McQuaid Jesuit High School - Accolade Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Basketball McQuaid basketball had often been the favorite ob- ject of local ridicule. There weren't any pre-season raves about the team, either. After all, the starting five was composed of two football players, a jumping bean- stalk, a gray haired forward, and a little guy from E. R. These men and the other players kept quiet, and work- ed. But after the season started, the rest of the league began to watch us with well-earned respect. Kearney discovered first the fireworks that the Knights generated, then it was Marshall. As the season aged, we lost some tight ones, like Mooney and Madi- son, but we matured and won some pressure games, too. Everyone played some, as Joe, Cliff, Kevin, and Mike responded like men in sticky situations. Super-subs Chuckles and Coombies often provided a lacking spark at any time in a game. Ours was a close-knit team. Meanwhile, the Sectionals seemed within reach as Roby paved our road with that high average. Joey was leading the league in assists, while Runc controlled those boards. Napes was hitting that sweet baseline Jumper and Rog was playing that famous ‘“‘D”. Then after 32 minutes of intensity, Coombies 3 point- er ignited a glorious moment. Pandemonium reigned as the scoreboard read McQuaid 63, East 62, The un- defeated Orientals knew then what pride is at Mc- Quaid. Sure, we lost more games, but not many. A berth was secured in the heralded Sectionals. We overcame a strong Brighton squad, only through a superb effort, and continued along our Collision course with East. In aftermath, the year had been fantastically re- warding. Nobody’s ridiculing the Knights now. They don’t dare. Good-bye Roby, Joey, Rog, Runc, and Napes. You made us proud.