Northeast Junior High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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ig if' Q-' QLZTLY -X1 Cldaslcetball League Standing. W. L. Pct Northeast ..... ........ 6 0 1.000 Manual ...... ........ 4 2 Central ..... ........ 2 4 Westpo1't ..... ........ 0 6 .000 of Northeast junior High banner high in the league t of 1925-26 rose to supreme heights, out-classing former teams in both defensive p and offensive play. ' The wearers of the Purple and Orangewere un- defeated in ten games against Junior High competition but lost a pre-season game to the Rockhurst Seconds by three points. In the ten games won, they scored a total of 267 points to 106 points scored by their opponents, an average score of 26.7 points to their op- ponents 10.6. The squad was the strongest in history from the standpoint of balance of play- ing ability and richness of the substitute material. The hardest job on an ath- letic team, that of playing the bench, was filled with the fine spirit which has al- ways been shown by junior High, and the precedent of having no one quit the squad was upheld. The basketball teams have always held their standing but the quintet Captain C. Spellman Top Row-Albert Smart, Howard Maher, Fred Taliaferro Q A Second Row-Tom Benson, Elton Carr, Coach Cohlmeyer, lzarl Renfro, Front Row-Tony Manuer, Frank Mangiarcina, C. Bud Spellman Qcaptainj, Roy Bccklean, Billie Miller. Z- . .df lffX55q m One Hundred One

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Xl 1926 BASKETBALL SEASON Northeast funioru.. .,,, ,,,,,,,, 2 1 Alumni --,--,-,,-.--- N011 16351 jUHiOf.... .... ........ l 5 Rockhurst Seconds Northeast j'unior--... .... ........ 3 3 Central Junior,,,,,,,, Nort ueast junior ........ 20 Country Day ......... NOf'E.163S't ,l,111'11OI'-.,, ,,,,,,,, 37 Manual Junigl-muh Nortdeast funioru-. .... ,,...,,, 3 9 Westport juniormu Northeast funior--.. ........ 24 Central -lunior,,,,,,, NO1'f1621St Jil.11'1l01'-.-. ,,,,,,,, 18 Manual bltlniorm,-0 N0fl3i1C3.S'E junior ........ ........ 2 9 Westport Junior ...,. Northeast funior ....,,.. 21 Country Day ....... -. Riding on the crest of the fighting Northeast spirit which has always kept the Purple and Grange teams near the top of the championship ladder, the 1926 cage stars set the pace for the K. C. Junior league from the opening game and recorded an all-triumphant year. The Purple team rang up the curtain of the 1925 season with a 21-10 victory over the Alumni team, December 18. While the juniors kept their opponents well in hand throughout the game, their play was still somewhat erratic and ragged. The next game, although it brought defeat to the Purple team at the hands of the Rockhurst Seconds, saw them displaying a smoother and better brand of basketball. The Juniors led the visiting team for the first three periods, but the superior weight and experience of their opponents told and they were forced to take the short end of an 18-15 score. The league schedule opened with a 33 to 20 victory over the Central Junior quintet, January 8, on Central's court. The Purple team led at all points of the game and evidences of their championship caliber were frequent. The next game at Northeast, january 15, saw the Manual jinx of last year broken decisively, the Manual Frosh bowing before an irresistible attack which left them holding the small end of a 37 to 12 score. The Juniors centered the iron rim repeatedly from close quarters while the Manualites were forced to depend on long shots for counters as Northeast's five-man defense proved impenetrable. The Juniors closed the first half of the league schedule by trouncing West- port lunior's team 39 to 11, January 22, on Westport's court. This game sound- ed the death knell of the hopes of the other league teams, for throughout the re- mainder of the season the Purple team never faltered in its victorious stride. The next start saw them easily overwehlm Central by a 24 to 11 score. The Manual Frosh threatened to stop the champions in a close game February 5, on the Man- ual court, but were nosed out 18 to 17. The championship was formally annexed February 12, when Westport once more bowed to the Purple team to the tune of 29 to 6. This game saw the play of the Juniors at the peak for the season. A whirlwind attack was started with the opening gun and maintained throughout the game. The defense allowed Westport but one field goal, the other points coming via the free-throw route. In the final game of the season February 15, the Country Day five was defeat- ed 21 to 8. The final gun marked the end of the season of play which is un- surpassed in the annals of the league and the Purple team will go down in the history of junior High as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, ever playing under her colors. pfqga fi Zozo Klfwxw of ow- 'W One Hmzdrecl Three