Akron Central High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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vwazfg ROW 1: Coach X5C'etzen, D. Kossuth, B. Downey, G. Summe, M. Tinney, P. Aldred, G. Walker, D. Casseri. IT. Burdick. B. Pingitore, G. Burchell, N. Abraham ROXW 2: Coach Swift, D. Harvey, M. Ground, D. johnson, R. Kubis. D. jemison, B. MacCoy, j. Willig, R. Pacer. D. Perry, J. Bartel, J. Zurlo, D. Bucceri ROW 3: Coach jenkins, Coach Scappa, R. Lewis, A. Rebman, D, Campbell. R. Kelkenberg, R. Moses, A. Edmister. K. Wagner, D. Drachenberg, A. Carroll. J. Gruber, M. Lauridsen After a miserable start, the Akron football Tigers finished the season with a rush and compiled an impressive 4 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie record, which was good enough for a third place finish in the Niagara Orleans League standings. Akron's poor start was probably due to the fact that a young team was playing together for the first time and lacked cohesiveness. But coaches Wetzen and Scappa worked the team hard, and one could see that the team was beginning to jell when they played Albion. Although they were de- feated, they controlled play throughout the game. In the Tigers' next game they defeated previously unbeaten Wilson, and from this point on, there was no stopping the Tigers. The team was honored at the season's end when several of the team members were mentioned for all-star positions. Senior tackle Mike Tinney was selected for the first all-star team, and seniors Dick Casseri, Bruce Downey, and jeff Burdick were selected for the second team. Casseri was voted Akron's most valuable player by his teammates. Other seniors finishing their football careers at A.C.S. were Barry Pingitore, George Walker, and Pete Aldred. The outlook for next year is bright, with a host of new juniors and sophomores moving up. Good Luck!!

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Vwtsftg Basketball ROW 1: R. Smith, D. Aquino, D. Johnson, J. Zurlo, J. Berry ROW 2: L. Moses, mgr., G. Burchell, N. Abraham, D. Frodin, R. Casseri, G. Payne, mgr., Mr. Swift ' The Tigers, coached by Van Swift, came up with the best basketball team at Akron in at least 23 years as they compiled a Niagara-Orleans League record of 10 wins and 6 losses which was good enough for a third place finish. This enabled the Tigers to compete in the Section VI Class B Sectionals which were played after the yearbook went to press. After a poor start, in which they lost in overtime to Wilson and were soundly beaten by Roy-Hart, the Tigers hit the victory trail, winning their next three. Junior forward jim Berry showed Akron fans things to come as he came through with a school record of 32 points in the loss to Wilson. The Tigers went on to win six out of their final seven games, with the biggest win over Roy- Hart. In this game the Tigers came on to win after trailing by sixteen points in the third period. Akron's leading scorer was jim Berry, who compiled a 17.5 point average which was the second best in the league. Behind him was joe Zurlo. The major share of the rebounding was done by Dick Casseri and Nick Abraham. The outlook for next year is very good as only four seniors, Dick Casseri, Dave Aquino, Bob Smith, and Dan Frodin, will be graduating. The junior Varsity, which compiled a 9-7 record, has many bright prospects to add to the talents of the remaining juniors.