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SPORTS
BISHOP CAGERS END SEASON WITH
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V.E.S. was inaccurate from the floor The Bishops, walloped in their last and got only 9 field goals in the outing with the Saints in Richmond, entire game. An example of this was played a deliberate game, waiting the fact that the Bishops collected for a good shot. The Saints played 0nly two points in the third quarter. race-horse ball and shot from all an-
Brent Nash paced the losers with gles. Later they began feeding the 9, and Alex Chaffin and James Wool- ball to center Dave Dorsett, and he ery collected 6 apiece. Jim Bass of t ook high-scoring hono rs with 19 E.H.S. was the day's high scorer with points.
19, followed by Sandy Ainslie's I0. Frank Craighill actually scored the winning two points on free shots with two minutes left-then the fun began. The Saints tried a shot and missed and Chaffin came of:: with the rebound for V.E.S. They froze the ball , shot, lost possession , and St. Ch ristopher's DeColligny was fouled twice in the final fifteen seconds, missing four free shots. The game
ended with the Saints in pos~ession. The Bishops had many individual stars-Alex Chaffin, who hit 12 points in the first half and who wound up
as V.E.S. high scorer with 16; "Bull- dog " Turne r and Frank Craighill, who each scored 4 clutch points in the final pe•iod; Blair Farinho~t. who wound up wit h II crucial points ; and co-captains Jim W oolery and Brent Nash. Playing their last game for the Bishops were Woolery, Nash, Farinholt, and Turner.
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THE METEOR
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ning one. However, from the stand- Ainslie, c .......... 2
Keys, g ........•... 3 was satisfying. The two final upset s Bass, g ........•... 7
point of accomplishment, the season
compensate for earlier losses. The Matthews, g .. . . . .. . 0
The basketball team finished the 1954-55 season with a tremendous flourish, knocking off Bedford at Bed-
p lished in years, fo llowed by the up- seasons to come. Although the sen-
set of the season, beating our arch- V.E.S.
rival, St. Christopher's, in one of the most thril ling and exciting games ever to be played in the V.E.S. gym. The team got off to a slow start and from the spectator's standpoint, the season looked like a losing one, but the closing games-two major vic- tories-made it a winning season.
We started out the season playing an extremely sloppy brand of basket- ball. But as the boys began acquiring experience and with hard work at practice, our scoring percentages increased , our ball handling im- proved, and our rebound power be- gan to take form. A co-operative team attitude with the will to win developed from within the boys. One of t he most essential attributes of any ball player is self-confidence, that feeling of assurance, knowing what to do at the proper time. The development of this self-confidence inspired the boys and made them want to win. It made them play to the best of their capabilities and that was all that was asked of them.
Our season record of six wins and eight losses is not recognized from
continual development of the abilities
ford, a feat which hasn't been accom- of the players promises successful Totals
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ior members-Brent Nash, James Farinholt, f
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Turner-will no longer play for Chaffin, f .. . ......
V.E.S., they have gained an under- Moye,f............ Nash, c . .. ... .. ...
standing of basketball which will al- Ross,c........•...0 ways help them enjoy it. Towe,g........•...I
t ion and attent ion throug hout the
season. I have enjoyed my associa-
tion with this year's basketball team. E.H.S... .. .. . .... .. 10 V. E. S..............14
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As the coach, I would like to tha nk Craighill,g........0 the team for their splendid co-opera- Woolery,g..... I
Episcopal Stomps Bishops V. E. S. Closes Season
Virginia Episcopal Sc hool's b asket- ball forces functioned smoothly in the first half, became rattled with a half- court press in the third period and eventually fell apart at the seams, bowing to E.H.S.'s Maroons 50-32 at Alexandria.
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An aroused V.E.S.
squad, playing heads-up ball every minute of the game, rose up and dealt highly-favored St. Christopher's a spine-tingling 53-51 defeat, closing the season successfully.
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