Flushing High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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lnexperience Hampers Girl Cagers 4 an gash A 17' A narrow victory over Newton H.S. highlighted a dismal season for I ., ze. 254' 121 ADW , ,Wa W4 l i 1 ,-.,,, . x r Efflii W ,B , the Girl's Basketball team as they concluded the year posting a 3-7 re- cord. lnexperience proved to be an in- surmountable handicap, as the Red Devils finished in fourth place. Our girls lacked the basic skills and fun- damentals, and this hurt us in the long run, commented Coach Lor- raine Bier. Much time was wasted in practice sessions over elementary drill when emphasis should have been placed on reviewing plays. Flushing had hoped to fast break more frequently but a lack of height Standing lL-Rl: Coach Lorraine Bier, Sue McEntee, Chris Matheous, Denise Hawkins, Eura Scheer, Zena Rebackoff, Kathy Taps, ebbi juana, Lisa Ross, Brenda Nickens, Gretchen Thomas, Debra Standford, Kneel- ing: Carla Nasso, Ellen Kaplan, Valerie Nathen, Delores Butler, jackie Sifflet, Beth Appel- baum, Meryle Diamond, Renee Smith. Top left: Lisa Ross drives for the basket. Bottom Left: Laura Scheer feeds off to a team- mate. Right: Lisa Ross pumps for two points. hurt their rebounding, necessary to get off the outlet pass. We'd like to have run but our tallest girl was only 5'8, explained Coach Bier. A bright spot for the squad was the outstanding play of freshman Lisa Ross. She paced the team in scoring with an average of 26 points per out- ing, while playing excellent team ball. Other key individuals included team captain Denise Hawkins, Zena Rebakoff, Chris Matheous and Kathy Taps.

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Closes Out At 500 The 1977-78 Basketball season was closely contested, right down to the last game, as the Red Devils finished the year in third place with a 5-5 record. We proved we were as good as any team in the league, praised Coach William Jensen as to his squad's performance. Flushing dis- played spurts of excellent team ball and ag- gressiveness and hustle on defense, but a lack of consistency hurt their playoff chances. Four losses by a margin of only five points or less, three of them in overtime, revealed just how tight the division race was. The Red Devils were in contention from the outset. They battled first place Forest Hills before succumbing in overtime. A highlight of the season occured when Flushing tallied 101 points for a new school record against Queens Vocational, The starting team was well balanced with all players equally contributing. At points, guard Guy McBride paced the club with 15 points per outing while Gary Williamson was a great asset with his tenacious defense. The tower- ing combination of center Ricky Hoch l6'5 J and forward Adriano Bortolin l6'4 J proved to be impenetrable as Hoch blocked shots and Bortolin grabbed rebounds. Neal Heller was accurate from the outside with his jumper and Cal Green repeatedly sparked the team with his inside moves.