Trenton High School - Monguagon Yearbook (Trenton, MI)

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LIGHTWEIGHT BASKETBALL lsl Row: Asdiubaiv Kirk Kiish, Bernslein, Wallers, Jacobson, Ponlacq. Znd Row: Dupouy, lMgr.l, Reilly, O'Donnoll TN-iian, McMahon, Anderson, Hoover. 3rd Pow: Fiedson, Friedman, Belcher, Chic-sa, Rabin. Uiaalactlaallll 'olylechnic I I Galileo 30 The Parrols had a dillicull allernoon, slriving des- ieralely lo slop lhe Galileo allaclc. The brighl slar i lhe Galileo guinlel was Bob l-lale al lhe lorward iosl. l-lale hil lhe mesh lor lhirleen poinls, or lwo wore lhan lhe enlire Poly squad could galher. For he lillh lime the I30's lcepl driving lor lhe cham- iionship, wilh a viclory over lhe Galileo Lions ol O-9. 'olylechnic 25 Commerce 26 Pilleen cenls was lhe price aslsed lor a liclsel al lic- box ollico, bul il Polylechnic and Commerce slu- lenls did nol receive a dollars worlh ol lhrills lrom his game, il was lheir own laull. The score see- awed baclc and lorlh so many limes lhal lhe ollicial corer was lranlic. l-larder ol lhe Blue and While elped lhe Commerce cause wilh eleven poinls while long Wong was earning six lor lhe Parrols.. Again he Red and Black lighlweighls were viclorious, lhis imc upselling lhe delending Commerce l'Puppies 5-I4. OURYIOLQ Polylechnic 30 Balboa 24 Pulling an end lo a lair season, lhe Parrol hoop- slers edged oul lhe crippled Balboa Buccaneers 30-24. Hong Wong, who almosl won an All-Cily honor, wore lhe baslcel oul by sinking lilleen poinls. The Buccaneers were in poor lorm, as lheir slarling leam was praclically disabled, bul lhe lighl lhal lhe second slringers gave Poly will long be remembered. The Balboa lighlweighls ollered no compelilion lo Coach Gordan Carlson's champs. The Mechanics ran away wilh lhe game, 45-IS. Lighlweighl Baslrelball Poly's liqhlweighl baslselball leam lcnown as lhe Lillle Menu, coached by Gordon Carlson, easily cornered lhe A.A.A. lille by oulplaying all ol lheir opponenls. Led by such players as Darian, Mclvlahon, XNallers, C'Donnell, and Kirsh, Poly won a lolal ol lwenly-one oul ol lwenly-lhree games, and wilh a lolal number ol poinls lwice as greal as lheir oppon- enls. The league average per game was lhirly poinls lor lhe leam. A new record was sel by Coach Carl- son, a newcomer lo Polylechnic, by coaching a cham- pionship leam. Prom lhis winning leam Coach Carl- son lurned oul lhree all-cily players in Darian, Mc- Mahon and Wallers. 5 I

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UNLIMITED BASKETBALL lsT Row FueTsch, Farris, Olivero, Nicollu Herman, Richardsonj 2nd Row'-Coreris, Anderson, Mccubbin, Oqilvic, lr:-lard, We-he, Ray, Vv'ong. Ugolliytechnlc PolyTechnic I4 Sacred HearT 27 Sacred T-learT was The Team Tigured To have The besT balanced squad aT The sTarT oT The T936 season. Poly T-Tigh's guinTeT, runners-up Tor I935, decided To sTarT The schedule by disproving The greaTness oT The Irish, By The end oT The TirsT halT, iT loolced as Though The ParroTs would come Through. A lasT halT onslaught led by Bill McSweeny, pulled The Ellis STreeT sguad To a close vicTory. PolyTechnic 33 ST. lgnaTius 4l ln whaT sTarTed To bo a onefsided game Tor The ST. lgnaTius l'WildcaTs , led by Bob Wehe, Poly Torced The Tiring Red and Blue baslce-Teers To TighT unTil The Tinal second. BoTh squads were sinlcing The baslceT wiTh regulariTy ThaT saw The score rising wiTh every TipfoTT. ArT Nicolls and T-long Wong led The ParroT aTTaclc, which broughT The overTlowing crowd To Their TeeT in applause. 50 PolyTechnic 25 Mission I7 Downing The TasT moving aTTaclc OT The Mission 'iBears,'l Poly jumped inTo Third place in The sTand- ings. T-Tong Wong oT Poly, and T-larry Twohig OT Mis- sion, Tied Tor high poinTman wiTh seven poinTs apiece. . . . . This game marlced The Mechanios TirsT vicTory oT The season, and upseT The early predicTions oT sporTs wriTers ..... ArT Nicolls and STan Anderson, played good ball, and Their iudgmenT on The Kezar CourT cosT The Elder coached Bears a chance Tor The TiTle. PolyTechnic I3 Lowell 2I ScoTTy McCubbin, singlehanded, almosT drove The championship bound Cardinals inTo Their TirsT loss oT The season. McCubbin, paired wiTh l.owell's Don Burness, Tallied halT oT The aTTernoon's scoring. The Two Teams played very cauTiously, Teeling one anoTher ouT in The opening minuTes, wiTh The crowd siTTing TighT waiTing Tor The exciTemenT To brealr. Then, sud- denly, Lowell sTarTed a TerriTic scoring drive ThaT saw Them shooT inTo an unrelinguished lead, winning The game and The AAA. baslceTball championship.

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X 4 ki Isf Row: Bell, Olivero, Erickson, Ushlcof, Sengsfaclc, Walfers, Honey, Neumann, Fafhy. 2nd Row: Oldfield, Rensinlc, Braclceff, Wagner, Goeclrer, Korchef, Hoover, Mersich. 3rd Row: Lawrence, Mosher, Anderson, Corbeff, Koeper, Togneffi, Richard, Fleming, Lum, Dudley. E. ieldl and nach-3 Poly 72 Sanfa Rosa 50 Proving fo be a fhreaf fo fhe winning of fhe A.A.A. fifle, fhe Poly fraclcsfers came home from Sanfa Rosa wifh a score of 72-50. Pulling ahead of Kinney, Sengsfaclc crossed fhe fape in fhe IOO yard dash. Sengsfaclc again fool: 5 poinfs from fhe Sanfa Rosa Bears when he won firsf place in fhe 220 yard dash. Brackeff and Erickson also came in firsf. Poly 62 Sfafe Teacher's 42 Sweeping fhe fufure professors off fheir feef 'rhe feam walked away wifh fhe meef wifh a score of 62-42. Fafhy fool: 2 firsf places by winning fhe IOO yard dash and fhe 220. Braclceff ran fhe mile in 4:52.2 seconds fo win over Cofa. Russian Slepnilc- off pushed fhe B B 44' 6lf2 earning 5 poinfs. Goeclcer rafed a 'rhird place by slinging fhe plaffer across fhe field IO5 yards. Mersich, Anderson, Dud- ley, and Walfers all foughf fo win firsf place. Poly 58 Balboa 55 Wifh a score of 58-55, Poly ouf placed Balboa wifh a bare 3 poinfs. Sengsfack, againsf greaf compefi- fion fool: fwo firsf places. Rensinlc, Ericlcson, Fafhy, and Pefers broughf in 3 poinfs each by placing sec- ond. Wifh fhe help of Nabberfield, Goecker, Wal- 52 - fers, and Anderson, who came in firsf, fhe Team down- ed Poly's new rival, Balboa. Poly 64V2 Lowell -48lf2 While crowds roared and danced madly wifh en- fhusiasm, Polyfechnic fook Lowell 64'y'2-48lf2 af Kezar Sfadiurn. Fafhy sprinfed in firsf fo brealc fhe 'rape of and fhe 220 yard dash. l-lorey sfrode fhe fhe IOO mile in 4:52.3, and fhe relays afforded a greaf deal of excifernenf when fhe Poly boys, affer service com- pefifion, came galloping in firsf. Mersich, Neuman, Goecker, Kilday, Anderson, Lawrence, Dudley, Brac- lceff, and Sengsfaclc earned 3 poinfs foward fhe final score by placing second in The field. This meef gave fhe feam renewed confidence for fhe possession of fhe firsf place in fhe A.A.A. meef. Poly 38 Piedmonf 65 Affer fhe frip fo Piedmonf fhe Polyfechnic Cinder- burners losf fo fhe Piedmonf High School 38-65. Fafhy won bofh fhe IOO and fhe 220 dash. Walfers execufed fhe pole vaulf evenf af II feef, one inch. Goeclcer, anofher black and red fracksfer pushed fhe shof 45 feef 6 inches fo come in firsf. Sengsfaclc came in fhird in fhe IOO and second in 'rhe 220 yard dash. Claolliytechnu