Morgantown High School - Mohigan Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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Barnes, George-Junior forward . . . Better known as flake, the Red and Blue flash was, Without doubt, the outstanding player this year . . . He was placed on the All-Big Ten team and received All-S-tate honorable mention . . . Graduating at mid-year, Barnes won't play much next season . . . He led the 1941 scoring. Parsons, Bud-Sophomore forward . . . A smooth-worlv ing player, Parsons rated second in point-making . . . l-le was tricky with the ball and was a good shot . . . With two seasons ahead, Bud should make the headlines before graduating. Radcliff, Junior-Junior center . . , Radcliff, who ends his scholastic days at mid-year next winter, won't see much more action . . . He was an uacen on get- ting the ball eff the back-board . . . and shot from an over-head position mostly. Vecchio, Patsy-Senior guard . . . l-le was the best floor- Hall, Chip man on -the quint . . . Was an excellent set-shot artist . . . Handled the ball well . . . and stood out in defense play. Don-Senior guard . . . The blond-haired athlete was probably the hardest fighting player on the squad . , . l-le always fought for the ball and came through with points when needed most. ps, Mack-Junior center . . . Athough a starter early in the season, Chipps fell back into a substi- tute role as the campaign rolled on . , . I-le was particularly outstanding in the W. l.-Morgantown game at Clarksburg, tallying I5 points . . . Should be great next winter. lug A ,gi..g, Q Rogers, Roy-Sophomore guard . . . Rogers saw more service than any other reserve . . . He was a fine set-shot . . , good defensive man , . . and probably will be on the first team in '42, Feck, Jack-Junior forward . . . Feclc didn't play much until late in the season . . . ls a short, fast-moving cager , . . and should be of much help next winter. Gallagher, Harris-Sophomore center . . . A tall, skinny lad, Gallagher failed to see much playing this sea' son . . . but is expected to go places next year. Parsons, Charles--Sophomore forward . . . Hl..ard, as he was called by Red and Blue teammates, was the biggest man on the squad . . . Coach Clyde used him for reserve duty in an effort to give him some experience for years to come. Seventy

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511:-,..s.,: Sixty-uma MORGANTOWN 0-ELKINS I3 Friday Oct. II was an unhappy night for the Red and Blue when Elkins Highis Tigers stopped Morgantownis winning streak by ia I3-0 count. Emilo Thomas, ruled out via the age limit, didn't get to play in that game. MORGANTOWN I 4-WESTON I 3 Blasting from behind with I4 points in 'the final half, the Clydemen bounced back into the win column with a brilliant I4 to I3 verdict over Vveston High's Minutemen in a Conference game under the lights at Weston, Oct. I9. Every player was outstanding for Morgantown. Albertazzie and Hoskins scored touchdowns, with the latter converting both extra points on line bucks. IVIORGANTOWN 7-WASHINGTON IRVING I9 Hopes for a Big Ten championship dropped in the last quarter of the W. I. game when the Clarksburg team pushed across two touchdowns to send the Red and Blue into I9-7 defeat. Hoskins chalked up the touchdown and Albertazzie converted from placement. MORGANTOWN I2-WEST FAIRMONT 6 Morgantown and Vvest Fairmont renewed football re- lationship for the first 'time in eight years in a Nov. 2 game at Fairmont. Scores by Albertazzie and Hoskins in the first period provided the Clyde warriors with a I2 to 6 triumph. MORGANTOWN 4 I-GRAFTON 0 Climaxing their successful season, the Clydemen bowled over a big, sluggish Grafton eleven to a merry 4I-0 'tune before a homecoming crowd of 2,000 fans. Albertazzie and Hoskins tallied twice, Kelley and Springer once. Albertazzie booted five place-kicks.

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BASKETBALL Pre-season over-rating and the lack of co-ordination caused Morgantown High school's l94I basketball team to go through one of its worst seasons in the school's history. When the smoke cleared away, the Clydemen's record read: 4 wins, I I defeats. The Red and Blue cagers started off like a house afire, pounding back a strong Alumni aggregation by a 62 to 55 count before the Christmas holi- days. East Fairmont then edged out a 34-33 victory over the locals in the first Big Ten game, and that seemed to be the ruination of Morgantown's season. Morgantown dropped to Elkins and Weston on a two-day road trip by re- spective scores of 67-32 and 52-38. Minus the services of George flake, Barnes, who was stricken with the flu, the M. H.. S. basketeers lost a return tilt at East Fairmont, 25 to 2I, and then to Washington Irving at home, 34-28. The intra-city firing began January 22 when the Red-Blue squad drew first blood with a Z8 to 23 win in a slam- 'bang affair. Patsy Vecchio, senior, was outstanding for the locals in that game. After playing on even terms for three quarters, Morgantown failed to score in the fourth period and West Fairmont grabbed a 45 to 29 decision in a Big Ten Conference battle at Fairmont. The Polar Bears tallied I4 points in the last period. Grafton's Bearcats thumped Morgantown in Grafton, 49 to 3I, three days later. Probably the best performance of the campaign was the M. H. S. boy's surprising 49 to 3l triumph over Wheeling I-ligh's Golds on the South Park court, February I. Coach Clyde used every man except the Water boy in that contest. A hot Fairmont West outfit Ielitzkrieged the locals in a return engagement here by a 76 to 40 score, estab- lishing a new high record in conference play. Ken Whisler, visiting forward, tallied 27 points. After Coach Clyde juggled his lineup to better the M. H. S. offense, the Clydemen registered their only perfect week of play with two fine victories. Weston High Minutemen were turned back by a 50 to 47 count onthe home court, then the Red and Blue reversed the tables on Washington lrving at Clarksburg by a 56 to 48 margin. Patsy Vecchio, Barnes, and Chipps led the locals in scoring. Our country cousins from University High came down from the hilltop February I8 and plastered a 46 to 40 overtime defeat on the Red and Blue to even the city series. Elkins made it two in a row by taking a 5I-32 verdict here, and Grafton followed with a 50-48 extra period trimph in the season's finale February 28. In a playoff game to determine the l94I City Scholastic Basketball Championship, Morgantown walked off with .1 thrilling 28 to 25 victory as a crowd of more than I,400 spectators looked on. Jake Barnes was the big gun for the locals. Morgantown was eliminated in the first round of the sectional by Grafton, 46 to 42. Vecchio and Hall graduate this year, while Barnes and Radcliff will be lost after the first semester next winter. Players back for the entire season are Jack Feck, Bud Parsons, Charles Parsons, Mack Chipps, Roy Rogers, and Harris Gallagher. Barnes was the only M. H. S. eager to be honored for his playing, getting honorable mention in the all-State selections and making the first Big Ten team. Seventy-one