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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Braintree vs. Milton Thanksgiving Football Outcomes Dating Back to 1920s

Today Milton plays at Braintree, competing for the 83rd time on Thanksgiving.

The following list, courtesy of Braintree High School Athletic Director Michael Denise, shows the scores of all matchups between Braintree and Milton in their Thanksgiving rivalry (minus a few years they didn't play or in which no records are available). Their game today is at 10 a.m. in Braintree. (Milton leads, 42-38-1) 1920: Milton 18, Braintree 7 1921: Milton 46, Braintree 0 1922: Milton 19, Braintree 0 1923-30: No record 1931: Milton 6, Braintree 0 1932: Milton 2, Braintree 0 1933: Milton 20, Braintree 18 1934: Braintree 7, Milton 0 1935: (tie) Braintree 6, Milton 6 1936: No game 1937: Milton 22, Braintree 0 1938: Milton 7, Braintree 6 1939: Braintree 13, Milton 6 1940: No game 1941: Braintree 13, Milton 0 1942: Braintree 29, Milton 7…

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Are You Kidding Me?

Thanksgiving

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. ~ Cicero

It's that time of year again. Turkey and football; pumpkin pie and family gatherings. This year will be a low-key Thanksgiving. The North-South game in the morning and one of the sister's for dinner later in the day. It will be small this year just my family and hers. Sometimes we stay home and enjoy the peace of a holiday together and sometimes we go full on super-size and see everybody. Maybe we'll do that next year. The Thanksgiving's of my youth are legendary. Family showed up early and stayed late - sometimes for days. There always seemed to be plenty for everyone and no one complained that they hadn't had enough to eat. As we got older, boyfriends were added and meal times gave way to the realities of blending even more families into…

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