LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL

1 LOWELL high SCHOOL Fifteenth Annual Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner Honoring the 2000 Hall of Fame Inductees Thursday November 16, 2000 PROGRAM Cocktail Hour Invocation Dinner 6:00 -7:00 7:00 7:00 Selection Process.: Chairman, Robert Boehm Greetings -----------Brian Martin, Chairman Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Induction Remarks LOWELL high SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brian Martin-Chairman James McGuirk, Secretary Mark Byrne, Treasurer Robert Boehm Walter Nelson-Athletic Director Dr. James Ciszek Patricia Crane James Cooney, Jr. Trudy Michel William Samaras, Ex-Officio Raymond Trembley COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Standards, Eligibility -------------------------------------Jam es McGuirk Banquet, Awards ------------------------ ---Mark Byrne, Walter Nelson Selection Committee ------------------------Chairman, Robert Boehm James McGuirk, Walter Nelson, James Sullivan Patricia McGuirk, Stan Stoklosa, James Ciszek Marjorie Miller, James Fallon, Mark Byrne Statistics, Research Robert Boehm Program Sponsors ------------------James Cooney, Jr.

2 , Patricia Crane HARRY JAMES DRIVAS CLASS OF 1954 One of the many outstanding LOWELL high SCHOOL athletes of the 1950's, Harry Drivas was one of the catalysts of the most successful period of gridiron achievement in the SCHOOL 's history--the golden years of legendary Coach Ray Riddick's Red Raiders. During the 1952 season Harry passed for 691 yards and 7 touch-downs and ran for two more scores as LOWELL won the Massachuestts State Class A Championship and then scored a decisive 26-12 victory in the Pied-mont Bowl in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, en route to an overall 11-0 record. As team captain during the 1953 season Harry continued his stellar play. The standout quarterback threw for 733 yards (7th on the all-time LHS list) and a SCHOOL record 13 touchdowns (still 1st on the all-time list), in addition to running for 2 touchdowns as the Red and Gray captured its 2nd consecutive State Class A ChampionshiR, completing an undefeated 9-0 season.

3 Harry was the prime mover of an offense that totaled 307 points, the 2nd highest total in SCHOOL history. For his career Harry compiled a perfect 20-0 record as starting quarter-back. His career total of 20 touchdown passes still stands as LOWELL high SCHOOL record. Harry's career total of 1 ,424 yards passing ranks 3rd on the all-time LHS list. A versatile athlete, Harry also competed as a member of the LHS basket-ball and baseball teams during his years at LOWELL high SCHOOL . Upon graduation from LOWELL high , Harry enrolled at the University of Connecticut. At Storrs he played four years of football, earning All-Conference honors. Harry remained involved in athletics in his professional career, as a teacher/coach and athletic director in Florida. CAMILLE (BUTCH) FREDIANI CLASS OF 1961 Blessed with outstanding quickness, Camille "Butch" Frediani etched a permanent place for himself in the annals of LOWELL high SCHOOL athletics through his exploits on the football field and the track under the tutelage of legendary Hall of Fame coaches Ray Riddick and George "Mike" Haggerty.

4 Utilizing his blazing speed effectively on the gridiron, Butch was a standout two-way halfback for the Red Raiders during his tenure on Kirk Street. Always a threat to score from anywhere on the field, Butch was at his best during his senior season (1960). During that campaign the talented bock regularly flirted with and sometimes surpassed the magic 1 00-yord barrier in yards rushing. Highlights included a 144-yard effort in a victory over Peabody and a 143-yord performance (punctuated by a 49-yard touchdown burst) against archrival Lawrence in a 14-14 tie. Other long TO's included a 69-yarder against intracity rival Keith Academy and a 78-yard kickoff return versus Nashua. Butch was named the Most Valuable Player of the LOWELL -Lawrence game in 1960 and was a starting halfback for the Greater- LOWELL All-Stars in the an-nual LOWELL Sun Charities Game in the summer of 1961. Butch received the ultimate honor for a high SCHOOL athlete when the Sporting News named him to its high SCHOOL All-American Football team following the 1960 season.

5 On the track Butch was a four-year standout sprinter for the Red and Gray, regularly winning races at distances ranging from 30-yards to 220-yords and setting numerous records during his stellar career. RICHARD R. FREITAS CLASS OF 1971 Another of legendary Coach George Bossi's outstanding wrestlers, Rick Freitas compiled an incredible record in Massachusetts, New England, and nationally at both the high SCHOOL and college levels. A three-year varsity wrestler for LOWELL high SCHOOL (1969-1971 ), Rick culminated his high SCHOOL career by winning the Massachusetts State Championship at 134 pounds during the 1970-1971 season. Rick led the Red and Gray in team points, takedowns, and falls as the Raider juggernaut rolled to both State and New England Championships that winter. After graduation from LHS Rick attended Tabor Academy where he won the New England Prep Championship at 156 pounds, leading Tabor to the New England Prep team Championship.

6 After graduation from Tabor Rick enrolled at wrestling powerhouse Boston Univer-sity. As a freshman Rick was undefeated in dual meets (13-0, SCHOOL record 12 falls). For the third consecutive year Rick was a member of an undefeated team (16-0). Individually Rick won the New England Championship at 134 pounds, was voted Outstanding Wrestler at the New Englands, and qualified for the NCM Championship--all firsts for the Terriers. Rick received Freshman All-American honors after this remarkable season. Rick eventually transferred to Montclair (NJ) State College, where he continued his incredible performances. Rick was a two-time 142-pound conference champion as Montclair won team conference honors in consecutive seasons. The crowning achievement of Rick's career occurred in 1977 when he won the NCM Division Ill 142-pound Championship (the first Massachusetts wrestler to win an NCM title), leading Montclair State to the NCM team Championship with an NCM record 143 points.

7 Named to the NCM All-American team, Rick was named Montclair State's Outstanding Senior Athlete. Rick compiled a final career college record of 65-12-0 and an overall career record of 133-19-0 with 75 falls. Rick's excellence as a wrestler continued into a coaching career at Upsala College and UMass, Amherst, where his teams included 15 NCM qualifiers and 8 conference champions. CHRISTOPHER GREEN CLASS OF 1989 One of the most versatile athletes in the storied history of LOWELL high SCHOOL , Christopher Green competed in no fewer than five sports--baseball, football, track, golf, and basketball--during his years as a Red Raider, winning varsity letters in four ofthem. One of the most devastating hitters during the long tenure of LHS Baseball Coach George Cunha, Chris struck fear into Merrimack Valley Conference pitchers during his varsity career. Chris's career statistics include a.

8 407 batting average, 7 home runs, 37 runs batted in, and a slugging percentage of .862--all among the best in the diamond history of LHS. The two-time LHS Most Valuable Player and MVC All-Conference selection dominated the area's pitchers during his senior season (1989), compiling a .448 batting average while hammering 4 home runs and garnering 18 runs batted in . Named MVC Co-Player of the Year and LOWELL Sun Player of the Year after this outstanding performance, Chris was selected as a member of the .Boston Globe's All-Scholastic team. A stalwart two-way playerfor Coach Walter Nelson's Red and Gray football teams, Chris was named to the Merrimack Valley All-Conference team as a defensive tackle in 1988. Completing a rare "triple" during his senior year at LOWELL high SCHOOL , Chris was named MVC All-Conference in the Shot Put during the Indoor Track campaign, thereby achieving the rare distinction of earning MVC All-Conference honors three times in one year.

9 Not surprisingly, Chris received the prestigious LOWELL high SCHOOL Athletic Vale-dictory Award in 1989, presented to the Outstanding Male Athlete during his tenure at LHS. Chris continued his athletic career at the University of Massachusetts, LOWELL as a member of both the baseball and football teams. Chris was named an All-Conference offensive tackle as a member of UMass, LOWELL 's Eastern Regional Championship team under Coach Dennis Scannell in 1991. Chris joins his father Walter Timothy Green, LHS '68 (a 1994 inductee) as the first father-son pair in the Hall of Fame. JENNIFER BURNS MARTIN CLASS OF 1990 Perhaps the most honored female athlete in the Annals of LOWELL high SCHOOL , Jennifer Burns Martin achieved significant honors at the local, state and national levels while leading the Red and Gray Swim team to the most successful period in history. Prior to her entrance into LOWELL high SCHOOL (and throughout her attendance there) Jennifer competed for the LOWELL high based New Wave Swim Club.

10 She competed at the Junior National and Junior Olympic Championships highlighted by a 6th place finish in the l 00 meter backstroke at the J. O.'s in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Among her most treasured victories was a defeat of current 5-time Olympic Gold Medal winner Jenny Thompson in a New England Championship meet. ~As a member ot Coach Barbara Smith's LOWELL high Swim team in the late 1980's, Jennifer left an indelible mark on the SCHOOL 's record book, one that might never be equaled. A 4-time team MVP and LOWELL Sun All-Star (3-time Sun Swimmer of tfie Year), Jennifer also earned Merrimack Valley All-Conference honors 4 consecutive years. At her best in cham-pionship meets1 Jennifer was a 6-time Massachusetts State Champion, including 3 con-secutive l 00-yd. backstroke titles (1987 -1989) and 2 consecutive titles as a member of the LHS 200-yd. medley relay sguad--with teammates Ellen Martin, Julie McGuirk, and Kara Kouloheras (1988-1989).