Piedmont High School - Tris Yearbook (Piedmont, WV)

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ll , F15 mm 1926 1 started in the second quarter, taking the lead and holding it until the final whistle blew. On March 18, Piedmont journeyed to Buckhannon to take part in the state tournament. The team that Piedmont was to meet was North Fork. The game was to take place on the 19th and was the fifth game of the day. The game started off well, but North Fork soon started shooting for the basket, and it seemed as if they did not know how to keep from scoring a basket. Piedmont kept right after them and made a pretty good show- ing. The score at the half was 18-10. In the second half Piedmont play- ed much better and showed a fighting spirit. The game ended with North Fork leading by the score of 24-17. Piedmont defeated Martinsburg by the score of 52-17. Piedmont start- ed off with a rush and continued it throughout the game. Richards by caging 14 field goals was the star of the game. Piedmont led at the half 26-7. The line-up: Piedmont 52 Martinsburg 17 Sullivan F C. Small McCulloh F H. Small Smith C Potts Richards G Manspeaker LaRue G Lockhart Summary-Subs: Green for McCulloh, Baldwin for Richards. Field Goals: Sullivan 1, McCulloh 2, Green 1, Smith 4, Richards 14, Baldwin 1, LaRue 3, C. Small 4, Potts 2, Lockhart 2. Referee: Mulledy. Piedmont defeated the Berkeley Springs Rovers by the score of 70-43. The Rovers started off in good fashion and gave Piedmont plenty of troub- le during the first half. In the second half Piedmont ran away from the Rovers. Piedmont led at the half 28-27. The line-up: Piedmont 70 Berkeley Springs 43 Sullivan F Michael McCulloh F Hardin Smith C Bishop Richards G Mason LaRue G Hovermale Summary-Field Goals: Sullivan 8, McCulloh 9, Smith 6, Richards 7, LaRue 2: Michael 5, Hardin 4, Bishop 9, I-Iovermale 2, Mason 1. Refer- ee: Mulledy. Barton again defeated Piedmont, this time by the score of 43-31. Bar- ton took the lead at the start of the game and held it until the final whistle blew. The game was fast, but Piedmont could not keep up with their heav- Page ninety-eight

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IMI mf? IQ26 I Zimms 1, Stone 2. Fouls: Piedmont 3, Masontown 1. Piedmont was eliminated from the tournament by Thomas. The score was 33-27. It was a hard fought game, the score being tied several times. The half ended with a tie score of 15-15. The line-up: Piedmont 27 Thomas 33 Sullivan F DePollo McCulloh F Sylvester Smith C Seamen Richards G Waitrus LaRue G Browning Summary-Field Goals: DePollo 2, Sylvester 4, Seamen 4, Brown- ing 2, Waitrue 13 Sullivan 2, Smith 6, Richards 1. Fouls: Thomas 7, Piedmont 9. Piedmont met its worst defeat for several years when LaSalle defeat- ed them by the score of 61-21. Piedmont was away 0E form and did not have a chance. The score at the half was 37-6. The line-up Piedmont 21 LaSalle 61 McCulloh F May Sullivan F Stakem Smith C Kamen LaRue G Mullaney N azzario G N ewbiser Summary-Subs: Green for Nazzario. Field Goals: May 14, Stak- em 5, Kamen 6, Sullivan 2, McCulloh 1, Smith 3, LaRue 1. Fouls: La- Salle 11, Piedmont 7. Piedmont defeated Kingwood by the score of 30-18. This was the first defeat for Kingwood on their home floor. The score at the half was 16-8 in favor of Piedmont. The line-up: Piedmont 30 Kingwood 18 Sullivan F Corrick McCulloh F Kock Smith C Carroll LaRue G Hartman Richards G Brown Summary-Field Goals: Corrick 2, Kock 3, Carroll 2, Sullivan 5, McCulloh 1, Smith 2, LaRue 2. Fouls: Piedmont 10, Kingwood 4. Piedmont's first game in the Keyser tournament was with Davis High. They defeated Davis by the score of 16-7. In the first quarter Piedmont could not get going and Davis led by the score of 3-0. Piedmont soon got Page n'i11ety-seven

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IMI lglb l ier and more experienced opponents. The score at the half was 21-14 in favor of Barton. The line-up: Piedmont 31 Barton 43 Sullivan F Thomas McCulloh F D. Smith Smith C E. Schramm Richards G K. Schramm LaRue G H. Schramm Summary-Subs: Nazzario for McCulloh. Field Goals: Sullivan 2, McCulloh 3, Smith 3, Richards 2, LaRue 1, Thomas 19 D. Smith 3, E. Schramm 10. Fouls: Piedmont 9, Barton 3. Piedmont closed its basket ball season by a well earned victory over Terra Alta. The final score was 40-37. The game started off with a rush, Terra Alta taking the lead and holding it the first half. Piedmont came back in the second half and outscored Terra Alta 26-16. The score at the half was 21-14. The line-up: Piedmont 40 Terra Alta 37 McCulloh F D. Killen Sullivan F Strawser Smith C Parsons LaRue G F. Killen Richards G Everly Summary-Field Goals: Sullivan 5, McCulloh 2, Smith 6, Richards 43 D. Killen 3, Strawser 3, Parsons 4, F. Killen 5, Everly 1. Fouls: Piedmont 6, Terra Alta 5. Referee: Mulledy. L-'Z-:fb ' 'A--:M-1 -fifailgfiih Page ninety-nina ' ,971 , g ,M 'll