St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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tt gh t gl R H d Basketball HEN varsxty basketball practxce started shortly after Thansgtvlng Coach Al Wagner had the not unpleasant task of forming a team around a nucleus of flve returmng lettermen from last year s champlonshlp squad The team, playtng a dtfll ult seventeen game schedule, won eleven and lost stx Because of thexr fine record the Blues were mvlted to a post season tournament at Prlory In the tournament St Albans won one and lost one Speclal cred1t for the season goes to Captain Roger Kmgsbury, All Preparatory center leadmg scorer 1n the clty and an msptratron to hts team at all times, and to Bobby Alvord whose fiery Splflt and excellent shoottng sktll were mdlspensable to the Blues Alvord at forward, Kmgsbury at center, and Buddy Somervtlle at guard started con ststently throughout the season Bllly I-loffer, Don Tredenmck Eddie Thornton erry Conover and Ralph Pagter skxllfully handled the other two posxttons St Albans opened thetr season wnth a 52 42 loss to Eastern Htgh on the Actxvmes Bunldmg court December fifteenth Kxngsbury kept the Blues nn the game for three perxods and amassed a total of twenty seven potnts to wxn scormg honours for the day The Ramblers finished second tn the Inter High league and went on to ehmmate Blair m the Star Tournament In thexr second game of the year the Blues were defeated on their home court by Central Hlgh 63 44 Bobby Alvord led the Blues wxth etghteen points tm Pantos was h1gh for the VllClhgS wxth fifteen potnts In thexr first game followtng the Chrtstmas holldays the Blues won thexr first game of the season by defeatlng a Western High qumtet, 56 39 St Albans led by Kmgsburys thtrty one ATHL Front row, lel o ri I: Somerville. Alvord, Kingsbury fcap ainl, Hoffer, Pa er. Second row, left to right: Rill, iley, Barnes, en erson, Tredennick. Third row, left to right: Mr. Wagner lCoachl, Marriott 1Co-managerl, Thornton, F. Conover, Brown 1Co- managerl, Mr. Jackson fComchl. . . , . . . . F ' 9 1 7 - , , J , 1 ' . 1 - , . 1 . . . Y . . . . , . - U Q , ' E T I C S 1 9 5 0

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saw thelr hopes of an undefeated season and an Interstate Academlc Conference Champlonshnp rudely dashed by a stunning 26 19 upset by the Maroons As has so often happened If was the St ames hoodoo which caused the St Albans Waterloo The Blues needed only a wm or a txe agamst St ames to take the IAC crown but through thelr loss they ended up V pomt behind the Maroons ln the final standmgs The game opened 1n typical St Albans fashion wlth Leach s ractng 66 yards to the 1 from where Somerville plowed over However the Maroons bounced baclc to tally ln three plays Thls see saw method of scormg contmuecl unt11 the half at which time the Blues led 19 13 Kmgsbury had caught Leach s pass ln the end zone and Alvord had bucked over from the 1 to score the Blue TD s In the thlrd quarter however St ames hlttlng the tackles on cross bucks put together sustained drlves of 99 and 66 yards to wm the game and lull St AI Devltt School Won ndwell Frlencls Won Bethesda Chevy Chase I-hgh Won Georgetown Preparatory Won 26 19 altlmore Frxends Won 33 14 t Andrew s School Won 0 andon School Won 2 :list ames Lost 26 19 nterstate Academlc Conference Games THE ALBANIAN . J I I s a l - 1 . 2 . , n , . 4 7 .11 , I I - bans' hopesi 1 ' ,, , , 14-7 XS' ' H H . 26-6 - ' , 21-12 XB ' ' Y Y . XS . , 27- '1.. 8-7 :KI '

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pomts were never behind Several days later the Blues routed an Alumni aggreganon 60 37 In a game in which Coach Wagner used everv one that dressed Kingsbury was high with twenty SIX pomts St Albans gamed their third stralght v1ctory at the expense of Be thesda Chevy Chase High the Blues winning by a 40 32 score The Blues employed a zone defense for the first nme this season and If slowed down the Barons offense excellently The lead changed hands several times and the outcome was in doubt until the last minute of play Kingsbury won scoring honours for the day with nineteen pomts The Blues next breezed past an mfernor Sanford five 60 18 on the winners hardwood Once again all those who dressed for the game played Kingsbury scored twenty and Alvord fourteen 1n the Blues first I A C contest The Blues made it tive straight defeating a strong Wtlson quintet 51 45 on the losers court Once again the Blues tight zone defense slowed down a usually hrgh scoring team The Tigers held a 29 22 lead at halftlme and only a magmficent scoring spree in the fourth quarter won the Young led Wllson with twenty one St Albans lost its first IA C contest of the season to an xnspnred Baltimore Friends team 41 32 on the wmners court The Blues employed a man to man defense throughout the game and Friends men were able to break into the clear for numerous points Kingsbury was high wlth twenty Five pomts for the losers who tralled throughout the game The Blues next downed Georgetown Prep 65 49 at St Albans The Blues led throughout the contest and after the first perxod the Little Hoyas never threatened Klngsbury and Alvord sparked the St Albans five with thirty and nine teen pomts respecttvely St Albans defeated a line Staten Island School team 57 51 on the Acnvtties Buildlng court anu ary 77 The Blues were ahead at the end of all four periods Kingsbury with thlrty-one Alvord with nine and Thornton with eight led St Albans to their seventh win of the season whtle Baden hansen was high for the losers with twenty five pomts THE B A game for St. Albans. Kingsbury was again high for the Blues with twenty-five points, and Jim , - , . . . . . ,J - A L A N 1 N