Greene Central School - Greenelite Yearbook (Greene, NY)

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TOietttiKQ' FRONT: Edward Jennings, Stillman Leach, Robert Ceplo, Robert Lobdell, Richard Peterson, Thomas Cochrane, Robert Norton,Richard Parks,David Bartlett,Merle Farnham, Meldon Carpenter. REAR: Wm. Drachler, Manager. Wm. Bowen, Duane Buhl, Donald Gross, David Morton, Charles Ekstrom, Donald Copeland, Coach Fletcher. Coach Fletcher's second year wrestling squad took second place in the 1952 Susquenango League championship tournament. Bainbridge, the host team was first with 41 points, Greene followed with 31, then Deposit, Windsor, and Sherburne in order. Greene had four men in the finals. Merle Farnham at 112 lbs, Richard Parks at 127, Robert Ceplo at 138, and Capt. Richard Peterson at 165. Ceplo came through with the only championship, pinning Hill of Windsor. During the regular season, Greene took part in seven dual matches, with a record of one win, one tie, five losses: Owego 23 Greene 20 Deposit 20 Greene 20 Sherburne 23 Greene 19 Owego 23 Greene 20 Bainbridge 24 Greene 18 Windsor 15 Greene 29 Vestal A 26 Greene 13 The three top records were held by Farnham, wrestling 112 and 120 lbs, with a 6-1 record; by Ceplo with 5-1; and be Capt. Peterson with 5-2. In the Section IV Tournament at Ithaca, G.C.S. placed second among the 'B' schools represented. Bob Ceplo came from behind to outpoint Tudi of Ithaca and became Greene's first individual champion. For his great work in winning over two previously undefeated wrestlers, he also received a trophy for being the outstanding wrestler of the tournament. Other Trojan repre- sentatives in the quarter-finals of the meet were R. Peterson, S. Leach, D. Gross, and R. Norton. 28

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 FRONT: Richard Curley,David Sherwood,Morris Eccleston, Richard Carpenter, Kenneth Ceplo. REAR: Fred Lan- fear, Robert Hoag, Willard Olmstead, William Wilson, Coach Pearl. SEASON'S RECORD Greene 26 Marathon 33 Greene 29 Afton 55 Greene 49 Oxford 44 Greene 38 Afton 39 Greene 43 Marathon 46 Greene 54 Whitney Point 37 Greene 58 Chenango Forks 38 Greene 49 Deposit 43 Greene 45 Sidney 53 Greene 46 Sherburne 44 Greene 33 Deposit 41 Greene 60 Oxford 27 Greene 41 Whitney Point 46 Greene 66 Chenango Forks 27 Greene 54 Cincinnatus 55 Greene 68 Sidney 52 Greene 37 Sherburne 42 Greene's old nemesis, Sherburne, blasted the little Trojan bid for a league title on the last day of the season. Coach Pearl's five ended with an excellent 7-3 league record and the satisfaction of having been a threat during the entire season. High scorer for the JV's was Morris Eccleston who poured 271 points into the basket, an average of 16 per game. Other consistent point makers were Bob Hoag and Bill Wilson. 27

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 V vi4it t (fyeenleeuCenA Esther Brachin, Ramona Rowse, Patricia Huntley, Carol Elliot, Adella Crumb, Delores Connolly. Helen Dietrich, Sally Connolly, A lay ne Bryant, Edward Jennings, Audrey Jennings, Madeline Collyer, Nancy Cowles. 29