Gonzaga High School - Aetonian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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JUNIOR VARSITY Left to right, Back Row: J. Kozik, Coach, T. Di Battista, O Baetty T Deveau W McGuire P. Barnes, R. Boyd, Manager. Front Row: J. Creamer, P. Daly, R. Perry, J. l-litselberger. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL The l944-45 Jay Vee basketball team was comprised mostly of players from last years Freshman squad, Constant practice shaped the Quint into a powerful, smooth-working outfit. Evidence of this power was attested by an un- defeated record in I7 games. Chief among these victories were two wins over.St. Johns: th first by a 25 to l7 score. sparked by Pat O'NeiIl's l4 points. The second game resulted in a Zl to l7 Count, ln other games the little Eagles brought to bay the Junior Varsities of Georgetown Prep. Roosevelt. Western, Mt. St. Joseph. Priory, Coolidge and Landon. The outstanding effort in any one game was a 43 point barrage of the basket against Western, by Pat O'Neill. This was the highest number of markers made in one game by any local schoolboy. The success of this year's Jay Vee is ample proof of a prosperous season for the succed- ing year. The following players should aquire Varsity berths next season: McGuire, O'Neill, Hitsel- berger, Deveau, Daly, DiBattista, Atkinson 88

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i l i i BALTIMORE TCURNAMENT GEORGETOWN PREP After drawing a bye in the first round of the Maryland District of Columbia Catholic Basketball Tournament, Cionzaga's rip-roar- ing five got off to a sizzling start and overpowered a wobbly George- town Prep team 52 to 35. George Jelly and Joe Burke paced the Eye Streeters offensive with their spectacular sharp-shooting, notching 23 to 16 points respectively. Bill Kellinger and George Garvey with their beautiful floor work engineered the Conzagan's scoring parade while Jim O'Donnell was outstanding for the losers. MOUNT ST. JOSEPH Drawing down the curtain on the 1944-45 court campaign in the finals of the Loyola University tournament, The Eagles cagers donned their basketball togs for the last time this year and went on a scoring rampage in downing Mt. St. Joseph 55 to 29. The Purple five annexed the inter-city Catholic Crown with this victory. George Jelly, Joe Burke and Scott Cranston were Gonzaga's big guns tally- ing enough points between them to defeat the Mounts. Jelly netted l'5 points while Burke and Cranston dropped in I4 apiece. Old reliables Bill Kellinger and George Garvey played headsup ball shining with their accurate passing and sparkling finesse. Soph- omores Pat O'Neill and Johnny O'Keefe played impressively and show promise for next year's team.

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ll- Playing basketball for the first time under the Purple and White colors, the freshmen basketball squad was again coached under the able guidance of Fr. Herlihy, -S.J. The year's schedule consisted of 41 games and resulted in 26 wins and 15 setbacks. Three of these losses were to the Junior Varsity, four to a combination of second and third yearsg one to a boys' club team 3 two to fourth year teomsg three to third year teamsg two to a combina- FROSH BASKETBALL 1 tion 01 third and fourth year classes. The freshmen scored 1564 points to their opponents 850. The following freshmen scored over 75 pointsg Conlin 2105 Spicer 1703 Mclvlahon 1103 Hitselberger 1023 Casey 963 Kleinstuber 863 McPhaul, 76. Other freshmen who show promise for the future Gonzaga teams are Cosimano. McGuire, Hogan, Colliton, Mountin, Smith, Quigley and Byron. ., 'ffm .'5'l 5 'A V' Q' - tin' 2K ,P FRESHMAN BASKETBALL SQUAD Third Row J Loh L Fitzgerold,J. Kleinstuber, P. Creamer, J. McMahon J Colliton R Casey Second Row W Hitselberger, J. McPhoul, J. Byrne, J. Quigley, R. Mossing W Hocking P Coombs W Hutchinson. First Row F Varvaro H Conlin, J. Spicer, R. Smith, D. Hogan, J. Cosimono T McGuire