Linton High School - Lintonaire Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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' Towuwj Highlights Qeasow Despite the fact that we lost the Class An Championship for the first time in four years, our basketball team is one of which we can be very proud. In compiling a 15-3 record, we won several key intersectional games and stretched our home court win streak to 35 games. This year's starting five consisted of Bob DeLuca fcaptainj and Ray Young, seniors, and Pat Riley, Mike Meola, and Bill Boehm, juniors. A good bench proved invaluable several times. The capable reserves were seniors Ken Grant, Jim Delmonico, Carl Newton, Harold Edwards, Bob Schlegel, and junior Warren DeSantis. The Blue Devil hoopsters showed an outstanding ability to score points. Nearly everyone came up with important baskets, but the most consistent scorers were Riley, DeLuca, and Meola. Despite a slow start, Riley finished second in the county scoring race with an average of 22.4 points a game. DeLuca, whose chief weapon was a corner jump shot, aver- aged 16.2 points. Meola rounded out the double figure bri- gade with an 11.3 average. Because of Class A league scheduling, we had to play Mont Pleasant in the season's second encounter. The boys were prepared, however, and we walked off with a 59-54 win. Meola led the way with 21 points. The next big obstacle we had to overcome was the Christ- mas Tournament. The talent-leaded field included four unbeaten teams and Power Memorial, one of the top teams in New York City. Riley led our advance into the finals. He scored 29 points in a 63-55 victory over Philip Schuyler that was carried to three nerve-racking overtimes. The next night he scored 35 as we routed Bishop Gibbons 81-62. Our oppo- nent in the finals was Power Memorial who boasted a 6-foot 10 center and several deadeye shooters. This was definitely the best team we faced all year, and we had to go all out to win 74-68. The scoring was well divided as DeLuca f19j, Riley fl9j, Meola f13j, Boehm f10j, and Young C101 all hit double Hgures. We ran into an inspired Albany team, after a two-week layoff, and lost 56-47. This game struck a blow at our Class A pennant hopes. We rebounded against Amsterdam in a game that meant the league lead. DeLuca was unstoppable as he poured in 31 points, and the game was decided with but one second left when an Amsterdam player missed two foul shots to preserve our 70-69 lead. We routed Mont Pleasant 94-67 in the return match. Riley led this victory with 26 markers. We then invaded southern New York and whipped White Plains 69-64 in overtime and New Rochelle 73-66. Riley scored 37 in the first game while DeLuca tallied 28 in the second. A 69-53 victory over Albany clinched us a tie for first place in the Class A and set the stage for the Amsterdam games. They beat us on their court 69-60 to force a playoff on a neutral court. After trailing 43-30 at halftime in the crucial third game, a big third period burst put us ahead 54-51, but we succumbed in the last seconds and lost 66-63. This was a sad way to end the season, but with Riley, Meola, and Boehm returning next year, the future looks bright. VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM FRONT RO W, left to right: H. Lorch fManagerj, K. Grant, H. ROW: B. Bushey CManagerj, P. Riley, B Boehm C Newton B. Edwards, J. DelMonico, M. Meola, R. Young, B. DeLuca. SECOND Schlegel, W. DeSantis, W. Przybylo CCoachl. , , 82

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GOQWCOP The Linton Varsity Golf Team, although failing to go unbeaten for the Hrst time in four years, still managed to chalk up a very respectable 9-2-2 record. Coached by Walt Przybylo, we captured the sectionals for the eighth time in twelve years. The captain and number one was junior Pete F amiano who was consistently the low scorer for the Blue Devils. In five of thirteen matches he finished under par and in five other matches Pete was only one or two above. Dur- ing the summer, he added the New York State Junior Championship to his already long string of laurels. Seniors Steve Watts and Ron Sahr also turned in several fine rounds which picked up valuable points. Rounding out the varsity were Seniors Mike Piccolo, Dave Weiss, Dick Cohen, and Junior Dave King. The team stretched its unbeaten string to 39 before losing to Albany. Mont Pleasant fell victims to the Blue Devils twice by identical 10-0 scores. The highlight of the season came at the Section II Championship when our team led by F amiano's fine 74 edged out Glens Falls by one stroke to win the right to go to Ithaca for the Inter- sectionals. Although the boys played below their capabili- ties, they managed a Hne fourth-place finish against the best teams from the state. VARSITY GOLF TEAM FRONT ROW, left to right: Dick Cohen, Ronald Sahr, Pete Famiano, Dave King, Steve 1 Watts, David Weiss, Mike Piccolo. A GOLF LINTON V OPPONENT 8 Albany 2 7 M Bethlehem Central 7 M 8 M Amsterdam 1 W 8 M Troy 1 M 3 Albany 7 5 Bishop Gibbons 5 6 Niskayuna 4 10 ' Mont Pleasant 0 10 Amsterdam 5 10 LaSalle 0 10 Mont Pleasant 0 7 Bishop Gibbons 3 flyl N ,iskayuna 5 M 81

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