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

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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

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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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' Sammy Angle's Cedar Twigs went through the basketball season, holding a good record of fourteen wins out of twenty-two of the most thrilling games Lebanon High School pupils had ever seen. The strength of the team was probably due to its expert play- ersg such as Siegel, Kleinfelter, Brensinger, and Kalbach. In the Central Pennsylvania League games the Iay-Vees tied William Penn in the posi- tion of third place with a percentage of .5oo, while Reading came first in standing with a percentage of .917, and York second with a percentage of .75o. Lebanon tried to average last year's only loss to Reading, but did not succeed, although the pivoteers played hard. Credit must be given to the 1941 Iay-Vees because it is be- lieved another great L. H. S. Varsity team will emerge from them. ' Although sophomore basketball has been a comparatively new sport in Lebanon High School, it has been received with decided enthusiasm by all who attended the games. Many of the sophomore lads who went out for this sport were mere novices with a keen desire to learn. Entrusted to the capable hands of Coaches Feeser and Giles, the newly-chosen courtsters began to grow in experience and capability. The coaches, who have had sev- eral years' experience as players and instruc- tors, were able to impart invaluable knowl- edge to the young hopefuls. Their accurate response to instructions and their ability to learn quickly were two main factors that brought about several victories. Many of us became familiar with these On the squad were a number of high- scoring individuals who in the future will make great Varsity Ustufff' Herman Siegel led all by attaining 155 scoring points-59 field goals and 37 foul goals. Second on the list was Wally Kleinfelter, who had 123 scoring points-55 Held goals and I3 foul goals. Other boys who held high scores for the year were Brensinger, scoring 104 pointsg Kalbach, 90, and Becker, 39. Bowman, Gates, Kurtz, and Foltz also worked hard and played magnificently. One must not forget the very important cog', in the wheel,' of the sport, the coach. All the players will long remember Coach Sammy Angle. A fairly successful season of ubasketeeringn ended by L. H. S. nearly swamping Steelton with a score of 46 to 22. .S70l0L0l'll0I'e KGJLJLG-f plucky newcomers when they played in our gym before the Varsity and Iunior Varsity games began. These sophomore games made the spectators sit up and take notice, placing them in a more receptive mood for the two remaining games. Although some defeats came to this team, as with most teams, their heads remained high and that try, try, again spirit still remained. We need fighting spirit like this in our teams to succeed, and the sophomore team has shown that it has what it takes to reach the top. Their participation in these games prepares them for future posi- tions on varsity teams, so we salute their unstinting efforts and look forward to a high- ly successful season in the future.