Milton Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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Qaslfetbaff The 1952-53 Basketball Team can look back on a tremendously successful season. Milton was Private School League Cham- pion by a wide margin. The drive and spirit throughout the season made practices and games successful and enjoyable. Milton could boast a well-balanced team this year, with plenty of depth. Art Ward, Phil Perry, and Bill Farnham stood well above six feet, insuring domination of the backboards. Ballhandling was greatly im- proved, but good shooting was the biggest factor in the team's success. The hoopsters got off to a fine start by winning their first two League games against Belmont Hill and Brooks by scores of 51-36 and 61-35 respectively. Art Ward and Dan McSweeney tied for scoring hon- ors, each with 13 points. Bill North, a left hander, threw in 14 in the Brooks game. In the first away game, steady playing against a strong Middlesex team enabled Milton to win by a 44-36 score. The lead had changed hands frequently, until Mil- ton pulled ahead in the fourth quarter. Retuming home, the Team romped over St. Marks 70-47, setting a new scoring mark that was later surpassed. Dan McSweeney took top scoring honors with 15 points. Playing Nobles at Nobles, Milton's first and only League game to be dropped went on their small court. The team play was sloppy, and a Nobles lay-up in the final seconds was the deciding factor. The final score: 57-59. Against Tabor, a non-League team, the 061B played well, but went down by a 45-55 score. Dan McSweeney added 21 points to his season's total in this game. The Team next made the long journey to Pomfret, a non-League team, on January 31 and won 50-44. The next two games were League con- tests against St. Mark's and Brooks, each on away courts. Milton won both, making its League record six wins and one loss. Milton played host to a strong Governor Dummer team next and was defeated 59-41. The following Wednesday, although handicapped by the loss of center Phil Perry, the O6zB put on a spectacular per- formance against Belmont Hill, breaking the all-time scoring record with 79 points. In the small Belmont gym, Art Ward scored 27 points to break the previous individual scoring record. Bill Farnham and Darley Randall each scored 14 points in this game. All that was needed was one victory against a much improved Middlesex five to clinch the title, the result was a thrilling contest which Milton won, 44-43. Milton then avenged its only League defeat by trounc- ing Nobles 66-48. The next game was the most thrilling of the season and one which will not be quickly forgotten by those who played and watched it. The Team upset Milton High School, who had not been beaten by the Academy since 1945. Dan McSweeney's free throw in the final seconds of the game was the deciding factor. The final score: 55-54. The regular season was finished by a win at St. Georges Besides the Team scoring mark set in the Belmont game and Art Ward's indi- vidual performance in that same game, other records were also set. Dan Mc- Sweeney racked up a record season total of 237 points. Probably the most outstand- ing record is the Team scoring total for the season, 820 points, far superior to any former total. After the season had been officially over, a bid was accepted to play in a post-season private school toumament. The Team played a disappointing game against Ports- mouth Priory, losing 42-59. For such a remarkable season, too much credit cannot be given to Coach Cordon Davis. To captain-elect Dan McSweeney, and to next year's promising crew, the best of luck for another great season.

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. 3 i McSweeney . Ward . . North . Perry . . Randall . BASKETBALL TEAM Mgr. Lewis, Schwarz, F., Farnham, Randall, Mr. Davis Ward, McSweeney, Capt. Ticknor, Perry, North Ticknor f Capt. I . Farnham . F. Schwarz . M. Schwarz . Rossiter . Robertson . Fitzgibbons . 1 Field Goals 'Milton 51:79 'Milton 61:53 'Milton 44:44 'Milton 70:43 'Milton 57:66 0 League Games. Belmont Hill Brooks Middlesex St. Mark's Nobles -1 BASKETBALL STATISTICS FG1 FTA? 91 85 64 27 55 55 32 48 27 35 15 22 10 28 8 10 5 5 3 0 . . 2 0 . 0 1 Free Throws Attempted 36:51 Milton 35:44 Milton 36:43 Milton 47 :39 Milton 59:48 Milton 62 FT F3 55 33 52 41 20 20 25 28 16 26 11 40 13 14 5 16 2 6 0 2 2 0 3 1 3 Fouls Committed Tabor Pomfret Gov. Dummer Milton High St. GCOI'gt2,S Pts. 237 180 130 89 70 41 33 21 12 6 4 3 55 44 59 54 48

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W'illiams Durkee Andrews Noble . Crook . Sawyer Panos . Seullin . Olson . Twombly Sargent Emery . WRESTLING TEAM Mr. Andrews, Noble, Crook, Scullin, Sawyer, Emery, Mgr. Rawls Twombly, Olson, Williams, Capt. Andrews, Durkee, Panos, Sargent fCapt.J WRESTLING STATISTICS Milton Milton Milton Milton Milton Milton Milton Milton 17 7 32 16 21 16 28 4 Mvvtx Fullx Dee. Tie 7 2 4 I 8 1 3 2 8 I 4 0 7 I 4 0 8 1 3 0 6 I 2 I 6 0 3 I 8 I 2 0 8 I 0 I 2 0 I 0 2 O 1 O . I 0 0 0 M. I. T. 9 St. Mark's 24 St. Georges 5 Tabor 15 Andover 8 Needham 13 Gov. Dunimer 8 Exeter 27 64 PM 2-I 18 I1 17 14 19 I1 11