Mechanicsburg High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Mechanicsburg, OH)

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BASKETBALL REVIEW Qcontinued from page 531 Mechanicsburg 28 Sbippensburg 21 Shippensburg was the fifth Conference foe, in as many starts, to fall before the M. H: S. basketeers In a roughly played game by the score 28-21. Hurst and Hart were Mechanics- burg's best shots of the evening, each having 7 points, while Eshelman was Shippensburg's mainstay. Mechanicsburg 24 Hershey 26 ln a rough-and-tumble battle, M. H. S. was handed its first defeat of the season at the hands of the Hershey High School team. As the regulation game ended, the score was 24-24, making an extra period of play necessary, in which Biagi of Hershey sank the winning field- goal, making the score 26-24. Mechanicsburg 32 Gettysburg 31 ln a fine exhibition of basketball by both teams, Mechanicsburg nosed out Gettysburg ly one point In the type of game you sometimes read about. The entire game was evenly playe , and just about one second before the gun sounded, with the score tied at 31-31, .lay Sadler, who also made the tying field goal at Gettysburg, was fouled in the act of shooting. Officially the game was ended, but by the rules he had the right to shoot the fouls. .lay missed the first shot, but made the second, giving M. H. S. another close one to mark in the books. Some spectacular ball-playing was shown by Stock of Gettysburg and Hart of Mechanicsburg, who had 18 and 15 points respectively. Mechanicsburg 28 Lemoyne 29 In an extra-period contest M. H. S. was defeated by Lemoyne by the score of 29-28 for the second defeat of the season. Led by Lee Brymesser, Lemoyne piled up a big lead in the first half, which Mechanicsburg, with the return of the old spirit whittled down to a tie score by the end of the regular game. ln the extra period Lemoyne scored first on a foul shot, but M. H. S. made a basket shortly afterward, giving them a lead of one point. Then, with seconds to go, Waggener of Lemoyne put a long one through the basket from the center of the floor, giving the rojans the game by one point. Mechanicsburg 25 Middletown I9 With the second team playing the maiority of the game, Mechanicsburg clicked smoothly to score a decisive 25-19 victory over the Middletown High School. The game was charac- terized by rou h play, and at no time was M. H. S. threatened with being overhauled, with Walters and Sherman leading Mechanicsburg with 6 points each. Mechanicsburg 23 Hanover 24 Playing a much-improved Hanover team, Mechanicsburg lost its second Conference game by a one-point margin. The mOst outstanding point of this game was the spectacular ball- freezing by the Hanover team, which, with a one-point lead, kept the ball out of reach of the M. H. S. team for the last three minutes of play, with the exception of two or three seconds. Capt. Hurst intercepted one of their passes and dribbled down the floor to score a basket, only to be called back and told that the whistle had sounded a second before the ball went through the hoop. Kraumer played well for Hanover. M ecbanicsburg 27 Chambersburg 30 ln the fourth extra-period game of the season, Mechanicsburg lost its third Conference game by the score 30-27. After leading the entire ame, M. H. S. was overtaken in the last- minute rally by the Chambersburg team which ties the score at 27-27. Playing in the extra period without Capt. Hurst, who was sent from the game by the personal foul route, Mechan- icsbur lost by 3 points. Hart led Mechanicsburg in scoring with 11 points, while Sleichter starred for Chambersburg. Mechanicsburg 21 Carlisle 3 5 Apparently headed on the downward trail, M. H. S. showed poor form by losing to a good Carlisle team 35-21. At no time during the game did Mechanicsburg give Carlisle any trouble, and with AI Murtoff paving the way with 16 points, Carlisle avenged the earlier season defeat. For Mechanicsburg, Hurst was the only player able to find the range of the basket, scoring 10 points. Mechanicsburg 20 Sbippensburg 31 Led by Eshelman, who scored 16 oints, Shippensburg handed Mechanicsburg a setback by the score of 31-20. It seemed as tliough Shippensburg could not miss the basket, as long shots were swished through the nets time and time again by the Greyhounds. Again Capt. Hurst was Mechanicsburg's best player with 9 points. fContinued on page 91, L88

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