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

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PicTured aT leTT is The l949-50 Ponce B baslceTball Team. BoT, Tom row: W a y V1 9 Moore, Donald Mann, Don Barnes, ErnesT Tobey, Neal 5miTh. 5Tanding: C l a u d e Thomas, Johnnie 5harpe, Don Moore, Charlie MiTchell, Jim l-leaTon and Coach Feinerer, Tobey and Barnes received All- GulTsTream honors. The Ponce B quinTeT, under The coaching oT Paul Peinerer, ran up a sTring oT Ten wins and only Two losses during The TirsT Two monThs oT The season. The squad was led in scoring by ErnesT Tobey, wiTh II7 poinTs, Tollowed by Don Mann wiTh lOl, Don Barnes wiTh IOO, Wayne Moore wiTh BO, Claude Thomas wiTh 65, and Neal 5miTh wiTh 47. Coach Peinerers Tive displayed a TalenT To run up large scores on opponenTs several Times during The season. The squad swamped Gesu, Tech, Redland, Miami l-ligh and Belle Glade by large scores. The TasT brealc, as TaughT by Coach Peinerer, was very eTTecTive, wiTh Wayne Moore and Don Mann scoring consTanTly Trom The Torward posiTions. Don Barnes and Ernie Tobey hiT consisTenTly Trom all over The courT. Johnnie Sharp, Don Moore, Tommy Holmes, and PeTe Coolc were promising sophomores on This year's B Team, which was largely a junior aggre- gaTion. Jim T-leaTon and several players provided The much needed reserve sTrengTh, laTe in The games. The season record oT IO-2 was one oT The besT in recenT years. Tl-IE SEASON BOX: Ponce... . . 56 WesT Palm Beach . ,42 Ponce ., . . 50 Belle Glade Ponce ..,., , . , 3I Redland . . . I7 Ponce .... .,,, 49 Miami I-ligh , Ponce, . . 25 l:orT Lauderdale . ,,.. 36 Ponce. ,, . , 52 SouTh Broward Ponce ...... . ,73 Gesu ,. ..,, .. . I4 Ponce .42 Miami Tech Ponce ,. ,, 54 Lalce WorTh ,.,. , .. 3I Ponce, ,,,,,,,, bl Redland , Ponce., ,,.., ...H36 Miami Beach ..,,,47 Ponce ...64 Miami Tech . .. 24 Top leTT: Don ll.il Abnerl Barnes scores a g a i n sT Techls B Team. Lower leTT: Claude Thomas drives paST Two Tech deTen- ders Tor anoTher Ponce , score. Top righT: Tho- mas and Barnes of P o n c e Take rebound Trom several Belle Glade players. BoTTom: R. Sharpe oT P o n c e goes up Tor a shoT againsT Beach. l l lx ..'r1 ' l l

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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.

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Gross, John Lewallen, Sam , ,. I J f QW fg M xx 1? Eronl row, leT+ To righlz Lorin f' . fi 'Q ' TJ T' T 4- i ri T i 51 '14, 4 I i Coppoclc, Bill Warner, Julius f ' ' Elder, Manager Raymond , filly f ' gb Sabin. Second row: Tommy V i ,I 7, i ,I , i Morris, Lee Bruder, Wayne . ,i , , 7 T y if Killen, Bill King, Bob l-lorlon, T W my Tiglg, 5 ' . V , 4 T I Coach Menacol. Third row: T QUT' y TV Bob Tuell, Tommy Dodge. yy , ' 2 f T ' Harry Cahill, Bill Ussery and g 5' A 4 Jay Ehly. ' ' ,T x . ' Qi sc 5 ' 25 5 The l949-50 Ponce Freshman baslcelball squad proved +o be one ol The mosl successful in recenl years al our school. The Team coached by Milch Menacol, Jroolc nine of ils Thirleen games, up To The Time lhal we wenl To press. l-ligh scorers Tor The year were Julius Gross, wilh B7 poinls, Tommy Morris, wilh 50, Bill Warner, who hil Tor 49 and several olher boys were very close behind. The games were played in The gym when The varsiry had away-games and The Team Traveled To olher schools Tor a number oT conlesls. Coach Menacol had his boys, according To Junior High rule, divided inlo Two Teams, Seniors and Juniors. Tl-TE SEASON COMPOSITE: ' I Ponce , , 2l Trinily Lulheran Varsily. , .29 Ponce 23 S+. Theresa Varsily. Ponce. ,. 26 Trinily Lulheran Prosh . 2 Ponce 3l Redland B Erosh. Ponce 4I S+. Peler 84 Paul B's Ponce 30 Redland Erosh Ponce . 32 ST. Theresa B Team. Ponce 4I Redland HB Ponce . 25 Sl. Mary's B Ponce . 50 S+. Palriclm BN ,. Ponce 26 Sl. Mary's Varsilywm... Ponce 68 Gesu B' Team Ponce. 2l Kinloch Jr. l-ligh.. . .. .. I Top lefl: Coach Menacol oullines a play. Middle Top: Coach MenacoT. Top righl: Cahill Tighls Two Sl. Mary's players Tor The ball. Boflom leT+: Cheerleaders. Middle boHom: Dodge Tighls Tor ball. Bollom righlz Gross Tips The ball To Elder. l If5TTf5fTTf TJOHFIQF .