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Coach Clower, using the nucleus from last year's team and adding two outstanding players, freshman Ralph Wilson and transfer student Skip Shear, who led the team in scoring this year and was named to the second team All Mason-Dixon, gave WMC one of its most successful seasons. Eo-captains Sam Leisure and "Country" Shaw continued to hustle and score consistently all year. Rounding out the starting five was Richie Eigen who was among the ..J leaders in both scoring and rebounding. The team finished the season with a record of 14-8, the best season since 1961. Among the many accomplishments was the winning of the New Bedford Seafood Tournament over the Christmas vacation; Skip Shear was named the outstanding player of the entire tournament. An unusually fine JV team was coached this year by Ralph Smith. Com. posed primarily of freshmen and sophomores, the team finished the season with a win-loss record of 7-7. It is here that the boys gain the experience needed to compete on the varsity level. ---..on Co-captains: Sam Leisure and Jim Shaw