IN AN EXCELLENT SEASON
"Now, who stole the basketball?"
Lo Solie Vor•ity Basketball Team: (Front Row) J. Romano (MGR), M. Bosilii, J. Zomichieli, L. Guess, D. Soleckt, R. Sherman, J Stanczak (MGR) (Bock Row) J. Grady, G. Wilhelm, D. Diehl, C. Conlin, K. Morrison, T. Asman, T. Gizzi
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The 1983-84 La Salle Basketball te01 began its work in early October. Fro1 tryouts to practice to games, on orom of hard work pierced the air in tr team's presence. After a disoppointin pre-season, the Explorers shot from tr gates of the Catholic League North 1: on exciting victory over Archbisho Ryan just before Christmas. The wee following, the Explorers pocked up on trekked to yet unconquered territory i southern Virginia, and the Benedictir Capitol City Classic. Here, the te01 gained much needed experience, fa· ing some of the best teams in the nc tion. Although the Explorers finishe just 1-2, the team hod learned, and b• gun to come together. Returning hom New Years' Eve, the team began read· ing itself once again for the many toug Catholic League opponents. Apporen ly, the Explorers early hard work po1 off, as they cycled through the leogu once with o perfect record of 8-0. Higl lights were a pair of wins in two wo1 against McDevitt and Judge, and blowout against Bishop Kenrick c home. Throughout the year, Cooc Burke emphasized after each gamt that the game was indeed over, and th team would hove to prove itself ogoir He compared the other Catholic Nort teams to sharks, waiting for La Salle t fall. But outstanding performance were many in the faces of junior centE Craig Conlin, and Senior captain Lorr Guess . Meanwhile John Zomichie played the ironmon role with consister ploy, and clutch hoops. But there wer also guys like senior guard Mark Bosoi who never got much notice, but ploye well because of the hard work he put ir Then of course, there were two junio1 who did on outstanding job, especially i the first half of the season. These tw guys were Greg "Dill" Wilhelm, and Ke vin Morrison, who platooned, and fille the rebounding, strong-forward role fc the Explorers. And, with the absence c Tom Gizzi through much of the seosor emphasized even more, their contrib~ tion. Perhaps nobody expected junic Tim Gizzi to be back so soon, after late-season football injury. While recc vering, it was Gizzi who motivated hin self to run, and lift and work and wor