St Marys Academy - Gael Yearbook (Little Falls, NY)

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JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM wlnig, lcf! li- right -Iuhn Uiiris, U. Kant: Slimiling fluacli David Dinnccn, Hunks, VU, Palincr, Vfilcs. j U'llara, R. Umgaim, li. Malui1c.Al7.w1it jtmscpli Vail. Bernard McLaughlin, and Thoinas Shcpardsun, who vccl as cirach lair hall ilw scasiin. Basketball History at St. Marys . .CC01zti1z1zecz'l ln lllffl a trophy was ufl't'i't'tl hy thc Varsity Cluh tu hc awartlctl to tht- first team tu win scvcii ganics. Aftcr 5MA's win this ycar, thc Llacls arc lfllkllllg bfi for pt'rin.incnt pusscssimi uf thc trupliy, ln V155 clit' Milan Musny Mcinurial Trnpliy was uriginatctl and is prcscntctl Cach ycar in tht' must valiiahlt' playcr ull thc city clialnpiunslmip game. This puwjcct is spmisiwctl hy the BPUE Lntlgc, antl was lwrouglit alvuut hy 'loc Buclclcy in hunor of Milan Musny, whim was killt-tl in .1 ict plant' accitlcnt uvcr Tokyu Bay in january, W55. Cllarvncc Kuhn fruin SMA, Paul Musny, Bah Mcilnlly, antl Twin l'ai'aclca, all from LFHS, wcrt' tht- winners of it friiin 195559. In 1959 SMA's .lack lVlcCarthy was pi'csi'i1tctl with tht- awartl. Wt', clit- Class ut' 1950, wish tu utfcr our thanks to thc tlcccasctl Rt. R-sv. Msgr. Willi.iii1 D, Nuiman for hringing thc grcat gainc of lwaskctlwall into thc halls of Saint lVlary's At'.lklk'Il1j'. .lack lVlcCai'thy

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azykefbazll Hiyfmfy at Salim' Mary? Twenty years ago last fall, during the first few months of his pastorate at St. Mary's parish, Rt. Rev. William D. Noonan initiated the formation of a basketball team at our parochial school and thus began the colorful history of St. Mary's participation in the game. Let's look back a few years and see what kind of teams St. Mary's has produced. In the 195061 season, under the guidance of Coach Gene Kelly, St. Mary's copped the C Division Title in the MVIL when the Gaels concluded the season with a 156 record. The following season. the Gaels compiled a 12f6 regular season record and with Fort Plain won the cofchampionship of the MVIL. In the 195263 season, the Gaels and Fort Plain once again both finished as C Division leaders with 8f2 records. SMA won the championship by downing Fort Plain 74f48 in a playfoff game at Ilion. ' The Gaels fortunes turned downward in the 195364 season when SMA and St. Johnsville ended up in last place with 2-8 records. The following year didn't prove us to have improved much w-hen we finished fourth with a 4f6 record. In the 195566 season, the Gaels under Coach Hubie Brown produced a well balanced team. Although its players lacked experience, they finished the season with a 9f9 record and earned a bid to the Catholic Tournament at Glens Falls. They were defeated in the first game. Again the following season our team produced a 9f9 record. This time under the guidance of Coach Santo Bonanno. The 195768 season proved- the ability of the Gaels , under the capable leadership of Coach William Gleason, was something not to be taken lightly by our opponents. This quintet led by Bill iMcEvoy, the school's allftime high scorer, brought in a praise' worthy 166 record. This also brought an invitation to the Catholic Tournament where they captured second place and were awarded the best defensive team trophy. In the 195869 season, the Gaels again headed by Coach Gleason, gave their fans a repeat performance. Although the lack of height tended to hinder the quintet, they made up for that handicap with speed and hustle. They won the MVIL with a 9f1 record and had an overfall record of 176. Seventeen wins in one season were the most ever compiled by a St. Mary's team. The Gaels once more went to the Catholic Tournament where they finished in second place. CITY CHAIVIPIONSHIP . . The LFHS f SMA series started January 5, 1949, and was continued on a twofgamefafyear basis for the first four seasons. Since the 195263 season, it has been limited to a single game a year. LFHS is ahead in the series 9f6.

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Mike Skinner Bill Coffin .lerry Sullivan .lim Palmer lynn Hebert Varsity Basketball Scores Saint Nlaryfs Opprments 75 St. Francis of Utica 64 64 Utica Catholic Aciitlcmy 74 S0 Hcrkiiiicr 66 61 St. Francis uf Uticai 56 78 Amsterdam 65 60 Frzuikfort 43 64 Amstcrclam 75-L 74 Caiiajohziric SO 59 Fort Plain 57 63 Dolgcvillc 46 76 St johnsvillc 65 44 Frankfort 38 59 St. johhsvillc 50 60 Utica Catholic Acaidcmy 67 64 Flirt Plain 36 68 Dolgcvillc 44 S1 Littlc Falls High School 74