Sanford High School - Distaff Yearbook (Sanford, ME)

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THE FRESHMEN Deering High was Sanford High's next victim, and it marked the first time Sanford and Deering had met on the gridiron in over twenty years. Coach Alvino had his squad really up for this one and in spite of a great exhibition by Deering's Jerry Simpson, Sanford pulled this one out by the score of 12 to 7. The two bands put on quite a show between the halves at Goodall Park. The Portsmouth Clippers, with a heavy veteran squad, were too powerful for Sanford's light but scrappy team. After putting up stiff resistance on a mudecov- ered field, the locals succumbed by the score of 20 to 6. The final game with our traditional rivals, Biddeford High, found Sanford reaching its peak... Sparked by All-Western Maine Charlie Caramihalis, the Redskins romped over the Tigers of Biddeford for the second straight year. The Sanford team put on one of the best forward passing exhibitions ever displayed in Sanford, simply demoralizing the scrappy, never-say-die Biddeford team. Prospects look brighter for next fall with twelve lettermen returning even though Coach Alvino will miss such men as Caramihalis, Durant and Mayo, who have been regulars for four years. About Captain Charlie Caramihalis Coach Alvino said: Charlie is one of the greatest offensive backs I have ever seen in high school football, so naturally he will be difiicult to replace. Coach Arnold had the freshman squad practicing early last fall. This is the first year the freshmen have had the advantage of special training in junior high school. The freshmen had several practice games with Emerson and Hamlin. Other than these games their season consisted of one win and two losses. St. Louis Fresh- men defeated them 20-0, Thornton Freshmen defeated them 21-0, and they won over the Spaulding Freshmen 42-6. This year's squad consisted of: Roger Demers, Robert Leblanc, Reginald Sheltra, Robert Ramsdell, William Morrow, Earl Adams, Alfred Petrin, Richard Tuttle, John Mullins, Wilbur Vachon, Edward' Gauthier, David Gardner, Robert Levesque, Armand Legere, Walter Ouellette, and Wayne Waterhouse, manager. From this nucleus will come the stars of the 1954 team, PAGE 17

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PAGE 16 THE VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY 1950 FOOTBALL HISTORY With only six veterans returning from the 1949 championship squad the Red- skins' football prospects did not look too promising for 1950. However, after an upset win over Laconia, N. H., and a defeat at the hands of the state championship St. Louis squad, Sanford High held its own, winning four out of the last six games. Captain Charles Caramihalis was the sole returning regular from the backs who romped for the standout Redskins of 1949. However, it was not long before such backs as Normie Belanger, Gene Savage, Vince Ferro, Arnie Holland, Frank Scott, John Demers and Arthur Mathieu began to produce. In the line, only such veterans as Roger Durant, Francis Mayo and John Maher were available, but it was not long before the frontier line of the Redskins became highly regarded. In a short time such names as Lincoln Tripp, Bud Shackelford, Charlie Killam, John McCullough, Rollie Merrifield, Dick Tebbetts, John McDonald, Merrell Clarke, Jordan Fuller, Bill Vaccaro and others became well-known. In the opener against Laconia, N. H., a heavily-favored Laconia team was beaten by a score of 12 to O. This game was played under lights at Goodall Park before a good-sized crowd. The next game was the game most fans were waiting for. The St. Louis power-packed veteran squad was aching for revenge of the Redskins of '49, The Eagles got the revenge they wanted Biddeford by defeating our Redskins by a score of 33 to 0. The third game found our Redskins bouncing back for the Spaulding High team at Rochester. This was the third game. 4 upset victory by our before 6,000 fans at a 38 to 12 lacing of consecutive arc-light In the fourth game, played at Goodall Park, the Thornton Academy team upset Sanford by the score of 12 to 7. The Redskins were leading by the score of 7 to 6 late in the contest, but a bad pass from center, high over the kicker's head, was recovered by Thornton, who used a sneak play to win by a score of 12-7. It was a heart-breaker to lose. The Sanford High squad traveled to Westbrook the following week and it looked as though Westbrook was going to upset the Redskins. The Blue Blazers were leading by the score of 13 to 0 with only eight minutes left to play. But it was here that reliable Charlie Caramihalis sparked his team to one of the greatest comebacks in Redskins history. Yes, the Redskins scored 14 points to win by the score of 14 to 13.

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PAGE 18 THE 1950 BASEBALL TEAM 1951 PREYIEW As the .DISTAFF goes to press, Coach Nunan, assisted by Warner Keaney is working hard with the baseball squad of 1951. Graduation last year left him with only four letter men, but he is not downhearted and each day sees him strug- gling to whip his squad into shape. There should be much interest in watching the season develop this year to see whether Coach Nunan is justified in his faith in them. The manager is Robert Pinkerton. The squad will probably include the following: Charles Caramihalis, Richard Baston, Richard Tebbetts, Richard Ther- iault, Norman Belanger, Charles Killam, Robert Watson, Richard Watson, James Willey, Thomas Belliveau, John Maher, Robert Dwight, Roland Merrifield, Alan Saperstein, Ronald Mathieu, Arnold Holland, Arthur Mathieu, Stanley Scieszka, Roger Stackpole, Maurice Lavertu, Gerard Noel, Richard Rand, Donald Davis, Charles Driscoll, and Herbert Stone. 1951 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Place . Date Opponent Place April Thornton Saco May Portland Portland April Cheverus Portland May Westbrook Sanford April So. Portland So. Portland May St. Louis Biddeford April St. Louis Sanford May Biddeford Sanford April Cheverus Sanford May So. Portland Sanford May 1 St. Ignatius Sanford May Deering Portland May 3 Portland Sanford May St, Ignatius Sanford May 5 Thornton Sanford May Biddeford Biddeford May 8 Deering Sanford May Westbrook Portland