Albion High School - Albacard Yearbook (Albion, NE)

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ALBION 40 AURORA 55 After a short-lived first quarter lead, the Albion Cards came out on the bottom of a 55-40 score. ALBION 50 NEWMAN GROVE 38 ALBION 40 NEWMAN GROVE 43 The Redbirds outfought the Newman Bluejays to a -12-point victory. In their second match, the hard fighting Cards were downed by the Bluejays. ALBION 57 FULLERTON 62 ALBION 52 FULLERTON 57 The Cardinals lost ground to the Fullerton Warriors in a seesaw battle. The Redbirds were edged out in overtime play in the return match. ALBION 49 COLUMBUS 39 X l' fl' he Gbtds won a surprising victory over the 1 I f, m ch favored Discoverers in one of the rnost pf lf' 4 iting games of the season. In the ffl AJ' ALBION 37 GENOA 39 ALBION 76 GENOA 59 IPAQ, bion ca s, er he c chi g off Bob Weill? foug o t ta dlsontlffahllight vrxiidine oss 'f' 1 . e R ljbircji played dlose gl sb anddlign finexylftefl fvictories. It :MV f fr , I. t I V r 9' . ' f I I v , ' .. ' c it ll' ,fx l. 'I1,Iv +L' .J JD' A IK Aix va l ' A , I W o 1 , - 5 X t 1 5 1. , r t' 11 il . Xff 4 lsfnl Q O The Redbirds opened the season with an over- time battle against the victorious Genoa Orioles. Revenging this earlier defeat, the A1- bion quintet then ran over Genoa 76-59. ALBION 47 ST. EDWARD 43 ALBION 48 ST. EDWARD 68 The Albion quintet dropped the favored St. Edward Beavers in their first game in the new auditorium. In the return game, the Beavers clawed their way to a victory over the Redbirds. X- x 5 f .' , , V ? .1 .' Vqiily players D. Cooper, B. Robinson, K. Stewart, R. Porter, Fl. Woodworth, D. Irwin, D. Sullivan, M Nore JD. Dunagan, and L. Iohnson watch Coach Webb as he explains some basketball tactics. H

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Albion Opponents 31 Genoa 33 32 St. Edward 40 20 Aurora 21 18 Newman Grove 28 Fullerton 44 20 Columbus 33 29 Ord 25 22 St. Edward 40 37 Neligh 31 18 Newman Grove 38 Central City 52 41 Genoa 46 32 Fullerton 38 47 Albion A11 Stars 23 24 David City 46 Beckmann does his bit to maintain a lead over the Ne- ligh Warriors. The Iunior Cards under the coaching of saw action in every game with few exceptions Dick Powers finished the season with 5 wins Six boys will move up to the first team to fill and l0 losses. The 14 inexperienced Redbirds vacancies. nrdinals learn new plays Backs to camera: I. Ridgeway, V. Lawrence, G. Keeshan. Back row: H. Becker, B. Berg, B, Irwin, T. Kelley, M. Lough First row' Coach Powers D. Myers, B. Snyder, G. Morgan, H Hansen Page 44 Ra