Father Baker Victory High School - Hageota Yearbook (Lackawanna, NY)

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The unpredicTable J-V Team came Through wiTh a grand winning season. Always slow sTarTers, The boys improved and produced a winning Team as The J-V Braves of old. OTT The backboarcls, The heighT of James SaTlawa,and Terry Smerka Took Their Toll of opponenTs' rebounders. Bob Palmieri wiTh his sharp ball handling, and William Moore wiTh his defense abiliTy rounded The well balanced J-V quinTeT. As a resulT, we were rewarded vvirh an excifing season of baskeTball. The games were well played and inTeresTing clown To The final buzzer. WiTh an eye To The TuTure, The Jay Vees have proved Themselves and now awaiT Their chance To Take over The helm lefT vacanT by The graduaTing seniors of The VarsiTy. Punchy PunTillo rebounds for a Tap in. l JU IOR ARSITY All The hands are up buf The ball has iTs own mind. l l FIRST ROW: W. Moore, A. Jasper, T. McCann, T. Balen, M. McCann, T. Haggerfy. SECOND ROW: Coach Balen, J. Denecke, R. Palmieri, J. Saflawa, D. Berclwou, T. Srnerka, M. Lalley. THIRD ROW: Mgrs. D. Sfachera, P. Harrigan. T 99

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it 2, it 7 i f i 1 ' I.. W . X ... . H , . J ix A I Ui to - it , 'H 1' ' 3 , FIRST ROW: J. Smith, H. Schuster, C. Carr, J. Smith, B. McCann. SECOND ROW: Mgr. M. Orlando, Mgr. J. Bouquard, K. Joynt, J. Eiss, R. Puntillo, R. Miller, L. Schaller, Coach Barry. VARSITY ASKETB LL John Smith lets go his lump shot. I., 98 Rich Puntillo is off his toes and K ' out for the ball. 1,1 AL- :W With the end of fall, all heads turned to the gym to await the first game ot the '60-'61 basketball season. Since no one was returning from last year's team, the outlook for a winning season was voiced with mixed degrees of confidence. Lack of seasoned players proved the weak point of this year's Braves. However, the Braves ended up with a winning season. The scoring of Chuck Carr and Rich Puntillo resulted in some of the highest scoring games in B-V's history. On defense, the quick hands ot Bernie McCann and John Smith resulted in a fast breaking attack. As the curtain came down on the end of the basketball season, we Found ourselves in a three way tie for third place. Two hard fought and grueling games did not help in placing us in a final play-off berth. All in all it was an interesting season, though at times we had some disappointing moments. Q?

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Bob Palmieri ends the fast break with a lay up. Carr goes up hugh to put this one Through. Vu li ' f l ' 1 ' J' r ' 'f6' 1a W ' X 9 ? J 'Z ' X -' xx, X RICHARD PUNTILLO Forward BERNARD MCCANN Guard 1 i' X .Q N, AL '--, - 1 I