Ben Avon High School - Novaneb Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Basketball BEN AVON 26-FACULTY 28 Eager to open the season with a victory over their teachers, the Ben Avon High passers were nosed out by a 26-28 score. With Coach Aultman, Sager, and johns leading the faculty's scoring, the lirst half resulted in a 17-7 ad- vantage over the varsity. After the intermission the varsity displayed a vastly improved scoring attack, coming within one point of the faculty but failing to toss the winning basket. BEN AVON 22-PERRY 34 V The local fioorites went on their lirst road trip of the season only to be defeated by the fast-moving Perry High School aggregation. It was a nip-and- tuck battle for the entire lirst half, with the lead changing several times. Ben Avon showed a smooth-running offense, which more than once puzzled the Perryites. As the second half started, the score board read 15-15. With a smash play from Black to Lawry we surged ahead 17-15. However, the Perry team him the backboard with unusual accuracy, and soon held a distinct advan- tage over the home team. Never able to threaten the opponent's lead again, Ben Avon yielded gradually, lighting right up to the final gun. 40

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Cheer Leaders VVe love no other, So let our motto hc, Vic-to-ry, Ben Avon, Var-si-ty. Thus echoed the lien Avon Alma Mater as another pep meeting ended. And those seven cheerleaders really knew how to put it over. Not only did they present a lovely sight on the school stage and football held, clad in their white skirts and sweaters with big, maroon Bs',,but they really got out the cheers, even when things looked pretty discouraging. No matter how cold and wet it was, or how far away from home the games were, most of the cheer- leaders were always present. In chapel Marge Todd divided her time between the piano and stage g petite Reba Thompson shouted Make it nice and snappyng Peg Forsbcrg encouraged us with a Y ou can do better than that g Peggy Sarver lcd the boys and Charlotte Black, the girls on a B.A.H.S.g and Doris Warcl, curls and all, and graceful Betty I-Iazeltine gave us plenty of i'Knee action . So letfs turn the tables this time and give a cheer for the cheerleaders, They certainly deserve it. i f- 39

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llliN AVON 13-OLIVER 26 ln a hotly contested pre-season battle, the Maroon and Cray took a Z6-19 setback at the hands of Oliver High School, on the latter's Hoor. Neither team was able to gain a decisive lead the tirst half, because of the close defensive play by both teams. Oliver had a 13-10 advantage at half time. ln the third quarter Oliver suddenly started a barrage of long shots, which threw our boys off bal- ance. tJliver's lead was never threatened again, as this surprise proved to be the turning point of the contest, llliN AVON 13-AVALON 30 The .Xultmanites opened the ollicial league season, meeting their neighboring rivals, Avalon, on the home tloor. Avalon displayed a quick-shooting team, which battled our boys with hook shots from unexpected angles. .Xt the Start of the second half Avalon had pulled out in the lead by a 17-ll score. The at-cond half was all Avalon. The few times that the llen Avon boys did get the ball they were unable to penetrate the highly effective .Xvalon defense. BEN AVON 15YLl2liTSDAl.li 30 llen Avon traveled down to Leetsdale and came back on the Short end of a 30-15 score. Stellar playing on the part of Leetsdale team resulted in a Z0 to 5 score in their favor at half time.. lien Avon, rising to the occasion during the second half, gave Leetsdale a battle for the remainder of the contest. However, l.eetsdale's decisive lead in the first half was too much to overcome, and the local cagers returned still looking for their lirst win. lllCN AVON 19mNliYlLLli 18 .Xnxious to annex their tirst league victory, the Ben Avon cagers entertained Neville in a genuine thriller. Unable to take many shots, both teams contributed to slowing the game down by their air'-tight defensive play during the first half. The scarcity of lield goals was evidenced by the 8 to 4 favor of Neville score at the intermission. Shooting more freely during the second half, both teams added points to their scores with increasing rapidity. The crowd was on its feet as lien Avon went into the lead with only seconds remaining to play. Neville just missed three very close shots after we had gone into the lead by one point, almost causing heart failure to the excited lien Avon rooters. lll-IN AVON 9-EDGIQVVOOD 21 lidgewood gave us a 21-9 setback in a slow and unexciting encounter on their lloor. Our boys were unable to make a single point the tirst half, Edgewood having gained a decisive 8-0 advantage. The home team collected nine points during the last two periods, but they were unable to threaten the fast-mov'nff 1 as lidgewood outht. 41