Flushing High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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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.

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