Smith Academy - Echo Yearbook (Hatfield, MA)

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BASKETBALL VARSITY BASKETBALL According to the record book our varsity bas- ketball won five and lost eighteen during this year ' s campaign. Everyone here at Smith Acad- emy knows that there is a lot more to the story of the season than appears in THE BOOK . First of all, this was scheduled to be another building year and as such it certainly was a suc- cess. To prove this, this Sophomore-Junior club showed an improvement of 21 points per game over the whole season when compared with last year ' s performance as a Freshman-Sophomore club. Not only did the team improve as a group but this year also saw individuals coming into their own— little BUCKWHEAT KORZA getting bigger and better by way of a good one hand push shot and a keen sense of shifting and sliding as the chaser in zone play— HYMO HOJNOSKI shooting his way to the top ten of the Hampshire league with a fake and go away hook shot that drove good guards to despair — two handed GEORGE KLOCKO getting off shots that looked impossible even to George — TOMMY RO- MANOWSKI catching on fast to a new club and coming up with the ball time after time when it looked lost — DON JANDZINSKI driving, driving, driving, all the time with a will unsur- passed hereabouts — CHET FOSTER running the show from his right guard spot, passing and faking and driving in to catch the opponent off guard — HANK KABAT sticking to his man like glue, to intercept a pass or bog up their of- fense, to work the ball inside for a hand off or a lay up — GEORGE COOR sparking the drive in early season games — TOMMY PRUCNAL and SPOOK MAJESKI stepping up from the second team to take their places with the big boys in a way that gave us all heart to look to the future with hope. With everyone but George Coor back next year it looks like the lean years we have had recently may be at an end. LOOK OUT HOPKINS!!! VARSITY COACH

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I J V Cheerleaders 2 Junior Varsity 3 V Cheerleaders

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JUNIOR VARSITY This year the Junior Varsity games turned out very well. The boys not only received the much- needed experience; they also were victorious on a few occasions. Although the boys may not be on the first team, they come in handy when one of the Varsity five gets hurt or is removed from the game via the foul route. The boys have played a good brand of ball on the polished surface. Next year Coach Cassidy expects to have a good sec- ond team and a better first team. Here is the scoring of the 18 games :he J.V. ' s playe d tr season: S. A. 38 Huntington 18 S. A. 35 Smith School 44 S. A. 12 Hopkins 36 S. A. 26 Sanderson 17 S. A. 16 Orange 26 S. A. 17 Deerfield 43 S. A. 20 So. Hadley 53 S. A. 31 St. Michael ' s 50 S. A. 24 Orange 42 S. A. 22 Amherst 41 S. A. 34 Arms 26 S. A. 21 Smith School 36 S. A. 23 Hopkins 44 S. A. 15 Arms 32 S. A. 35 Deerfield 55 S. A. 13 So. Hadley 33 S. A. 40 St. Michael ' s 35 S.A. 11 Amherst 31 Frosh