Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame: DeBerardinis was star at MVC

For the MV Independent

Mon Valley Catholic High School had its share of outstanding basketball players in its 27-year existence from 1960-1989 and there is no question that Patsy DeBerardinis stands out as the lone 1,000-point scorer in the school’s history.  

Besides finishing a three-year varsity career with 1,346 points, the 5-11 DeBerardinis set school single-game marks with 44 points against Hampton, most points in one season with 530, and 29 rebounds against Charleroi. He averaged 21 points a game completing 46 % of his shots while grabbing 14 rebounds a contest. 

“Dino” is one of seven inductees that will be welcomed into the Mid Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame on June 21.  

“By the time I was a senior,” DeBerardinis said, “teams were playing a box-and-one, double-teaming me, anything they could do to stop me from scoring.”  

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