Lunenburg High School - Echo Yearbook (Lunenburg, MA)

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LITTLETON The fourteenth game of the season found Lunenburg gunning for win number 12 against 2 set-books. Littleton was the team doomed to be victim number 12 and they lost by the score of 52-55. With the score close ut the first half,Lunenburg pulled out nheid in the second half and was going away when the ggme ended. Burley, ihlligin and Okermnn all gained oiints to lead Lunenburg in their 12th victory. AYER Victory number 13 was not any problem at all when Ayer fell by the way 59-22. With the score reading 19 to 7, 40 to ll and then with subs playing all the rest of the way, 'Lunenburg vis never in trouble. Riley and Burley, both pouring 18 points through the nets were the big guns for the night. WHSTFORD Westford wus next in order und, as they had been hefcre, were defeated 46-17. Once more Lunenburg hid little triuble und hud a wide 28-8 lead at the half. The scoring for the night was quite even .with Burley's ll, Riley's lO,1nd Mulligdn's 8 leading the way for victory number 14. , AiSH?3Y On the cramped gym of Ashby and in one of the toughest games of the season, Lunenburg defeutcd u vary good Ashby teun 22-17. With d hard fight all the wuy and with no one person diing much scoring, our team gained a well eurntd victory. Ending the regular seuson with this game, the boys had won 15 games and had lost 2. Going into the tournament their final rseird wus 16 und 3. WORCESTER TOURNAMENT First Round: GRAFTON The Lunenburg bays opened in the tourney with Grzfton. The boys hud the regular line-up they hid all seassn and aft 1.A1 r d close first quarter, pulled away to i 19-12 lend nt half time. Then, after Riley had gdllvpfd the whole floor and had scored 2 noints for Grafton, Lunenburg pulled steadily ahead and won eisily 49-31. With the whole team working very wall and with Hurley leading the scorers, Lunenburg had made in ouspioiXus'st rt. Second Round: NEST BOYLSTON In the 2nd and whit provnd the last game Lunenburg lost u heart breaker 56-55 to West Eoylston. With u nip und tuck bottle ull the way Lunenburg led 11-7 and 19-16 at the quarter and half. 'Lunenburg still held the lead At the third quxrter 29-26 with the place in an uproar constantly. In the fourth quarter West Boylston rillied and the lead changed hands szvnrdl tires. With Lunenburg leading 55-34 with 15 seconds to go, Bancroft scored for West Boylston. Lunenburg had e chance to tie the sozre .fter the game was over when Riley had a foul short, but it went ustrdy and the score stood 56-35 With Lunenburg shot one. Hurley, Riley, Okermen, and Mulligun all scored evenly for Lunenburg with 10, 9, 8, 7, points in that order. Bancroft scored l8'big points for West Boylston.

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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.

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LUNENBURG HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL RLCORD 1945-1946 L.H.S. Opponents Alumni Here 28 21 Hollis There 65 23 Groton Here 59 22 Pepperell There 24 35 Ayer There 47 21 Littleton Here 66 33 Westford There 53 18 Ashby Hero 50 40 Groton There 23 13 Pcpperell Here 42 16 Townsend There 22 56 Hollis Here 53 28 Townsend Hero 33 26 Littleton There 52 55 Ayer Here 59 22 Westford Hero 46 l7 Ashby There 22 17 Clark Tournament Grafton 49 52 West Boylston 55 36 Totals eos 489 INDIVIDUAL SCORING RECORD 1945-1946 Name Games Points Average Robert Burley 212 Richard Mulligan Floyd Riley Raymond Okerman John Arnold James Deming Edward Balcom Donald Cadwell Kenneth Goodell William Deming Einard Whrpula Eugene Heikkila Raymond stone 4 5 7 74 20 20 ll lO l4 10 6 5