Brandywine High School - Azurean Yearbook (Wilmington, DE)

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BASKETB LLz SKI LL, Above: Junior All-Stater Steve Jackson, shown driving past P. S. duPont's Jim Bates, was probably the finest eleventh grade player in Delaware history. An excellent shooter, driver, rebounder, and passer, Jackson was also a standout on defense, often guarding the opposition's best forward. p SPEED, Above: Pete Lips, an outstanding Junior, gave a good defensive show every game and often touched the Crowds with his ever-present display of enthusiasm. Here he streaks in to put the pressure on Mt, Pleasant's Barry Cutsler. THE BIG TE M EFFQRT, Below: As Matt Judge chases a loose ball, the other members of the team that saved the Mt. Pleasant game move in for the assist. Left to right, they are Sophomore Dean Founds and Juniors Matt Judge, Bob Croft, Steve Jackson, and Pete Lips. In all probability, these boys will be Brandywine's starting five in the '65 season. They are impressively skilled in all facets of basketball and have had experience playing-given some individual effort and the teamwork Characteristic of this year's squad, the Bulldogs should be on top again in 1965! il,

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SWIMMI G: BIG FIRST-YEAR SPLAS ln this, their first year of competition, the Bulldog Swim- ming Team exemplified all of the characteristics for which Brandywine's athletic teams have become famous: condition- ing, spirit, skill, teamwork, and good sportsmanship. Climax- ing their season with a second place finish in the state meet, Coach Davidson's mermen also won three of their five dual meets. The medley relay team of Buddy Williamson, Jay Reed, Bob Graham, and Rich Lyon remained undefeated, capturing first place in the Hstatesf' Juniors Jay Reed and Rick Lloyd consistently finished at the top in breaststroke races. Senior Rich Lyon was the outstanding free-style swimmer, with Soph Rick Burich con- tributing points in the backstroke, butterfly, and individual medley. In addition to swimming like fishes, yelling vociforously, and diving with agility, these boys made the supreme sacri- fice of reporting for practice every morning at 6:1151 How- ever, all of their efforts went for naught, for it was discovered at the close of the season that the team had several technically ineligible swimmers. Demonstrating their sportsmanship, the team forfeited all of their meets and their second-place state title. Next year. the dual meet schedule will be expanded. The Bulldogs should be number one in the state in 1965 for, as Mr. Davidson says. 'losing only a few of our most con- sistent swimmers through graduation and expecting the return of a good number of outstanding Sophomores and Juniors, our prospects for next year are tremendousf, Above: Sophomore medley swimmer Bill Bried leaves the block with the enthusiasm and speed that made him a big contributer this year. He and other underclassmen make next year's pros pects bright. BHS BHS BHS BHS BHS BHS SEASON RECORD 81 14 75 20 69 26 31 64 44 51 2nd place-State Meet Wilmington P. S. duPont Sallesianum Mt. Pleasant Westtown SWIM TEAM '64: Front row, from left: S. Hunt, B. Ferguson, I. Carlis, C. Englund, J. Bogucki, J. Morrow, J. Reed, R. Lloyd, R. Good, J Pietropaulo J. VonDreele. Second row: Mr. Davidson, Coach: W. Pye, W. Emsley, S. Calvarese, J. Tippo, F. Pyle, R. Lyon, R. Graham, C. Maynard, C Evans W Bried, G. Williamson, R. Burich. I

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DEFE S f 1 Q . . 'uhm-,,., This year. for the first time in Delaware history. two boys from the same squad were elected to the first team. all-state-Bulldogs John Schroeder and Steve jackson. whose 1-2 scoring punch. rebounding. and tenacious defensive play made our season a success. Though they were our greatest stars. winning the Conference Championship was a TEAM job. Versatility in ball-handling. strong defensive pressure. and accurate passing were the forte of the superb backcourt duo of Matt Judge and Pete Lips. Dan Sweet was the in- valuable all-around man who provided the escape from many a clutch situation. Underclassmen Bob Croft, Dean Pounds, and Greer Firestone gave the team a depth of reserve skill, particularly important in the P. S. and lVlt. Pleasant contests. The Bulldogs extended their two-year victory skein to a record of seventeen games before dropping a close 33-26 decision to the second-place Green Knights. then rebounded to win their last ten games and reach the Conference summit. Highlights of the season were a record 99-point offensive performance against Newark and the defensive effort that beat Wilmingtonfs freezing tactics. The seasonis two biggest games were a 79-65 conquest of defending champion P. S. duPont fmarking Brandywine's first victory in the P. S. 'abarnwl and the climactic 58-47 thriller against our eastern neighbors which broke the long-standing first-place deadlock. This was the game after which we could finally say, The Knights-Color Them Losersln 7 is errssi- T ..ss ' iiit - . ..... fi o... :jg ...SSP .ea aaa... sr 3 .Wx ek fc tttoo so to . A D A G - ' T In., V W' l Above: The Green Knights' Dave Erisman finds the going rough with Matt Judge guarding him. One of the state's finest guards, Judge excelled at both ends of the l court with his superb ball-handling, sharp passing, clutch-shooting, and pressure defense. SEASON RECORD Vafsiiy fr. Varsity BHS 69 30 Christiana - W BHS BHS 68 35 Newark 44 53 BHS BHS 78 33 Dickinson 40 46 BHS BHS 32 Wilmington 38 18 BHS BHS 50 43 P. S. duPont 39 27 BHS BHS 53 - Conrad 28 43 BHS BHS 86 63 De La Warr 37 35 BHS BHS 26 33 lVlt. Pleasant 33 42 BHS BHS 77 39 William Penn 17 32 BHS BHS 73 35 Christiana 24 34 BHS BHS 99 36 Newark 13 50 BHS BHS 7-'1 27 Dickinson 41 36 BHS BHS 47 42 Wilmington 33 34 BHS BHS 79 65 P. S. duPont 47 29 BHS BHS 58 50 Conrad 27 42 BHS BHS 61 56 De La Wm 46 45 BHS BHS 58 47 lVlt. Pleasant 25 33 BHS BHS 98 43 William Penn 36 45 BHS