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Mustang Parade St. Michael High Rates Second Place-A high- ly underrated team to feature in the 1942 campaign were the Mustangs of St. Michael High School, who surprised even the sport writers of Pittsburgh newspapers by wind- ing up in second place. The following are brief accounts made of the season's league games: St. Michael's Victor-Invading the court of their first year, first game opponents, St. Michaels rolled up a score of' 34 points, while St. VVendelin's scored only 12. Paga tallied 16 of the victor's points. Mustangs Trot On-ln their hrst home game of the '42 season, the Mustangs pulled ahead of St. Thomas, Braddock, to gain a 28-22 de- cision. Lease was the sparkplug of the home lC?llll. St. Mary's Gverrated-St. Marys, a highly rated five, bowed before St. Michael's to the tune of 30-15. Mention of Our Freddy is made, who sparked the victors by scoring 8 points. A Date With St. Joseph's-Saturday, -Iann- ary 17, St. Michael's entered Natrona to strive for their fourth consecutive victory. George Mahoney presented a bouquet of 17 points to the defeated. Four and One-North of Troy Hill handed the Mustangs their first setback of the season in a closely contested battle. The outcome showed the North Catholic boys victorious by a 5-point margin. When Neighbors Meet-The court of St. Casimir's was entered by the Mustangs with a high regard for the neighborly five, who scored a decisive upset in the Catholic league last year. An 8-point victory for St. Michaels netted in the final results. The Fall of the Irish-With Augustine lead- ing the tnarch, the lrishtnen of St. James, Wfestz End, were handed their first defeat of tl1e season. A margin of 9 points was the outcome. We Meet Again-St. Micltael's visited Brad- dock for their second meeting with St. Thomas. Not satisfied with their first. efforts, the Mustangs doubled the final results to a win of 23-1 1. George Mahoney Sparkplug-XV ith the Irish on our side, the St. Mary, Sharpsburg, boys dropped a thriller, after leading t.he first half of the game. Of course George ran true to form in a 28-23 win. Reserves Enter Lineup-ln the second meet- ing with their South Side neighbors, the reserves of St. Michaels received their in- augural. They remained to see the last of 38 points scored against St. Casimir's 22. Carrick Proves Strong-St. YVendelin's team showed their zip in this fray by holding St. Michael's to a nip-and-tuck first half. The Mustangs, awakened from their nighttnare, advanced their winnings to ten games by a 38-25 decision. A Return Engagement-Inspired by their pre- vious loss to the Mustangs, St. .Ioseph's, Natrona, tried to avenge their earlier defeat: but they were short 4 points at the final whistle. The outcome: we, 335 they, 29. North Triumps Over Mustangs-In their sec- ond meeting with the Trojans of North Catholic, the Mustangs suffered the loss of the Catholic League sectional lead. Twenty- three fouls accounted for, in part, the 39-18 loss of this encounter. All's Well That Ends Well-St. Michaels fin- ished the season with a 32-21 victory over St. James of VVest End, bringing them to a second-place rating in their section of the league. Magnificent teamwork sparked the Mustangs throughout the entire contest. We Thank all teams who encountered St. Michael's for their good will and sportsman- ship. To North Catholic, we offer congratu- lations on winning the Diocesan champion- ship. Finis-Ending a very successful SCZISOH, the Mustangs chalked up a total of 540 points to their opponents' 428. Although the boys tallied many points, their goal was not achieved. These records show that St. Mich- ael's were out for victory. 1942
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