Britton Macon High School - Brittonian Yearbook (Britton, MI)

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VARSITY BASKETBALL TE AM The Britton Big Reds under the leadership of their new coach, Warren Piche, ended in a tie for third place with Adrian's St. Mary's in the Little Five race with a record of winning three garnes, and losing five. The Big Reds will lose three mem- bers of the first team by graduation. They are .Tack Bruce, Melvin Zornow, and Jerry Tomecek. Doug Grady, Robert Moore, Robert Ayrton, Tom Judkins, Charles Barrett, Eddie Ieziorski, and Wesley Gilmore will be back to play for Britton next year. , Next year's team should have the material to produce a winning ball club. ln the Invitational Tourna.ment held at Adrian, the Big Reds were defeated by a much taller Adrian B Team, by the score of 58 to 40. On the second night, for the consolation prize, Britton won over Sand Creek by a score of 41 to 26. ln the first game of the District Tournament, held at Petersburg, Britton was leading by seven points, but in the last round Britton scored only five points to lda's fifteen, and lost a very close and heartbreaking game. The team elected Melvin Zornow as captain for the 1948-'49 season. Next year Ida will be included in league play. With the entrance of Ida the Little Five Conference will be changed to the Little Six. The team was very well managed by Larry Kanous and Gordon Barrett. 25B

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RESERVE TEAM The second team was composed of a group of boys who believed in giving the crowd many last-minute thrills. A great many of their games were won or lost by a one point margin which made Coach Piche's job very nerve-wracking. . . . . . . Their most thrilling garne was with St. Mary s in which they played two over time periods and then lost by one basket in a sudden death period. CHEERLEADERS Under the guidance of the captain, Marcella Niblack, the cheerleaders did much to support and encourage the basketball team this year. They have not only originated new yells, but also have prompted the great spirit of sportsmanship by exchanging greetings with the opposing teams between halves. The cheerleaders practiced forty-five minutes every day in order to achieve the right co- ordination. A Junior cheerleading team led the cheers for the Reserve team ga.mes. The members of that team were Frances Grady, Mary Ladd, Lois Clement, and Peggy Hintz. Starting from scratch with no experience, the girls developed into a fine team during the course of the year and next year will be ready to step into the shoes of the graduating Senior cheerleaders. Z7