West Carrollton High School - Piratan Yearbook (West Carrollton, OH)

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in Spite of Gas Rationing Row 1 —C. O'Reilly. R. Ellis, H. Coatney, G. Furnas, R. Strader. Row 2 — Coach Eisele, C. Creaqer. J. Stevenson. R. Rockhold, Asst. Coach Davies. Not in Picture — G. Throckmorton. C. Laughlin, W. Wright. Basketball THE 1942 43 EDITION OF THE PIRATE BASKETBALL TEAM TURNED OUT TO BE A PLEASANT SURPRISE. The Pirates went through a very tough schedule and compiled a record ol 12 games won and but 3 games lost. One of these defeats was by four points only, and the other two were thrillers, lost by a mere two points each. In the District Basketball Tournament at Dayton, the local cagers added three more victories and one more mark in the deficit column to make their final season s record of 15 games won against only 4 lost. The Reserves also turned in a nice job, as they completed the season with 13 wins as against only 2 losses. A record such as was made by both Varsity and Reserve teams is proof of the fine job of coaching done by Mr. Eisele and Mr. Davies. THE COMPLETE RESULTS OF THE VARSITY SCHEDULE ARE AS FOLLOWS: West Carrollton............................34 West Carrollton........................... 32 West Carrollton............................25 West Carrollton............................27 West Carrollton............................26 West Carrollton............................40 West Carrollton............................27 West Carrollton............................43 West Carrollton............................35 West Carrollton............................58 West Carrollton............................33 West Carrollton............................25 West Carrollton............................33 West Carrollton............................38 West Carrollton............................34 Total.................510 Jefferson ........................... 22 Germantown .......................... 25 Parker Co-op......................... 20 Northridge .......................... 20 Centerville ......................... 30 Miamisburg .......................... 36 Oakwood ............................. 25 Miamisburg .......................... 19 Franklin ............................ 37 Trotwood ............................ 13 Dixie ............................... 35 Stivers ............................. 20 Camden................................24 Lebanon ............................. 32 Tipp City ........................... 19 Opponents..............377 Page Twenty-seven

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We Kept Our Athletic Program Row 1 — H. Coatney. C. Allen. C. Laughlin, Captain R. Strader. C. Ross. C. O'Reilly, B. Tewell, R. Bond. Row,? Coach Eisele, G. Throckmorton, R. Rockhold. C. Creager, J. Stevenson. R. Noel, V. Pleiiier. G. Furnas, Asst. Coach Mawhinney. Row 3— Manager P. Greer. W. Cantrell. R. Kelly. C. Cantrell, T. Thomas. W. Case. P. Spaite. Not in Picture — T. Wright, D. Critzer, Manager J. Morton. Football I?™42 PIRATE football team completed the season with one of the best IN SEVERAL YEARS - ™ games The five victims of the Pirates were Osborn, Tipp City, Franklin, Trotwood, and Lebanon. I heir conquerors were Miamisburg. Northridge, and O. S. S. O. Incidentally, the Cadets of O. S. S. O. copped the Little Six crown and the Pirates took second place. The outlook was rather dismal when the Miamisburg Vikings trounced the local team 'n the opener, but things looked brighter as the Pirates defeated Osborn and Tipp City. Northridge threw a wrench in the works defeating West Carrollton 7-0. The Pirates then defeated Franklin and Madison Trotwood. The champion O. S. S. O. Cadets took the next contest, and one week later the Pirates finished the season with a 7-0 win over Le-banon. THE SUCCESS OF THE SEASON IS LARGELY DUE TO CAPABLE COACHING. Coach Eisele was new in West Carrollton last fall, but already he had earned a reputation for knowing how to produce winning ball clubs. He was ably assisted by Mr Mawhinney. THE COMPLETE FOOTBALL RECORD IS AS FOLLOWS: West Carrollton ............................ 0 West Carrollton............................ 13 West Carrollton............................ 12 West Carrollton............................. 0 West Carrollton............................ 14 West Carrollton.............................31 West Carrollton............................. 6 West Carrollton............................. 7 Total................... 83 Miamisburg .......................... 20 Osborn ............................... g Tipp City ... ........................ g Northridge ........................... 7 Franklin ............................. g Trotwood ............................. g O. S. S. 0..........................28 Lebanon .............................. g Opponents..............61 Page Twenty-six

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These Men Brought Us Fame D. Critzer Manager J. Stevenson Guard Lettermen not in C. O'Reilly R. Ellis Guard Forward picture — G. Throckmorton, C. Lauqhlin. H. Coatney Center The Tournament THE PIRATES TOPPED OFF AN OUTSTANDING SEASON WITH AN OUTSTANDING PER FORMANCE IN THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT. They conquered such teams as Lewisburg, Jefferson Township, and Camden, only to have the championship snatched suddenly out of their grasp by the Centerville Elks, a team that had already beaten them earlier in the season. LET S MEET THIS YEAR'S LETTERMEN, THE BOYS THAT PLAYED THE GAME AND BROUGHT FAME TO WEST CARROLLTON. Heading the list is Bob Strader, captain and guard, who was playing his last season for the Pirates; Rufus Ellis, a senior forward who has won four varsity letters in four years of high school; Gene Furnas, forward, and Harry Coatney, center, juniors, who furnished the bulk of the height of the team; Dopey O'Reilly, firey sophomore guard; Eddie Throckmorton, senior; Jack Stevenson and Charlie Creager, juniors, and Dick Rockhold and Doc Laughlin, sophomores. NOW FOR A GLANCE AT THE GAMES IN WHICH THE PIRATES PARTICIPATED IN THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT. The local players went into their first tournament contest with Lewisburg, as the underdogs. But Rufus Ellis and Jack Stevenson led the Pirates in upsetting the dope bucket by a 47 to 31 score. The second game was with Jefferson Township of Preble County. The Pirates literally breezed through this, by a 36-20 count. Gene Furnas was the spark in this contest as he tallied 16 points. Page Twenty-eight