Rutgers Preparatory School - Ye Dial Yearbook (New Brunswick, NJ)

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back and forth throughout. Once again we came from behind, after trailing by as much as twelve points at one time. The Mad Russiani' Potosky definitely amassed a total of 17 points. At the end of the regular playing time the score was tied 38-38, which necessitated an overtime period. During this period Newark scored a basket and won the game. WOODBRIDGE To be sure all of us will remember the Woodbridge game, also played on the home floor. Prep really broke the ice in this game. After the visitors had gained a 4-0 lead the Prepsters began to click. At the end of the quarter the score stood 10-4 in our favor. But during the second quarter the Prepsters ran rough-shod over the visiting Barrons, amassing a 22 point total for that quarter. The half ended 32-11 in our favor. During the third quarter the Prep reserves took over. Then Woodbridge began to score, and our regulars went in to stave off the rally. But they had lost their touch, and it was not until late in the final quarter that they settled down, with Woodbridge only four points behind. The final score was Prep 39, Woodbridge 31. Scoring laurels went to Ruegger, Potosky, and Ewing, with 13, 12, and 9 points respectively. HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL But the game of the year was that with Highland Park, played on the cross-river court. The gallant never-say-die Prepsters just could not close the gap to victory in the most hotly contested game of the season. Although the Prepsters fought uphill all the way, they just could not be stopped from the second period on, holding the Parkites on even terms and matching their score point for point. In the final period the Owls began to pull away, but the members of Prep Quintet were right behind them. Sleepy,' Bornheimer tossed in a basket from far out, to show that we still meant business, Lefty followed with a layup shot and the Mad Russiani' tossed in a free throw, to make the score read only 39-32 against us. Scoring laurels for the year went Hrst, to Phil Ruegger with 176 points, for an average of 8.8 points per game, second, to Lefty,' Ewing with 143 points, third, to Mad Russian Potosky with 105 points. These were followed, in order, by Bornheimer, MacKay, Harms, Betz, YfVitte, Thompson, Gross, Minde, and Livergood. As a team they scored 597 points, for an average of almost 30 points per game. To the team and to Mr. Heinlein goes a vote of congratulations for carrying on even though the season was not very successful from the standpoint of wins. But one thing that we did win this year as a team was the reputation that we can take it on the chin and ask for more. Letters were awarded to Co-captains Phil Ruegger and Walt Bornheimer, to Walt Potosky, jack Betz, Doug MacKay, Ken Harms, Jim Witte, Lefty Ewing, Ted Minde, Oscar Gross, jack Livergood, and Manager Iohn Starr. Page forty-om'

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Left-Right lsr row: Betz, j.. Potosky, W., Ruegger. P., Bornheimer. W., Ewing. W., MacKay, D.: 2nd row: Mr. Heinlein, Minde, T., Gross, O., Witte, J., Harms, K., Livergood, J.. Starr, J., Mgr. Varsit Basketball !ia'1I f -QQ UE to traveling restrictions, Prep engaged sueh teams as Highland YN, Park. St. Peters, Wloodhridge. South River, jaineshurg and other high sehools of the near vicinitv. During the season there were four or five games which We shall vividly remember. 'V -C ha 2' ' 1 ln... l I . J tr rw f-vi-f PINCRY SCHOOL In the Prep-Pingry game played at Elizabeth, fighting continued uphill throughout the game, the plucky Prepsters coming Within a ll2lll'lS breadth of winning, finally losing hy 31 to 30. The contest was nip and tuck all the way. and was not decided until the final Whistle, and even then no one in the shrieking crowd was sure which team had won. Lefty Ewing drihhled the length of the floor and sank a basket. making the score 32-31 in Prep's favor. But after the din and noises had suhsided, the referee ruled that Ken Harms had hloeked a Pingry player before the shot, therehy disallowing what appeared to he the Winning hasket. I.efty,' was the leading scorer having a total of 12 points, with MacKay and Bornheimer eaeh seoring 6. NENVARK ACADERIY Another game to rememher was the one with Newark Academy, played on the upper George Street hardwoods. This was a thriller, the lead see-sawing llilgz' fuflj'

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Left-Right lst row: Klein, Lee, L., Menhart, S., Conhagen, A., Schneier. A., Sheehy, W., Levinston, C.: 2nd row: Mr. Blake, Kouris, T., Newton, J., Sherman, A.. Swallick. J., Starr, J. unior Varsit Basketball .qg.-sf UDGED solely on the record-seven won, eight lost-the Jay Vee 'mdfie basketball team turned in only a mediocre performance. But any- Qfyif' one who saw this team in action knows that the record is mis- leading. Facing some of the best High School jay Vee teams in A,gg,kg-'gg the County, the boys were always very much in every game. Never discouraged by a defeat, they came back to defeat three of their earlier conquerors. lu early December twenty-five boys answered the call for candidates. Thir- teen of these were retained on the squad. Of this number three had played on the Jay Vee team the previous year: Fred Klein, guard, Linwood Lee, center, and Art Schneier, forward. New to the squad were Al Conhagen, Steve Menhart, Bill Sheehy, Charley Levinston, and Jack Krauszer. This group of boys, thc eventual letter winners, was supplemented by Gordon Spencer, Jack Newton, john Swallick, Tom Kouris, and Arnold Sherman. Menhart and Schneier were elected co-captains. SOUTH RIVER XVith only five days of practice and following a two weekis vacation, the team faced South River High on our floor. VVhile defeated, 32-25 by an older, moi'e experienced five, the team showed promise. Art Schneier tallied 12 points to lead both teams in individual scoring. Page fnrlv-11110