Alexandria High School - Alecko Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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CMJALECKGF andrla I-hgh School went onto the Held the underdogs but determlned to w1n Our team proved the answer to any coach s prayer by playlng a scrappmg game and sending Frederlclcs burgs champlonshlp hopes and touted players back to their quamt old c1ty defeated By wmmng this game Alexandrla txed for the DlSff1CI champxonshrp The athletlc ofhcers of thxs dlstrlct met to determrne what should be done about the matter At last tt was declded that Frederlclcsburg should represent the dxstrxct Thus de clsxon was a great dlsappolntment to our boys for they felt they had done thelr best to brmg glory to A H S Awards were grven the followmg Captam Luclcett Captam elect Carr enmer Travers Lxndsey Studds aclcson Brunn Mendelson Vlolette Routzahn and Morxarty Those expected to help Hlgh School next year are Carr enmer aclcson S1mpson Brum anney Ruotzahn Mendelson Hamrlton and Suthard RECORD OF SEASON Won-4 Lost-4 TOTAL SCORE Alexandrxa High School 50 Opponents 91 77 Q - - Qt as - - , . , . . . . , . . . . . , . ' 9 ' :J 7 s a sJ a v v 1 - :J :J 9 x a a Q -

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ALE CKQ FOOTBALL OOTBALL trarnmg started early rn September A report was clrculated that Alexandrla Hlgh and George Mason would combine xn sports In a few days this went mto elfect due to the fact that George Mason alone dmd not have enough materlal for a team After the Hrst week of practlce under our coaches the prospects of the season were gray It was thought that Alexandrla would be represented w1th only a falr team formed from green materxal The schedule was a very hard one featurmg games wrth strong prep and hrgh schools but these games helped us gam the necessary exper1ence every team needs Our season opened none too successfully but a surprlse was rn store for those who followed hrgh school athletxcs Havmg recexved the name of a Hard Luck Team we started competttlon for the Dxstrxct champtonshrp Washnngton and Lee defendmg champs were expected to wm again thls season but Frederlclcsburg defeated them by a touchdown Thrs made Frederlclcs burg the favorxte to cop Our hxgh school had beaten Warrenton and lost to Washxngton and Lee Frederlclcsburg was our next game Thrs game was the chmax of our season Many were the rumors concermng the Yellow ackets and therr hlghly touted stars Alex 76 - 9 7 J ' 7 Ny , . - ' rt as - - 1 - v 1 - fr -I 97 - A

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c .1 1 - f1heALE.CKOF j BASKETBALL LEXANDRIA HIGH SCHOOL agaxn placed a good team on the court Practice began earlv m December and after several try out games we began our schedule Thls years schedule was xndeed a very drfhcult one featurrng games wrth many prep and strong hrgh school teams besndes CHRCICUI local mdependent organrzatrons We lost only three games whlle playmg lh class B competmon Our home game wnth Frederxclcsburg proved to be one of the hugh lrghts of the season team was not so easxly defeated Before a thousand spectators the A H S team fought bravely to wm an 18 17 vlctory Havrng obtamed second place tn the drstrxct competrtlon we were rnvlted to compete rn the basketball tournament held at Wlllxam and Mary College Our team won nts first game but lost out m the Hnals to Fredertclcsburg One of the features of the season was the active competrtxon of the umor Varslty Thus team entered the Clty League and drd good work for its hrst year nn competmon The varsrty team was composed of umque flgures 78 . , . . . . 7 ' - - re U Fredericksburg invaded this city expecting to carry home the bacon in easy fashion, but our 3