Mechanicsburg High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Mechanicsburg, OH)

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Mechanicsburg 35 Newport I3 M. H. S. won its second game of the season with ease against a weak Newport team by the score of 35-13. The game was slow, with Coach Vorbach using the entire scguad of fifteen players, giving them needed experience for future games. Hart led M. H. S. wit 13 points. Mechanicsburg 28 Middletown 26 In the third game of the season, Mechanicsburg experienced its hrst trouble when it met the strong Middletown team. The game was closely fought the entire way, with a thrilling climax. With a minute to go the score was tied at 26-26, when Hart, playing a fine game at the forward position, sank a field-goal, making the score 28-26, at which it remained to the end of the game. Etter starred for the losers. Mechanicsburg 27 New Cumberland 26 Mechanicsburg's followers were again treated to a thrill when the M. H. S. court stars eked out a victory over the New Cumberland Tigers by the close score of 27-26. Like the Middletown game, the contest was closely fought and with less than a minute remaining the score was tied at 24-24. Then Ruth, playing a brilliant game throughout, sank the winning field-goal, putting the game on ice. Hanson starred for the opposition. M ecb anicsburg 3 1 Gettysburg 25 Playing their hrst Conference opponent at Gettysburg, the M. H. S. quintet turned in a hard-earned victor over their rivals in an extra-period battle. Things looked dark for Me- chanicsburg until the final minute of play, after having followed the Bullets in score the entire game. However, in that hnal minute of play, with the score 25-24 in favor of Gettysburg, the M. H. S. team fought its hardest, with Walters and Sadler each sinking a Held-goal, tying the score shortly before the gun sounded. ln the extra period that followed the team worked smoothly with Ruth, Westhafer, and Walter each scoring a held- oal, making the final score 31-25. For M. H. S., Ruth starred at guard, while Mortin was the oppositionis main threat. Mechanicsburg 25 Camp Hill 18 The final score does not tell the entire story of this game. Playing on a small floor, the M. H. S. team was slowed down considerably, and until the last two minutes the score was never more than 2 or 3 points in difference. Getting down to work, the Mechanicsburg team scored 12 points in the final two minutes, after turning in, otherwise, one of their poorest games of time season. Capt. Hurst's rebounding was an outstanding feature in the victory for M. H. . Mechanicsburg 23 Hanover 15 In a none-too-interesting game, M. S. defeated the Hanover High team 23-15 for its seventh straight victory of the year. Quite a number of substitutes were used, and Hart and Westhafer starred for Mechanicsburg, while Kraumer played a good game for Hanover. Mechanicsburg 27 Chambersburg I7 Playing without the services of Capt. Hurst, the M. H. S. team defeated Chambersburg, the Cgonference game, by the score of 27-17. Hart and Walters led the scoring attack or . . . M ecbanicsburg 38 Carlisle 28 Entering this game against our bitter rivals as the underdog, Mechanicsburg pulled one of the biggest upsets of the season by defeating Carlisle 38-28. M. H. S. played heads-up ball the entire game, and at no time were seriously threatened. The cooperation and spirit of the team as a whole proved to be a winning factor of the game, while Murtolf, individual high scorer of the Conference this year, played well for Carlisle. Mechanicsburg 20 New Cumberland IQ Mechanicsburg met and defeated New Cumberland for the second time in one of the closest games of the year by the score of 20-19. Mechanicsburg maintained a slight lead most of the game, and with nine seconds to play, with the score at 20-19, one of the New Cumberland players was fouled in the act of shooting, thus giving him two free throws at the basket. Power- less to do anything else, the M. H. S. squad stood by and watched both shots miss their mark, giving them the game, and also one to mark up to the credit of Lady Luck. CContinued on page 881 331

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Bark row, left to right: T. Trimble, R. Mendler, R. Burley, M. Westhafcr, J. Murlatt, R. Stoner, R. Strausbaugh, Manager Boyson. Front row: J. Sadler, Il. Ruth, V. Hart, Captain Hurst, R. Walter, H. Sherman, W. Hendrian. BASKETBALL REVIEW ITH only four lcttermen remaining from last year's squad, things did not look quite as bad as they might have. Quite a few promising candidates were ready to hll the positions vacated by last year's graduates. In the starting line-up were Victor Hart and Roy VValters, two of the hold-over Iettermen at the forward posts. Captain Hurst, last ycar's center, was shifted to a guard position to start the season, due to a leg injury received in baseball. Nlcrrill Vllesthafcr, the remaining lcttcrman, took thc other position of guard, while Raymond Burley, a member of last year's squad, took over the center duties. Other members of the varsity squad at this time were: Thomas Trimble, llarry Ruth, Harold Sher- man, Jay Sadler, VVilliam llendrian, Jesse Murlatt, Robert Mcndler, Russell Stoner, William Cleim, hlerrill llubbert, Robert Strausbaugh, and llarding Hartman. During the season, due to unfortunate circumstances, Burley and Westhafer were lost to the squad, which neces- sitated shifting llurst back to his former position of center and putting Ruth and Sherman in the guard posts. Victor Hart lcd the team in scoring this year with a total of 226 points in 24 games, 98 of which were made in Conference games, placing him third in thc individual scoring list for the S. P. l. C., while Captain llurst was second high scorer of the team with 153 points. The season was an in and out affair, with the team winning 16 games and losing S, and scoring 725 points to the opponents' 643. Although the team did not make out well in the Conference race this year, they were crowned champion ofthe Third Annual Dickinson Tourna- ment, and received in recognition ofthcir achievement a beautiful plaque. Seven ofthe players received small gold awards for their efforts during the tournament, which brought the 1936-37 basketball season to a close. Nlecbanicsburg 37 Alumni 24 Mechanicsburg opened its 1936-37 season against its annual foe, the Alumni. This year the former court stars of M. H. S. had an unusually good team, and the coaching staff was more than pleased when the Nl. H. S. team lead by llart, Capt. Hurst, and NVcsthafer, turned in an impressive victory by the score of 37-24. For the Alumni, Louis Koons, 1935-36 star forward, and David Jacoby, 1932433 Captain, were the outstanding players. E321

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