St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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with Collupy and McNabb in supporting roles that added 13 and 10, respectively. ST. SEBAsTxAN's 351HUNTINGT0N SCHOOL 51 Our return contest with Huntington on the Y court showed us to be much improved over the quintet that had faced the same team earlier in the season. Playing for quick break-aways, we racked up 8 points before the game was three minutes old, but our wily foes changed their defense to meet this tactic and bit by bit overhauled us to estab- lish a 27-17 lead at the midway point. Sull's loss via the foul route handicapped us in the second half and allowed the home team to coast to a 51-35 win. McNabb's 15 headed our scoring column and was topped only by the 18 achieved by Huntington's Rota. ST. SEBASTIAN'S 52-BROWNE AND NICHOLS 15 The appearance of the Cambridge five on our cage floor provided us with an opportu- nity of eradicating the false impression that our feeble 8 points had left in the first meeting between the two teams. With Sull and McNabb leading the way, the Red and Black exploded right from the opening whistle to register 14 points before the visitors could find the hoop. The figures at intermission time credited us with a 20 point lead, and the second half saw us keeping approximately the same distance in front despite the insertion of many substitutes. Late in the game it became evident that this contest would enable us to set a new scoring record, and the packed student gallery cheered each successive basket wildly until the final gong sounded just after FreshmanDick Hook had made it 52-6tallies above the old mark of 46. McNabb, Sullivan and Collupy had 14, 13 and 10 respectively, but they had help from Cremmen, Harwood, White, Logue and Hook. ST. SEnAsTiAN's 39'-BELMONT HILL 38 The final home game of the '45-'46 hoop season arrayed us against Belmont Hill, a team that we had defeated on their own court earlier in the year. We evidently under- estimated the adversary early in the game. for the visitors took the initiative and liter- ally dazzled us with their improved play that gave them a 27-18 edge at half time. Between the halves, Coach Murphy shifted Sull to cover Belmont's Nemrow who had sparked their attack with 5 baskets in the first two frames. How completely Captain Dan ful- filled his assignment is shown by the fact that the visiting forward only racked up 1 field goal in the two closing stanzas. In the mean- time, Dan was not neglecting his offensive play, for he rang up 5 baskets to lead our comeback surge. jack Cremmen proved to be the difference between victory and defeat, for, when our forwards were having difficulty getting within shooting range, the blond guard worked himself into a free corner four different times to sink difficult angle shots and give us a 39-38 verdict. The visitors' whirlwind efforts to shoot a decisive basket in the closing seconds of the game gave the contest a breath-taking climax that will long be remembered. The totals gave the scoring laurels to Sull for his 14, with Fish's 13 and Cremmen's 9 supplementing their captains efforts. Sr. SanAs'r1AN's 46-Rivnns 17 To ring down the curtain on the competi- tive campaign, we visited Rivers' gym in Chestnut Hill to submerge the home team under a 46-17 score. In ten playing minutes Bob McNabb chalked up 12 tallies and then retired together with his starting mates to let the substitutes take over. Given a chance to play as a unit, Logue, Hefler, Kett, McGarty and Hook made a very favorable impression with their sharp-shooting and team-play, the young war veteran's specialty in lay-ups netting him 15 points.

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REDS 'jlflirulas 28 The annual Red-Blue tilt found jack Cremmen and Bill White respective captains, and the squad's strength equally divided be- tween the two color teams. Entering the contest underdogs, because of Dan Sullivan's absence, the Blues surprised by dominating the play with a superior passing attack that gave them an 18-14 edge at mid-time. The Reds came back fast, however, and, on the strength of S baskets by McNabb, caught and passed their intra-mural foes to secure the victory plaque for'lackCremmen. McNahb's Red 16 and Collupy's Blue 10 constituted the day's best scoring efforts, while Captain Bill White, Art Craig and Ken Quigley bowed out of the St. Sebastian hoop scene with top- notch performances for the lighting Blues. Tallying up the campaign record, we lind that the Red and Black had taken the court 20 times in the most ambitious schedule ever attempted by a School quintet. To the statis- tician's eye the Qwins and 11 defeats might seem a dubious harvest, but to St. Sebastian students it represents a titanic comeback after live consecutive losses in the lirst games of the season Credit, of course, belongs to the patient instruction of Fr. Redding and Mr. Murphy, the inspiring leadership of Captain Dan Sullivan and the indomitable spirit of the team as a whole. The Class of THE CAPTAIN REGISTERS Sull's shot teeters on the rim before swishing through the strings '46 can leave the Hill confident that the court game has proven itself a major sport at St. Sebastiaifs and that Captain-Elect jack Cremmen and his gallant mates will hang up many a victory in the Winter months of '46-'47, INDIVIDUAL SCORES Field Gaultr Foal Slwfis' Tam! Paintf GluYlI!6.f Played lVlcNabb,l.f. . . I 81 27 189 20 Sullivan, r.f. ,. .,. 73 22 168 18 Collupy, c.. . 53 31 137 18 Cremmen, ing. ,. 7 15 13 43 18 O'Leary, l.g. ..., 8 1 17 10 Harwood, l.g. . . , 6 2 14 16