St Dominic High School - Echo Yearbook (Lewiston, ME)

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THE FRESHMAN TEAM V W K, L. First Row: Paul Lagueux, Paul Rodrigue, Paul Pratt, Maurel Allard, Sylvio Fillion, Gaston Custeau, Romeo Bouchard. Second Row: Brother Leopold, Coach, Wilfrid Lauze, Roland Dutil, Francis Brooks, Gregory Manning, Freddy Roy, Gerard Chabot, Laurier Anetil, Louis Pelletier. Third Row: Roger Paquette, Robert Bolduc, Leonard Lafrance, Raymond Lafrance, Normans Blanchette, Alfred Dumont, Fonald Morin. OUR LETTERMEN IN FOOTBALL Ray Comeau, Captain, Chuek Freehette, Fern Fournier, Ray Guilmette, Billy Weleh, Marvel Morin, Gerry Berube, Maus Cloutier, Rudy Grenier, Dirk Sylvain, Ray Chouinard, Norm Blais, Don Langlais, Porky Leeompte, Gerry Souey, Diek Des- ehesne, Noel Cloutier, Aime Morin, Norm Vallee, Link Chabot, Fern Cloutier, Ronnie Robert, Mgr., Skippy Banks, Paul Bazinet, Mgr., Henry Paradis, Gerry Tetu, Robert Albert

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FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS As we look back through the year from that hot August afternoon, when Coaches Gibson and Lizotte handed out grid togs to a husky, enthusiastic group of young men, until the football banquet, given in honor of the same group, huskier and just as enthusiastic after a whole season's play, we certainly accumulated enough fond memories to pile Ray Chouinard's little red truck to the very brim. We'll long remember the 1948 grid season for all its little incidents- Pop St. Pierre's laps and the H400 Club race, the antics of Buster , our officially heralded team mas- cot, the gruelling exercises, the cold showers, and many other episodes strictly not for publication, but most of all, we'll remember the games themselves, in which the long practice sessions and board talks paid off in victory. The Brunswick game was our baptism under Ere, and the Saints came through unsinged when sure-fingered quarterback Gerry Soucy heaved a floater to Ray Chouinard, fleet-footed end for the lone tally of the game. Dick Deschcsne, Link Chabot, and Frankie Bergeron were highly praised for their defensive performances. In their next tilt, the Doms blossomed forth to outbattlc both Winthrop High and the elements, when the powerful halfback Norm Blais stormed his way to three touchdowns and made one conversion to account for all nineteen points racked up by himself. Once again, our Seven Mules held like a brick wall, hold- ing Winthrop scoreless amid a drizzling rain. Tackles Porky Lecomptc and Dick Sylvain shared the spotlight. The following Saturday found the Black and White staging its debut on our new football field. Capt. Ray Comeau, rugged fullback, kept the pre-game cere- monies rolling by jaunting twenty-two yards for the initial touchdown, and setting down another on a sixty-yard ramble. In true spirit of the day, Norm Blais hit pay dirt twice, and when we finally added up the score, we had twenty-seven points to Livermore Falls seven, a healthy margin. Cathedral High of Boston was next on the Dom's victory list. With our Touch- down Twins Blais and Comeau o eratin full steam, and Maurice Cloutier and 3 3 P gl Rudy Grenier shining defensively, we emerged with a 19-6 triumph. Easily the highlight of the game was Norm Blais' ninety-yard kickoff return, which was good for six points. Our fifth game, played at Brookline against St. Mary's, really proved to be a thriller. Trailing 7-0 at the half, the fighting Saints came back strong, paced by right halfback Norm Vallee, who gained close to ninety yards by himself, including a twenty-yard run back of a pass interception. Norm set up the first T. D., and with little more than a minute remaining, Gerry Soucy flipped Ray Chouinard his third touchdown pass of the season for the deciding counter. It' proved a Pyrrhic victory though as ground gainer Norm Blais was lost to us nearly until the end of the season due to a leg injury. S. D. H. rooters staged a victory parade once again the following Saturday after the touchdown minded Doms smother Berlin High 20-6. Ray Comeau scored twice and Noel Cloutier, rangy tackle, recovered a fumble in the end zone for our third marker. Hard hitting halfback Skippy Banks and spunky end Ray Guillemette won high praise for their afternoon's work: Skippy gaining a large