Long Beach High School - Echo Yearbook (Long Beach, NY)

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NONIJMNHHEBASKETBALL fas it comes off the press, Marines Trounce Far Rockaway 49 - 36 . . . ln their season's inaugural, the L.B.I-l.S. Marines romped over Far Rockaway 49-36. Though getting off to a slow start, the Beachers steadily increased their lead. Bill Shelly and Harvey Weisenberg led the home team's well balanced attack with I3 and II respectively. Long Beach Trims Lawrence 50 - 43 . . . On December l0, l952, the Marines mel Lawrence in their second non-league test. After trailinng most of the game, the Beachites caught fire in the fourth quarter and went on to win behind the sparkling play of Harvey Weisenberg. Oyster Bay Stops Marines 61 - 51 . . . The Marines met highly touted Qyster Bay tonight in what was one of the most ex- citing games of the new season. ln the first quarter only a few points separated the teams, but after the half, with Whity Szelc leading the way, Cyster Bay defending county cham- pions, broke away to a twelve point lead and was never in trouble for the remainder of the game. Bill Shelly led the scorers with 21 points. Beachites Trim Westbury 58 - 55 . . . Long Beach l-ligh defeated Westbury to- night in a game that was not decided until the final seconds. After leading by I3 points for 3 quarters, L.B.l-l.S.'s coach Bob Ger- sten, began to substitute freely. As a result, Westbury closed the gap to Z points with 45 seconds left. Long Beach then froze the ball and hung on to win a very thrilling ball game. Long Beach Routes Great Neck 63 - 42 . . . With Harvey Weisenberg and Bill Shelly hitting from all over the court, the Marines completely outclassed a scrappy Blazer 5 tonight in our gym. Long Beach broke away to an early lead and never bell behind. Weisen- berg was high scorer with I7 points. 1 as za l LEAGUEBASKETBALL Woodmere's Blue Jackets Down Beach 65M . . Woodmere discouraged Long Beach's hopes for a basketball championship as they trounced the Marines by a decisive 64-45 score. This game marked the end of the brilliant High School athletic careers of Bill Shelly and Harvey Weis- enberg, who are graduating. Also seen in a Long Beach Basketball uniform for the last time was Steve Lekowski, whose agrressiveness and fine all around play will be missed hy Coach Gersten. FOURTEEN

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Marines Trip Lynbrook for lst League Win . . . Long Beach I-ligh's Basketball Team started out on the right foot as it swamped Lynbrook, defending league champions, 53-23. Bill Shelly with I2 points and l-larvey Weisenberg with VII points led the Marine offense. Coach Bob Gersten, looking ahead to mid-year graduation when he will lose Shelly, Weisenberg and Steve Lekowski, experimented with different combinations throughout the game. Malverne Nips Marine 5 43-42 . . . Malverne High School's Basketball Team which is supposed to walk through Section Two of the S.S.A.l... was hard pressed to get by a fighting Long Beach Team. ln one of the most exciting games that has ever been played on the Long Beach court, Bill Shelly and Harvey Weisenberg matched John Cirino, the Malverne star, basket for basket. Towards the end of the game, Malveme's superior height began to make itself felt, so that with less than two minutes to play, the Mules enjoyed a seven point lead. It was then that the Marines made their final bid for victory. Led once again by Shelly and Weisenberg, the scrappy Marines cut the lead to three points, when with but three seconds left to play a desperate basket by Jack Michelson brought Long Beach to within one point of a tie. l-lowever, time ran out and the Marines had to settle for a 'icourageous attemptfi' Beachers Outlast Sailors 49 - 46 . . . Oceanside, currently undisputed possesors of last place in the section two basketball race, nearly pulled an upset as they battled l.ong Beach all the way in a 49-46 Marine victory. Harvey Weisenberg playing his last game on his home court, tallied ZI points as he lead his team-mates to a well earned victory. Lynbrook Downs Long Beach Marines . . . Lynbrook Owls surprised the Long Beach 5 with a 52-43 victory at the loser's court. Despite Red Sorenson's I7 point effort, the Marines couldn't get an effective attack rolling and went down to their fourth league defeat. FIFTEEN