St Josephs High School - Evergreen Yearbook (Metuchen, NJ)

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SPGRTS 'I967-68 was by far the best sports year that St. Joe's has had in its short history. All of the athletic teams had fine seasons, as the Falcons became rev- ered throughout the county and state as .real powerhouses in all sports. I The varsity soccer team, under the coaching of Gus Salameh, put together a record of 5-8-3, the best in its four year history. The freshman teamwas undefeated in ll games, winning TO and tying the other. Harry Brett's cross country team won the Mid- dlesex County Cross Country Championship for the fourth consecutive year. Tim Turner was named to the All-County first team, and John Duffy and Bob Monahan made the Second Team. In basketball, the varsity team alsohad its best season, winning. 'I8 while losing only 6. Coach Bill Schreck's team won the Monsignor Sullivan Christmas Tournament for the third year in a row, making the trophy a permanent possession. The team was seeded inthe County Tournament, advancing to the ,semi- finals before being eliminated. The winter track team won both the County Winter Track and Winter Relay Championships, as they won three of the five events in the Relays. The spring sports, baseball, tennis, golf, and track, with many returning lettermen, should all have suc- cessful seasons. All but one of last year's golf team U3-U will be returning, included in this group will be Mike Lampe and Mark Tasy, who finished first and second in last year's county tournament. With great athletic ability continually pouring in, St. Joe's will maintain its status in the sports world for many years to come. r 7

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VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM KNEELING Mike Ferrlse Mike Wagner Bob Bob Timko, John Ur, Jim Clark, John Donovan, Steve Prokopiak, Tom Fisco Cilento Jerry Jegllnski Don Ramsey Frank Dynof Ken Nalasco STANDING Tim Smith, Tom Brady, Tom Moriarty. One cannot find enough superlatives to describe the 1967- 68 basketball season at St. Joe's. The Falcons were respected throughout the state as formidable foes, and numerous teams fell to the tenacious Falcon defense, as shown by the team's fine 18-6 record. Coach Bill Schreck stressed defense this year, and defense he got, as the team gave up a stingy 52 points a game. The well-balanced offense, which put 64 points per game through the hoop, was led by All-County star Jim Clark, who averaged 18 points a game. Clark was assisted by John Donovan C11 perl and Frank Dynof UO a gamej, and the top-notch passing and play-making of Tim Smith. The Falcons got off to a fine start, beating J.P. Stevens in the season opener, then going on to win the next five in a row, including winning the Monsignor Sullivan Christmas Tournament for the third year in a row. After losing a tough one in overtime to Highland Park, Mike Wagner, the hub of the defense, and Frank Dynof were injured. But St. Joe's showed its bench strength as big Tom Fisco and soph Bob Cilento played fine ball in replacement of Wagner and Dynof. With the team of Clark, Smith, Donovan, Fisco, and Cilento, the Falcons won the next nine games in a row. The team went into the big game at C..B.A. with a 15-1 record and came out 15-2, losing by a score of 66-51. After winning two more games, St. Joe's entered the Middlesex County Tourna- ment. Coming off a romp over J.F.K. in the first game, the Falcons downed Madison Township in a real squeaker, 66-61 in overtime. ln the following game, the surprising defense of John Somogyi and Co. proved to be too much, defeating Mr. Schreck's quintet. Entering the State Tournament with an 18- 5 record, St. Joseph's of Camden, averaging 6'4 to the Falcons 6'1 , defeated the Falcons, 67-46. The 1968-69 season, which includes a new, tougher sched- ule with such teams as Perth Amboy, Don Bosco and Seton Hall, promises to be another exciting season. Returning from this year's squad are Dynof and Cilento, Tom Brady, John Ur, Donovan and Steve Prokopiak, and numerous stars from the fine Junior Varsity team.