Butler High School - Nugget Yearbook (Butler, NJ)

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Bill Aussenheimer brings the ball down the court. We They Lakeland 46 38 Eastern Christian 51 62 Sparta 51 45 West Milford 45 53 Pompton Lakes 66 42 Montville 49 75 Kinnelon 50 74 Jefferson 55 80 Morris Catholic 26 41 DePaul 51 48 Wayne Valley 40 52 Lakeland 52 53 West Milford 57 60 Pequannock 31 35 Montville 47 71 Kinnelon 55 61 Jefferson 46 59 DePaul 66 71 Morris Catholic 50 63 Pompton Lakes 55 66 Brian Plotts (24) and Mike Gagg (32) go up strong. Freshman [Top left to right); M. Caiola, D. Gormley. K. Murphy. G. Bruff, J. Cerisano. Coach Ferron, B. DeGraw. P. Natoli. P. Gustus, E. Niper, R. Hanneman, M. Mareska, D. Sterling.

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THEY NEVER GIVE UP The season started out on a high note. Coach Pasquale’s team included five seniors who were developing their skills quickly. The team was getting better after every game despite their height problem. Butler was not one of the tall teams in the conference. With returning lettermen Scott Spellmon, Bill Aussenheimer and Howie Alexander, the team was on its way to success. But despite their increased efforts Butler reached an improvement plateau. Though the bulldogs had problems, their last few games were played with great determination. With heads held high, the team kept their spirit and enthusiasm throughout the season. J.V. [Top left to right): Molloy. J. Sciala, C. Maybe. K. Keenan. M. Maffatone. H. Schimpf. D. Maybe. VARSITY [Top left to right]: B. Plotts, K. Stock. M. Gagg. S. Zignorski. S. Spellmon. C. Gambuti. Coach Pasquale, H. Alexander. B. Aussenheimer, G. Legregni. M. Smolen, M. Yuhas, L..Brown. J.V. [Top left to right): L. Brown, V. Stripeikas, J. Fields, G. Stock, Coach DeFeo. T Smethers. M LaPointe. J. Ball. 92 Howie Alexander guards the ball. Brian Plotts scores.

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Varsity [Top left to right]. R Moore. P Murray. D. Pellegrini. K. Murphy. A. Leitner. M Taggart. M. Baumann. Coach Giles. E. Borrell. K. Durkin. D. DiBlasio, B. Behring, K. Abicca, H. Lyons. Varsity (Top left to right): L. Kreski. L. Scognamiglio. M Cina. J. Ludwig. D. Spellman. D Fanning. K. Haid, K. Yocum. B. Rugel. S. StTuble Butler’s Royal Court The girls basketball team had a very successful season. Despite their height problem, the girls captured 10 victories out of 22 games. With six returning lettermen. Coach Giles was looking forward to a victorious season, and that’s just what she got. With the quickness and agility of Junior guard Maria Baumann, many teams stood in awe. Maria dribbled up and down the court with such speed, normal fast breaks were made extra fast. Junior Dina Pellegrini made up the other half of the successful guard duo. Although height was not in their favor the four senior forwards worked extra hard. Behring, Leitner, Durkin, and Abicca managed successfully to keep the opponents boards blocked. All this hard work led the girls to compete in the State Sectionals. 94 Coach Giles runs down plays during a timeout.