Boston College High School - Forbian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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1 . Trl ,., f-:Y , 28 I I ' I : . S. a sf f u :ugh I.: M4 Capt. Hoppa Horrigan and Coach McCoy 4 QQ? B.C. HIGH 39-MEMORIAL 57 The erratic play from the floor proved to be the down- fall of B. C. High as Roxbury Memorial sent the Eaglets reeling into defeat. 39-57. The deciding factor of the game was Memorialls ability to hit on twenty-four shots from the floor as compared to the Maroon and Gold's meager thirteen field goals. B.C. HIGH 30a LATIN 47 B. C. High proved to he no match for a thrice- beaten Latin quintet as the Purple and White handed the Eaglets their fourth straight sethack. 30-47. The main factors that turned the tide of the game were John Horriganls inability to score and Latin's superb defense which held the Eaglets to a meager thirty points. B.G. HIGH 58-MEMORIAL 59 The slim margin of one point separated B. C. High from a possihle upset of a highly regarded Memorial quintet as our Roxhury opponents barely nosed out the Iiaglets, 58-59. At points in the game it seemed as though the Maroon and Gold were going to rack off a surprising upset, but Memorial, holding an early lead, held ofI the late Ifaglet surge. ,Iohn Horrigan who scored nineteen points and Bill Sullivan who hooped twelve points were the mainstays of the undaunted B. C. High attack. H.G. HIGH 45 -TRADE 52 Although fresh from a tremendous showing against Roxbury Memorial. B. C. High could not repeat its fine performance as Trade. whom the Eaglets had defeated previously. handed the Maroon and Gold their sixth

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HC. HIGH 4-OYTIQCHNICAI, 36 Having lost every member of last year's starting five, Coach lVlcCoy faced the perplexing problem of rebuild- ing another starting quintet as the 1054 basketball sea- son began with the lfaglets opposing a fairly strong Technical team. Through the undying eflorts of Frank Simon with ten points and ,lack Mahoney with nine. B. C. High emerged victorious in their starting assign- ment of the 1954 campaign by the score of 40-36. B.C. HIGH 74 - TRADE 60 Keeping in stride with their previous victory. li. C. High literally hurried up the court as they swamped a weak Trade quintet. T4-60. John Horrigan. who scored twenty-nine points, was the main cog in the Maroon and Gold scoring machine. Also hitting in double figures were Joe Hughes. who pumped in fifteen points. and Bob Hanrahan who hooped thirteen. B.C. HIGH 42 - ENGLISH 72 B. C. High sufiered the sting of defeat for the first time in the still-young season as last yearis champions, English. literally scored at will in defeating the Eaglets. 42-72. The way English dominated the playing court is well shown in these figures: they scored twenty-eight times from the floor as compared to eight times for the Maroon and Gold. The only bright spot in a dismal day for the Eaglets was john Horriganis fourteen points. B.G. HIGH 45 - DORCHESTER 60 Dorchesteris well-rounded attack was too much for the Ifaglets as they suffered their second straight set- back. 45-60. The all-around balance of the Dorchester team which saw four of the Red and Black hitting for double figures was actually the key to their victory. John Horrigan again led the Maroon and Gold in scor- ing with eleven points but he received some competition from Frank Simon and ,lack Furey who each netted ten points. if .Z . Capt. Hoppa Horrigan IMG. 1+ I fi I . WLWI7 s . 3 T M h e Rf. '24 om a oney gi 'K ff.. 1 , x , . ' .yy mv y . .ii Y ji r Bob Hanrahan Lf. 114 A .155 5 i j I - 1 K f l V ,J -V J 1 . Q - I Z- I SBIG M Z 5 1, ff' Ken Joyce R.G. -5 . 'Z' :- it 514- 5 .lt Don Hughes C. '

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straight setback. 45-52. John Horrigan again domin- ated the play of the Eaglets in scoring fourteen points which pushed him over the century mark for the first time this season. B.C. HIGH 44- ENGLISH 81 Again English proved to be too much of a power- house for B. C. High as the Double Blue clinched the championship of the City League for the second straight year in defeating the Eaglets, 4.4--31. Dribblings How about the Milton twins - Jack Horrigan and Tom Mahoney - they look like Cousy and Sharman in the back-court. Our advice to you: lust because you are in the back- court, it is no excuse to be backward . . . Tom Courtney comhined skill with uncanny luck to sneak into the scoring column. Our advice: Open the good eye! G. Hanrahan putting up a jump shot from some dark corner while fading away from the basket. Our advice: Give it back to the Indians. Ken Joyce, Southieis pride and joy, in the form of a roly-poly forward. Our advice: Keep him in Southie until he loses twenty pounds. Don Hughes from the brainroom and a real classy buc- ket man. Our advice: Throw your books out the window and forget about them for one night . . . Joe Molineaux, our brownhaired, hard-fighting, ball- handling guard, who incited many skirmishes during some close games. Our advice: When you swing, donit miss, Joey.