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only score for PCD came on a returned kick. goal line stand, late in the fourth quarter indi­ A combination of various things made MB
In windy and rainy Newport, St. George’s cated. a great team. There was the excellent coach­
hosted the Quakers. Down 2-0 at the half, the For the final encounter, MB went all the ing of Jerry Zeoli, Paul Brunell, Jim Maland,
Blue bounced back on Joe Zeoli’s three touch­ way to Weston, Mass., to take on Rivers and Jim Anderson, the fan support which
downs, and won the game, 20-2. This victory Country Day. Rivers came into the game helped win many a game, and the grueling
gave the R. I. Prep Championship to MB. with an unbeaten streak of 12 games. How­ practices which made each player physically
I
Against a surprisingly strong team from ever, the Quakers were not to be denied in prepared for each game. Great praise must be
Pomfret, the Blue scored four times, and won this game to end all games. The offense, given the seniors — Joe Zeoli, Ed Gauthier,
the battle, 26-0. behind the running and passing of Joe Zeoli, Tad Barrows, Barry Centracchio, Bob Mos-
In perhaps the toughest game of the sea- led by Doug DeSimone, allowed only seven tertz, D. B. Smith, Tony Romano, Russ Setti-
put twelve points on the board. The defense,
son, the Quakers came through with a hard-
pane, Norm MacLeod, Mark N isbet, and
I 12. A Tad Barrows’s run and two passes by points. The result — a 12-7 victory, the first tributions to the club. N ext year’s squad
earned victory over Wilbraham-Monson, 19-
Doug DeSimone — for their valuable con­
undefeated season in four years at MB, and
Joe Zeoli, the first to Barry Centracchio and
the most wins ever recorded by an MB team.
promises to be a good one, although it will be
the other to Ed Gauthier, accounted for the
scoring, while the defense did the rest, as a The Quakers were among the very best N.E. very difficult to duplicate this year’s fantastic
team — one that will not be forgotten.
Prep Schools of 1975.