West Rutland High School - Green and Gold Yearbook (West Rutland, VT)

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-....- Tournament Time West Rutland started the tournament off to a good start bs gafeating Vergennes- easily in the oemiwfinals by a score of 3-30. In the finals West Rutland won its sixth Class B champn ionship of the Southern Vermont League by outclassing a fast and scrappy Poultney team, Sl-33. The high scorers were Tom LaPlaca, Bob Noonan, both of 'Westside, and Kenny Potter of Poultney. The fast pace set by the Golden Horde began to wear the nblue Devilsn down in the second quarter. The best tribute paid to victorious West Rutland came from Coach Rat- cliffe of the losing Poultney team. He said, uMy boys played their best game of the season against West Rutland.n ' H ByewinningcthQ-finale, West Rutland gained the right to move on to the B finals at Barre oh'Friday night.wherel,,they met the northern B title holder, ples Academy at Burlington. Waterbury, which nipped Peo- It was an Hold storyn when ceivad the Vermont Headmasters' Club trophy on behalf of his school from Principal Dascomb P. Rowe of Waterbury, club pres ident. The All-Tourney Class B players were LaPlaca and Noon an of West Hutlandg Lee Houghton of Arlingtong Kenny Potter captain, and Phil Maslack, of Poultney. Captain Thomas LaPlaca re- The Barre outinp brought to a colorful close the court performances of Captain Tommy LaPlaca, Jim y Leamy, Bobby Noonan, Val Kaszuba, Joe Pryzbyto, and Joe Warzocha,all sen- iors who appeared in a Golden Horde uniform for the last time To them and their teammaters it was a contest of major import aloe. During the long season, the West Siders have racked up 15 victories, eight defeats, and the eirth Southern Vermont crown in the last seven seasons. The sixth championship of the state, which was won by West hutland, wrote the finale.'o a brilliant 1951 campaign. West Rutland defeated Waterbury by the score of U3-W? which made the West Siders very happy including the very able and well-liked coach, Francis Hinohey. R. Potter R. Young

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qs Football Season As August of 1950, set in the beauty of the fall foliage, approached, everyone was eagerly awaiting football. This was our last year and we were all out to set a good example for the lower classmen. Ou class was renressnted by Ron Better, John Fran, Ton LaPlaca, Robert Noonan, Deb Johnson,Jim Leany, Joe Pryzbyto, Val Kaszuba, Joe Narzocha, and Jimmy Mumford. These rugged men proceeded to lead our team to its best sean son in seven years. - Our traditional rival Poultney was our first opponent. Although we lost this game by a score of 12-7, the fans were excited by the tremendous fight of the Horde. - . Gur next rival was Burr and Burton. We finally showed our powerful passing and running attack by really defeating them by a score of 3h-7. The second loss of the season was sustained at the hands of the power-ladened Fair Haven team. On the following Saturday we met Woodstock, and resulted in losing the game. we did however, defeat the Proctor team. The final week of the season was now upon us and we still possessed that same pre-season drive. Middlebury ar- rived with a huge teas but we upset them by a score of 20-T. All in all, this on the wnole proved to be a rather success- ful season. Us had'scored more touchdowns than the teams of 'LB and 'HQ out together. The selections of the Marble Valley League All Star Team and All-Dtate was eagerly awaited. Our team was represented by Laflaca on the Marble Valley League Team, who also made the All-Stats First Team. Leamy and Pryzbyto made the Second team, while Jumford received an Honorable Mention.' The under- classmen will renember always the class of 'Sl as great foot- ball nwarriorsn. J. Mu ford Rzztland Historical Society and the Rutland Free Library.

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FIRST ROW ' BASEBALL L. to R. -fH. Poplaslci, T. LaPlaca, J. Pryzbyto, J fiumford, T. Drop SECOND ROW . L. to R. Mgr. R, Young, J. LaP1aca, L. Bartlett, J Mo Cormack, D. Vacoarella, R. Potter, R. Noonan. THIRD ROW r L.to R. R. Da1Bianoo, R. ?1uta, G. Lengol. SCORES W T Wallingford 8 2 Middlebury 11 3 Fair Haven Rainod Out Brandon 13 3 MSJ 11 2 Burr E Burton L MSJ 1 Poultney 6 2 Pittsford - - Ludlow - - Proctor - - Fair Haven