Thompson Academy - Islander Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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ATHLETICS 1 Athletics play a large role in the life of a Thompson Academy student. During any one of the sports seasons more than 500A-, of the student body can be found competing on an interscholastic varsity level. Though small is numbers, we have always held our own against schools four and five times our size. We are the smallest school in New England to field an eleven man varsity level football team. Although this was not one of our banner years for victory, a proud sports tradition will end with the closing of the program in June of 1975. The Fall was a struggle in football and soccer, but the Winter improved with hockey and the basketball team won the second division Class D in the Bay State Tournament. The Spring looks even brighter with the return of a veteran baseball team. ln this small space we would like to honor our captains, Brian Feeney, Doug Marr, and Jon King in football, Dave Rose and Wayne Gerrish in Soccer, John Nee and Steve Scott in Varsity Basketball, Tim Buckley and Wally Logue in JV Basketball, and Larry Bavis in Baseball. We would also like to thank our coaches John Robinson, Dave Handy, Bill Peck, John Quinn, John lnjun Horan, Doug Paige, Alan Willis and Bob Sullivan for jobs well done. . A special thanks goes out to Bay Thomas who started our-athletic program 45 years ago, and who served as Athletic Director for the first 42 years. Thank you, Mr. T. I 'glifvm 9- it w .

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WOODWORKING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Steve Murphy, Eddie Ruck, Two Unrecognizable Faces, Tom Roonie, Mike Prentis, Joe Shahbaz, Papa Carter, Frank Tkacik, Juan Coday, Paul Ryan, Tim Buckley, and Mr. Thomas. C DORM FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Bev Darkins, George Rosado, Tyrone Hasket, George Delvalle, Uarmello Rivera, Eddie Neal, Karlton Burnett, Juan Coday, Absolutely Devine, and Steve Scott.

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SOCCER FIRST ROW: Coach William Peck, Stanley Kiano, Juan Coday, David Rose tCo-capt.l, Wayne Gerrish fCo-capt.l, Calvin Reed, and Coach John Quinn. SECOND ROW: Thomas Herlihy, Edward Milan, Paul Ryan, Stephen Joyce, David Norris, Jose Serrano, Daryll Payne, Gregory Bullock, Thomas Rozene, Stephen Murphy, Carmello Rivera, Kevin Boyce, and Timothy Doucette. The 1974 Soccer team, captained by Dave Rose and Wayne Gerrish, finished a disappointing season with a close contest against Winchendon-Cusing. A large home-coming crowd cheered them on, but a goal late in the game for W-C sent the Seahawks down to a 2-1 defeat. Dave Rose was a standout in goal and Wayne Gerrish on defense kept the game close throughout. Although many games were hotly contested, the only victory Thompson could manage was a 10-1 thrashing of perenially weak New Preparatory School. A previous game with New Prep had been cancelled and the Thompson players were anxious to break into the win column. For once the offense was in high gear, resulting in a lopsided score. Outwardly, the statistics don't point to the 1974 season as a successful one, but often it was the play of the offensive players like Jose Serrano, Steve Scott, and Juan Coday that gave Thompson Academy fans something to be happy about. Calvin Reed and Steve Joyce were strong on defense and only a lack of a consistent offense kept Thompson from winning more games. Thanks for an enjoyable year go to Ron Dumont for his help as a volunteer coach, to newcomers Rich Quinn and Tim Doucette for their spark and hustle, and especially to MVP David Rose and defensive leader Wayne Gerrish for holding the team together through a difficult season.