St Johns Preparatory School - Prep Shadows Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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asketball The l95O-'51 edition of the Lewis Avenue Warrior's proved to be one of the leading fives in the Metropolitan area. Under the expert coaching of Herb Hess, who com- pleted his twenty-fifth year as basketball mentor at the Prep, the Indians amassed a spectacular 20-l record during regular season's play, and came within two points of their second consecutive city championship. Playing stand-out ball the entire campaign, the Red and White easily captured the Brooklyn Championship. The only team that proved a serious threat was St. Francis Prep. It was the Franciscans who inflicted the Redmen's only loss of the regular season's play. In the second meeting of these two clubs, the Hessmen scored a 51-45 victory, giving them the borough title. The Vincentians attack this season was led by Captain Phil Sagona, All-City guard, who averaged sixteen points per league game. Other important factors in the Tribe's title drive were the rebounding of Danny Lynk and set shooting of Joe Venables gave the Redmen a tremendous edge. Joe Donnelly, the Hessmen's floor-man, played a terrific outside game the entire year, while Bill Cowley gave the Tribe some extra scoring punch. Truly it can be said that the main reason for the Vincentian's success this seascn was that they were a hustling, smooth and smart functioning club that made its own breaks. Team Captain, Phil Sagona and Coach Hess Coach Herb Hess, Bill MacDonald, Jim Shea, Jim Murphy, Jim Sullivan, Bill Cowley, Dan Lynk, Phil Sagona 138 Jae venables, Joe Donnelly, Jim Judge, Kevin Dowd, Ed Rippaii. Kneeling: Manager Ernest Nieman, Ben Hess, Bob Sposato.

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Sneaking under. Indians open l95O-'51 campaign with 60 point rout of Brooklyn Academy, 83-23. In only home night game of season, Redmen down Holy Family, 65-54 . . . Cowley dunks twenty . . . Donnelly fifteen. Warriors rip Trinity in first league encounter, 75-47 . . . Cowley hits for twenty-two . . . Joe Venables nineteen. Regis succumbs to battling Redmen, 52-5l . . . Cowley's jump shot decides fray with 7 seconds remaining . . . Sagona tallies twenty . . . Lynk excels on rebounds. Braves thump Loughlin, 56-45 . . . Sagona again garners twenty . . . Jim Sullivan gives team needed spark. Vincentians edge St. Augustine'S, 57-56 . . . Freeze ball for two minutes to gain victory. Red and White top St. Mike's, 59-56, for seventh con- secutive victory. St. Francis hands Hessmen first defeat of season, 67-60 . . . breaks tie for league leadership . . . Sagona tallies 26 in losing cause. ,-l Gimme my ball! Hit him, Judge! lndians bounce back, trounce Cathedral 72-48... . . Joe Donnelly hits for twenty markers. Redmen travel to Mineola . . . dump Chaminade, 5l-44. lndians lead throughout . . . stop last period surge by Flyers. Lynk and Sagona each garner 24 markers as Vincentian: stop St. Peter's, 75-69 . . . l5th triumph of the year ton Red and White . . . Warriors lead at halftime, 44-35. 69th Regiment Armory . . . Redmen edge arch-rivals Brooklyn Prep 65-64 . . . Sagona hits high . . . Murphy sparks floor attack. Red and White open second half of campaign . . . crusl' Trinity, 73-48. Warriors top Loughlin, 62-59 . . . Sagona and Venables led Redmen attack with 24 and l9 points respectively . . Hessmen led by nine at halt. Vincentians meet Chaminade in second game of home anc home series at Prep gym . , . again top Flyers . . . score 61-53 . . . Sagona and Cowley tally nineteen markers apiece vf Anotriei .V- Way up!