West Rutland High School - Green and Gold Yearbook (West Rutland, VT)

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BASKETBALL FRONT ROW: (Loft to right) Manager Thomas Listzwan, Joseph Vaccarella, Richard Pecor, Captain Raymond Pluta, John Socinski, Eugene Wasik, Coach Francis N. Hinchey. BACK ROW: (Left to right) Richard Smyrski, John Bianchi, Edward Fabian, Stanley Pietryka, Lester Johnson.

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1953-54

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In the Southern Vermont League West Rutlend floored a strrt ing quintet of Joe Vaccarella ml Gene 7csik Pt forwards, John Socinski at center, r.nd Roy Piute end Dick Pccor guards. The reserve sourd consisted of Los Johnson, Ed Fabian, Johnny Birnchi, Strn Pletryka end Dick Symerski. The first gamc was at the Armory against MSJ which ’Vest Rutland lost, 67-J16. Brrttlcboro then mot West Side in West Rutland only to lo3c to an insr J.re Golden Horde team 1 Wasik again broke this one up, but it was the la3t minute free throws by Ed Fabian that clinched the game. The Ilordemen then lost to.favored Rutland High, 59“f3» £nd dropped a 3rueekor to Springfield, 60-59« Then the West Slders defeated Bennington in a close game at home 56-5 and overpowered Windsor for their first win a way from home, 67-57. Bo Hows Falls then broke West Sides winning wry a in r wild gene, 70-62. West Rutland traveled to Brcttleboro and dropped a 51-50 dccission to the Colonels, an! then upended a favored Rutland team at home, 52-50 in an amazing finish, Wasik and Pluta sterrod defensively, with Pccor scoring the feme winning basket in the last minute of play The Golden Horde l)st to Springfield, 62-52, and a Iso to Benning ton, 58-Ji.l. They then defeated Windsor, 52-lj.3. The Hincheymen onded the road campaign c t Bellows Falls and dropped a 72-1 9 count to the Terriers. In the finale at lest Side, the Hordes-mcn lost to MSJ 6 .j.-5l3. Thus, V est Rutland ended the SLV campaign with a .record of five wins, and nine loses, for a.fifth place finish in the stand ings. The season a record stood at eight, victories end twelve set-backs.