Farrington High School - Ke Kiaaina Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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NORA Z ,Ames MOS? FRANCIS AIWOHI FRED FURUKAWA a T0 Desi, nag Cgach Captaln Hager Farr Kamehameha S Lou1s K81mUk1 MCKIHICY MPI Roosevelt Iolan1 Punahou OPP V1ct1ms of the Gov s fast break lng lntet were Punahou Kamehame h olan1 M1d Pac1f1c McK1n1ey games 1n the round rob1n ser1es the1r lone setback com1ng at the hands of St Lou1s who seemed to be the1r nemes1s The Govs also won fran Ben Parker D1m1nut1ve Abe Balansang was undoubtedly the outstandlng per former w1th h1s long shots and h1S constant ball hawk1ng Ben Mollna was hxgh POIDC man for Farrlngton and was espec1al1y good 1n h1s close range shots Inc1dentally h was chosen eapta1n of the next year s BASKETBALL LEAGUE STANDING S LOUIS Farrlngton Iolan1 Roosevelt McK1nley Yam Ka1muk1 MPI Punahou HN CVE, LETT 'IU HIGH: E. Faufata, G. Morales, R. Goto, A. Balansag, F. K1r1u, H. Papa, H. Tome, L. Ke- af N. DeSa. HOW TWCh A. Tambur1, A. Young, B. MOIIDB, L. Lum, F. Furukawa, J. Brub, H. Troche, W. J.MuHL Q U emofz as ef a f sb ' E ' Ma 9 . M arciu hr ' ,Q - T SCORES and Ka1muk1. They-a1so won two t 1 Ygn l?sg 33 9 . I- 8 3 34 M ' is ' 7 4 32 f ' 19 ' - 6 5 45 30 .2 . ' ' 4 4 47 17 - ' - ' . . 3 5 so l 34 - - - 3 5 aa 26 - , - 1 7 44 26 . . . 0 8 . ' , e ' squd.

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L14OIlg COYI en ers 9 ' CFO , i ' 1 I 1' l U I I - feated Kamehameha by a score of 33 to 29 in their first game in the Interscholastic league. Ben Molina paced the attack of the Governors with 12 points, followed by Abe Balansag with eight and Harry Tome with seven. Leading 14 to 13 in the first half, the Governors were unable to hold this lead as their lack of height in the final half en- abled the St. Louis Crusaders to control the backboards. Ejected with five fouls were Fred Furukawa and Ben Molina, Uwo first stringers which meant the difference in the secuid half. The score read 48 to 34 in the last quarter and saw the Crusaders vic- tors in this contest. 0 Cutting loose with a bombardment of baskets in the final peri- od, the Farrington Governors turned back the Kaimuki Bulldogs, 32 to 19. The Governor quintet breezed to a 45 to 30 victory over the McKinley Tigers. Forward Abe Balansang was hot with 14 points, followed by Ben Molina and Leon Lum with eight apiece. Farrington stormed to a 17 to 6 lead over MPI in the first quarter and kept increasing the margin in the following periods. Coach Aiwohi used his reserves freely throughout the game but the Govs had too much class for the Owls. led by Ben Molina's 13 points, Farrington breezed to an easy win over Mid-Pacific by a score of 47 to 17. HERMAN TRCTHE Watch the fly, Fred!