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

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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.