Edinboro High School - Turtle Yearbook (Edinboro, PA)

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Edinboro 14 Saegerstown 18 T WARRIORS of the SEA were nullified when they lost the next two league games to Union City and Fairview. On February 9th the Turtles played West Springfield on the home floor. The game was close to the final whistle, with the Turtles 3 points ahead, the score being 45-42. This victory was sweet revenge for the Turtles because West Springfield won the first game by 2 points. Going to Wattsburg for the next league game the Turtles came home with a 33-41 defeat. The next two league games were victories over McKean and Waterford. The McKean game was close, the Turtles winning by only 5 points or 37-32. The Water- ford game was an easy victory, the Turtles piling up 24 more points than the opposition to win by a score of 48-24. The last game of the season was a league contest with Union City, the Turtles losing 30-44. The first six regulars were Eddie Dundon and Eddie Gumbert, forwards, Fred Skel- ton, centerg Ted Hutchison, Roger King, and Walter Ghering, guardsg Hutchison was captain-elect. Only part of the credit should go to these first six boys, though, because without the loyal, hard-working bench-warming substitutes, the team wouldn't have had any scrimmages, which are necessary for a successful team. The graduating Seniors are Hutchison, King, Fish, Pontious, and Ghering. With 3 experienced regulars for the backbone of next year's team, we hope for a better season. The Turtles' schedule and scores are as follows: Edinboro Albion Edinboro Cambridge Springs Edinboro Apollo Edinboro Spartansburg Edinboro Albion Edinboro Alumni Edinboro Fairview Edinboro West Springfield Edinboro Saegerstown Edinboro Wattsburg Edinboro Cambridg.e Springs Edinboro Spartansburg Edinboro McKean Edinboro Waterford Edinboro Union City Edinboro Fairview Edinboro West Springfield Edinboro Apollo Edinboro Wattsburg Edinboro McKean Edinboro Waterford Edinboro Union City Edinboro Roscoe

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WARRIORS of the SEA First Row-F. Walker, E. Gumbert, E. Dundon, T. Hutchison, F. Skelton, R. King. Second Row-J. Pontious, F. Fish, R. Johnson, K. O'Brien, W. Ghering, C. Campbell. VARSITY BASKETBALL The Turtles had a fairly successful 1947-48 basketball season, taking fourth place in the Erie County Minor League. Winning 5 out of the 12 league games, they outscored the opposition by 21 points. Even though the coaching of Mr. Gumbert was first class, the support of the student body ine, the spirit of cooperation, and the will-to-win among the players excellent, the Turtles were held down because of the small squad, the lack of experienced players, and the lack of height of the team. The Turtles' first league game was with Fairview on the EHS floor. The contest was close throughout the whole 32 minutes, except during the last minute of playing time when Fairview put on a scoring streak to win by a 6 point margin or 31-37. The same situation was repeated in the next two league games with West Spring- field and Wattsburg, the Turtles losing in the closing minutes by 2 Q30-321 and 5 C23-28J points respectively. The next two league games were victories for the Turtles. The McKean team went home with a 38-29 defeat, being outscored by 9 pointsg the Turtles had a field night with Waterford by out-scoring them by 27 points, sending the Water- ford team home with a 47-20 defeat. The Turtles chances for winning 2nd or 3rd place

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