Scotch Plains Fanwood High School - Culmen Yearbook (Scotch Plains, NJ)

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FIRST ROW, left to right: Dave Armstrong, Barry Watkins, Jim Samuelson, John Fisher, Walt Farrell, Keith Devine, George Smith, Tom Pasko, Bob Holds- worth. SECOND ROW: Bill Nowak, Jeff Frey, Royce Brainard, Martin Borbely, Phil Casciano, Mike Koziar, Pat O'Neill. THIRD ROW: Rainer Schu- macher, Dave Robbins, Chris Adams, Jay Fleish- mann, Dennis Visconti, Charlie Borbely, Jim Bren- nan, Gary Sonderland. Charlie Borbely sets up for a shot. to the end that helped them score thirty- five times during the season. Individually there were many standouts, with captain Bob Holdsworth, a lst Team All-County Selection, leading the back- field in determination and skill. Co-cap- tain Tom Pasko proved overpowering at both half back and fullback, while Dennis Visconti and Gary Sonderland also ex- celled defensively. In goals, Chris Adams and Dave Robbins proved immensely ef- fective, registering between them six shut- outs. The line, which throughout the season, was comprised of many different and talented players, was led by high scoring Jeff Frey, a 2nd Team County Selection, with nine goals to his credit. Charlie Borbley also excelled, and scored eight times while Bill Nowak tallied for five goals. 29

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Charlie Borbely fights to regain the ball. Dennis Visconti, in a world of his own. Bill Nowak, rightwing, centers the ball. 28 SOCCER TEAM BEST IN SCHGOL HISTORY The finest soccer team ever to originate at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, recorded a brilliant record of outstanding victories and ties and was beaten only three times in seventeen outings. Led by one of the best defensive backfields in the area and an exceptionally quick line, this team registered ten victories against sched- uled opposition and was unlucky in tying three times. Memorable wins included a 4-1 romp over a strong Linden team and a 3-1 triumph over a homestanding Jef- ferson squad. Constantly emphasizing the need for wing play, coaches Formichella and Rhine guided the team into a third place berth in the Union County Soccer Tournament, in which the team overpow- ered a strong Westfield squad to reach the semi-finals. Although beaten by Pingry, the team showed the same skill and desire

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Charge! CROSS COUNTRY SEASON MARKED BY TEAM EFFORT FIRST ROW, left to right: Gary Proto, Coach Orrico, Timothy Wasilition. SECOND ROW: Jim Nowak, Robert Carfagno. THIRD ROW: Roger Innes, Dennis Fedison Bob Weber, Rich Soderberg. The 1968 Cross Country team posted a highly successful 10-6 won-lost record and finished in ninth place in the annual Union County Championship Meet. Dominated basically by senior members, the squad, on one occasion, was a double winner in the North Hunterdon-Bridgewater-Raritan tri- meet and registered important single victories over teams such as Jefferson and South Plain- field. In the Watchung Conference Cham- pionship Meet the team finished a disappoint- ing fifth. Led by Coach Orrico, the team did not lack depth or balance, but did not have any one consistently outstanding individual. However, the overall performance of team pacers, M.V.P. Dennis Fedison, Jim Nowak, and Rich Soderberg accounted for many victories. Coach Orrico sprints for the finish