Lowellville High School - Echo Yearbook (Lowellville, OH)

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Statnstlcs of Senuor Basketball Players JAMES BURNS- Scotty 11 Forxvud Scottv vxas the onlx one of the Loxx ellxllle Rockets to make the All County team th1s xeu He ls a left handed ball plax er xxho xxas dead from any spot lllNlClG the foul lllle Ax eraglng 8 9 polnts tor the season and 14 polnts Ill the Countx Tourn lments JOSEPH D ONIOFRIO Joe 9 Forxx nd Joe xxas oul plx ot man on the squad th1s year He could shoot both left and llght handed fx om the foul lllltf AX9Yag'1I1g 9 5 points for the se xson JOHN FRILCH Jack 6 4 Center Jack had a de ldlv hook shot xxlth xx hlch he used to score all h1s p0llltS Hls polnts came xx hen the team needed them most Jack 1X eraged 5 9 polnts for thc season Basketball Resume The 1951 5.2 season opened Coach Paul V Johnsons 24th year xxlth the Loxxellx1lle Rockets Durlng thls se :son the Rockets Won 8 games and lost 10 Joe D Onofrlo and Jlm Burns were the two mdlll The Loxxellx1lle Rockets opened the fxrst gxme ot the season bv playlng host to North Llma North Llma prox ed the stronger ot the txxo bv settlng doxx n a 37 26 xlctorx ox 61 the Rockets The Rockets then journeyed to Goshen xx here they had the11 tlrst xx1n of the season bv droppmg Goshen 37 33 The next xx eek Loxxellx1lle mox ed on to Champlon xx here xxe xx ere agaln defeated Thls t1me lt xx as Champlon 45 Loxxellx1lle 33 Our next game xxas xxlth our old up IIX er r1x als Struthers I the fmal quarter of the game Struthexs pulled ahead to xxln Wlth 1 59 44 d6Clb10I1 Bessemer xx as marked to be our next x1ct1m After I'6C91X1l1g a loss at the hands of Bessemer 1n football the Rockets xx ere out to de feat them When the game xx as oxer the Loxvellxllle Rockets xxere satlstled The score xxas Loxxellx1lle 56 and Bessemer 51 The fnst game xx 1th Canfleld xx as a loss due to a mlstake of the referee A double foul xx as called and both men shot at Loxxellvllle s basket Both mlssed Canfleld then xx as allowed to shoot at thelr own basket maklng the foul and thus xxlnnlng the game The score of that game xxas 48 47 Our next game xxas xx 1th Poland Loxxellx1lle had the adx antage of plax1ng on our oxxn home court We pxox ed XlLtOl1OLls xx 1th a 52 48 xlctorx A4 ,HY 51 H' Z , s an I v vv V K' X 1 . ,' , W ', L 1 ' J J 1 Kr 2 1. 'A1 4 ' - 1 V1 1 1. A1 1 1 L1 sl . v ' HJ sl Q sl Cx' I 1' ' v 4 1 - I 1, ' 44 vs 1 H ,i , as vv v , . - , 5 . . . ' 1 1 1 .1 y , Q' 1 1 , ' ' 1 ' ' ' , 1 1 2 1 w fa . H r U 44 , v1 1 l U ' i 1 9 - 4 . 1 V. v , 1 W 1 -1 I 1 .1 I 1 I1 1 ,1 . U . ll 2 1 . r . ' L1 x - f 1 1 1 . 1 1 ls K1 4 K1 ' l . . 1 A1 v C I factors for the success of the Rockets thls season. v V- 1 'u 1 1 I N 1 . . . W - . 1 ' 1 , v' 1 1 1 1 ' nn 1. 1 1 1 ' 1 C ' v v V. ' 1 . Y Y V A . . , . , . 1' H - .' 1 'V L. H H . . , . . , T t V. . 2 - - . ww V1 1 1 1 vi . . Y. 1 -1s 1 .1 ' 1 1 - 1 1 v 1' w v . . 1 .'1 I. 1 V 1 1 v- I- 4 11 - 11 1. ' v '1 11 1 'N ' 1 1 1 Y l '1 -, ' 1 1' - 1 1 1 1 14 '1 1' 1 1. ' I , ,' , V .V . 1' , .' , 1' -

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Jackson MlltOH was our next scheduled game Thls was a game the Rockets had to flght hard to w1n The fmal few mlnutes of the game declded who was to w1n The Rockets won 37 33 The next meetmg wlth Struthers was ln thelr newly bullt fleld house where after a see saw battle Lowellxllle turned the tlde and de feated the Wlldcats 37 33 We met Canfleld next and aftel another close game up to the half Canfleld pulled ahead to wln wlth a score of 61 47 Columblana CIIDDCFS were our next opponents The Rockets L11 able to mamtaln the pace that was set up by the C hppers were thus defeated Fmal score of thxs game was 58 34 We then traxeled to Sprlngfleld where vue set the Tlgers back wxth a 48 33 declslon Sebrlng our next opponent after a n1p and tuck battle nosed the Rockets out by tvso pomts The flnal SCOIQ of thlS game was Sebrlng 46 and Lowellvllle 44 Greenford then traveled to Lovsellxllle where they were rolled oy er by the Rockets 1n an easy 58 32 uctorv Our second game wlth Poland was not to end as the fxrst After rece1v1ng a loss from the Rockets earller ln the season Poland was out to get the Rockets At the end of the game we had lost wlth Poland scormg 41 whlle vue had only 36 polnts The following mght we yourneyed to McDonald where we agaln gamed another loss McDonald proved the more powerful Wlth a 47 38 uctory Our last home game was played wlth Berlm Center The Rockets led all the way and handed Berlln a 69 21 setback North Llma was the last game of the season and sparked by B111 Yoho we lost agam ws 1th a 51 33 score Basketball Tournaments Lowellvllle Hlgh started the 1952 Mahomng County Class B Tour nament at Struthers Memorlal Fleld House Thelr flrst tourney game was agalnst Belolt D Onofrlo Burns and Frech featured the attack by connectlng for 38 polnts as the Rockets won handlly 64 35 The Rockets were dow ned by Canfleld fthe future Mahonlng County champsl who managed to hold a shght edge for the whole game and defeatlng Lowellwllle 56 34 Lowellulle easlly downed the next oppo nent Sprxngfleld by a score of 57 33 The attack was led by Burns wlth 13 polnts Lowellulle was matched Wlth Poland for a thlrd tlme They spht durlng season play Poland Wlth superxor helght advantage topped Lowellvllle 58 47 Lowellulle galned a Consolatlon Runner Up trophy and fmlshed thelr 1951 52 season - ' 1 '1 - . A u ' o 1 1 ' -' Y' ' - . n ' ln ' 1 1 9 ' - 1 1 1 1 1- . .. , . ' ' 1 ' ' 1 1 . 1 ., . . Y . .w . c ' . . . . 1 1 1 1 ' ' ll ' 77 Y Y y ' 1 ' 1 1 '1 1 ' .. 1 1 I ' 1 Y' V v . N 1. k ' W. V. 1 v I . . - . . . . . u Y . . . 1 , N 1 ' . 1 Y . . nu - 7 1 I N . ' W f K u 1 1 ' 1' - 1 1 1 . . . 1 ' - . 1 1 1 . . , . ' v 9 -1 1 1 - . 1 1 . V. - Y. . - . . ' Y s ' 4 . Y Y. w . . 1 . 1 - . Y L I l ' 1 4' Y n ' s n 1