Sharon Hill High School - Owl Yearbook (Sharon Hill, PA)

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Firrl raw-Cach A. McBride, Mgr. A. Heffernan, M. 1 Rule, Capt. E. Atchison, M. Hohman, M. Warrington J. Heckman, R. Browne, R. Kulp. Second row-J. Simpson, J. Sahrhage, N. Kopp, A. Tangye, R. Heffernan, M. Lewis, E. Haslett, V. Beckwith, A. Myers, E. Amy. Third row-J. Guistwhite, B. Milne, E. Kelly, A. Boyd, A. M. H O C K E Y McCaughan, R. Warrington, M. Dougherty, M. McKone, M. Duncan, I. Dahlquist, G. Lott. The 1941 hockey season was one of the most outstanding in the hockey history of the Sharon Hill High School. The excellent fighting spirit and hne cooperation of the team aided greatly in setting up new records. The team was the first to score eight points against an opponent and the first to defeat Glen-Nor. The schedule consisted of seven games and the record shows four victories and three losses. The line-up, schedule, and scores are as follows: LINE-UP P. Hohman ..... . . .right wing I. Simpson .... . . .riglal bnlf A. Boyd ............ .... i nride right M. J. Rule .... . .center half R. Warrington ........ ....... r ezzler P. Dougherty... .... left half A. McCaughen .......... ..... i wide left E. Kelly ...... . . .rigbz half E. Atchison fCaptainD .... .... I wide wing B. Milne . . . ...... lefl half J. Sahrhage ........... ..... g oalkeeper A. Myers.. . .... goalkeeper SCHEDULE ' S.H. Opp. S.H. Opp. Yeadon . . . . . . 2 1 Prospect Park . . . . . . 1 5 Media ....... . . . 0 3 Ellis College ......,... . . 4 1 Eddystone . . . . ......... 8 0 Upper Darby .......... . . . O 1 Glen-Nor .................... 3 2 Total of All Games ........ 18 11 Five members of the varsity represented Sharon Hill in the All-Delaware County tryouts. Seventeen other schools contended and three days of trial were held to make the selections. In the li-nals, Eva Atchison was chosen on the All-Delaware County first team and Ruth Warrington and Mary Jane Rule were chosen on the All-Delaware County second team. ' The junior Varsity Hockey team also deserves our congratulations for the splendid showing that it made. Its records show three victories, three ties, and two losses. Ruth Warrington and Anna Mary McCaughan were high scorers of the season. Agnes Heffernan is given credit for being a very efficient manager and Miss McBride did an excellent job of coaching and building up the lighting spirit of the players. 46

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JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL Firrf raw-J. Hohman, W. Matlack, R. Whitaker, The football team of the junior High School showed R. Brown, R. Weinmann, M. Sorrentino. Serond row-H. Hatton, L. Wilkinson, J. Nea- fhefY, P- Fell, W- Turnbull, R- B1Sh0P- R- plenty of fight and natural football sense. The score Goebner, J. McCullough. Third row-Coach C. Berke, J. Morrow, W. Cherry, G. King, J. Smitheman, G. Melhorn, L Riley E Beckwith Mgr R- Newman. sheet chalked up two victories, two defeats, and one tie. IUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL Fir-.rx raw-E. Buckland, R. Weinznann, M. Sor- The boys of the Junior High basketball team com- ' T. Z bl ' R. B' l . . . . . . . femme' e el' mop piled a record of four victories and six defeats in their Second row-R. Goebner, L. Wilkinson, P. Fell, league competition. Collingdale, Yeadon, and Darby E. B k 'l W. T ll. . . ec Wm' umbu twice were the teams to bow to Sharon Hill. The second Third raw-Coach G. O. Jones, H. Hatton, J. ' team of the squad also chalked up four wins and six Weaver, E. Shepherd, G. Melhorn, J. Morrow, I I McCullough, Mgr. D. Speaker. 05565- 45

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Nether Prov. .... . Marple Newtown . . . Springfield ..... Clifton Hts. . . . . Yeadon ....... i Nether Prov. . . . Marple Newtown After a fine start, Sh typifies in high Hillers Fi:-rt I'01.t'-CO21Cl'l Clifford Z. H t l R u z ey, . Moflitt, S. Speaker F. Crool-cshank. Semvzd mu'-R, Walters, W.'Quigley F Koch W.Ktaelln1an Third mu'-J. McLarnon, E. BrearIy,,J..Kellyi VARSITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE S.H. Opp. 42 33 29 27 25 34 26 Springfield 34 Collmgdale 20 Clifton Hts. . .. 42 Ridley Park ..... 43 36 Ridley Township Darby ....................... Yeadon ....,..... . . . S.H. 31 33 29 26 27 44 21 Opp. 33 39 39 33 49 42 34 aron Hill's basketball team cooled clown to a rather poor season, and then rose again to win its first Kiwanis tournament game. That statement h t e ups and downs of a season which totaled four victories against ei ht defeats. 8 Witli a surprising 42-26 win in the first game against Nether Providence, the Owls were hopes of winning the league title. However, Marple-Newtown cooled down the 'th wi an extra-period win, 54-35. Next, Springfield fell to the Owls, 29-20, but Clifton and Yeadon trimmed Sharon Hill to en d the first half of the league race. the second half Yeadon and Clifton again crushed the Owls but those wh ' , 0 in the first half were rather soft, Nether-Providence and Springfield, handed Sharon Hill stunning upsets. Only Marple-Newtown was beaten, 27-25. Ridley Park and Collingdale d f . . . . . e eated the Hillers in two intersectional tilts. Then came the Kiwanis Tournament and Ridley Township The Owls figured they l wou d take the Ridley boys due to the fact that they had done just that three tim ' es in scrimmages, However, Ridley poured on a terrihc first-half lead which seemed impassable. Trailing 22-11, Sharon Hill fought closer and closer to their tiring opponents and, finally, with fo d ' ' ur secon s remaining, John McLarnon threw a one-handed shot from mid-court that tied the game. Then in an extra eriod B b W l to win the game, 44-42. The season was ended w the tournament. In p , o a ter dropped a Held goal and a foul hen Darby tripped the Owls, 34-21, eliminating them from 47