Oneonta High School 1967 Yearbook (Oneonta, NY) - Full Access

Hoopsters capture third straight championship Recoveri ng from a schedul e of tough early season non-league oppone nts, the baske tball team went on to win the Iroquois League Championship for an un– p recedented third straight time. A string of e leven league wins, highli ghte d by some thrilling last mi nute victori es, brought the Jack– e ts the titl e. The junior backcourt combinati on of John Zagata and Te rry Deery took charge of the ball han– d li ng chores. John , the team's leading score r, pulled out an important victory over Ilion with a sixty foot shot in the last seconds of the game. Seni ors Ed Syron, Te rry Cook, and Gar ry Scutt controll ed the boards and got the necessary points from inside. Chuck Hale played the role of sixth man and gave the hoopste rs extra rebounding stre ngth when needed . A pressure defe nse combined with a fas t break offense prope ll ed OHS through the second half of the season. Coach George Matola substituted liber– all y, giving all the players a chance to test the ir skills. Although hopes for a Section III title were snuffed out by a strong opening round opponent, Rome Free Academy, the team placed two membe rs, John Zagata and Ed Syron, on the Iroquois League All Star Team with Te rry Cook and Garry Scutt receiving honorable mention. VARSITY BASKETBALL OilS Opponent 53 ...... ..... .. ... .... Rome Catholic .... .. ... ... .............. 67 44 .......... ......... .1lion ..................... ... ......... ....... 49 70 .... ... .. ... ........ Montrose .... ... ... .... .. ...... ........... 100 60 ...... ... ... ........ Mohawk... ..... ........... ........ ........ 56 57 .... ................ Little Falls .... ...... .. ..... ... ........... 51 61..... ........... ....Binghamton Central ........... .... ... 50 64 ......... .... .. .... .Frankfort.. .......... ......... ............. 56 6 l .......... .......... He rkimer .. ..... .... .. ... .. ............... 54 7l ........... . ........ Nor"vich ... .. .... ...................... .... 56 54 ... ... ... ..... ...... Ilion ....... ........ ...... .. ... .. ....... .... . 52 71 ......... ........... Little Falls .... ........... .. .. ...... .... .. 48 64 ... .. ... ...... ..... .Rome Catholic ..... ................. .... 70 86 .. ... ....... ........ Mohawk... ..... .............. .. ... .. .. .... 81 93 ......... ......... ..Frankfort.. ........ .. ... .......... ......... 65 62 .. ...... ... ........ .Herki1ne r ............ ............. .... .... 45 66 ............. ... .... Norwich.. .... ..... ........ ........ ... ..... 54 107 With a f inal burst ofenergy, Chuck //ale snatches another rebound on the oisitor's forecourt. Leading scorer, j ohn Zagata, anxiously waits to assist him in the 71-45 oictory over Little Falls.