Johnsonburg Area High School - Ramblin Echo Yearbook (Johnsonburg, PA)

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JUHNSUNHUIIE BASKETBALL SQUAD FIRST ROW George McGonigal Grant Summers Eddy Davies Frank Carbone Pat Lamari Patsy Casilio Bud Feronii MISSING: Alvin Williams Eugene Feronti Elmer Ferragine Kenneth Erickson Iohisco - 54 SECOND ROW Noah DiNardo lohn Pistner Bill Leahy Frank Cosianzo Eugene Pisiner Iohn Marrone Iohn Aiello Franklin Hagloerg Coach Funair

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1- THE 1943-1944 FUUTBALL SEASUN SEPTEMBER 11 WARREN 26-IOHNSONBURG U With a new coach and a green team, the Ramblers were no match for the Dragons. SEPTEMBER 18 RIDGWAY 20-IOHNSONBURG 0 The Ramblers had bad breaks, and with RidgWay's fine passing- our team was defeated. SEPTEMBER 25 Sl-IEFFIELD 6-IOHNSONBURG 24 The team was beginning to profit from experience, and the two pre- vious defeats aroused plenty of fighting spirit. OCTOBER 2 CURWENSVILLE 13-IOHNSONBURG 7 After a bad first half the Ramblers Woke up and outplayed their opponents in the last half, but it was too late. OCTOBER 9 YOUNGSVILLE U-IOHNSONBURG 25 This was a one-sided game. Our second team was on the field most of the game. OCTOBER 15 The ramblers against them. CLEARFIELD 19-IOHNSONBURG 6 played good football, but the rain and the breaks were OCTOBER 22 PUNXSY 19-IOHNSONBURG 12 First-half jinx caused the Ramblers to bow to the Chucks. OCTOBER 29 BRADFORD 13-IOHNSONBURG 6 Penalties stopped an early score by the Ramblers. The boys became discouraged. NOVEMBER 11 RIDGWAY 13-IOHNSONBURG 7 Poor officiating. lt was generally felt that the Ramblers won a moral victory . Iohisco - 53

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,, , ,., 1... 5.71 P . H SHETB LL SUMMARY Iohnsonburg won five games and lost ll. Ten of these games were in- cluded in the Allegheny Mountain Conference. Many of the Senior players were called into the Armed Services so that only three experienced Seniors remained. The other players started the season with little or no experience. In spite of this handicap lohnsonburg basketball team made a good showing. The team scored a total of 190 field goals and 488 'points for a total of 868 points. 108 conversions were made out of 258 tries from the foul line. Opponents scored 960. Aiello was the high score man on the team with 158 points, Wachob, second with 82, lohn Pistner 74 as third, Di Nardo, fourth 59, Hagberg, fifth 45, Eugene Pistner, sixth 41, and Marrone seventh 16. Aiello was fourth ranking in Allegheny Mountain Conference on points with Di Nardo 10th and Hagberg 15th. Iohnsonburg ranked third in total scoring in League games being headed out by Ridgway and Wilcox. ' ' THE BLUE JAY5 Friday, December 3 ........ Brockway .... . Friday, December 10 Brockway ........ . Tuesday, December 14 ..... Mt. Iewett .......... . Friday, December 17 St. Marys' Central .... Tuesday, Ianuary 4 . . . . . . St. Marys' Central . . . . Friday, Ianuary 14 ........ Sheffield ......... . Tuesday, lanuary 18 ....... Emporium . . . . Friday, Ianuary 21 ...,. . . . Kane .... . . . Tuesday, lanuary 25 Mt. Iewett .... . Friday, Ianuary 28 ..... . . . Wilcox . . . . . . Friday, February 4 ..... . . . Ridgway . . . . Tuesday, February 8 ....... Friday, February ll .... . . . Friday, February 18 ........ Friday, February 25 Sheffield . . . . Kane ............ . Wilcox .............. St. Marys' Iohisco Central .... -55