Archbishop Hoban High School - Way Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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Basketball With a new head coach in former Hoban grad and Akron U. star Karl Schwarzinger, the Hoban Knights promised some exciting basketball. Sure enough, Ho- ban fans were treated to a much-improved style of play which brought more victories to our record than anyone' can remember. The final record Q5-135 may sound deceiving, but it does not reveal how well the team really played. Many of the games were lost in the last seconds, as the Knights put up a battle many times. Senior Kenny Allgood overpowers his Irish opponent with a towering jump shot. i 107

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The season got off to a slow start, with losses against North, Barberton, Fairless, and St. V-M. Undere- stimating North, the Knights watched the Vikings pu in a lot of baskets and pull ahead, creating a defici that was hard to make up. Against Barberton, the tean played a much better game, but could not hold bacl- the devastating Barberton attack. The next two games against Fairless and St. V-M, were much closer as the Knights finally began to get a consistent attack going. By this time, the offense had slowed down some, and the team began to score more against their oppo- nents. The fine coaching of Mr. Schwarzinger had be- gun to show in the Knight's improved style of play, winning the next three games in a row against WRA, Woodridge, and Stow. The remainder of the season had its ups and downs. After dropping a game to Kenmore and a rematch witli St. V, the Knights went on to win two more games with Ravenna and highly-touted St. Thomas Aquinas, who was 9-1 at the time. After this fantastic victory, the team lost the remainder of its games, some witl the other members of the NEOC. All in all, it was 2 much better season than usual for the Knights, who would seem to be destined for future successes undei their new head coach, Mr. Schwarzinger. Left: The Freethrow New Coach Improves Season 5 The Freshman Basketball Team: Kneeling - Martin Nicholas and Mark Brown. Standing from left - Ed Sliman, Dave Sutter, Gerry Factor, Elliot Ridley, Iim Ridgill, Tom Alexander, Coach Mike Coud- riet, Mike Walter, Derek Brown, Dan Arney, Alex Kuzmik, Iohn Rinella, and Iohn Thur. The freshman regular season record was 10-4 108 and they were Co-Champions of the Inter City League.