Wyalusing Valley High School - Vallian Yearbook (Wyalusing, PA)

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Boys Basketball Our guys in actionl Back row (L to R) Tom Bennett. Eric Driggs. Matt Cusano. Jeff Carr. Matt Cobb. Mike Hemenway. Bernie Kisner. Tim Burke. Front row (L to R) Clay McCarty. P. J. Cresho. Garret Walker. Trey Taylor. Marc Dooner. Mike McCarty, Mike Meteer. Woody Bates. Coach Azpiazu. «.

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Lady Rams Basketball This years Lady Rams basketball team enjoyed a successful season as they finished with a record of 15 wins and 8 losses. After playing a tough exhibition schedule, they were ready for Northern Tier League play with a 4-3 record. Two of those losses were to District 12 AAA Champions Montrose. The girls pro ceeded to win their first three league games and then lost 57-40 to eventual NTL champions, the Troy Trojans. When they won their next three games, they thought they had battled back to tie for first half honors only to discover Towanda had to forfeit their win over Troy because of a league rule limiting the use of a player to only six quarters per night. During second half action, the girls won their first two games before going into a slump and losing three in a row. They rebounded to win their final two games over Northeast and Athens to culminate their season. This years squad was led by a very good group of senior players. Marcey Zurn and Bette Knolles provided most of the scoring punch averaging 14.9 and 14.8 point pe gam espec- tively. Eileen Ottaviani stepped in and provided the team with capable leadership from the point guard position. Elisha Driggs also gave the team a good effort, usually as the first person off the bench. She averaged 5 points and 7 rebounds per game in this role and generally did an excellent job for the team this year. Juniors on the squad were Judy Huffman. Diane Mapes. Lori Shirk. Michelle Bradish. and Karen Smith. Huffman was the teams third leading score averaging 6.1 points per game and the second leading rebounder with an 8.4 per game average. Sophomore Dawn Ahern and freshman Stacy Putnam rounded out the squad as they split time between the JV and Varsity teams. Lady Rams Basketball Results Wyalusing Wyalusing Wyalus Wyalus Wyalus Wyalus Wyalus Wyalus Wyalus Wyalus Wyalus Wyalus Wyalus Wyalus Wyalus Wyalus Wyalus Wyalus Wyalus Wyalusing Wyalusing ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng 50 56 42 49 50 34 65 66 « 2 4 1 4 19 44 31 8 48 i. 53 Elk Lake Tunkhannock Montrose Blue Ridge 47 51 54 40 Lackawanna Trail Montrose Sullivan County Sayre SRU Athens Troy North Penn Canton Towanda Sullivan County Sayre Northeast SRU Troy Canton Towanda Northeast Athens 52 61 43 45 38 47 7 44 37 39 39 30 68 49 43 47 44 23

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The Ram Cagers Take It To The Hoop. Boys Basketball Led by Senior captain Jeff Carr, the Ram Hoopsters attained their third consecutive winning season with a 14 and II record. The Rams could have had a much better record but for the fact that they lost eight of those games by seven points or less. The Rams foul shooting and costly turnovers hurt in those games. Offensively the Rams were led by league All-Star Jeff Carr. Carr led the team in points and average (614-24.6). shooting percentage (232-9.3). Two other Seniors figured in team play. They were Trey Taylor who led the team in assists (86-4.3). despite missing five games with an injury, and Marc Dooner who tied for the team lead in steals (53-2.1). The balance of the Ram attack fell on the shoulders of numerous underclassmen. Junior Matt Cusano was second on the team in scoring (187-7.5) and rebounding (154-6.2) while leading the team in foul shooting (64.3%) while Sophomore Eric Driggs finished third in both categories. Junior Matt Cobb and Sophomores Tom Bennett were also instrumental in the Rams limited success as they filled their roles effectively. We will be graduating seven Seniors: Jeff Carr. Trey Taylor. Marc Dooner. Tim Burke. Mike Meteer. Bernie Kisner. and Mike Hemenway. They went through some adversity and they handled it as gentlemen. Through the good times and the bad times they remained loyal to their team and to their teammates. They will be missed because they were simply a good bunch of kids who enjoyed playing the game. This squad may not have pleased everybody. The important part is that they pleased themselves. They always went out and gave it their all. No matter the outcome, they walked with their heads up high ready to face the next challenge. As Mike Meteer said after our last game. We had FUN!” Boys Basketball Results w Wyalusing 68-34 Coudersport at Wyalusing Tour- nament L Wyalusing 46-51 Loyalsock at Wyalusing Tour- nament W Wyalusing 66-46 Blue Ridge W Wyalusing 56-41 Benton W Wyalusing 62-47 Sullivan County L Wyalusing 67-79 Windsor. N.Y. W Wyalusing 56-45 Elk Lake W Wyalusing 63-45 Lackawanna Trail L Wyalusing 48-52 Montrose W Wyalusing 75-47 Sayre W Wyalusing 69-47 SRU L Wyalusing 46-53 Athens L Wyalusing 68-70 Troy W Wyalusing 69-34 Canton L Wyalusing 43-56 Towanda L Wyalusing 40-41 Northeast W Wyalusing 98-33 Sayre W Wyalusing 72-52 Sullivan W Wyalusing 77-46 SRU W Wyalusing 64-62 Athens L Wyalusing 50-54 Troy W Wyalusing 78-54 Canton L Wyalusing 50-52 (OT) Towanda L Wyalusing 51-58 Northeast L Wyalusing 54-75 Middleburg — District IV AA Playoffs Overall 14-11 League 7-7