St John High School - Aquila Yearbook (Concord, NH)

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AQUILA PAGF 53 Football N EARLY September the football fans heard w1th great Joy MOHSlgUOFS declsxon that Salnt ohn H1gh School would aga1n be represented on the grldlron Wluen Father Boner Dlrector of Athletlcs sounded the call for candldates thxrty four pupxls re sponded NOfW1fllSE3I1dlI1g thelr age sxze and lack of experience these opt1m1st1c athletes determlned to show the publlc that they could hold thelr own with other teams throughout the state Coach Hannlgan capably assisted by Barney Colgan an ex All State back for 1943 and Roland St Onge an old Salnt ohns player and ohns Hopkms end whlpped the team IHIO shape After a few days of mtense strenuous work the season opened w1th a clash aga1nst Brewster Academy at MLm0f13l Field Salnt ohn s trlumphed 19 6 That was not enough' The team played four con secutrve games before tast1ng defeat at the hands of a heavy Frank lm squad The F1ght1ng Irxsh dld not let IIS first reversal quench xts ardor but continued to battle ICS way to glory The fall season ended w1th a record of four VICIOFICS two tles and three defeats Samt ohn s grldders made a spring debut and showed conslder able prowess ln a practlce scrxmmage with Manchester West Llttle Green then stepped out of lts class for a chmacttc clash wrth Dover Th1s game we hope was a forecast of what we can expect next fall from the Irlsh lads when they get hands and feet on the prgskm agaxn On the basxs of what has gone before the Greens wlll cer tamly hold therr own Success thxs year was due to the competent coachlng of Em mett l-lanmgan When he saw the players on the field for the first tlme they were a sorry slght Many a man would have gxven up m despair but Il0t Coach l-Iannlgan He lndeed deserves our whole hearted thanks whxch we readlly give hlm The future looks brlght for Samt John s football team for there w1ll st1ll be enough veterans on the fleld IH the fall to perpetuate the fame of the Frghtmg Trlsh Wzllzam Troy 45 ,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.f.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,., . . . x - 1 a 9 ' ' - a a 1 . . A . . a 9 ' . J , 1 ' 1 J ' v - 7 . . . . J , , . ,, . . . ,, . . , . s 1 ' . J , . . . 1 , . 1 a . , - , . a - ' . . , 9 C! ' ' ' 37 . . ,

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AQUILA PAGE as Basketball T OI-INS under IIS coach Wllllam D Haller completed a successful basketball campalgn wmmng fourteen games and losing a mere four Muclm praise must be glven to Coach Haller who made posslble ln h1s flrst year as coach at St ohn s victories over such strong opponents as Eranklln Lebanon Tllton Prep Manchester West Conant of affrey Plnkerton Academy and St Nllchael of Brattleboro Vermont Double VICIOFICS Included trlumphs over LHCOIIIB Pembroke Newmarket and Penacook Qnly one Class B team was able to surpass the Flghtlng Irlsh and that was Franklln who defeated St ohn s ln the state finals at Durham to galn the state champxonshlp The lush won over Conant of East affrey thlrty elght to slxteen and came from behlnd to beat Pmkerton Academy thlrty e1ght to thxrty seven before bow 1ng to a forceful Franklln five 1n the finals In the New England Cathohc Tournament played m Boston St Mary s of Waltham defeated a stubborn St ohn s team forty three to thirty seven 111 the flnal mlnutes of the game Hlgh scorer for the season was Tommy I-Iarcllman who w1th a grand total of three hundred and forty four polnts averaged s1x teen points a game and was selected for the All Tournament team at Durham as well as the New England team at Boston The Rlght Reverend MOHiIgIlOF Buckley attended all home games and those played at the tournaments The manner xn whlch the team upheld the splrlt and the honor of the school greatly pleased 1m SCHIOFS Don acohs Wllllam Troy and this years Captam Edward Mahon wlll leave thelr POSIIIODS open for asplrlng sports men Good luck to Coach Haller next years Captaln B111 Quxrk and the Class B champs of 19467 Edward Mahon 45 I-lf!-1-lv-I-1-I-1-1-1-I-I-1-1-1-1-1-fffff-1-1-1.,.f.,., , . . . - 7 ' 7 7 . . . , . . 7 ' 7 7 7 7 7 ,I 7 7 . , . 7 7 7 ' me ' ' ' 77 . .I , . 7 7 J 7 . i . . ' 7 X - . . - 7 , . . . , , , 7 7 , , . , - . . H 7 7 ' 7