Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Fall 2018 | Page 21

Th ornton basketball player in this
new gym," Pike shares.
Ken Pike '65 does a layup
during a game against Biddeford
Pike's teammates that season
included Eric Cote '65, Bob
Polackwich '65, Dick Bergeron
'65, Ray Janson '65, Ken Dolby '66,
Teddy Wilcox '66, Bob Wade '64,
Don Caouette '65, Mike Petit '64
and Roger Miles '65 (see page 9
for why Miles supports the capital
campaign).
In all the years that he played, Pike
recalls the facilities were always
packed; oft en times, chairs were put
on the stage to accommodate the
attendees. He recognizes that the
facilities have not changed since
its construction and Th ornton
Academy has outgrown the space.
"My experience with athletics was
great. It kept me focused," Pike
said. "I think a new fi eld house is a
great asset for the teams. It will help
every athletic team."
Ernie Huot '48 and Eddie Boutet '48 · A friendship spanning over 70 years
Seventy years aft er graduating
from Th ornton Academy, Ernie
Huot '48 and Eddie Boutet '48
proudly share that they still
live within 300 yards of the old
Th ornton Academy football fi eld.
Huot and Boutet’s bond with
Th ornton athletics spans across
decades and they took the time
to share sentimental stories from
their experiences at TA.
Boutet, with a laugh, recalls riding
his saddle horse to practice one
night and losing it. He ended up
contacting Art Grantham '47 to
turn on the lights to locate his ride
home. Boutet also refl ects back on
a 60-yard rush for a touchdown in a
game against St. Louis. will provide great benefi ts to
Th ornton Academy’s campus.
Decades of working the Chain
Gang in the 1970s-80s, assisting
with fi eld cleanup 1981-2011, and
his current weekly Wednesday
visits to campus decorate Huot’s
connections with Th ornton
Academy since graduating and
earned him an induction into the
Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016. Huot shares, “It was common to
have late practices; the additional
space for lacrosse, soccer, fi eld
hockey, and other sports will help
out. Every student will be able to
use the fi eld house at one time or
another.”
Upon hearing about the exciting
news that the gym would be
renovated and a new fi eld house
would be constructed, Huot and
Boutet agreed that the campaign
Demonstrating their decades-long
friendship to the left , Huot and
Boutet stand side by side for their
1947-48 football season photo.
Today, the gentlemen sport vintage
letterman sweaters, beaming with
Trojan pride.
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