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1958 – 1959 Bradford-Sullivan County Athletic Assoc. (BSCAA) Champions |
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St. Agnes High School Basketball Team
A Most Memorable Season
1958 – 1959 Bradford-Sullivan County Athletic Assoc.
(BSCAA) Champions
Rev. Peter J. Alisauskas, Athletic Moderator for St. Agnes; James Neidhardt; Raymond Lewis; John Clancy, Frank Bialek, coach; Joseph Kielty; Jerry Smith; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph A. Griffin, Pastor of SS Peter & Paul parish.
Front row, left to right:
Jim Smith; George Pearson; James Hollenback; Leonard
Frawley; Joseph Aquilio; Mike Griffin
| 1958-1959 SCHEDULE
Lost Dec 08, North Penn*, Home Won Dec 12, Sonestown, Away Won Dec 16, Northeast, Away Won Dec 29, Cathedral High of Scranton*, Away Won Jan 06, Loyalsock, Home Won Jan10, St. Basil’s, Home Won Jan 13, Turnpike, Away Lost Jan 15, East Smithfield**, Home |
Won Jan 20, Wyalusing*, Away
Won Jan 23, Sonestown, Away Won Jan 28, Northeast, Home Won Jan 30, Loyalsock, Away Won Feb 03, St. Basil’s Away Won Feb 06, Turnpike, Home Won Feb 10, East Smithfield**, Away |
(11-1 league play; 13-2 overall)
Post Season
Lost Feb 19, Diocesan Play-Off, St. Joe’s, Away (Williamsport)
Won Mar 04, Towanda High School, Away
(11-1 league play; 15-4 overall)
Notes:
* Non-league game
** S-R-U (Smithfield, Ridgebury and Ulster)
TESTIMONIAL BANQUET
Honoring
St. Agnes High School Varsity
1958-1959 B.S.C.A.A. Basketball Champions
Guest Speaker – William “Bill” Spivey
Former All American, University of Kentucky
Sunday Evening, March 22, 1959
St. Agnes Auditorium – 5:30 O’clock
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| The Daily Review, Towanda, PA, Tuesday Morning, March 24, 1959
Banquet Honors St. Agnes High Basketball Champions Rev. William E. Burchill of Meshoppen, himself a St. Agnes graduate,
is shown telling one of his famous jokes as toastmaster at Sunday night’s
banquet honoring the St. Agnes High basketball team that won this year’s
BSCAA League title. Left to right at the table are State Trooper Edward
Bloomer who is a well known basketball referee; Mike “Red” Wallace, coach
of the Wilkes-Barre Barons; Rev. Joseph T. Shaughnessy of Ralston; Monsignor
Joseph A. Griffin, Ph. D., pastor of SS Peter and Paul Church; Father Burchill;
Rev. Peter J. Alisauskas, assistant pastor of SS Peter & Paul; Frank
Bialek, coach of the championship team; Mrs. Bialek; Robert Austin, St.
Agnes High JV coach and his wife; Jack McCarthy, TVHS varsity basketball
coach and his wife.
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(St. Agnes 2002 Reunion)
Left to right: Jerry Smith, Father Pete, Jim Hollenback, Joe Aquilio, John Clancy Missing: Lonnie Frawley, Joe Kielty, Ray Lewis, Jim Neidhardt(deceased) and George ‘Pearson (deceased) |
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