Grand Rapids Community College - Olympian Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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0 FORDSON DEFEATS GRAND RAPIDS J.C. February 7, 1941 - Joe Abdoo, captain of the Fordson J.C. team, went on a scoring spree here tonight against the Blue and Gold of Grand Rapids, and by scoring 19 points, led his team to a 41-39 victory, scoring the final and winning two points in the last 20 seconds on a long tom from the middle of the floor. The game, however, was in doubt all the way, with neither team leading by more than five points at any time. Bill Schriber scored 10 points for the Raiders. CALVIN DRUBS JUNIOR QUINT February 10, 1941 1 The high-flying Calvin college tonight took a 41-23 victory over the Raiders from Junior college. From the opening whistle, the Knights led, partially due to the air- tight defense that limited the shooting opportuni- ties of the Raiders. At the half, the score was 24- 14 in their favor, and, despite a Junior flurry in the third, steadily built up their lead. Schriber was high scorer for the Raiders with 7 points. HIGHLAND PARK J.C. TROUNCES G. R. FIVE February 14, 1941 - Highland Park Junior college trimmed the Raiders of Grand Rapids Junior college tonight, 51-27, and led all the way in so doing, with the score at the half standing 25-16 in their favor. Golembiewski was high scorer for the evening, however, running up 17 points. GRAND RAPIDS J.C. DEFEATS FORDSON February 15, 1941 1 The Raiders of Grand Rapids Junior college broke even on their visit to Detroit by tonight defeating Fordson Junior 38- 29, and thus avenging an earlier defeat. The Grand Rapids lads led 20-14 at the half. Streeter and Landers were the high men for the evening, with 9 and 8 points, respectively. ' GRAND RAPIDS J.C. UPSETS FLINT FIVE February 21, 1941 - In their last home game of the season, the,Raiders of Grand Rapids Junior college gave the home crowd a thrill by scoring a 37-28 victory over the league-leading Flint Bears. Grand,Rapids led for the first period, but Flint moved ahead and at the half the score was 16-13 in their favor. The second half was nip and tuck with the Raiders seizing the lead, and the Bears trying vainly to overcome it.

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BALL 41 GRAND RAPIDS J.C. BEATS PORT HURON January 4, 1941 - Port Huron Junior college tonight took a 49-31 trouncing from the visiting Raiders of Grand Rapids JC. At the half, the score was 20-18 in favor of the visitors, and after a 20-20 tie in the third stanza, they again pulled out in front and stayed there. Schriber led the scoring with 13 points, with Landers coming in second with 9. VISITING FIVE Tors JAYSEES ' January 10, 1941 - A Highland Park five that hadn't won a conference game tonight got hot and gave Grand Rapids JC a 49-37 beating. The Raid- ers, who seemed off form, were on the short end of the .score most of the time, and ,ended the half trailing 29-17. The Parkers held on to their lead in the second half hy racking up 20 points, with JC doing the same. Golemhiewski was high scorer for the Raiders with 12 points. JAYSEES NIP JACKSON RALLY January '14, 1941 1 A fighting Jackson five tonight went down to a 45-41 defeat at the hands of the ,Raiders of Junior college, after staging a 12-point rally in the closing six minutes of the game, only to fall four points short of victory. At the half, the Blue and Gold led 20-13, and main- tained their superiority throughout the game, de- spite the closing rush of the Jacksonians. FLINT J.C. TOPS GRAND RAPIDS ,FIVE January 18, 1941 1 In an overtime game, Flint Junior college tonight took a 43-41 victory over the visiting team from Grand Rapids. The score at the half was 18-14 in favor of the Raiders, hut was tied 39-all at the end of the regular time, with Flint going on to win. Bill ,Landers went on a scoring spree that netted him- 21 points, including nine consecutive free tosses. GRAND RAPIDS J.C. TRIMS PORT HURON January 25, 1941 -- Uncorking a blistering attack, Grand Rapids Junior college tonight swamped a Port Huron five to the' tune of 62-31, after leading all the way. The Raiders ran up 10 points before Port Huron entered the scoring column at all, and continued to pull away until the end. Landers scored 22 points and Schriber 13 for the Jaysees.

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LOST JUNIOR COLLEGE YVINS OVER JACKSON February 28, 1941 1 In a close game, the Blue and Gold forces of Grand Rapids Junior college tonight took a 36-33 victory over the Jackson quintet. At the end of the first half, the score stood 22-15 in ,Iackson's favor, but the Raiders, led by Willis Montgomery, came back in the third to seize and retain the lead. Landers and Montgomery each had 9 points for Grand Rapids. CALVIN SHELLACKS JUNIOR FIVE March 3, 1941 1 Calvin college, already ac- claimed victors in the Michigan-Ontario league, tonight finished their season by handing Grand Rapids JC a 53-32 shellacking, although in the third period the Raiders had the crowd in the Burton gym holding its breath as they rolled up 10 points to the Knights' 2, but a Calvin rally soon disappointed them. Streeter was high scorer for the Raiders with 14 points. MUSKEGON IUNIOR TOPS G. R. QUINT March 5, 1941 - By defeating Grand Rapids Junior college tonight, 54-48, the Muskegon ,IC team clinched third place in the MJCAC league standings, and Francis Miller, Muskie scoring ace, assured himself of state scoring honors by rolling up 25 points. The defeat meant a fourth place tie with Bay City for the Raiders. Schriber led their scoring with 20 points. Second Team First Row - H. Adrianse, W. Rockwell, G. Ritzema, J. Whalen, R. Dykema. Second Row - Coach Lowell Bailey, J. Stowell, K. Fleckner, Paul Berry, R. Essebager, R. Wachter.