Bernie+Novotny

S. “BERNIE” NOVOTNY **CSHS Class of 1967** Bernie was the cornerstone that led to the reemergence of Cambridge Springs as a state basketball powerhouse. Standing at over 6’6” he dominated the paint and with it was named three times consecutively Crawford County League All-County. At times he dominated games, once scoring 48 points in one contest and 18 points in a single quarter. He holds the record for most field goals in a single game (20), and was the Cambridge Springs High School’s All-Time Career Scoring Leader until 1996. He led three teams to Crawford County League Championships without ever losing a league game (38-0). One of those teams went to the Pennsylvania State West Finals before falling to Northern Cambria 66-69 (1965). He continued his basketball career at Alliance College in Cambridge Springs. He also went on to teach for twenty-four years at Tech Memorial in Erie, PA, where also coached girls basketball for four years.

1965 Crawford County League First Team Basketball 1966 Crawford County League First Team Basketball 1967 Crawford County League First Team Basketball

__Records:__ Most Points in a single game 48 Most Field Goals in a single game 20 Most Points in a quarter 18 2nd All-time Career Points 1441 Team Record during career 61-11 (.847)