Binghamton North High School 1947 Yearbook (Binghamton, NY) - Full Access

Top left-All time top scorer, Buck Roche, with 262 points for 1945-46 season, and 181 for 1946- '17, gets set for foul shot as varsity looks on : Nealon, Donnelly, Petro, Clarke, Reynolds, Gorbortno, Bullock, Pratt, Capwell. Top right-Ben Clerke goes in for o loy-up shot, Donnelly stondong by Clarke woth 150 points, Capwell I '14, and Donnelly 107 were North's three other leodong scorers. Center- Manager Bob Wright, Bill Corey, Jerry Honifon, Bucky Heg– gelke, Bill Pratt, Ken Willoomson, Jerry O'loughlin, Jom Reardon, Phil Coyle. Front row: Nick Petro, George Capwell. John Donnelly, Ben Clarke, Buck Roche, Don Pratt, Bud Nealon, Yonce Gorbortno, Bob Reynolds, Jim Bullock. lower left : Coach Reut longer briefs hos Jayvees. Lower center: Coyle shoots as Rear– don defends and Jayvees O'Loughlon, Williamson, Heggelke, Corey, Pratt, Honofon watch ploy Leading scorers were Williamson, Corey O'Loughlon, Coyle. Lower right: HeggeIke sonks one in practice perood as Williamson stands by lor rebound. Varsity North 37-Newark Valley North 20-Centrol North 35-Vestol North 3 !-Norwich . North 56--Elmira S. s. North 44-Eimira F. A North 40-lthoca ..................... 'Backboard 13acktalk During its first decode North's varsity and Jayvee basketball teams, all coached by Jock Reutlinger, have piled up a commendable record. Alto– gether the varsity has won 111 games ond lost only 69. North's best season was '45-'46 when it amassed 1093 points to the opposition's 858 by winning sixteen and losing six games. Twice the Jayvees have been Conference champoons, forst on the '38-'39 season by winning fifteen and losing one and second in the '46-'47 season overcoming fifteen opponents and succumbong to none. Teamwork, essential to all good games, has mode possoble the outstandong records of such players as Bill Hoeppel, Bill Zinck, Don Day, Fronk LoVuolo, Paul Derzonovich, George Deuel, Tom Sutphen, Bob Day, Bob Houlihan, Fred Raeder, Harold Burns, Bill O'Donnell, Joe Barrett, Nock Homo and Bob Roche. Record of North Against Principal Opponents Varsity Won Lost Opponent J. v. Won Lost Opponent Varsity 9-16 Central J. V. 11-17 Central Varsity 13 16 J . c_ J . v. 16- 9 J. c_ Varsity 14- 14 U. E. J . V. 19- 6 U. E. Varsity 9- 1 Vestal J. V. 10- 0 Vestal Varsity 11-2 Ithaca J. v . 12- 0 Ithaca Varsity 6- 4 Norwich J. V. 9- 1 Elmira F. A. Varsity 5- 5 Elmira F. A J. v . 4- 0 Elmira S. s. Varsity 4-0 Elmira S. S. J. v . 9- 1 Cortland Varsity 2- 2 Utoco-Proctor Varsity 9 - 2 Cortland 1946-47 Season Despite starting as a green team, North's cagers again came through woth an eventful season, winning thirteen out of nineteen games played. Buck Roche, Ben Clarke, George Capwell and John Donnelly consistently played brilliant ball. The highest score was poled up when North swished 60 points into the basket to Elmora Scuthsoders' 37. Three overtime games furnished thrills galore, two of them heartbreaking defeats. After stoyong in second place throughout the season, the Redmen were pushed out of the sectional playoffs by U. E. With many veteran cagers returning, North is assured of strong varsity and Jayvee teams in 1947-'48. J. v. 27 North 35 North 32 North .................... 43 North ...................... 40 North 42 North ...................... 31 North North 52-J. c_ ................................ 50* North 40-St. Pat's 33-Central 57-Vestal 55-Elmira S. S. 61-Eimora F. A. 37-lthaca 34-J. c_ 38-U. E. 46--Central 37-Vestol 45-Eimira S. S. 38 31 20 29 24 23 27 23 36 16 34 32 24 20 24 North 40-U. E. ...................................... 38 North North 44-Centrol .. .. ·- 72 North North 35-Vestal ................... 37 North North 60-Eimira s. S. ......................... 37 North 56--Elmira F. A ............... North 48-Eimiro F. A ...................... 39 North 26--lthaco North 53-Norwich ........... ... 49 North 32-J. c. ................ North 34-lthoco -. . .. ... 23 North 36--U. E. North 42-J. C. ................................ 45"' North 53-U. E. ..................................... 43 North 49-J. c_ 38 Playoff Second Place Tie North 40-U. E. 46 Sectional playoff. •Extra period games. 65