Valley Central High School - Viking Log Yearbook (Montgomery, NY)

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A l , . ., -mymmm The girls Varsity Basketball team had a successful season with a 12-6 record. Ion VunWycl-z shoots to chock up another two points. 58 SPORTS Pwwsgmww N il, , - 1 11 A ' 4L':5W'NmawN-::.,,... .

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BOYS IV BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD 57-33 Goshen win 67-54 Burke win 84-40 Wallkill win 73-44 Goshen win 55-25 Wallkill win 64-62 Monticello win 40-51 Middletown loss 46-39 Cornwall win 47-44 Monroe win 75-44 Port Iarvis win 87-51 Minisink win 64-60 Washingtonville win 80-64 Monticello win 46-45 Middletown win 47-35 Cornwall win 46-41 Monroe win 49-36 Port Iervis win 72-54 Minisink win 54-46 Washingtonville win Total 18 wins 1 loss tBelowI To basketball players, excitement is a shot at the buzzer. Mil-ze Mondello takes a shot in desperation as time runs out in a game against the Monticello Monties. jf N' ' 1 - ' , ' '--'. 'lf 'Nr 1 ' . -' ' , I ' , 'If .ict 9 , L- spin..- L, x -1 . ' E f 24 a,vf1.,.s 3 4 t A-1 0 ,La A 'Q y 9, Q' EI, S to Y v I , . Y 531. 5 . - 'mr' ,re REI, . S , ' .bs h '- - ,fin 1- ,z r av.. . V 1 ,fu kg if I .1 . ., , ,I - .W 1 4 as ' lj.. , , o - 5 K ,C 5 I S N z.. EK. ' BOYS FRESHMAN BASKETBALL D SCOREBOARD 55-48 Washingtonville win 52-39 Cornwall win 46-45 Monroe win 45-23 Sugarloaf win 57-54 Warwick win 33-51 Port Iervis loss 47-41 Burke win 64-44 Minisink win all 53-42 Cornwall win : 49-55 Middletown loss 37-36 Washingtonville win 52-69 Port Iervis loss 35-52 Middletown loss 55-42 Burke win Total 10 wins 4 losses tiet t I G- Q 5, V -an ning, 1 ., . 't If Fig Q, 1 5, , nillln tum 'un an of .. 5 . , ' 4 sf, 5 - sa i g , Q17 7 52 I 'E ' . '7 we 143- V L 'Wm mm me it tAboveI The fast break is used to get down the 5, .I j g! -, I I up court before the other team is in position. Bill ll f J 7 n ,l Ler0Y ends the break with a score. S My , if I Tvv a I if-' , D lAboveI The members of the IV Basketball Team are: tfrontj Pat Stacey, Mike Mondello, Darnell McClearn, Bill McClearn, Randy Axtell, Vince Velesquez, tbackl Coach George Coates. Iim Ottowitz, Robert Robinson, Gerard Taedger, Bill Leroy, Ed Menendez, Iim Mendez. takes on full steam Varsity team is just a step away arsity basketball means many different things to many different people, but for the IV basketball squad it means only one thing - re- sponsibility. Since the entire starting lineup for the varsity basketball team is seniors, the young, talented IV's will inherit the bulk of the pressure that comes when they step into the sneakers of the premiere team in the county. Vince Velasquez, the scrappy little reserve guard for the IV's this year said, 'SVVe'll be taking the burden, since everybody's leaving. Varisty is the big times, and we'll have to work if we want that title next yearf' Starting center Gerard Taedger said, We,re in the big league now. It will be a whole new experiencef' Lanky Iim Ottowitz backed Ierry up at the pivot. He put his feelings about the step up a different way. f'We,re going to be a young team and we'll have to gain experience fast. VVe'll have to work harder, learn faster. and hustle moref, Starting forward Mike Mondello had a more optimistic view on the fate of the IV squad. i'The step up to var- sity won't be too hard. We got ex- perience in the IV league and al- though we might be jittery the first few games, I think we'll fit in well. Taking on the responsibility of de- fending the county championship is a big task, even for experienced sen- iors. But the talented members of the IV team are determined they will do it, and are taking on full steam. SPORTS 57

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tBelowJ ln basketball, a jump ball sometimes decides possession. Vol Upchurch goes up for a jump after a struggle with a Tappan Zee player. K .,,h K' 5 kvgy 3 45 A A Q 4 t GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD 48-47 Wallkill win 45-40 Wallkill win 56-34 Minisink win 39-48 Burke loss 48-34 Goshen win 53-40 Middletown win 81-38 Monticello win 31-30 Monroe win 34-42 Port Iervis loss 57-27 Minisink win 59-24 Washingtonville win 47-22 Monticello win 48-54 Middletown loss 29-32 Monroe loss 70-33 Port Iervis win 50-42 Minisink win 83-16 Washingtonville win 34-49 Tappan Zee loss Total 13 wins 5 losses thletic ability alone can't make a good team. lt takes more than that. It takes a closeness among the players: a love for each other, as well as for the sport. The girls' varsity basketball team learned that this last year. The team missed the division title by only one game and ended up third in the league. Still the girls made the Sectional Tournament with a 13-5 fLeftJ Keeping in shape is a must in any sport. The Girls' Varsity Basketball Team works out during a practice. Girls take sectional It was an experience win-loss record. Most of the girls agreed they did well - at least for most of the season. Ianice Van Wyck said, I think our team did really good. Debbie Stickles said, lt was an ex- perience l'll never forget. An unforgettable experience - that it was. The girls started out strong and went undefeated for three straight games, but then it seemed as though the rock turned over. Their unde- feated string was broken by Port Ier- vis in a game VC admittedly played poorly. After its loss, the team got back on track and ended its first round of play with five wins and one loss. Unfortunately, this turned to an even uglier side. The girls started to get on each other's nerves and weren't playing team ball. They lost two im- portant games which nulled their chances for the division title. Toward the end of the season, though, the girls pulled together and played good basketball. Iean Van- Wyck said, lt was good because our attitudes changed, not only towards basketball, but towards each other. fLeftl The members of the Girls' Varsity Basketball Team are: tfrontj Desiree Diaz, Linda Winchell, Lois Cotten, Val Upchurch, Mr. Iohn Steele, fbackj Iaime Partington, Sueanne Smith, Debbie Stickles, lean VanWyck, Ian VanWyck, Beth Cunningham. SPORTS 59