Piedmont High School - Tris Yearbook (Piedmont, WV)

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PHS l A 19263 Basket Ball Piedmont High School opened its basket ball season with a victory over Bruce High. There was no doubt as to whom the victory would go. The Piedmont boys showed good passwork and shooting ability. Bruce staged a little come-back in the second half, but the lead that Piedmont had was too great to overcome. Richards was the leading scorer of the game, while Bowman lead the losers. The lineup: Piedmont 55 Bruce 36 McCulloh F Warnick Sullivan F Zais Smith C Bowman Richards G F. Sullivan LaRue G Wilt Summary-Subs: B. H. S., McBee for Wilt, P. H. S., McDowell for McCulloh, Green for LaRue. Field Goals: McCulloh 6, Sullivan 7, Smith 5, Richards 83 Warnick 2, Zais 3, Bowman 5, Wilt 4. Fouls: Warnick 1-2, Zais 2-2, Bowman 1-23 Sullivan 1-2, McCulloh 1-13 Sullivan 1-1, Richards 1-1. Referee: Mulledy. Bruce High met its second straight defeat at the hands of Piedmont. This game was played at the K. of P. armory, the new home iioor of Pied- mont. This game was noted for the fouling in it. Smith starred for the winners. We staged ten field goals. Wilt was the leading scorer for Bruce. The final score was 55-24 in favor of Piedmont. Piedmont took the lead at the beginning and was never in danger of being headed off. The score at the half was 24-12 in favor of Piedmont. The line-up: Piedmont 55 Bruce 24 McCulloh F Zais Sullivan F Warnick Smith C Bowman Richards G Wilt LaRue G F. Sullivan Summary-Subs: McDowell for McCulloh. Field Goals: Warnick 1, Bowman 3, Wilt 4, F. Sullivan 1g McCulloh 3, Sullivan 4, Smith 10, Richards 7. Fouls: McCulloh 1-6, Sullivan 1-2, Smith 2-4, Richards 1-2, LaRue 2-3, Zais 1-1. The Piedmont High School five won an interesting game from the Mt. Savage Shamrocks by the score of 29-16. The game was marred by the roughness of the Shamrocks, but this did them no good. Smith of Pied- mont was the outstanding star of the game. He played both a good de- Page eighty-three

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iam fensive and ofensive game. Piedmont led at the half 18-9. The line-up: Piedmont 29 Mt. Savage 16 McCulloh F Murray Sullivan F J. Beannon Smith C Witte LaRue G Aldon Richards G Farrell Summary-Field Goals: Sullivan 3, Smith 7, Richards 3g Murray 2, Beannon 3, Boyle 1, Farrell 1. Fouls: McCulloh 2-3, Sullivan 1-3, Beannon 1-2, Farrell 1-2. Piedmont won its fourth straight game at the expense of A. C. H. S. of Cumberland. This game was played at Cumberland and was declared to be the best game on that floor for several years. The game was a thrill- er from the start and it had the spectators on their toes all the way through. It was one of the fastest games played on A. C. H. S. floor. Pied- mont took the lead at the start, but A. C. H. S. tied them several times. Sullivan led the scoring for the winners, while Hetzel starred for the los- ers. Piedmont led at the half by the score of 11-9. The final score was 19-18. The line-up: Piedmont 19 A. C. H. S. 18 McCulloh F Sigel Sullivan F Wolfe Smith I Hetzel Richards 1 Pitzer LaRue G Carpenti Summary-Field Goals: McCulloh 1, Sullivan 4, Smith 3, Richards 1: Hetzel 4, Pitzer 2, Carpenti 1. Fouls: Smith 1, Sigel 2, Hetzel 1, Pitzer 1. Piedmont journeyed to Lonaconing and chalked up its fifth straight victory at the expense of Central. The only obstacle that marred this game was the poor refreeing. The game was very fast, first one team taking the lead, then the other. Piedmont managed to lead at the half, 22-15. Central threw a scare in the Piedmont camp by tying the score a few times, but the Piedmont boys managed to get ahead. 'Ihey were leading by two points when the final whistle blew. The score was 32-30. The line-up: Piedmont 32 Central 30 McCulloh F Glynn Sullivan F Henry Smith C Wilson Richards G Ralston LaRue G McKenzie Page eighty-four