South Kent High School - Yearbook (South Kent, CT)

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YEARBOOK 1956 THE LOWER TEAMS THE KIDS Kids ...... ,.,,. 6 Kent .,,.,....., ,....... 2 1 Kids ..,... .,.. 0 Berkshire ....... ....... 2 0 Kids ...... .... 6 Canterbury ........ ..,.... 2 0 Kids ..... ...,. O Salisbury ....,. .,,..... 2 0 Kids ...,.. ..,, 6 Westminster ..,...... ........ 2 1 Kids .......,.,.,......,. 13 Gunnery ..,......,..,............, 34 The Kids started the season using plays from both the T and single wing formations. The combination ap- parently confused them as they did much better in the Gunnery game when they used primarily the single wing formation. Although they lost all their games, the Kids did play good football at times. John Farr gained the largest percentage of rushing yardage and made the greatest number of tackles. Reeve Cantus did a splendid job quarterbacking. The rest of The Kid Game Captains: Brian Woodward, jack Triplett, Pete Lee, Reeve Cantus, and John Farr. the backfield was made up of Brian Woodward, Nate Tracy, and Peter Lee. Ted Madara and Titus Moody were guards on each side of Center Jack Triplett. jack Coleman played one tackle while jack Agate, Dave Seaberg, and Roger De- Vore spelled each other at right tackle. Nick Jenks, Rick Carter, and Chris Young took turns at the ends. Back row: Mr. Humphreys, Doble, Williams, R., Curtis, Mr. Small, Ermentrout. Second row: Wood- ward, J., Graveraux, S., Haines, Rodenberg, Braden, Tollefsen, Geilich, Hines, Gilliam, Hardman. Front row: Baker, Townsend, Richards, Patitz, Leever, Schwartz, Welsh, Tompkins, Butler, Huston, Connors. THE MIDGETS Midgets ....... .... 7 Millbrook ..,......... Midgets ....... ...,.,.. 2 0 Wooster ......,.........,.t. Midgets ..,.,.. .....,,. Z 1 Indian Mountain ...,.... Midgets .,,.... .,.. 6 Rumsey Hall ,..,..,..,. Midgets ..,................,.,..,.., 32 Gunnery .......................,... ,...,,.40 6 O .ig 41 Q The Midgets started off their season by defeating Millbrook 7-6 when Jim Schwartz ran eighty-four wards for a touchdown after inter- cepting a pass and Stew Townsend passed to jeff Geilich for the de- ciding point. The Midgets never allowed their spirit and enthusi- asm to lag. All the Midgets played well this year. jim Schwartz achieved a most impressive record of seven touchdowns while Dave Welsh perhaps worked the hardest as he crashed off-tackle for three touch- downs and five extra points. Stew Townsend and Steve Graveraux each threw a large number of good passes. jen' Geilich and Schwartz were the major receivers. l 6 i , .ia The Midget Game Captains: jim Schwartz, Alan Hewat, john Haines, David Welsh.

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SOUTH KENT SCHOOL Back row: Frost, C., Goddard, Shapiro, Young, Coleman, J., DeVore, Marsland, McDonald, Monck. Second row: Mr. Ding- man, Moon, G., Lavino, Hill, Waldner, Madara, Jenks, Seaberg, Tracy, Mr. Stephens. Front row: Carter, Agate, Triplett, Can- tus, Farr fCapt.J , Woodward, B., Moody,-Coleman, F., Maybach. Back row: MacWillie, Barr, Riker, Heydenreich, Howd, Gopcevic, Williams, J., Ingersoll, Lanier. Second row: Mr. Waller, Dickerson, Wilson, Baldwin, Moon, P., Frost, A., Lockwood, Heuss, Smith, T., Hoitt, Mr. Smith. Front row: Posselt, Allen, Finch, Merrill, Leeming QCapt.J , Cuyler, Reynolds, Newman, Coes. The Kidget Game Captains: Legare Cuyler, Nick Leeming, Steve Merrill, and Spencer Rey- nolds. THE KIDGETS Kidgets 14 Berkshire 13 Kidgets 13 Canterbury 12 Kidgets 26 Salisbury 0 Kidgets 6 Wooster 14 Kidgets 2 5 Gunnery 6 To finish a good season the Kidgets returned to South Kent the Gunnery demi-tasse cup, which is shown precari- ously perched on the football in the above picture. The Kidgets started off the season with a ragged offense which they quickly mended. The defense, sup- ported by the tackling of Steve Hoitt, Chad Lockwood, Trent Smith, and Pete Moon, made things exceptionally diflicult for their worthy opponents. The most spectacular play of their 54 season was Steve Merrill's eighty-yard off-tackle touchdown run in the Canter- bury game. Steve also scored four touch- downs in the Salisbury game, two in the Berkshire game, and one each against Canterbury and Gunnery. Other promi- nent figures in the scoring column were Jim Allen and Spencer Reynolds. Legare Cuyler and Pete Finch gave helping hands in the backfleld while Nick Leem- ing served coaches Waller and Smith as a general handyman.

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SOUTH KENT SCHOOL' Ham 'N Eggers: Bruce Banning blocks puck shot by Hotchkiss player No. 36. Players are, from left to right: Bob Hast- ings, Banning, Chip Monck, Dan Gravereaux, Alan Mathews, No. 36 Hotchkiss, Reeve Cantus, and unidentified Hotchkiss player. Old Man Winter was not overly kind this year, but he was considerate enough to allow each League team to play twelve or thirteen games apiece. The race was close this year and the Old Men still posed their usual threat. They were bolstered with the addition of Father Chase and one clay they even had Mr. Whitte- more on the ice. The Ham 'N Eggers did not have a great deal to write home about, but they did well in their own right. It is dillicult for a disjointed team to play successfully other teams which have been practicing together every day. Bob Hastings, Tom Allan, Bruce Banning, Lenny Gibbons, and Chip Monck were the more familiar fig- ures on the team, While George Worthington, Pete Kemper, Henry Lavino, and Arthur Moody helped a great deal. The Midgets, who are Second and Third Formers selected from the Leagues in the same manner as are the Ham 'N Eggers, won three of their four games this year. Steve Graveraux and Bob Dickerson were the more prominent figures in the scoring column, while Tom Leever, Perry Butler, Nate Tracy, John Richards, and Steve MacWillie also contributed to this department. HAM 'N EGGERS South Kent 7 Westminster 0 South Kent 2 Hotchkiss 4 South Kent 3 Canterbury 5 South Kent 2 Forman 2 South Kent 0 Kent 6 South Kent 5 Wooster 3 MIDGETS South Kent 5 Indian Mountain 3 South Kent 5 Rumsey Hall 1 South Kent 14 Canterbury O South Kent 3 Kent 4