At halftime of tonight’s boys varsity basketball game versus Northwestern, Northern Lehigh will induct two individuals and one team into the Northern Lehigh Ring of Honor.

The night will begin with a girls varsity game between the two schools at 5:30 p.m. The boys varsity game will follow at about 6:45 p.m. The Ring of Honor ceremony is scheduled for about 7:15 p.m.

Following are the inductees for this year’s class:

Frank Carazo

Coach Frank Carazo graduated from rival Palmerton High School and immediately became a Slatington Bulldog.

Carazo taught English and reading at Slatington Junior High School and Slatington/Northern Lehigh High School from 1971 until his retirement in 2003.

Carazo was an assistant football coach for 16 years from 1971 to 1986. During this time Slatington/Northern Lehigh won two league football championships — one in 1974, winning the Lehigh Valley League Championship and one in 1981, winning the Centennial League Football Championship.

Carazo was the JV baseball coach for three years and in 1976 he became the head baseball coach. Frank held that position, along with his assistant, Erv Prutzman, leading the Bulldogs until 2006. During his tenure, the baseball team had 13 winning seasons and 14 league winning seasons, compiling 273 total wins. They appeared in the league playoffs in eight different seasons, winning three times (1984, 1985, 1986) and finishing second twice. They also played in the district playoffs in 12 different years, finishing second to Whitehall and Pottsville in 84 and 85. The 1985 team missed going to the final four of the state playoffs, losing to Coughlin High School 11-6. Over the course of those 31 years, Carazo and Prutzman coached 24 first team all-league players and 31 second teamers. In 2003, Carazo was selected Centennial League Coach of the Year.

In addition to his other duties, Carazo operated the scoreboard and clock for seven years at all home wrestling meets, and for 38 years at all home boys’ and girls’ basketball games.

Larry Parry

Larry Parry graduated from Slatington High School in 1966. He was the Class Vice President and was a member of the Varsity S Club for three years.

Parry participated in football for four years, earning four letters, was co-Captain of the football team in 1966, was first team running back in the Lehigh Valley League, and was on the LVL All League Football Team in 1966. Larry was named the most valuable player for Slatington High School during his junior and senior seasons.

Parry played basketball for four years, earning two letters, and baseball for four years, earning four letters.

Parry was a physical education teacher at Northern Lehigh for 35 years. During this time he was an assistant football coach for seven years.

He coached basketball for 22 years, including 10 years as a head girls’ basketball coach, compiling a record of 162-92. He coached five 1,000-point scorers during his tenure.

Parry coached JV baseball for 16 years with an overall winning percentage of .725.

He also coached six years of varsity softball, winning the Colonial League Championship in 1995. He was the assistant coach of the 1996 team that captured a PIAA State Championship.

Parry is also a PIAA Official.

1968 football team

The Slatington High School football team of 1968 had a 9-1 record in the Lehigh Valley Interscholastic League. The team played Parkland, Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Emmaus, Northampton, Whitehall, Lehighton, Jim Thorpe, Palmerton and Catasauqua. The Bulldogs averaged over 38 points per game and gave up less than four points per game. The combination of winning spirit, hard work, and dedication was the foundation of a record-breaking season that allowed the squad to become the first team in school history to win a championship.

Team members were: Robert Jones, Don Rubright, Gary Papay, Don Reifinger, Ron Kuntz, Gary Van Norman, Robert Kemmerer, Glenn Parry, Derek Lilly, Bruce Lorrah, James Schuler, Wayne Kern, Lewis Kern, Rod Moreira, Rick Roberts, Donald Evans, Carl Yenser, Robert Hankee, Dave DeSousa, Glenn Rowlands, James Snyder, Dan Papay, John Hough, Earl Snyder, Keith Lobach, David Kuhnsman, Kim, Austin Messinger, Ivan Weiss, James DeLong, Rodney Lobach, Mike Trainer, Pete George, Randy Frey, Karl Andreas, and Dennis Mosteller.

Team managers were: David Gogel, Keith Deppe, Jim Kratzer, Mike Breziak

The coaches were: Head coach - John Cassebaum. Assistant Coaches - William Reese, Paul Turner, Gayne Deshler, Michael Bonner.