Lebanon High School - Lodestone Yearbook (Lebanon, PA)

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Clockwise from top: D. Baylor, S. Richards, T. Bickcll, B. Kling, R. Rotundag J, Lebo, T. Bickcll, J. Lebo, S. lfralick, C. Peftley, S. BowiegC. Peffley, Mr. Hess. P.l.A.A. TRIPLE A EASTERN FKEGIGNAL CHAIVIPIGNS 80 SPORTS eff M ap..-vw tffgrlf Il-. The most consistently asked question throughout the 77-78 basketball season had to be 'Tan Lebanon play without Sam Bowie? The answer to this question was a unanimous YES,' as the Cedarteam scored a decisive 9 point victory over the Steel- High Rollers in a game in which Slammin, Sam watched the en- tire second half from the bench. Sam was ejected when he slam- med one too many, but the rest of the Cedars proved that you can't keep a good team down as they shed their one-man-teami' label. Playing what was probably the best half of basketball dur- ing their long season, the smaller Cedars didn,t permit the absence oftheir big man to be an asset for the Rollers. Using a tough, man- to-man defense, the team pressed full court and made it extreme- ly difficult for the Rollers to tind their way to the hoop. On offense, some beautiful inside moves by Tabb Bickell and Chuck Peftley, combined with a few of Scott Fralickfs floaters, a num- ber of Jon Lebo assists, and some fancy ball-handling by Cy Dun- dore, contibuted to a well-deserved victory and the Eastern Re- gional Championship. Lebanon has more than one man: they are a team! 'r',.-'3'-54 ia r .49

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l m.,n W, 1 mwill , ya M , ., ww 3, I . XE M In a nip and tuck battle, during which the lead was no larger than six points, the Cedars countered the aggres- sive Schenley defense with a patient, one percentage-shot offense. There were many surprised, but relieved, Le- banon fans as the halftime score was a 24-24 stalemate. The teams continued to exchange buckets throughout the final periods, but Schenley took a decisive three point edge with one minute remaining. Tabb Bickell, whose 12 points complemented Sam Bowie's 24, tapped home the final bucket with 2 seconds to play. Although the final score read Schenley 51, Lebanon 50, there was no doubt in the arena as to who was number one. Clockwise from top: S. Bowieg S. lfralickg Championship troph- iesg S. Bowie, R. Rotunda, J. Lebo, S. lfralick, B. Kling. SPORTS

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Clockwise from top: S. Bowie, M. Sanders, J. Lebo, T. Bickell, C.Y. Dundore, R. Rotunda, D. Ilgenfritzg C.Y. Dundore. 1 V, 5 ',3 , 3. it . . . fA.f M me 5 ,..., 1.5 M: Aix In order to play for the East- ern Championship, the Cedars had to iirst dispose of a tough Reading team. Suddenly a wave of silence engulfed the Harris- burg Farm Show Arena. Three of the Lebanon starting tive were on the floor with injuries. With a victory almost at hand, the ankle of two-time All-Stater Sam Bowie was beginning to swell, Chuck Peffley had a huge round goose egg on his head, and Tabb Bickell was suffering from an excrutiating upper thigh in- jury. Will anyone ever forget his being carried off the floor with his sign of pride, the num- ber one finger, shoved defiantly into the air? Will the sound of Chuck Peffley's head crashing against the hardwood ever stop echoing through everyone's minds? What about Sam Bowie taking his Hrst hard fall ofhis high school career? No one will ever forget the night that the Cedars won an important game, but almost lost a vital cog in the well-oiled Cedar Machine. f SPORTS