Red Lion Area High School - Lion Yearbook (Red Lion, PA)

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And now for the big boys, the varsity. They also got off to a flying start, being victorious over New Oxford, Dallastown, cmd Manchester. After the Spring Grove five handed them their first set- back, they rolled up wins over New Oxford and Dover. Next they lost to Wrightsville, whipped Dallastown, and were upset by West York. Then came a four-game winning streak over North York, Manchester, Spring Grove, and Dover. The Wrightsville and West York games found Red Lion on the short end of the score, but the final game was a thrilling overtime contest in which the Red Lion cagers played an exciting extra period to come out on top and take fourth place in league standings. And then there are the things that are rarely told . . . the time Mr. Yost took a nap after school and barely got to the game in time . . . when Lion-D Donald Norris got so excited in the Red allastown game that he forgot to count Stine's basket and caused quite a bit of confusion . . . when junior high manager Flinchbaugh put out an extra ball and the team had to go back to Mt. W lined Whole 1 p during practice and Neff dribbled the way to the other basket when Hart man finally succeeded in making one of those last-m during :.nute shots from the other side of the floor olf after it . . . when the fellows were all 1 . . . , the Spring Grove game . . . when sick- r ness p evented R. Norris from playing in the last game and stretching his 99 points to the cen- tury mark. All three teams had their ups and downs. but statistilcs show that all came out with at least twice points as many victories as defeats, and in total all outscored their opponents.

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Through the Hoop Basketballs and boys filled the gym during the late fall weeks as candidates for the various squads qualified for positions. Then, on Decem- ber 9, the season got under way. The junior high boys started off by trouncing Mt. Wolf, Dallastown, and Spring Grove in suc- cession before they were defeated by Mt. Rose. Then they beat Dover and Dallastown, lost to West York, and got back on the winning path by topping their next two opponents, only to be stopped by Spring Grove. As the season pro- gressed, the team downed Dover, bowed to Mt. Rose, and ended the season with victories over West York and North York, placing third in the final tabulations of the league. The junior varsity had a full schedule as a member of the newly organized York County Scholastic Reserve League. They also got off on a three-game winning streak, before losing a heart-breaking 35-34 decision to New Oxford. In league competition during the year, Manchester, North York, Wrightsville, and Spring Grove were each upset twice by Coach Yost's boys. West York was the only league team which succeeded in topping the boys, marring Red Lion's record with two setbacks, which found the team hold- ing second place in the league at the end of the season. JUNIOR HIGH SQUAD-Front: Dale Chronister, Dennis Druck, Coach Ziegler, Joe Stauffer, Sheldon Stine, Larry Ziegler. Second: Harold Patterson, Walter Rover. Bock: Vernon Burns, Ronald Flinchbaugh fmanugersl, Wayne Burg, Richard Kenney, Darvin Shelley, Craig Moore, Palmer Paules, Deon Overmiller. Top: lt's a toss-up. Wonder who hit the ball, Druck or his North York opponent? Bottom right: Everyone tries for the rebound in the North York game.

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New Oxford . Dcxllastown .. Manchester .. Spring Grove New Oxford . Dover . ..... . Wrightsville . Dcxllastown .. West York .. North York . . Manchester .. Spring Grove Dover . ..... . Wrilghtsville . West York .. North York . . VARSITY SCORES IUNIOR VARSITY SCORES R. L. Opp. R. L. Opp. 23 New Oxford . . . , . . 32 22 31 Manchester .. . . . . . 39 33 34 Spring Grove . . . . . . 38 21 57 New Oxford . . . . . . 34 35 35 Wrightsville . . . . . . 48 15 35 West York .... . . . 30 40 51 North York .... . . . 32 24 38 Manchester .. . . . . . 40 29 45 Spring Grove . . . . . . 69 24 42 Wrightsville . . . . . . 43 15 41 West York . . .. . 37 39 36 North York .... . . . 33 31 33 58 54 37 IUNIOR HIGH SCORES R. L. Opp. Mt. Wolf 45 36 Dolllostown .... . . . 28 21 Spring Grove .... . . . 45 36 Mt. Rose ...... .. . 19 28 Dover ....... . . . 30 20 Dcxllcrstown .... . . . 42 30 West York . . . .. . 32 37 North York .... . . . 44 30 Mt. Wolf ...... .. . 52 45 Spring Grove .... . . . 31 50 Dover ......... . . . 40 28 Mt. Rose 23 49 West York ..... . . . 30 29 North York ........... .......... ....... 4 3 32 Top left: Smeltzer blocks a West York shot. Center: VARSITY-Front: Bob Norris, Charley Hartman, Bob Snyder, Dick Stine, Gene Nell, Donald McGinnis. Bock: Coach Nitchkey, Harold Henshaw, Gene Engles, Lester Snyder, Clair Koons, Donald Norris lmanagerl. Top right: There's a wild scramble for the ball in the Wrightsville game. Bottom left: JUNIOR VARSITY-Front: Lewis Smeltzer, .lay Olewiler, Dick Hoffman, Palmer Stump, Carl Paley, Duane Weigel, Mervin Grove. Back: Coach Yost, Gable Snyder, Charles Chavarria, Ned Sitler, John Green, Barry Stein, Dean Norris, Melvin Paulhamus lmanagerl. Center: lt's up, up, and away in the New Oxford game. Bottom right: Southpaw Snyder leaves terra lirma to score against Spring Grove. 29