Cathedral High School - Pantherpix Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Bolstered by the return of seasoned veterans the Cathedral pucksters enjoyed a most stirring season. The Panthers were a surprise in the Berry Divison, giving Classical a fight down to the wire and finally finishing a close second. Rookie coach Tony Odierna was far from disappointed with his team’s strong showing. Offensively, they were better balanced than in previous seasons. The development of Kevin O’Connor into a hustling center with Pat Moriarty on his wing greatly strengthened the squad’s scoring punch. As a result, some of the burden of scoring was removed from the stick of Tom Tabb. Defenseman Dan O'Malley, an underrated hockey player according to Coach Odierna, and netminder Dave McGlynn anchored a tenacious defense whose strength showed distinctly in the shutout of Chicopee and Tech, and even more so in the startling Western Mass championship shutout against the Bulldogs of Classical. The surprising upset, which dethroned the three-year Classical champs, highlighted past-season play, since it was immediately followed by a disappointing loss to Central Mass champions St. John’s of Shrewsbury, and this shattered hopes of a shot at the state crown. 60

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Scoreboard Won Holyoke 69-47 Lost Catholic 78-92 Lost West Side 62-67 Won Chicopee 81-78 Won Comp 71-52 Lost Technical 52-58 Lost Holy Name 74-89 Won Classical 65-45 Won Trade T2247; Won Drury 92-74 Lost Commerce 43-46 Lost Technical 61-63 Won Trade 62-35 Won Classical 54-46 Lost Hoosac 58-61 Lost Holy Name 70-99 Lost Commerce 45-52 Won Chicopee 76-58 59

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enor fmthn ng gh 1 Rookie coach Tony Odierna pensively eyes the final seconds of the crucial Classical game. 2 Goal! 3 After an icing call, Jim Hough skates back for the face-off. 4 Striving to keep the puck in Westfield territory, Kevin O’Connor chases a Bomber to the blue line. 5 In the shut- out against Ludlow, goalie Dave McGlynn ad- vances to make one of his 17 saves. 61