Coughlin High School - Breidlin Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA)

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T Coach Payne Bazslrelba Il Crusaders Win Eleven: Lose Three 'l'lie l9b3-'full edition ol tlie Coualilin basketball team es- tablislied itself as potential trouble for any Wyomina Valley leaaue team atter winnina tliree aames and losina two in exhibition play. One ol tliese aames lost, was dropped by only one point! Under tlie direction ol tlieir new croaeli, Mr. itunes Payne, tlie Crusaders tound themselves in tlie midst ot Leaaue Com' petition alter tlieir impressive win over Hanover. ln tlie lirst leaaue lialt, tlie Crusaders manaaed to triunipli over botli ot tlieir city rivals. Meyers team aave a aood account ot itselt in tlie meetina witli C.H.S. lim Beidleinan scored 34 points tor tlie winners. GAR. aave little opposition when tlie Coualilin Five defeated tliem by a larae inarain. Llewellyn sliowed tlie way in tliis contest witli 27 points. rlllli? Crusaders opened tlie second l.eaaue lialt SllCTL'CSSlllllY by deteatina Hanover tor a second time by a score ot 77 to 58. Tlie Red and Blue triuniplied aaain over tlieir two city opponents to take tlie City Cliainpionsliip in basketball. 'lAll's well tliat ends well. This surely was tlie vase wlien tlie Crusaders deleated Nanticoke, tlie tirstflialt lseaaue eliam- pions, by a seore ot 86 to 75. ln tliis excitina liialilialit ot tlie season, Beidleman and Llewellyn seored 3l to 28 points, respectively. It'5 Q Scfqmble Sl!'elCl'1, uTWe6d l lint ty 1.-ifrgllt

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Basketball Team irst row left to ltl C W GTO , ri x 1 OI'lI'lOI', oyelcoslfcx, Beidleman, l.eo.ard, Sokol, Llewellyn, Holthaus, Klitchko. Second row l. k ' anc ecta ure ons r a ne- oac Third row: Sokol, Zlmmerma 1, F l Q D b Blown, Benlcoskl, Cwrasavage, Ott, D h , H l y, OK ky, M. P y , C h, 'l'on1 McDonald Nardone, Iohnson Fourth row: Godlewslci, Gallagher, Wllloxxqhby, Wtllxams, ,xrenevxc 1, C lf Straa b BASKETBALL SCORES Make it count, Bill! Date Coughlin Opponents Dec. 8-fC.H.S. ,, 84 Plains ,, 52 Dec. 8fC.H,S. , 63 Hazleton ,78 Dec. ll-CHS. H74 Scranton T. Dec. l8fC,H,S. 85 W. Scranton League First Halt lan. 8f 'C.H.S. 68 Hanover lan, l2-CHS. , 78 Kingston lan. l5fC HS. 63 Meyers , lan. 19' -CHS. 5l Plymouth lan. 22fC.H.S. 55 Newport , Ian. 28fC.H.S. , 73 GAR. lan. 29---CHS. 4l Nanticoke League Second Half Feb, fC.H.S. 77 Hanover Feb. f-C H.S. , 84 Kingston , Feb. llf -C.H.S. 76 Meyers Feb. l8f-fC.H,S. . 88 Plymouth Feb. l94C.H.S. 85 Newport Feb, 28efC.H.S. 84 GAR. Feb. 25f -CHS. M 86 Nanticoke ninety-nine

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CAHAS CAHASAA A CAHASA CAHAS Cl-l.S Cl-IAS Cl-IAS CAHAS CAHAS FOOTBALL SCHOES '53 AA 3 Ploins A A 6 Luzerne A A AAl3 Plymouth A 7 Newport 7 Ncmticoke A AAAAA U Meyers A A A 20 GAAARA A A AAAA A AAAA l9 LorksvilleA 14 Kingston Plunging through ms.. !': Backs-Holthcxus, Dzanis, Watchilla, Yenchcx, Antosh Mr. Payne coaches freshmen lust tackled ,Axim M ninety-seven