Everything you stated in your article was right on the money. There were also extra details of a positive note which would be too numerous to mention here.

I should mention that back in the day when sports meant everything to most of us who grew up during the 1960's will recall the Williams Junior High School basketball team of 1965-67. They were one of the best junior high school teams in the long history of Chelsea sports.

That tean comprised of Bobby Hightower, Allan Harvey, Phil Harvey, Tony Ciarmella, Stevie Lee, Leo Macarthy, Joey Sullivan, Danny Robinson, Walter Robinson, Bobby Gonzalves and Ronald Smith. The battles they had with the Shurleff School baksetball team (who were also a very good team that season) will forever be in my memory. It is a prime example of Chelsea during that time when there was no such thing as an empty basketball court at any of the parks in the city.

The sad thing about that particular Wiliams School team of 66-67 is the fact that Allan Harvey, Walter Robinson,Stevie Lee, Bobby Gonzalves, Ronald Smith and now Bobby Hightower have all passed away, along with Coach Pedi who I heard died several years ago.

These guys may be gone now, but their memories will live forever with those of us from that era who are still around.

Sincerely
Dave hill
Chelsea High School Class of 1968 now living in Middletown, Connecticut.

Everything you stated in your article was right on the money. There were also extra details of a positive note which would be too numerous to mention here.

I should mention that back in the day when sports meant everything to most of us who grew up during the 1960′s will recall the Williams Junior High School basketball team of 1965-67. They were one of the best junior high school teams in the long history of Chelsea sports.

That tean comprised of Bobby Hightower, Allan Harvey, Phil Harvey, Tony Ciarmella, Stevie Lee, Leo Macarthy, Joey Sullivan, Danny Robinson, Walter Robinson, Bobby Gonzalves and Ronald Smith. The battles they had with the Shurleff School baksetball team (who were also a very good team that season) will forever be in my memory. It is a prime example of Chelsea during that time when there was no such thing as an empty basketball court at any of the parks in the city.

The sad thing about that particular Wiliams School team of 66-67 is the fact that Allan Harvey, Walter Robinson,Stevie Lee, Bobby Gonzalves, Ronald Smith and now Bobby Hightower have all passed away, along with Coach Pedi who I heard died several years ago.

These guys may be gone now, but their memories will live forever with those of us from that era who are still around.

Sincerely
Dave hill
Chelsea High School Class of 1968 now living in Middletown, Connecticut.