South High School - Sohian Yearbook (West Mifflin, PA)

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ns an Exciting Season. I Left to right: Dennis Powell, Craig Slaubaugh, Ron Ovcarich, George Weaver, Marty Devine, Bill Trimbafh, Tom Taylor, Jim Lucof, Sam Sheranko, Chuck Correll, John Zaluski, Chuck Krol SEASON'S RECORD SOUTH HIGH TURTLE CREEK SOUTH HIGH PENN JOINT SOUTH HIGH THOMAS JEFFERSON SOUTH HIGH AVALON SOUTH HIGH OAKMONT SOUTH HIGH N. B. SCOTT SOUTH HIGH RANKIN SOUTH HIGH EAST PITTSBURGH SOUTH HIGH BRENTWOOD SOUTH HIGH FORT CHERRY SOUTH HIGH PETERS TOWNSHIP SOUTH HIGH SOUTH PARK SOUTH HIGH EDGEWOOD SOUTH HIGH BRADDOCK SOUTH HIGH CHARLEROI SOUTH HIGH SERRA SOUTH HIGH RANKIN SOUTH HIGH EAST PITTSBURGH SOUTH HIGH PETERS TOWNSHIP Managers- Kneeling' Joe Falce Wayne Schweit- SOUTI-I HIGH SOUTH PARK zer. Sfandingr Joe Murphy, Ken,Fisher, Glenn Da- SOUTH HIGH EDGEWOOD vidson SOUTH HIGH BRADDOCK

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South High Cagers Gly J Left to right: Mike Mihalov, Terry Widel, Mike Garofalo, Perry Tiberio, George Koscho, Don Delserone, Tom Baker, ,Paul Kelly, Don Lynch, John Faer, Marty Getty. Led by three new coaches, head coach Nick DeRo- sa and his assistants, John Forsyth and Tom Trosch, the 1966 - '67 South High basketball team gave their followers some exciting moments en route to a 7 - 15 record, and a fourth place finish in Section 12 of the W.P.I.A.L. The always shorter but always scrap- py team gave evidence of much desire, determina- tion, and sportsmanship as the season progressed. After a slow start of 2 losses, the Spartans came back with a 62-56 victory over rival Thomas Jefferson. This was followed, along with other victories, by a 78-53 win against East Pittsburgh and an 82-59 rout of highly touted neighboring Serra. The Spartan cag- ers then set their season high with 91 points in a sec- ond victory over East Pittsburgh. Next came an 85-65 victory as the Spartans avenged an earlier loss to Pe- ters Township. Fans will also remember the heart- breaking losses in extremely close games to Avalon and South Park, which, if won, would have changed the entire context of the season. Perry Tiberio, the only returning first stringer from last season, led the club in points scored with 357 and a 43.67 scoring average from the field. He also stole the ball from rival players 61 times for a new school record. Terry Widel, another senior, was the second highest scorer on the team and hit consistent- ly from the outside. Tom Blake and iunior, George Koscho controlled the boards. Although constantly outmatched in height, the Spartans pulled down 363 rebounds between them. Sophomore, Mike Mihalov, hustled on both offense and defense while showing considerable poise against older, more experienced foe. Fans will long remember this scrappy team which put up a great fight in every game they played. As coach DeRosa said, Every team that we played knew that they were in a real ball game.

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Spartan Coaches Work Hard to Develop Teams Head Coach: Nick DeRosa, center, Assistant Coaches, Tom Trosch, right and John Forsyth, left Coach DeRosa plans strategy with Mike Mihalov, Tom Baker, George Koscho, Perry Tiberio, and Terry Widel This year was Mr. Nick DeRosa's first as the head coach of South High's basketball squad. However, he is not a stranger to Spartan players or fans. He coached the same boys who play for him now, through- out their iunior high school careers at Leba- non. Coach DeRosa is a graduate of Dono- ra High School and the University of Pitts- burgh, where he played both basketball and football. Assistant Coach, Mr. Tom Trosch, is an alumnus of our own high school. He is the first South High graduate to serve in the ca- pacity of a Spartan coach. Coach Trosch played his college basketball at St. Francis of Lorretto, and now coaches the Junior Varsity team. Coach John Forsyth served as a scout for this year's team. He spent most of his Tues- day and Friday evenings traveling to vari- ous schools to observe and analyze the ma- neuvers of South's opponents. Coach For- syth is a graduate of McKeesport High School and Duquesne University. The Spartan basketball coaching staff should be commended for the many hours spent in molding their players into smooth- working and spirited teams.