Mount St Charles Academy - Excelsior Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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gXCElS e 1 4' oo VVX'.f'C X BASKETBALL LETTERMEN Him

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gXCEls ' at 'o 4 0 zmllofo f The Football Review Coach Ray Vaudreuil, the young energetic mentor from Worcester, had many sophomores and juniors playing on the varsity this year in order to produce a strong combination for next year's football campaign. Joseph Donahue, of Flushing, Long Island, captained this year's representation on the gridiron and although it was the poorest team in the history of the Academy, Joe's aggressive fighting spirit and dependable playing was the feature of every game. The following boys on the football team will graduate in June: Capt. Donahue, l-lartwell, Cayer, Martelly, Perreault, Bilodeau, Everett, Cogavin, McDonald, Beauch- emin, and Heffernan. RESUME OE Tl-lE l94O FOOTBALL CAMPAIGN M. S. C. O Westerly l3 Bewildered by a strong aerial attack, the Mount lost their opening game at Barry Field. Living up to all expectations, Capt. Joe Donahue performed brilliantly at right guard. John Mousseau and Marty Cogavin played well also. M. S. C. O Lockwood 6 ln a very evenly matched battle, the visitors came out on top by virtue of a 2l yard touchdown run in the third period. Bob Dusablon's passes to McPherson and Ouellette were a great help to the Mount. Q M. S. C. O ' Aldrich 20 Displaying power, speed, and an excellent aerial attack, Aldrich was more than a match for the l-lilltoppers. Dick Hartwell and Roland Martelly stopped many rushes by their numerous tackles. M. S. C. O West Warwick 33 Dick Everett's quarterbacking and Bob Dusablon's long punts kept the cham- pionship West Warwick eleven from scoring more points than they did. M. S. C. O Classical 27 Aided by a horde of lightning-fast backs, the Providence eleven was the fifth straight victor of the Mounties in the Class B league. M. S. C. O St. Raphael 27 Much after the manner of the preceding games, our boys went down to defeat again. The second-stringers played practically the entire game and they performed very capably. M. S. C. 7 Central Falls 20 Bob Ouellette, promising sophomore halfback, had the unique distinction of scoring 'the team's only touchdown in the football campaign. The score came late in the fourth quarter after the opponents had tallied on two blocked kicks and an intercepted pass. M. S. C. O Woonsocket l4 Touchdowns which resulted after a 73 yard drive and the recovery of a free ball in the end zone spelled the doom to our team in the Thanksgiving Day classic. Bob Dusablon and Capt. Donahue did meritorious work every minute of the game. 1940

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5XCEl B sl . I 0 0 The Basketball Season Showing a complete reversal of form from that which was displayed by last year's quintet, which won only two games, the surprisingly strong l939-'40 basketball team completed a highly successful season with an even percentage of seven wins and seven defeats. Coach Ray Vaudreuil was the important factor in the team's abrupt style of play. Ray was well-respected by his charges for his boundless knowl- edge of basketball and they proved their appreciation by turning in an exceptionally good season. ln the Class B loop, victories were won against Lockwood and St. Raphael, twice each, and West Warwick. ln comparison, our toys lost twice to Westerly, Woon- socket, and Central Falls and once to Aldrich. The Red and Blue were also tri- umphant in two exhibition games against South Bellingham High and St. Mary's of Uxbridge. Walter McPherson of Woonsocket, one of the best guards performing in the Class B division this year, was the captain of this plucky team. Jimmy Rogers, Bill Dubois, Wilt Jolin, and Fran Gardella of the graduating class played on the team also. Bob Cormier, high-scoring forward, and Bob Ouellette, an experienced center, have been elected co-captains ot next season's squad and they certainly deserve that honor. ln conclusion, we hope that the l94O-'4l basketball team will rise to equal heights that the preceding team has procured. l94O BASKETBALL RECORD M. S. C. Opp. Dec, ,South Bellingham High .............. ......... . .... 3 5 3l Dec. Lockwood High-.., ....... .. .... - ..... .. ............ 27 25 Jan. Central Falls .......................... ..,............ 3 l 37 Jan. Westerly High ......... - ........................ ............... 3 5 39 Jan. St. Raphael's Academym., ........ ............... 3 6 35 Jan. West Warwick High .............. ......,........ 3 2 28 Jan. Aldrich High... ....... .. ......... ,... .............. .Zl 36 Jan. Woonsocket High ................... - ..... ...................... 3 O 40 Jan, St. Mary's Boys' Club ...... ,. ........ .....-..,..60 24 Feb. Lockwood High- ................. 3 ..... .,.. s ......... 4 5 33 Feb. Central Falls High .............. ................ 3 3 52 Feb, Westerly High- ................................. ............... 40 53 Feb. St. Raphael's Academy .............. ................ 4 5 43 Mar. Woonsocket High .................... ............... 3 8 44 2 15330 RICHARD RON DEAU