Boonton High School - Echoes Yearbook (Boonton, NJ)

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 diction [Packed Pivoting in mid-air, Gorman takes the rebound. Bombers and Cardinals vie for possession of the ball. SEASON'S RECORD JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM. BOTTOM ROW (left to right): J. Smith, R. Bednor, R. Block, R Longo, J. Bolcor. 2nd ROW: G. Cook, C. Yukna, P. Offringo, D. Dunn, A. Scozzafava. TOP ROW. R. Braue, W. Wilke, C. Starkey, G. MacKinnon, F. Gambelli. WE THEY 34 Pompton Lakes 53 38 ‘Wayne 45 41 Morris Hills 38 63 Roxbury 57 49 ‘Butler 55 58 Alumni 56 35 Mt. Lakes 51 39 ‘Dover 67 41 ‘Passaic Valley 72 52 Morris Hills 44 40 ‘Dover 57 61 Roxbury 44 39 ‘Wayne 32 59 ‘Butler 46 53 Pompton Lakes 68 42 Mt. Lakes 57 36 ‘Passaic Valley 62 'Denotes Lakeland Conference Games WE THEY 53 Passaic Valley 60 70 Butler 49 The two preceding were Lakeland Conference Jamboree Games. The Bombers streak down court for another basket. the

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Q asketball Seat eason The 1953-54 edition of the Boonton basketball squad was below par compared with those of previous years. However, the team salvaged an 8 win and 11 loss season to finish fourth in the Lakeland Conference fight with a 2 — 6 account. In the post season Jamboree at Passaic Valley and Dover, the Bombers played the best games of their entire season. Led by Ron Raquet with 182 points and Steve Avallone with 168, the Bombers got off to a slow start, losing to Pompton Lakes and Wayne. They bounced back by taking Morris Hills 41-38 and beating Roxbury 63-57 for a 2 — 2 record at Christmas vacation. After the recess they returned to be defeated by Butler but to win over the Alumni. Mt. Lakes, Dover, and Passaic Valley all defeated the Boontonites, but after downing Morris Hills again and losing the second of two to Dover, the Bombers gained three straight wins over Roxbury, Wayne, and Butler. Entering the Jamboree, the Bombers put up a fierce battle before losing to Passaic Valley 60-53. They rallied, however, to win the season's finale against Butler by a 70-49 score on the Dover court. The season's outstanding player was Leigh Gorman, the freshman sensation, who with Ron Raquet, Steve Avallone, Walt Cook, Larry Smith, and Ken McCaffrey formed the nucleus of the varsity squad. Although faced with a losing season, the Bombers gave all the opposing squads good games, and Coaches Potter and Moore improved the team continually throughout the campaign. VARSITY TEAM. BOTTOM ROW (left to right): Coach Potter, R. Venturini, I. Dietl, J. Cunningham, E. Mikula, Coach Moore. 2nd ROW: C. Van Duyne, R. Lontzy, W. Cook, R. Polyak, K. McCoffrey, L. Gorman. TOP ROW: P. Larcom, R. Broue, R. Gunter, F. Gambelli, B. Rowling . In vain, Smith and Gunter try to block an opposing player. 26

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USIC A group from the BOYS' CHORUS gather around the organ to harmonize in a Yuletide carol. Carefully selected for their vocal talent, members of the GLEE CLUB provide a melodious background for a Christmas solo.