Hazleton High School 1956 Yearbook (Hazleton, PA) - Full Access

NORMAN SHUTOVICH- FORWARD December 6 H. H. S.- 83 Tamaqua- 46 Hazleton opens its 1955-1956 sea– son by walloping the Tamaqua Blue Raiders . .. Tams are outclassed and offer little resistance.. . Nastanovich paces the home squad by scoring eight– een points .. .Grebowski and Pecile each get fifteen markers . .. Shutovich and Libonati, besides tallying ten points, also play superb defensive ball ... practically all reserves see action after Mounts pile up a comfortable margin . .. Tams are unable to score a field goal in the first period and only score two goals in the second quarter. 129 December 9 H. H. S.- 64 Plymouth- 52 H. H. S. topples Plymouth Shawnees for second straight win ... several stunning steals by Libonati and Nastanovich give. Mounts commanding lead early in second period ... Nastanovich is top scorer with 24 points, followed by Pecile and Libonati with 13 and 11 points respectively ... Havrilla proves a capable replacement, sparking the attack with some sharp shooting ... inex– perienced Mounts hampered from time to time by bad passing, ball handling, and dribbling ... tall Plymouth quintet skill no match for scrappy Mountaineers.