Bulkeley High School - Class Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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niglit's jayvee game, in which the Waterbury club ran up exactly one point in the first quar- ter. Remember Leavenworth? Next on the list was Hartford High, unde- feated and conqueror of state champ Wilbur Cross. Not at all awed by the Owls' imposing reputation, the Maroons displayed a fine team effort in staying even with Hartford for a half, 25-all. But an upset of the Owls was not in the cards. From the start of the second half Hart- ford took command as Ed Griffiin hit a hot spree and Bulkeley,s offense completely collapsed. Despite a fine showing by ,lack Kelly and a late spurt by Leghorn, Bulkeley went down 61-46. Now 6-3, the Maroons had reached a crossroad of campaign. The key game of their schedule was fought at Bulkeley on January 19, against Naugatuck and 6-11 Ed Big Dipper Slom- censki. The game was decided under the boards, where Mark Buonome continually boxed out his towering opponent and flagged down 21 re- bounds in his best performance of the year. Leghorn tossed in 28, but Bieletti was even bet- ter on offense with several brilliant feeds to Pillion under the basket and 24 of his own. The Bulldogs led all the way and won 68-57 despite one of the finest individual performances ever seen at Bulkeley. Naugy's Bill Rado popped in 22 foul shots, and 7 baskets for 36 points, but was weighed down by some wretched support. The Maroons then repeated over Weaver, 64-57. The Beaver zone hogtied Leghorn most of the way, but this only gave ,lohn Pazdar, then just an ace reserve, his long-awaited opportunity to step into the limelight. John was red-hot from the corner in tallying 20 points while Barry was held to 13. Since Weaver had swept a pair from Bulkeley the year before, it was indeed sweet revenge for the Bulldogs. Since he relieved Babe Allen in 1953, Coach Bazzano had never lost to New London in 13 jousts. This tradition was kept alive in the Wlialing City as Leghorn's 23 points led a late rally that got the Maroons under the wire, 52-48. Everybody's All-Slater, Barry Leghorn. -aFD? .'?' Mark Buonome flags one down. Bob Pecott licks the Candy Canes

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CDC Champs! lst row, l. to r.: J. Pazdar, J. Bieletti, M. Buonome, B. Leghorn, R. Pecott, E. Reilly. 2nd row, l. to r.: R. Audet, Manager, J. Muraski, M. Violette, J. Pillion, J. Kelly, Coach Bazzano. BASKETBALL As the Bulkeley Maroons entered the 1959- 1960 campaign, few critics believed them ca- pable of reaching any great heights. Rugged re- bounder Mark Buonome was a question mark after his knee injury in the ill-fated Turkey Day grid game. Beyond their fine All-Tournament veteran pivot, Barry Leghorn, Bulkeley seemed to have little, save a collection of untried ex- jay-vees. With another vicious CDC slate ahead, this nucleus appeared to be far from enough. The Maroons tipped off the season at home against the Hurricanes from New Britain, With New Britain's taunting football sign State Champs, Almost! hanging over the railing, Bulkeley butchered the Canes, 72-50. Leghorn led the vengeful onslaught with 19 points, while big Jim Pillion showed, by some solid rebound- ing, that heid be a man to be reckoned with. Legs had his finest hour in the second game, against East Hartford, as only his own unselfish- ness prevented his wiping out Carmen Perrone's school record of 41 points. Barry, unstoppable inside, outside, and at the foul line, plunked in 41 to tie the mark as his team bombed the Hor- nets, 90-55. With the last quarter hardly begun, Leghom removed himself from the lineup and did not return. The Maroons went on to dunk 65 per cent of their shots from the field. Shades of the '58 Keyhole Kids! Paul Tilly Bieletti, Bulkeley's ace back- court man, sparked the Marooons to a 72-59 vic- tory over New London in their next encounter. Bieletti unveiled a deadly jump shot which pro- duced 25 points and held off the persistent snipes of the Whalers' Bob Simoni. Leghorn also rang up 25 in another top-drawer effort, and Bob Pecott's floor game was outstanding. Norwich handed Bulkeley its first setback on a last-second overtime basket in the Wildcats' den, as the Leghorn threat was completely smothered by the Norwich defense. But the Maroons bounced back against Wethersfield, paced by Bieletti's fine all-around game and Mark Buonome's sturdy job under the boards. In downing Ted Beal 81 Co. 68-55, Bulkeley chalked up its 22nd straight win in their gym, aptly termed by the Hartford Times as the tor- ture chambern 1to opposing teams, of course! I . Unbeaten Notre Dame then held off a late Maroon spurt to pin a 54-53 loss on the Bull- dogs, as Leghorn's 20 went down the drain. Again, though, Bulkeley snapped right back against the Weaver Beavers. The Maroons ap- plied the pressure to Ernie Perry and his mates from the outset and ran up a 14-point lead in the third quarter. When the Beavers began to counterattack, Leghorn tossed in several key baskets and climaxed a perfect 14-for-14 free- throw performance. As Weaver went down 51-47, Bieletti and Pillion aided Barry no little with fine defensive gems and floor games. A lackluster Sacred Heart club fell at Bulke- ley, 74-47. This was more or less a routine var- sity game, but some fans might remember this

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.,,..f ul lceley Wins Beat Owls 51 -47 or Cit Crown Bulkeley found itself in the driver's seat today after gaining a 51-47 victory over Hartford High If the Trinity fieldhouse before nearly 2,000 last night, Coach Lou Bazzano's team accomplished three things with this one victory which helper? heal the wounds from an ea lier 61-46 setback at the hands of the Owls. lIt gave the Maroon the city championship with a 3-1 record. 0Put it in first place in the Pazdar joined Legs, in a one-two punch that J v PQ 'ry much in the scoring column, L NP- e ' K, , contributing a lone free throw. 51 ' A - Also thhe Owls missed tg is scoring of Jim Benedict W ' '91- was unable to get of! his pot- one-hander from thy cog-ngy It's basketball season now, Mark! due to the defensive play of Barry Ieghorn. The Bulkeley center did s :ood Job Ofxkieb' Norwich Free Acads . . . 25 in a row at home again overcame the pesky Simoni, who drilled in 26 this time. Leghornis last game in the Home Chamher was a memorahle one hoth for him and for all Bulkeley fans. A Tl-57 revenge victory over the Jack Kelly three straight unlmlemished home campaigns the inside track to the CDC title . . . Bullie- ley achieved all these heights as our magnificent pivot stufled in 39 points. Une revenge triumph deserved another. and Tilly Bieleltfs soft touch. Mike Yiolette LKEL N,,,-,,1 g:7'l f 1 l 5: -'TFV' 'HH