Panorama Community Magazine
Pete o n i m i C
ugh A. McH ll e n n o C By Rev.
In 1961, the popular singing group, the Dovells, had a major hit with The Bristol Stomp. The song began: The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol When they do the Bristol Stomp Really somethin’ when the joint is jumpin’ When they do the Bristol Stomp.
The Dovells were from Overbrook High School whose famous alumnus was Wilt Chamberlain. The Dovells were first called The Brooktones. Getting back to the kids in Bristol, on January 22, 1960, Pete Cimino certainly was as sharp as a pistol and then
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some when he scored an amazing 114 points for Bristol in a 134-86 victory over Palisades. Cimino went 44 for 79 from the field and converted 26 of 29 foul shots. Pete Cimino scored 20 points in the first quarter, 24 in the second, 32 in the third and 38 in the final quarter. At halftime, the Bristol coach told the team that he wanted Cimino to break the League mark of 62 points. Cimino, who was a six foot two forward, scored many of his points on fastbreaks. The 3 point field goal was not in existence when Cimino played. His parents were very supportive of his high school baseball and basketball activities. However, the 114 point performance was the only game his mother missed. Pete Cimino’s 114 point performance is still the record for Pennsylvania high school boys basketball even though he established it before the 3 shot point came into existence. The feat made national headlines and was mentioned in The Sporting News. The record for a high school boys basketball single game in the USA belongs to Danny Hester who scored 135 points in a West Virginia high school game on January 26, 1960. Hester went 53 of 70 and 29 of 41 fouls. Altogether there have been 24 high school games in our country in which an individual scored 100 or more points, 19 games by boys and 5 by girls. Pete Cimino averaged 29 points and 17 rebounds in his senior year. And he shared All-State honors with the Phils’ future slugger Dick Allen, who hopefully will be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Many colleges recruited Cimino for basketball, and it appeared that he would play for Rider. However, Cimino was also an excellent high school baseball pitcher whose accomplishments included a perfect game and a 20 strikeout one. The Washington Senators, who were soon to become the Minnesota Twins, signed Pete Cimino for $12,000. Cimino,
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