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we did, it was in 2006 (uri got blown out, EP beat undefeated Hendricken)
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You are so "that guy."seanmc94 wrote:Go Hawks!
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Go LaSalle Rams! Class of '98
Actually, I had to play my junior and senior years of varsity tennis on PCs courts. Still don't like the Friars.
Actually, I had to play my junior and senior years of varsity tennis on PCs courts. Still don't like the Friars.
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" We all sing praise to our school.
With loyal heart we remain,
oh how we love her our Alma Mater
Cranston High!"
Guess that was written before there was a West.
By the way, Dan's oldest goes to Hendricken.
With loyal heart we remain,
oh how we love her our Alma Mater
Cranston High!"
Guess that was written before there was a West.
By the way, Dan's oldest goes to Hendricken.
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Errr. Go Connolly Cougars!!!!
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Cranston East-1962 State Co-Champs (with Mt. Pleasant). We didn't recognize (some still don't) that there was a West. We didn't even put East on our championship jackets...Go Bolts!!!
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Portsmouth Abbey Ravens
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My father played for Cranston High School and was on the state championship football teams in 1966 and 1967. They beat EP both years. In 1968, my father's senior year, he was the captain of the team, and they went undefeated up until the championship game, and EP came from behind and upset them.
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He was one hell of a linebacker. One of the toughest guys I ever knew,
but with a heart of gold. Funny, too.
EP had a QB named Moniz, who went crazy in that '68 game.
but with a heart of gold. Funny, too.
EP had a QB named Moniz, who went crazy in that '68 game.
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What year? 86 hereSection104 wrote:Portsmouth Abbey Ravens
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Nothing against you Hendricken and LaSalle grads, but I love when public schools beat them. My daughter is at Portsmouth High now so I go to all the games. They are playing Hendricken Tues. night in the semis. I'll be there rooting hard for Portsmouth.
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La-la boys take bubble baths...doo dah doo dah!ATPTourFan wrote:Go LaSalle Rams! Class of '98
Actually, I had to play my junior and senior years of varsity tennis on PCs courts. Still don't like the Friars.
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I graduated Hendricken in 1991, my older brother in 1989, my younger brother in 1995. My older brother and I both played Football.
I actually received a full scholarship offer for Wrestling to Marquette, of all places. I had never heard of the school before, and I knew very little about it except that it was in Wisconsin, was Catholic, and was Div 1. It just came in the mail one day out of the blue, unsolicited. My parents were really excited, naturally, because they wouldn't have had to pay for my college education. I would have gotten my ass kicked up there for sure on that team. I filed that offer pretty quickly. I guess I'll always be a Rhode Islander. I couldn't picture myself moving over 1000 miles away, alone, and starting an entire new life like that. I give these student athletes a lot of credit.
I actually received a full scholarship offer for Wrestling to Marquette, of all places. I had never heard of the school before, and I knew very little about it except that it was in Wisconsin, was Catholic, and was Div 1. It just came in the mail one day out of the blue, unsolicited. My parents were really excited, naturally, because they wouldn't have had to pay for my college education. I would have gotten my ass kicked up there for sure on that team. I filed that offer pretty quickly. I guess I'll always be a Rhode Islander. I couldn't picture myself moving over 1000 miles away, alone, and starting an entire new life like that. I give these student athletes a lot of credit.
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jcru wrote:I graduated Hendricken in 1991, my older brother in 1989, my younger brother in 1995. My older brother and I both played Football.
I actually received a full scholarship offer for Wrestling to Marquette, of all places. I had never heard of the school before, and I knew very little about it except that it was in Wisconsin, was Catholic, and was Div 1. It just came in the mail one day out of the blue, unsolicited. My parents were really excited, naturally, because they wouldn't have had to pay for my college education. I would have gotten my ass kicked up there for sure on that team. I filed that offer pretty quickly. I guess I'll always be a Rhode Islander. I couldn't picture myself moving over 1000 miles away, alone, and starting an entire new life like that. I give these student athletes a lot of credit.
My brother played on your father's Cranston team. Rod told me a while ago what a great player your dad was.
I played (gee I'm old) against Hendicken in their first scrimmage game. Our coach told us to take it easy on them because they were a new team. How times have changed.
Having coached wrestling at Toll Gate H/S in the 90's, I can honestly say that wrestling is BY FAR the toughest sport. I take my hat off to you.
Oh, if you had taken that scholarship, you'd be a Big East fan now.
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2006...maybe we'll run into each other at a reunion? Didn't think there would be any other Abbey grads here.rhodyrudder wrote:What year? 86 hereSection104 wrote:Portsmouth Abbey Ravens
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Im in st leonards now. U know micheletti?
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ramfan85, almost everything I've learned about my father's playing days are from other people, like yourself and Rod, but more so people I've met in person. And from my mom. He didn't really talk about it, at least not to us, if he met up with guys he went to school with, he might have. From what I can surmise, he played much bigger than he was, had a very high pain tolerance. Played through all sorts of injuries, he had a sprained ankle taped by a trainer 3 times a day for almost 3 months to get through a season. Had broken ribs at one point, he tore his sternum wrestling for Trafficante his junior year.
I guess the story goes, my mother was the second youngest of 7 children. Her older brother was a member of the Gansett Avenue gang. When she came home one day and said she was going to some dance with my father, my uncle started flipping out. He told my grandfather, you can let her go to this thing with that guy, he's too dangerous, he's out of control he's like a wild man. At 14 years old, he was already stealing cars for joy rides and holding neighborhood parties and whatnot and all sorts of other illegal stuff that his older brother a Cranston cop would bail him out of. So, my grandfather said, I want to meet this James, and I'll decide for myself. So my father went to her house and spoke with him alone in his den, and when they emerged he said, ok, you can go with him to the dance. It was Stebbins that got a hold of him and talked him into playing football, and really changed the course of his life.
That's why, when I see all of these guys in the NFL, Ray Lewis and OJ Simpson and others, I think the NFL exists for a lot of reasons, but it probably keeps national crime much lower than it otherwise would be because it gives these guys some with very violent tendencies and aggression a much more healthy and productive medium to focus on.
I guess the story goes, my mother was the second youngest of 7 children. Her older brother was a member of the Gansett Avenue gang. When she came home one day and said she was going to some dance with my father, my uncle started flipping out. He told my grandfather, you can let her go to this thing with that guy, he's too dangerous, he's out of control he's like a wild man. At 14 years old, he was already stealing cars for joy rides and holding neighborhood parties and whatnot and all sorts of other illegal stuff that his older brother a Cranston cop would bail him out of. So, my grandfather said, I want to meet this James, and I'll decide for myself. So my father went to her house and spoke with him alone in his den, and when they emerged he said, ok, you can go with him to the dance. It was Stebbins that got a hold of him and talked him into playing football, and really changed the course of his life.
That's why, when I see all of these guys in the NFL, Ray Lewis and OJ Simpson and others, I think the NFL exists for a lot of reasons, but it probably keeps national crime much lower than it otherwise would be because it gives these guys some with very violent tendencies and aggression a much more healthy and productive medium to focus on.
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Ironic coming from a PC grad, since my school sends a disproportionately high number of students down the street to Providence College.seanmc94 wrote:La-la boys take bubble baths...doo dah doo dah!ATPTourFan wrote:Go LaSalle Rams! Class of '98
Actually, I had to play my junior and senior years of varsity tennis on PCs courts. Still don't like the Friars.
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It was deff tough going to school with your biggest rival. My dad went to LaSalle; along with 4-5 uncles and 7-8 cousins. Holidays are interesting.
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My dad sent us to Hendricken for a number of reasons. First, he was a business man out of Chestnut Hill, Mass, and my older brother and I sounded like Joe Pesci, we had such bad ethnic accents. So, he thought by sending us to school with a bunch of Irish Catholic kids, it would rub off on us, and he was right. By about a year in, the accent was completely gone.
There were other reasons as well. There were no drugs floating around that school. Those brothers wouldn't allow it. I really didn't know anyone who smoked when I attended there. Once, there was smoke in one of the bathrooms, and it was like a scandal. They were determined to hunt down the culprit. There were also no girls, obviously, to offer any kind of distraction.
My older brother hated it there his first year. He literally begged my father to let him go to Cranston West. Or anywhere for that matter. My dad had so many friends who were high school football coaches, Cranston East, Cranston West, Johnston, Toll Gate, NK, Rogers, you name it, they all used to tell him to send us to their school and we would start immediately and don't worry about not living in the town, they would take care of it. But, my dad refused to do it.
The real reason my older brother and I went to Hendricken, which didn't become apparent until later, was because of my younger brother, who is autistic. Hendricken was the only school who had the means and desire to take my brother and educate him like a normal student. And my parents had been researching that for years, Wheeler, Moses Brown, all of the outrageously expensive schools, they would have been willing to pay to give my brother the right education. That's why Jim and I had to stay at Hendricken. We obviously benefitted from it big time in the end.
There were other reasons as well. There were no drugs floating around that school. Those brothers wouldn't allow it. I really didn't know anyone who smoked when I attended there. Once, there was smoke in one of the bathrooms, and it was like a scandal. They were determined to hunt down the culprit. There were also no girls, obviously, to offer any kind of distraction.
My older brother hated it there his first year. He literally begged my father to let him go to Cranston West. Or anywhere for that matter. My dad had so many friends who were high school football coaches, Cranston East, Cranston West, Johnston, Toll Gate, NK, Rogers, you name it, they all used to tell him to send us to their school and we would start immediately and don't worry about not living in the town, they would take care of it. But, my dad refused to do it.
The real reason my older brother and I went to Hendricken, which didn't become apparent until later, was because of my younger brother, who is autistic. Hendricken was the only school who had the means and desire to take my brother and educate him like a normal student. And my parents had been researching that for years, Wheeler, Moses Brown, all of the outrageously expensive schools, they would have been willing to pay to give my brother the right education. That's why Jim and I had to stay at Hendricken. We obviously benefitted from it big time in the end.
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jcru wrote:My dad sent us to Hendricken for a number of reasons. First, he was a business man out of Chestnut Hill, Mass, and my older brother and I sounded like Joe Pesci, we had such bad ethnic accents. So, he thought by sending us to school with a bunch of Irish Catholic kids, it would rub off on us, and he was right. By about a year in, the accent was completely gone.
There were other reasons as well. There were no drugs floating around that school. Those brothers wouldn't allow it. I really didn't know anyone who smoked when I attended there. Once, there was smoke in one of the bathrooms, and it was like a scandal. They were determined to hunt down the culprit. There were also no girls, obviously, to offer any kind of distraction.
My older brother hated it there his first year. He literally begged my father to let him go to Cranston West. Or anywhere for that matter. My dad had so many friends who were high school football coaches, Cranston East, Cranston West, Johnston, Toll Gate, NK, Rogers, you name it, they all used to tell him to send us to their school and we would start immediately and don't worry about not living in the town, they would take care of it. But, my dad refused to do it.
The real reason my older brother and I went to Hendricken, which didn't become apparent until later, was because of my younger brother, who is autistic. Hendricken was the only school who had the means and desire to take my brother and educate him like a normal student. And my parents had been researching that for years, Wheeler, Moses Brown, all of the outrageously expensive schools, they would have been willing to pay to give my brother the right education. That's why Jim and I had to stay at Hendricken. We obviously benefitted from it big time in the end.
Well said.
It's interesting. Yesterday a bunch of us got way off track from the thread title. I think the mods let it go because first, it was fun looking back at the high school years and second, it was a whole day where there wasn't any bickering on this board. I loved it.
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Damn straight! Go Mariners!
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Just another reason to not like Sean. Pawk the hawk ATP!!!
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Can't hear you; too many state championships in my ears!Smokinjimit wrote:Just another reason to not like Sean. Pawk the hawk ATP!!!
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even the team managers get rings at BH?
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You're giving him too much credit....I'm guessing mascot.bigappleram wrote:even the team managers get rings at BH?
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My role on state championship team(s) is secure.
How many of you jokers can say the same?
How many of you jokers can say the same?
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Oh, so you were on the basketball team? I didn't realize that until now, but using simple deduction. "Sean Mc 94" I'm guessing that means you graduated PC '94. Which means you graduated Hendricken '90 the year before me.
You say state championship team(s). When we went to school, that was before Mosca started winning all those Football championships in about '94, I think. So, Football (could never beat Rogers, etc), Hockey (could never beat Mount), Wrestling (could never beat Coventry), so those would be out. The teams those years that won multiple state championships were Soccer, Basketball, Track (Indoor and Out), Cross Country, Tennis, and a couple of more obscure ones like probably Swimming, etc.
I mean there were probably at least 20 guys with the name "Sean" and last name starting with "Mc" who graduated your year, but I could probably find you with a yearbook (which, don't worry, haven't seen one of those in at least 15 years, wouldn't even know where they currently are). Not trying to 'blow your cover' it just didn't strike me until now that we went to school together, probably both places (the other one for a semester overlap, anyway).
You say state championship team(s). When we went to school, that was before Mosca started winning all those Football championships in about '94, I think. So, Football (could never beat Rogers, etc), Hockey (could never beat Mount), Wrestling (could never beat Coventry), so those would be out. The teams those years that won multiple state championships were Soccer, Basketball, Track (Indoor and Out), Cross Country, Tennis, and a couple of more obscure ones like probably Swimming, etc.
I mean there were probably at least 20 guys with the name "Sean" and last name starting with "Mc" who graduated your year, but I could probably find you with a yearbook (which, don't worry, haven't seen one of those in at least 15 years, wouldn't even know where they currently are). Not trying to 'blow your cover' it just didn't strike me until now that we went to school together, probably both places (the other one for a semester overlap, anyway).
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94 is the year I graduated PC. Graduated BHHS in 1990. My bro wrestled with your older bro; I believe. He was 89. Lots of Mcs all over the place there.
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That's cool, Sean. I can hardly remember anyone from there unless they were on a sports team with me, were a particularly popular athlete, or were near me in homeroom. I didn't have the same kind of experience Jim had, my class was much different to his. Luck of the draw, I guess.
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I graduated from Hendricken in 91' as well. So, I officially know juru. Should I be nervous?jcru wrote:I graduated Hendricken in 1991, my older brother in 1989, my younger brother in 1995. My older brother and I both played Football.
I actually received a full scholarship offer for Wrestling to Marquette, of all places. I had never heard of the school before, and I knew very little about it except that it was in Wisconsin, was Catholic, and was Div 1. It just came in the mail one day out of the blue, unsolicited. My parents were really excited, naturally, because they wouldn't have had to pay for my college education. I would have gotten my ass kicked up there for sure on that team. I filed that offer pretty quickly. I guess I'll always be a Rhode Islander. I couldn't picture myself moving over 1000 miles away, alone, and starting an entire new life like that. I give these student athletes a lot of credit.
'No Mercy.'
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I should be nervous. You could be anyone. Give me a clue, lol.
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Best 3 point shooter not on the basketball team. And also humble as you can read.
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ditto! Go Hawks!seanmc94 wrote:Go Hawks!
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Fight for the Green,
Fight for the Gold,
Loyal men of Hendricken.
Fight for the strong,
Fight for the bold,
Alma Mater ever true.
Soar through the sky,
O Valiant Hawks,
Symbol of the brave and true.
So fight, fight, fight,
With all your might,
Mighty men of Hendricken.
Fight for the Gold,
Loyal men of Hendricken.
Fight for the strong,
Fight for the bold,
Alma Mater ever true.
Soar through the sky,
O Valiant Hawks,
Symbol of the brave and true.
So fight, fight, fight,
With all your might,
Mighty men of Hendricken.
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Hey, do you guys remember Mike Duckworth and Greg Cipriano, the two biggest kids in the school, going at it?
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state championship - check.seanmc94 wrote:My role on state championship team(s) is secure.
How many of you jokers can say the same?
if we are jokers WTF are you doing here? dont let the door hit you on the way out. have no clue why you subject yourself, or us, to this. you rarely exchange in healthy college hoops talk, which is what you always profess you are here for, all you do is police the PC subject matter. were you on hall duty at BH?
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The best high school baseball player(arguably) in the state is from Portsmouth. Unfortunately he goes to Hendricken. If he played for Portsmouth, Portsmouth most likely wins the state championship last year.
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Ah, grown men on a message board puffing their chest over high school accomplishments. I love the internet!seanmc94 wrote:My role on state championship team(s) is secure.
How many of you jokers can say the same?
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well he started it Adam the "jokers" comment just made it impossible to ignoreadam914 wrote:Ah, grown men on a message board puffing their chest over high school accomplishments. I love the internet!seanmc94 wrote:My role on state championship team(s) is secure.
How many of you jokers can say the same?
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Oh I get it, my comment was definitely directed at him.bigappleram wrote:well he started it Adam the "jokers" comment just made it impossible to ignoreadam914 wrote:Ah, grown men on a message board puffing their chest over high school accomplishments. I love the internet!seanmc94 wrote:My role on state championship team(s) is secure.
How many of you jokers can say the same?
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Class of '66 (although back then it was Portsmouth Priory)Section104 wrote:2006...maybe we'll run into each other at a reunion? Didn't think there would be any other Abbey grads here.rhodyrudder wrote:What year? 86 hereSection104 wrote:Portsmouth Abbey Ravens
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Grown men? Where?adam914 wrote:Ah, grown men on a message board puffing their chest over high school accomplishments. I love the internet!seanmc94 wrote:My role on state championship team(s) is secure.
How many of you jokers can say the same?
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