Maynard High School - Screech Owl Yearbook (Maynard, MA)

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tliird and final score. Natick scored again but we were never in too dangerous a position as the subs finished the game. On the whole it was the brilliant plays of Wasiluk and Bill Tobin who sparked the Maynard underdogs. Also playing fine ball was Co-Captain Vin Russo who was removed from the game because of injuries. In the line it was Ralph Case who played a smash- ing game at center, while at tackle another great exhibition was given by Roger Spurred. Marlboro 20 — Maynard 6 November 11. 1946 I ' or the second time this year Maynard met more than its match when it took on the strong, huge, hard-charging team from Marlboro. Our great combination of George Luker and Fred Wasiluk was stopped cold by this Marlboro team, but had it not been for the prowess of the pair in backing up the line, the score against us would have been much higher. Marlboro had g(X)d backs, a huge line, and these two combined were too much for the Maynardites. Maynard averted a shutout by scoring on a pass play with Wasiluk doing the chucking and Luker on the receiving end. Roger Spurred and Co-Captain Russo played their usual slam bang game. Maynard 6 — Milford 0 November 16, 1946 After their defeat by Marlboro, Maynard came roaring back to crush a strong Milford team and still maintain their chance at the Midland League Championship, After a seesaw game in the first period, Maynard showed its strength by marching 58 yards to a score which was personally conducted by Fred Wasiluk who finally smashed over from the 6 yard line. After that Milford dominated the play but on suc- cessive touchdown drives was stopped by pass in- terceptions. The handy men here were George Luker and Bill Gruber. Leo White played a hard game at halfback and although he was very ill, Roger Spurred also played well. Noticeable also was the outstanding work of Billy Gruber and Pat Greeno. These two guards were all over the field making tackles with bone crushing fury. We did a great job in holding Milford in check. Clinton 31 — Maynard 0 lhanksgiving Day and Alumni F ' ield were the time and place for Maynard’s traditional game with Clinton. There were possibly six thousand people in the stands, which is probably one of the large.st crowds ever to be entertained at Alumni Field. To get to the game in detail, the Green Wave” handed Maynard its worse licking since these two teams have been playing each other. Clinton, showing the speed and power with which it has been able to take the Midland League Title with comparative ease, stepped to an early lead when Maynard fumbled on the first play of the game which was not to be the last, for they fumbled ten times thereafter. This is one of the excuses that we are using for the cause of our defeat. Clinton scored with ease while Maynard never threatened to dent the last white line at all. Maynard lost the services of Fred Fritz Wasiluk who has carried the brunt of the Maynard attack for the best part of the season. He suffered a broken collar bone in the first period and did not see action thereafter. Playing a slam bang game for Maynard was Georgie Luker who took a terrific beating but came off the gridiron like the grand sport that you all know Georgie to be. Incidentally George will captain the Maynard baseball team this spring, so you can watch for a good season. Junior Varsity Football Coach Bondelevitch, who all year long has been building up material for next year’s team, has formed a Junior Varsity. Not having the time to drill anxious youngsters he assigned George Howes and John Veracka to give them the training that they would otherwise miss. After drilling for a couple of weeks they were ready, and started the season by tying a larger Con- cord eleven. Maynard scored in the first period on a pass play from Joe MacDonald to Jerry Robinson. In the late minutes Concord tied the score and May- nard’s team had to settle for a tie. Their second game was with Clinton and they soundly trounced the green wave’’ with a 12-0 victory. Maynard scored their first touchdown when Kevin Dwinell recovered a fumble on Clinton’s 13 yd. line. Carrying on successive line plunges, Dave Higgins crashed over from the 4 yd. line. Maynard scored again on an end sweep with Jerry Robinson going all the way for a 70 yd. touchdown run. Ex-

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Maynard 12 — Ashland 6 September 28, 1946 A fiery new powerhouse of Maynardites helped the debut of their new- coach, Stan Bondelevitch, by downing a stubborn Ashland team at Alumni Field. Maynard boasted speed in George Luker and plenty of aerial ability in Fred Wasiluk, who was a big factor in the Maynard victory. Maynard scored twice in the first period when Tomyl recovered a fumble on the twenty yard line. Co-Captain Russo carried to the twelve and from there Luker skirted the end for the first score. A few minutes later Wasiluk bulled his way over for May- nard ' s final score. Ashland came fighting back and scored but was unable to catch the Maynard eleven, who held till the end of the game. George Luker and Fred Wasiluk were outstand- ing for Maynard’s backfield, while carrying the brunt of the battle in the line were Roger Spurred and A1 Tomyl. Maynard showed a new spirit which promises a successful season. Maynard 19 — Hudson 0 October 4, 1946 Maynard, fresh from its victory over Ashland on September 28, ventured to Riverside Park in Fdudson for a game under the lights. Maynard was tense as Hudson was the favorite. Maynard won the toss and elected to receive. On the first play from scrim- mage Maynard fumbled and Hudson recovered. It looked bad for a while but Maynard’s hard-charging line, led by Bill Gruber and Carlo Mariani, foiled Hudson’s try for a touchdown. A field goal was missed and Maynard took possession of the ball on the twenty and marched 80 yards to a score, with Fred Wasiluk passing to his able receiver, George Luker, to bring the ball to the four yard line. On the first play Freddy carried the ball over for the first score. Freddy converted and the score was 7 to 0 in our favor. Hudson made no p.ogress and Maynard took over once more and through the efforts of our great pass combination were able to score before the half. At the half the score was Maynard 13, Hudson 0. Late in the third period Maynard scored again when Luker, taking a punt on his own 45, raced down- field behind good blocking to score. The gallant first team left the field to let Maynard’s second team try its skill. In the line the play was dominated by Bill Gruber’s and Carlo Mariani’s fine play. Concord 19 — Maynard 0 October 12, 1946 A big , husky, powerful Concord High team leading all contenders for the Class D title went up the ladder one more rung by handing Maynard its first loss of the season. Concord had the stronger team but through the efforts of such Maynard stars as George Luker, Fred Wasiluk, Mike Popienuck, and Bill Wehkoja, we were able to keep the score 19-0. Although Maynard was outplayed in every period, the Maynard townspeople can well be proud of their team who went down to defeat under overwhelming odds. Maynard 41 — Chelmsford 14 October 26, 1946 Maynard High School exploded with all the fury of an atomic bomb and won a dazzling victory over Chelmsford by the count of 41 to 14. It was just a matter of how ' high the score would be as Maynard scored in every period w ' ith George Luker doing the honors on three scores. The first score was an eighty-eight yard jaunt by George, who scored on eighteen and fifty-four yard runs respec- tively. The rest of the scoring was done by Co-Cap- tains Fred Wasiluk and Vinnie Russo. The other touchdown was scored by A1 (Scoop) Viola who has come through in a great cause. Maynard was never in danger, though, as the subs were playing w ' hen Chelmsford scored its touchdow ' ns. Not enough credit can be given Roger Spurrell for his outstanding work in the line. He is one of the best linemen that Maynard has seen in many years. Honors in this game should also go to Billy Gruber and Vic Oskirka. Maynard 18 — Natick 13 November 2, 1943 Showing the fire and determination that have been inspired in them by their new coach, Majnard came up with a well deserved victory over Natick — a vic- tory which has been awaited for many years. Maynard scored first on a run by Fritz Wasiluk which climaxed an 80 yard march. Before the half, Maynard had scored again and it was the same Mr. Wasiluk who finally carried over for the second score to make it 12 to 0. Natick scored on a pass as the second half opened but Maynard came blazing back with Wasiluk throw- ing a 20 yard pass to Carlo Mariani for Maynard’s

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Knetlin -. H. Arcisz. Sl:iiidiii,e, H. Jones, D, Dionne. J. Klemola, B. Gripas, P. Blanchette, P. Higgins, T. VC ' liite.