Ogdensburg Free Academy - Devilog Yearbook (Ogdensburg, NY)

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- . . . 'lf TH la.QLW1'Q?fffJ fi' W VARSITY FIRST ROW: C. HCNALLY, J. BRAY, R. BUSH, R. NORMAN, G. BROWN, R. ROSS. SECOND ROW! W. BROWN, MGR., J. PEARSON, H. JENKINS, S. WELLS, R. PREMO, W. MORLEY, D. ADAMS, MGR. P BALL LL the omens pointed to a banner year for the Blue Devils. The championship seemed clearlj ,in view. The Blue and White got off to a good start. They triumphed over Massena on the Raiders' own court. Next the Devils met Saranac and the Lakers toppled them by a 51-44 margin, This was not too discouraging because the Lakers were the team to beat in '50, The Norwood-Norfolk team sur- prised the Devils on its meager court in the closing seconds of the game. Malone was swamped as the Demons sprang to life in a brilliant burst of basketball. This proved to be one of the locals' best games in 1950. Gouverneur also was stunned by the championship brand of ball displayed by the Devils. The next struggle matched the Demons against Tupper Lake. This was a close game a the way but the Devils were rushed out of the win column by the defending champions. Wins over Canton and Potsdam ended thefirst round of the '49-'50 season. In the second half of the season the Devils went stale. They emerged victorious in only three struggles and these were against second division teams. A season that started out to be one of triumph turned into a fiasco. However, this year had its bright spots as well as its dark, side. Stan Wells, playing his final year in Blue and White turn- ed in many brilliant moments on the court. Dick Norman also SCORES added to the better part of the season. The addition of Chuck Opp OFA Opp OFA McNally and Bunny Ross was of great advantage to the local cause. 33 40 56 44 Massena Bill Morley gave keen competition for a starting role and achieved Saranac 51 44 55 38 it late in the season. .Tack Bray, Mickey Jenkins, .Terry Brown , Norwood 53 51 33 44 aggtlicglcgixllemo gave hints of great ability that will be welcome Malone 35 48 60 54 ' Gouv' 42 72 44 63 Gordon Powers' Junior Team and Ralph Wilhelm's J'V's had TUPPGI' 35 34 70 60 fairly successful seasons. These two teams will contribute many Cant0n 47 56 31 37 players to the Varsity next year. Potsdam 37 38 51 35 38

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.., ..-M - . V Bringing Down a Golden Bear FTER two straight victories, the Blue Devils rushed into the fray against Potsdam. The game was a hard fought battle all the way. Bill Morley flanked his left end and raced to glory only to have the score cancelled because of backfield in motion. Later on in the contest Potsdam scored and converted to put them in front 7-0. Jerry Brown, fleetfooted end of OFA, caught a pass in the final minutes for a T.D., but the conversion failed and the game ended with Potsdam on top 7-6. Massena followed the next week and outscored the Blue Devils by a score of 27-7. Jerry Brown scored the only local T.D. on a pass from Ioe Pearson. Ron Douglas converted and that ended the scoring for the local eleven. ln the final contest of '49 the Blue Demons sneakedaby a powerful Saranac Lake team 14-13. Bill Morley scored the first T.D. on an end run. Ron Douglas marked up the other. The Devils converted both times and knocked Saranac out of championship honors. A scrappy B squad, coached by Slim Elliott and Gordon Powers, was formed from the younger athletes. This team faced such keen competition as the Watertown and Malone junior teams. The local B squad proved too much for Malone in two contests, but Watertown and the junior Demons split two games. The local team showed a great deal of fight and many players will advance to the varsity in 1950. Downed on the Forty D GAME CAPTAINS p Malone Dick Amo Tupper Pete Dishaw Gouverneur Ioe Pearson Canton Bill Morley, I Ned Hackett Potsdam Tom Cummings p Massena Ron Douglas Saranac lack Bray, Jerry Brown HONORARY C0-CAPTAINS Dick Amo and Ioe Pearson 37 '

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IUNIOR VARSITY Up and In FIRST ROW! W. 0'GRADY, J. LEDGARD, R. HENTSCHEL, N. DENNY, J. TEBO. SECOND ROW: L. MORLEY, D. MCFADDEN, D. ELLISON, R. SPOONER, D. CARTER, L. PRICE IUNIOR CLASS FIRST ROI! T. BARR, M. ROTHENBERG, D. AUMELL, R. ADAMS, L. ZOLLER. SECOND ROW! C. CROWNHART. D. COOL, G. TOOLEY, D. MONTROY, A. CONNOR, E. HOLMES.