Andover High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Andover, OH)

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o4+ o Front row-William Salin, Harry Swezey, Harry Sanko, George Harrison, Wallace Dingman, Paul Tabor, Junior Woodworth. Second row-Malcolm Bratton, manager, Robert Sanko, Thurman Marr, Roy Nelson, Emerson Parker, Claude Schlosser, Floyd Hoover, Mr. Hicks, coach. BOYS' BASKETBALL Champions of Ashtabula County in the Class B League was the title earned by the boys' basketball team during the season 1928-29. For the first time, the championship was decided on the percentage system and interest was keen all through the season, all over the county. Andover's closest rivals, Jefferson and Orwell, were defeated in close, hard-fought games. The first games of the season were with the Kingsvilles. Both games were won, North being beaten 38-9, while South went down 33-12. The game at South was the last to be played in their piano box. They now are playing in a fine new gym, making one less floor-hazard in the county. The team next met Pierpont, Williamsfield and Conneaut, winning the first two and losing the last mentioned, 42-33. Conneaut gave the best exhibition of basketball shown on the local floor during the year. Jefferson and Williamsfield were played next and both were defeated. Andover journeyed to Geneva next and after a fine game were forced to acknowledge defeat. The score was 23-20. Scoring only three field goals during the game, Orwell kept the score close by their fine foul tossing, dropping in eleven out of fifteen tries from the charity line. The final score was 19-17. Dorset, Wayne, Rock Creek and Rome were the rest of the county teams to be played. Each was defeated, the last two putting up excep- tionally hard games. The county schedule thus ended with Andover undefeated for the second year in succession in regular scheduled games. Jefferson and Orwell, finished tied for second. each lost two games. The 1928-29 record follows: 4-.+o-o O Go-5-Q Andover Andover Williamsiield N. Kingsville ..... 9 Andover S. Kingsville ............ 12 Andover Pierpont .......... ....... 7 Andover Conneaut ..... ....... 4 2 Andover Jefferson .......... ....... 2 5 Andover Andover Andover Andover Andover Williamsfield Geneva .,...... Dorset ........ Orwell ........ Wayne .......,... ..... .23 .......17 .......20 Andover Rock Creek ...... ....... 2 1 Andover Rome ........... ...... 2 2 Andover Geneva ...... ....... 2 5 Andover Vernon ...... .......... 2 3 280 Page Twenty-one

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Oo -O-Q-to 0+ and close, covering a great deal of iioor. We won the game by a 14-7 score. The game with Dorset was played without incident, our girls winning an easy victory and making use of numerous substitutes. The best game of the season was played against Orwell on February 1 on the Orwell iioor. At the end of the third quarter the score was a tie and it was a toss-up as to who would win. During the last quarter, however, the Orwell gi-rls succeeded in getting in a run and brought up their score to 26 while ours re- mained at 18. The referee remarked that it was the fastest game he had refereed all season. Excellent sportsmanship was displayed on both sides. The next game of note was with Rock Creek when after a great amount of stubborn resist- ance and good offensive playing the girls won the game. The last two games of the season were marked by defeat, one being played at Rome and the other on the home floor with Vernon High School. The season this year, though not marked by the winning of the championship, was very satisfactory in a number of ways. Coach Boord was greatly encouraged with the prospects of next season as several new players made a good showing. The squad was regular in attendance and a great interest was shown even to the very last of the season. We regret losing three of our Seniors from the team. All of them played on the first team line-up and the two forwards. Betty and Ana, made a high shooting score, Betty ranking sixth in the all-county scoring. Claribell Steen was chosen for the center guard on the first team of the all-county choosing while Betty Bishop received honorable mention. GIRLS' BASKETBALL SCORES December 7 At Home Andover ,...,,,,.,.,........ N. Kingsville December 14 Away Andover Y .................... S. Kingsville December .... At Home High School Alumni ........, January 4 At Home Andover ........ ......... C onneaut ..,.. January 11 At Home Andover .... Jefferson ....... January 18 At Home Andover .... Williamsfield January 19 Geneva Andover .... Geneva ......... January 25 At Home Andover ........ ......... D orset ..... February 1 Away Andover ........ ......... O rwell ......... February 8 At Home Andover ........ ......... W ayne ........... February 9 Away Andover .... Rock Creek February 15 Away Andover .... Rome ........,. March 1 At Home Andover .... Vernon ...... GIRLS' FIELD MEET The girls participating in the field meet this season were as follows: HIGH SCHOOL Basketball Toss-Arda Mason, Dot Murray, One-hundred-yard Dash-Claribell Steen, GRADES Naomi Stevenson. ' - D h- th h , E l R l . Sixty-yard Dash-Claribell Steen, Naomi Sixty yard as Ru Ge oe Ve yn a ya Stevenson. Forty-yard Dash-Mary Harrison, Marion Relay-Claribell Steen, Naomi Stevenson, Steen' Shirley Loveland, Gertrude Scannell. Baseball Throw-Victoria Cobb, Ruth Gehoe. Baseball Throw-Dorothy Hoover, Arda Basketball Toss-Victoria Cobb, Hazel Mason. Smith. Page Twenty

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4-0-Q-+9-0-0+ Q -o444+o++4+ 9 Q Q as ll Beginning the season with a great many players who were inexperienced, the baseball team had only a fair season. The team was able to win about half of their games. How- ever, the team profited by the season's work and as most of the players are back for another year or two, better results may be expected in the future. In the first game of the year, Andover was beaten 10-0 by the Dorset team, which later came through with the county championship. They had a fine high school team and rightly deserved their title. ' The next evening, the team lost to Wayne, 5-4. This game was hard fought all the way and the visitors won in the last inning. Lines- ville came to Andover for the next game and then returned home empty-handed unless you would call a 12-7 defeat something. A few days later the team journeyed to Linesville to play and just to show that it did not make a differ- INTERCLASS The points for boys' interclass athletics were not obtained this year as they were in the past. The teams made points, not only by winning games, but also by completing a game, whether won or lost, and by having as many men as possible in each game or contest. The Seniors won the championship for the year by virtue of placing more men in all but one activity and also by winning each contest or the most games in any sport. The Freshmen finished in second place, being closely followed by the other two classes. In playground ball, the Seniors and Fresh- men overshadowed the other two groups, the ence to them where they played, won a tight 2-1 game. The game was to go seven innings but neither team scored until the eighth, Andover pushing over the winning tally an inning later. Williamsfield was defeated 8-3, a few days before the tournament. At the tournament, the team went up against Orwell. The Andover team played some bad baseball and at the end of two innings were on the wrong end of an 8-1 score. Then the team began to play and whittled away at the lead until when Andover came in for their last turn at bat, they were only two runs behind. Fighting to the last second, one run was scored and two were on bases when a hard hit ball landed in the pitcher's hands and the game was over, Orwell winning 9-8. Rock Creek was later defeated 9-3. With a great many younger boys interested in baseball, it is hoped that the next season will prove to be much more interesting. ATHLETICS first two finishing in a tie for first place with 43 points apiece. The faculty decided they needed a little recreation so they entered a team in the volley- ball league. Though they were a bunch of old men, they had a lot of luck, and lost only a few games out of the thirty-game schedule. The Seniors again won from the other classes in volley-ball. The track meet ended with the Seniors enjoying a clean lead over the others. How- ever, the interclass track meet showed that there are some comers among the younger students who will make things hum in later years. Page Twenty-two