Valley Stream North High School - Chariot Yearbook (Franklin Square, NY)

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76 J.V.'S HAVE BEST SEASON Coming oTT a Tine 'Freshman year, The Junior Va Ty Cagers proved They could play ball wiTh The b oT Them. ln compiling an I I-7 record. The besT oT a baskeTball Team in NorTh High's hisTory, The SparT won six oT Their Tinal eighT games, including upseT v Tories over RoosevelT and lvlalverne. The SparTans anoTher school record when They scored 84 poi againsT SouTh. High scorer was Herb Lavery wiTh I5 poinTs game. Tollowed closely by GeoTT HowiTT wiTh I per game and Gary Cohen wiTh Il.8 poinTs game. Randy Sunshine conTribuTed six assisTs game and Rich LeTTy lv1iTiriTando Threw in poinTs per game. During The season, NorTh discovered Their lvlinuTemen. Coming oTT The bench were Brand, Chris Dib, Augie Lum. and Mike Fi who sparked The Team To Those vicTories over velT and lvlalverne, by scoring 3I poinTs and pulli down 25 rebounds in The Two games. L. To R. - Chris Dib, Ricky Brand, Mike Fischelson, Herb Lavery, Gary Cohen. Rich MiTiriTanda, Vinnie Palmieri, Coach John Mclviullan. Kneeling - Ge HowiTT. Dave Rubin. Randy Sunshine, Danny Geskie, Augie Lum.

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CAGERS' SEASON FULL OF THRILLS Beyond a doubT, The VarsiTy BaslceTball Team gave iTs Tans more Than iTs share oT exciTemenT. DespHe Hs 5-I3 record, The SparTans were rouTed only Twice, once by league champs Mal- verne and once by second place Lynbroolc. NoT sTarTing a player over six-TooT one, The Cagers made up Tor Their lack oT heighT wiTh plenTy oT husTle and desire. The opening game againsT CenTral demonsTraTed This. IT Took NorTh Two overTimes, buT cluTch ball playing by Richie Basirico wiTh 24 poinTs, and Tony Forgione, wiTh I4, including Tour pres- sure Tree Throws, enabled Them To Triumph 57-55. The highlighT oT The season came in The squad's TirsT encoun- Ter wiTh RoosevelT. ExhibHing greaT ball conTrol and sTiTT de- Tense, The SparTans deTeaTed The Rough Riders 53-52 on a 25-30 TooT shoT by Richie Basirico aT The Tinal buzzer. In a bril- lianT Team eTTorT, NorTh shoT 572, Trom The Tield. The leading scorer This year was ArT l:ischeTTi who averaged l4.4 poinTs per game. Eric Wolinsky was The leading rebounder wiTh l29. M X .F- gflflg SparTans give a halTTime cheer. WlW9VG'Cl H16 ball Q07 VARSITY BASKgT'BALl? L +0 Ray'-Bucgdgg Ronnie Ebner, STuarT Egan, Rich Basirico, Larry Convoy, Tony Forgione. ArTie FischeTTi, Kenny Lippe Marc Kerner, Joe MarcheTTi, STeve CasTelli, Tom Kull. Eric Wolinsky, Mr. Rosenberg. 178