McDowell High School - Kaldron Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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mac Wczwizfq Zaakellaif The junior Varsity basketball coach at Millcreek High School was Bud McCoy. Coach McCoy had games scheduled with each of the strong city quintets plus live county tilts. Of the seventeen games listed, the J. Vfs won eight games, four city series tilts and four county games. Especially remarkable was the junior Varsityis victory over the strong Cathedral Prep quintet by a 1846 margin at the Roosevelt gymnasium. Many of the team's members will advance next year to the varsity and promise to till well, the vacancies felt by this year s Seniors. Left fLlTlgl1I'4ROYX' 1: R. Gill1ngham,J. Rautine. R. Sallot, and H. Elliott. Row 2: F. Storaci, J. Benacci, B. Wigham, R. Thompson, and H. Tinsman. Row 3: L. Robertson. nl. Lejeal, Coach IvIcCoy, R. Van Honk, and F. VJerner. 48

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NOVEMBER December JANUARY FEBRUARY MILLCREER Left to right: jack Miller. jack Kornora. and Red jackson 1949 Wa-:city 2446655466 Scdedule 30 Miilcreek 27 Lawrence Park 25 7 Millcreek 35 Harborcreek 29 14 Millcreek 34 Lawrence Park 31 21 Millcreek 25 Fairview 15 4 Millcreek 31 Prep 47 11 Millcreek 33 East 48 13 Millcreek 43 Academy 33 18 Millcreek 25 Tech 65 20 Millcreek 27 Corry 50 25 Millcreek 29 Vincent 36 27 Millcreek 31 Prep 46 1 Millcreek 40 Harlaorcreek 36 3 Millcreek 21 East 30 8 Millcreek 38 Academy 42 15 Millcreek 35 Tech 47 17 Millcreek 50 Corry 52 22 Millcreek 38 Vincent 52 Won 6 A Lost 11 TOTAL Millcreek 561 Opponents 683 Left to fight: Doug Winton, Don Corbett, and Don Gorr 47

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1. Basketball King and Queen. l to r-jack Miller and Bonnie Baker. attendantsg Queen Phyllis Bridger and King Gil Brown, and Florena' Zook and Doug Winton-attendants. 2. Varsity Backiield. l to r4C. Knight, D. Virosko. -I. Seib, and QI. Miller. 3. Varsity line. l rn r-- G. Brown, D. Spute, B. Heidt, Komora, D. Vwfinslow, L. Laughlin, and R. Harrington. 4. -lump Ball! the Millcreek-Gorry Game. 5. Skyscrapers Jack Miller and Doug Winton. 6. A lecture from Gus. 716- 2 Zczaketlall mme This year the Millcreek HifY fielded two teams in the fast moving HifY league. The two teams. Alpha and Beta, were among the leaders in the league. Beta won the championship by defeating Erie Academy in the finals, 33 to 14. A brightlight of the Beta's season was an invitation to participate in the Warren, Pennsylvania Hi'Y Basketball Tournmaent in February. The Millcreek team placed fourth in a held of eight entrants and received a certificate of merit for its good sportsmanship on the basketball court. Members of the Beta team included: Jack Seib-Captain, jack Stautfer-Gofcaptain, Gary Conover. Bob Heidt, Paul Hunter, John Miller, Jim Moore, and Pat Lyons. The Alpha squad was made up of Pete Stadler-Captain, Dave Sprite, Gary Rautine, Jim Jackson, Bill Ralph, Roger Gillingham, and Fred Amsler. 49