Piedmont High School - Tris Yearbook (Piedmont, WV)

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rl rl in five years that Central High has been beaten by Piedmont. The game was nip and tuck throughout, both teams being evenly matched. The first quarter ended with the teams dead-locked at 6-6, Piedmont taking the lead at the half 15-11. The second half both teams scored the same number of points, but Piedmont came out victorious, winning by the score of 2.7-26. The line-up was as follows:- P. H. S. 1271 Central C261 Jenkins F Glynn Sullivan F Ralston Smith C Eichhorn Richards G Todd Crist G Dick . Summary: Substitutes-Richards for Sullivan, LaRue for Richards. Field goals-Jenkins 1, Sullivan 3, Smith 6, Richards 1, Glynn 2, Ralston 5, Eichhorn 1. Referee, Gibson. On Monday, February 15, the Piedmont boys journeyed to Cumberland to play the Allegany County High .School five. The game got off to a good start, the quarter ending in a dead-look 8-8. At half time the Cumberland boys had a five point lead, the score standing 20-15. The last half the loc- al boys fought hard, but were outplayed and at the end Cumberland came out victorious, winning by a score of 42-25. The line-up was as follows :-- P. H. S. 1251 A. C. H. S. C421 Sullivan F Rimm Jenkins F Wolfe Smith C Hetzel Richards G Cunden Crist G Carpenti Summary: Substitutes-Sigel for Krimm, Hamilton for Wolfe, Ay- ers for Hetzel. Field goals-Sullivan 1, Jenkins 5, Smith 5, Krimm 6, Het- zel 3, Wolfe 5, Cunden 5. Piedmont High School added another victory to its long line of victor- ies when its team played a fast game with Parsons High lSchool February 24. In the first half Piedmont got a large lead which they held throughout the game, the first half ending 20-7. The second half was more interesting, as the Parsons five made as many points as the Piedmont boys. But Par- sons could not overcome the large lead and the game ended 42-17 in favor of Piedmont. A Page fifty-:ix

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rf-rw The second game of the two-day trip turned out more favorably for the Piedmont High boys won from Thomas by a score of 31-28. This was one of the best games played by the Piedmont High boys away from home. The first half the Piedmont boys could not get started, but began to loosen up later. The first half ended 14-6 in favor of Thomas. The second half was much more interesting, as Piedmont showed a lot of brilliant pass work and shooting. The game ended 31-28 in favor of Piedmont. The line-up was as follows:- P. H. S. C311 Thomas C281 Jenkins F Sylvester Sullivan F Philleyrs Smith C Seaman Richards G Waitkus Crist G Yeager Summary: Substitutes-LaRue for Crist, Creppit for Waitkus. Field goals-Jenkins 4, Sullivan 5, Smith 3, Richards, Sylvester 5, Philleyrs 3, Seaman 3, Waitkus 1. Yeager 1. Referee, Swter. Piedmont High added another victory to its list on Friday, February 6, when it defeated Petersburg High School on the local Hoor. The game got off to a good start, but Piedmont soon forged ahead, and at the half the score stood 41-4 in favor of Piedmont. At the beginning of the second half Coach Knode ran in substitutes who played well. This turned out to be one large victory for Piedmont, the game ending 83-10. The line-up was as follows :- P. H. S. C833 Petersburg 1102 Tenkins F Snell Holland F Jurdy Smith C Bergdoll Richards G Brill Martin G Root Summary: Substitutes-MoCulloh for Jenkins, DeVore for Smith, Baker for Martin. Field goals-Jenkins 4, Holland 9, McCulloh 8, Smith 7, Richards 7, DeVore 1, Snell 1, Oates 1, Bergdoll 1. Referee, Mulledy. On Friday night, February 13, the Piedmont High School boys handed their fans a real treat when they defeated Lonaconing High by the score of 27-26. This team several nights before defeated by several points Bar- ton High School. the champions of the W. M. I. League. This game was one of the best played on the home floor this season. This is the first time Page ffty-Jive

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'ae l The line-up was as follows:- P. H. S. C421 Parsons 1175 Jenkins F Freeman Sullivan F Fisher Smith C Goff Richards G Gray Crist G Gatrelle Summary: Substitutes-Holland for Jenkins, Hoffa for Crist. Gibb for Goff, Butcher for Fisher. Field goals-Jenkins 5, Sullivan 4, Smith 5, Richards 3, Freeman 4, Fisher 1, Gatrelle 1. Referee, 'Mulledy. St. John's Academy played a return game here February 27, which re- sulted in an easy victory for our boys. The game started off with a bang. The Piedmont boys immediately took the lead. The first half ended 16 to 4. The second half the St. John boys staged a strong comeback, but the Piedmont guards stopped them before they made more than three field goals, while their team mates piled up a high score of 47 to St. John's 14. The line-up was as follows:- P. H. S. C471 St. John's C141 Sullivan F Ours Jenkins F Tressel Smith C Sites Richards G Van Metre Crist G Hamer Summary: Substitutes-Holland for Sullivan, LaRue for Crist, My- ers for Tressel. Field goals-Sullivan 5, Jenkins 8, Smith 7, Richards 3, Ours 3, Tressel 1. f First Game Piedmont High added another victory to its list on Friday, March 13, when it defeated Bruce High on their floor by the score of 26-24. As the score indicates this was a fast and hard played game from the beginning to the end, first with Piedmont and then Westernport getting in the lead and with Piedmont leading at half time, 10-8. The second half was faster still, both teams fighting to get in the lead and to come out on the large end of the score. The score stood 24-20 in favor of Bruce with but three minutes to play when Smith, our center, caged three goals in succes- sion from the center of the floor, saving the day for Piedmont. The score was 2-6-24. Page jffty-:wen