Ocean Township High School - Sandpiper Yearbook (Oakhurst, NJ)

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Varsity Basketball 44 MONMOUTH REG ..... 65 LONG BRANCH ...... 70 TOMS RIVER SOUTH .... 82 RED BANK ......... 55 MANASQUAN .... 58 FREEHOLD ...... 43 ASBURY PARK ..... 49 MIDDLETOWN ..... 46 MONMOUTH REG ..... 57 LONG BRANCH ........ 63 TOMS RIVER SOUTH .... 72 RED BANK ........... 75 SHORE REGIONAL .... 52 COLONIA ......... 60 FREEHOLD ........... 69 ASBURY PARK ........... 89 BRIDGEWATER-RAITAN . . . 73 NEPTUNE ............. 64 BRICK ........ 67 MARBORO .......... 60 LAKEWOOD ........... 56 HENRY HUDSON REG. ....... . The Spartan basketball team, aiming at a re- match with undefeated Bridgewater Raritan East, beat Asbury Park 79-69 and demolished North Hunderton 87-56. These two impressive wins brought the quietly confident Spartans to the Cen- tral Jersey Group lll final against the Minutemen who were 25-O and the favorites in Group lll com- petition. ln one of the greatest high school displays of offense, defense, and team play, Ocean brought home the first state crown with an awesome IOO-57 rout of a great team. The Spartans then defeated Sterling, the South Jersey Group lll champion, behind a 38 point per- formance of our first All-State player, Mark Hlatky. Princeton's Jadwin Gym was the site of Ocean's first appearance in a State Final against the Num- ber I team in the state, South Side. The Spartan's couldn't get started against the hot shooting and rugged rebounding quintet from North Jersey and suffered a heart-breaking 85-57 loss. The team was given an inspiring and never-to- be forgotten reception by the community upon their return home and deservedly so - THE SPARTANS WERE CHAMPIONS.

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Ocean's Cagers Nab Shore Conference Title The Ocean Township Spartans finished another fantastic season in the Shore Conference, capturing the Class B crown and the Shore Conference Cham- pionship. The Spartans won a total of eighteen reg- ular season games and lost only four contests. One of the most .exciting events of the year was Mark Hlatky's remarkable achievement of having scored over one thousand varsity career points. Mark has earned his place among such stars as Bill Woolsey and Tauras Preikstas. Early in the season the Spar- tans revenged last year's slaughter by Long Branch by defeating the Green Wave at their home court. Our crosstown foes were decisively defeated twice. George Anders and Rich Smith, along with Ron Bonoforte, were Ocean's most improved players. Hlatky and Charlie Brown, who was one of the Shore's top playmakers, made up a high scoring combination. J. V.'s Ready For Next Year The 1970-1971 J.V. basketball season was fair in terms of overall record, but successful in terms of experience. The iunior Spartans finished with a slate of seven wins and nine losses. A couple of two point defeats in the middle of the season kept the record below .500. A J.V. team is not geared toward winning as much as it is towards sportsmanship and teamwork. Coach Jerome Hauselt concentrated on court eti- quette and attempted to instill a winning attitude in his players. A. J.V. squad can be considered a minor league team subordinate to the pro team or varsity team. Each player gained invaluable game experience. The season was climaxed by an excel- lent performance in the Wall J.V. basketball tour- ney. Donny Boughrum was the team's highest scorer and Ed Edwards led in rebounding. Bruce Hlatky, a freshman, became an overnight sensation with his confidence and poise. Glen Oppito and Dave Tay- lor performed admirably as well-rounded players. VARSITY BASKETBALL: lst Row IL. to RJ: Paul Beutell, Jay Wil- derotter, Charlie Brown, Steve LaPietra. 2nd Row IL. to RJ: Timmy Bruno, Steve Setrin, Scott Moore. 3rd Row fl. to RJ: George Anders, Ron Bonoforte, Mark Hlatky, Rich Smith.

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