Lowellville High School - Echo Yearbook (Lowellville, OH)

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First row, left to right:-R. Susany, G. Vuletich, J. Marg, B. Boyle, J. Hall, J. Cald- well, V. Iudiciani, A. Stefano, R. Mathews, L. Milligan. Second row:-L. Leardi, M. Marzetti, C. Altiero, W. Harris, W. Ondra, P. Rogers, A. Mariotti, R. Mathews, J. Hritz, A. Kinkela. Third row:-J. Torella, Mr. Demi, Mr. Johnson, S. LaBarba. BASKETBALL Basketball soared to dizzy heights in L. H. S. this year when the Lowellville High School basketeers Won the Inter-Valley Championship. They started the season with two impressive victories over Caniield and Iknand respecdvebn They then journeyed to Besmnner where they lost a thrilling game to the Bessemer lads by a 25 to 24 score. Misfortune seemed to dog the Lowellville lads for they lost a three point lead in the last quarter of the McDonald game and ended up two points behind. The boys lost their first inter-valley game to Brookfield on the small Brookfield fioor. The boys then defeated Poland the second time just before Christmas vacation by a close score of 30 to 22. After the Christmas vacation they journeyed up to Struthers and were defeated, but returned honuethe foHoudng night and defeated a strong Scienceville aggregation by a score of 34 to 31. On the follow- ing week-end the Lowellville lads were up-set by a cocky bunch of boys froniilubbard butcnithe nextrnghtthelocalboysevenged an earher defeat and defeated Besserner by'a 34 to 28 score. 'Fhisxdctory'started a seven game winning streak. This seven game winning streak included victories over such teams as Boardman, Scienceville, Hubbard and Brookfield. Then they closed the regular season by kxnng to Canneld and Springneld. In the County Tournaments after they had defeated Springfield and Berhn Center,they gained the adnnraUon of the lmnveHviHe fans by scoring 15 pointsin the closnig four nnnutes of the last quarter to defeat a fast stepping Goshen five. This victory qualified Lowellville to meet Canfield in the finals for the championship. E551

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In the finals they battled on even terms with Canfield for three quarters but in the last quarter Canfield's speed and marksmanship began to tell and the Blue Devils lost 52 to 30. In the district tournament at McDonald Where they entered as runner-up, the Lowellville Cagers defeated Leetonia 35 to 10 but ended the season with a 36 to 32 loss at the hands of Howland. Much of the praise that goes with such a successful season goes to the Seniors who made up the team. Among these was James Hall and James Caldwell, whose brilliant offensive playing placed them on the All-County team, and also to Venanz Iudiciani, Loyal Milligan, Al- bert Stefano, Joe Marg and Hugh Boyle. Lowellville ................................................ Canfield ...... Lowellville ............ ........ P oland ......... Lowellville Bessemer .. Lowellville ............ ........ M cDonald .. Lowellville ............ ........ B rookfield Lowellville Poland ........ Lowellville ........... ........ S truthers .. Lowellville ............ ........ S cienceville Lowellville Hubbard Lowellville ............ ........ B essemer .. Lowellville ............ ........ B oardman Lowellville ............ ........ S cienceville Lowellville ............ ........ H ubbard Lowellville ........... ........ B rookfield Lowellville ............ ........ N ewton Falls Lowellville ........... ........ S ltruthers .. Lowellville Canfield ..... Lowellville ............ ........ S pringfield COUNTY TOURNAMENT Lowellville ............ ........................... 4 2 Springfield Lowellville ............ ...................... 3 8 Berlin Center Lowellville ............ ........ 4 2 Goshen ........ Lowellville Canfield ..... 152 43 SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT Lowellville ............ ........................... 3 5 Leetonia ..... Lowellville ............ ........ 3 2 Howland 67 46 JIMMY: Ending up his high school career as co-captain, Jimmy Hall dis- tiguished himself by being on the all-county team three years in succes- sion. Jimmy Was handicapped by his size but he made up for it with- out a doubt in his speed and accuracy. If it were for his great playing in the Goshen game alone, all the praise possible would be justified. E561