Port Byron Central High School - Panther Yearbook (Port Byron, NY)

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Slnkmg that Push Shot 2 l West C Marsh R Somervrlle J Beach M Ptccnano K Aldrrch L Miller Managerr W Mapley F Stoneburg R Jordan The 1952 53 basketball season was xndeed a tremendous one for the Panthers of Port Byron The Port Byron ftve ended m flrst place tn the County League wnth a ten two record Competntron wlrhm the county was unusually keen and all the games were very trght and close all the way The Panthers ended regular league play ned for frrst place wtth a scrappy Kmg Ferry team Port Byron defeated Ktn Ferry to take honors as the wmner of the County Pennant for the second stratght year In the ftnal game of the County Play Offs Port Byron was defeated by Unton Sprtngs After thus game the Panthers recetved the trophy awarded to the team ln fnrst place Clayton Marsh recetved recognxtlon as one of the most valuable players tn the county cnrcult Mtke Pxccrano co-captam of the Panther team recetved the trophy for the most valuable player tn the league Thts trophy rs a great honor well deserved by Mnke The student body and faculty have shown much enthustasm and school sprrxt regardrng our team Mr West and the Panther team deserve much pranse and credtt for the ftne example of basketball gtven our school thts year Our barketball :quad bar brought bonof and glofy to our rchool tuo mccernve year: by wmmng Flfff Place fn the Cayuga County League U I Q 3 A 'T' , ' t A X. L A ' 1 lv! -. , 4 1 f T . 4 P1 , l ' l. ' 4 l ' ' l ' ' ' f 1 . V C. ff X 4 - , 4 'Y I I .1 IS , X! , Left to Right-F. Connors, F. Dalesio, R. Snyder, .J.-Shetler, R. Flicks, J. Wenzel, Coach Dana

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Tackling the Foe Row 1 E Wxlson P Vttale S Smart I Beach M Ptccxano H Davxes J Marshall R Jordon J Applebee Row 2 I. Kerr G Ball 1 Wood R Burgess B Darrow R Sommervllle J Wenzel R Stone burg J Adsrr F Dalesxo Row 3 Mr Albern Mr Casey F Stoneburg W Mapley J Mapley A jackson W Mack J Emerson E Wxlson M Mazzeo L VanDyke E Robmson Mr Van Nostrand Due to our expansron nn the student body thts year the school was forced to have a JUUIOI' Varslty football team to go along wnth our Varsxty Thxs junxor Varsxty we hope wxll develop and help make the younger boys ready for the Varsity xn thenr future years Wlth more boys comxng out for the team you can readlly see that the school IS growmg nn many ways besldes populat1on Our Varsnty had a very successful season although they drcln t wm the champnonshrp they dnd come ln second place Our two teams dld very well under the new management of Mr Mxlton Casey and Mr Robert Albertx The junxor Varsxty schedule was as follows Port Byron Port Byron Port Byron The Varsxty schedule was as follows Port Port Porr Port Port Port Byron Byron Byron Byron Byron Byron Weedsport Moravla Umon Sprmgs Moravxa Weedsport Savannah Caro Opponents wtsh you the best of luck next season Whale we cannot all he member! of the football team we do realize how much the game mean: to the Jtudent body who gwe then loyal support to the team by cheering them on uhen the More 70 . . . . 27 Union Springs . . . . 33 . . . . 25 . . . . . 31 . . . . 53 ' . . . . . . 18 . . . . 19 ' ' . . . . 25 . . . . 39 ' . . . . . . 20 . . . . 43 . . . . . 42 ' .... 52 ...... 27 . . . . 12 . . . . . . . 12 . . . . 165 . . . . . 126 We ' . to the player: and 11 low

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Laymg lt Row 1 W Smlth G Emerson E Robxnson L Van Dyke I. Kerr A Kolczynskl J Applebee Row 2 S Smart 1 Vrooman R Keenly K Roe R Burgess M Casey C Gregory J Trme R Masson C Cams H Marshall dock C Smith C Hlldebrant G Behm H Smxth The jumor Varsnty team IS the fnrst bxg step up the ladder to the Varsmry Most of the boys who played the 1952 53 season were moved up to the Varsnty leavmg a new and mexpernenced team to take up where they had successfully left off Also a coachmg vacancy arose when Coach West declded to coach only Var snty basketball Mnlton Casey became the junior Varsnty coach for the 1952 53 season Coach Casey along wuth hrs players med thexr very best to Wm every game Although thexr season was a httle unsuccessful we belleve that wnth the added experrence the next season wnll be very successful Out younger bake! toner: are recewmg valuable expenence winch .rhould continue to keep ur an tbe limelight of I O Row 3-M. Mazaeo, J. Adsit, J. Mapley, 1. Roberts, Darrow, R. Stoneburg, J. Kincaid, R. Mur- Barketball Hixtory in our communily. 78