Admiral Farragut Academy - Buccaneer Yearbook (St Petersburg, FL)

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93 . r1 s wmv! in MMM ni H cwmgaz' cz pact mom The Jackets started the 1951 52 season wnth a completely new team and set up The only player who remamed from the prevlous year was Bug Jon Fortman the team captaun Coach Tom Lakus took over the reins for the Jackets and made a green and inexperienced outtlt of basketball players unto a cham puonshup Cmclerella team Wnlburn Calton led the Jackets In scornng throughout the entnre season and was the top scorer nn the cuty most ot the season Hts set shots proved the decudnng margm ot many games Red Allen played center throughout the season Has rebound shots kept the Jackets In contentuon an all games The team captann, Jon Fortman, was the most valuable player onthe team Has clever ball handlung, ablllty at drlbbllng the ball and hrs tancy shots that always seemed to swlsh through the hoop made hum a great asset to the team Winston Parsons George Martnn and Dan McLaughlun rounded out the start :ng team All three of these boys dtd their share In wunnung games tor the Jackets In addltlon to the startlng team Neal Chant Don Mora, Jam Conner, and Tom Boyle all played crednt able ball for the Jackets The Jackets dnsplayed that tughtmg spurlt they are so well known tor, throughout the season and proved their class by able leadership, hard ball playing, and most strlklngly ot all by win mng the Tampa Bay Conference Champnonshlp for 1952 Congratulatuons to our Tampa Bay Champions lx 5. 1 in Q' V 4 L 'is 3 . y 'Q V 0 , , Q1 3 1 , ' X . 4 4 . A , 7 g I ,MQW W, N .,, V ,mea :Qi ,V awww! ftx r M ,XJdl? 1.-,M . I M ,A 1 lvwygwplal 3 .-nl E3 . hy if ,.. 1 p I I . . . U . I I ' I - - - 11 . If - - ' ' ' 1 ' . , ,

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maufq BASKETBALL TQM LAKU5 JON FORTMAN Coach Captain .i-SSN ,ye ee Mmm? Standing left to rlght Grimes Mu ager Ma tl Boyle Allen Parso s Fort'nan Lak s Coach Kneeling left to rlght Mclaughll Chat Conner Mora Ca ton ec ec an an an an an an e e e e Fe Varslty Scores for 1951 52 Manatee Brandon OLPH Brewster St Pauls St Leo Largo Brewster Largo OLPH St Pauls Brandon St Leo There Home Home There Home There There Home There There There There Home 70 40 35 57 38 33 35 63 50 61 63 43 54 57 64 61 62 67 71 46 55 52 25 51 71 52

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066'WtdfWt60t 4 TAMPA BAY CONFERENCE A,F.A. 39 Posco High School 30 A.F.A. 53 St. Poul's Sl A,F.A. 47 Venice-Nolcomis 46 DISTRICT A F A 39 Wouchulo fancied Wm 7am,aa 'gag During the first month of T952 the Forrogut Blue Jackets were Oslced to loin the Tompo Boy Confer ence No sooner were they oclrnitted into it when they proved their worth by winning the TBC Conference Boslcetboll Tournament At the commencement of the tournoment the they proved the experts wrong when they wolloped Posco High School in the opening gome 39 to 30 The semi finol round found the Jockets playing their orch rivols St Poul s During the regulor season the Jockets split two gomes with St Poul s The Jock ets ployed inspired boll thot night ond monoged to win their semi finol gome 3 to 5l The flnol gome feotured G toll ond fovored Venice Nokomis teom ogdunst the whiz kids from Forrogut The Jockets fought ond won this contest olso ond become the TBC Conference Bosketboll Chompions No teorn ever deserved this honor more Given little chonce of reaching the semi finols ond let olone of winning the finols they proved their spirit ond ployed like the chcxmplons they ore Big Jon Fortmon the teom coptoin wos the unoni mous choice of oll the cooches GS the stor ployer in the tournoment John Allen Forrcxguts fine center wos elected to the All Conference teom olso In T953 the Jockets will risk their chomplonship but until then ond perhops for mony yeors to follow the Forrogut quintet will be the Tompo Boy Confer ence Chompions . . . 4l l . . . . . ,, . . ,, .loclcets were given very little chonce of winning, but ' , . ' ' ' ' I 1