Pompton Lakes High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Pompton Lakes, NJ)

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BASKllBAll The Cardinal five completed the 1948-49 basketball season with a record of fourteen victories and four defeats. Under the fine leadership of captain Eugene Ottens. the Pomp- tonians touched the spark by defeating Paterson Tech 46-25 Re- assured by the initial win. the Cardinal and XY'hite went on to over- come successively St. Luke's 49-38. Paterson Tech. 5'-44. and Eastern Academy 52-46. After dropping their hrst loss to Dover 55-35. the Cardinals journeyed to Passaic Valley and removed the sting from the Hornets 45-26. Back on the winnng track, the P. L. quintet 1-Cfmfb Bruton Jmgnznzf iz rrru for tin' lmrir. 2-l n'J Aug tfrzbblis Jour: mint. xerrlrrzflli' for lbw with' Captain Eugene Ottens Season'x high :coin- Frrtl Aug, u'i1lJ 304 points. downed Ramsey 41-36 and knocked off Eastern Academy again, this time 49-40. Dropping an exciting, well-played game to Butler on the away court 35-30, the dauntless Cardinals came roaring back to nose out Boonton 64-61. At home once more, we absorbed our third defeat from the Fair Lawn aggregation, but the Cardinal and White refused to stay down. They went triumphantly on to smash Butler 68--49 and Bogota 59-48 at Bogota. After conceding their final defeat to Boonton 67-58. the Pomp- tonians overcame P.V. 50-38 and took the wind from Doxeris sails 44-42 to wind up the regular season. In the Lakeland Conference Jamboree. the P.L. quintet drubbed Butler 60--41 and smashed Passaic Valley -42-18 to take the 'lamboree championship. The athletes who represented Pompton Lakes played to the best of their ability and proved once again that fair play and sportsmanship are great traditions at Pompton Lakes High School. The varsity team consisted of captain Gene Ottens at guard. Russ Profht at center, Fred Aug. ,lim McCarren. and Carl Van XX'inter alternating at the forwards, and Larry Setterheld and Bob Gordon at the other guard post. 3-lfour ucarj iarwlj mrn ai flu' lull' 4-Lrwkw ui if tlutri' might br qi i a

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