Salem High School - Quaker Yearbook (Salem, OH)

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Second row-left to right - Captain Moe Hollinger, Ben Bruderly. Lowell Myers. First row-John Pridon, Steve Cibula, Coach Bob Miller. ln basketball, as in other sports this year, lettermen were scarce. Coach Bob Miller, starting his second season as coach at Salem didn't have one letter- man and had only three boys who had ever played with the varsity-Captain Mo Hollinger, Ben Bruderly and Bob Pager. Seven others, Butch Roth, Tony Mar- tinelli, John Pridon, Lowell Myers, Jim Laughlin, Steve Cibula and John Dana comprised the first ten men for the early season activities. The Quakers opened the campaign at Ravenna with a surprising 30-28 win over the Ravens. The Quakers easily won the second game from Lisbon 40-29, but then slipped into a six-game losing streak which started at Wellsvilleg the Bengals won by a 32-28 margin. At Can- ton Lehman, one of the state's power- houses turned in a 65-29 massacre of the Salem lads. The listless Quakers lost four consecutive games in the next two weeks. The Alumni barely Won by a 31-29 margin, Columbiana was extended to win 40-30, Alliance copped a thriller 57-51 and East Liverpol overcame a half- time advantage by the locals and won go- ing away, 48-25. The Millermen awoke from their lethargy and took an overtime fray from Kent Roosevelt 34-33. Warren spelled defeat number seven by a 43-30 score. Bob Robison and Bill Kraker had just too much class and shooting ability for Salem to stop. Along with these losses, however, im- provements had been showing. A re- vamped squad consisting of Hollinger

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CHEERLEADERS Led by Miss Irene Weeks, advisor, the cheerleaders had one of the most successful seasons in the history of Sa- lem High School. Chosen by vote of representatives of the faculty and stud- ent body at assembly try-outs, the group consists of two former cheerleaders and three new members. The girls are Hel- en Chitiea, Donna Lopeman and Gertie Zerbs, juniors, Martha Whinnery, and Betty Whaley, freshmen. The honor of being head cheerleader was shared by Helen Chitiea and Donna Lopeman, the experienced members of the group. During the football season the cheer- leaders presented several pep assemblies and a pep rally, at which time new form- ations and cheers were introduced. One of the innovations was the use of acro- batics in several of the cheers. The cos- tume for the football season consisted of black slacks, white cardigan sweaters, and red beanies. When basketball season came along, the cheerleaders, to everyone's delight and surprise, turned out in snappy new uniforms of white pleated skirts, white blouses, and red weskits. Again the girls introduced new cheers and forma- tions, adapted to the change in outfit and indoor cheering. To these girls and their coach should go a great deal of credit, not only for the hours which they spent in practice, but for the type of performances presented at the games. The student body also de- serves a vote of thanks for the splendid response on every occasion. Whaley, Chitiea, Lopeman, Whinnery.

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Second row-left to right-Laughlin, Martinelli, Pager, J. Oana, Roth. First row-Bruderly, Myers. Hollinger, Pridon, Cibula. and Laughlin at forwards, Pager at cen- ter, and Roth and Martinelli at guards consistently had been playing a better brand of ball. The game with Rayen, which was rated sixteenth in the state, was a signal for something new-stun- ning victories. The Quakers took Ra- venna in their stride and won 47-33. Al- liance tripped Salem for the second time. The Aviators scored a basket in a dis- puted long countl' to win 39-37. A high- ly rated East Liverpool squad met its fate in a 38-37 upset. Lanky Bob Pager put a bucket in with fifteen seconds to go to win the encounter. After the Liver- pool game, Salem polished off five conse- cutive opponents: Girard, 41-24, Canton Lincoln, 42-41, Wellsville, 37-16, Struth- ers, 48-30, and Sebring, 41-29. This fin- ished the regular season with a record of ten wins and eight losses. For the vic- tories over Liverpool, Rayen and Lincoln, Salem was officially dubbed giant kill- ers . Bob Pager became the highest scor- ing sophomore in Salem High history. He closed the season fincluding tourney play? with 220 points for a ten-point per game average. Tony Martinelli and Cap- tain Moe Hollinger were selected by the coaches and sportswriters of Columbi- ana county to the annual All-Star team. The basketball season was highlight- ed by Salem's copping the District Championship. Miller drew into the low- er bracket and the Quakers racked up vic- tories over Youngstown East 46-42, Louisville 38-32, Niles 27-26, and Youngs- town South 42-31. In the regionals, also at Youngstown, the Quakers found Akron North a little too tough and went down fighting 44-23. Out of the ten-man squad used by Miller this year, only four men graduate, Moe Hollinger, Lowell Myers, John Pri- don and Ben Bruderly. Four other boys who saw plenty of action this year will be back along with Pete Cain and Virgil Kelly, reserves who didnlt see much var- sity play, but joined the squad after Cib- ula and Oana quit. Roth, Laughlin, Mar- tinelli and Pager will form a nucleus for next year's team.