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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1970
Page
15
Pittsfield High overcome St Josephs High of North Adams in a Northern Berkshire league game at the Boys Club, rallying in the final minutes to win 63 57. Key late plays by Mike Keegan and Ed Paris fueled the comeback, with Gary Tate sealing the score as Pittsfield edged ahead.
Dan DeMarco led the visitors with 23 points, including 14 in the first half, as St. Joe's beat Pittsfield 83 79. Pittsfield's Paris added 26, Hover 16, Keegan 12, Tate 10, with fouls and late ejections shaping a tight contest. Pittsfield drops to 3 8. St. Joe's takes sixth, Gaels seventh.
Adams High held sole second place in the Northern Berkshire Basketball League after an 81 79 win over Wahconah Regional of Dalton at Adams gym. Four Hurricanes reached double figures led by Joe Nowak with 25 and Mike Koperniak 17. Wahconah led most of the third period before Adams’ fourth quarter rally. Wahconah’s Glenn Campbell led all scorers with 21 while Dave Mixer added 19. Adams, 8th league win against 3 losses, now faces St Joseph’s High Friday at Pittsfield Boys Club. Wahconah drops to 5 6 and fifth place, with Pittsfield High next at Dalton.
In junior and union leagues at the Boys' Club thrillers fueled by comebacks. Eaton's 852 beat Butler Flour 31 to 27 in overtime after a 27 all tie. The Tellers erased a halftime deficit to beat Homes 21 to 16. John Barbarotta and Kevin Williamson sparked the overtime rally to seal the win. IUE Local 254 led much of the other junior contest.
Lenox High defeated Bellefontaine 3 2 in second overtime as Steve Lussier scored the deciding goal in the first round of the 4 School Hockey League playoffs. Mt Greylock Regional and Windsor Mountain meet in the other first round game with Lenox awaiting the semifinal winner next Thursday. Regular season saw Mt Greylock first, Lenox second, followed by Windsor Mountain and Bellefontaine.
St. Joseph's High of Pittsfield moved into a tie for third in the Northern Berkshire League with a 67-52 victory over Mt. Greylock Regional High at the Mounties' gym. Crusaders Bill Di Nicola and Bob Breen scored 18 each, while Gus Spencer led Mt Greylock with 20 points. Mt Greylock dropped to 10 losses in 11 games. St. Joe's improved to seven league wins.
University of Denver basketball opened with three straight victories this season, one more win than the Pioneers managed in the 1968-69 slate when they went 2-24 overall after losing 24 of 26 games.
The Lenox Memorial High School Lenox-Lee Southern Berkshire League game has been moved from Friday to Saturday due to the town meeting. The varsity tips at 8:15 p.m. and the junior varsity at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6. Advance ticket sales will occur tomorrow night at Lenox High from 7 to 9, announced athletic director Joseph Michalski.
Dartmouth is tipped to defend its title at Williams College Winter Carnival, the Eastern championship with top five in each event and team qualifiers for the national meet in Franconia. Middlebury, St Lawrence, and Williams challenge, with freshmen now competing on Williams varsity.
TIM Rooney, a Villanova staffer for two years and a 1964 Duquesne alumnus, was named assistant football coach at the University of Rhode Island. He followed head coach Jack Gregory from Villanova to Rhode Island.
Lee High edged Mt Everett Regional 68 66 as Gary Wellington hit a lay up in the final seconds. Wellington led Lee with 18 points while Junie Pleu added 17 and Rick Turner 14. Wayne Schoonmaker topped Mt Everett with 19 points. Lee moved to 8-2 in the Southern Berkshire Basketball League, trailing Lenox 9-0, with a crucial matchup looming at Lenox Saturday.
Williams College hockey hosts AIC at the Coliseum in West Springfield tomorrow night. Game time listed as TBA.
Drury High beat Taconic High 67 to 64 at the North Adams Armory to assure at least a share of the Northern Berkshire Basketball League lead. The Blue Devils moved to 16 wins and 11 in league, three games ahead of Adams High with three left. Jeff Noel led Drury with 21 points while Leon Kelly scored 26 for Taconic.
Notre Dame Bantams edged St Teresa point to 41 while junior squad fell 60 to 38 against St Charles. Sacred Heart defeated Holy Family 48 to 37. Mike Mahoney led Bantams with 17 points. Jon Tate scored 24 for Sacred Heart and John DiNicola had 17 for St Charles.
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