1967

Boys Basketball Team

First Row: L. Coughlin, M. Miliotis, J. Higgins. Second Row: W Greeley, R Dix D. Cranford, J. Dyson, W. Jacobson, Coach Killilea, W. Pereira, J. Barrett, N. Nelson, D. Chaffee, J. Rogers

RECORD

24 Wins - 2 Losses

Middlesex League Second Place Finishers

Tech ourney Class B Champions

Massachusetts All-State Tournament Champions

Pre-Season Games

Melrose 66 Boston Tech 51

Melrose 75 Swampscott 42

Melrose 63 Boston Latin 57 (at the Boston Garden

Middlesex League

Melrose 76 Belmont 52

Melrose 59 Wakefield 47

Melrose 43 Reading 44

Melroser 4 Concord 35

Melrose 54 Lexingtion 57

Melrose 95 Winchester 45

Melrose 95 Stoneham 58

Melrose 84 Belmont 55

Melrose 73 Wakefield 46

Melrose 63 Reading 50

Melrose 57 Concord 30

Melrose 76 Lexington 44

Melrose 90 Winchester 40

Melrose 82 Stoneham 49

Pre-Tourney Games

Melrose 62 Danvers 38

Melrose 75 Danvers 4

Melrose 79 Woburn 40

Tech Tourney Class "B" (Boston Garden)

Melrose 57 Don Bosco 56

Melrose 64 Hyde Park 57

Melrose 70 Natick 38

Mass. All-State Tournament

Melrose 73 Doherty Memorial High 49

Melrose 70 Cathedral High School 50

Melrose 70 Holy Family High School 51

"This year’s team really was sky high, the tallest team in the state, and finished the regular season with 18 wins and just two defeats. One of the team’s wins was a 66-51 drubbing of class A Boston Tech, the winner of its division of the Tech Tourney. Although finishing second in the Middlesex League, the Raiders were clearly the best team in the circuit. Coming into the Tech, Melrose was seeded third, but had to fight for its life against unseeded Don Bosco in the first round, finally winning on Bill Greeley’s jumper with two seconds left, 57-56. This heart-stopping victory sparked Melrose to play its very best basketball, and the Raiders went past Hyde Park in the semifinals, and thrashed Natick 70-38 in the finals to become the only champ to repeat. In the All-state Tournament the Raiders really proved that the Basketball team from Hockeytown was the best in the state. Melrose ran right by Doherty, Springfield Cathedral, and Holy Family The Raiders were led by captains Wayne Pereira and Bill Greeley; Wayne the high scorer and Bill the team play maker. Bill Jacobson, Jim Barrett, and Joe Dyson scored in double figures also. The only member of the starting lineup not a senior was Jim Rodgers. Nels Nelson, another junior also played often." (Exerpt from the Class of 1967 Yearbook)