Whitehall High School - Whitehall Yearbook (Whitehall, PA)

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29 Attempting to dear the ball is Zephyr Bill Hobson as teammates Don Wether-hold and Tony Vlahovic (24) await the outlet pass. Far Left: Hobson stumbles over an Emmaus opponent in an effort to regain the ball. ■|®ostly errors Uwere the downfall of the junior varsity basketball team’s 3-19 season. Putting it all together was our problem commented Chester Pieczynski. We lost most of our games due to weak ball handling and mistakes. Reshuffling of his lineup was a problem coach Pieczynski had to contend with as three freshman players were moved up to JV to fill the spaces vacated when Tom Gammon, Dan Coval, and Bill Hobson stepped up to varsity midway through the season. The jay vees had three players in double figures, but Emmaus proved too strong in a 57-46 loss. Gary Fetter tallied 12 points. Gammon 11, and Tony Vlahovic, 10, for the little Zephs. Mark Boncnbcrger converted two foul shots with six seconds remaining to lift the junior cagers to a 37-36 victory over Bethlehem Catholic. Teammates Gammon and Vlahovic chipped in 12 and 11 points respectively. Northampton used a balanced scoring attack to down the junior varsity 61-43 while Catasauqua thwarted a JV comeback in another loss, 47-42. Whitehall got some offensive firepower from Gammon and Coval, who combined for 29 points, to lead the little Zephs to a 44-37 independent win over Southern Lehigh. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Front Row Bob Faller. Bob Kriebel. Bill Hobson. Gary Fetter Second Row Don Wethcrhold. Tom Gammon. Dan Coval. Bob Kernechcl. Bill Hughes. Tony Vlahovic.

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Scorecard WHITEHALL OPPONENTS 44 Southern Lehigh 37 30 Central Catholic 65 42 Hazelton 47 33 Pottsville 45 32 Easton 52 36 Dieruff 50 53 Phillipsburg 42 39 Nazareth 51 42 Catasauqua 47 35 Freedom 38 46 Emmaus 57 37 Bethlehem Catholic 36 43 Northampton 61 28 Parkland 48 31 Liberty 65 39 Freedom 57 43 Allen 57 47 Emmaus 65 35 Bethlehem Catholic 48 45 Northampton 76 60 Parkland 65 35 Liberty 50 Won 3 Lost 19 Junior varsity forward Bob Falter collides with an Emmaus adversary out of bounds but still manages to retain possession of the ball. Far Right: Surrounded by JV players, a fearful Emmaus opponent looks on.

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oor foul shooting and inconsistency on offense were the downfall of the varsity basketball team as it suffered a bitter induction into the tough East Penn League, sporting poor 3-16 league and 5-18 overall slates. Tom Szabo returned from a two-year Wilson Boro stint to take over as head coach after the resignation of Richard Tracy. “I think it was the new system which created problems,” commented Mr. Szabo. “We couldn’t seem to put together any fourth quarter surges probably due to lack of understanding between the players and myself.” The hoopsters posted an independent 35-26 win over Southern Lehigh in the season opener. Gary Wagner and Ed Gall combined for 16 points as the Zephyrs relied heavily on their two big inside men. Strong rivalry with Northampton was evident in both encounters. In the first contest Whitehall almost pulled an upset over the EPL runnerup in a 65-48 decision. It took the Konkrete Kids three and one-half quarters to get their inside game in gear against the stingy Zephyr defense as the hoopsters stayed close behind Wagner’s game high of 24 points. In the second game, the cagers tried a more deliberate style of play until a 22 point fourth quarter explosion ended the game in a 40-11 Konkrete win. Trojans and Zephyrs scramble for the ball ith Steve Pamk ready to recover a lost ball in an action-packed game Right: Steve Mohr goes above a Parkland opponent for the rebound as Panik looks on.