Central Junior High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Marion, OH)

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. fe stss ss gm Jester and Zediker, piled up a total of 28 points during the first half while Central hed difficulty in colleet- ing le. Although the boys in green began the second hnlf with a ls teint disadvantage, they put up a deter- mined fight and succeeded in outseoring the Mansfield team by four points in the lest frame. The game ended 42 to 32. The high scorers for the game were Jester lC points, Zediher l2, Whitcum l2, and G, Mason 7. January l6--Contril vs Bueyrus H.S. Reserves--at Bucvrus. This gems was Q preliminary to the herding-Bueyrus contest. From the first it was evident that Central would be unable .to overcome the advantage that the Buovrus team hed in height, weight end playing exper- ience. The gume was one of the poorest played by our team. The score ut the half was lO to l7 in favor of Bueyrus, and nt the end of the game, 50 to l8 their way. Whitcum again scored l2 points. January 25--Central vs Vernon--et Vernon. HThis game marked the turning-point in our season. Up to this time the squad had used sn individuel style of defenseg but, to cope with the long,narrow floor at Vernon they shifted to Q zone defense. This proved so effective that it was used in every game that was to follow. Although Vernon led et the end of the first and second quarters by one point, the Central outfit by strong defensive tactics was ehle to hold Vernon to hut one free throw in the third quarter and to add enough points to make the score ld to 8 in Centrnl's favor. ln the last quarter Vernon added one free throw und one field goal while Central was making enough to hun the final score 24 to ll. John Vestal was the mein- stuy in the Vernon team. Whitcum made his usual l2 pointsg Custner was next with six. January 50--Central vs Crestline H.S. Reserves--nt home. This is the first gfesr'Cen'tr:1l has scheduled games with the Crestline Reserves. The boys went into the game with e greet deal of apprehension, since little was known of the eenm's strength end, from the size of the players, it seemed that the team was up against. a stiff proposition. However, when at the half the M lfigg score stood 20 to 4 our way,.the reserve team was 55g!Egi -I 5- -13 - '.::::- . - 11- ' .,.g 1 '-111 ,. v -7 :57 ' f-KxxyxQE !L . . :Fi AJ:iF:: ,,, M.. ,. - ,Nb . iv. . ,',:,ii1,1 1' . 11: , le L' ghirff VHIIESS

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. li I I., ' EQ 'X Llp' -1 W W 57 'Es Ewa ' ' lf' Q , : , u, A ' f ' Emi, C : D ,!- :r U I p o .t:, l-'ff' fl' - lp r l tix! Nik -Q I , W .fv-JJ- - f 1,0191 Q 1 , :ZY 'f1 'V .4 ' sent in for n quarter. At the end of the game we still maintained Q snfe margin with n score of 55 to ld. The Crestline fellows displayed good sports- manship even thQUQH they lost the gene. We hope our athletic relationship with their seheol may continue. February l5--Central vs Mansfield--at home. Friday the thirteenth and the dey of our hardest game! What e combination. And it was an unlucky dey--for Mansfield. Everybody agreed that it was ot this game that Central displayed her best hrwnd of basket hell. Winning this game meant more thnn winninq sny other on our schedule. ln the first quarter Central put up Q defense that was not penetrated once by the Mansfield team. The score was 5 to O, Centrdl's favor. During the second quarter, however, Mansfield opened Q pivot pldy that our defense seemed unable to stop. The score at the half was lO to 8, Hnnsfieldfs favor. The third quarter again gave us Q lend, this time l6 to l2. During the lest qudrter the scores were seldom over two points spurt. With three minutes to plmy and e lend of l8 to 21, Central enlled time out and attempted e stall. The Mansfield defense came out to break it up and We scored Qnother basket, our lest. In the last few minutes of play, Mansfield began e long-shot attack which netted them two baskets and ell but won the game. The final whistle blow with Central one point ahead, sooro E3 to 22. Of the six genes we have plvyed John Simpson, Centrnl has won two--each by s one point margin. Februery ld--Central vs Crestline--at Crestline. Each year it seems that Central must have one jinx-game. Our second game with Crestline fulfilled that tradition this year. Probably the whole thing started when the boys found thit in transferring our equipment from one Cnr to another, the new suits had hcen left on n side- walk in Marion. The team went en the floor dressed in second team jersies with pants borrowed from the Crest- line players. During the game, ns referee Mackey of O.S.U. ezzpressed it, Everything happened but fl fire. Both guards loft the game on personal fouls. For the first time during the season Whitcum was off. Bl though the pldyiligg conditions were most ideal, he 5 -fm-vw-' of' ,n C ,fi- fig -WEE -FE!! E2 N ifgnli-iii! L l 've r s 1. J., X 2 '-,sf . ' ., :rs wMAQw3hn.:dkAa:n 1,0 'qv ' ,, -.- ,. . - 'if s' . ,' ' , 'li' s, arp, 5