Aldershot Secondary School - Leonidata Yearbook (Burlington, Ontario Canada)

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TOP ROW: P. Couture, E. Raab, B. Hazelton, P. Sheldrake, J. Forsythe, T. Kershaw, D. Shilling- ford, R. Douglas, D. Harris, R. Toomer. SECOND ROW: Mr. Neale, Coach; G. Jackson, L. Powell, R. Pickering, J. Brown, T. Woods, B. Sloan, P. Kewley, W. Bezusko. BOTTOM ROW: G. Dingle- dine, Man,; R. Dowling, B. Graydon, K. Wilson, Captain; F. Allen, Captain; L. Watanabe, Man.; R. Sacks, Man.; G. Spinks. JUNIOR BASKETBALL This year the Wildcats recovered from an unfortunate mid-season slump to finish with two impressive victories. While winning four games and losing another four, they missed a play-off berth by only one game. But just as exciting as any play-off contest was the second match against Burlington Central. Having just been humiliated earlier by the Colts, our boys fought back with rugged de- termination and contained the powerful Bur- TOP ROW: Mr. Biadstock, Coach; R. Ponting, M. Chapman, M. Hallas, P. MacLennan, W. Crosbie, G. Anderson, R. Morrow, B. Lovell, A. Smale, Manager. BOTTOM ROW: R. Lambert, M. Matthews, C. Neil, J. Graydon, C. Shonk, B. Ferguson, P. Perell. ABSENT: B. Eraser, G. Field.

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TOP ROW: L. Lanza, B. Batenchuk, D. Anderson, T. Adkins, J. Conlin, G. Anderson, R. Dale, N. Gallo, J. Soule, P. Goodrow, D. Fields, A. McKee. SECOND ROW: Mr. McKenna, Coach, E. Smith, V. Lisson, A: Tacoma, R. Hirst, C. Shonk, P. Lambshead, B. DeMarchi, J. Graydon, M. Weiner, L. Kretz, A. Markoviak, Manager; M. Matthews, Mr. Bradstock, Coach. BOTTOM ROW: D. Smith, Man- ager; D. Taylor, M. Lloyd, B. Buxton, G. Giannini, Captain; T. Pain, Captain; B. Ferguson, E. Luxon, C. Peterson. ABSENT: B. Eraser, D. Lawson. JUNIOR FOOTBALL The 1964 Wildcats established an enor- mous challenge for Aldershot teams of the future. The boys rambled through regular season play with only one defeat — a heart- breaking one-point loss to Nelson. In three of the other five games Aldershot ' s tough, de- termined defense held the opposition score- less. But the real thrills, excitement and dis- appointment came at season ' s end against our arch-rival Nelson. Well over one hundred loyal fans Journeyed to Nelson for the opening game of the play-offs, only to see our offense bog down. But at home the following week the Wildcats fought back with keen spirit and determination. They set out to reclaim their honour and were successful. Taking command early in the game they pounded out a 12 - 8 victory, only to have Nelson walk off with the trophy on the strength of their 11 -point vic- tory the week before. Congratulations to coaches McKenna and Bradstock and to the entire team. SENIOR FOOTBALL This was Aldershot ' s first attempt at senior football and the team ' s showing was understandably something less than sensa- tional. Severely handicaped by a shortage of players and experience, the Lions found that the seasoned veterans from the opposing schools were rather powerful. The most ex- citing game was when the boys almost cap- tured their first match against Central. They displayed a fine defence which held Burling- ton to thirteen points. But unfortunately, our defence moved somewhat slugglishly, scor- ing only seven points, and victory slipped from our grasp. Another fine defensive exhi- bition came during the final home game of the year when the Lions limited the Robinson Rams to thirteen points, but scored only four themselves. Mr, Neale and the entire team are to be congratulated for their determination and ef- fort. With one year of experience behind them the returnees should be able to work with any new recruits next season to form the nucleus of a real contender.

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lington offence to a meagre 28 points. Facing strong Central ball-control, the Wildcats were not able to unleash a scoring punch that could penetrate for that all-important final basket, and at the game ' s end the score-board read 28-26 for the visitors. More rewarding than the final score, however, was the fact that Coach Bradstock and his team drew the high praise and respect of the opposing coach. Some of the boys performed so capably that they were promoted to the senior team. Here they all contributed greatly to the suc- cess enjoyed during the play-offs. Another very encouraging feature of the ' 65 Wildcats was that the team acquired many new mem- bers who will provide a solid core of exper- ience for the coach to build next year. SENIOR BASKETBALL m i TOP ROW: B. Penny, Manager; J. Anderson, Statistician; A. Johnson, J. Barker, L. Powell, C. Atkins, B. Lees, W. Roberts, Mr. Salaman, Coach. BOTTOM ROW: B. Hazelton, R. Dickie, D. Wilson, Captain; B. McCrea, B. Lavis. Outstanding! That is the word to des- cribe the 1965 SOSSA Zone One Champs - our own Aldershot Lions. They breezed through the regular season winning all but the first game, and boasted a seven game un- defeated streak as they advanced into the semi-finals against Waterdown. Responding to terrific fan support the Lions upset the Warriors and moved on to face Oakville Tra- falgar in an exciting two game total-point series which ended with the score 127-111 in our favour. Having won the Zone Championship, the boys then carried the Green and Gold to the Niagara Falls tournament where they met some very stiff opposition in the form of Notre Dame Niagara. But they recovered from this setback and downed Grimsby in a con- solation-round cliff-hanger. This marked the end of a very success- ful season which saw three players on the team accumulate more than 125 points each. The Lions consistently provided quality bas- ketball both offensively and defensively. A superb showing of this defensive strength occurred when they held the Waterdown scor- ing machine to a mere 26 points while piling up 38 themselves. Well done boys! 50