Dover High School - Tiger Yearbook (Dover, NJ)

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J.V.—A 5-3 Season DHS OPP 6 9 Delbarton 39 0 Boonton 22 0 Mendham 9 10 Randolph 13 6 Morris Hills 26 6 Mt. Olive 16 7 Hanover Park 11 14 Par Hills 5 wins, 3 losses J.V. — Sitting: Don Barker, Robert Cuenin, Rey Rosario, Tom Mayes, Jeff D’Pasquale, Todd Paulus, Ben Caro. Louis Gyarmati, Bob Adams. Kneeling: Conney Berger, Mike Sliker, Irving Figuero, John Zanotti, Rich Gyure, Xavier Benitez, George Rettas, Mike Cardone, Rodney Lane. Standing: Sal Trasente. Tom Toohey, Tom Bruggeman, John Wilkerson, Russel Gyure, Don Davis. Noel Blackman. Tom Gwaltney. Robert English, John Edwards, Leif Bostrom, Anthony Cardone, Coach Bodnar, Coach Micak. 18

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Section 2, Group 2 Champions On a cold breezy Saturday afternoon, the Dover Tigers won their first North Jersey Group 2 Section 2 state Championship in playoff history by defeating Warren Hills 26-17. The season started with a loss to Delbarton and two wins over Boonton and Mendham. Unbeaten Randolph, next on the list, came into Tiger Territory and pulled out a victory but didn’t impress anybody winning 20-18. This however was the turning point for the future state champs. Dover then shutdown powerful Morris Hills, destroyed Mount Olive, killed Hanover Park, and crushed Parsippany Hills securing a playoff spot. The first game of the playoffs was played in Dover. Roselle was embarrassed 50-20 and went home losers. This overpowering victory sent Dover flying into the State Championship round. Dover suffered a brief setback losing to West Morris which cost them a share of the conference title but came back strong for the State Championship game. December 1 proved to be the icing on the cake for the Tigers. A relentless defensive unit, an over-powering offensive unit, and a supreme coaching staff were the elements of victory. Newspapers all around the Morris area picked some of Dover’s outstanding players for all-star teams. Shawn Laverty, Jay Anderson, Joe Grandinetti, and Joe Quigley were picked by newspapers as some of the best players in the county. Coach Tardive deservingly won Coach of the Year. The season proved to be the best ever. Next year we’ll be hearing more from returning lettermen that include all county Rick Torres, outstanding lineman Tom Chirip (at left) and Craig McPeek, hard hitting defensive men Junior Gwaltney, Dave Alperti, Robert English, Brian Cullen, Bill Swayze, clutch receiver Anel Abreu and talented running back Keith Smith. The Tigers will miss seniors Ed Casey, Joe Dulio, John Fields, Sean Slattery, Steve Kerwick, Buddy Nese, and Tim Downs. (Related article and pictures on pages 120 and 121.) DHS OPP 3 21 Delbarton 19 13 Boonton 20 0 Mendham 18 20 Randolph 17 13 Morris Hills 42 13 Mt. Olive 24 0 Hanover Park 34 12 Par. Hills 10 20 West Morris State Tournament 50 20 Roselle 26 17 Warren Hills 8 wins, 3 losses Standing: Coach Tardive. Coach Beliveau. Coach Micak. Bud Nese. Carlos Villabon. Sean Slattery. Joe Grandinetti. Steve Kerwick. Joe Quigley. Shawn Laverty. John Fields. Jay Anderson. Ed Casey. Joe Dulio. Tim Downs. Rick Torres. Victor Vazquez. Coach Fletcher. Coach Spilman Coach Bodnar Kneeling: Todd Paulus. Russ Gyure, Tom Bruggeman. Tom Toohey. Tom Chirip. Craig McPeek. Brian Cullen. Rodney Lane. Noel Blackmon. Bill Swayze. Anel Abreu. Dave Alperti. Anthony Smith. Junior Gwaltney. Robert English. Don Davis. Xavier Benetiz. John Edwards. Sal Trasente. Leif Bostrom Anthony Cardone. John Craighead. Sitting: Conney Berger. Ben Caro. Don Barker. Mike Sliker, Irving Figueroa. Robert Cuenin. Rey Rosario. John Wilker-son. Rich Gyure. John Zanottl. Tom Mayes. Louis Gyarmati, George Rettas. Jeff DiPasquale. Mike Cardone. Bobby Adams. 17

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Frosh — A 6-2 Season DHS 8 OPP 0 Boonton 22 6 Mendham 0 35 Randolph 26 6 Morris Hills 18 12 Mount Olive 12 22 Hanover Park 20 12 Par. Hills 18 6 West Morris 6 wins. 2 losses Coach Hicok with coaches Brown and Frister led the Freshman team to a 6-2 record. The team had many quality players who contributed in this year’s season. Leading offensively was halfbacks, Dave Beadle and Dan Swayze, fullback, Henry Nieves, and starting quarterback Hector Mena. Defensively, the Tigers were led by Steve Malloy, Mark Meola, Jason Fairchild, Bruce Johnson, Joe Cayero, Walt Liles, Dave Fields, Tom McConnell and Beau Fucci. The final game of the season was definitely the most important. The whole team came together to beat a very strong West Morris team. Beau Fucci came back after being out with a broken finger and kicked a 27 yard field goal to ice the win. It was the first field goal ever kicked by the freshmen. The Freshman team had a tremendous amount of potential and is looking forward to a winning season next year on the junior varsity level and hopefully another state championship in ’87. Standing: Coach Frister, Shawn Underhill. Beau Fucci. Pete Neubauer. Dan Marcy. Craig Zincavage. Bruce Johnson. Steve Malloy. Miguel Soto. Eddie Pettersen Chuong Pham Coach Hicok. Coach Brown. Kneeling: Pete Bruseo. Dave Fields. Kevin Kasko. Walter Liles. Jason Messagaes. Danny Swayze. Joe Cayero. Jason Fairchild. Don Prendergast. David Beadle. Mark Meola. Sitting: Nick Nagy. Hector Mena. Alex Vargo. Mike Boglioli. Randy Davis. Tom McConnell. Timmy Gilbert. Felipe Rossy. Bill McCarthy, Oscar Bowen. Chris Peer. t9