St Pius X Catholic High School - Golden Echoes Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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fm-sk K x . As Paul Hynes looks on, VV'oody Euart and Tom Edison discuss game plans while waiting in locker room before pre-game drills. St. Pius Opponent 58 . . Osborne 71 . . Chamblee 65 . . Sandy Springs 90 . . Clarkson 93 . . Lovett . 64 . . O'Keefe 40 . . . l'Vestminster 89 . . O,Keefe 59 . . Chamblee 67 . North Fulton 60 . . . Lovett . 52 . . . Marist . 6l . . . North Springs 61 . . Sequoyah 46 . . lVestminster 69 . . Clarkston 79 . . . Walker . 59 . . . North Springs 49 . . Sequoyah 49 . . . Marist . 45 . . Sandy Springs 57 ...... Wfalker . REGIONAL 5AA TOUR 65 . . . Wfalker . 62 . . North Springs 43 . . North Springs NAMENT Front row: B. McDonel, Coach Pres Judy, T. Eidson. Back row: Pelt, P. Gabriel, M. McDermott, T. Zibilich, S. Morgan P Mgr. T. Brady, D. Murray, M. Shea, P. Hynes, S. Petit, XV. Euart, Duffy, T. Devine, S. McQuaid, M. Mulvihill, Mgr C lfowler

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Front row: Gary Tkac, Michael Cassidy, Michael Nellis, Lloyd Prudhomme, John Gormley. Second row: Rick YVagner, David Beavin, David McCarty, john Cuviello, Gerald Bohn, Mike Farrell, Mark Harney, manager. Third row: head coach George 1968 Team Honors Region 5AA Champions Northeast Georgia Champions WQX1 Team of the W'eek-October 23, 1967 Coach Maloof-Coach of the Week-September 16, 1967 All Greater Atlanta-David Beavin, Greg Blake, Mike Farrell. Honorable Mention-Mike McDermott, Karl Barnes, Joe Pelt, Gerald Bohn, Bill deGolian, All State-David Beavin, Greg Blake. Honorable Mention-Mike Farrell. Catholic All American-David Beavin. Catholic All Performer-Greg Blake. Mike Cassidy. ' 77 Maloof, Tom Caruso, Ray Jeter, Bruce Boehnlien, Bob Shell, Don Hedges, Kevin Korner, assistant coach Warren Vicknair. Fourth row: Jack Cammack, Willizini deGolian, Joe Phelan, Paul Greear, Vincent Doran, manager. Clutching the ball tightly, sophomore John Mangan prepares to collide with North Springs tacklers.

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. Basketball Seniors Provide Imloezfusg New Coach Insloires Team Capably coached by Pres Judy in his rookie year at Pi Hi, the varsity basketball team completed a successful 15-10 season. Opening strong, the Lions defeated such AAA powers as Osborne, with both O'Keefe and Chamblee bowing twice. In a non-region battle against Lovett, the Lions set a new school record of 93 points in a single game breaking the old record of 90 set last season against the Chamblee Bulldogs. In the first round of the Lovett Round Robin Christ- mas Tournament, the Lions upset favored North Fulton, 67-64. After defeating Lovett, St. Pius fell to Marist in overtime, 52-56 and settled for second place in the annual event. The cagers ended the first half of the season with an impressive 9-3 slate. The new year brought about erratic play by the cagers. The Lions dropped region encounters to North Springs, Sandy Springs, and Marist while defeating M- wx mummy' NM kff' Receiving last minute instruction from coach Pres Judy, the Golden Lions prepare to meet Sequoyah in a home game at Oglethorpe. Sequoyah, Clarkston, and Walker. St. Pius completed regular season play with a 13-9 record and entered the region tournament seeded fourth. With a close quarter final victory over Walker, the Lions then faced a well-balanced North Springs five. At the final buzzer, the outcome was still unknown. St. Pius was thought to be victorious, 62-61, but North Springs' fans had a different opinion. The Spartans believed they came out on top, 63-64. The final decision was referred to the State Athletic Association, which decided that the game be replayed in its entirety. The Golden Lions fell in this play-off contest, 43-48. Leading the team were captains Tom Eidson and Bob McDonel. Tom took scoring honors with a 20 point average while Bob hit for 18.6 per outing. Eidson also grabbed 12 rebounds per game while Tom Zibilich hauled in 7 per game. Junior Steve Morgan contributed 12 points and 6 rebounds per contest. Showing strong play were junior guards Scott Petit and Joe Pelt. Also displaying promise were Mike McDermott, Paul Gabriel, and Dan Murray. Awaiting the start of the second half, coach Pres Judy considers changes in his game plans. 4