Victory High School - Optic Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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 Here they are the Big-Nine title holders for 1947, reading from left to right, front row. Bob Bartley, Cc-Captains Jack Marandi and Benny Swager, Paul Carder, and Lindy Madia. Back row, from left to right, Tony Paletta, Coach Hutson, Boh Newbrough, Jimmy Snodgrass Bob Johnson, Dale Allen, David Ferrando and Blake. Pictured above ar ' Benny Swager and Jack Merandi, co-captains for the basketball squad cf this year. Swager played in the center position and has two years experience. Among his many honors in basketball he was placed on the third All-State Team. Merandi was the only man to play on the team with three years experience. Basketball 1947 Achieving recognition as one of the outstanding ball clubs of the “47” season, the Victory cagers took the Big Nine title and the Section 5 award. A tremendous up-set in the Region 2 bout saw the Eagles downed by Washington Irving to take second place in the tournament. Starting the race in the Section 5 tourney the Victory five rail away with the Bridgeport Indians by a comfortable 28 point margin. The second of our games during this bout was with Lumber port who put up a tough fight but fell by a score of 44 to 37. This allowed us to enter the finals against our old rival, Roosevelt-Wilson This was any man’s game all the way through with the lead shifting back and forth. As the final whistle blew it was in favor of the Eagles. The Region 2 tournament found us playing against the vengeful Glenville team whom we had defeated last year. This game was probably the best game in the tourney. We managed to come out the victors and were faced with the Hilltopper crew who had defeated Harrisville. Victory was the favored team over the Hitemen and was Morgantown bound, but they were checked by W. I. and took a gracious defeat in an over-time period. We were awarded the runners-up trophy and walked away with the long-sought cheering cup. Totaling our basketball year we have twelve wins and four losses-Our team was defeated by Morgantown twice, Roosevelt-Wilson and Washington Irving once each in the regular season. So far as individual playing is concerned we have a right to be proud of our boys. Benny Swager was placed on the Big Nine, Mon-ongahela Valley and Section 5 teams. Paul Carder wras named an outstanding player worthy of Section 5 and the All-Region team. Boh Bartley claimed merit for his defensive playing and placed on the All- Region team.

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