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1975

The 1974-75 Portville Boys Basketball Team was one of the greatest of all time.
 
Led by Head Coach Ray De Land, the 1975 squad was 13-5 during the regular season, then got hot during the playoffs, and went on a New York State Section 6 run that was one for the ages...playing the biggest and best schools in the region.
 
In those days, every Western New York school, small and large, competed for the same, lone sectional championship...with the final winner from all classes going on to States. A team from Limestone (the smallest school with 300 students K-12) could play a huge school like Lockport (7,000 students K-12) in the playoffs leading to the State Champion.
 
After capturing the Class CC crown, PCS went on to defeat the Class BB champ JFK and the Class AA champ Lockport, and the Panthers found themselves playing in the sectional championship game as a true David...versus the Goliath Class A team from Lackawanna, undefeated at 19-0.

Moving through the six playoff games, the PCS boys quickly picked up more fans and media recognition. The school sent buses of students to follow the team at each new game venue throughout Western New York.

By the time they had defeated Lockport (which was the largest school in the section and boasted a 20-1 record), the situation turned into a frenzy, as all eyes in the New York basketball world focused on this little town's hoopsters going up against the bigger team of Lackawanna.

Tied at half-time, the Panthers stayed with the Steelers until the very end, finally losing to the city boys 48-42 on March 15th, before a jam-packed gym full of moms and media members.

The March Madness of 1975 was one of the finest moments in Portville's long sports history.

Follow the stories, photos, and scorebooks of this mighty Panther hoops team BELOW and on subsequent pages.

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Coach De Land entered his 9th season at PCS with a record of 114-49, coming off a 16-3 record the previous year. The Panthers had several players returning to the varsity squad, including captain senior guards, Russ Pancio and Al Barber, along with Rick Hunt, Jim Henneman, Jeff Nix, Tom Yanetsko, and Dick Larson.

They were joined by Tom's twin brother Tim, Fred Caya, Tim Hinman, Chuck Bretzin, Dave Campbell, and Don "Animal" Sweigart. Expectations were high for another successful hoops season.

1975 part 2: Regular Season

1975 part 3: Playoffs

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#24 Al Barber

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#12 Tom Yanetsko

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#42 Jeff Nix

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#22 Tim Yanetsko


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 65Cattaraugus54W11PCS Tour   
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 52Bolivar (at O-E)
57L-5O-E Tour
   
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 71Holland59W12    
 94at Franklinville60W34    
 58Salamanca80L-22    
 65at Allegany69L-4    
 65at Salamanca74L-9    
 50Silver Creek38W12Playoffs   
 63Maple Grove47W16Playoffs   
 50Allegany38W12CC Play   
 56JFK46W10BB   
 68Lockport64W4AA   
 42Lackawanna48L-6Sec Cham   
 1546   18-6  .7501317 9.6 64.4   54.8

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Jeff NixJ139122023181316121821161813141619262261031210 2435814.9
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Al BarberS1671968462546125822868710461211 242028.4
Tim YanetskoJ244480112810591011288601713292 241576.5
Dick LarsonJ641943532211822  0402024   20834.2
Fred CayaJ0442321082 21 2480002 0  20452.2
Rick HuntS202 5 1 20 2 12420000    16231.4
Chuck BretzinJ020 200012 3 050 200     16171.1
Jim HennemanS300 5 0000               881.0
Tim HinmanJ620 2 0000   000   10    13110.8
Dave CampbellJ020 2 0020 2 020    0    13100.8
Don SweigartJ000 0 2000   01     0    1130.3
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