Piedmont High School - Tris Yearbook (Piedmont, WV)

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The Lineups: g Romney Mutes Pos. Piedmont Mills F Jenkins Seach F Sullivan Roberts C Richards Rhodes G Smith Bills G LaRue Substitutes--Nazzario, forwardg LaRue, guard. Thursday, January 31, the basket bail team went to Keyser to play Potomac State. At the end of the fourth quarter the soore wlas a tie, 31-31. An extra five minute perfiod was played and at the end of thoat time Potomac State won with a score of 32-31. The Lineups: Potomac State Position Piedmont Hess F Jenkins Helmick F Sullivan Currence C Richards Dlanaiels G Smith Deybert G LaRue Substiftlutes-Spotts as guard for Potomac State. For Piedmont: Naz- zario, forwardg Green, center. Friday, February 1, the boys' basket ball team went to Cumberland to play the boys of LaSalle Institute, known as the Champs. Our boys, though on 'a strange floor, played their best. In spite of this fact they lost the vic- tory which was given to the Champs. The scorre was 41-33. The Lineup-sz LaSalle Position Piedmont Karney F Jenkins May F Sullivan Coulehan C Richards Sncthe G Smith Byrne G Green Substitutes-Wallace for Mayg Genard for Csfulehrang LaRue for Rich- ards. Piedmont High added another victory to their list on Wednesday, Feb- rulary 6, when they played the Reserves from Potomac State on the local floor. This is the second time this seas-on that the two teams have met. The rivalry was keen and the giame fast. The good piasswork of Piedmont team showed up to an advantage. The features of the game were the shoot- ing and floor Work of Captain Jenkins and the guarding of Horace Ricihl- ards. During the last half the Keyser team weakened and the local team had no trouble. Final score 43-24 in favor of Piedmont. Page ffly-:efven -.- ',..,x,n,,-41 --.,' ' ' ' ' ' .r ' 1' ': A

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W l The Maps' bzasnn On Friday, December 21, our boys went to Lonaconing, which was their first trrip out of town since the basket ball season opened this year. Our boys had a very hard struggle as they were outweighed by Lonaconing. They left Lonaconing defeated, not downhearted, but anxious to try their luck again. The score was 58-31 in favor of Lonaconing. The Lineups: Piedmont Pos. Lonaconing Jenkins F Ralston Smith F Reynolds Sullivan C Kilppenburg Green ' G Elich horn Richlards G Hodson Sub-st,itutes-Ronk, C3 McPartlas, Glynn, Fg Dick, Neff, guards for Lonaconing. LaRue, Nazzario, guards for Piedm-ont. Janulary 3, the boys' basket ball team from Keyser made its first ap- pearance on our floor this season. Our high school was well represented at the game and much enthusiasm was shown. Our boys found that without much effont they were victorious with a score of 60-10. Lonaconing gave us a return game on Friday, Jainua.ry 11. The high school realizes that it is backed up by the people of the Tri-Towns. The gymnasium was crowded 'and everyone was in humor to root Lonacon- ing wa.s victorious with a score of 44-26. The Lineups: Lcnaconing Pos. Piedmont Reynolds C Richards Hodson F Jenkins Ralston G Green Eichhorn F Sullivan Knippenburg G Smith Substitutes--Glynn, McPartas as forwards, O'Rourke, centerg Marley, Dick, guards, for Lonaconing. For Piedmonlt, Crist. The Romney mutes came to our town to play with our team on Janu- ary 24. This was one of the mi:-st interesting gufmes played this season. Our 'boys were greatly outweighed by these mutes and it was a very close game, which caused mulch excitement. At the end of the first quarter the Soore was 19-18 in favor of the mutes. Finally oufr boys won by the score 45-37. Page ffty-.fix

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ll. 1: 2. , 4 The Lineups: Piedmont Position Potomac State I enkins F Hess Sullivan F Helmick Green' C Currence Smith G Turner Richsards G Spotts On Friday, February 8, Coach Denny's cohorts took the Elk Garden quintet into camp to the final verdict of 27-11. The game was a hard tuss- le from the beginmhg to end, but Piedmont, :although playing against a much heavier team, emerged from the battle with their banners unvan- quished. Crist, playing a superb game at guard, wxas the defensive star for Hiedmontg While Green, who displayed an uncanny eye for the basket, was the leading point getter for the locals. Although Coach Denny was forced to use several substitutes, this game proved that the subs are as capable of hzandling the leather sphere as their team mates. The Lineups: Elk Garden Position Piedmont Keegan F Jenkins Dean F Abramson Jackson C Green Crogier G LaRue Mellon G Crist Friday, February 15, our boys walked away with another victory when they played the boys of Thomas. The game was the mo-st exciting and in- teresting game played on the home floor this season. The score was close throughout the game with both teams fighting to the end, but With Pied- mont coming -out on top with a well earned victory, the soore being 49-43. The Lineups: Thomas Position Piedmont DeRollo F Jenkins Seaman F Sullivan Brigallunas C Smith DiBiaoco G LaRue Ross G Richards Substitutes-VWatring, Center, for Thomas and Green, center for Pied- mont. Coach Denny's cohorts met the Davis High School team on Friday, February 2.2, at Davis. The Piedmont boys displayed mlarvelous passwork but were off form in their shooting. The game was -a tussle from beginning to end and was mlalrred only by the poor referee. The game en-ded to the final score of 26-12 in favor of Davis. Page ffty-eight - , ' Q- 'P l A 4----h,,,d-f -'va-,,- ' iirspn. ,- I, - -'- -+V -