New Troy High School - Trojans Yearbook (New Troy, MI)

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STEVENSVILLE 40 .... Rivals to the north---Bridgman Bee's fly in town. . . Backbone of team scores forty points of teams forty six points. . . Little Pete Harfert of Trojans has big night- - -scores twenty points and plays a good floor game, while Boyd and Schaffer scored twenty between them and controlled the visitors backboard. . . Sparks played a good defensive game---holding Pries and Zilke of the visitors scoreless. . . NEW TROY 46, BRIDGMAN Z9 ..... Trojan's hit the road. . . travel to Three Oaks. . . Teams control ball---scoring limited---Boyd's four set-shots and one charity toss paved way for the Trojans victory ......... NEW TROY 21, THREE OAKS 17 ..... New Buffalo arrives in town. . . Trojans suffer first defeat in Class C Conference games .... NEW BUFFALO 28, NEW' TROY Z4 ..... Previously victorious Baroda visits New Troy. . . Harfert, Peterson, and Schaffer offensive stars while Casto and Boyd played remarkable defensive game . . . . NEW TROY 57, BARODA 31. . . . . Shamrocks of Berrien Springs next foe--- Berrien Gym packed with fans---Trojans have one point lead going into last period ---Dilley and Weber of Berrien shooting accurately, results total of twenty nine points - - - BERRIEN SPRINGS 41, NEW TROY 34 ..... B. Riley a transfer student makes debut in this game .... Monday night at Galien---Trojans find the hoop at all angles---Boyd scores seven points and forced from game in second period. . . Harfert scored twenty three and left game beginning of fourth period---Schaffer with eleven of his seventeen points in the fourth period took over remarkably with aid from Casto, Anderson, and Peterson ..... NEW TROY 56, GALIEN 30. . .Eau Claire beavers return engagement was more exciting than their first game. . . Troy scoring twenty four points in the fourth period to take the visitors. . . I-larfert and Boyd scored thirty four points between them. . . NEW TROY 54, EAU CLAIRE 28. . New Troy travels to St. Joe to meet number one Class D. School in State---St. Joseph Ponies---Ponies break Z9-2.9 tie score with field goal by Michae1--- 40

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VARSITY BASKETBALL The turnout of candidates for the 1948-49 basketball team nurnbered only twenty players. . . Faced a seventeen game schedule, a Christmas Tournament, and the State Tournament ..... immediately realized backbone of team---three years vets---Boyd, Harfert, and Schaffer. . . Opening game Gaels of Galien. . . Trojans grab lead, never to relinquish it. . . Harfert and Schaffer gets thirty between them. . . Sophomore Spark's impressive on backboard work. . . NEW TROY 49, GALIEN 38 ....... Gusemen travel to New Buffalo. . . Troy's big lead crumbles to 35-35 tie score---Peterson's two successful attempts at free throw line and Harferts two pointer puts game on ice. . . NEW TROY 39, NEW BUFFALO 35 ..... Non-conference foe Baroda next---E. Arend of the Bulldogs---mean---scores eighteen points on eight field goals and two charity tosses. . . Trojans never started---BARODA 35, NEW TROY 30 ..... Berrien Springs brings height and fight to Troy---Total forty four fouls called --- Schaffer and Boyd played remarkable ball-hawking game along with scoring nineteen points between them---Peterson's defensive play worth remembering-- -New TROY 39, BERRIEN SPRINGS 37 ........ Christmas vacation? ? ? No, Christmas Tourney held at Saint Joseph---first game with Berrien Springs. . . Trojans fourteen point lead lost when Boyd and Schaffer forced from the game. . . BERRIEN SPRINGS 39, NEW TROY 37 fovertirnej .... Next evening---still shaky ---meet Bee's of Bridgman---Bee's Heyn releases a honey from center of court to break tie---BRIDGMAN 38, NEW TROY 36 ..... Back to schedule play ---travel Eau Claire---Beavers found blind---Troy led Z3-Z at half---Harfert and Boyd's set-shots count for twenty nine points between them. . . NEW TROY 47, EAU CLAIRE 19 ..... Trojans remain on road--next foe Cardinals of Stevensville . . . Pace set by Gusemen and sixteen, thirteen, eleven, and eighteen points by Peterson, Harfert, Schaffer and Boyd are too muchfor the birds . . . NEW TROY 60 39

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Schaffer sinks one of two charity tosses. . . score 31-30. . . Beckrnan scores for the ponies---Schaffer plays well on both offense and defense---scoring eleven points for the Trojans---ST. JOSEPH PONIES 33, NEW TROY 30 ..... In game . of the year Troy travels to Bridgman. . . Trojan players fight hard ---- Schaffer and Boyd lost on fouls. . . Taglia's and Zilke's successful free throws in closing minutes of game breaks dead-lock. . . BRIDGMAN 42, NEW TROY 40 ..... Trojans return home not to let down after Bridgman's upset victory---Stevensville closing their season's scheduled games finds going tough. . . Harfert with twenty one, Boyd eleven, and Schaffer with eight led the way for victory---Casto, Sparks, and Anderson played steady game. . . NEW TROY 44, STEVENSVILLE 32 ..... . . . Three Oaks and New Troy rivals for years clash before a sell out crowd in finals for the season .... New Troy grabs a 12-1 lead, only to have Three Oaks close gap to 16-15 at half time. . . Three Oaks in the second half led only once---that Z1-Z0 . . . Boyd's pivot shots and Schaffers set-shots helped decide game ..... Peterson injured in game was replaced by Riley---who filled in well and scored four field goals to the cause. . . NEW TROY 36, THREE OAKS Z8 ..... ln District drawing New Troy found themselves pitted against the Cassopolis Rangers who they disposed of by a '70-38 score. . . Harfert with eighteen and Schaffer and Riley with fourteen each led the offensive punch. . . New Troy's next opponent was Three Oaks. . . In this game Riley, Sparks and Anderson were given their test of the season as Boyd and Schaffer both were forced to sit out most of the ball game because of fouls. . . These replacements proved themselves capable enough to help defeat Three Oaks 57-34 ..... Harfert with nine field goals and nine free throws was high man with 41