1961 Season

1961 North Quincy Football Team

1961 Season Recap

The 1961 football season brought the start of a new regime at North. The Raiders’ new coach Mr. Leone is only the second coach at North since the opening of the school. Succeeding Mr. Donahue, Mr. Leone has brought more than just something new in the coaching department: the whole system of plays, the uniforms, and the assistant coaches are new. Joining Mr. Sadowski were Mr. Nolan and Mr. Rogers to back up Mr. Leone during the season.

The second generation started out with a bang as North beat the big Stoughton team 6-0. With Milton it was another story, however, Milton out-playing North for a 22-12 score. The Raiders bounced back with a 14-8 win over Taunton and then trounced Cambridge Latin 20-8. Although determined to keep on winning, the Raiders met with a tough Braintree team and were shut-out 14-0. In the next game North was far from home, but well represented by the crowd the Booster Bus brought. To the disappointment of all these loyal followers North was beaten by Leominster 18-0.

After this succession of losses the Raiders determined to get back on the winning trail. North prepared for the Dedham game with renewed enthusiasm. Despite their efforts the Raiders lost a heartbreaker 18-12. Hingham too provided the same fate, with Hingham beating North 24-8.

Though discouraged by these losses the Raiders worked for the Quincy game with the spirit that has motivated North’s football teams ever since the first Thanksgiving game. But on “Turkey Day” the North end of the city was in a gloom, for a truly better Quincy teamed downed the Raiders 20-0. Thus came the end of the season.

Though the seniors are gone, in the next few years the new regime will be settled with Mr. Leone’s new system and the Seniors can come back and see North have great success during the season and provide winning records for the new coach.

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Game 1 – North Quincy 6 – Stoughton 0

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Game 2 – Milton 22 – North Quincy 12

Game 3 – North Quincy 14 – Taunton 8

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Game 4 – North Quincy 20 – Cambridge Latin 8

Game 5 – Braintree 14 – North Quincy 0

Game 6 – Leominster 18 – North Quincy 0

Game 7 – Dedham 18 – North Quincy 12

Game 8- Hingham 24 – North Quincy 8

Game 9- Quincy 20 – North Quincy 0

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1961 Players

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Credits:

North Quincy High School Class of 1962 Manet at the Thomas Crane Public Library (Digital Edition)

Bus Goward – NQ 1962