Boston Christian High School - Lantern Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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SEASON H G lLlIG TS The Trojans ot' 1033-54 will always be remembered as the Five llorsemen of Christian High. firaduation claimed five seniors leaving Capt. Bob Peterson, Hill Horner and llob XYcst to shoulder the load of the coming season. This trio was aided by junior Ed t'ondnn and Sophomore David Rivers, a newcomer from llelmont, who rounded out the starting five. ln spite of having to rebuild and the constant pressure of fouling out, The Five Horsemen, have become the miracle tealn of Christian High. Playing practically every minute of every game, the Trojans have developed into the finest team ever to wear the blue and white of Christian High. The tremendous competitive spirit, team play and hustle, in spite of over- whelming odds and unbelievable handicaps have been the main reason for a highly successful season. They were led by their able forward and Captain Bob Peterson, whose spirit and sparkling all-round play was a key factor in many of the Trojans' victories. Versatile llill lloruer, another mainstay of the forward wall, combined a deadly one-handed push with unusual driving ability, constantly keeping the opponents on the defensive. The Trojans' Mr, Clutch reached his peak in the New Prep game when he hit for 29 points, with 15 of those being from the foul line. Averaging 17 points per game, -llill has led the team in scor- iug and foul shooting through the season. Playing his first year as a varsity man, center Ed Condon has improved in lt-:ips and bounds through the Season. His aggressive, steady play has guided the club through many a crucial moment in the games. The two backcourt men, Bob 1Vest and Dave Rivers have been stalwarts on defense and outstanding play makers. XV:-st, a tremendous com- petitor down the home stretch of a game, has stepped to the foul line in the waning moments of a contest, and clinched the game with a pair of free throws. In addition to his backcourt ability, Bob has been a demon ofif the defensive boards, which has cooled off many an attack of our opponents. Dave Rivers proved to he the find of the year, as he immediately displayed the finesse of an experienced ballplayer in every phase of the game. A hard driving guard, excel- lent shot and aggressive defensive man, Rivers has been the mainstay of many a close contest. The jayvees composed of dead eye, Dave Condon, Richard Espenhain, David Folsom, Cameron Ainsworth, XYesley Dodge, Paul Murphy, and Dean McPhee have been an inspiring bench always chattering and cheering the Varsity. Christian High can expect great things from them in the days to come. CHRISTIAN EDGES NEU' I'IfIfI'.' Paced by llill Horner, the Trojans opened the season with a thrilling 5.2-50 victory. A close, ragged contest most of the way, which was finally decided in the closing moments of the game via the foul line. This victory started the Trojans quintet off on the right foot and gave them the necessary spirit and hustle for the ensuing contests. AI.UMNl END VARSITY RL'l.I5: For the first time since the beginning of the series the Alumni soundly defeated the Varsity 63-48. This was the feature attraction of the Christmas vacation with such former stars as Ricker, Christensen, 1Yilsou, lllood, Strickland, Nelson, Armstrong, Cook, Anderson, participating in the contest. CHRISTIAN I.OSliS TIIRII.I.l5R TO B 6 N: The Trojans encountered an unbeaten llrown-Nichols team in a game that will long be re- membered as a hair raiser. Trailing throughout most of the contest by 13 or more points, the Trojans gradually cut the lead down to 44-33 at the end of the third quarter. At this point Rivers, an unheralded sophomore personally took over and scored 13 points to tie the game up with less than two minutes to play. XYith victory in sight the Trojans committed a few fouls, and finally lost 57-52. CHRISTIAN AVENGES EARLY IJEFE.-IT Bl' SACRED HEART: Starting off with a few quick baskets, the Trojans jumped off to a quick lead which they never relinquished throughout the game. A game characterized by consistent. alert, team-play gave Christian their first victory over the men from XVeymouth in two years. Capt. Bob Peterson played a brilliant defensive game holding Flaherty the South Shore high scorer 122 pts. per gamej to a meager 10 points .f for the game. Bill Horner and Dave Rivers paced the attack with 16 and 15 points respectively. THAYER AC.s1DE.'lIY EKES OCT TRIUMPH IN CLOSING MINUTES: Playing before an enthusiastic home crowd, the Trojans played the finest basket- ball to be seen in the history of Christian High School. A hard fighting, aggres- sive quintet completely baffled the Thayer team, Leading 25-20 at the half, the upset ot' the year looked possible, Thayer finally cut down the lead by the end of the third quarter to 34-32 in our favor, The inevitable happened: a fourth foul on XYest gave the visiting team the needed spurt to go ahead and finally after a desperate rally in the final minutes the Trojans succumbed to a Sl-41 defeat. CHRISTIAN ON RAJIPACE OVER STOREY: 7551- Speedihustle- and sparkling fast breaks characterized this game from beginning to end. Both teams hitting on practically every shot produced the highest scoring half-time score in many a decade. The Trojans, who started slowly falling behind 20-12 at the end of the first quarter, suddenly became ignited and trampled a perplexed Storey team to half time score of 36-32. Paced by Horner who scored 14 of his 34 points in the second quarter. Christian poured 24 points through the hoop in this quarter to set a new school record. The high flying Trojans continued to force the opponents to shoot from the outside, cleared the boards like demons and then executed a fast break which kept Storey baffled the entire evening. A tre- mendous team vittory, and a thriller from start to finish.