October 23

1970 Ray Massey rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown in

just 10 carries to pace Tolman to a hard-earned 13-6 triumph over Cranston East in a game played in near-freezing temperatures with heavy winds and snow flurries. In the first quarter, carries by Massey, QB Ernie Hutton and Al Noddings advanced the ball to the one-yard line and Noddings cracked in for the TD with Bill Britt kicking the conversion. After a fumble recovery by Jim Histen in the third period, Massey took off on a 35-yard scoring jaunt for a 13-6 advantage.

1980 Saint Raphael Academy cross country coach Charlie

Sweeney notched his 10th consecutive City of Pawtucket X-C championship and SRA’s overall 14th straight as the Saints garnered 31 points, while Tolman mustered 42 and Shea 47. Tiger coach Ed Warnock’s No. 1 harrier, Mark Curzake, captured the individual crown running away from the field in 14:49 over the 2.8-mile Slater Park course. SRA’s Tom Montalbano finished second, staving off Raider coach Kevin Mulligan’s Mike Crawley by two strides.

1990 Spiros Stratos rushed for 26 yards, caught two passes

for 32 yards, ran for a touchdown, snared a PAT toss and kicked a 28-yard field goal to spark Shea to a 23-8 win over Warren and snap a four-game losing streak in Class C-One action. QB Dino Georgeopoulous scampered four yards, Stratos sprinted 39 yards and Flavio Lubrano plowed over from five yards out for the Raiders’ TDs. A Shea defense that held the Redskins without a first down the entire first half was anchored by Heath Tiberio and Greg Cooper.