Wakefield High School Football 1962

Wakefield High School Football 1962

If not for a forfeit loss because of an ineligible player, in a game in which they beat Concord 34-0, Wakefield would have won the Middlesex League title in 1962. As it was, Wakefield (5-1-1) did share the title with Melrose (5-0-2) that year when the league voted for a co-championship. This was a powerhouse team on both sides of the ball. They scored 214 points (23.77 points per game,) had 5 shutouts - including their last 4 and only allowed 40 points (4.44 points per game) all year.

In February of 1963, to commemorate a great season, the team traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with President John F. Kennedy and presented him with a football at the White House.

Captain Rich Nardone HOF was Boston Globe and Record American All-Scholastic in 1962

Captain John Shevlin HOF was All-Scholastic in 1962.

John Shevlin passed for 12 touchdowns to mark a place in the record book

Alan Thorton had 7 touchdown receptions in 1962 for an entry in the Wakefield record book

and was the first ever to accomplish this feat.

Front Row: P. Currier, G. Smith, R. Laham, K. Chase, Capt. J, Shevlin, Capt R, Nardone, W. Rafferty, A. Thornton, B. Murdock, H. MacCaughey

2^nd Row: Coach Tighe, E. Seabury, A. Greenleaf, R. Boyd, F. Cloe, J. Cucinatto, D. Tropeano, K. Eldridge, K. Barrett, P. Bogart, Coach Racca

3^rd Row: L. Faillace, R,. Malonson, R. Demerle, A. Haroutunian, T. Stuetzer, R. Encarnacao, A. Pieyrafitta, J. Douglass, Coach Miksen

Captains: John Shevlin , Richie Nardone

Coach Bill Tighe 7-1-1

Points Scored	Opponent		Points Against
14		Reading*		12
34		Concord*		0
34		Saugus		8
26		Belmont*		14
34		Lexington*		6
16		Watertown		0
22		Stoneham*		0
34		Winchester*		0
0		Melrose*		0
214		* Middlesex League		40