San Gabriel Mission High School - Pioneer Yearbook (San Gabriel, CA)

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Mission sparked by Ed Maya got going again with an exciting overtime victory against Valley Christian. The first game of the Mt. Carmel Tourney against Serra was an experi- mental one in which the whole squad saw action. The Pioneers were out- classed by the Cavaliers and entered the consolation bracket against St. John Bosco, whom they handled eas- ily. Mission was eliminated in the third game by hustling St. Francis. The Pioneers led by Bob Brown and Ed Sternagle lost a thriller to St. Monica 64 to 63 in the last minute of play. Mission won the consolation brack- et ot their own tournament by crush- ing St. PauJ after an initial loss to Don Bosco. Bob Brown and Ed Maya made all-tournament for their fine per- formances. The Pioneers lost the first game of the Santa Clara Tournament to Ale- many, won the second tilt at the expense of Chaminade, but were downed in their third try by Nordoff. Ed Sternagle turned in sharp scoring display despite an attack of the measles. The league season opened with a loss at the hands of Pomona Catholic. Ed Maya led the Pioneers with I5 points. Mission, paced by Bob Brown, surprised Mater Dei with a close 32 to 29 win. The Pioneers easily handled their next two opponents, St. Paul and Bishop Amat, before being humbled by St. Francis. Tall Cantwell controlled Mission easily to preserve their lead in the league. The Pioneers led by Bob Brown's 29 points gave LaSalle quite a scare before bowing to the deter- mined Lancers in a wild, foul-ridden rnntnct,

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Next Mission travelled to Mater Dei where they lost their fourth in a row. The Pioneers ended this streak with an easy victory over the Spartans of Pomona Catholic. Bob Brown scored 31 points, but it was not enough to bypass the red hot St. Paul Swordsmen. Bosco Tech with a special defense for the high-scoring Brown downed Mission for the third time in a practice tilt. The Pioneers had no trouble defeating Bishop Amat for the second time for their fifth and final league victory, Mission dropped their final three league contests to Cantwell, St. Fran- cis, and l.aSalle to end the season with a 5 win and 7 loss record which put them in fifth place. But the season ended as it began on a bright note with a vengeful victory over Don Bos- co. The main reason for Mission's poor season was lack of height. Pat Voepel had to carry the load of rebounding almost single-handedly throughout the season against taller clubs. Bob Brown had an Outstanding year and was one of the chief reasons for Mis- sion's successes. He was voted all- league and second team all-C.l.F. Joe Perricone led the team as playmaker and did a notable iob on defense. Ed Maya was the second highest scorer for the Pioneers and rebounded well against taller opponents. Ed mode honorable mention in the league. The only Junior on the starting five was Chick Pfeifer, who developed into an all-around ball player.