Blasdell High School - Champion Yearbook (Blasdell, NY)

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suits ed their Hamburg, d game Basketball Captain Teddy Prusak Coach Charles Mead Manager Michael Kbzak For their first game, the Blasdell Red Raiders invade en an winning streak of five straight games In this game Frank Schwindlen e leading scorer, tallied twenty six points to start off his wild rampage in he games Having the Eden under their belts for a starter the boys then Angola, Gardenville, and Clean, before they were finally defeated st Seneca, Blasdell's nemesis for three years After they lo t to Vest a, the team Journeyed to Ebenezer, who with Orchard Park, was right on el1's tail for the League leadership, and Blasdell defeated them in a finely e next game was the crucial one, for the league leadership, with Orchard . There, amid the cheers of many Blasdell followers, and the Orchard Park the Blasdell boys came out on top in a hotly played contest. The final a.was 33 to 30. At ngetime during the game was either team more than three ats ahead of the other. Following this game, the team ranaway with Eden with ' rsity playing only about half of the games. After the Eden game, came ld nemises, Vest Seneca to whom Blasdell again lost by a non too close score. o start the season, the boys were supplied with new basketball suits and 3 . . ' ' ' d Ed d It - ' x . . dm I ra a L ll l in in its sleep with the 'tness this game, one thought Blasde was p ag g , tion of one boy, who was right at home and tallied half of'Blasdell's points. 1,. p R ' Gaining their winning stride again the boys beat Angola, Woodlawn and Gar- , Ed I-. lle very decisively. The next game, the one with Sloan, was the most t t overtime period and Blasdell finally won out, Qthrilling of all. It wen o an . , Q 229 to 27. After losing to Hamburg, in a loosely played game, the boys again gbeat Woodlawn and eked out a 45 to 40 win over Ebenezer in a free scoring game. it ' ' ' d P k Blasdell led by a half a game, -lr- 1, l. -a Going into the final game with Orchar ar , bfi htin tooth and nail, the Blasdell boys kept abreast of Orchard Park, until pf 5 3 d I a ti off play Tommy Qwee-Williel Hart fan unfortunate accident happens . n p- , . t d ll t down in hbroke his arm. This took the heart out of the team, and Blas e wen ia' 9 : Q n The Play ,fore a large Athe score of has some good 22 thus creating a tie for first place in the league. .defeat, 28 to , ' H bur Hi h School. There be- off for first place took place in am g g crowd of Blasdellites, the boys brought home the bacon winning by 26-24. This game was featured by some excellent defensive as well passwork. l f the sectional play off the boys dadd tired, and play- g Going to Amherst or . v ping their fourth game in eight days, went down to defeat before the laughs of fthe tall Middleport team 17-25. t . ' di After the season closed, Blasdell gained further distinction when its two Cplayers, Ted Prusak and Frank Schwindler made the All League Team. Frank CBusj gschwindler was the high scorer of the league gaining over l7O points in league S him a remarkable average of about thirteen points per game. 3 . Th's ave ggiiiiermgrz aimost all the varsity boys got at least one vote for the All League QTeam. M wig' ft, 1- Sr. IE. Siu , Vw Pty' ggi , I MY . HQQEE, . fr 5 All League Basketball Team R, F, Frank Schwindler Blasdell L. F. petit Gardenville C. Charles Zeller Orchard Park R.G. Teddy Prusak Blasdell Sloan L. F. Stepa W. Koelmel Orchard Park

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if 4 1 vlnsirr Pg:i:k'RgSPntFg?FZ' Frank Schwindlern William Herrick, Clayton Partridge, Y BT flfzv James Odell, Edmund Zuppinger, Edward Harriman. Squad Members Mulligan. Vincent Guercio, Norman strebei, Jack sister and Clair sonutts. Final League Standing W L WBlasdell 18 R VOrchard Park ll 2 Ebenezer 8 4 Gardenville 4 8 Sloan 4 3 Eden 2 lO Angola 2 lO Y Played off for Championship Blasdell Complete Scores Blasdell 39 Eden 27 24 Hamburg 19 N 31 Angola 22 W 36 Gardenville 14 W 23 Sloan BO U 25 West Seneca 32 W 37 Ebenezer 29 H 53 Orchard Park 30 H 54 Eden 22 H 25 West Seneca 57 H 28 Angola 19 n 47 Woodlawn 24 n 2g Gardenville 25 u 29 Sloan 27 n 21 Hamburg 30 n 38 Woodlawn 14 n 45 Ebenezer 40 N 22 Orchard Park 28 ,, 26 Orchard Park 24 Vlctory Banquet ll 'n their victorius 1957-38 Basketball season, the Red and Black F W1 nuinteg 03 Blisdell High School were honored at a WVictory'BanquetN, given 'Z , by the Parent Teachers Association on April 2, 1955- 1 ,The Speakers of the evening were Teddy Prusak, Captain of the team, John rritz Coach Charles Mead, Coach Page of Orchard Park, Mr. Charles Buesch Mayor Edward Moss, Mr. Funke, Mr. Plarr, Commander of American Leg ion ' ' chairman of the N.Y.s.P.H.A.A. Eost 60, Blasdell, Mr. Frank Densbergefv i Me Theodore Hopkins, President of the Southern Erie County Lake Shore k tball League. Bas ewmite gold basketballs were given to the squad members by'Mr. Charles G. Bueschq The championship trophy was presented to Teddy Prusak and later given to the school. t al.. lg