Moundsville High School - Orospolitan Yearbook (Moundsville, WV)

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dgaalmtball Warwood The Trojans repulsed the Vikings at the new fieldhouse. They succeeded in defeating War- wood in a sharp foul-shooting exhibition. They put in 20 of 25 free throws to whip the Green and Whites, 50-44. Mdsv. outscored Warwood in every period, 11-9, 13-11, 12-11, and 13-14. Don Chambers was the high point man for the eve- ning with 16 points chalked up to his credit. Allen and Derrow each collected 11. Magnolia In a hard-fought battle at New Martinsville, the Eagles avenged an earlier defeat by the Trojans by squeezing through to beat us 52-44. The game was tied 7 times, the last time 42-42 in the final stanza, but the Eagles pulled away to win. The game was characterized by the great number of personal fouls suffered by each team. Mounds- ville lost Allen, Chambers, Williams, and Der- row to fouls. Allen had 12 points for high scor- ing of the evening, and Derrow had 11. Tiltonsville Moundsville defeated a strong Tiltonsville squad in an overtime 59-57. We were behind at the half 24-23, but led 38-32 at the end of the third. At the final the score was 51-all and the over- time saw Moundsville connecting for 8 while their rivals had 6. Derrow was high with 18 and Allen had 12. Chester Chester was the scene of a close victory for the Trojans, when they defeated the five of that city 60-58. Chester led 55-54 in the fourth quarter, but we rallied to win by a 2 point margin. Cham- bers had 17 points and Allen and Derrow had 15 each. Linsly The Trojans finished their 1953 season with a victory over Linsly 63-47. We held a slim 24-23 lead in the first period but led 41-31 at the half. The third stanza ended 55-40 in our favor and we outscored the military five 8-7 in the final to win. Chambers led the Moundsville attack with 25 points and Allen had 16. Snctlbnal Jnwznamrzni Magnolia The Eagles were off to a flying start outscoring the Trojans 17-13 in the first period and were ahead 31-28 at the half. In the second half the Trojans caught fire and their fast break was clicking as they dumped in 15 while holding the Eagles to 11 and went on to win the Hrst round of the Section IV tournament 59-54. Weidebusch and Derrow paced the victory with 17 and 14 respectively. Allen hit for 12. This victory qualified the Trojans to meet Union in the Sec- tional play-offs. Union Union, with a record of 19-1, invaded the field- house at Moundsville to try and defeat the Tro- jans for the third time this season. Union took an early first quarter lead 21-13 and still led 44-35 at the half-time. They continued to lead in the third period 51-47 and went on to win 69-64. Chambers led the losers with 17 and Allen had 15. The Moundsville Cheerleaders won the cheerleading trophy and Chambers, Allen, Derrow, and Weidebusch were placed on the All-Tournament team. Unionis O'brien Specht, and Congola also made the team, along with jones and Sockman of Magnolia.

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abhaketball Triadelphia Moundsville traveled to Triadelphia only to suf- fer their fourth defeat. It was a small court and the Trojans wererft able to hit. They were unable to get their fast-break going on the small Hoor. The Trojans were behind 32-22 at half- time, but outscored the Triads 17-10 in the third period. But the Little Reds struck back for 18 while holding us to 6 in the final period to win 63-45. Chambers was high with 19 and Allen had 9. Magnolia Magnolia, who reportedly had a powerful team, traveled to Moundsville's Fieldhouse to suffer a humiliating defeat at the hand of the Trojans. We outscored the visitors at each quarter 22-9, 8-7, 10-8, and 17-14 to win 58-38. Chambers paced the Moundsville five with 19 points. Allen added 11. Derrow did excellent rebound work. Central Central snapped its longest losing streak in a half dozen seasons by spanking the Trojans 77- 63 at Madison. The Maroons, leading at the end of the first period 17-16, capitalized on a 19- 11 second period bulge, for a 36-27 half-time advantage. The Trojans were behind 50-44 at the third quarter mark, but they dumped in 2 buckets to open the fourth period with a disad- vantage of only 50-48. The Maroons then fired in 27 points in the fourth period while the Tro- jans hit for only 15. Allen led with 18 while Chambers contributed 17. Williams and Der- row each hit the net for 11. Allen and Derrow fouled out in the fourth quarter while Nigge- myer and Habig of Central did the same. Triadelphia Moundsville avenged its earlier defeat by post- ing a 56-46 victory over the Triads in an over- time game. The Trojans, who trailed through the first 2 periods, were behind by one point, 24-23 at the half. They then pulled ahead 33-30 at the end of the third, and were outscored again in the fourth to create a deadlock at 44-all. We poured in 12 to the Triads 2 to win the game. Williams led with 16. Union Moundsville's defense centered largely around blanketing O'Brien and they were able to hold him to one point in the first half. Union led 12-8 going into the second frame but they had to scramble to gain a 23-23 deadlock at the half. Behind 5 points in the final stanza, they out- scored Union by 3 points but were unable to overcome their rival's large lead. Allen was high with 17 and Chambers had 14. Fairmont West The Polar Bears took a 41-34 lead at the half after dropping behind 16-19 in the first period. They continued to lead 50-56 at the end of the third and went on to win 70-63. Chambers led with 28 and Derrow had 15. St. Iohns Moundsville outscored St. johns in every quarter to take a 77-59 victory. The Trojans hit for 33 field goals to gain the 18 point victory. The game was close in the first quarter with the Trojans ahead 19-15. They increased their lead at half- time 39-32 and went on to win. Chambers paced the attack with 24. Allen tallied 20 and Derrow hit for 14.

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