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

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. Roselle Catholic .... ....... . St. Peter's, JC JOHN DONOVAN Honorable Mention, All-County Opp. .. J. P. Stevens ,,..... ...... 4 4 J.. F. Kennedy .,... ,..... 2 4 .. St. Benedict's .,..... ...... 5 1 Union Catholic ..... ...,.. 4 9 .. South River ......, ...... 6 4 St. Mary's, SA ..... ....7. 5 3 Highland Park ..... .,.... 5 4 .. Immaculata ,...... ...... 4 9 .. St. Patrick's .,..... ...... 4 5 Essex Catholic ..... .,,,., 5 5 St. Mary's, PA ..... ....... 5 1 Colonia 36 .. Immaculata .......,.. ,...,.. 4 5 South Plainfield ......., ....... 4 3 St. Mary's, SA ...,. ....,,. 5 O Hoffman 61 CBA 63 .. Woodbridge .,.... ,.,.... 4 7 . J. F. Kennedy .... ....... 4 7 Madison 61 St. Peter, NB ...... ...... , 64 58 83 67 St. Joseph's, 1 FRANK DYNOF Honorable Mention, All-County Mr. William Schreck, who was named Middlesex County Coach-of-the-Year for the second consecutive year, talks to some of his players during a time ouf.

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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.

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Bob Cilenfo drives for fwo of his 21 poinfs againsf Sf. Mary's, Perfh Amboy. Frank Dynof lays in two in fhe season's Hrs? home game E Going over defenders, Mike Wagner taps in a bucket. E Q