Cochran Junior High School - Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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GIRLS' BASKETBALL SQUAD

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COCHRAN AERIAL 15 of Cochran's grade teams. The scores are: Oct. 14-joseph Johns 6-Cochran 23 Oct. 21-Garfield 8-Cochran 13 Nov. 4-Joseph Johns 12-Cochran 18 The girls who played on this successful team Were: Helen Reese, Katherine Rice, May Collins, Dorothy Walker, Martha Howe, Mariaii Nicholson, Martha Myton, Marie Calhoun, Katherine Gindlesberger, Marian Pinder, Dorothy Nliller, Pricilla Davis. -Ruth Klzzhre BOYS' BASKET-BALL SUMMARY On March 24 our basket-ball team closed the best season in the history of the school. Through the able coaching and perseverance of Mr. Felton and Mr. Hatch, Cochran was well represented in the cage. The Cochran lads were forced to bow to five defeats, while they snowed under fourteen of the opposing teams. The total points scored by Cochran's baslceteers was 527 while their oppo- nents scored 416 points. The following players were with the team during the entire season: Jack Price, Charles Leffler, Hamer Wagi1e1', Richard Thomas, Joseph Warreii, John Oleynick, Fred Abdalla, Ephraim Glosser, Harold Jacques, Edward Varner. The record of the games follows: Cochran -Presbyterian Cochran -Ferndale ....,... Cochran -Southmont .,........ Cochran -Presbyterian Cochran -Westmont .......... Cochran -Southmont ........,. Cochran -Alumni ........,,..,,,,,,,,,,,., Cochran -Adams Street ......... Cochran -Brethren .,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Cochran -Vvestmont .,,,,4,,,,,,,,,, Cochran -Alumni ..,.,.,,..,,,,,,.,,,,,. Cochran -J.H.S. Reserves Cochran -J.H.S. Reserves Cochran -Ferndale ....,.............. Cochran -Dale ..................,. Cochran -Bracken ,....,.......,.. Cochran -Ferndale Reserves

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COCHRAN AERIAL 17 Cochran .... .,......,...,. 2 4-Dale ......... ............ 5 4 Cochran ....,,... ..,.,, 1 ....... 3 6-Alumni ........ ............ 5 6 527 416 --Robert Walker THE INTERCLASS BASKET BALL TOURNAMENT The Cochran Basket Ball Tournament was not only a success- ful enterprise financially, but also it gave a knowledge of the rules governing the game both to the players and to the spectators. The Senior tournament was hard fought with the 107 Brownies under the leadership of Captain VValker, beating 300 in the final contest. The 107 team was made up of Walker, Price, Miller, Schmerin, Don and Robert lVIeyers, Kline, Nycum, and Salinger. The Junior tournament was not as closely contested as the Senior, but it also had its thrilling games. It was not,until the very last game that 202 was defeated by 203, by the close score of 11-10. And as the result, 203 became holder of the Junior champ- ionship. Captain Campbell, Blough, Cenc, Armstrong, Basserman, and Bettle composed the 203 team. In the Senior contest jack Price of the 107 team made the highest number of points of any other player in the building with 33 points to his credit. He also made more field goals and fouls than anyone in the tournament, having 13 of the former and 7 of the latter. Room 107 also had the distinction of putting in more than any other room, having scored 48 points against their opponentsg but 300 was right on their heels with 46 points to their credit. In the Junior league, Campbell of the 203 aggregation made the most points, having 12 field goals and 2 fouls, making a total of 26 points. Room 203 also had the honor of having scored more points against their opponents than any team in either Junior or Senior tournament making in all 61 points, the majority being field goals. This tournament aroused friendly rivalry between the home roomsg as a result, the boys showed their true spirit by being real sportsmanlike throughout the contest. -Sydney Soule, Term VIII COCHRAN COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL FOOTBALL SEASON On November 23, Cochran's football team completed its season. During this season Cochran won four games, lost four and tied three.