Bishop David High School - Crosier Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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After pulling down a rebound, Joe Roberts looks for a way to shoot over Trinity ' s Dinky Horstman as Kenny Vittitow moves into position. Guard, Denny Nash, looks for an open man down court in the Western game. The Falcons beat the Warriors, 80-60, Varsity Basketball Team- 1st Row: Mr Dennis Steve Mullaney, Kenny Vittitow, Steve Biven, Jay Graves. Danny Wolfe, Denny Nash, Jr , Jeff Dalton, Sodini. David Key, Joe Scheler, Joe Roberts, Coach Rick Curtis, Jeny Wallace. 2nd Row: Gary Hooper, Tony Riehl. i 55 Varsity Basketball 55

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Doss game another thriller VARSITY BASKETBALL RESULTS Won 7 Lost 15 BD 58 Atherton 52 BD 59 PRP 48 BD 52 Butler 73 BD 60 Central 79 BD 72 Western 71 BD 54 Trinity 90 BD 63 Shawnee 54 BD 52 Doss 62 BD 60 Fairdale 66 BD 76 Southern 80 BD 62 Beth Haven 57 BD 80 Western 60 BD 61 St.X 62 BD 55 Stuart 56 BD 65 Valley 77 BD 64 Edmonson Coun 89 BD 63 Thomas Jeffersoi 69 BD 69 Providence 47 BD 58 DeSales 73 BD 65 Trinity 73 BD 40 Iroquois 52 BD 61 Western 73 Drawing a crowd, the likes of taller Warriors like Don Deputy (22), Rick Curtis tries to find some way to get rid of the ball. The Falcons went on to a 1 point vie tory. The most exciting game of the year followed that Friday night against the highly regarded Doss Dragons. Down by 10 at the half, the Falcons fought back to within 1 at the end of the 3rd quarter and had tied the score as the 4th quarter hom sounded (50-50). Both teams slowed the pace down which resulted in a 52-52 tie at the end of the first overtime. But without the services of center. Jay Sodini, who had fouled out and taken 16 points with him, the team was at a height disadvantage and seemed to die in the 2nd overtime. They were outscored 10-0 for a final 62-52 set- back. Reserve forward, Tom Spencer, turned in an excellent performance scoring 14 points to back up Jay for scoring honors. The Doss game took the air out of the Falcons as they dropped their next two games to Fairdale and Southern, the latter being another overtime loss despite a super game from Sodini and Rick Curtis. They scored 24 and 20 points respectively. Then came the snow. This was a blessing in disguise as the Falcons took an eleven-day break and ended their three-game skid by beating Beth Haven, 62-57 behind Joe Roberts ' 26. Another ten-day break and on came the Warriors for the second time in the season. Joe Roberts ' 18 and Rick Curtis ' 15 led the Falcons to their second largest victory for the year, 80-60. The snow went away and bad luck came back. The team dropped their next 5 straight to St. X, Stuart, Valley, Edmonson Co., and Thomas Jefferson. Jay Sodini scored 35 points which was a personal and team high for the year. Led by Sodini ' s 25 and Joe Scheler ' s 12, the Falcons broke the spell with a 69-47 whipping of Providence. This 22-point margin was the best of the year. On came our Catholic, southend rival, DeSales and at halftime the team found themselves up by one point. But DeSales ' experience paid off as the Falcons lost at the end 73-58. Next was the rematch with the Trinity Shamrocks and the Falcons were led in a balanced scoring attack by Rick Curtis who had returned after a shoulder injury. The Falcons made it a little closer this time, but still lost, 73-65. A loss to Iroquois, 52-46, ended the regular season with a record of 7 wins and 14 losses which was still a considerable im- provement over the previous year ' s record. 54 Varsity Basketball

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r Squeezing between two Iroquois defen- ders, Joe Scheler manages to get a shot off. As the final horn in the regular season sounded, the Raiders had squeezed by the Falcons, 52-46. Going up for the opening tipoff. Falcon. Jay Sodini and Alfred Smith of the Butler Bears try to tip it to a teammate. Rick Curtis waits for the ball to come his way. Things did not go the Falcons ' way at all that night as Butler won. 73-52. Continuously screaming instructions and en- couragement to his team. Coach Tony Riehl shouts until the final buzzer as the team and coaches watch the action on the court. Statistician. Dennis Graves and assistant coach. Bill Young sit at Coach Riehl ' s right. Trapped by Joe Scheler, Denny Nash, Jr. and David Key, Trinity ' s Dinky Horstman has nowhere to go. 56 Varsity Basketball