Weldon E Howitt High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Farmingdale, NY)

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Boys Bring Action FHS 52 Varsity Basketball (12-8) Malverne 55 73 St. Dominus 66 80 Harborfields 48 72 Glen Cove 75 78 Locust Valley 45 44 Lawrence 59 60 East Meadow 39 73 Kennedy 62 48 Syosset 47 53 Berner 51 27 Massapequa 29 52 Hicksville 39 72 East Meadow 46 50 Syosset 52 63 Kennedy 64 67 Berner 38 40 Massapequa 41 73 Hicksville 42 58 Kennedy 44 44 Lawrence 57 to the Court Seventeen points down at halftime, the team warmed up, taking jump shots and practicing lay-ups. Inch by inch the third and fourth quarters saw the Dalers coming back, and at the buzzer, the scoreboard showed the Farmingdale team ahead of arch rival Syosset, 71-70. At this high point half way into the season, things looked very bright for this relatively young, in- experienced team. But loss- es to Bellmore Kennedy, Massapequa, and Syosset dropped them to second place in Division I with a 11- 7 record, an unfamiliar po- sition for the traditionally championship team. “I was used to last year’s team where everyone was experienced, Dave Palmer, senior, stated. We were used to winning and work- ing as a team. This year we didn't know how to play as a team until the end of the year, and by then it was too late. Yet second place is an outstanding achievement for a team with only two starting seniors: Six foot, seven inch center Pete Constandy and guard Jim O'Brien. Another asset was freshman prodigy Greg Wildes, who was a regular starter and often was the team’s high scorer. Right: Looking for an open man, Kevin Williamson attempts a forward pass. Back Row: Jim O'Brien, Dave Palmer. Greg Wildes, Pete Constandy. Dwayne Woods. Brian Colquhoun, Dave Macagone. Front Row: Mike Alvarez, Ed Murphy. Mike Perettine. Kevin Williamson. John Clyne. Bruce Werner. 134

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Below: Shelly Warren prepares for a foul shot. PRESSURE Sometimes I'm nervous before a game, but I really don't feel pressured. Once the game gets going I forget about being nervous — Kris Kiriluk. Right before a game I get a little nervous, especially if I see that the team we 're playing is good — you can tell by how they're shooting during warm-ups — Chris Lathuras, junior. We're usually pretty sure about how we're going to play before a game, and maybe just get a little nervous — Jackie Edwards, junior. Above: Kris Kirluk releases the ball as she takes an outside shot. 133 Above: Girls display their offensive tactics.

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Left: Reaching for a rebound, Pete Below: Surrounded by Berner Constandy fights off the Berner Bisons, Dave Palmer drives for a players. lay-up. Above: Open man Jim O’Brien takes Above: Despite a strong defense, an outside jump shot. Greg Wildes makes his move. INEXPERIENCED We had a lot of potential on this team, but a major problem we had was organizing this potential. All the players were essentially ‘good’ but we had to plan it so that the individual talents could work together” — Dave Macagnone, senior. The attitude was there; we always had a good mental attitude toward the teams we played, and in every game we played our hearts out. We had a very young team this year, so in the future Farmingdale will have a great team because the guys will have had the experience” — Pete Constandy, senior. We had to learn as each game went on; it wasn't like last year where everyone was experienced. We just kept working hard, which will make for a better team next season” — Dave Palmer, senior. At times we played good and were hard to beat, but we were too inconsistent. Sometimes we lost to teams that we should have beaten — Jim O'Brien, senior. 135