Whitehall High School - Whitehall Yearbook (Whitehall, PA)

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BASKETBALL 28 In a huddle during a timeout, coach Chet Pieczynski discusses hopeful and important strategy with his team members. With cooperation between coach and team, the jay vees faired well in competition. Steve Panik grabs a rebound ahead of a pursuing opponent. Left: High in the air, Steve Mohr (40) attempts to tap the ball to Matt Sweeney (20). Below: Panik leg wrestles for the ball.

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Poor foul shooting and a lack of team effort played a major part in the freshman's overall record as they ended the season with a 3-5 league slate. The players weren't really interested in playing ball, commented coach Ron D'Argenio. A few of the members had other interests which conflicted with our schedule. An unending battle by Dan Coval and Tony Vlahovic is what kept the team alive. A fine overall performance by Coval helped the little Zephs to a 64-52 victory over the Blue Bombers from Palmerton. Problems once again confronted the team as they were forced to forfeit the game with Easton's B team due to contract misinterpretations. Robert Steckel, athletic director, had the game scheduled at home while the signed contract showed the game would be held at Easton. The hoopsters went on to beat Lehighton 46-42 and Stroudsburg in overtime 46-42. The frosh fell to Catasauqua 43-34 and to Northampton 52-31. In a close overtime game, Easton's Shull team defeated the Zephs 44-42. Despite the consistency by Tom Gammon, Vlahovic, and Coval, the little Zephs were dropped 49-45 by a determined Emmaus team. Season Results WHITEHALL OPPONENTS 32 Pen Argyl 21 47 Bethlehem Catholic 49 19 Central Catholic 57 45 Emmaus 49 46 Lehighton 42 46 Stroudsburg 42 52 Palmerton 37 49 Catasauqua 53 37 Slatington 42 21 Easton A 56 35 Emmaus 61 42 Shull Easton 44 31 Northampton 52 64 Palmerton 52 34 Catasauqua 43 53 Slatington 32 31 Northampton 39 FRESHMAN BASKETBALL — Front Row: Robert Kriebel, Tim Ott, Robert Faller, Cary Fetter. Second Row: James Mizgerd, Donald Wetherhold, William Hobson, Anthony Vlahovic. Third Row: Tim Maitski, Daniel Coval, Thomas Gammon, Mark Bonenberger. 27 A Catasauqua opponent attempts to clear the ball away from traffic as Tom Gammon 144) and Bob Kriebel move in to block him out as Dan Coval (42) and Tony Vlahovic (24) look on. The Rough Riders won 53-49. BASKETBALL

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With a team having depth and a rotating bench at its advantage, Whitehall's junior varsity basketball team ended the season with a 10-4 league and 15-6 overall records. Our biggest asset was a great deal of good players, said coach Chet Pieczynski. We were able to give everyone a chance at playing in a game. In the first contest of the second half, Emmaus defeated the hoopsters 44-37 as Steve Panik had 14 points and Gary Schlaffer had nine. The jay vees dealt Catasauqua its first Lehigh Valley League loss 53-45. Matt Sweeney tallied 22 points for the Zephyrs as they came from behind in the fourth quarter to upend the Lehighton Indians 48-44. The Zephyrs won a decisive victory over Slatington 65-23 as every team member cashed in on points in the game. Coming off the bench Rick Coombe scored 10 points but it was not enough as Catasauqua nipped Whitehall 50-47. Panik led the way for the team's last victory of the season 58-47 over Northampton. Schlaffer was seven for eight as Whitehall completed 30 of 38 from the charity stripe. IUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL — Front Row: Gary Schlaffer, Richard Coombe, Matt Sweeney, Donald Steiner. Second Row: Richard Fetherolf, Gregory Berger, Bruce Rarig, Paul Ziegenfuss. Third Row: Gregory Ma-tika, manager; Steven Mohr, Mark Standorf, Steven Panik. Season Results WHITEHALL OPPONENTS 34 Allen 56 45 Liberty 66 72 Southern Lehigh 33 48 Wilson Boro 27 42 Parkland 31 34 Nazareth 26 51 Upper Perkiomen 37 38 Emmaus 61 39 Lehighton 45 45 Stroudsburg 41 55 Palmerton 46 53 Catasauqua 45 50 Slatington 35 33 Northampton 26 37 Emmaus 44 48 Lehighton 44 71 Stroudsburg 46 36 Palmerton 30 47 Catasauqua 50 65 Slatington 23 58 Northampton 47 Won 15 Lost 6 After recovering from a rebound, Steve Mohr prepares to hand off the ball to Steve Panik. Matt Sweeney watches from the rear as three Catasauqua opponents close in to stop the play. BASKETBALL