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Wall of Fame
Cranford High School
Sports Hall of Fame
Est. 1996
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Rich Mazzella
Mazzella graduated CHS in 1972 and played varsity baseball and basketball. Over his 3 years as a varsity basketball player, Mazzela averaged 15.6 points per game. He was named to the All Watchung Conference team twice and once to the All Group IV team. Mazzella is one of only four students to score over 1000 points during his high school career. As a baseball player, Mazzella was a member of the legendary 1971 baseball team, one of the best teams in school history. Mazzella played shortstop and pitcher and was named to 1st team All Union County and All Watchung Conference. During his college basketball career at Middlesex College, Mazzella averaged 16.3 points per game and was named a 1st team Region XIX All Star.
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Robert Pender
Robert Pender graduated from CHS in 1980. During his 4 year span as a varsity wrestler, Pender went undefeated for 3 years, losing only once in dual meets in his whole 4 years of high school. Pender was a national high school champion and a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. A high school All American, Pender won the state freestyle tournament 4 times as well as 3 district tournaments, 2 Union County championships, along with 50 open tournaments. He was the captain of the 1982 team and a member of the only undefeated wrestling team in school history. Pender represented the U.S.A. at the Junior Pan-American games placing 3rd and defeating the defending Jr. world champion. Pender also won the Dave Worth Memorial Trophy and qualified for the New Jersey national team and the International team. Along with all of his championships, Pender was 1st team All Watchung Conference 3 times and 1st team All Union County 2 times, as well as being named to the All Metro Team
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Richard J. Prior
Prior, a 1961 graduate of CHS, wrestled an entire season without allowing an opponent to score a single point. His overall varsity record is 60-3, 35-1 in dual meets. Prior went on to win a district championship, regional championship, and 2nd place in the state tournament in 1960. In 1961, Prior was state champion.
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Al Schmidt
Al Schmidt graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1946, and from Rutgers in 1950. Schmidt was an English teacher at Cranford form 1958-1989. During the 1960's and 1970's, Schmidt was the varsity tennis coach. During his career at Cranford, Schmidt's teams won over 200 matches, 6 Union County championships, 12 Watchung Conference championships, and numerous players of his turned professional. Schmidt was involved in CHS sports event management for over 25 years and is still actively involved in recreational tennis.
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2005