South Plainfield High School - Regit Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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FQ, 6, ,, l t,,tt ifsgfiis Mark lohnson may look as if he is alone, but the Tigers and the crowds are right behind him. .As C. I. makevicn T443 ano rom tsenr 1663 will be missed next year for they worn twrs his assets tn the IPAITI. The Tigers don't fool around as Erwin Velasquez prepares to get down to O Below: Chris lohnson 1833, Ken Helgesen 1433, and joe Mantz T455 don't give a Franklin team member a chance to score as they show them how to play. i

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