Archbishop Rummel High School - Raider Yearbook (Metairie, LA)

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Varsity Basketball Rummel Basketball for '75-'76 was very exciting even though the long awaited district crown escaped the Raiders' grasp once again. The season started out well for the Raiders as they gained victories over B. T. Washington 49-39, and Bonnabel, 50-42. The next contest was against parish rival East Jefferson and it seemed evident that Coach Robarts' crew was sitting on their early Season laurels as they were embarrassed, 93-79.

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if-,I OPPOSITE PAGE TOP: Coach Doyleturns in the Raiders' times. MIDDLE: Ben Mercier prepares to take Holy Cross. BOTTOM LEFT: Mike Piazza and Tom Daniels try to make a break for the front. CENTER: Jay Kinberger strides to the front. BOTTOM RIGHT: Eddie Lehrmann takes the lead from Brother Martin. THIS PAGE LEFT: Mike Piazza, Doug Womac, and Mark Lamandre move out on the Lakefront Course. BOTTOM: 1976 Goss Country Team: lstandingj Coach Doyle, Alan Roux, Eddie Lehrmann, Asst. Captain, Mike Piazza, .lay Kinberger, Captain, Edcie Womac, Ben Mercier, Asst. Captain, Scott Marks, lkneelingl Mark Schexnayder, Richard Molaison, Manager, Mark Lamandre, Tom Daniels, Doug Womac, Philip Driscoll, Glen Scott, George Hingle.

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Victories came easy in the following two contests as Rummel easily handled Warren Easton and St. Paul's to push their slate to 4-l. Inconsistency plagued the Raiders once again as they traveled to Baton Rouge and were thoroughly thrashed, 71 -54. lAfter revenging their earlier loss to E.J., the Raiders 'entered the Lake Charles Tournament where they lwon the first contest over Kaplan, 66-51. The iff is it If I I l following day Rummel lost to the eventual champions W. O. Boston, 75-60, which eliminated them from further competition. The Raiders came home and iinmediately began one of their few winning streaks. After defeating Bonnabel soundly for the second time, the Raiders began competition in the C.Y.O. Tournament. With an opening round victory over Cohen the Raiders went on to defeat Chalmette and St. Augustine to earn a spot in the finals against Holy Cross. Following a hard fought battle the Raiders left the floor with the second place trophy, losing 66-58. It was evident the Raiders werle looking ahead to district competition as they dropped their last pre- district contest to Redemptorist of Baton Rouge to finish IO-5. , OPPOSITE PAGE TOP: Paul Vitrana evades his defender for a shot. OPPOSITE PAGE FAR LEFT: Tim Powers plows through Bonnabel for two. l OPPOSITE PAGE FAR RIGHT: Al Thibodeaux sets up for a shot as Dean Carpenter approaches. LEFT: Seniors Billy Schaefer and Scott Hansen close in on Brother Martin. BELOW: Members ofthe varsity basketball team are lfront rowi Fred Kinsley, Mark Scheffler, Paul Vitrano, Barry Barocco, Al Thibodeaux, Bill Schaefer, lstandingl Charlie Burg, David Buiol, Tim Powers, Mide Gumina, Milton Herbert, Scott Hansen, Dean Carpenter, Wade Blundell, Don Schneider, Jim Pittman, T. J. Lee, and Wayne McAdams. 2 I 1 5