Katonah High School - John Jay Yearbook (Katonah, NY)

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Varsity Basketball First Row: Donald Joyce, Robert Blum, Leroy Smith, Thomas Broderick, Captain, Ernest Fisher, Melvin Hobby. Second Row: Mark Whittleton, Coach, Robert Shorter, Currie Weed, Gerald Cole, Douglas Williams, Harry French, Manager. VARSITY BASKETBALL The Varsity Basketball team, although lacking experience, managed to come through with' a good season. With only two hold-overs from lost year's squad, Coach Whittleton molded a unit that took eleven decisions and dropped six. N Our first game saw three seniors on the squad against Brewster. They were Captain Tom Broderick, Don Joyce, and Bob Shorter. The boys tried hard, but Brewster triumphed by two points. The Katonah cagers hit the comeback trail in their next game when they defeated St. Mary's, our crosstown rival, by 39-24. Then came successive victories over Briarcliff, which was our first league game, Tuckahoe, Chappaqua, Somers, and Peekskill Military Academy. Following this, the purple warriors took it on the chin from Bedford, in a hard fought contest which turned out to be our first league loss. When Brewster came to town, our first loss was avenged by a decisive Katonah victory. Tuckahoe was swamped by the purple wave, but Briarcliff took our measure. On our trip to Chappaqua the following Tuesday, our league hopes were shattered in a heart-breaking overtime loss. After that, Somers went under by thirty points. Peekskill Military Academy took our measure on the court, but we bounced to defeat Bedford at home. A game with Scarborough Prep was canceled, and Mt. Kisco handed us a defeat in our last game. Although we lost six games, our record at home was perfect, and to wind up a satisfying season, four cagers from the hilltop saw action in the league All-Star Game. 47

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I lp l r A 'ily I it A 'lv ' . - Junior Varsity Basketball First Row: D. Scrivner, G. Shear, W. Rutter, J. Horne, E. Gould, R. Werlau, M. Dickfoss, Mr. Favereau, Coach, D. Smith. Second Row: E. Scarsella, Manager, D. Barrie, J. McCourt, G. Harder, J. Dorsett, S. Anderson, W. Runge, R. Jackson. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL The Junior Varsity Basketball squad developed some promising material for future purple teams. The team has a final record of eleven victories and six defeats. Our first three games resulted in wins for the junior warriors, but then Tuckahoe and Chappaqua handed them successive losses. Somers, Peekskill Military Academy, Bedford, and Brewster fell before our J.V., but Mt. Kisco won out in an overtime thriller. Then Tuckahoe took the Indians' scalp for the second time. A league win over Briarcliff was sandwiched in before Chappaqua defeated us on their court. We again beat Somers, Peekskill Military Academy, and Bedford in a row. An unexpected rest came when the Scarborough Prep game was called off. The boys were unable to bounce back and wound up the season with a loss to Mt. Kisco. Although the Junior Varsity lost a couple of tough games, they finished in a tie for first place in the league. For the honor, Captain Doug Barrie received the trophy for the team at the annual All-Star Game. 48