Victory High School - Optic Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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Coaches, Boys Profit Lucente and Alvarez By Real Team Work Make All-State Team With plenty of hard work and real team work the ’42 Eagle Cagers came through with another good floor season. Throughout the entire season the team played ball, not as a group, but as a machine with one thing in mind—to win. These boys not only had some of the toughest competition in the state but were also defending the 1941 state championship. Even with these difficulties facing them they were well prepared when the time came, and there can be no other explanation than the ability of the coaches to give the fans such a season. This year’s team had a perfect season on their home floor. Being led at all times by veterans Garcia and Alvarez who were right in front when it came to hitting the net. Scores for the ’41-’42 floor season follow: Victory 43 Lumberport 29 Victory 56 Lumberport 37 Victory 50 Fairmont 58 Victory 44 Buckhannon 34 Victory 40 Shinnston 29 Victory 52 Weston 56 Victory 38 Roosevelt-Wilson 28 Victory 39 Shinnston 42 Victory 47 Washington Irving 38 Victory 31 Elkins 56 Victory 55 Barboursville 23 Victory 48 Fairmont 35 Victory 41 Beckley 34 Victory 48 Bluefield 39 Victory 51 Roosevelt-Wilson 27 Victory 45 Elkins 35 Victory 49 Upshur 59 Victory 62 Weston 35 Victory 43 Washington Irving 47 John Lucente, co-captain of the Eagle football squad, led his group through an undefeated season. He not only held the position on the Eagle squad as fullback but also captured this position on the all-state team. “Johnny” was also placed as a regular guard on the ’42 cage team. Manuel Alvarez, the hard fighting center of the Eagle Cagers, was also given this position on the all-state basketball team. Throughout the entire season this lad played a wonderful game of ball, as well as serving as co-captain of the Eagle five. “Bridgee” also played on the Victory gridiron. Both boys were three year lettermen in their respective sports. The loss of some of the school’s greatest athletes will be felt by the entire group of Victory fans next year with the graduation of John Lucente, Joseph Secret, Samuel Bar-berio, Wakem Simon, James Lambrow, Francis Newbrough, Manuel Alvarez, and Arthur McDaniel, all from the gridiron; Manuel Alvarez, Buddy Garcia, John Lucente, and Clayce Gerrard, from the court. A Tale for the Tail-End When the one who gives things out was giving out ears, I thought he said “beers” so I said, “I’ll take two great big ones.” When he was giving out noses, I thought he said roses,” so I said, “I’ll take one big red one. When he handed out brains, I thought he said “trains,” and I said, I’ll take one very, very, small one. When he gave out looks, I thought he said “books,” so naturally, I said, I didn’t want VACATION TIME AHEAD Make BE A R’S Your Diner

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VICTORY BASKETBALL TEAM First row, left to right: Casey Lasko, Felix Vel-tri, John Lucente, Manuel Alvarez, co-captain; Marco Voldeck, “Buddy” Garcia, co-captain; Raymond Marks. Second row, left to right: Robert Murphy, Manager; Coach Hutson, Robert Martino, David Alvarez, Roy Williams, Jr., Clacey Gerrard, Adolph Fernandez, Assistant Coach Chandler, James Huger, Manager.

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UNDEFEATED FOOTBALL SQUAD Reading from left to right in first row: Vcldeck, W indon, Schetzel, Veltri, McDaniel, Hayes, Miller; second row: Assistant Manager, Murphy, Simon, Barbcrio, Lambrow, Newbrough, Secret, J. Lucente, R. Salen-tro, Medina, Alvarez, Manager Huger; third row: Hutson, Kellison, Bartley, Martino, Luce. Kesling, W. Sal-entro, Caloccia, Barile, Isner, Coach Chandler; fourth row: Harvey, McDaniel, G. Martin, Williams, Nutter. R. Martin, Newbrough.