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The 5th Annual
Altoona Mirror Basketball Classic
Saturday April
3, 2010
DeGol Arena, St. Francis College
Girls Game: Central
PA 75 Blair County 52
Mirror Story by Philip Cmor
Boys Game: Central
PA 106 Blair County 61
Mirror Story by Michael Boytim |
 How
can you have an Altoona Mirror
All Star Game
without these guys?
Neil Rudel (left), the
managing editor of the Mirror who still directs the games and has molded the
Classic into a well organized, well orchestrated first class event
Bob Eger (center) Mirror
sales staff and former Bishop Guilfoyle High School basketball standout
on the 1967 State Champions
Jim Lane (right) the long time writer
for Mirror sports and now retired, but still serving as their
special correspondent in Florida. |
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The 2009-10 Bishop Guilfoyle girls finished the season at
30-0 and PIAA Class A State Champions. How many other Pennsylvania teams have finished
undefeated as State Champions? Find that list on our
RECORDS PAGE |
Jeff Appleman, former Williamsburg and Hollidaysburg coach served as
an Honorary Coach for the Central PA Girls team. Where does he stand
on Pennsylvania's all-time win list? Find that on our
COACHES RECORDS |
Matt Lushko the Honorary Captain for the Central PA Boys was Cambria
County's all-time leading scorer. Where does he stand on the
ALL TIME SCORING LIST |
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They coached the Bishop
Guilfoyle girls to an undefeated State Championship in
2010, Bill Adams (left, the Assistant) and Mark Moschella
(right, Head Coach). |
The boys MVP's: State College's Taran Buie
and Central's Shane Cafferty |
Central PA Girls MVP, Brittany Eisenhuth,
Ferndale |
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| Ed Sparr, Honorary Coach for the
Central PA Boys, he won 6 District Championships at Juniata Valley H S |
Jeff Appleman, Honorary Coach for
the Central PA Girls, winning the 1997 State Championship at Williamsburg H
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Bill Kagarise, Honorary Captain for
the Blair County Boys who averaged 34 a game in his senior year leading the
Williamsburg boys to an undefeated State Championship in 1966. |
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| Dick Buckley, former coach at
Williamsburg H S where he won the 1966 State Championship. He came to
the game to visit with former players and roundball friends. |
Rob Eckenrod, Honorary Coach for
the Central PA Girls who coached the 1985 Bishop McCort Girls to the State
title. |
Matt Lushko, Honorary Captain for
the Central PA Boys who is Cambria County's all-time leading scorer with
2,541 points |
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A Williamsburg High School reunion!! |
Bill Kagarise and Bill Gaffey meet for the first time since 1965. Bill
Gaffey coached the 1967 Bishop Guilfoyle boys to the PCIAA State
Championship. |
Can you name this Central Pennsylvania singer? He sang the National
Anthem for the Boys Game! It's Henry Hansard!! |
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| In the locker room before the game, Jay
Detwiler, Williamsburg, who played for the Blair County team. |
Bill Kagarise looked at these three point
lines before the game and questioned if it made much sense to have two
different distances that are so close to one another. |
Pre game introductions at the beautiful
St. Francis University Gymnasium named after their standout player of the
past, Maurice Stokes. |
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Taran Buie
State College
will play for
Penn State
University
next season
he played
for the
Central PA
Boys |
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Deuce
Skurcenski
He was at
Saturday's
all-star game.
"the Pittsburgh
Sports
Legend"
You can find
him in the
Pennsylvania
Basketball
Hall of
Fame |
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