Peekskill High School - Crimson and Blue Yearbook (Peekskill, NY)

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JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL R.. 'N row: F. Reif, L. Kapian, G. Smith, E, Lois, A. Poritzky, C. Badger, R. Pelaia. Peekskill High School's junior varsity basketball squad finished the season with a record of five wins and eleven defeats for 1950-51. Although they lost eleven games the Devils gained lots of experience and developed their basketball ability a great deal. The Red Devils' five victories came over Arlington, Ossining, North Tarrytown and Washington Irving twice. They dropped very close games to Newburgh, Arlington, Ossining and two to the Sailors of HenHud. Mainstays on the Red Devil cage squad were George Smith, Nat Ziolkowski, Charlie Badger, Gene Lois, Mike Bottas, Bubby Shaw and Ralph Pelaia. CHEERLEADERS Front: Co-captains P. Cunane, B. Field. Circle: E. Pisani, I. Mitchell, I, Smith, T. Zimmer- man, G. Voonasis, S. Ganeles, L. Hughes. R. DeRosso. row' Mr Lindsey W Buchanan A Calabrese R Shaw V Corozine, M. Bottas, N. Ziolkowski, Scararne11ino,F.Co1acine,D.Losh,in.. ' ' ' ' BASKETBALL SCHEDULE PHS Score 25 23 21 33 12 28 28 28 29 40 34 41 31 32 33 51 1950 - 1951 IUNIOR VARSITY Arlington Hastings White Plains Washington Irving White Plains Ossining Hendrick Hudson North Tarrytown Newburgh Hendrick Hudson Arlington Hastings Washington Irving Ossining North Tarrytown Newburgh Opp. Score 24 35 41 15 35 34 36 30 32 43 45 42 23 39 27 48

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VARSITY BASKETBALL Seated, left to right: H. Broadie, mgr.: I. Kisslinger, V. Zeoli, E. to right: R. Smith, R. Finnegan, I. Gallagher, C. Volkmann, W Burns, M. Nardone, Coach Peterson, I. Lynch, mgr. Standing, left Peterson, R. Waldbillig. Perhaps the old phrase Experience is the best teacher best BASKETBALL SCHEDULE fits the Red Devil cage squad of 1950-51. Peekski1l's quintet started 1950 - 1951 ' playing together as sophomores on the I. V. team. In their junior year they were together on the varsity squad but finished poorly that year with four wins and fourteen defeats. PHS OPP' This past year the experience gained during the previous tW0 Score Score years put the Devils in the thick of the Hudson River League basket- 42 Arun ton 3 4 ball race. Although Peekskill faltered during the second round, they 53 Hastgl S 51 still finished in second place, with five wins and three defeats. 38 White Plains 49 Besides the league games, the Red Devils clashed with our old 31 Rutland WU 37 rivals Hendrick Hudson.. Arlington, Newburgh, and two newcomers 24 Burlin ton NU 23 to our schedule, Burlington and Rutland, Vermont. The two games 38 Washington Irvin 32 with the Vermont schools were played during our Christmas vaca- 36 Whitg Plains g 53 tion on the Vermonters' court. 51 Ossinjn 46 Peekskill High School's over-all record was eleven wins and 60 Hen drick H1315 O n 43 seven defeats. The Devils whipped Henhud and Arlington twice, 50 North Tan town 58 Newburgh and Burlington once, plus five H. R. L. victories. The 55 Newbulyh 40 most thrilling Bed Devil victory of the campaign was gained at 69 Hendrick Hgdson 49 'North Tarrytown when Bucky Finnegan sank a pair of free tosses 54 Arun ton 40 to win the game after regulation time had run out. 68 Hqstgl S 52 High scorers on the club were Charlie Volkmann with 206 points, 43 Washin tonghvin 5 4 Jim Gallagher with 166, Ray smith with 155, Buck Finnegan with 34 Osginin 9 53 132 and Mike Nardone with 85. The entire squad left via the grad- 59 North Tanytfown 58 uation route. 44 Newburgh 60

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