Wilton High School - Echelon Yearbook (Wilton, CT)

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4-B Bulletin, Wilton. Conn. January 27, 1960 Wilton High Wins Two, Defeats Ridgefield, ew Milfor Warriors Take Green Wave Team With Late Rally B3 holdmg New Mxlford to four pomts all on foul shots in the fourth quarter of a game yesterday Jan 26 Wilton defeated the Green Wave 47 45 for xts fifth wm of the season The Warrlors came from be hmd by l0 pomts at the half and seven points at the three quarter mark to eke out the w1.n on their home court Down by a 26 16 score at the half Wxlton located the hoop in the second half and aided by num erous calls by the referees agamst New Mxlford for runnmg wlth the ball were able to take the lead for the first txme half way through the .fourth quarter The wm gave Wll ton a spl1t m games vnth New Mil ford thls season as the Green Wave defeated Wilton 48 45 in an earller game New Mxlford started the game ny rullmg to a 19 9 fust quarter lead as Johnson and Morrxs paced the attack Johnson the New Milford center gave Wrlton trouble all mght wlth under hand dnves which drew fouls and with h1s reboundlng Morris hooped 18 pomts to take hxgh scorxng honors m the game In the second perxod only good defensrve ball saved the Warriors from rout as they agam scored only exght pomts rn a perxod New M11 ford could rack up only seven pomts JH the perlod on two fleld goals and three foul shots New Mllford hlt for only 13 held goals ln the game but stayed ahead on 19 foul shots Wxlton took charge rn the thlrd quarter rackmg up 18 pomts and Closed the New Mllford lead to sex en pomts settmg the stage for the last period rally Traxlmg 41 34 at the end of the thrrd perxod and playmg without R1cha1d Sloper who ban ed up his knee the Warrrors went to work on the Green Wave Wilton took the lead on two bas kets and a foul shot by Appelbaum Just before he fouled out of the game and three pomts by Sheehan The Warrxors moved ot to a 46 42 lead mth tlme runmng out and then rn the last mmutes New M11 ford hooped three foul shots to close the gap Sheehan hooped the hnal pomt on a foul shot to gxve Wrlton a tv-o polnt lead wh1ch almost went down the dram on a desparahon shot by Morr1s vrhlch banged off the backboard as the whrstle blew Sheehan led W1lton 1n scorxng mth l6 poxnts hrs hxghest scorxng effort of the season The Wrlton Junior varsxty under Coach Garton Van Tassel won the1r game wlth the New Mxlford Junxors 34 19 mth .John Corr scorlng n1ne pomts The varsrty box score Wilton M13 Miller Keegan Greenwood Edwards Aprpelhaum Sloper Sheeha n New lihlford 145i Schaltegger f Horne f Johnson c Mnrrls g Sherman g Woodford g lg N O9 50 ix...- Agaun thas year, we have good reason to be proud of Walton Hugh Schools basketball team The War rlors long hours of practrce and the drlvmg urge to wm together with the expert coaching of Mr Thomp son, resulted In a successful season agornst snxteen other opponents Congratulatrons on another year of basketball vrctoryl 88 - A. I MX. r ' . ' 3 ,P W ' ' -, 1-'Ev . 3 'Sl ' no W ' ' 'll' L . 1 . ' ' - - 1 , - 1 . .. V . I . .I . . I ' G P P 4 o s o o o 3 1 1 2 1 5 3 1 1 z o 4 s 4 16 20 7 47 ' G F P , ,.., 3 o s , , .... . ...... . 1 s s , ..,........ 3 3 B , ,.......... . 5 s 18 , . ......... l 2 4 . .,,. , ..... o o o

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