Amo High School - Amoace Yearbook (Amo, IN)

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if . v ix. Aces would gain possession of the ball only to lose it by wildj shooting, ,During the last two minutes of play Amo' rallied 'but 'was unable to overcome the earlyjln d and was'defeated by a 39+35'score3 ' ' ' .T 'flgl . , . N , , ', A V . ..-v- .L , , Y I H -k.I.',V,Ht,:n'4:, ' AMO - 34 l',f,' ',NEW WINCHESTER -Q22 1 S Newt Winchester 'afforded the opposition in the next home game, January 8. The game was slow, -and the visitorsi did not haves sufficient, punch sto. take homage victory. bi' E v t, g..'n,Wffi'f1L ' ,Q ,ff g ',AMo' - 30' A -- ' j Ci.AYToNQ-,fel The Aces played Clayton, January 155 on the Garde inal floor. This' was an exciting gameg a closely guarded affair, with Amo bringing home the baoon,h -K Amo -. 34 r T ll T PLAn1FiELn.5Q- 28 1' 'The Plainfield Quakers were hosts on January-22 me the Blue Aces. This proved to be a thrilling ball igang because we were out for revenge. Remindful of our pres: vious defeat in .the county tourney the boys swept ,the Quakers off their feet and came home nith the keg. use , g -ALC p,37 T 2 T T f .,'LIZTON'ff3onJ rg 1. The Lizton Blue Blazers came to the home f floor January 29, with the'intention of getting the keg.' STHS Aces controlled the ball during the eniire game'andf-at no time was our quintette threatened with defeatflp TH f Amo f435 A VV . ,, ip sTILESViLLs'ff3i,htQi One more game was added to our strrnggof vietaries when we downed the Stilesville Tigers, February 53 in' a ferocious battle. Play was fast and rough through out the tilt and although they were defeated, the U Stiles- villegquinjette was a real obstacle in the Kees path. Amo - 51 r A SACRED HEART'-'528' ' The following night after our hard scrimmage at Stilesville, Amo entertained, Sacred Heart of Indianaw polis. The game was entirely too one-sided to be termed exciting, however Sacred Heart played a good game and should be praised ifori their sportsmanship and clean. playingytaptlcsg I A' , , ,M,V' tjw AMO - 36 r It r l r Avom - 35' , The Blue, Aces chalked up another victory whenlthe Avon Orioles came ,'g' to the home floor on February l2,' The boys worked hard and played an excellent game. 'The,Vop- ponents played'harder the second half but could not Htop the Blue Aces. T' ' ' e Amon- 37 Q 1 - x New WIUNCHESTER - ei U Accordingi to custom, Amo's hardwood team defeated the New Winchester lwarriors on .February T l7, .The Warriorsr made at bravef attempt tbutifell'short at the final horn. ' ' ' ' Ur ' ' A ' ' 1. 5

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is BASKETBALL REVIEW '. AMO - 19 PITTSBORO - 29 On November 6, the Amo Aces opened the season with the Burros on the Pittsboro floor but were downed by 10 points. Very little scoring was done by either team during the first half. The Aces fought valiantly in the last half but were unable to overtake the Burrosr AMO - 37 STILESVILLE - 31 Friday the thirteenth proved tg be an unlucky even- ing for the Stilesvil e Tigers. The game was exceed- ingly fast with the semis q the half l -l5. Our boys worked hard, showed exgqllz t teamwork and won the reward, their first victory gg the season. AMO - 25 CLAYTON - 21 Clayton was the next pg to fall victim to the Amo Aces on November 20. The g 5 got off to an early lead gndhplayed all around the Capginals in true basketball as on. D AMO - 40 DANVILLE - 38 The Danville Warriors game to the home court on December 9, full of fight. ppring thi first half of the ball game they proved to he 3 real t reat to the Aces. The score was tied the greater part of the game. With one a n a half minutes to gp Danville held a five point margin. But to the joy of the team and fans when the horn sounded the score was 36-36, Each team made two points in the first overtime but in the second, Lester Sanders made a nice tip which changed the verdict and we won one of the best games of the season. .AMO - 32 NORTH SALEM - 28 North Salem afforded the op osition in the next game December ll. The visitors Sade a game fight but found the home team too much for them. COUNTY TOURNAMENT In the first game of the County Tourney, the Aces met the Burros on Friday morning. It was an interesting game from start to finish. When the final gun fired the Aces were victorious by a score of 21-20. 'N . Winning over the Burroa entitled the Aces to meet the Stilesville Tigers on Friday evening. The Tigers were -little and fast but met defeat at the hands of the Aces by a score of 37-32. , Following their victory over the Tigers, the Aces encountered ,Plainfield on Saturday evening. Floor work seemed ton be in vain for shot after shot of the Aces fell short or bounced back. The half ended with Amo on the 'short end of a 21-14 score. In the second half the

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,317 AMO - 26 W. Cn February 19, we went to Lizton grimly determined to keep the keg because this was our last scheduled game before the sectional. The contest was fast and hard- fought with the Blazers close upon our heels. SECTIONAL TOURNEY The Clayton Cardinals were defeated in the first game of the Friday afternoon session by the Blue Aces. Amo made the opening tally and had a 25-17 advantage at the final gun. Amo continued to keep a good grip on the county keg by defeating North Salem 29-27. The score was too close for comfort during the entire encounter and at one time was 27-18 in favor of North Salem. In the closing min- utes of play, Amo succeeded in grabbing an uneasy two point margin. X Amo entered the game Saturday afternoon with the county keg in their possession, but after the final gun Plainfield took possession of the treasured county sym- bol. Amo held a comfortable margin during the first three quarters. The final quarter proved to be our un- doing. The Quakers uncorked such a comeback that they pulled to the front at 23-22. With only a few minutes to play, both teams tried desperately to shade their op- ponent. The final tally gave Plainfield the one-point lead which meant a victory for the Quakers. The score was o AJ?- . 1. giiEgiEw ' ci'