Mustang Hall of Fame Banquet Sunday, November 21
Akilah King, pictured at right, is one of several former Mustangs being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Photo courtesy Brown University.
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The Mustang Hall of Fame Banquet is Sunday, November 21, 2010 at the Irish American Club of Malden. Social hour begins at noon and the ceremony will take place at 1:30PM.
Tickets are $35 and are available by calling Jeanne Wilson at 781-395-5879 or Reggie Graham at 781-483-3648 or by sending a check or money order to Mustang Hall of Fame, 422 Salem St., Suite 126, Medford, MA 02155.
The Hall of Fame board is looking for family or friends of William Healy, Class of 1919. Please call Reg Graham 781-483-3648.
The 2010 inductees:
Ralph Scudo, Class of 1989
Soccer: 3 Letters, Sweeper, Co-Captain, Member of 2 GBL Championship Teams, Boston Globe All Scholastic, Greater Boston League MVP, 2-time GBL All Star, EMASS All Star, Massachusetts State All Star, Stillman Award, Rookie of the Year Award, Defensive Player of the Year. Total 3 letters.
George “Gige†Sacco, Class of 1933
Football: Captain, 3 letters, Back, Kicker/Punter. Basketball: 3 letters, Guard. Baseball: 3 letters, outfield/3rd base. Total of 9 letters.
Marc Bartalini, Class of 1986
Football: 3 letters, RB/QB/DB, GBL All Star, Harry Agganis All Star, EMASS Division 1 All Star, Team Offensive Back of the Year. Baseball: 2 letters, Captain, Catcher, GBL All Star Senior and Junior Years. Track: Indoor-Captain Senior and Junior Years, 3 letters, J. Harry Smithy Award. Total 8 letters.
Paul McGrath, Class of 1973
Basketball: Center, 3 letters, 3 year starter, Co-Capt., 2-time GBL All Star (Jr., Sr.,), GBL MVP, 3rd Team All Scholastic, Selected to try out with 30 other athletes for Mass State All Star Team, Led team to GBL Title and appearance in tech tourney, Junior year leading scorer and rebounder, Senior year 2nd leading scorer and leading rebounder. Total 3 letters.
Robert Maloney, Jr., Class of 1985
Baseball: 1st base/centerfield, 2 letters, 2 year starter, Captain Senior Year, Tri-Capt Jr. Year, member of 1984 GBL Champs. Basketball: Forward/Guard, Captain Jr. and Senior year, 2 letters, GBL All-Star, member of GBL Champs of 1985 and Tourney Bound team. Edgerly Award, Cooper Award. Total 4 letters.
Daniel Cappellucci, Class of 1972
Football: Fullback/Linebacker, 3 letters, Tri-Capt, 3 year starter, started 27 consecutive games, GBL All Star, Harry Agganis All Star. Coaches Award Top Linebacker Jr. Year, led team in tackles. Lacrosse: Defenseman, 2 letters (So. & Sr.), Tom McCann Award. Total 5 letters.
William Healy, Class of 1919
Football: Center, 3 letters, Captain, member of the Suburban Champs 1918. Basketball: Forward, 1 letter (Sr.). Total 4 letters.
Nick Tucci, Class of 2001
Baseball: 4 letters, Pitcher, First Base, 2 year Captain, Boston Globe & Herald All Scholastic, 2 time GBL MVP, 3 time GBL All Star, 2 time Mass State All Star, MVP Massa/Conn All Star Game, Led State in strikeouts as pitcher, led state in homeruns, career 22 wins as a pitcher and over 100 hits at bat, selected All American by Collegiate Baseball Magazine, full scholarship to UCONN. Total 4 letters.
Kevin Scola, Class of 1991
Baseball: 3 letters, Catcher, Member of GBL Championship team of 1990, and EMASS semi Final Teams of ’91 and ’90, batted over .500, GBL All Star, News Mercury All Star. Hockey: 3 letters, Defenseman, Captain, Boston Globe All Scholastic, GBL All Star, News Mercury All Star, team went 19-1. Total letters 6.
Frank Tortorella, Class of 1943
Baseball: 3 letters, 2nd base, Co-Capt. Soccer: 3 letters, Forward, Co-Capt. 11-2-1 record team won GBL interscholastic title. Basketball: 2 letters, Forward, 2 year starter as a 5’6? ft forward. Total letters 8.
David Crowley, Class of 1975
Baseball: 3 letters, Catcher, GBL All Star. Cross Country: 3 Letters, Captain Jr. & Sr. Year. Hockey: 3 Letters, Defense. Phelan Award, Edgerly Award, National Honor Society. Total Letters 9.
Julien Mundele, Class of 2004
Basketball: 4 letters, Guard, 2 year Captain, led team in assists, GBL All Star, Team MVP, Rookie of the Year (2001). Outdoor Track: 4 letters, 100 meters & Relay. Football: 4 letters, 4 year starter, Captain, 2 Time EMASS All Star, 3 Time GBL All Star, 2 time Thanksgiving Day MVP, 2-time Team MVP, Selected by Boston Herald as Game Day Hero against Malden when he rushed for 220 yards and 4 TDs and against Revere when he rushed for 261 yards. Rushed for 200 plus yards 5 times in his career against Malden, Revere, Lawrence and Somerville. Awards: Richard Phelan Award. Total 12 letters
Sean Murphy, Class of 1983
Baseball: 3 letters, Pitcher/OF-DH, Co-Captain, 3 Time GBL All Star, Team MVP Junior and Senior Year, Team Co-MVP Sophomore, Career Pitching Record 19-2, Senior Year Undefeated 6-0 as a soph., 7-2 as a junior, 4-1 with a 2.34 ERA senior year, Member of the Undefeated 20-0 GBL Champs in 1983 and GBL Champs 17-3 in 1982, Senior Year Batting Ave .406 with 20 RBI’s, GBL MVP Runner Up, Unsung Hero Award.
Veronica H. Lanier, Class of 1936
Baseball (Girls): 2 years, Captain. Basketball: 3 years. Field Hockey: 1 year. Soccer: 1 year. Member of the Girls Athletic Association 3 years. Total Letters 7.
Denise Pachan, Class of 1995
Basketball: 4 letters, Guard, Co-Captain Junior and Senior Year, GBL All Star 9, 10, 11, 12 Grade, 2nd leading scorer, career 1520 points, Won State Foul shooting Contest. Total 4 letters.
Akilah King, Class of 2004
Track: Outdoor, 4 letters, Captain, State Champion 400M (2002), 3 times Division 1 Champion 400m, 2 times Boston Globe All Scholastic (2003, 2002), 2 times Boston Herald All Scholastic (2003, 2002), 3 times Greater Boston League All Star, Second Place Triple Jump in Division 1 Championship, Record holder for Medford High 400m 56.4s, District C Boston Globe All Scholastic Scholar Athlete Spring 2004. Basketball: 3 Letters, Center, Leading Rebounder, 2 times Greater Boston League All Star, Co-Captain. Soccer: Boston Globe All Scholastic, co-captain, GBL Leading Scorer 127 points, Greater Boston League All Star, 3 letters. National Honor Society member. Total Letters: 10 letters.
Paul Mattatall, Coach
Coach: Baseball, Head Coach 1994-2007 over 150 wins, qualified 6 times for MIAA State Tournament, Greater Boston League Title in 2000, Eleven Years as Assistant and Pitching Coach under David Polcari who won the GBL Tile 4 times. Coach Mattatall served as President of the MHS Coaches Association for from 1992 to 2007, serving as a mentor to all young coaches, providing leadership and a voice for the coaches.
Brian Branson, Community Service
Class of 1984, Hockey: Team Manager, Varsity Letter, Baseball: Team Manager, Varsity Letter, Football: Team Manager, Varsity Letter, Unsung Hero Award in Football, Co-award winner for Romano Award, continued working with the Football Team until 1999.
Ken Cooper, Community Service
Former member of the School Committee, Park Board of Commissioners, Founder of Medford Community Schools Education, MHS Gymnasium named in his honor, An avid follower of sports within the High School.
– Information from Mustang Hall of Fame