Fairfield College Preparatory School - Hearthstone Yearbook (Fairfield, CT)

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Above: Senior guard Eddie War- go leaps to squeeze off a jump shot against J. Law. Right: G. Swan and T. Failla, manager and statistitiang C. Kristie, P. Foley, R. Doerr, W. Kosturko, M. Valen- tine, j. Nagy, H. Lonergan, W. McCarthy, R. Cholko, E. Wargo, R. Shukie, Coach Bob Sylvester. Absent: T. Bukowski, J. Sulzyski. 152 In his pre-season basketball predictions P.S. sports editor Gary Swan picked the Prep squad to be a strong contender in an extremely tight MBIAC race. Despite the loss of co-captain Drew Czulewicz due to a football injury, Coach Bob Sylvester still boasted a towering trio in 6'3 co- captain Mark Valentine, 6'4 Ralph Doerr. and 6'6 Bill Kosturko. Bill McCarthy and Ed War- go were slated to handle backcourt duties, with seniors Chuck Kristie and Joe Nagy and sopho- mores Pat Foley and Bob Cholko rounding out the team. Senior Hal Lonergan was drafted from the CYO league to help the team out. In the traditional opener against Cheverus, Prep seemed to confirm these early predictions as Fairfield rolled to a strong 84-51 victory be- hind Valentine's 24 points. In its first MBIAC outing, Prep's second half charge couldn't quite catch a highly rated Central squad's lead and FP lost its First game. Plagued by injuries to McCarthy and Doerr, Prep limped through much of the season with a see-saw record. A three game winning streak toward the end of the season was capped by a magnificent upset triumph over unbeaten Notre Dame. l .sa

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'I' Q. l ATHLETIC ASSCJCIATIC '. . ' li ' V Anna!-.B.? ' Y 'Hu ' 7 H 1ff2 .L Y' s ues ' ,ia - Wi- ' - 1 . , ' w E255 .E QQ' N wg, 3975 1 .5 fl - 1' 411-T N J 7 Ll::::5f'Hi . Nh Hi rx . F 'I Y, lf : s 5' Y W .,.,- .,., was - -.V s.q Kneeling: V. Frazao, J. Kane, C. Willingerp Standing: J. Kuntz, J. Buchino, T. Gould, D. Bobowick, N. Beards- worth. It is the purpose of the Athletic Association, comprised of juniors and Seniors, to promote the smooth running of sports events at Prep. This year, under the guidance of Mr. Joseph Brosley, our new director of Athletics, the entire organization was revamped. Working in coopera- tion with the Fathers Club, members assisted at football games by selling tickets and programs. They also aided officials by holding chains and down markers at the gridiron contests. Members of the A.A. were frequently called upon to offici- ate at intramural games. Led by Vic Frazao and John Buchino, the Athletic Association has once again proved to be an invaluable asset to the sports program at Prep.

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Left: Ralph Doerr starred on rebounding all season. Ralph grabs another rebound from J. Law. Above: Lawmen guards wait hopelessly for the ball to drop through the net again. Left: Sophomore Cholko pops one in from the corner slot. Above: Mark Valentine drives in to score two of his 24 points against the Devon ' ' school.