Weston High School - Key Yearbook (Weston, MA)

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Never Say Die We Didn ' t Look Back T he 1984 season for the Varsity Boy’s Soccer team was one of bro¬ ken records and new accomplish¬ ments. The team recorded its most successful record in Weston’s history and made off with the Dual County League Championships and advanced to the quarter finals in the state tournament. The reason for the team’s great success is mostly due to the incredible enthusiasm and never-say-die attitude that was ex¬ pressed by each and every teammate. From DCL Champs t-shirts to the “Home of the Wildcats” backboard, to team trips to Papa Gino’s, the team was first to each of us, everything else — in¬ cluding school — was second. We ate as a team, drank as a team, we shared good times and bad times as a team. This close¬ ness was the key to our success. Up until the day we beat Acton- Boxboro, (the 1 team in DCL), we had doubts about the season, but after that day, we didn’t look back. Tri-Captains Wes Atamian, Rob Blanck, and Rich Caruso kept us optimistic, even when times were the toughest. Memories of the season and hopes of good luck are passed by all to the team of ’85 but never again will there be a team quite like that of this fall. DCL champs at last, keep it going! □ Jamie Goldstein Right: Surveying the field, Rob Blanck catches his breath. . . . . Ill I BOYS SOCCER V. 15-1-1 J.V. 8-5-2 F. 3-12-0 VARSITY Front row: Rob Blank (captain), Richard Caruso (captain), Middle row: Chris Berg, Scott Rockart, Greg Blatt, David Retik, Scott Karchmer, Matt Sacher, Carlos Rivera, David Ross, Back row: Rob Ciappenelli, Scott Raynovich, Chris Holmquist, Brad Rosen, Ray Lambert, Dan Cohen, Jon Medverd, Tom Wooters, Jamie Goldstein, John Santos, Arthur Jacobs. Missing: Gordon Pan, Wes Atamian (captain). WHS VISITOR l 0 Chelsea 3 0 Chelsea 1 0 Acton-Boxboro 2 1 Newton South 4 0 Marian 7 0 Boston Latin 1 1 Concord-Carlisle 2 0 Lincoln-Sudbury 1 0 Wayland 2 0 Bedford 0 1 Acton-Boxboro 1 0 Newton South 10 1 Boston Latin 1 0 Concord-Carlisle 1 0 Lincoln-Sudbury 3 2 Wayland 1 0 Bedford 0 0 Lexington Christian Above Right: J.V. captain Collin Higgins in not so soccer-like attire. 22 The Best Part Soccer

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Hidden Talents But The Players Remained Below: Mels Flutie B eing a member of the football team has been a bittersweet existence. Let me explain the bitter part. First there’s pre-season. The football team traditionally goes off to football camp at a location at least 100 miles from Weston. The reason for this distance is to discourage any thoughts of running home in the dead of the night (not that anyone has the energy to run). Camp features sweaty locker rooms, fine cuisine and the patented Baldanza wakeup, a combina¬ tion which has broken many a brave foot¬ ball player. After pre-season, the football player has three months of practices to look for¬ ward to. He starts his season when it’s too hot for pants and finishes it when snow threatens. And perhaps the most bitter part of all lies in the fact that all of the work and time Below: Turkey Day Touchdown — The Wildcats were defeated by a mere point. put into the team never seems to show up in our win-loss columns, a fact of which we are all well aware (we have been re¬ minded enough times). But before I sound self-pitying, let me say that I ' m glad I ' m a member of the football team. The other football players could easily have played soccer or run or done nothing at all and avoided the em¬ barrassment of a losing record. But the players remained because they loved to play the game. Football has been a very important part of my years at WHS and I hope that it has been as much so for my teammates. We may not have had the record of Weston ' s soccer team, but we never did quit. This knowledge makes being a football player a great experience. □ James Haas Below: Team captains Rob Karofsky and Reed McCracken. Above: The Weston defense held its ground in this 7-0 shutout. Above: The 1984 Seniors. The Best Part Football 21

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Clockwise — Forward Carlos sets up for a shot. Halfback Jamie fights for the ball. Globe All-Scholastic Rob Blank. Defending the backfield are Kevin, Gordon and Carlos. Loyal fans. Fullbacks David and Wes take a rest. Center: Ready for the Wayland game. J.V. Front row: Eric Berg, Doug Cook, Steve Aserkoff, Zander Gryska (captain), Colin Higgins (captain), Charlie Galligan. Rob Gee, Jon Strimling, Keith Ward. Middle row: Mark Reny. Jon Rittenberg, Joel Kaplan, Jim Karami. Jeff Logan, Rhys Gibson, Peter Casey, John Daley, Rob Fallon, Matt Lawrence. Back row: Jim MacDonald. Doug Gray, Shaw Cutler, Peter Jacobson, Dennis Villas, Eric Rosen, David Lee. Mark Brill, John Wacker. Steve Sacher, Steve Zannetos, Kevin Chin. FRESHMAN: Front row: John Rogaris, Bryan Miller. Greg Miller, David Boosales. Second row: Crit Gee, Tod Backe, Chris MacCahan, Brian Allen, Doug Pyle, Dan Fawcett. Third row: Paul Gibb. Saad Dinno, Jeremy Donham, Andy Pastor, David Haas, Brad Balter. Back row: Martin Hinton, Neil Ross, James Potter, Ron Sacher, David Isreal, Freddy Johnson. The Best Part Soccer 23