Monroe High School - Senior Issue Yearbook (Monroe, MI)

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SECOND TEAM BASKETBALL. The boys' second team basketball had a very su-:cessful season, winning live games out of seven. The only teams to inflict a defeat upon them were the Highland Park High School second team and Dundee I-ii. lin the first game of the season the second team defeated the Monroe Boy Scouts. The score was I6 to 8. The following week. Lundee visited us and the second team succumbed to them in a close game, the final score of which was I4 to I7. i On january ZI the second team took a trip to Highland Park and were defeated by the score of I5 to IS. Next week our team went to Trenton and brought back the bacon. The final score of this game was 20 to IZ. On February I I, the second team encountered Nordstrum's second team of Detroit and emerged victorious by the score of I7 to 8. March 4, Ypsilanti Normal's second tcam paid us a visit and were de- feated by the score of 34 to I5. The final game of the season was with Petersburg Hi. The score was 38 to I2 in Monroe's favor. The second team is deserving of a good deal of praise, not only for their excellent record with outside teams, but for their help in keeping the first team in shape by daily scrimmages. Following is the line-up and summary: Dansard, Goldberg fCapt.J ....... . . . Forwards Kohler, Woelmer ......................... . . . Center Hochraclel, Woodward, Dewey, Yost .............. Guards Second Team ............ I6 Boy Scouts . . . . . . . 8 Second Team . . . .... I4 Dundee ....... . . . . I7 Second Team . . . .... I5 Highland Park . . . . . . . I8 Second Team . . . .... 20 Trenton ....... . . . . I2 Second Team . . . .... I7 Norclstrum . . . . . 8 Second Team . . . .... 34 Ypsi. Normal . . . . . . . I5 Second Team . . . ..... 38 Petersburg . . . . . . . I2 GIRLS' BASKETBALL The Girl's Basketball team, captained by Jane Mitchell, enjoyed a very successful season. S-ix victories out of eight starts is the record which they made for the season of 1921 and their two defeats were caused by Flint and Birmingham, both of whom were in running for the state cham- pionship. They ably revengecl themselves on F lint, however, by defeating them at home by the score of 26 and I9. To start the season the girls came thru with a victory over the Alumni