Eastern Academy - Echoes Yearbook (Paterson, NJ)

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0I'lf Olfll' COMP! VARSITY BASKETBALL l949 was a fruitful year for athletic competition at EA, Having entered the new- ly formed Ivy League, the Varsity made a name for itself by overcoming most of its opponents. In league competition it com- piled a record of l3 victories, while losing only l. With this enviable record Went the honor of Winning the league Champion- ship. The fine' playing of the team has definitely been a credit to Eastern Academy and to the fine coaching of Mr. Steen. Stu Sisco and Bernie De Leeuw both rounded out three years of superb varsity play. Bernie's playmaking ability sparked the team, While Stu's smooth play and fine eye on set shots proved invaluable. Al De Roo, our elongated center, turned in a season of excellent backboard Work and often was high scorer. Al Smith's fine play at the pivot post usually provided a winning margin. Walt Brolsma proved himself to be a tricky player and a consistent scorer While Mike Veenstra was an aggressive all-around player. Al Vanden Berg and Bill Zuidema both provided plenty of fighting spirit. Don Sweetman, lake Schuurman, and Ebele Bruining saw limited varsity action and will constitute the nucleus of next year's team. BASKETBALL SCHEDULE SCORE WE THEY THEY Dec. H-St. Iohn's . 34 46 Feb, 4, H--Montclair C. H. 35 A-Fairlawn . 46 40 8, A-Delbarton ..... 32 H-Brownson High . 54 55 l' ll, H-St. Ioseph 43 -Alumni . . . 44 23 15, A-Morristown Prep. . 48 'Ian. Steven's Academy 62 30 l7, H-Fairlawn ,..... 42 -Pompton Lakes . 46 52 V' l8, H-Wardlaw ...... 26 H-Delbarton . 56 42 23, A-St. Bernard's .. 39 A-Stevens Academy 73 43 25, -St. Iohn's ..... 54 -Pompton Lakes . , 40 .49 'Man l, A-Warlaw ....... 20 H-Morristown Prep. . 80 59 4, A-Montclair C. H. 54 A-Oratory . ...... . 72 32 ' 8, H-Oratory ....,. . 43 H-St. Bernard's . 73 37 New Iersey Ivy League Games. it X -in Z3 5 ' -plum- XKE SCHUURMAN EBELE BRUINING MR. B. STEEN Coach

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Y Jr Off! LSP Wfhy LEFT TO RIGHT llcneelingl: lack Brolsma, Paul Sweetman, Donald Vroon, Charles Memmelaar, Stuart Kingma, Richard Schuurman, fcenterl: Mr. Steen lCoachlg lstandingl: lacob Schuurman, I Ebele Bruining, lohn Oosting, William Kingma, Hen Broekhuizen, Clarence Memes! f fririlllimaw CC 77 ., ,N 1 .7lze oungunfi earn fo rilioof dfyaiglrf 'iff' A T-' 1 . 1.46. t .l. v. BASKETBALL'-22'-VL V 7' ' ' 7 This year our Iayvees gave us a pre- view ot what to expect ot our Varsity tor next year. We know these boys had plenty ot hustle and never quit, though tacing a taller quintet most of the time. The Iayvees deserve credit for making the Varsity a winning team this year. In practice they always tried their hardest and made the Varsity work. This work paid oft in victories. The top point producer on the team was Iake Schuurman, who counted with his great one hand jump-shots on innumerable passes from his brother Rich, a promising young freshman. The team as a whole was well-balanced and put on many interesting and exciting games, Much credit goes to Coach Steen for developing these young athletes. 68 l A . l. V. BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Dec. lU, H-St. Iohn . . l4, A-Fairlawn . 17, H-Brownson High Ian. 7, A-Pompton Lakes 14, H-Delbarton . .. 19, H-Pompton Lakes 24, A-St. Ioseph . . . . 25, A-Oratory . . 28, H-St. Bernard's ' Feb. 8, A-Delbarton 10, H-St. Ioseph 17, H-Fairlawn . 23, A-St. Bernard's 25, A-St. Iohn . . ' New Iersey Ivy League Games. SCORE WE THEY 44 23 32 22 26 24 36 45 44 22 24 42 41 27 53 lU 54 20 35 23 31 22 . 29 50 50 28 34 29