Ocean City High School
All-Sports Hall of Fame
The Athletes
Listed below are those selected to the OCHS All-Sports Hall of Fame, including their
year of selection.
Boys Basketball
Tom Adams (Class of 1957)
A two-year starter, Adams led the Raiders in scoring as a senior (17.7)
in 1956-57 on the OCHS Team of the Century. That team won 23 straight before losing
the state final. The 442 points he scored during his senior year was a school record for
one season. Adams was known for his smooth style on the court, quick hands and his
accuracy as a shooter. Selected in 1989.
Ken Leary (Class of 1961)
When Leary, a 5-7 sophomore who started the year before at St. Cecilia
of Kearny, arrived in Linwood he made an immediaye impression on OCHS basketball. He
led the team in scoring as a sophomore and junior and was second to Gary Satrappe his
senior year. He was the first Raider to score 1,000 points (1,063) and the first among the
school's then playing in the CAL. He set school records for steals and assists that stood
for nearly 20 years. Ocean City was 27-1 in the CAL with Leary in the lineup, winning three
straight league titles. He had a great career at Boston University and then returned to the
area, winning more games as a coach at Pleasantville High School than any coach in
league history, at the time. Selected in 1990.
John Cranston (Class of 1964)
Captain of the 1963-64 Raiders Cranston guided those Raiders to the
state Group 2 championship. He was named to the "All State Final" team, the five best
players who played in state finals that year. Cranston finished the season with 451
points, then the second highest total in school history. He was second on the team with
47 steals and set a school record for assists in a season (119). A three-year starter,
Cranston scored 800 points. He graduated as the third leading career scorer in history
and the all-time leader in assists. Selected in 1995.
Bill Fisher (Class of 1976)
Fisher was both consistent and explosive for the Raiders from 1973-76.
He holds school records for consecutive games in double figures (52), games with 40 or
more points (two) and consecutive seasons averaging 20 or better (two). When he
graduated with 1,339 career points, he also held school records for points, field goals,
steals and assists. Selected in 1994.
Ed Paone (Class of 1979)
In the long history of OCHS basketball, only three players have averaged
more than 20 points per game in consecutive seasons. Only one of the - Paone - was a
point guard. He led the 1978-79 Raiders in scoring (22.2 per game) and in assists (7.0).
He also made 80 percent of his free throws, best in South Jersey. He holds school career
records for free throw shooting (78.3%) and assists (359) and scored 1,330 points in his
three seasons as a starter. Selected in 1991.
Bob McAllister (Class of 1989)
McAllister was a "blue collar worker" on the court from 1986-89. He
averaged more than 20 points a game each of his last two seasons, tying a school
record. He scored 20 or more in 34 games, another school mark. He is among the
career leaders in points (1,233) and rebounds (678). And he made 55.5 percent of his
shots, a record when he graduated. Selected in 1994.
Girls Basketball
Diane Snow (Class of 1975)
Snow was the first girls basketball star at OCHS from 1971-75. When
she graduated she held 28 of the school's 37 records, including 1,308 career points.
During her four years in the lineup the Raiders were 66-5. She was named to the first
team, All-CAL four times, the first person to accomplish that and still very rare in
basketball. Selected in 1994.
Stephanie Vanderslice (Class of 1978)
At OCHS, Vanderslice scored 1,363 points, grabbed 1,216 rebounds
and led the Raiders to a combined 72-6 record with three South Jersey final appearances
in her three years in the starting lineup. She went on to score 1,089 points at Villanova,
where she became a member of the Big Five Hall of Fame. Since then, Vanderslice
became a successful NCAA coach at the University of Richmond, St. Joseph's University and
Long Island University, where she currently coaches. Selected in 1991.
Lisa Foglio (Class of 1979)
When she graduated, Foglio's 1,970 career points was the most in
South Jersey history. It still ranks as the fourth highest total in CAL history. The Raiders
were 95-7 during her four years in the lineup, finishing in 1979 as South Jersey champions.
They lost the state final to Paramus Catholic, led by 6-7 Anne Donovan, a two-time Olympic
gold medalist. Foglio is the only girl in OCHS history to average over 20 points a game for
two straight seasons. Selected in 1989.
Anne Brinkmann (Class of 1980)
In her senior year, Brinkmann reached career levels no other
girls basketball player in South Jersey had ever reached. She not only SCORED more
than 1,000 points, she also PASSED for more than 1,000 points by getting more than
500 assists. Brinkmann finished her career with 1,216 points and 588 assists, the latter
still standing as a school record. She also had 436 rebounds and 397 steals. She
played in every game for her four years of high school, during which time the Raiders
were 92-14. While in college at Arizona State she discovered the tumor that eventually
led to her death from cancer. Selected in 1992.
Field Hockey
Kristie Miller (Class of 1987)
By the time she graduated, Miller had established herself as the
greatest goal scorer in Ocean City field hockey history. Her 24 goals as a junior was a
school record. Miller led CAL scoring that year and was second in South Jersey. As a
senior, Miller broke the school scoring record again with 25 goals, second best in South
Jersey again. For her career, Miller scored 71 goals and was named to the second team,
all-state. Selected in 1995.
Jen Blizzard (Class of 1990)
As a junior, she scored a team-high 14 goals for a team that was 17-2-1
and won the CAL championship for the very first time. In her senior year, the Raiders
were 18-1-2 losing to Eastern in the South Jersey final in an overtime shootout. Ocean
City was ranked No. 4 in South Jersey, No. 12 in the state and won its second straight
CAL championship. Blizzard set a record that year for assists with 13 while also adding
19 goals. She became the first OC player to be first team, all-state. Blizzard finished her
field hockey career with 53 goals and 24 assists. The Raiders won 61 games and two
league titles during her four years in the lineup. She is currently the head coach at Kent
State University. Selected in 1995.
Football
Charles Adelizzi (Class of 1930)
Adelizzi led OC to three successful seasons in a row. He scored nine
touchdowns and 60 points as a sophomore in 1927 (the year Babe Ruth hit 60 home
runs for the Yankees) as the Raiders went 6-3-1. As a junior, Adelizzi scored 10
touchdowns and 65 points and Ocean City was 7-0-2, the school's first undefeated team.
They were South Jersey champions again in 1929 and were 7-1-1. Adelizzi finished his
career with 222 points, a record that held up until 1975. Selected in 1992.
Romeo Adelizzi (Class of 1932)
Adelizzi played for OCHS from 1929-32, joining his older brother on the
team as a freshman. He scored 70 points in each of his final three seasons. Ocean
City's football teams were 32-5-1 during his four years in the lineup and he scored 219
career points. He set school records for points and extra points that stood up for decades
after he graduated. Selected in 1994.
Doug Colman (Class of 1991)
Colman was a two-way football star for the Raiders. He gained 1,272 yards
rushing in his career and was also named South Jersey Defensive Player of the Year. From
Ocean City, Colman went on to the University of Nebraska where he was part of two National
Championship teams. He then played in the NFL for the Giants, Titans and Browns, including
an AFC championship and an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIV. Currently the head football
coach at Absegami High School. Selected in 2002.
Andy Jernee (Class of 1951)
Jernee was a key player on four very good teams at OCHS that finished a
combined 31-4-1. He scored 164 points in his four years as a starter and, for a long time,
was the only Raider listed among the school's career top 10 in points, rushing yards and
passing yards. He went on to the US Naval Academy where he played two years for Navy
before an unjury ended his career. Selected in 1991.
Jack Neall (Class of 1968)
Very few OCHS football players made the impression that Neall did without
carrying the ball. He was an All-South Jersey linebacker and strong offensive guard for a team
that brought the CAL championship back to Ocean City after a 10-year absence. He made 76
tacles his senior year and 137 for his career while playing for a team with a strong offense,
frequently keeping the defensive unit off the field for long periods. His high school coach, John
Cervino, called him "the best high school football player I've ever seen". Neall went on to become
an All-American at William & Mary, where he played for Lou Holtz. Selected in 1989.
Mike Linahan (Class of 1976)
Most fans are aware of Linahan's accomplishments running the ball and
scoring points. But, during his final two years (1974-75) he rarely left the football field.
Linahan graduated with 2,304 career rushing yards, 228 points, 35 touchdowns, 12
extra points, 14 pass receptions, 5 for 8 passing for 120 yards and two TDs, 56 tackles,
eight interceptions, 25 kick returns and one of the best punting averages at OCHS in the
last 30 seasons. Selected in 1995.
Boys Tennis
Don Barton (Class of 1977)
Very few OCHS athletes were more successful than Barton. In four years
of varsity tennis, he was 87-4. That includes 21-1 mostly playing doubles as a freshman and
66-3 as the No. 1 singles player over the next three seasons. The Raiders won four straight
CAL titles with Barton in the lineup and three South Jersey championships. He never lost a
set in CAL play. Barton went on to Furman University where he was an NCAA All-American
and was inducted into the Furman Sports Hall of Fame. Selected in 1991.
Boys Track
Archie Harris (Class of 1937)
Harris was a talented three-sport athlete at OCHS but he was especially
great in track. He set records in the throwing events that would stand for decades. After
graduating from high school, he threw the discus far enough to rank among the best in the
country. He would have been part of the USA's Olympic Team in 1940 (and, possibly, 1944),
but both games were cancelled because of World War II. Harris, who graduated from Indiana
University and was a pilot in the war, battled racism all his life. Selected in 1990.
Wrestling
Pat Lynch (Class of 1991)
Lynch set the standards for great Cape-Atlantic League wrestlers to follow. He
was 133-4 during his four high school seasons, including a state record 99 straight wins and a
state record 101 pins. He won four district titles, three region titles and two state titles. Of his pins,
87 were in the first period and 48 in the first minute. He was undefeated in 66 matches against CAL
opponents. Selected in 2002.