Kiskiminetas Springs School - Kiski Yearbook (Saltsburg, PA)

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Varsity Basketball lll ST ROXX c EC UND ROXV C. ld ll W m M The varsity basketball squid d1d SL1IDI'lS1l1gly xx ell th1s year desplte the loss of thelr best pltyer and hlghest scorer 1DlLlx Scott 1n mxd season The tcam accordlng to Coach L Marks lost more games by one pornt than any other team 111 Kxskl s hrstory 'Ihe team started the season xxlth B1ll Fverson the husky yumor hold mg doxx n the center spot Btll xx as a good plvot man and a defensrve ace Dlck Scott the dlmmutlve Sclo Ohlo lad xx as lxlskl s leadlng scorer Hls yump shot xxas a thing of artnstry to xxatch Our loss xxas most certainly W 8. J s gam Bob Brovxn vxas the thrrd member of the forw 1rd trno Bob x as a good player and possessed a hery aggresslve sptrnt The guard spot xx ere c lpably handled by Bob Graham and Bxll Moore Bob xx as a great ball handler and possessed a very good set shot To smk a shot from mld lloor xx as not uncommon for Bob B1ll IS a second year man and also enyoys a hne set shot Thls qumtet xx 15 backed by a team xx hlch xxas equally poxxerful and wx hlch often started m xts place It wxas one of the most unusual oddttres m Krskr s long athletrc span both teams xx ere completely qualnhed to hold therr oxx n Among the second team xx ere Bob Romme Bob enkms Bob BISSIII Dxck XXIISCHLIII lm Qaldxx ell lm Rltchle IIN Qteckel and Parker Ruddock 5 lf -f Moore, Ruddock, jc-nklns, Ri hue, Evcrson C Y 'a we . Blxsln, ixe an. iller, Romine. Brown. Ste-ckel I . Y I , y 2 . . . V I . Y 1 . ,, v , V ' ' . - D , . , 1 ' , 1 v 1 ' I -'l ' 1 1 1 V' ' 1 , P . D Q - l-lis height enabled him to snare rebounds and turn them into Kiski scores. . S V Q Q . . . g. , , , H ,. ., . i Q ' .- ,'-1 1 1 1 1 A 1 ' 1 ' ' . 1 S 1 12 1 1 1 B 1 1 1 ' I 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 r y ' 1 1 ' A 1, - - ' ' . 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 - ' ' 12 1 - 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 ' . J ' , s ' , 1 19-l6 KlSKlMlNE'lAN

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Bob Romine a forxx ard xxas very adept on defense and also had a trickx overhand shot Bob jenkins xxas another guard xxho like Grah 1m could shoot from xx ell back xxith accuracy He xx as in addition a trick ball hand ler and xx as capable of holding his position on any hve Bob Bissin another center xx as a good pivot man xx ho had dexeloped the shot needed for that position Dick Q Wheelirmg XV1SCmdO xx as a hne athlete despite 1 bad let, He played particularly xx ell at Central Catholic Kiski lost this game and xet put on its best scoring effort of the year Wiseman dropped in 12 points im Caldxx ell featured the victory over St Vincent on our floor He scored on three successive long shots at the close of the g mme to supply our margin of victory im Steckel xx as a steady aggressive type of player xx ho xvas bat tling every minute Plrleer Ruddock played both ayvee and varsity basket ball In many of the javvee games he xx as high scorer and his virsity play xx as smooth and efficient im Ritchie took up to good extent the tremend ous sl ick left by Scott im often snared Kiski coring honors in ltter games and xvas always a scoring threat Kiski opened its season by defeating Derry Township an 32 They fol lowed this xxith a vxin 1tNorxxin but lost their next encounter to lxittanning 32 19 They returned to their xxinning xx ays shortly thereafter ancl defeated Our arch rival Mercersburg xx as then defeated at Kislci In addition to this Kiski defeated Kittanmng Uniontoxxn hoxxever proved too much and Kiski boxxed to them in a close game here A los to ohnstoxx n C atholic xx as folloxx ed by a thrilling victorx oxer St N incent The team then hit 1 slump xx hich it never quite came out of Though thev fought hird they never could come back to their xxinning xx ays and dropped 1 number of decisions It is verx probrble that C oach L Marks xxill retire this next ye ir from basl etbrll in frvor of the nexx teichers coming in Coach Marks h ts done a line yob ind xxill lerxe an excellent group for the nexx co aches to handle Irve men such is Bob Hollorrn Bob Lutes Bill Fverson and sex errl others xxill be returning to take the pl ice of this years vmrsity members im Mitchell and Blain M ller did an excellent yob as tlus ye rr s man igers im ilso will be back to keep the scorebook tabulations d 1946 RISKIMINETAN - 1 fr 71 V f , - ' . p. yf 1 V Y Q I 1 2 , x V 1 ' Y- r 2 'lf' VI . I I I l ' . ' A , 1 y 1 I ' v V 1 I Q ' . 'I ' f 1 .V . -' . ' - ' . - Q y A y - . 1 ' ' . 'I' 1 ' 5' A e ' 1 ' 'L V' V' 2 V' . ' I A, - F I 1 7' f ' yi - ' ' V' ' y V. V - V V , I A St. Vincent on the latter's court. Dick Scott scored 50 points in this game. - V , V , VV f V ' '. , ' ' ' . , ' 1 ' ' ' V 1 V , . ' ' ' ' ' ' i ' . fs J ' Q' ' 2 ' ' 1 ' - I I' . Y 11 1 ' 1 2 i 1 ' ' 1 B ' ' ' D l . ' ' ' N 1 i ' - l 1 V' 1 V s , f - Y V N l V - . ,A :I , ' ' 1 2 , , ' 1 A ' ,' ' 1 I J' 'i ' ' .' e i - ' ' ' ' ' 'L ' ' - z .j' 1 A r ' ' f A ' . l l Exersun. Mr-orc. Rud -:ck

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