Vilas High School - Reflector Yearbook (Alstead, NH)

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amor Vanity famfetfafl S Blake W Sm th F Pelton S Strong G Wllso R Spencer D Balla M Putnam F Stevens J Balla J Howard D Dustln N Edson Mr Paulson 1954 55 BASKETBALL SCORES VARSITY BASKETBALL J V BASKETBALL TEAM Alumnn Hlnsdale Marlboro Keene J V St Marys Walpole Troy Charlestown New London St Marys Keene J V Henmker Walpole Troy Charlestown New London Hennlker Marlboro Play-offs Stratford Charlestown Sem: fmals Holy Rosary 59 THEY TEAM Hinsdale Marlboro Keene J V St Marys Walpole Hmsdale Troy Charlestown New london Stevens St Marys Stevens Keene J V Henmker Walpole Troy Charlestown New London THEY o o . , . i , . , . , . ' n, . , - , - , - I - : WE : WE ' T 5- ' ICT T- ' 63 20 42 21 49 24 . . 38 56 . . 79 62 . ' 28 40 . ' 56 55 42 29 60 46 ' 41 50 Hinsdale 74 47 Keene Jr. High 30 39 49 43 46 22 43 46 25 41 67 58 40 36 . ' 60 75 51 26 . . 55 45 . ' 38 32 ' 40 74 57 44 55 40 . . 51 42 53 51 ' 36 31 56 49 43 31 81 62 44 28 ' 66 49 41 40 69 40 39 25 72 49 73 46 ll' 64

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Joy! ' Vanity Mr Metcalf l Heywood H Gruffun W Batchelder M Bellows D Wunham M Bean E Bragg R Davus V Hurd R Savory D Whipple The 54 55 basketball squad chalked up a record whuch won honor and glory for theur team theur coach and theur school To complete a season with a standing of l9 wuns and 3 losses un total corn petutuon us cun envuable record The ten man squad composed of eught seniors and two lunuors waged a successful battle for a play off berth un the pre tournament season The unutual play off against a strong Stratford team brought a 72 49 vuctory to the Metcalfmen In the funal play off wuth the arch ruvals from Old '4 the Vulas boys scored 73 pounts to Charlestown s UNH at Durham to enter the semu finals for the state champuonshup In cu spectacular exhubutuon the team clumbed to wuthun 2 pounts of theur opponents Holy Rosary wuth only seconds remaunung un the final peruod When the buzzer sounded however the Holy Rosary boys were leadung with a 64 59 score The Metcalfmen were defeated by thus fast movung outfut who contunued un play untul they captured the champuonshup The team s worthy center Harvey Grass Griffin brought home honors on two accounts h s posutuon on the All State Tournament Team and hus Class C Stat Foul Shooting Champuonshup Harvey achieved thus latter honor by placung 28 out of 30 free throws whule under terrufuc tension due to the extreme competition from hus opponents Thus T954 55 team wu ll long be remembered un VHS basketball records To these boys and theur coach go the congratulatuons whuch they well deserve after theur remarkable season 38 - . . I . - I . . . . I 45. ln accordance with their bid to the Class C Tournament, on February 25 the squad journeyed to . . . . . . . . I , I I ll Il ' ' , : i

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Varsity eleetleaafets V Cheerleo ers Hof R 0 0 Edson, Y. Monty, A. Burroughs, C. Bean, J. Pitcher, K. Allen, B. Burke, E. Chas J . . d E. rwell, M. Hurd, E. Clark, . Renz. 4