Immaculata High School - Magnificat Yearbook (Somerville, NJ)

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Spartans 71 72 71 59 72 47 54 69 33 52 63 .V,. 41 66 69 59 32 56 69 40 87 58 Art Chambres eludes a nzonienlarily dismayed Walchung defense for an uncontested rebound. Tim Murphy's light defense prevents Cardinal guard from driving for a score. SCORES St. Peter's ,e Union Catholic St. Bernard's Manville Bernard's St. Mary's P.A. St. Bernard's Somerville . B.R.H.S.-East St. Mary's So. A. ..... . B.R.H.S.-West . Bayley-Ellard Somerville Hoffman Watchung ..w.. B.R.H.S.-East Holy Trinity Middlesex Manville Watchung ,,,.. St. Peter's Opponent 102 91 74 56 65 80 64 56 62 88 57 72 86 68 55 51 57 50 42 72 60

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arsity Basketball FRONT ROW: Statistician David Kanyha, Kevin Murphy, Arthur Chambres, Joseph Murphy, Peter Manara,.William John Kelly, Joseph Pellicane, Kevin Heinold, Timothy Burke, William Zaninelli, Coach Joseph Poplowski, Coach Murphy, Gregory Foley, Ralph Pascale. BACK ROW: Richard Spangler. Statistician Patrick Kearney, Joseph Moffett, Joseph Hoey, Peter Manara, John Kelly, Joseph Pellicane, and Joseph Hoey discuss defensive strategy during crucial fourth quarter action against Somerville. Commencing the season under a new coach with the hopes of building a winning team for the fu- ture, the Varsity Basketball squad made tremen- dous strides. With the addition of Manville to the roster, Head Coach Joseph Poplowski attempted to instill confidence in all his players while initiating rigid practices, which included the now famous 'Gtire drills. The end result of this strategy was most reward- ing as the Spartans emerged from a tough sched- ule with a school record of eight wins. Supported by the strong rebounding and high scoring of cen- ter Art Chambres, the aggressive work of Joe Hoey, and the adept playmaking of Tim Murphy, the hoopsters made their mark by snatching the first-place trophy in the Somerset County Christ- mas Tournament, nipping Manville 59-56, and subduing Bernards 72-65. However, the climax came in a thirteen point romp over Somerville, an upset win over state tournament-bound Hoffman, and a fifteen point conquest of Watchung Hills. In this game, Joe Murphy ripped the cords for 31 points, the indi- vidual high forthe season.

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