Boonton High School - Echoes Yearbook (Boonton, NJ)

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Coach Bill Potter has inspired the players to develop effective team work. fjfe inJm counts Setting a new school record for the highest number of points scored in a single game, Boonton romped over Pompton Lakes in the sixth game of the season with a victory of 87-75. In this game also, Leigh Gorman came within 3 points of breaking his own record for the highest individual score of the season. The combined efforts of the players resulted in a fine display of spirited action and coordinated teamwork throughout the game. More triumphs such as this would have favored the Bombers total record, but this was not the case. The season opened with a run of losses, and, without the strength of Steve Avallone, the Passaic Valley game was lost 57-29 and Boonton was eliminated from the Lakeland Conference Jamboree. Boonton concluded the season with 10 defeats and 6 victories, 5 of which were won on the home court. Coach Potter is to be commended for inspiring the boys to play hard and to practice good sportsmanship. Vitality and vigorous play were in evidence throughout as the players refused to accept defeat before the final scores were in. In both games with Mt. Lakes, the Boontonites made strong last-minute drives to win but fell short of their goals by slim margins. VARSITY BASKETBALL—Front Rou I Left to Right): R. Spotts; R. Block; R. Ven-turini; C. Yukna; J. Smith. Second Rou R Brauc; S. Avallone; L. Gorman; F. Gambelli. Third Rou: Coach Potter; W. Cantrell; C. Starkey; G. Cook; R. Longo; B. Rawlings, manager. Bob Braue, Frank Gambelli and Dick Spotts scrap for a Frank Gambelli nets one rebound with two Morris from the outside. Regional Knights. Steve Avallone executes a jump shot. Richie Block drives through the opponent's defense for a two-pointer.

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Dover to a 6 to 0 halftime score and finished the game with a 33-7 outstandingly played defeat. In 1955's coming season, the Boontonites will see Bob Mariani, a rugged unrelenting performer who gave all he had in every game. Despite a lining season, he earned himself the nomination of an outstanding guard on the All Lakeland Conference Football Team. Next year's team will miss the presence of such players as Ronnie Venturing who nailed down a halfback slot on the 1954 All Lakeland Conference and also honorable mention on the Morris County Eleven; Bill Applegate who scored the most touchdowns and was awarded a spot on the All Lakeland Conference Second Team; and Frank Gambelli who was always out there playing to the best of his ability. Coach Shriner gives word of advice.

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qaineJ jiojiul fiitij. In the statistics, the Bombers defeated Pompton Lakes, Roxbury, Wayne Alumni, Dover, and Morris Hills, they were defeated by Dover, Roxbury, Wayne, and Morris Hills once, and twite each by Mt. Lakes, Butlci and Passaic Valley. But more impressive were the elements of excitement as the team campaigned to turn in a favorable record—the upset of the opponent 66-64 in the last seconds of the first game with Dover, Leigh Gorman’s half-court-one-hander at the end of the quarter in the same game, Richie Block s halfcourt-one hander at the end of the half in the game against Wayne, Captain Ronnie Venturini’s fine example of team leadership, and Steve Avallones tally of 223 points—-just one point short of Leigh Gorman’s high score of 224. These were the events that made for Boonton a memorable and exciting basketball season. Seaton's T 4-ali WE 45 Wayne THEY .... 52 48 Passaic Valley .. 56 43 Morris Hills .... 56 57 Morris Hills .. 51 39 Roxbury .... 52 38 Dover .. 50 54 54 Alumni ... .... 49 56 Roxbury .. 51 Butler .... 59 72 Wayne 52 87 Pompton Lakes . .... 75 50 Butler .. 74 61 Mountain Lakes .... 69 50 Mountain Lakes .. .. 53 66 Dover .... 64 29 Passaic Valley .. 57 J.V. BASKETBALL—Front Row (Left to Right): Coach G. Moore; D. Brown; J. Bullock; N. Pace; B. Cooke; R. Latshaw. Second Row: P. Langenbach; R. Vnenchak; B. Macaluso; D. Braue. Third Row: B. Luckenbach; B. Tym; B. Looker; J. Corcoran. A familiar cheer encourages the team. The cheerleaders begin the Senior Loc.