South Lebanon High School - Ionian Yearbook (Iona, PA)

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the spell of the now fast-traveling Cedars. The courtsters racked up their fifth straight victory by the large margin of 45-28. Hess and Hicks battled for the high scoring honors of the evening with I7 and I2 points respec- tively. Tom Shuey, as member of last year's team, at this time was chosen pilot of the 1940-1941 season. A highly-rated Reading team handed the Cedars their Hrst League setback on the local court. The visitors played brilliantly, the Red and Blue fading as the game proceeded. The game ended 23-19 in favor of Reading. The Cedars eked out a win over the York White Roses by a colorful second-half rally that clinched the game 26-21. A third-period comeback in the contest with William Penn did not mean much for the Thrushmeng the pace-setting Tigers put on a scoring splurge in the final chapter to decide the issue 40-25. Playing at a torrid pace, the Red and Blue dribblers dropped their second straight League game to the Steamrollers of Steelton High 45-41. Since the Steeltonians were more fortunate than the Lebanonians in their field goals, the edge of victory was four points. In a non-league encounter, the Thrushmen defeated a scrappy Hershey Industrial School Five 38-25. The Cedars outscored the Spartans in every stage of the game, Captain Tom Shuey setting the pace. Running wild to chalk up a 64-36 win, the Cedars of Lebanon literally swamped the Her- shey Trojans on the Community court. Every member of the squad saw action and figured in the heavy scoring. The Cedar cagemen traveled to Iohn Har- ris and captured their fourth League victory by beating the Pioneers 45-41. During this game Coach Thrush revamped his squad, Kal- bach and Brensinger of the scrubs replacing Sando, Heverling, and Peiffer. In a return game, the Cedars started a whirlwind spurt in the second half, and de- spite a valiant attempted rally, Lancaster was left on the short end of a 37-14 victory-the Fifth League win for Lebanon. Again a small matter of four points, scored in a few minutes left to play, spelled defeat for Lebanon's gallant Cedars at Reading. The latter managed to pull ahead of Reading once or twice and played a hectic game through- out the last half. The Red Knights, however, forged ahead and captured two leads that spelled victory. Five sturdy Cedars withstood thirty-two minutes of gruelling play with the York High Snappers to account for L. H. Sfs sixth Cen- tral Pennsy League victory 41-38. The Cedars began to freeze the ball, but Belleman saw Emerich was wide-open. The ball was rifled to the latter, and as the final gun barked, the ball dropped through the hoop, sealing an- other victory. Incidentally, Emerich was the sparkplug, scoring a total of I9 points dur- ing the fracas. The Cedar Quintet avenged an earlier set- back when they easily defeated the William Penn Tigers, who put on a desperate attack in the last quarter in an attempt to overcome the Lebanon lead, but fell short ten points- 40-30. A flashy Hershey Industrial five gave the Cedars a real scare when they held them to a 35-32 score. The foul-shooting average for the evening was very low, with only three out of twenty-Five tries made. Faint hopes of representing the League in the playoffs vanished entirely, as Lebanon fell before the Steelton Steamrollers. Students and townspeople crowded the gymnasium to see the bleachers fold up on a fairly successful season. Captain Tom Shuey was chosen guard on the coaches, All-Star Team. Emerich led the scoring with 173 points. Hess and Piarote were constant scorers, while Belleman played a steady game at guard. Light, Speraw, and Frey were capable substitutes whenever they were called upon to relieve one of their fel- low players. The season ended with Lebanon in a tie for third place with seven wins and five losses in League play. The Red and Blue won six- teen games in all and lost six in the basketball season of 1940-1941. 1941 VARSITY SUMMARY Lebanon Opp. 3 1 2 5 Dec. Harrisburg Catholic ..... Home Dec. Bethlehem ..,......,.......... 26 30 Away Dec. Hershey Industrial ....... 45 27 Home Deg, Harrisburg Catholic ..... 39 26 Away Jan. 1940 Champs ......... 30 22 Home Jan. John Harris ,................. 27 18 Home jan, Lancaster ... ................... 45 28 Away J an. Reading ....... ..... 1 9 23 Home jan, York .,.. ............, . .... 2 6 21 Home Jgn, William Penn ............... 40 25 Away jan, Steelton ............,.......... 45 41 Away jan. Hershey Industrial ........ 38 25 Home Feb. Hershey High ,.............. 64 36 Away Feb. John Harris ....... ..... 4 5 4 1 Away Feb. Lancaster ......... ......... 3 7 14 Home Feb. Reading ........... ......... 3 0 34 Away Feb. York ............................ 4 1 38 Away Feb. William Penn ............... 40 30 Home Feb. Hershey Industrial ........ 3 5 32 Away Feb. Steelton . .,..................... 28 35 Home

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Top Row: Robert Keller, Student Manager, Bernard Thrush, Coach, Warren Frey, U. Samuel Angle, Coach, William P. Yingst, Faculty Manager. G Fnerich, Thomas Shuey, Ammon Belleman, Ralph Light, First Row: Robert Hess, James Speraw, eorge .r Robert Piarote. ardifg gadlfefdaff ' The Cedars had a great deal to overcome in Varsity basketball during the 1940-X941 season, for not only the student body, but the public in general, seemed to be reminded of last year's Champs, whenever something spectacular or something hard to take oc- curred. ln the opening game of the season, played with Harrisburg Catholic, the team looked great considering the fact that many substi- tutions were made throughout the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Cedars were ahead by the score of 31-25. Bethlehem High-the next opponent-was tougher. The Cedars rallied in the last quar- ter so that they ended within four points of the victors 30-26. After this defeat, Lebanon staged a come- back on the local court by swamping Her- shey 45-27. ln this game 'lTom Shuey was shifted from his regular center post to that of guard. Closing the 1940 basketball books with a 'ibangf the Cedar dribblers traveled to Har- risburg Catholic, where they scored a second win over the Parochials 39-26. Although trail- ing their opponents in the First quarter, the Cedars outclassed the Crusaders completely in the remainder of the game. During the Christmas vacation, L. H. S. played host to last year's team. At the end of the first half, the Thrushmen were being close- ly followed by the former UChamps, but in the last quarter the Red and Blue shone. The final score was 30-32. A record crowd at the opening League game saw the Cedars defeat Iohn Harris 27- 18. The second half, the Red and Blue really put on pressure and could not be stopped. Lancaster High was the next to fall under

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U 5.51ef4.ff5,.. Top Row: Charles Beamesderfer, Student Manager, Walter Kleinfelter, Floyd Becker Earl Rhine Student Manager. Second Row: U. Samuel Angle, Coach, Thomas Foltz, Richard Hershberger, Samuel Wike Bernard Thrush Coach. First Row: Herman Siegel, Raymond Kalbach, Roland Kurtz, Thomas Gates, Edward Brensmger Schedule Lebanon Opponents December 13 1291-Harrisburg Catholic, home 1221 17 1161-Bethlehem, away 1121 20 1391-Hershey H. S., home 1141 26 1411-Harrisburg Catholic, away 1131 January 3 1271-Cornwall, home 1201 7 1291-Cornwall, away 1351 10 1281-John Harris, home 1261 14 1281-Lancaster, away 1291 17 1221-Reading, home 1361 21 1191-York, home 1211 25 1361-Wm. Penn, away 1311 28 1361-Steeltcn, away 1191 31 1371-Hershey I. S., home 1281 February 5 1471-Hershey H. S., away 1231 8 1291-john Harris, away 1341 11 1301-Lancaster, home 1151 14 1231-Reading, away 1401 18 1251-York, away 1291 21 1271-Wm. Penn, home 1221 25 1341-Hershey I. S., away 1261 28 1461-Steelton, home 1221 - - I l I l - I K I I I 88