corny attended middletown high school in middletown, connecticut. in his freshman season, corny was too good for the freshman team so he was promoted up to the varsity team. the varsity coach was tom labella. the team lost 5 or 6 games that year. in his sophomore through senior seasons the team won 76 games in a row. that record has still not been broken. the team won three state championships and was ranked in the top 25 basketball teams in the country. corny was the captain in the 1976, 1977, 1978 seasons (sophomore-senior). corny still holds many records at middletown high school.