Gonzaga High School - Aetonian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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MANAGERS ON Left to right: R. Boyd, Junior Vorsify, T. Wilson, E. Boiler, Varsity. T moTTY CRANS if ITEDI, Ruby 7 -, V .Q I X, K5

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Gonzaga's '44-'45 basketball team got off to a sterling start by drubbing the first ten teams encountered. Scott Cranston, George Jelly, Joe Burke, George Garvey, Bill Kellinger, and Ted Reidy showed outstanding teamwork on these victories. This record was marred, however by a 3l to 24 defeat at the hands of Central, whom they had romped over earlier in the season Sl to 34. After taking the next two games, the Eagles met and subdued Georgetown Prep, 43 to 39 in a hotly contested ball game, for their first Catholic Crown victory. The following two teams were easy victor- ies for the Purple sharp-shooters. Following these triumphs the Purple .cagers met their arch rival, St, John's, and lost a heortbreaker, 3l to 29, George Jelly and Ted Reidy tied for scoring honors with ten points each. GONZAGNS BASKETBALL Recoiling from their defeat they came back to overwhelm all opposition. Georgetown Prep striving vainly, fell again to the Eagles. 55 to 47. Before 5000 ardent basketball enthusiasts the Eagles and the Johnnies clashed for the second time in a wild and open game. The lead jumped from one team to the other, with the final seconds climaxed by Joe Burke's lay up shot with ten seconds to go, tying the game. The overtime which followed was almost more than the spectator's throbbing hearts could stand. Tommy Gletner's field goal set- tled the issue and the remaining 22 seconds proved fruitless for the fighting EagIes. Though defeated, the quint's spirit and fight- ing courage sent 600 Gonzaga students proud- ly away with the recollection of a momentous game, well played. VARSITY SQUAD eilllmei, 12 Left to right, Top Row: Fr. Herlihy, SJ., J. Kennedy, J. Sparacino, H. Logan, J. McGrath, J. Manon, W. Elsey, J. Kozik, Coach. Bottom Row: W. Brown, J. Burke, A. Cranston, G, Jelly, G. Garvey, W. Kellinger, E. Healy

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STAR TOURNAMENT With a successful season behind them, the fighting lrish of Gonzaga met an equally successful Mt. Rainer quint. The lanky Mounts provided an excellent opponent for the Eagles, and the first half produced an- other seesaw battle. George Jelly and Bill Kellinger upheld their team's scoring. During thesecond half Healy's one handed western shots gave the Eagles an advantage which they never relinquished. Burke and Jelly were high scorers. The win gained them a berth in the semi-finals against Tech, inter-high Champions. The Gonzaga-Tech fracas has been called the best school-boy game for twenty years. With the confidence of a Roman legion going into battle, Tech completely dominated the Eagles with a fast type of playing that was seemingly unbeatable. They increased their lead at one point in the first hatf 20 to 3. The second half will be remembered for many years to come by every student at Gonzaga. Steadily trying to overcome the I3 point deficit the Eagles were rewarded for their persistent intrepidity, when in the last minute G. Jelly counted for his l4th point and sent Gonzaga ahead with a one point margin. ln the last disputed seconds in which the veritable winner is still the object of debat- able discussions, A. Davis of Tech slipped through the Gonzaga defense to register the game winning basket. As a result of the Eagles demonstration the Tournament committee awarded Gonzaga the Cup for the Outstanding Team.