Binghamton North High School - Wampum Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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Above: Moe Goodspeed and two Nvhiteslioro players perform a light fantasy under the bas- kels. ar it NORTH 63-I THACA 66 In one of the most heart-breaking games of the season the Redmen saw victory slip out of their hands and defeat take its place. During the greater part of the game it looked to all as if North were going to pull an upset by defeating the Little Red of Ithaca, but in the final quarter the Ithaeans were able to score I5 points while holding the Northmen to only 8. The Indians were one point behind with but a few seconds left to go, but Joe Garbarino was fouled and dropped in one of his two foul shots to knot the game at the 61 points apiece. In the following overtime period, the men from Ithaca were able to score 5 important points while holding the home team to only 2 to leave the court with a 66-63 margin of victory. NORTH 50-JOHNSON CITY 65 North, still looking for a chance to take first place, went down to J.C. to tangle with the Wild- cats for a game that North had to win for a chance for first place. ,I.C. would not be denied this game, and gave the Indians a lacing. This was because Red Lakata scored 30 points and, along with the help of Bob Barroweliff, controlled the backboards. Below: Ford Baker goes high in the air to take this shot during the Central garne. Basketball-Ahoveilrirst row: M. Coodspeed. J. Young. E. Phillips, J. Garlnarinn. V. Coyle. J. Franklin, F. Baker. Second row: J. Dukerirh. C. Moore, J. Reutlinger. R. Ryder. R. Donovan, F. Murphy, K. Gilchrist. Third row: J. Poodiack. R. Knauf, R. Rasmussen. J. Osier., J. Pratt, l . Petro, R. Holmes. R. Lesso. Fourth row: M. Nugent, F. Lisicki E. llorvalh, J. Young, R. Hovancik.

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NORTH 56- ELMIRA FREE ACADEMY 57 The Light Blue of E.F.A. traveled to North,s home court to hand the Warriors a thrilling 57-56 defeat. The Braves seemed to be almost sure winners when with less than 10 seconds to go they held a one point advantage over the visitors, but once again fate took over. The clock on the scoreboard showed only five seconds left and North was still nursing its one point lead when E.F.A. got pos- session of the ball and promptly deposited it in the loop, giving the Light Blue two more points and the game. Ourstanding Northmen of the night included Vinnie Coyle, who played his usual sparkling floor game, besides taking second place in the scoring department with 13 markers, Fred Murphy, who took top scoring honors with 15, and John Young who garnered 12 points. NORTH 62-VESTAL 54 Tony Gilchrist came through with timely shots in the fourth quarter to give North a 62-54 win over the Golden Bears from Vestal. The Blue and Scarlet quintet was threatened 3 times by Vestal, but the Indians were successful in victory. With good teamwork and Gilchrist's 14 points the Reutlingermen were able to take another win back to the North High tepee. . NORTH 52-UTICA PROCTOR 46 North was able to take over an early lead against its Utica opponent, but the reserves couldn't hold it, and during their second and third quarter stints the lead was greatly di- minished. Trailing by two points after three periods, Proctor tied the score three times in the last quarter but big Moe Goodspeed, high for the game with 18 points, broke it open with a hook shot and two lay-ups on passes from Vinnie Coyle to give North a 52-46 victory over the Utica team. Moe Goodspeed and John Young gave the Indians good backboard control while the first platoon was in and Joe Garbarino chipped in with 15 points which also helped the Northmerfs cause. NORTH 73-UNION ENDICOTT 53 By virtue of their 73-53 defeat of Union Endi- cott, the Blue and Red obtained permanent pos- session of the Triple Cities Basketball Trophy. The Bedmen were able to get off to an early lead when Fred Murphy sank two shots in the first 4 seconds of play. The trio of Coyle, Garbarino, and Murphy held the spotlight for most of the evening by their floor play and scoring. Top scorer for the fray was Fred' Murphy with 18, closely followed by ,loe Garbarino and Vinnie Coyle hitting for 15 and 14 points respectively. Pratt Bob Less .lerry Duk V 1 ygaffrpx 'iii' Q sf 'gi Dick Kr

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Ab J C l rmined to dribble through two Ith ca players. . . nd Jumor arslt North played the Wildcats on even terms for the first half trailing by 34-32 but Lakata broke it open in the second half. Joe Garbarino was the most effective man for North and ended up his night's work with a total of 13 points. NORTH 66-CENTRAL 55 The Indians closed out their regular season play with a decisive 11-point victory over their intra-city rivals from Central. The braves showed superb form, something they lacked in many of their previous games, while the Bulldogs were not able to meet the pre-game predictions. John Young and Moe Goodspeed were most effective under the backboards and controlled the ball most of the time that the play took place in this area. Vince Coyle played his usual calm floor game, passing to perfection and setting up many key plays. The team's scoring efforts were led by Joe Garbarino and Fred Murphy each scoring 15 markers, seconded by Moe Goodspeed with 10. Left: Iim Pratt tries a shot al- tlmugli he is surrounded by Central ayers during the I. V. game. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Coach Charlie Howland's J.V. squad completed a so-so season with a record of 8 wins against 8 de- feats. The fellows worked hard but didn't seem to be able to make points when they were really needed. Since a majority of the players were small, the taller ones had a more difficult time trying to keep opponents from getting too near the basket. The first seven men composed of Ron Rasmussen, Bob Pratt, Ed Knauf, Gerry Dukerich, ,lim Osier, Bob Lesso and Frank Petro saw much action, while the good but less experienced men saw the games from the bench. All the JayVees have high hopes of becoming next yearis varsity stars, and all of us wish them the best of luck during their remaining basketball years here at North.