handling and shooting, the high school boys defeated their alumni 28-21. The team although winning, didn't look very impressive. HOLLIS The second game of the young season found Lunenhurx romping to a very decisive 65-23 victory over Hollis in Hollis. With subs playing more than half the game und with Hurley and Mulligan leading the way with 20 and 16 points respectively, the boys looked as though they might have found themselves and were ready to roll on all fours. GROTON The third same found the boys taking up where they left off when they defeattd Groton 59-22. Once again Burley with 19 and Riley with ll made the Groton cause look hopeless, This was the first game in the Wechusett League and hopes were high for o championship. PEPPERELL In the fourth game of the season, Luncnburg's hopes were smashed against the rocks when an under-rated Pcpperoll team defeated the boys 55-24. With Burley leaving the game in the first half and Okerman early in the second, the team could never seem to get rolling und thus met its first reverse of the season. TOWNSEND In the first game with Townsend, Lunenburg lost 35-34 but it was a disputed game and hod to be played over. In the replay, Lunenburg knocked off the highly rated Townsend team 33-27. With the schoal packed to capacity and with wild cheering by everybody, Lunenburg held the quick breaking Townsend team to one basket in the first half und thus lcd 14-5. The sgcond half proved a killer-diller but Lunenburg fought all the way to the mire and came out on top. The whole team played well all the wuy and Mulligan led the scoring with 14 ooints. AYER With renewed spirit and added fight the boys defeited Ayer 47-21 to stay in the race for the Wochusett crown. Driving hard in thefirst half and with the whole forward field of Burley, hmlligan and Riley all scoring evenly,Lunenburg pulled ahead steadily and was never heed- Edo LITTLETON The seventh game found the boys team in the pink of condition when Littleton was buried under 66-53. The whole teum scored at will and with Burley loading the parade with 20 points, the loyal rootcrs of Lunenburg once more were high in spirit.

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WESTFORD Traveling to play a highly rated Westford team.at Westford with- out their high scoring center Bob Burley, the boys' team was in doubt of the outcome. With Riley coming from his forward spot and James Deming proceeding to a forward position the 2 teams battled on even terms for the first half. In the third quarter Lunenburg increased their lead to only 4 uncertain points but in the final period, the boys caught fire and pulled out to a 55-l8 victory. Ri1ey's 10 and Mulligan's 8 were high for Lunenburg that night. ASHBY Once more we found a strong opponent in Ashby facing a Lunenburg team again without Burleyg Riley again took over at the pivot spot . With Ashby leading 22-21 at half time, the boys rallied and in the third quarter fought to a commanding 56-26 lead. The final score read 50-40 in favor of Lunenburg and left everyone in the hall a nervous wreck. The entire team deserves credit for the wing Mulligan and Oker- man, scoring l6 and 15 points apiece, were Lunenburg's top men. GROTON With Burley back in the line-up the boys'toam journeyed to Groton and played one of the dullest and uninteresting games of the season. The final score read 25-15 with Lunenburg the victor. There was a dc- uuided let down in this game and could have proved costly if a stronger foe had been their opponent. PEPPLRLLL In the next game they faced the Peppcrell team, which had f dc- featcd Lunenburg before, and the hall was packed. Sweet revenge was put in the books that night as the boys' team rolled over Pepperell . The scores of the quarters were 8 to 1, 22 to 5, 52 to 5 and with subs playing, the last quarter 42-16. The scoring wis very even that night with.Mulligan with lO and Burley, arnold, and Okerman tossing in 8 a- piece. TOWNSLND In the second game against Townsend, Lunenburg lost 55-22. With the whole team way off form and very poor shooting, Lunenburg trailed all the way. With no one person doing much scoring, the loyal rooters of Lunenburg were disappointed. This game cost Lunenburg the champion- ship of the Wachusett League. ' HOLLIS With the Hollis team from N. H. as the visitor, Lunenburg rudely trampled them 57-28. The big guns for Lunenburg that night were Riley with 16 points,l4 of them in the first qunrterg and Bob Burley with 15 The first team played only the first quarter in which they piled up a lead 25-5 and a little of the last.