Central High School - Helios Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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V A 'l'll IC ULD GYM In the last sehetlnleil game uf the seasnn Central mlefeateil Snnth, Z3 tu 17, In cinch the City Cl'lll1'll11ilbIlS-llllb. lfverytme nn' the team playecl well. It was a strenuwus game, aml a glwriuns chasing' tu the mwst successful haslcethall seasnn Central has hail fm' fwur years. Cnaeli Sherman fmyell cleserves mnnsitleralmle praise fm' coaching the lmys In a city cliainpitmsliiln. The memhers uf the squad gave him a white gnlil watch in tnlcen nf their esteem ancl appreciatinn. USllUI'IHH has taught the lmys hnw tu play a gnml, clean, spwrtsmanlilce game anal this, after all, is inure impnrtant than winning mn' lnsing games. Y 5 3 Q, 8 3 .- 4 - 3 - MS. X , , Y llert K-'nin Yuri-in llasltin lvan xyllilll Parker 'l't-irylvvsrry f1Z41

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gon. Bruce Cleveland was the Central star, scoring 9 points. lle sure was n H hot. Revenge is sweet! The next week we shipped Union, 32 to 15. Colby , Ryan was the hot man that night. He scored 14 points during the progress of the melee. The next evening the team lost a close game to Kalamazoo 23 to 24. The strenuous game of the night before placed the Central boys at a disadvantage. Ottawa Hills next! XYowl Since Central had been playing extremely well lately. and had won all except two of her city games, the game with Ottawa Hills would practically decide the City Championship. The seats were all sold three days in advance of the game. Central got off tu a good start, but Ottawa came back and was leading 7 to 6 at the end of the half. Captain Ted Norris was put out of the game during the second quarter on personal fouls, but Bruce Cleveland, who took his place, played very well. The second half found llotll teams battling on even terms until there was about four minutes tu go. Then Ottawa took a two point lead and stalled, until, with only 15 seconds to play. Colby Ryan shot a basket and tied the score. XYhew! The first 3 minute overtime brought no Score as both teams seemed To pay considerable attention In defense. However, in the second overtime Harvey Smits put in a beautiful side-court shot and gave Central a two point lead, which she held during the remainder of the game. The remarkable guarding of lfmmett McCauley was an outstanding feature nf this game, as it has been of almost every game he play ed. Mac, without a doubt, proved himself the best guard in the city when he stopped Qttawas six-foot six-inch center, Garner. Lou F-chuhardt, the other guard, fooled the Ottawa for- wards repeatedly with his fast footwork and clever dribbling. These two guards sure are good. Colby Ryan, Ceutral's center, was the high scorer of the game with 3 points. The next eveninff Central :layed 1.ansin . a team that had wreviouslv 1' . . beaten Muskegon. The bovs were all tired out because ot the hard-fought Z5 . m game of the night before, but played extremely well. The score was Z5 to 19 in favor of Lansing. Colby Ryan with S and Lou Schuhardt with O points were Central's high scorers. P , . 'A f - 5 - Q69 'Q 5 '31 ' ' 'if 1 ,L wh, jg 'T xr ' vt X . . R T F l Harvey Olsen Paul Fitield Charles Hicks Bruce t'leveland f123j

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