Columbia High School - Mirror Yearbook (Maplewood, NJ)

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Kneeling (1. to r.): M. Boehme, S. Santillo, K. Graessle, J. Marino, T. Cassidy, M. Bufo (capt.), J. Francis (capt.), J. Guarente, S. Flach, T. Gaykowski. J. Harkey Standing (1. to r.): Coach Curcio, Coach Schwartz, D. Ward, P. Strauss, S. Loftuf, S. Darwin, J. Sheridan, R. Glancy, C. Sloan. E. Lewis. D. Richardson, D. Cosimano, D. Furbish, V. Cuozzo, P. Amerman, Coach Manara The 1979 Lacrosse team had their best season ever, with a record of 17 wins and no losses. The team captured the two most important tourna- ments in Lacrosse, The Coaches Tournament, by defeating Lawrenceville Prep 11-9 and The State Tournament defeating Montclair 10-4. They also beat Montclair by a score of 14-3 to win the first Gill Gibbs Memorial Trophy. The outstanding Lacrosse Team kept Columbia in the number one position all year. Ten members of the team made the All-State team. They were as follows: Bob Bianchi (for the 3rd time), Mike Bufo, Steve Darwin, Steve Flach, Jack Francis, Rich Glancy, Jay Harkey, Ed Lew'is, Joe Perez, and Don Richardson. Two of these players, Bianchi (for the 2nd time) and Francis were selected as All- Americans. Many school records were broken during the season. Perez scored 48 goals, the most ever scored in one season and in the state. Glancy, with 40 points, broke the record for the most points by a midfielder. Francis got 169 ground balls this season and won 110 faceoffs. Bianchi was the first player in 9 years to break the 100 point mark with 103 points, 62 of which were assists. His total point ac- cumulation was also record-breaking, he had 228 points scored with 112 assists. Further, Bianchi was chosen as the New Jersey “Player of the Year”. Coach Curcio was also awarded by being named “Coach of the Year.” Columbia is looking forward to another suc- cessful season. An opposing defense tries to stop a Cougar charge. 20 Columbia pressures opposing goalkeeper.

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(left) T. Biancini, R. Jennis, M. Lenusky, and B. Green give T. Smith and T. Risman a lift as the chorus joins in for “7Vi Cents . (above) T. Smith serenades K. Tekula as L. Ries and the rest of the workers sew busily, (below) The Chorus. The workers support M. Fiel for he Can’t Waste Time in this scene. A. Hirshberg, J. Cummings, T. Smith, and the rest of the cast in “7Vi Cents .

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LACROSSE Rich Glancy attempts a shot on goal. A.L.Johnson Summit Pingry Clifton Livingston Peddie Princeton Hunterdon Central Montclair Fairlawn Boonton Hanover Park Princeton Lawrenceville Livingston West Morris Central Montclair 17-3 8-2 13- 5 16-10 14- 2 15- 4 13- 6 9- 3 14- 3 10- 4 10- 5 11- 7 15- 7 11-9 11-4 11-5 10-4 The team gets psyched to win another game. Bob Bianchi scores another goal. The 1979 state champs show off their trophy. 21