Milton Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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Allison Coburn, J. Butler- Wheatland Kaiser Baker Fuller Hitzig, W. Armstrong PERSONAL STATISTICS Field Goals Fouls FTA 83 39 60 67 43 50 37 36 42 35 6 8 39 47 48 4 0 32 11 16 20 19 FTM 38 28 15 17 3 28 0 5 13 Points 204 162 47 47 7 106 10 19 45 Milton Milton Milton Milton Milton Milton Milton Milton 31 52 42 41 38 35 50 49 Milton High Belmont Hill St. Scbastian's St. l,2ll11,S St. Murk's Tabor Thayer Graduates SEASON RESULTS 44 Milton 62 Milton 31 Milton 32 Milton 42 Milton 51 Milton 55 Milton 53 5l 33 33 51 41 50 53 Pomfret Middlesex Gov. Dummer Brooks Browne 8: Nichols Nobles St. Gcorgds 47 70 50 41 48 66 7l

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,., 1 ,,, Wflleatland and Coburn This year's season was marked by a grim determination to make up for last year's defeats. Leo Tyrrell was always there with encouragement and with a few breaks the team could have had a hne season. The team was often commended for its strong team spirit and desire. Captain Phil Alli- son led the team in scoring for the second year. He was hampered by the double-teaming tactics of several other teams, but was a good leader and a hard worker. john Coburn overcame a shooting complex and became a reliable scorer. His 21 points against Thayer was a personal high for john, and he was consistently among the leading scorers. john's fine outside shooting netted him a major- ity of his points. Fred Butler was the team's dependable rebounder. This team had little height but Fred made good use of his 6' 5 and gained many rebounds. Eight points against Belmont Hill was Fred's highest output. Another senior, Dave Wheatlzlnd, a newcomer to basketball, helped immense- ly. Dave was a hne rebounder also, and did extremely well for his first year. He consistently scored six or seven points a game and if he had played earlier, certainly would have become a truly great player. Captain-elect Todd Baker came into his own after showing promise last year. Todd hit in double figures many times and was invaluable as a rebounder. Despite being sidelined for several games by an injury, he was the third highest scorer on the team. Eric Fuller, although seeing lim- ited service, showed that he is a fine ball-handler and play-maker. Eric can be commended for his spirit and hustle throughout the year and should be a great help to next year's team. jim Armstrong although a third classman, often started and showed that he has a strong outside shot. His ten points against Nobles was his high. jim and Eric Fuller should form a good back-court combina- tion next year. Bill Hitzig showed promise during the season, but did not play too much. Bill chipped in with his two or three points a game and looked like a good rebounder for the future. Coach Leo Tyrrell is to be commended for his patience and conhdence in his team. There were many problems for Leo, but despite bad breaks the team bettered its 1958 record by four games and can be lauded for its great desire, spirit, and determination.

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E I-l 0 C K E Y I lfirxl Row, left to right: Wood, T. Williams, Noble, Capt. T. Taylor, Bancroft, Flynn, Kane. Second Row: Welch, A. Williams, Channing, T. Claflin, Borden, Kinnicutt, Mr. Marr, Mr. Owen. Third Row: Field, Wadsworth, Filoon, Withington, Harding, Bradlee. Certainly this year's hockey team compiled a very satisfactory record. With nine wins and four losses, it was one of the better Milton hockey records in recent years. Out of the four losses three were lost by one goal, and two of these were close, overtime games. The team played hard aggressive hockey throughout the year, evidenced not only by the nine and four record, but by other statistics. Milton scored thirty-five goals while holding their opponents down to only seventeen goals. In looking back and reminiscing about the high points of the season, one cannot overlook such victories as those over Andover, St. Sebastian's, Brooks, and St. George's. In those games the team played at its best, skating well and passing and shooting accurately. The victories do not always bring back the finest memories, however. No one on the team will soon forget the game against Exeter, which a cocky Exeter team won by a freak goal. The team played its heart out against a superior St. Mark's team, and, although the game was lost 3-1, both the squad and the coaches were satished, knowing that with a little luck the score could have been reversed. The team improved noticeably as the season went on, and the players improved individually also. Tim Taylor, who started the season playing center, was shifted to defense after the first game, because the team appeared to be weak in that position. He remained there for the rest of the season, turning in a spectacular erformance as a high-scoring, rushing defenseman, and, by his example, setting a high standard for his team. Peter Kane also started the season as a forward, and he too was shifted to defense, where he played hard, ag- ressive, and smart hockey. Captain-elect Sandy Noble worked hard to improve himself, and developed into one f the best defensemen on the team. If a most improved player award were to be awarded, Pete Kane and andy Noble would deserve it. Nick Bancroft continued to play the rough and tough style that he developed last year, and improved immensely as the year went on. As for the forwards, because the lines were so evenly alanced, no one line could be called the first line. The F line of john Flynn, Fred Filoon, and Linky Field kated effectively and worked hard, but had trouble scoring. All three members of the line were among the est skaters on the team, but they just seemed to be jinxed. The line, consisting of Tim Williams, Bert illiams, and Paul Withington, although not quite as smooth a unit as the F line, worked diligently and, hrough hustle, accounted for a good portion of the team's goals in the latter half of the season. The third line onsisted of Mike Wadsworth, Walt Channing, and Bill Bradlee. These boys often looked like the best line n the ice. Phil Kinnicutt, Sam Harding, and Tom Claflin were the spares. They filled in wherever they were eeded, and were a valuable asset to the team. The key to the success of this year's team was due in no small art to the goal-tending of Godfrey Wood. He could always be counted on to give a sound, steady performance, nd he is considered by many as one of the finest goalies ever to play for Milton Academy. Playing under odfrey were Spencer Borden and Peter Hedblom, who although they saw little action, improved greatly as he year went on. All the seniors wish to thank coaches Owen and Marr for all the effort they put into the team, nd wish the best of luck to captain-elect Sandy Noble and the squad next year.