Ponce de Leon High School - Cavaleon Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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Ponce. Ponce Ponce Ponce Ponce. Ponce Ponce Ponce Ponce Picfured above, kneelingzl McMechen, Loos, Bishop, Ehly, Evans, Welch. Sfandmg Parker, Mifchell, Cook, Killen, Keech and Brice. The Ponce de Leon baskefball sguad of T949-50 has, up fo fhe fime of fhis prinfing, been a hof and cold aggregafion all season long, af fimes showing pro- longed flashes of brilliance, and af ofher fimes showing sfreaks of inadequacy: buf, under fhe brillianf fufelage of Coach Clarence Drepperd, fhe Cavs will probably finish fheir season wifh a fine record. Jerry Bishop leads fhe feam and fhe cify in scoring, wifh 56 field goals, 44 free fhrows, for a fofal of l62 poinfs. Bish is second only fo Jack Roper of l-lomesfead in fhe scoring race in Soufh Florida. Jerry Loos is second in fhe cify and on fhe feam, wifh 50 field goals, 48 free fhrows, for a fofal of I48. Ray Ehly rounds ouf fhe fop fhree among cify scoring, wifh 5I field goals, 26 free fhrows, for a fofal of l28. l-larry McMeecen has hi+ for 68 poinfs and Dick Killen for 48. Billy Parker and Anfon Brice have bofh been sfandoufs on defense all year long. l-larry Mifchell is one of fhe few sophomores ever become a sfarfer in his sophomore year, Bishop being fhe lasf fo affain fhis honor. l-lenry Palmer has proved his abilify fo hif from far ouf on several occasions. Ponce reached ifs season peak againsf Miami Edison, in fhe Coral Gables Coliseum on December 30, wifh a fhrilling overfime vicfory over fhe powerful Raiders. The season box: Wesf Palm , . Redland , .. 28 43 Ponce. Ponce.. ,,., . . Miami Tech .. Belle Glade . 23 Porf Lauderdale Poncem... .. .. K. M. l. , .... .. H54 Key Wesf .... . Ponce Sarasofa .,.. . .. .. .4I Miami Edison Ponce Soufh Broward l-lomesfead , ,. Ponce Miami Tech .. .. H58 Lake Worfh Ponce Redlands . ,.., M58 Gesu . . .. .. ,.., . 38 Miami Beach ..

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FirsT row: Muzi, GaunT, PaTTon. Morris, McLendon, SmiTh Shull, Elder, Drellich, Coppock. Second row: l-lorTon Woolley. CoTTon, Bruder, Saller, l-loldcraTT, Lacy, l-lelms, Warner, Miller, Meyer, Shave, lngrahm. Third row: Ca hill, Lewallen, l-loar, King, Cooper, Killen, Crocker, T-lorne, Redix, Ussery, Ehly, Jennings, Dodge, Gardener, Young Fowler, Connor. STanding aT righT: Coach MenacoT. Bill Gray Tosses a pass in an lnTramural game. The Ponce Freshman Team oT l949 played only one game, buT Coach MiTch MenacoT spliT The squad inTo Tour Teams ThaT played a league schedule among Themselves, ln The one game played. ForT Lauderdale's Prosh lusing some B Team playersl Took a l3-7 decision over The Ponce Frosh. The Team used The iusT like The VarsiTy. Bill Ussery and Jay Ehly were ouTsTanding aT end. l-larry Cahill perTormed well aT Tackle, and Lorin Coppock and Greg l-lorne Turned in crediTable perTormances aT Their respecTive posiTions in The line. J. R. Orvin, Brad PaTTon, Tommy Dodge. Dick Jennings and George Shave all were ouTsTanding backs. PicTured aT leTT is one oT The many games played under The supervision oT Mr. D. D. Gregg oT The Physical Edu- caTion DeparTmenT. This year The usual championship TournamenT was noT held among The various Teams Trom home rooms and physical ed classes. The Teams played schedules wiTh all OT The boys who Took Physical EducaTion geT- Ting a chance To play on one OT The Teams. PundamenTals such as blocking, passing, sTraTegy, ball-handling and sporTsmanship. The games were played during The Physical EducaTion classes. and were enjoyed by all parTicipanTs. Some oT These boys will go on To play B and varsiTy ball nexT year Through Their newly gained experience.

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close in on Bob Sherill oT Edison, in a real Thriller played in The Coli- seum during The ChrisTmas holi- days. The game wenT inTo over- Time wiTh Ponce coming on Top oT a 4I-39 score. Ehly goes up inTo The air Tor a score in The TirsT oT heaTed Ponce- Beach conTesTs oT This pasT season. The game was played in The Beach gym wiTh The Typhoons Topping The Cavs by a 4I-38 margin. Tor The rebound. ln The background Ehly scores again againsT The Typhoons in The same conTesT, wiTh Jerry Loos l2l oT Ponce Tollowing Kazan l26l and Burns l2ll oT Miami Beach. Ray Ehly oT Ponce drives pasT Bobby Sherrill oT Miami Edison Tor a score in The aToremenTioned game played in The Coliseum. Ponce players in background are McMechen l9l and Brice Jerry Loos, one oT Ponce's big Three, goes in Tor a baskeT againsT Gesu l'ligh, The Team ThaT The Cavaliers murdered, 58-23. The Cav ace was second among The high scorers on The Team. Dick Killen and Billy Parker lnum- bers 6 and 3, respecTivelyl oT Ponce go up Tor The rebound in Their clash wiTh Gesu. Ray Ehly leaps up over The Beach's sTar, Ronnie Lehrmen, To pass To a TeammaTe Tor anoTher Ponce score againsT Beach, iTs haTed GulTsTream ConTerence ri- vals. Lehrman and Ehly are boTh candidaTes Tor All-CiTy. Ehly is covered by Sherill Miami Edison, as he Tries To drive in Tor a buckeT againsT The Bed Raiders.