Ocean City High School
All-Sports Hall of Fame
The Teams
Listed below are those selected to the OCHS All-Sports Hall of Fame, including their
year of selection.
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1932 Football
The first undefeated and untied team in OCHS football history, the 1932
Raiders were directed by first-year coach Von Henroid. They outscored their opponents,
197-6, giving up the fewest points of any team in Raider history. Romeo Adelizzi led the
team in scoring with 71 points. Luke McCallion scored 38 points, Felix Selvagn added
20, Tom Jeanneret got 19, Walt Kensil scored 18 and Frank Taccarino 13. The other
three touchdowns that season were scored by Fred Tarves, Joe Guarracino and Tony
Impagliazzo, each finishing with six points. Selected in 1992.
1954-55 Boys Basketball
They were 21-1 and coached by a young Dixie Howell. They played a strong
Wildwood team four times, with two going into overtime. These Raiders won the CAL title
by beating the Warriors in a playoff and edged North Arlington, 58-56, for the State Group 1
championship.The only loss was to Wildwood, 49-47, in sudden death overtime. Seniors
Joe Kennedy (15.9), Frank Wickes (15.7) and Chick McDowell (12.6) led the scoring. Ted
Ford, Harry Hoff, Nate Davis, Phil Huber, Bernie Carter and Sam Foglio split up the rest of
the playing time. Selected in 1989.
1963-64 Boys Basketball
This was a team that came together in the second half of the season to bring
OCHS its second state championship. These Raiders lost three times in their first eight games,
including twice to CAL champion Mainland. But they went 16-1 after that, beating Glassboro
for the South Jersey title and North Arlington for the state Group 2 crown in Atlantic City's
Boardwalk Convention Hall. They won their five tournament games by an average of 16 points.
The team was led by three-year starter John Cranston (18.8ppg), a senior point guard. Seniors Bill
Haynes (11.1ppg, 14.8rpg) and Ed McClain (9.8ppg, 12.0rpg) supplied the inside strength. Juniors
Randy Fox (10.9) and Barry Banks (9.7) joined Cranston in the backcourt. The key subs were
John Laudenslager, Rick Howell, Craig French, Bud Swan and Jim Wimberg. Selected in 1991.
1978-79 Girls Basketball
Led by senior forward Lisa Foglio, who set a new South Jersey career
scoring record that year, and junior guard Anne Brinkmann, this was the only OCHS girls
basketball team to reach the state final. Foglio shot 50 percent from the floor, 83 percent
from the line, had 389 rebounds, 201 steals, 86 assists, 48 blocked shots and a 26.6
scoring average. She was the CAL player of the year and first team, All-South Jersey.
The center was Chris Quinn, later the South Jersey winner of the most courageous
athlete award for her recovery from serious burns as a child. The other forward was
Courtney Vanderslice and the other guard was Marge Brinkmann, Anne's twin sister. The
Brinkmanns combined for 338 assists in 28 games that year. There also was Sandy
Carroll, Maureen Barr, Coco Vanderslice, Kathy Urban and Marcia Dunmore. Selected in 1995.
1984 Football
This team, coached by Ed Woolley, set the standard for OCHS football. It was
the first team to win 10 games (they were 10-1), the first to win a South Jersey title on the
field (they beat Willingboro at Carl Lewis Stadium) and was led by Frank Sayers, whose
1,200 yards rushing, 14 touchdowns and 62 tackles comprised one of the finest all-around seasons
in school history. All-South Jersey players from the team included offensive lineman Fritz Ferrell,
defensive linemen Trip Snyder and John Murphy, and defensive back David Miller. Selected in
1990.
1988 Girls Cross Country
This team was the NJSIAA State Group 3 champions and won a third
straight South Jersey title. It was the first OCHS girls team to ever win a state title.
Coached by Mike Naples, the leading runners were Alison Amicone, Kelli Dougherty,
Lori Heywood, Terry Dougherty, Kate Bell and Meggin Farrell. They dedicated their
season to Dixie Howell, who had died a month before it began. Selected in 1994.
1994 Girls Track
This Mike Naples-coached team won everything. Not only was the team 9-0 in dual
meets (winning each by an average of 62.9 points) plus state and South Jersey Group 3 champions,
they also won the Wildcat Relays, West Deptford Relays, Woodbury Relays, Rowland Relays and Cape
May County meet. During the season, Megan Hartman set school records in both the 1600 and 3200
meters, Kellie Adams set school marks in the 100 hurdles and long jump, and the quartet of Adams,
Mary Beth Wendorf, Janine Minehan and Shelly Solheim were the all-time best in the 4x400 relay. Four
of those five records still stand. Selected in 2002.