January 6, 1970 — Tom Bolish scores six of Weatherly’s 16 fourth-quarter points to help the Wreckers pull out a 57-49 victory over Jim Thorpe in both team’s Anthracite League opener. The two clubs enter the final period separated by a single point but Weatherly outscores the Olympians 16-9 to grab the win. The foul line proves to be the difference as the Wreckers end with a scoring advantage of 19-5 at the charity stripe. Barry Knepper ends with a team-high 16 points for Weatherly, while Bolish adds 14 and VanDyke chips in with 11. For Thorpe, Walt Schlenner scores a game-high 19 points.