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FOOTBALL

UNDEFEATED — S.E.N.E. CHAMPIONS

MB Coventry
MB Diman Voke
MB Portsmouth Abbey
MB Governor Dummer
OVERALL RECORD — 9 Wins, 0 Losses MB PCD
MB St. George’s
MB Pomfret
MB Wilbraham-Monson
MB Rivers

ABOVE: Huddling for the big one. RIG H T: Jorge booting away for the conversion.
When the players arrived in early Septem­ racchio. Joe Zeoli and Mark Murphy filled in
ber for the start of pre-season practice, confi­ the defensive backfield. D. B. Smith, Russ
dence could be felt in each and every member Settipane, Mark N isbet, Steve Perry, and
of the team. The offense had five starters ever necessary. This spirited group at defense
Ernie Votolato replaced the regulars when­
returning, as did the defense. This left twelve
I came up with the big play many times, and
positions open for those players who were
not able to break into the starting lineup last
was unscored upon in R.I. Prep School play.
For their first test, the Quakers traveled to
year. At the end of pre-season, the lineup
shaped up as follows: the offense was com­
scholastic Injury Fund game. It was a classic
posed of Ed Gauthier and Steve McHenry at Coventry High School to play in a R.I. Inter­
the ends, Tri-Captain Doug DeSimone and struggle, which resulted in a 6-0 victory for
B ill Mandly at the tackle spots, Tony MB, as Tad Barrows scored on a one-yard
| Romano and Norm MacLeod as guards, and plunge.
Bob Mostertz at center. In the backfield were Diman Voke came to Providence the fol­
Tri-Captains Joe Zeoli and Barry Centracchio, lowing weekend, but they dropped a 27-0
Tad Barrows, and Gerald Zeoli. Filling in decision as Joe Zeoli, Tad Barrows, Ed Gau­
when needed on the offense were Ernie Voto- thier, and Doug DeSimone contributed to the
lato and Steve Nisbet. It looked like the most score.
After a postponement with Rivers Country
powerful offensive team that MB had seen in Day, which would move the game to the last
years.
I The defense was composed of Ed Gauthier was 35-0 in favor of MB with Joe Zeoli
weekend of the season, the Quakers set their
and Gordon Ondis at the ends, tackles Doug
sights high on Portsmouth Abbey. The score
DeSimone and Tony Romano, middle guard
Darryl Wood, linebackers Tad Barrows, Steve
accounting for three of the touchdowns.
•J Nisbet, George Marderosian, and Barry Cent­
For their next test, the Quakers traveled to