Perth Amboy High School - Reflections / Periscope Yearbook (Perth Amboy, NJ)

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As the season drew to its close, the Perth Amboy varsity basketball squad could look back on their season with a mixture of pride and disappointment. They were able to look back with pride at their final seasonal record of 24-4, which included the capturing of the Leo W. Klein Memorial Holiday Festival and the Middlesex County Coaches Tournament. The varsity could also point to their 91-55 victory over New Brunswick in the final game ever played in the historic Amboy gym. On the negative side of the ledger, however, the Panthers were defeated by St. Peter’s, 82 79, marking the first defeat for the Red and White on their home court since 1964. Hopes for a State Championship were abruptly halted in the Central Jersey Group 3 Championship game, losing to Long Branch. Generally, however, Amboy put together a solid season, with key performances being turned in by Lamont Clark, the team's leading scorer and a member of the 1972 All-County Team; Ron Kushner, the squad’s best overall player; Nate Toran, the top rebounding performer; Freshman Blake Taylor, Amboy’s hope for the future;and Louis Penny feather, who made many solid contributions toward the team. The Panther Junior Varsity concluded their regular season with an undefeated 19 0 record, prior to losing the County Champs contest to Metuchen, 57-56. Key players included Alan May and Wayne Bun ten. P.A. 89 South River 57 85 St. Mary’s 69 81 Metuchen 80 103 Cedar Ridge 79 87 Madison Twp 67 88 Sayreville 70 82 St. Joe’s 73 88 East Brunswick 66 76 J.P. Stevens 73 88 Carteret 77 91 St. Mary’s 52 79 St. Peter’s 82 57 Colonia 70 73 Woodbridge 72 86 Sayreville 57 103 Madison Twp 61 70 Scotch Plains 80 81 Edison 59 96 St. Joe’s 80 65 J.F. Kennedy 47 91 New Brunswick 55 COUNTY TOURNAMENT J.F. Kennedy Metuchen 86 New Brunswick 62 88 St. Peter’s 56 STATE TOURNAMENT 72 J.F. Kennedy 52 82 Freehold 64 66 Long Branch 58 Panther forward Lou Pennyfeather (12) leaps high in the air to come up with elusive basketball 157

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Varsity players pose with their trophies after winning the “Leo Klein Memorial Holiday Festival. ” Players include: (standing left to right) S. Yanvary, R. Kushner, J. Lorenzo. B. Taylor, L. Pennyfeather, L. Clark, J. Hall, D. Kruppa. Kneeling: J. Rusnak. E. Lopez. N. Toran, Coach William Buglovsky, J. Vas. D. Gonzalez. Basketball Mrs. Leo H'. Klein presents Holiday Festival trophy to Coach Bill Buglovsky and elated Panther crew. Promising Freshman Blake Taylor goes in unmolested for the score.

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Amboy guard Lamont Clark exhibits ball-handling prowess as stunned St. Mary's player looks on.