Amityville Memorial High School - Warrior Yearbook (Amityville, NY)

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Row 1, Left to Right: K. Egan, C. Marques, M. Boyle, R. Williams Row 2: B. Pescitelll P Daley L Scalise B Fullan P Fahey D Gallo, E. McGuinness Row 3: R. Voliton, J. Rhyner, J. Little, C. Cannon, S. Sheil, Mr Maisel Mr Carpenter Varsity Football strike for the TD. Ortiz, Fahey, and D'Alessio played out- standing defensive games for Amity. Cheviot added ten more points and the outcome was 22-0. The following game was Homecoming with a tough Riverhead team. Ross Schlinger made a beautiful over the head catch of a pass that set up Cheviot's plunge and 8-0 lead. The TIDE then put the game out of reach with two TD in fourth quarter by Cheviot and Mathis. Ebner and Little were credited with out- standing showings which gave the TIDE a 24-0 shutout. The TIDE blitzed a weak Bayport team 46-8. Cheviot scored 38 points and Voliton had five interceptions. The offensive line was great as was the defensive led by Ebner and Mathis. The seasons final game was against Bellport. Before the game Voliton and Scalise were voted the 1976 team captains, the team's highest award. The game was never in doubt with the score 38-12. In this game Cheviot scored 24 points to give him a season total of 110 and second place in the county scoring. Tom Cheviot, Rob Ebner, Ted Mathis, Dwayne StThomas were named to the all League team. Cheviot was also named to the All Conference and All County team.

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AK Row 1, Left to Right: R. Schlinger, B. Cusick, B. Maynard, K. Neal, R. Anderson, W. Watkins Row 2: R. Monahan, A. Ortiz, D StThomas, T, Mathis, A. Corapi, R. D'Alessio, R. Camacho Row 3: Mr. Neimi, R. Ebner, S. Washington, W. Struble, Shannon, P. LaBorne, R. Cheviot In one way or another each member of the forty-two man squad of the '76 Football team made a contribution to the total cause. This team had its troubles yet like all Amityville teams they put it together and became winners. Each player who put on a red and gray jersey also took on the responsibility - one based solely in pride. The season started with a non-league loss to East Islip followed by a league loss to Babylon. Before the East Islip game Tom Cheviot was given the jersey 4r31. His reaction was that it was something he really wanted and when you knew that your teammates voted for it and were behind you, you have a feeling of satisfaction and belonging. In the season opener against EI Gallo and Voliton were chosen as game captains. The game started off fairly close, with both defenses operating in high gear, and remained that way for most of the first quarter. Amity then lost control when the offense fumbled and made way for the opponent's first touchdown. Tom Cheviot scored two touchdowns of one and four yard runs. Dwayne StThomas also highlighted the Amity day as he scored on a blistering eighty-five yard punt return late in the first half. In the second Ted Mathis struck with a devastating eighty-five yard romp on the kickoff return. East Islip, however, came out on top of the 36-28 score. The ensuing week with Dwayne Meadows as captain, the TIDE played a charged up Babylon team. The game was dictated by defense on both sides. Amity had its chance to score late in the first half but was stopped by the clock. The TIDE ended up on the short side of 6-0. With the defensive line, composed of Scalise, Struble, Sheil, Fullan, Egan, and Watkins, creating hugh holes, Amityville shellacked a weak Port Jefferson team to start the winning season. In the game Ted Mathis replacing an injured Tom Cheviot at number two back did a spectacular job. Mathis took full advantage of the opportunity as he rushed for three touchdowns and rushed for 186 yards on twenty-one carries. Mathis also intercepted a Port Jeff pass and carried it into the end zone for still another TD. Amityville won 37-0. Next Amity traveled to John Glenn, the defending league champs, where the outcome was 19-18 despite one of the most awesome defensive lines in all of Suffolk county. This line was comprised of left tackle 6'4 Tom Cheviot, left guard 6'2 Chris Cannon, right guard 6'1 Rob Ebner, and right tackle 6'3 Jesse Little. From this point on they relinquished only 33 points. The TIDE though was quite acrimonious at its inability to complete a two point conversion which would have won the Glenn game. Amity had a shot at the Glenn game very near the end when Camacho dropped a perfect pass from StThomas on the five yard line and the drive was stalled. Amity bounced back and handed previously unbeated East Hampton an overwhelming defeat. Dwayne St Thomas took the opening kickoff and streaked 87 yds. down the right sideline for the first score. On the ensuing kickoff Roy Voliton recovered a mishandled kick on the East Hampton twenty-seven yd line. It took them just three plays to score as Pescitelli hit St Thomas with a perfect

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