Major Edwards High School - Mesa Yearbook (West Boylston, MA)

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dimmed as they saw their lead cut to one point with seconds to go. The spectators were in an uproar as the final bell rang-Edwards winning 36-35. February 1 rolled around and found us riding to Oxford to play the much-dreaded 'Orange and Black team. During the first half, the Oxford men seemed to have the advantage sinking most of their field attempts. Starting slow must be an advantage for our boys, because in the last quarter we broke the game wide open, thanks to the accuracy of our captain, Harry Della- santa. The final bell found us way out in front, 49-42. Our last game with Brookfield proved to be more exciting than the hrst. The Brookfield boys put up a strong battle and their first half offense was stronger than had been expected even though they were on their own floor. But the steady ball playing of the Edwardites again came through and we won 37-27. The final league game of the season found us playing host to Charlton. The boys from Ed- wards, realizing only too well that the final score would mean the league championship or a tie with North Brookfield and a play-off game, played an inspired all-round game and won by the very comfortable margin of 12 points 47-35. Invited to the Clark tournament, the Edwards five met with success when they defeated Lunen- burg by a 42-40 score. In a second round game, we went down to defeat to a staunch Northboro team but in defeat, Pat Fallavollita came off the bench to spark the Edwards team in a second half rally which nearly upended the Northboro quintet. The entire student body and all the Edwards rooters realize that the constant success of the Edwards team is due in great part to the efforts of coach Jim jeffrey. Coach vleffrey, a busy man in his own right, has sacrificed much val- uable time in recent years to make the West Boylston team one of the outstanding quintets in the WWCL. His coaching record for the past three years is almost unrivalled in this vicinity. The Seniors tip their hats and give a rousing cheer for coach Jim jeffrey. Twenty-nzrze

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Varsity Basketball For the third straight year the Major Edwards quintet notched another league championship to end another glorious season. Senior boys formed the nucleus of this yearls array with Captain Harry Dellasanta, Buck, Solitro, Fallavollita, Geneva, R. Phelps, H. Phelps, and Hubbard bearing the brunt of the attack. The past season provided many thrills for the spectators. .Nip and tuck games proved to be the order of the night as the Edwards five en- gaged in one exciting battle after another. Sev- eral victories were one point affairs which kept the onlookers on the edges of their seats through- out the evening. The team opened the regular season by travel- ling to No. Brookfield on December 21 where they met the Purple and Whitel' in one of the most nerve-wracking games of the entire season. At the final whistle the score read 48 all and we went into overtime. After three minutes of rugged ball playing the score was again tied at 50 all. But the second overtime proved to be too much for the fighting men in blue and we went down to a hard-playing North Brookfield five by 2 points. Twenty-eight january 8 found us on the floor with our old rival Oxford. The game was a seesaw battle with each team taking temporary leads. But, with only minutes remaining, Edwards broke out into the lead and refused to be overtaken. The final score of this hotly contested game was Edwards 31-Oxford 29. Sutton's men in green were our guests on -January 15. The game was expected to be a close one, but not as close as it turned out. The brilliant all-round playing of Craw, the Sutton center, made it a very interesting contest. Team work paid off for us and we were again victorious by the score 29-25. Revenge was in the heart of every Edward's player and rooter when january Z5 rolled around. Why? Because the only league team to beat us was coming to town-North Brookfield. A very determined Edwards tive answered the start- ing gong and a nip and tuck battle was waged throughout the first half. The score was tied 15 all at the half, but the Edwards men came back on the Hoor to stage a terrific third quarter rally. Going into the last quarter the boys in blue held a six point lead, but theirhopes were

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,IT I 1 ,V fayuee Kadketbafl eam Back row: Mr. Kelly-Coach, Mario Latuga, Louis Geneva, Richard Lesperance, Marvin Ettinger, Richard Chapman, Kingsley Doe, Howard Rindflcisch, Robert Leonard, Richard Barakian. Front row: Donald Bacon-Assistant Manager, Ray Gallant, John Mack, Ralph Hall, Ronald Carson, james Jeffrey, David Gonyer, Roger Massey, and Robert Stewart- Manager. girld Badkeiball eam Thirty Back row: Carol Federeci, Ruth Cousins, Ann Benedict, Edith Tinioncn, Betty Vadnais Myrna Brink, Jean Iackola, and Miss Topham-Coach. Front row: Maureen lrVelsh-Co-Manager, Patricia King, Ann Iackola, Priscilla Jewett Ann Garside, Marion Hoyle, and Judith Martin-Co-Manager. Girl athletes at Major Edwards go in for one competitive sport-basketball. This year the team broke the losing streak that has been a jinx to them for several years. The scorebook shows a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie. Last year's team was back at full strength with a few worth-while additions. Under the excellent direction of their coach, Miss Topham, the girls started their season with three straight victories. The individual supervision which the girls received, could be seen as they did an excellent job on both offense and defense. The team is looking forward to another successful season next year as they will lose only one Senior. Best of luck in the future, girls, and keep up the good work! : 1