Valley Forge High School - Archive Yearbook (Parma Heights, OH)

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BASKETBALL TEAM Manager J- Briggs, S- P3ffiSh, M. Yurcheshen, T. Castor, D. Nowak, D. Rodgers, Man- B. Bourqum, D. Caravona, D. Kencson, G. Miller, T. Biller, ager E, Mikulas, Coach John Broski, R. Poczebut, T, Kjjankg, T. Spengler, CAGERS RANK HIGH IN SECOND SEASON John Marshall Parma Shaw Cleveland Heights Salem Lakewood Brush Shaker Heights Garfield Euclid Parma Shaw Cleveland Heights Midpark Lakewood Brush Shaker Heights Euclid THEY 81 47 73 57 54 60 42 69 48 42 68 78 75 51 73 58 73 63 The Patroit cagers met with stiff competition in the most important games to finish in a respectable third place. Junior Dave Kencson and senior Don Caravona battled the entire season for team scoring honors. Dave Kencson finished ahead of his team mate and also placed among the top five scorers in the LEL. Some of the most exciting nights during the season were the first victory over Parma, the upset of Lakewood, and Don Caravona's school rec- ord-breaking 31 points in the Shaker Heights game fol- lowed by Dave Kencson's 34 points against Mid- park later in the season. The Patriots worked to a six game winning streak in the middle of the season to put them within reach of first place, but successive defeats by Parma and Shaw virtually eliminated the team from the title race. Although Coach John Broski lost four starting players, he expects another suc- cessful season next year with members from the winning JV teams advancing to the varsity level.

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WRESTLING TEAM BOTTOM ROW: F. Simcic, L. Lade, J. Charvat, G. Buchholz, J. Thompson. SECOND ROW: R. Cooper, C. Stasiak, R. John- son, B. Kerlin, T. Cahal, D. Preston. UNDEFEATED GRAPPLERS CAPTURE LEL TITLE WE 29 St. Edward 415 West 26 St. Joseph 30 Shaker 32 Midpark 22 Euclid 27 Parma 25 Cleveland Heights 23 Lakewood 19 Brush 4-1 Shaw THEY After achieving a surprising second place stand- ing in the LEL last year, the Patriot wrestling team fought hard and finished in first place this season. The highlight of the year was the defeat of Euclid, who had been undefeated in LEL competition for the past seven years. The Patriots continued their winning streak by taking first place in the Bay Village, Brecksville, and Warrensville Tournaments. Although the team will he losing outstanding seniors Larry Lade, Roger Johnson, Jim Thompson, Bill Kerlin, Gene Stasiak, and Dave Preston, Mr. Steve Rudo still has high hopes for another successful season next year because there will be six returning lettermen. . Jim Charvat works for a pin while the referee carefully watches the match. 58