South Glens Falls High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (South Glens Falls, NY)

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38 432 Kneeling: Coach Murry O'Neil, Manager Victor Root. Standing: Dick Potter, Cy Washburn, Don Allen Andy Husarik, Bob Sullivan, Craig Doherty, Bill Cutler, Jack Celeste, John Donnelly, Gary Duell Ned Roach. , ff T, f , , X! ,, . ,F A VARSITY BASKETBALL. I T 1 South High's Varsity completed the 1953-54 basketball season with their final Saratoga County League Record of six wins and eight losses, to share sixth place with Corinth. Hampered by the pre-season loss of Senior, Gary Duell, who suffered an iniury received in football, Coach Murry O'Neil's forces got off to a slow start. However, the Bulldogs displayed a good brand of ball throughout the season and in the final four games, was the hottest team in the league. The well-balanced team, with a sparkling new gym for a home court, were successful in having two players featured in the top scorers of the league. These two players, Jack Celeste, a Senior who ranked fifth in the league, and Craig Doherty, a Junior who held down the eleventh spot, furnished the one-two scoring punch, with the capable assistance of little Dick Potter. Gary Duell re- turned to the team late in the season and teamed up with John Donnelly to become play-makers, both boys doing their share of scoring. The Bulldogs gave the league leaders a scare in many instances, losing several games by very slim margins. Schuylerville, the league champions, was turned back by the scrappy South High team in an exciting game played on the Bulldog court. Behind at the half time mark, the South High five put on a scoring spurt that Schuylerville could not match. Team balance was displayed as the entire starting five hit in the double figures, and South High won the game by a 59-56 score. The team's improvement as the season progressed can be illustrated by the Corinth games. In the first game, played on the Corinth home court, the Bulldogs had their hands full in turning back their bitter rivals by a score of 56-55, with Craig Doherty hiting for 21 points to spark the team. In their second outing, Corinth was easily defeated by a I7 point margin. Doherty, Potter, and Celeste teamed up to provide the scoring punch for this one with a 45 point scoring spree.