Union High School - Union Jack Yearbook (Union, WV)

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W W W 4466 1111214111 XSSSX 5666 'f BASKETBALL.SEASON The Monroe County basketball season opened September 7. On this date the four teams in the county league started training for the several games ahead. In the first game the Red Devils defeated Greenville by the narrow margin of one point. Tomlinson led the scoring pace for the win- ners with a total of twelve points. The game was a hard-fought battle throughout the 32 minutes, and the score was deadlocked many times. , On September 26 Union journeyed to Peterstown where they were defeated 26 to 20 in a fast and exciting game. Hambrick was the bright and shining star for Peterstown. In one of the upsets of the season the Red Devils annihilated the Gap Mills boys by piling up 48 tallies to l8 for the losers. The following Friday the great Scarlet and White of Union repeated their act by again drubbing the Gap Vills cagers. A . This string of victories was broken by the hard-fighting Greenville basketeers on their court, after most of Union's regulars were sent out on fouls. Our subs fought gallantly until the final whistle blew, which found Greenville leading 18 to 14. Cn the next Friday the team from Peterstown came to our court, which was very slippery, and in some parts covered with watery nevertheless, the game was played to a hard-fought finish, which found our puddle ,pf jumpers leading by a lopsided score of 45 to 18. Thus closed the county league, leaving the championship balanced between Union and Green- ville, who had won four games each. The play- off was set for November.3, at the Alderson Gym 11111111111 'ifsf'sfw:1QFs:NQW5fiQ'qfsQ

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the floor on which both coaches agre d to olev Long before starting time the stands were packed by enthusiastic Vonroe County fans, who were there to support their home team. The rest period found the Red Devils with a slight advantage of four points, but in the second half the strong Greenville outfit tied the score several times. Only a whirlwind finish, which was received with great en- thusiasm from the Union stands, saved Union from defeat. The 5un sounded after the present open court champions had piled up a six point lead. . SUMMERS-FONROE TOURNAMENT The Summers-Vonroe County Tournament was held at Talcott on March ll-12. The six teams included in this year's tourney were: Hinton, Sandstone, Talcott, Union, Greenville, and Forest Hill. The games got under way at 2:00 ?. M. Friday afternoon with Forest Hill meeting the Hinton Bobcats. The Bobcats held the boys in yellow and blue scoreless in the first half, while they were piling up 54 points, however, the lads from Forest Hill camo out in the . 2 second period to score 15 points, while Hinton was making a total score of 71. The second game of the afternoon was between Talcott and our Netate open-court championsn CUnionD. This was, beyond doubt, the most closely contested game of the tournf ament. At the rest period the Pirates were leading the Red Devils 9 to 16, a small lead that meant very little with a half to go. The second half still found Union unable to turn the tide of battle, and the final gun sounded with Talcott loading Union 37 to 22.