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

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CL BBVAGJEF5 u- ' X S f .M .S + X 7L.5XbrbXv 'A Am. . Q. , .WM . i Lorraine, Mary, Claire, Dorothy. Beverly, Ioyce if -My Gur CAoice for Me Clear olleazlera, gonfeaf z?..,i.fi.,.ff First Row: C. Crowley, P. Welch, S. I.aBontee, B. Burke, B. King Second Rowi Mrs, Iohn Healy, Coach, C. Vezina, S. Clinton, R. Slattery, S. Perry, I. Landry D. Periello v 'WWE 1 . 4

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BASKETBALL-1950-1951 The basketball season of 1950-1951 was greeted by St. 1ohn's with many new faces. Douglas Mitchell from Derry had succeeded William D. Holler as head coach, and a nucleus of five seniors who had been substitutes in the preceding year were the material to be developed. Coach Mitchell outlined a program that called not only for the implicit following of instructions but also for the strict observance of rugged physical condition. The Knights under careful coaching were not expected to do much damage but before the campaign had finished they left their imprint of upsets as in past years. The boys showed great teamwork with a forward line of Coecaptain Gus Dorais, Dick Donahue, and Co-captain Billy McLean that continually scored in the double-digit numbers. The team could not be complete without Iohn Bilodeau and Bob Mooney, who many times snapped rebounds at precious moments that enabled the D-M-D line to hoop-em-up. These were Coach Mitchell's iron men and throughout many games these five stayed in there from the opening jump to the final gun. As the season progressed, the team improved but by heart-breaking losses on our home court to Somersworth, Groveton, and Pinkerton, we were elimi- nated from an invitation to the Class B tournament at Durham. These losses were remedied somewhat with wins over Somersworth and Pinkerton on their own courts but they were not enough for qualification. The season showed that St. Iohn's had not lost the fighting determination and splendid team play that has characterized all lrish teams. The will to Win and good sportsmanship combined with excellent coaching showed the hearts of many followers that a golden era was not yet over for the Green Knights from Concord. Robert Walsh, '51 Coach Mitchell , 4 i ,w 1 1,1175 ,, , f,

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Q Coach Iohn Frazer agllee Home Opp. Home Opp. Franklin at Concord 22 - 16 Somersworth at Somersworth 28 - 22 Holy Rosary at Concord 60 - 30 Franklin at Franklin 50 - 28 Somersworth at Concord 30 - 22 Pinkerton at Concord 28 - 25 Lawrence Catholic at Lawrence 25 - 21 Holy Rosary at Rochester 48 - 33 St. Ioseph at Concord 26 - 20 Alumni at Concord 33 - 23 St, Mary at Claremont 28 - 20 St. Mary at Concord 28 - 20 Penacook CYO at Concord 28 - 23 Pinkerton at Derry Z4 - 26 Lawrence Catholic at Concord 26 - 21 St. Ioseph at Manchester 28 - 25 Front Row: Lett to Flight: Ioseph Ienovese, Alphonse DiCicco, Pasquale Alosa Second Row: Iohn Walsh, Robert Morse, Robert Neveux, Capt. David Walsh, Arthur Nolin, Donald Addario, Donald Soderstrom Third Row: Coach Iohn Frazer, Iohn Muldowney, Iohn Clinton, Robert Boucher, Iohn McCann, Williarrll Wood, Donald Burke, Leo Smith, Manager. Robert Mayo absent when picture was ta en. , F xi ig it KET ,.