Cardinal Newman High School - Accolade Yearbook (West Palm Beach, FL)

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TEAM FOR THE 80 ' S With a seventeen and three record in the first two years of the 80 ' s, Cardinal Newman has truly established itself as the team of the 80 ' s. The team finished the season with nine wins and 1 loss and was ranked ninth in the state. The Crusaders also won the Suncoast West Conference for the first time since 1972 while posting five all-conference players and two on the all-area team. While possessing such talent it is easy to see why the Crusaders are truly going to be the team of the 80 ' s. With a winning tradition such as Newman ' s and a coach- ing legend the Crusaders clearly distin- guished themselves as a team for the 80 ' s. OPPOSITE PAGE: TOP: The Varsity Football team, (Left to right) Sitting: Chris Calhoun, Alonzo Jefferson, Pete Polak, Larry Steltzer, John Scirotto, Bob Sifrit, Tim Hanlon, Scruffy Jacobs, Scott Waltman, Stephen Tart. Kneel- ing: John Carney, Mike Stutevoss, Jay Brown, Ron Guida, Omar DelRio, Hal Axley, Pat Fo- ley, Ed Beerman, Joe Caforio, Pat Maloy, John Grieb, Tad Godfrey, Tom Craft. Standing: Jay Marra, Andy Pelino, Mike Park, Tom Stogner, Bill Eckler, Coach Kokinda, Coach Budnyk, Dan Morrow, John Sousa, Chris Charles, Brian Anthony, and Casey Lewis. Back Row: Matt Straley, Tim Dahlen, Drew Meyerowich, Tom Glancey, Jeff Bott, Read Jacobs, Sam Budnyk, Mike Kosowsky, Mike Budnyk. TOP: While showing the lite side, the senior football players clearly prove what a little showing off can do. ABOVE: Junior, Alonzo Jefferson takes a breather while coach Steffes massages his stiff muscles. „ Sports 265

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King Of The Hill As King ' O the Hill, Cardinal Newman Varsity Football truly lived up to its top billing during the 1981 Season. Through the years, Newman has built a tradition of winning, unparelleled in this area. One of the main reasons for this tradition is a coach who is also unparalled in this area, Coach Sam Budnyk. Coach Budnyk is a graduate athlete from the University of Notre Dame and has been Newman ' s football coach for twenty years. Under his guidance from the very beginning, Newman has built a reputation as one of the powerhouse teams in South Florida. During these years Coach Budnyk has tutored many good high school football players into ex- cellent college prospects. The most re- cent being Jon Moyle who is now with the University of Florida and Tony Walker wh o is at South Carolina. RIGHT: Back-up quarterback Scott Jacobs sees a little action during the Jamboree. ABOVE: The Grigolo and the gigolo demonstrate their women winning ways. 264 Sports

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The Proving Ground Junior Varisty and Freshman football has been considered by many to be the cornerstone of a perennial powerhouse varsity team. While spending two years below the varsity level these youngsters have gotten the opportunity to prove what they could do to obtain a varsity starting spot. While winning was important it was not the only thing emphasized on the lower levels. The coaches also tried to build character, poise and good sportsman- ship. Coach Wisniewski and Coach Steffes both felt that they had A good group of kids that possess an excellent amount of potential. Even with all this potential and talent it was not easy to win every game. Athletes learn from their mistakes and there was alot of learning to be done before they would be a first rate team. There were many promising athletes on the junior varsity team such as; Bob Miller, Rich Delessio, Don demons, Don Collins and Colin O ' connor. While these players possess a lot of talent and prom- ise to be excellent players on the varsity team, they have some awfully big shoes to fill. Let ' s hope they ' re up to the task. OPPOSITE PAGE BOTTOM LEFT: Sophomore Rich Delessio demonstrates some of his off the field maneuvers with juniors Barbara Maresca and Angie Mitchell. OPPOSITE PAGE BOTTOM LEFT: An Aggressive offensive line opens things up for a win over Pahokee. TOP LEFT: Junior Varsity team; 1st row: sitting, Kevin McGrath, Raul Regis, Jeremy Berry, Dom infante, Julio Gradaille, Mike Rusnak, Todd Erickson, Don Kehr, Kevin Andres. 2nd row; kneeling: Tony Terlop, Lee Goodrick, Rich Delessio, Collin O ' Con- nor, Richard Allison, Mike Sweeney, Jeff Cingle, Led Esposito, Jim Roberts, Todd Gray, Todd Kerns. 3rd row; standing: John Orsi, Brian Nappi, Jorge Cestero, Hal Murphy, Coach Wisniewski, Coach Bum Steffes, Tony Holt, Bill Serraes, Jeff Shanin, Don demons, 4th row; on platform: Dan May, Tom Sokolowski, Curtis Raymond, John Danovan, Andy Kissner, Bob Bubba Millar, Dan Collins, Paul Scheller, Jim Rickard. Not pictured: Tom Mecurio, Tom Russo. Eddie Carlson. 266 Sports