Bridgeport Central High School - Criterion Yearbook (Bridgeport, CT)

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VARSITY BASKETBALL Left in Right: Edward Reilly, Conch L John Strachan. Irving Fleischer, Red Benn:-tt, George Diet- man, Guido Marsezlia, Neil Kelly, James Mackie, Joe Delle Fontaine. Mizr. X BASKETBALL VARSITY BASKETBALL The 19421943 edition of the Camp C.l'I.S. basketball team, which started the season with the hope of emulating the feats of the 1939 statefchampionship team, fell short of that major achievement, but did complete another successful season. Although its season was opened with two impressive victories, Central's basketball team was handicapped from the very start through the loss of regulars Lennie Cocco TT 'V Vis KN 'R Fi mfg' 'juz A ' ,,,j,x'-f ui . X- :. - sl Me' ' -.p . M: . P 11- ---- 11 :f-ww ls ' N. 'li .,,, ,. ., ,, Y '-'----'-H 1 .. . , , stake , at .,,. H xii - pk, me Q... .Mr -hh. 'iw .f .fs-- ,. --,- - I ,v.,,,,,i 0 A, W I .en w ' Xi' in-,,,sff'1-a r 111' fm, g gf' .1 I fi fp' fr: I3 .. .N m.v,,f ...., t A I Q, 4 V -V w Q . :,5,sfr?f7' l 26 and Glen Hamlin, upon whom Coach Eddie Reilly had banked his hopes for the year. Nothing daunted, Coach Reilly, with his ability to shape inexperienced material into a smooth combination, managed to put to' gether a team which won six out of thirteen games. It must be taken into consideration that our team had very little practice, be' cause several of the boys were working after school on defense jobs. Coach Reilly built his varsity around two capable forwards, George Dietman and Guido Marseglia, who formed a good otfen' sive duo. Throughout the season, Coach Reilly al' ternated in the various positions with var' sity members Sam Battaglia, Irving Fleischf er, john Saccone, Paul Raucci, Ed Seperack, Jack Beardsworth, Neil Kelly, Haywood Clarke, jim Mackie, and john Wzillzice. Red Bennett, after a brief absence, came lback to the team and sparked them to a few victories with his fine ball handling. The team started i.s slate in an impressive fashf ion, 'defeating Fairfield in the opener, 4146, and crushing Norwalk, 47f16. The Reilly' men dropped one to Bassiek, 2466. and from then on went through the season in il seefsaw manner. In the state tournament, Il

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CH EER LEADERS la-ft to Right: John l'nlmel', Sul Rilwrn, Wnl- lnue Sim-rn, Henry Rim- mor, Amlrew llinilioni, Hurolil Manili-ll. Philip Corso. CHEERLEADERS Witli agile Captain Harold Mandell leading the gyrations and vocal maneuvers of the cavorting sidelines squad, our cheer- leaders at Camp C.l'l.S. have spurred the grandstands to bigger and longer cheers, and urged the Hilltop eleven onward with Fight, Fight, Fight and other familiar battle cries. ln spite of the difficulties of gas rationing and transportation facilities, the cheering squad managed to lend its vocal support to every football fray this year. Under the direction of Mr. Lester Silverstone, director of athletics at camp, the :boys also livened up our pep assemblies by leading the C.H.S. songs and cheers. TOUCH FOOTBALL The HomefRoom Touch Football League, an important section of the intrafmural sports program this year, was planned and executed by Coach Earl Lakeman. The games were played in the camp's gymnaf sium, and they provided spectators with fast, furious and hardffought battles. Boys who were interested in football, but were not able to make the Varsity Squad, found in the League a perfect opportunity to play all the football they desired. All the contests played were usually see- saw battles, complete with rhrills and upsets, The championship was annexed for the '42943 season by Room 221, captained by Ray Laubscher. Those from 221 who played in the tournament were: Dan Reilly, Robert Laubscher, Pete Stamos, Adam Leone, Bob Gleason, Bob Thomas, Bill Thomas, jim Caldwell, Howard Willizinis, Tony Raucci, Ray Laubscher, and Irving Fleischer. TOUCH FOOTBALL LEAGUE Gleason. U51 Seated, Luft to Right: Robert Thomas William Thomas. Charles Eeken, Roluil Standimz. Left to Right: Robert Laub scher. Howard Williams. Jim Caldwell Raymond Lmuhsehi-i'. Captain. Daniel Rully

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thu Hilltoppcrs wcrc climinatcd in thcir first match, losing to Ncw Haven Hillhousc, 2l 27. Howcvcr, in spite of thcsc sctlaaclcs, ncxz ycar's sqnatl proiniscs to makc a hcttci' showing, with tht- now cxpci'icm'ctl rcgu' lars. Flcischcr, whom Coach Rcilly called thc hcst hall handler on thc tcamu, Bcartls- worth, Markic, Rcilly, and pcrhaps Scpcr' ack forming thc nncli:us. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Unit junior Varsity games this ycar wcrc licltl tliirutly prccctliiig thc Varsity mccts. This bI.V. tcam at Camp CHS. was comf posctl ol' many ncwcomcrs, such as A1 Pao linc, l'ctc Tranquillo, Dan Rcilly, Rod Wiltlii1.nii, Etl Fay, and Dom Fcrrusi. As a wholly the tcam tlitl not tart' so wcll this past ycarg liowcvcr, through the practicc that thcsc hoys cxpcct to got this summer at thc Y.M.C.A., our tcam for thc ncxt fcw ycars can hc L-xpt-utr-tl to lvring much honor to Ccntral. HOME ROOM BASKETBALL Homc room haskcthall gamcs havc always hccn a liavoritc rccrcation of our usoltlicrsm at Canip OHS. Thi-y arc playctl aftcr sghool in thc gym on various days of th: wuck. Thu coinpctition was vcry kccn all suprcmacy was climaxcd hy a tic hctwccn rooms 223 and 125. Thr rivalry was ox- trcmcly kccn hctwccn thcsu two contcstants laccausc hoth sitlcs wcrc composctl of lvoys who played on thc Varsity tcam. This pcrpctual suspcnsc addcd to thc cxcitcmcn: of thc hattlc, and cvcryonc agrcctl that the Homc Room Lcaguc gamcs this ycar wcr: among the hcst cvcr playcd, ln the final homc room championship gamc, room 223 ross up in thc closing quarter to trouncc room 125 hy thc scorc of 37f24. Bcnnctt and Hannon showcd the way for the losers hut their cxccllcnt playing was of no avail Shamiss and Mackic dcmonstratcd cxccllcnt svason, hnt towartls the cntl the hattlc for hasltcthall stratcgy. if Q. A - ei -A Q it C b in b i its HOME ROOM liASKE'I'l!Al.L CHAMPS I Row: Sum Alnholt. il Row: l':u'l Wililmnn. .lam--s Mzwkiv, 'l'hvoiluru Shimltus. nnilinpzz Virloi' Mast roizxnni. Russell Dohlq-su-in, this ms. J. V. BASKETBALL Julius Frnm'hi. Asst. Mgr., Cliarlvs Puolini, Peter 'l'ranquillo, James Mvvnun, Jzwk lhlm-ilswortli, Ted Shimlaus, Dun Hn-illy, Art Smilhkowski, Frank Slinko. Asst. Mgr.