St Agnes Academy - Crusader Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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JPul QajuJl (from King-Size by Dick King in the Alliance Times-Herald) Tuesday was the first chance this writer had to see the St. Agnes Academy in action in a basketball game. And what I saw of Box Butte County's Class D school was very impressive. The five St. Agnes starters against Hemingford played the entire 32 minutes without a substitution but they did not show the lack of reserves until the waning moments. The Irish snap the ball around like collegians and play a much faster brand of ball than most local fans are used to seeing. Alliance High School cagers do not play the ball like Bearden, Beiber, Burke, Strong and Gerdes do. The Irish do not play the deliberate style of ball; by that I mean they do not play a stalling game like Oklahoma A. and M. does. They do play the ball waiting for an opening and when it comes, they capitalize on it. It would be interesting to keep a record on all field-goal attempts taken by the Irish. I believe it would be surprisingly high. They complete a good 40 per cent of their shots and that's big time, brother. St. Agnes is hampered by the lack of Class D schools in the area. The only schools in their class w;ithin a 60 mile radius are Hyannis and Mullen. The Academy, therefore, has to schedule Class C schools. St, Agnes Opponents L 32 Hemingford .........................37 L. 29 St. Pat's (N. Platte)... ..31 L. 33 Chadron Prep ........................46 W. 76 Mullen .............................29 L. 27 Chadron Prep ........................49 W. 53 Chadron Assumption ................. 26 L. 31 Hemingford ..........................33 W. 40 Scottsbluff B ....................21 W. 41 St. Joseph O'Conner..................18 L. 31 St. Pat's (Sidney) ..................33 W. 44 St. Pat's (N. Platte)...............35 W. 57 McGrew .............................30 L. 40 Chadron Prep ........................68 W. 50 Chadron Assumption ................. 25 W. 39 Hay Springs ........................19 W. 46 St. Pat's (Sidney)..................21 W. 35 Hay Springs ........................28 L. 27 Scottsbluff B .....................32 L. 49 Crawford ............................52 W. 49 Harrison ...........................15 T. 828 Total 653 F Eugene Beiber ........ 85 Burley Bearden. ...... 65 Bernie Burke.......... 80 Richard Strong....... 25 Joe Gerdes ........... 43 FT F PH 37-66 41 207 41-67 23 171 37-69 57 197 20-54 24 70 12-24 35 98 Page 28

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Ever memorable Sneak Day.

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