"Following A Dream"

  " A realistic goal would be to win the District XI AAA Championship," asserted Coach Jim Steidle. Before attempting this feat, the Tide Basketball Team Captured the Schuylkill League Championship. The team qualified for the league playoffs by winning their division. Mr. Steldle admitted, "The strengths of this team are our quickness, speed, and depth. We have the ability to put points on the board, and we can play defense."

   Pacing the Tide in the scoring column was Tim Murphy who averaged 18 points per game. Murphy was able to score against any defense whether it be man-to-man, zone, or specialty defense. He ended his high school career with 993 points in two season of varsity play.

    Mike Sukeena, who Coach Steidle referred to as "an overall team player" flicked the ball into the net enough times to average 6.5 points per game. Sukeena was also a top rate passer on the team with 59 assists.

   Tony Bacon filled the difficult role of point guard. Mr. Steidle acknowledged that Bacon was "an excellent passer" and Bacon statistics proved it. He finished with 215 assists and 7.5 points per game.

   It might seem that all the scoring came from the guards, but this wasn't true Dan Griesbaum pounded the offensive and defensive boards to grab 175 rebounds while contributing 6.4 points per game. Coach Steidle stressed, " The big surprise of the year had to be the two sophomores," Chris Nabholz scored 317 points for a 10 points per game average. Nabholz also led the team in rebounds with a total of 199. Mickey Kondrack tossed in 189 points while adding 125 rebounds.

   Another sub off the bench was Tom Flynn, Flynn described by Coach Steidle as an "aggressive player hauled down 101 rebounds. Tom Stearns, Jack Connors, Mitch Edelson, Chris Painter, Brian Brennan and Greg Bondura waited in the wings to help the team if needed.

Pottsville Crimson Tide   44	Lebanon   54
Pottsville Crimson Tide   44	Reading   80
Pottsville Crimson Tide   63	Minersville   57
Pottsville Crimson Tide   62	Saint Clair   71
Pottsville Crimson Tide   50	Lancaster   51
Pottsville Crimson Tide   65	Marian   35
Pottsville Crimson Tide   88	Pine Grove   43
Pottsville Crimson Tide   92	Nativity   41
Pottsville Crimson Tide   65	Williams Valley   56
Pottsville Crimson Tide   84	North Schuylkill   63
Pottsville Crimson Tide   49	Easton   51
Pottsville Crimson Tide   61	Allentown Allen   49
Pottsville Crimson Tide   53	Freedom   30
Pottsville Crimson Tide   54	Wilson   43
Pottsville Crimson Tide   103	Mount Carmel   67
Pottsville Crimson Tide   91	Tri-Valley   25
Pottsville Crimson Tide   74	Shenandoah Valley   42
Pottsville Crimson Tide   52	Tamaqua   50
Pottsville Crimson Tide   63	West Hazleton   51
Pottsville Crimson Tide   61	Schuylkill Haven   63
Pottsville Crimson Tide   63	Minersville   37
Pottsville Crimson Tide   59	Saint Clair   55
Pottsville Crimson Tide   65	North Schuylkill   60
Pottsville Crimson Tide   60	Easton   47
Pottsville Crimson Tide   75	Blue Mountain   47
Pottsville Crimson Tide   69	Mount Carmel   47
Pottsville Crimson Tide   50	Tamaqua   48
Pottsville Crimson Tide   51	Blue Mountain   45
Pottsville Crimson Tide   79	Bishop Hafey   53
Pottsville Crimson Tide   72	Panther Valley   32
Pottsville Crimson Tide   73	Mahanoy Area   59
Pottsville Crimson Tide   59	Hazleton   50
Pottsville Crimson Tide   45	Emmaus   55