Morral High School - Captain Yearbook (Morral, OH)

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Howard Conley--Senioreei?llH--Varsity M88 points. Howard certainly has proven himself to be an outstanding guardg With his Sllln of heightf he has been the king of reboundsg Howard's team mates could always count on him to sinkiacoupla of long shots whenever that score needed lifting a point or two, This is hisfseoond year to be elected by his team mates as honorpry captain. Don Saxton--Senior--5'lOH--Varsity-68 Ecints. Don has done a good job of forward this year. His 6 points is not an indication of his playing ability. No opposing team ever felt safe with Don there to break up their passes or to tie up the ball. Although Don was small in stature he 'did his share in controlling the rebounds on both bankuoards. ,jf Jim Conley--Senior--5'llW--Varsity-35 points. Jim played a good defensive game as back guard. He kept the audience in awe with his spectacular shots from time to time. Jim was one of the key men in bringing the ball down the floor. Pete Merritt--Senior?-5!1OG75'l97 pointsfvarsity. Pete was our flashy ever scoring center. He continued to put away at the bucket to gain' for the team 197 points. Pete's hard sweating hours of basketball certainly were rewarded when he was selected by the coaches of Marion County to be on the all .county honorary basketball team. Fred'Baer--Senior--5V109--Varsity-56 points. Reserves six points. Fred was a reliable guard. His ability to Judge re. boundswgave him control of the bankboards. Fred was tops of his team when it come to the foul shooting department, Throughoutfthe whole year he missed only one foul shot in his varsity play. W, .. Edward Schertzer--Senior--5'llu-avarsity 56 points--Reserves' 75 points. Ed was a fast moving forward on the varsity team. His high arched shots-were beautiful to see as well as point makers for the team. Ed served also as captain on the re- serve team throughout the year. Fred McCumber--Junior-45'11N--Varsity lOl points-Reserves 14 points. Freddie was a hard working forward who climbed from the reserves to a starting berth on the varsity by the end of the basketball season. He was famous for his one armed hook shotgndch netted for the team many a basket. Dick Baer--Junior--5'QU--Varsity--Oipoints-'Reserves Bl points. Dick was a quiet butaggressive forward. His faking and speed often times left his opponent far behind and gave to him that well deserved point. Edward Faurot--Seniorwwd'--Reserve 57 pointsa. Edward played center on the reserve team,being a tall and lanky player he did an excellent job in the center position of their zone dee iense. Ed was one of the chief scoring men on the reserve eam.

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Jack Lill--Senior--5' 8 --Reserve lO points. Jack wasaasmall but mighty guard on the reserve team. With his excellent foot work he controlled the back court. Jack's style of shooting long shots is one that any coach would desire. Vernon Neal--Senior--5' lO --Reserve 34 points. Vernon was a high scoring guard on the reserve team. His tricky tribble would allow him to escape his opponentat almost any time and give a point or two for his team. Harold Miley--Junior--5' 11 --Reserve 4 points. Harold play- ed on the reserves as center. His height gave him good de- fensive play. y Robert Thompson--Junior--5' 10 --Reserve l point. Bob was a reserve forward. His excellent ball handling gave him an ad- vantage over his opponents. Lloyd Miner--Junior--5' 7 --Reserve 8 points. Lloyd played as a forward on the reserve team. Lloydis specialty in one handed shots netted the reserve team those extra needed points throughout the year. Dickie Granlee--Sophomore--6'--Reserve 58 points. Dickie played center and forward on the reserve team. His height and ever improving playing ability should net him a place on the first ten next year. Carl Noggle--Sophomore--5''lO --Reserve 5 points. Carl play- ed as forward on the reserve team. Through hours of practice he has perfected a one arm long shot which should net him many a basket in future years. Don Garwood--Sophomore--5' 10 --Reserve Z points. Don was a quiet and sincere forward on the reserve team. He excells in his ball handling ability. Hilborn Twins--Freshman--5' lO --Reserve 27 points. Merl and Berl are certainly two prospective future Morral basketball players. The twins have worked hard this year to perfect their abilities in basketball-playing. Their indenticalness should make them a valuable asset to any team. Don Wright--Freshman--5' 9 --Reserve 2 points, Donnie ,has great possibilities as a basketball player.r His ability for ball handling and faking should win him a berth in our future basketball teams.