Northeast High School - Hurricane Yearbook (Oakland Park, FL)

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1% f? , J FIRST ROW-B. Judkins, F. Solsberry, J. Stewarf, K. Delegal, B. Pierce, T. Smith, C. Plati, G. Cherry. SECOND ROW-R. Thompson, R. Blair, J. Rega, V Petrone. R. Griffin, R. Charles, J. Haake, B. Klitch, L. Sapp. G „ , .. . . THIRD ROW-R. McClendon, B. Gordon, T. WeUher, M. Rogers, ynch, J. Hicks, K. Swicegood, R. Johnson. FOURTH ROW-P. Wnght, P. Olson, M. dec, L. Johnson, D. Brooks, E. Welky. BABY CANES IMPROVED BY SEASON ' S FINISH Suprising both their coaches and the student body the North- east J. V. upset heavily favored South Broward J. V. 6-0. This victory made it two in a row, and ended a season which saw the team improve from each preceding game. Although the final record ended at two wins and four losses, the team never reached their peak or lost their desire to win. Quarterback Vito Petrone and halfback Dan McGurdy led the attack through the first five games of the season, missing the last game only because they were called up to the Varsity. A backfield is only as good as the line . at protects it; line- men Larry Sapp, Mike Rogers, and DTc1rT.ynch proved to be two-way assets, playing on both the offensive and defensive squads. With talent like this, the coaches are confident that the future Varsity teams will provide both thrills and victories. Mr. Charles Bonar and Mr. David Fee combined talents to give the boys both the training and confidence that every football player needs to play his best.

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Gary Spohn sweeps around right end for long ardage. Opponents find it hard to stop hard-running Jimmy Griffiths. Mark Steinbeck changes from extra point kicker to running-back on bod snap from center , ? t .

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FRONT ROW: T. Moon, D. Hassel, J. McLoine, L. Schwab, C. Rockenstein, J. Potts, J. Smerker. BACK ROW: H. Crossman, D. Morgan, D. Nave, W. PeriMard, H. Bennett, Coach Babe Mazza. RED HOT CANES CLOSE SEASON WITH FIVE STRAIGHT The Hurricane cagers played their finest game of the year in what was a near upset over Ft. Lauderdale (62-61) in the state tourney playoffs. Despite their performance the sometimes hot, sometimes cold ' Canes finished the season with a 10-13 season record. The year was also highlighted by an upset over Miami Jackson and the 107-87 drubbing of Boca Raton. Leray Schwab, Northeast ' s 5-9 sparkplug, capped his basket- ball career at this school by finishing the season with a 15.5 scoring average. Coming on strong towards the end of the season junior, Wayne Perillard scored at a 12.6 clip. Junior, Harold Bennett (8.6), senior, Joe Smerker (4.4), and junior, Don Hassel (9.0) round out the rest of the regular starters. Senior, John McLane (5.2) played as the sixth man on the team. Playing before homecrowds which varied from 60 to 600, the team played a fast, running game. Playing with this type of high scoring offense finished the season with 65 points per game average. Next year ' s team will have plenty of height, but will lack the spark added by the seniors. Mr. Albert Mazza, who has coached the basketball team ever since the eighth grade, guided the team through thick and thin this season. Coach Albert Mazza