Dayton Joint High School - Maple Memories Yearbook (Dayton, PA)

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JUNIDIQ VAIQSIT Row 1-Donald Bussard, Thomas Brice, Neil Lydick. Row 2-Robert Jamison, Barry Sloniger, Richard Powell, Raymond Rummcl, John Cousins, Max McCaslin, Gale McLaughlin, Larrie Crissman, Mr. Carrick. 59

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JIM KENNEDY BUD SCHAUB CHARLES SHANKEL The varsity basketball team bids farewell to four of its senior members who were active during the past season. Jim Kennedy, a Templeton lad, enjoyed playing with the Jayvees during his freshman year and with the Varsity his sophomore, junior, and senior years. Also from Templeton comes our two guards, Chuck Shankel and Bud Schaub. After their Jayvee training during their freshman year, Chuck and Bud played Varsity ball for three years. Emerson Shick, of Dayton, was the faithful and enthusiastic manager of the Lions for three basketball seasons. For their participation in Varsity Basketball for a minimum of two years, Jim, Chuck, Bud, and Emerson were awarded blue and white Varsity D Jackets by the Athletic Committee of the School Board. Even though the 1955-56 Dayton Lions did not have much height, with team spirit and determina- tion, they started out the season by winning five out of the eight exhibition games. They succeeded in winning both games with Penns Manor and Worthington and one game with Marion Center. In starting out the league games the Lions lost to Shannock Valley, Washington Township, and Bell-Avon in succession. The Lions fought a neck-to-neck game with Bell-Avon on Dayton's floor, los- ing only by one point 144-435. After being defeated three times in a row, the determined Lions bounced back and took Saltsburg for their first victory, leading at the end of the game by three points 167-643. The Lions, next opponent was Elderton. They battled out another close game on Elderton's floor, coming out on the bottom of a 60-59 score. The last two games of the first half of the season, Apollo and Elders Ridge, were lost, leaving Dayton tied with Elderton for last place in the League. The second half of the season started out with Shannock Valley dropping Dayton for the second time. Struggling to get back on their feet, the Lions went after Washington Township, Bell-Avon, and Saltsburg, coming out on the losing end each time. The Lions went after the next two opponents with the determination to win, fighting a close game the whole way through with both Elderton C40- 39J and Apollo C50-481, but still lost. The last game of the season for the Dayton Lions was with Elders Ridge, Scrambling through another neck-to-neck game on the opponent's floor, the Lions lost by only two points C53-513. Thus ended the season for the defeated, yet proud, Dayton Lions. The Junior Varsity won nine games and lost thirteen games, 58

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PHYLLIS coLEMAN JUDY ANTHONY KAY SCHRECENGOST SENIOR CHEERLEADERS CHEEIQLEADEIQS BERNICE MARSHALL JEAN CALHOUN JUDY LLOYD ALMA MATHEWS Junior Junior Sophomore Sophomore 60