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

MIKE NASTANOVICH-GUARD December 13 H. H. S.- 85 Tamaqua-65 Seranymen look impressive as they wallop Tamaqua... despite quite a few errors Hazleton wins easily . .Pecile leads scoring parade with 25 markers ... Nastanovich and Libonati add sixteen and thirteen respectively ... Grebowski and Shut– ovich also shine as they evenly split 24 points ... Havri11a provides spark in last quarter . . Coach Serany's Blue and White courtmen display sharp passing and an evenly bal– anced attack ... Tamaqua fans ap– plaud Hazleton's court skill ... Moun– taineers again prove that the best defense is a strong offense. 130 December 16 H. H. S.- 88 W. B. Coughlin-45 Sharp-passing Mounts she11ac Coughlin ... Nastan- ovich and Grebowski match scoring laurels ... Shutovich plays outstanding floor game and rebounds well ... second– string plays almost entire second half ... Skuba, Monks, Serany, Havrilla, and DeBalso do a commendable job in reserve, keeping the fine scoring pace .. Coughlin fails to give any real competition in the exhibition encounter . . . December 20 H. H. S.- 96 Berwick 52 Mountaineers set new scoring mark as they maul Berwick. . Bulldogs are outclassed and give Hazleton little trouble ... Pecile, Grebowski, Shutovich, and Hav– rilla each get fourteen points ... Libonati chips in with twelve markers and Nastanovich plays a fine floor game ... reserves turn in commendable performances ... Major, with seventeen points, only Bulldog player who hits double figures ... Pecile and Grebowski control the boards throughout the game . .. Hazleton reserves barely miss hitting the 100 point mark. RAY DeBALSO- FORWARD JIMMY PERNESKI-FORWARD