Sports Hall of Fame
Reprinted from The Southington Observer Friday, July 20, 2012 Sports Hall of Fame 1955 CHRONICLE YEARBOOK COURTESY OF THE SOUTHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY The Southington High School football team went undefeated in 1954 and outscored opponents, 329-57. Front, from left, H. Ursone, D. Lachelt, R. Thorpe, T. Kirkland, J. Palmieri, J. Clements, J. Llodra, M. Terry, J. Lombardo, D. Perry, J. Flynn, and W. Zakrewski. Middle, P. Cassella, M. Rabis, J. Berg, D. Bender, M. Ungaro, J. Geloso, B. Ludecke, B. Stankowski, A. Meade, J. Porter, B. Celella, and A. Tarfano. Back, B. Shepard (mgr), Coach Joe Fontana, J. Orsene, D. Jones, D. Zdunczyk, E. Fish, R. Frain, B. Carruth, B. Flynn, C. Merriman, Coach Walt Lozoski, and F. Henderson (mgr). Southington Sports Gridiron greatness Hall of Fame 1954 football team was the best of the best 1954 SHS football team By JOHN GORALSKI anywhere. We had tremendous have it to carry us through a sea- SPORTS WRITER running backs. Ray Thorpe did a son.” Overall Record: 8-0 om Kirkland centered tremendous job passing. Jerry On opening day the joke was • Class B state champions. himself over the football Clements and our ends were out- finally revealed, and Southington • Three all-state players. T in 1954 like a con artist standing pass catchers. It was just a steamrolled East Haven, 32-13. • Outscored opponents, 329-57. combination of all the guys with Thorpe went 8-for-11 with a pair of with a handful of gullible tourists. • Outscored opponents in every quarter but one. Now you see it. Now you don’t.
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