Gary+Mateja

GARY MATEJA **CSHS Class of 1973**

Gary was the Blue Devil basketballs’ stellar point guard from 1970-73. A starting player as only a sophomore, Gary soon became the point man on CSHS’ vaunted and relentless fast break offense, garnering honorable mention All-county honors in his first year. Possessing lightning quick speed and a deadly jump shot, Mateja went on to lead the Devils to county and district titles in his junior year as the team went 20-6 and deep into Western Pa. playoffs. Mateja was rewarded with 2nd team all-state honors in that year, along with 1st team all-county while averaging 17 pts per game.

The 1973 team again won the CCL (Crawford County League) Title and again went to the playoffs. Mateja again won 1st team all-county recognition and was voted honorable mention all-state by the UPI. The Devils amassed a daunting 60 wins during ‘70-’73 seasons, dominating the CCL. Gary averaged nearly 17 ppg during those 3 years and remains #7 on the all-time CSHS scoring ledger with 1,017 points. Gary was also lead man on the CSHS golf for 3 years. Today Gary is the father of 3 boys and resides in Chandler, AZ.

1971 Crawford County League Honorable Mention Basketball 1971 CSHS starting five Golf 1972 Crawford County League First Team Basketball 1972 Pennsylvania 2nd Team All-State Basketball 1972 CSHS First Man Golf 1973 Crawford County League First Team Basketball 1972 CSHS First Man Golf