Iona Preparatory School - Saga Yearbook (New Rochelle, NY)

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Fullam waits for rebound of Scanlon's shot tively. The J. V. won its fourth consecutive game by a margin of I5 points or more when they turned back the St, Agnes quintet 34-13. Buddy Powers and Bill Costello shared top honors with 6 points apiece. Tied at 24-24 at the end of regulation time, the irish proceeded to hold Blessed Sacrament scoreless in the overtime period and win 30-24. Don Fullam's I6 point effort led the Maroon and Gold cagers to victory. Another i6 point effort gave Iona a 37-26 triumph over Pelham. This time Buddy Powers was the high man while Don Fullam snared l2 markers to take second honors. Trailing Salesian 9-3 at the end of the first quarter, the lrish rallied to win going away 4l-22. Joe King caged lO points and Don Fullam grabbed 8. Fullam and King again proved to be the big guns in the 30-26 win over Mt. St. Michael. Each tallied 9 points and Don Scanlon netted 8. Leading i7-3 at the first half, the Irish coasted to their ninth consecutive scalping, belting Sacred Heart 29-2l. Jack Franz and Don Fullam tallied 7 and 6 points respectively. Trailing i9-8 at the close of the third pe'iod, the Irish cagers made a desperate bid to overtake the Rams. However, the rally fell three points short as Portchester won out 23-20. Don Fullam's 8 point effort was tops for the losers. This was the one and only home loss of the year for the Maroon and Gold courtmen Misfortune overtook the lrisl' early in the season when Bill Braddock, at that time a member of the start- ing five, suffered a leg injury. Bill came back at the lat- ter part of the year to once again take his place on the quintet. During his period of recovery, the Irish first team was composed of Scanlon, Terry, Fullam, King, and Powers. High scorer of the team was Don Fullam with l3O points in l8 games. Trailing him in second place was Joe King and third was Don Scanlon. The many reserves who performed so capably were Jack Franz, Martin Gotte, Bill Costello, Dick Crabtree, Vaughn Cronin, Don Dock- erill, and Bill Quirk. ' 1 Don Scanlon Scorers Massman, Tormey, and Unsworth x

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Gotte up for a layup against St. Agnes in game won by Irish THE l946-47 Junior Varsity season produced what may become one of the best varsity teams in Iona history. It is generally believed that the Irish had the second best J. V. in the county, Portchester being a very slim first. In losing but four of its twenty encounters, the J. V. rolled over Harrison, Salesian, New Rochelle, Pelham, Blessed Sacrament, and Sacred Heart twice and triumphed once each over Mt, St. Michael, Manhattan, Samuel Gom- pers, and St. Agnes. Portchester was the only quintet which was able to take both decisions from the Irish. The remaining two setbacks came at the hands of Mt. St. Michael in the season opener and Manhattan in a one point verdict. The outlook was far from bright as the Mount turned back Iona 38-34. Don Scanlon led the Irish hoop- sters with I I points. Travelling to Harrison, the Little Irish swamped the Harrison 5 by a 4l-I9 count with Joe King tallying I I counters. Don Scanlon's effective shoot- ing led the Irish to a 3l-28 victory over Salesian. Don swished I5 markers through the hoop. In the first home encounter of the season, Iona turned back a stubborn New Rochelle J. V. 24-I6. King, Fullam, Terry, and Braddock accounted for all 24 points with King getting 7, Fullam and Terry 6 each, and Braddock 5. Portchester gave the Irish a three won, two lost record by turning them back 25-I7. So evenly divided was the scoring that Joe King led with 4 points. The Irish got back to winning ways with a 29-2l triumph over Manhattan. Don Fullam was high man for Iona with IO tallies. Continuing on its way the Irish eked out a close 35-32 win over Pelham with Joe King and John Terry sharing scoring honors with I2 points each. An even closer battle arose in the struggle with Samuel Gompers which the Irish copped 33-30 in overtime. Don Scanlon's IO point effort was tops for the victors. Blessed Sacrament fell before the onslaught of the Irish with Joe King's 9 points leading the way to a 27-22 victory. The absence of two first stringers weakened the Irish considerably in the return tilt with Manhattan. Despite the 9 point effort of Don Scanlon, Iona dropped a close I9-I8 decision. The Maroon and Gold trampled Harrison for the second time 39-I4 with Joe King leading the scorers with IO tallies. The Irish thrashed New Rochelle to the tune of 4l-26, paced by Fullam's ll markers. Continuing to run up large scores, the Irish belted Sacred Heart 37-18. Scanlon, Powers, and Fullam led the parade with 9, 8, and 7 points respec- Braddock comes up court in New Rochelle game .l I

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.WZ J. V. BASEBALL SQUAD 1947 Bottom Row. Harkins, McMahon, Isherwood, Neary, Hynes, Fitzpatrick, Mauchly. Standing: Bro. Burns, Kilcullen, Samora, Costello, Fullam, Franz, Focazio, Braddock, Flynn. N 7A , we is Y at 1 K li Don Fullam, Shortstop BROTHER BURNS Art lsherwood, First Base WITH the return of seven players from last year's squad, the lrish J.V. looked forward to a successful season. Led by a veteran infield of lsherwood, Neary, Focazio, and Ful- lam, Brother Burns' charges faced a sixteen game schedule with unusual confidence. Destined for the number one hurling slot was right hander Jack Coach xi' NA Joe Focazio, Third Base gpm wifi!- at um 4 Franz, whose slants were caught by battery mate Frank McMahon. Hynes Braddock, and Fitzpatrick patrolled the outer gardens, with Costello and Sam- ora in ready reserve. Utility men Mauchly and Mancusi rounded out the Jay Vee roster, giving Brother Burns a steady, capable crew, with a world of experience and fight. i,,, 95