Allen Stevenson School - Unicorn Yearbook (New York, NY)

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1 14 H fi Q-X their first lines even though far ahead. The sea- son's final Varsity match came against Rippowam, and while the Unicorns got generally solid defen- sive work from Evans and Willie Duryea, it was not enough to stem the Rippowam tide. Hilliard and Rabbit tallied as A-S lost 4-2. Certainly the bright spot on the season was the 2- 2-1 seventh grade excursion to the Harvey Tourna- ment, where Rabbit put on a one-man MVP show not to be believed. Supported by brother Brian Shampoo johnson and Peter Briger, Clinton led all scorers with 13 goals and 2 assists while also playing defense when the second line was on ice. Gallantly jimmy Sinclair, Larry Siskind, and Stuart Thompson - supported by Tony Couloucoundis at wing and jeff lenoure at defense - bought time for the first string to rest. Rabbit, however, never left the ice except for a few brief stays in the penalty box! St. Bernards and King School were slaughtered, while eventual tournament winner Rumsey Hall was tied, 3-3.

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fl f HOCKEY L ACK of size and depth made the '76-'77 season a disappointingly long one for the Unicorn hockey players. Despite some talented smaller play- ers like wings Clifton York and Clinton Rabbit johnson, the Blue 84 Gold could muster only two large starters: center David Hilliard fwho also fre- quently played a shift at defense when the second line was outj and defenseman Charlie Evans. And, although he played with great courage and made many tough saves, goaltender Adam Lesgerg's total lack of experience showed through on many occa- sions. For example, Adam had never even played in a full rink scrimmage before facing the Harvey var- sity fwho strafed him for nine goalsj. Despite Coach Nichol's repeated pleas for more ice time over recent years, the usual twice-a-week routine remained in effect, so all the boys could do on non-skating days was to work out in Central Park. There, under the direction of Messrs, Nichols and English, the boys did leg strengthening drills, many adapted from the Russian training patterns of Tarasov. Tarasov or no Tarasov, the Unicorns could have used a few players with CCCP on their jersies as they faced the always tough Harvey varsity away at Katonah. Scoring four quickies, Harvey never worked up a sweat in handing the Unicorns a 9-4 defeat. Bright spots were York's two goals, Hilliards solo, and second line center Greg Demirjian's tally. Next A-S faced a super tough Greenvale squad. Playing perhaps its best game of the year, the Uni- corns lost by only 5-3 as Hilliard was a tower of strength scoring twice. Unfortunately the return match was no repeat performance, and the Locust Valley lads waltzed to an 8-O triumph as they played 60 VARSITY HOCKEY TEAM - back row: D. Zaloom, Evans, Hilliard, A. Zaloom, vanLeight, R. Whitmore, middle row: B. johnson, C. Johnson, L. Siskind, Briger, Duryea, Lesbergg front row: York, D. Landis, G. Demirjian, Y, Thrush, J lenoureg absent: Sommers

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lV BASKETBALL F IFTH and sixth grade basketball had set the goal of an undefeated season for the lV team, as Director Kevin Daly had promised the boys a round of free pizzas if the season's record was unblemished. Unfortunately this did not come to pass, but the squad did have a winning record, and Coaches Tobolsky and Wojo were most pleased with the outcome. The team featured two hot-shooting guards, Colin Hagen and Craig Kallman, coupled with two for- wards who often hit well from the baseline, Duke Thrush and Kevin Keels. The first game came against St. Bernard's however, and underscored the team's shortcomings: defense and rebounding. Although the Unicubs hit for 46 points, St. Bernard's scored 70 in what must have been the highest scoring 1V game ever. Next came the Day School game, which finished regulation time tied at 19-19. Overtime was agreed upon, but a tired A-S team could not hold on, losing 27-24. The next game boosted Unicub egos, as Cathedral was drubbed 51-5 and all the subs got to play. With the starters well-rested, the team whipped Browning 47-41, in a game not nearly as close as the scoremight indicate fall the subs playedl. The season closed on a high note: a 52-1 drubbing of hapless Birth Wathen, as everybody fattened his season scoring totals. l Ki' iv-.....,'l 8 l l ,. X., 1-4:--.,..,-mf? ..-...-. KM M., .,,...,.... ..,.... . :,..,,,.- M K 'i ..fn,m.'.t!.m I Z J. , Q if Q C: .B , -N E V i lv ish lV BASKETBALL TEAM - back row: Mr. Tobolsky, Ratliffe P. Cohen, Hemion, Dodge, A. Khan, Mr. Wojo, P. Wetzg middle row: Marcus, Abrams, A. Seplow, Keels Osterricher, Seltong front row: M. loukowsky, Greer Hagen, Henderson, Kleefield, Klammer ff Yi 'W 1 I