Hunterdon Central High School - Echo Yearbook (Flemington, NJ)

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The 1986 girls' cross country team had a season full of many successes. Returning letter win- ners as well as dedicated junior varsity athletes led the team to a record of 11-1. Co-captains Mer- rill McKenzie, Melanie Aster, and Kristen Schatzel helped keep ev- eryone's spirits high and helped the team feel like a family of run- ners. Early in the season, through their excellent performances at Invitational competitions, the girls secured themselves a rank- ing of fourth in the state. In dual meet competition, they easily sped by their competitors with five perfect scores of 15-50, the equivalent of a shutout in other team sports. The only loss of the season was to top-ranked North Hunterdon. although the girls ran well, the Fast Ladies pre- vailed. The only other true chal- lenge in dual meet competition was against Phillipsburg. The op- posing harriers had some tough runners, but the Devils were not intimidated, winning 26-30. As the regular season came to a close, the runners' greatest challenges laid ahead. In Mid- States, central came in second, once again falling to a powerful North team. The girls, as expect- ed, retained their Central Jersey Group Four title, qualifying them for the Group Championships. Despite their high hopes, the girls did not have a good day. They ran to a disappointing sixth place which was unfortunately not good enough to qualify for the Meet of Champions. The team is losing a host of talented seniors, many who have led the team since they were freshmen four years ago. Even with this wealth of talent leaving, Central's team shows great promise for another successful season with many varsity level runners returning next year. front row fl. to IJ A. Martin, G. Buckland, L. Livingston, J. Doyle, M. McKenzie, M. Aster, K. Schatzel, J, Reed middle row: A. Grande, L. Barbiche, T. Connors, J. Livingston, J. Norvell, G. Miller, G. Horowitz, L. Lenskold back row: J. Stutzman, T. Giordano, M. Grande, E, Sullivan, K. Hirschman, J. Doyle, S. McKenzie, Coach Lubaszka ,,.,...,f..+.-' -.-vi 1' i v--. - ,A HCHS OPP 15 BRIDGEWATER EAST 50 15 SOMERVILLE 50 15 HILLSBOROUGH 50 16 VOORHEES 46 15 FRANKLIN 49 13 DELAWARE VALLEY 49 33 NORTH HUNTERDON 22 15 PISCATAWAY 48 15 WATCHUNG HILLS 50 15 BRIDGEWATER WEST 48 26 PHILLIPSBURG 30 15 TRENTON CENTRAL 50 LOWER SCORE WINS 165

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Cross Countr The 1986 boys' cross country team had a successful and win- ning year. With some talented transfers and hard working and dedicated returning Varsity let- ter winners the boys' outlook was optimistic. Early on in the season, the boys, with the help of co-captains Kenny Martin and Joe Cherry, beat Somerville for their first win. On their the sixth meet the boys had a disappointing loss to Voorheesg losing by only a few points. Another close loss was to arch-rivals North Hunterdon. At the end of the season, the boys rallied together to capture a sec- ond place in Mid-States. They , E Mtn, 1 .. st- .L . A. then went on to run to fourth place in the Central Group Four qualifying meet, enabling them to go on to the second of state qualifying meets. There they placed fourteenth. The boys will miss some exper- ienced seniors. Graduating are Mark Stutzman, Eric Trautman, Matt Dejneka, Ray Giordano, Joe Cherry and Kenny Martin. Despite these significant losses such returning talented runners like three time Varsity letter win- ners, Todd Leutholt and Jim Brown, along with other letter winners Gregg Ichel and Mike Hopp. HCHS OPP BRIDGEWATER EAST SOMERVILLE HILLSBOROUGH VOORHEES FRANKLIN DELEWARE VALLEY NORTH HUNTERDON PISCATAWAY WATCHUNG BRIDGEWATER WEST PHILLIPSBURG TRENTON CENTRAL LOWER SCORE WINS 49 33 27 33 50 27 27 50 50 36 27 34 N,.,,, I k pe ,qw L ,., W,... -. at A r ,Lp-.--.--1 ..,,.. , if ...,, -1. ti- I .f . Q - ow First Row: M. Djenka, J. Cherry, R. Giordano, M. Stutzman, K. Martin, E. Trautman. Second Row: T. Montross, J. Hyland, G. . ., f. r 4 . , -'qdir L '. Ichel, R. Herdman, J. Brown, T. Leutholt, K. Grande, J. Scollo. Third Row: Coach Kelber, C. Scollo, M. Balletine, M. Lorenzoni, M. Hopp, M. Nemek, H. Buffington, J. Neigel, K. Bass, M. Laplatte, B. Ashman. 164

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CHEERLEADING Back Row: M. Zarish, K. Kistulentz , S. Kulba, L. Wunder, T. Kerr, A. Carrier, K, Ellis, S. Blackwell Front Row: A. Ferguson, S. Scruggs, C. Newman, K. Lerch, K. Moricoli, S. Borucki, l... Fick .. G' . ,.,.. ' ' Y f Wflg e ' V .H , . f am' ' K Senior Captains: S. Borucki, S. Scruggs, K. Lerch, C. Newman, K. Moricoli 166 a