OCR Text |
Show THE YLI) Page Four C Monday, March 10, 1947 AT SPORTS ON PARADE Christensen Tails Ball In B. Lincoln Basketball Game Sophs Finish Seasonthe Sophomore squad. Roses and onions of the season go to to see their crowd the while gathers who the play are hoys These same fellows who will be playing big brothers play' These are the next year and the year after. Having won the blue and white those with Lincoln and Lehi, only two of their regular seasons games, the kittens still show great possibilities for the future. We give the roses to them for their games that they have won and the other school standards. The onions games u here they have held up the there was a noticably lack of when Jie given tor those games lost (irive and push. All told they have a great squad full of hard working hopeCoached by Alma (Blood and Guts) Garret, who played tuls and imall lor the college in 1945, they show a lot of promise of and mostly composed The crew is divided up provement Keith are: Erven Nelson, Juniors playing Juniors and Sophomores. Among the mighty Bob Hales, and Merrill Strong. Kent Don George Broad-heaMacintosh, Sophomores are Jay Ballif. Gene Tuttle, Paul Clark, and Grant Brockbank. The team Corless. only one member of the ninth grade, Clifford I These are the boys to watch, keep your eyes on them. red roses. a get the onions back in exchange for a dozen li d, l.o-d- Annual Smoker Slated The whole high school is anxiously looking forward to the second annual Junior Senior smoker. Virginia, Shirley, and Joyce are hoping to see the boys taken down a notch or two. They have even promised to leave their knitting home. Dick Bigelow was seen out in the back yard trying to find the old horseshoe for active in service again. All the teachers are waiting for the boys to come will students the that and rosy cheeks in hopes with black-eye- s Bob all the have fight taken out of them for two or three days. Smith and Jay Bailey still dont like the idea of carrying Chemestry ever into the gym. John Taylor offered to be the referee and to hold coats on the side. The high school needs a show of this kind very bad. It their girl friends. gives the boys a chance to show off or fall for can how understand fight fair with you Most of the girls still dont the fingernails covered with gloves. Now that we have the start of the smokers lets keep it as a a lost art of the regular program. Boxing has just about become a great job in done has Crowton boys of the B. Y. High. Dave to a successful smoker this, lets all get behind him and push the climax. Strongest Teams?at ? ? the present time, Is State edition of Wildcat Cagers, at this stateChampionship material. Many people would laugh ment due to the fact that B. Y. has lost so many games. This year Amerithe Alpine winners are American Fork and Pleasant Grove. can Fork is a good entry, but as for Pleasant Grove, they arent B. Y. the team to represent the second best in the Alpine Division. between them got off to a bad start which made the difference As far and the State Tournament and maybe the championship. two the at present, as picking the two best teams, as they stand would be A. F. and B.Y. head and shoulders above the rest. Springville Loses To B. Y. Eighth Grade TAYLOR INJURED SKIING dislocated his arm of March when the top of the Alta. The accident was caused when John turned his head to watch I Richard Bigelow fall down. looked over and laughed at Bigelow and sailed into what seemed to be a bathtub and fell down. John had to walk down the mountain to the car holding his t. He dislocated arm at reached the hospital in Provo where he had his arm set hours after the accident. The B. Y. 8th Grade Wildcats thumped the Springville Red Devil 8th Graders in the Springville gym on the 28th. The Cats jumped to an early lead which they kept throughout The Red Devils the game. John Taylor the 22nd was near Rustler lift at on he threatened several times but could never quite tie the score. The Y team was paced by high-scori- ng Y. Seventh Grade Tips Lincoln ball of fire the Wildcats have rolled up three straight victories. With these they have earned third place in the league. Pleasant Grove was the first of the opposition to falH'Before the Wildcats. Paced by Vern Whatcott who netted 26 points the boys ran up a quick victory. The B. Y. crew began in this game to look like the same bunch that we saw in action in the games. The next to fall before the heat of the Y net splitters was On Lehi with a score of the home floor the boys in blue completely dominated the game. Fast breaks and accurate shooting gave the Wildcats a clean cut win over the Pioneers. Vern Whatcott again led the scoring with 18 points followed by Karol Bills who bagged 11 points. Roberts hit the hoop for 11 to lead the purple and white. The Lincoln Tigers were the third to fall before the Wildcats. In a fourth quarter scoring spree the Y boys pulled out in front of the Orem lads to gain a 2 victory. In a close game with the score tied at 4 at the end of the first quarter, 12-at the end of the first half and the home town five 4 when the third were ahead an ended. action filled In period game full of hussel and good ball handling the crowd was on the edge of their seat through most of the game never daring to miss a minute of play. George Collard banded 16 points in from the pivot post to take all scoring honors. Whatcott followed with 12 while Madsen and Edwards paced Lincoln with 11 and 9 on 43-3- 3. 41-3- 4-- 12 25-2- Ninth Graders Enjoy Class Party ( pot-luc- Pot-luc- . ke By Clayton McConkie Star of the Month For the second time in succession the honor of Star of the Month will have to be divided due to the fact that there are more athletes than honors. During the month of February there were three outstanding cagers and several that deserved honorable It is from these that mention. this column has of the staff named George Collard, Vern Whatcott and Karol Bills as Stars of the Month, each of the three sharing the honor equally. George Collard, towering Wild-- '' cat center, has been more or less the father of the team lately. It has been his height that has spelled the difference in several During of the last few games. the game with Pleasant Grove he cleaned both bankboards continually and collected well his share of points. The same was present during the game with Lehi in which the Wildcats kept a ten point margin three-fourtof the time. The B. game was a Collard picnic all the way through. Collecting high point honors among both teams was only half of it for he scanned both bankboards like a hawk. To finish with, he did the unbelievable task of holding down American Forks Durrant to a miserable six points while he Of course was in the game. the fact that there were two men guarding Durrant throughout the game was very imporLooks like the old basketball tant but it was Collards height seoson is finally over with, doe- that him from even touchkept snt it? Weve had a lot of fun ing the ball most of the time. cheering ourselves hoarse (til we The readers of this column learned better from Mr. Lewis), need no introduction to the persinging school songs and hoping formances of the remaining two and helping the boys to win stars, Vern Whatcott and Karol well, three games anyway. Bills. But no fooling, weve really Whatcott, high scorer No. 2 in had a good turnout of School Three, has been high Region Spirit for the last while, and point gatherer in nearly all of the its a sure thing that the team Wildcat games. He has many has appreciated it. shots well under way to perWell miss seeing our cheer- fection. His set shots from out leaders, Seniors Bob, Virginia, around the foul circle are one Joyce and Sophomores, Louise, of the best point makers the Jim and Bob, dancing and leap- team has. These and his well ing around, helping us to sound faked hook and set-u- p shots are even more like a tribe of wild what make him one of the ReIndians or ratherWild Cats. gions best forwards. And talking of things well Karol Bills, Wildcat guard, is miss, lets give Dave a rousing the spark which keeps the whole cheer for the fine job hes done. team going. Its his rugged ball And of course, the team also handling that makes the game deserves a cheer. You may not interesting and sometimes rough. have got first place in the tourna- He is a good dribbler and knows ment, but you played a wonderful how to go right through the season anyway, team. middle of an entire team and Lets hope our next years team make a basket which is the way has as much and he nets most of his points. as many members with it as this Honorable mention for this one has. month goes to Harold Christensen, Don Broadhead, Norm ChristenAmericans all, sen, and Jim Baird (water boy). Republicans, Democrats, All agree that B. Y. High can Christensen is always a steady dependable player while Norm, really play ball. if he keeps on playing like he did in the A. game, may land a steady berth yet, even DONE though he is only a sophomore. Broadhead is as good a ballplayer as any team could ask for. His The Fauvines have completed brand of ball has been good from another year of successful march- the very start. ing. The girls have really workFor those who are interested ed hard and spent manw hours this months honor is the practicing so thew could do the to be given. The first fourth honor good job they did of marching. was given to Reed Stolworthy We feel very proud to belong for his oustanding play in footto a student body that has such ball. The next one went to Karol a swell pep club. The Fauvines Bills who showed up good at rightfully get our sincere praise the first of the basketball season, and appreciation for the grand and has thus for not only marching they have given us this it up but has improved. kept The year. Very well done girls. third was shared between Vern Whatcott and Harold Christensen who can handle a basketball like a marble. The fourth Star of the vMonth honor of course went to this months three stars. B.Y. Wins Three Thoughts at The Games Straight End of Our Starting off the second halt Basketball Year of the basketball season like a Dave Young and Abb Christensen, who got six points each honors for and took the game. Stan Collins also played a good game for the Y and contributed five points. Cox, Red Devil center, played a good game for the Springville quintet and B. dropped in five points. The game respectfully. The Wildcats will be unable to ended in a decisive victory for a tournament place now but win 23 Y team with a score of The B. Y. 7th Grade got their the set for a victory over are still to 15. revenge last Saturday as they all - state American Fork the put on a stimulating performWe have the team that squad. ance in slashing their way to can out score them. victory over Lincoln 7th Grade. Box score: The Lincoln 7th Grade had B. Y. HIGH beaten the Y cagers earlier in On Saturday, February 8, 1947, the season to the tune of 23 to 11. The tables were turned last Ninth Grade had a class party. It Saturday when the Y beat an was held in 250A at 7:30 p. m. It was a loud socks party and exciting game 25 to 22. took off their shoes and everyone Ed Pinegar, battling all the danced. was also It k and lead Cats in the way, kept the was there lots of to food, good twelve as he threw pointers LINCOLN cop high scoring honors for the specially potato salad. k Dave and Brown are fun Gary game. parties try Madson, f Edwards, f Crowton, Jr. played an excellent one and see. Joan Spencer: Men are all Aiken, c game. Brown slipped in eight arent they? points while Crowton got one field goal and played a nice Mary Fae Nicholes: Yes, ev defensive game. eryone you meet is different. half-mas- Cagers Jabber hs pre-seas- 1947 Y. . . ! F.-B.- Y. WELL GIRLS! He: Do you think we can m a kiss last an hour? She: An hour? Say, that c I just gave you is going to 1 you all evening. . Optition. How many lines car you read on that chart? Vernon Reynolds: What chart? |