North College Hill High School - Illium Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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BASKETBALL VARSITY TEAM: Kneeling, Left to Right: LA Wirtz, C. Juel'gens, D. Costa, W. Wirtz. Standing: J, Matson, J. Myers, W. Dempster, G. Ohert, W. Sherman, M. Tiefermanu, C. Alexander Coach. RESERVE TEAM: Sitting, Left to Right: T. Bonta, L. Butsch, C. Peters, T. Nieporte, G. Weber, RV Scheurer, G, Hill. Standing: J. Mohr, K7 Lazarus, M. Butsch, J MacDonald, H. Bowyer, J. Petit, T. Matson, S. Siebert, Mgr.; 0. Alexander, Coach.

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FOOTBHLL First Row, Left to Right: J. Mohr, Tr Dugan, F. Fromme, D. Phillips, G. MacDonald, T1 Bunta, G. Mart, T. Long, G: Weber. T1 Matson, L. Stein, E, Kohl. Second Row: D. Johnson, H. Anderson, Kt Knebel, M. Butsch, H. Bowyer, W. Sehobel, Mr. Alexander, J. Gpldey, E. King, C. Froellle, J. Meyer, V, Kotzbauei'. Third Row: D. Leopold, R. Scheurer, M. Tiefei'mann, T. Njeporte, M. MacDonaid, J: MacDonald, J. Petit, F. Singhoff, S. Seibert, A. Longman, J. Bogen. Fourth Row: R, Hoflmanu, Ct Peters, L. W'ii'tz, W. Wil'tz, R. Hallforth, W. Ochs, J. Myers. D: Costa. The Trojans started practice the first week in September with ten lettermen back, fire of them backfield men. Couch A1exander drilled the boys hard for their opening game September 22. The big day came and the Trojans werenyt disappointed :15 they handed lIcGuffey :1 20-6 Shel- lacking an the Trojan field. HWear-W Wirtz scored twice, one on a 76-yard jaunt and Dave John- son scored the other. Next the Trojans played CentmI. Again they came out on top, this time 18-6. Dan Costa threw two touchdowu passes, one to Kotsy Wirtz for 50 yards, the other to Joe Rly'ers for 12 yards. The third and last touchdown was on :1 short plunge by VVeary Wirtz. North College Hill then journeyed to Deer Park to hand them a 28-0 trouncing. Dan Costa threw Kotsy Wittz :1 45-yard pass; Costa 21130 returned a punt 45 yards for a touchdown. Kotsy Wirtz and Tom Nieporte scored the other two touchdowns on plunges. With three straight victories, our team went to Walnut Hiils and after leading: by :1 score Of 13-7, by virtue of two touchdowns, the Trojans lost in the last 50 seconds, When :1 desperation pass by Walnut Hills hit for a touchdown. Hartwell came to N.C.H. and lost 13-0. Weary Wirtz ran 78 yards for his touchdown; Kotsy Wirtz went 3-1- yards for his. Lockland brought their strong team to N.C.H. and won from the Tro- jzms 26-0. The Trojans then journeyed to St. Bernard to hand them :1 19-0 drubbing. Dave Johnson, Dari Costa, and Kotsy Wirtz scored the Trojans, touchdowns. Reading brought their undefeated team to N.C.H. The Trojans took the opening kickoff from their 24-yard line to Reading's 8-yard before being halted, Dave Johnson got off :1 nice 55-yard touchdown run. Warren Wirtz scored the Other touchdown on a 2-yard plunge. Reading: went on to win the undisputed M.V.1.L. crown. Ohio NIilitary' played host to N.C.H. only t6 lose 27-7. Kotsy Wirtz scored three of the touch- downs and Dan Costa passed 23 yards to Joe Rieyers for the fourth. On Thanksgiving the Trojans traveled to Wyoming to hand the Cowboys a 13-6 heating. Kotsy Wirtz scored both touchdowns. The Trojans ended with seven wins and three Iosses taking third in the NLVJL.

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VARSITY and RESERVE VARSITY With the close of football season, the Trojan Quintet began basketball practiCe in the early Deceme her days, Soon after a hasty practice, they encountered Colerain 0n the Trojans floor; and, although the team showed forthcoming talent, North College Hill lost 22-14. Mt. Healthy, one of the most heated rivals, continued their losing streak by defeating the team 29-22 in a thrill packed game. Deer Park was next to venture into North College Hillls territory and We won the first league game 3347. Reading's Blue Devils hastily snapped the Winning streak by handing the Trojans a 39-27 defeat, although it was a well played game. Closing the home stay, the team ventured into the valley and there received its worst drubbing of the year by St. Bernard. When the frolic for St. Bernard ended, North College Hill stood on the short end of a 39-13 score. Oxford McGuffey, revenging its defeat in football, came from upper Ohio to score 23 points against our team,s 20. The Trojans seemingly receiving all the bad breaks instead of the good, yet still trying, once more played lUt. Healthy. This game was packed with thrills for both sides, but Mt. Healthy received the biggest by winning 36-32. Locklandis Panthers, sensing a Win, came up the hill and were not disappointed, for the score was tied at the end of the game. The two teams merged into an over- time, and Lockland came out victorious 35-33. On the preceding Friday, the quintet engaged Hartwell and once more was victorious 43-24. Following this, two more games of the Trojans proved wins. They defeated Wyoming 31-24 and Deer Park 55-37. After a three game winning streak they were beaten once more by Reading 3130. Colerain then fell before the Trojansi onslaught of 4-2-26, and then the Trojans revenged their earlier defeat by defeating St. Bernard 29-28. Roger Bacon soon spilled the wind from the Trojansl sails by defeating them 4-1-36, but Hartwell soon gave them a chance for victory, and the Trojans coasted through with a 32-12 score. At the end of the season the Basketball Tournament came. The Trojans played in the Class A division at the University of Cincinnati. The first game was played With Elder and was lost 39-23, closing the season of 44-45 with 8 games Won and 10 lost. RESERVE The first practice of the season showed a fine return of players from last year's team and a quantity of freshman players. With an excess of players and talent at the start of the season, ineligi- bilities soon threw a gloom over the rosey future. Like the varsity, the Reserves had little practice before the first game and lost to Colerain. After this poor start, they trounced Mt. Healthy and later in the season, repeated this performance. With eleven league games to playJ the team experienced some tough breaks, and the standing showed four wins against seven losses. In the league play, the team lost some very close games; and if the breaks had been With them on some occasions, the final standing would have been different. Unlike the Varsity, the Reserves played only sixteen games, and won nine of the sixteen. Though the team did not win a greater percentage of its games, the players were never defeated by giving up. Instead they played a high type of basketball until the last second.