Derry Borough High School - Derrian Yearbook (Derry, PA)

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Boys' Intramurals There may have been some low scores, some high scores and some lop-sided 4 scores, but every contest was a lively one from start to finish. Freshmen Boys play- t ing Senior boys, Sophomore Boys playing Junior boys -thus stated the papers on the bulletin board, which served as a notice to the backers of the class teams. The participants played in earnest, for they knew that next season's timber would be se- lected from those showing up in these class games. At the beginning of the season the freshmen hesitated in putting a team into the tournament: for several stars had been selected for Junior Varsity competition, and that deprived them of class playing. The rule was that no Varsity or Junior Varsity members could compete in class scraps, but after considerable soliclting they managed to round out a team. They were slow in starting, but it was not long until the fresh- men were making sophomores, juniors, and even the big seniors look sick. Soon came the final battle of the first tournament, in which the green freshmen were battling the favorite sophomores. On the sophomore team was found big Fred Gray, whom the freshmen feared. With a do-or-die spirit they came on the court, and after thirty- two minutes of a hectic battle the little freshman team came out on top with an 1 18 to 15 victory and the laurels for the first half. Immediately following the regular basketball season Mr. Bucci, assisted by Mr. Williams, conducted the second part of the class tournament, excluding the seniors, but including sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. As expected, the lower grades found trouble at first in hitting the loopg but by the close of this tournament they were less awkward and began to show form. The junior class, led by the triple W's-Walters, Wingard, and Werner-made things warm for the other classes. ' The sophomore class- -with practically the whole junior varsity, which had lost only tive games during the regular season-displayed added attraction in every scrap. I Baskets were made right and left as Kuntz, Yealy, Akins, Bryson, Shaffer, Allison, ' Shomo, and Basciano let go of the ball. The freshman class placed on the floor a smooth combination of Stiffler, Wherry, Wareham, Glasser, and Wissinger. Both Stiffler and Glasser played well in helping the freshman banner move forward. Each game was a battle from start to finish, for very few were one-sided. The closeness of the scores was met by the cheers that rose from the throats of the classmates. Even the seventh grade, in battling the eighth grade, drew large crowds of cheering classmates. It was a tournament that will remain in the minds of many, for never was so much spirit displayed by participants and soectators as was displayed this last season. It certainly gave the coach an idea of what to expect next season. A rec- ord was kept of each participant. and from that list new faces are bound to appear on the Varsity roster for the season 1939-1940. BOYS' CLASS BASKETBALL Front Row: Angelo Vigrnetti, Charles Chamberlain, Samuel Wareham. Mitchel Hodezuk. Billy Werner Second Row: John Cirillo, Harry Deeds, James Trogler, Francis Rooney. Tony Bucci SIXTY-ONE

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Junior Varsity Derry Derry llerry Derry Derry Derry Derry Derry llerry l ler ry I berry I Perry I le rry llerry llerry ller ry l berry llerry Front Row: Tony Mastrorocco, Hlllfh Aklns, KJIIIIIITIQI' orur11er.1unn vu-ine., .1-mn ......t.l. ........., --u...l!'l'. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL SFI-IICDU LE 4 Blairsville ..,,,,,. .. . I2 14 Blairsville ,,,,,, ., ..,, .. X 22 Scottdale Y,., ,,,. . , , 21 I8 Latrobe Snappy Five Zl 25 Latrobe West End I7 Z7 - Scottdale ..,,,,,. .... ll 36- E. Huntinixdon ...,,. ll 16- Youngwood ...., ..,. 23 24 Hurst .,,,,,,, ,.,,A.,,. , , 20 llerry 30 Latrobe Jr. Merchants 26 ' ' ltr 37 Ligonier ,..,, .. .. ltl llerry Twp. Seniors , ll Pitcairn ,,,,,.,,,., , 23 22 E. I'Iuntin5:tlon lil fl Youngwood .,,, , ,, 21 IH Hurst .... ,... ,,,, 7 .20 Ramsey .. lil Ligonier ,, .. . ., lT 20 Derry 'l'wn. Seniors , ll! 'tTough was the word for the Derry Junior Varsity, with the combination of Kuntz and Shomo at forwardsg no pair of forwards worked as smoothly. Light- ning passes from Kuntz to Shomo caught the opposing defense off-guard. Deep A poor start means a good finish proved true, as Blairsville took the initial game. But in a return game the Jayvees got revenge by defeating them by a six-point margin. In this game Blairsville managed to score only one point In a very exciting game at Scottdale, the Jayvees defeated Scottdale 22-21. The game was decided in the last two seconds as Shomo sank a basket and gave his team that one-point margin. Shomo, sinking five baskets, was high scorer The Snappy Five of Latrobe gained a win from Derry. Poor foul shooting After a hard struggle in the next game the boys defeated Latrobe West End. Scottdale was defeated 27-11 in a return engagement. All the Jayvees saw East Huntingdon was no match for Derry and ended on the losing end of ai The Jayvees traveled to Youngwood and met defeat as the midget Keckiclc For the first and only time during the season the Jayvees were administered a second successive defeat, Hurst doing the job in a very close and exciting game. It looks like a defeat, said the coach before the Latrobe Junior Merchant: game. Shomo felt opposite, as he totalled the fourteen points which enabled Derry enjoyed a picnic in the next game before a large crowd, as they scored Pitcairn traveled to Derry and, after a very closely-contested game, returned 'li Bucci Ilack Row: Jai-lt Allison, Ernest Gasbarro, Howard Fritz, Eu e Glasser. Joe Shomo, Simon Bzirnhnrt I shots by Werner and Akins made opposition look Weak. I . during the second half. l and hero of that encounter. spelled defeat in this battle. as Kuntz registered ten points to star. action in this contest. X 36-10 score. i of Youngwood tallied ten points. Derry lost 23-16. l l Derry to win. i a 37-10 victory over Ligonier. l home victorious. At East Huntingdon the Jayvees made it two out of two in defeating them in a slow game. Wait until you come to Derry, said Manager Bill Werner as he left Young- wood after the first gameg you'll get dusted. And they did, in a very interes- ting contest. Revenge was again sweet as Derry traveled to Hurst and gave them an 18-7 set back. The Ramsay Jayvees were determined the first half but gave in at the latter part of the game. Derry won 20-13. Ligonier gained the only revenge of the season by defeating Derry 17-11 in a hot encounter. In the final game of a successful season Derry trounced the Derry Township Seniors in a very impressive manner. SIXTY

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Girls' Intramurals Not one of the previous years has found our girls so interestingly engaged in the athletic program. This is partly due to our worthy physical education in- structor, Miss Virginia Boyd. Shortly after school was under way, volley ball took up the timeg but basket- ball seemed to be the main interest among our female athletes. It proved to be the most wide-spread competitive sport, and some of the encounters could not be excelled. The inter-class program enabled numerous enthusiastic girls to participate. Following a series of home-room combats, our instructor selected final class teams consisting of many promising basketball players. Amid shouts and cheers the tournament was in progress. Many exciting contests were witnessed by gay crowds. All the matches were filled with rivalry-never a boring moment. The sophomores started off with success in all combatsg but as the tournament reach- ed its close, the seniors won and were hailed champions of the inter-class teams. I am sure I have considerable reasons for saying that one of the most spectacu- lar events of the year was that in which the senior girls matched their basket- ball skill with that of the senior boys. What a game! Half of it was played by girls' rules, and the remaining half by boys' rules. This being a most unusual event, a large crowd was drawn to the gymnasium on this particular day. The girls had several real shooters, and under the hoop they were dead shots. The girls really made things difficult for their opponents. But the boys were not to be outdone. They displayed their best in topping the girls, but this was just a small margin, however, the girls fared well. We dare not omit another outstanding battle. Our sophomore girls were fortunate in defeating the Ligonier sophomores by a margin of two points in our gymnasium, the final score being 12-10. However, we must consider that those girls had never played on a strange floor before. After practicing a few nights a week, the Derry sophomores made a good showing. And now, as we close this basketball season, we are greatly satisfied with it. Every girl has done her best, and the interest has certainly been keen. We are all sorry that it is overg but, with the exception of the seniors, we can anticipate more athletic encounters next year. 't i GIRLS CLASS BASKETBALI Standing: Beryl Long, mgr.: Anna Ruth Trogler, captain: Helen Stxtflti nigx Seated: Livia Rueci, Clara Chamberlain, Andrea Heacox. Nillllll St ii Nmiy time lairher, Edna Shirey, Marion Kolb, Betty Shomo, Lucille -Kult Riti il r 4 Hint: ' June Craver SIXTY-TWO